It's almost time to wear it. The soft beauty relies on the child-bearing system to favor her

Qiu Cairen swore solemnly and spoke firmly.

Her firm attitude made the guests present trust her a little more.

The queen watched all this gracefully. After Qiu Cairen finished speaking, she turned to Leng Hong and said:

"Ms. Qiu has always been a steady person, never meddling in other people's affairs. She also has a witness. Your Majesty, do you think we should call the witness up to question him?"

"This matter concerns the life story of the Imperial Concubine. I think it would be better for the Emperor to confirm it."

Leng Hong's eyes were deep and his emotions could not be seen. He said calmly, "What does the Imperial Concubine have to say about this matter?"

Su Wanti was calm and composed, her red lips curled up in a sweet smile.

"Your Majesty, I am your concubine. I am not someone else. I am unwilling and disdainful to live under someone else's identity. I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of confrontation. Please invite as many witnesses as Mr. Qiu has, and I can confront them one by one."

She said this with confidence, without any guilt about lying.

Combined with her calm and relaxed attitude, she can really fool a lot of people.

Leng Hong heard her words, glanced at her, and a hint of smile appeared in his deep eyes.

Then, he said, "Then let's follow the Queen's wishes and summon the witness to the palace."

Qiu Cairen signaled to the eunuch who was serving her, and the eunuch turned around and went out. After a while, he brought all the witnesses into the hall.

The one kneeling in the front was the eunuch who had taken one hundred taels of silver from the original owner's mother and brought the original owner into the palace.

Behind him knelt two families, Su Shuang's family and the original owner's family.

Behind the two families was an old man dressed in luxurious clothes, with a fat body and a big belly.

Although his head was lowered, the fat on his cheeks stood out and could not be ignored.

After everyone arrived, Qiu Cairen walked towards the old eunuch first and said sternly: "Eunuch, you are an old man in the palace. The crime of deceiving the emperor is a serious crime. The whole clan will be punished. Now in front of the emperor, you can't lie."

"Three years ago, the Imperial Concubine entered the palace as a maid, replacing a woman named Su Shuang, right?"

The old eunuch knelt in the hall, shaking like an autumn leaf. His face was dry and yellow, covered with cold sweat, and he said with trembling lips:

"Slave, slave says... what Qiu Cairen said is true. Slave accepted 100 taels of silver and let the Imperial Concubine replace Su Shuang and enter the palace."

Qiu Cairen heard a satisfactory answer, raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Wanti, pretending to be surprised and said: "Royal Concubine, is there any misunderstanding here? Do you want to explain it?"

Su Wanti looked at her pretentious performance without any anger at all. She even laughed and said:

"I don't have much to say, but there are still several witnesses. Let them finish speaking. I want to hear how you make up a story for me."

Qiu Cairen felt like she had punched cotton and did not get the expected reaction.

She also felt that Su Wanti was a person that was hard for her to understand.

At this moment, Su Wanti's indifferent reaction made her feel nervous.

She raised her eyes and glanced at the queen unconsciously. Coincidentally, the queen was also looking at her and nodded to her, signaling her to calm down.

Qiu Cairen had no choice but to calm down. She sneered and said:

"Royal Noble Consort, do you think that I have slandered you? Well, I will prove to the Empress Dowager, His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress, and the nobles present that what I said is true."

These witnesses were all found by the Queen's family, and Qiu Cairen had also personally questioned them.

She felt that there was irrefutable evidence that the Imperial Concubine had replaced someone else to enter the palace and deceived the Emperor. She thought that Su Wanti's calmness at this moment was just a pretense and she was just holding on.

She didn't believe that Su Wanti would still be so calm after all the witnesses had finished speaking.

Qiu Cairen cleared his throat and looked around, his voice clear and loud.

"Identity can deceive people, but appearance cannot. The Royal Concubine's stunning appearance is obvious to all. At the beginning, Your Majesty was attracted by the Royal Concubine's beauty and fell in love with her at first sight, so he took her into the harem."

"But, I have learned from the Su family that the real Su Shuang is good-looking, but not stunningly beautiful. She is far from the appearance of the Imperial Noble Consort. Now that the Imperial Noble Consort's real family and Su Shuang's family are here, why not let the two families identify her."

She raised her eyebrows and looked at Su Wanti, as if she had seen through her true face and could tear her mask to pieces in the next second.

Su Wanti showed no fear.

"Okay, I've had this face since I was born, so just look at it. Qiu Cairen, even if you call everyone in the farm here, I'm not afraid."

There was no trace of guilt on Su Wanti's face, which made Qiu Cairen start to feel uneasy.

Although she was very powerful, she was just pretending to prove to the Queen that she was serving her well.

In fact, she felt uneasy inside, especially since Su Wanti was not as flustered as they had expected...

Qiu Cairen pursed his dry lips and said, "Okay, let's let Su Shuang's family see if the imperial concubine is Su Shuang herself."

Three people came to Su Shuang's family, Su Shuang's uncle, third uncle and third aunt.

They were all farmers in the suburbs of Beijing and had never even seen the prefect of Beijing, let alone the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and a group of royal relatives.

So after they entered the hall, they could only kneel down obediently, knocking their heads on the bluestone brick surface, not daring to raise their heads.

Only after hearing Qiu Cairen's order to look up did they dare to look up.

Qiu Cairen stood beside them, pointed at Su Wanti and said, "That is the Imperial Concubine. Please identify her and see if she is your niece Su Shuang. Look carefully and don't make the mistake."

Several people were sweating profusely, and they stammered, "We, the people obey your orders."

The three men carefully looked at the tall, gorgeously dressed woman, their eyes pounding and their hearts suddenly filled with surprise.

The woman in front of him had a beautiful face and picturesque features. Judging from her features, she looked a bit like Su Shuang.

However... they have already received the money from the Queen's family, saying that no matter whether the Imperial Concubine looks like Su Shuang or not, they must insist that she is not Su Shuang...

That’s five hundred taels of silver, enough to ensure they will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives!

Several people exchanged glances, and Uncle Su Shuang kowtowed and said, "Reporting to the queen, the imperial concubine is unfamiliar, not my niece Su Shuang."

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The guests were so excited that their eyes almost fell out.

Su Wanti was still not in a hurry, she just muttered lightly, "You are telling lies with your eyes open."

Then, Qiu Cairen asked the original owner's family to look up and identify the body.

Four people came to the original owner's house, including the original owner's grandparents, second uncle and second aunt.

After looking at her for a while, the four of them began to feel scared. They rubbed their eyes and looked again, and began to wonder: when the Queen's family found them, they clearly said that the current Imperial Noble Consort was the daughter of their old master who had run away secretly. How come they felt that she didn't look like her?

However, they had already received the money, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:

"Reporting to the queen, the imperial concubine is my family's missing granddaughter, she is Su Wanti! This poor granddaughter of mine is the only blood of the old family. My whole family loves her dearly, but I never thought that she was secretly abducted by her pleasure-seeking mother, who also stole my family's belongings!"

At this moment, the queen raised the corners of her lips. She looked at Qiu Cairen, and then glanced at Zhang Yuanwai who was kneeling at the back.

Qiu Cairen understood and immediately said:

"I heard that you were betrothed to the Imperial Concubine, and betrothed to Mr. Zhang as a concubine. I heard that your family received a betrothal gift of 100 taels of silver from Mr. Zhang, but the Imperial Concubine's mother stole the silver. Mr. Zhang was left penniless and has been chasing you for the silver, which made your family's life very difficult. Don't worry, the Imperial Concubine is in a high position now, and she can compensate Mr. Zhang on your behalf."

Her words were intended to humiliate Su Wanti.

Because of her words, everyone's eyes fell on Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang looked very old, and the imperial concubine was almost betrothed to such a man, which showed how humble his status was.

Before the guests could discuss anything, they heard Su Wanti's gentle and calm voice.

"Okay, are you done?"

She stood up and said to Leng Hong, "Your Majesty, may I have a word?"