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Su Tang had just finished speaking.

A soft cough came from the bedside.

"Your Majesty!" Granny Liu stepped forward with joy, kneeling expectantly before the bed.

The Empress's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes. Before her was the Emperor's concerned face. She murmured, "Your Majesty."

"Lingyi, you're finally awake." The emperor was overjoyed and took her hand. "You will eventually have an heir. If all else fails, we can adopt one into your family. Don't take any more medicine; every medicine has some poison in it."

Upon hearing this, tears streamed down the Empress's face.

As the empress of a nation, she had no children, which drew criticism from the world. This was her obsession, but now, hearing the emperor's words of concern, the tension she had been holding completely eased.

Physician Liang and the others took their leave, leaving the Emperor and Empress alone.

"Your Majesty, who saved me?" Having faced a life-or-death situation, the Empress was much calmer. She clenched her fist, a sharp glint in her eyes. "The Marquis's family is greedy for wealth and power, deceiving the emperor and the people. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me."

The Emperor nodded: "Of course. The person who saved you was Renbao, the youngest daughter of Minister Su. She is the last disciple of the Abbot of Daoxuan Temple."

The Empress was stunned.

Granny Liu stepped forward and told her the whole story.

"So that's how it is." The Empress clenched her fist. "Old Madam Su is truly confused, mistaking a fish eye for a pearl, and even daring to steal the credit from the little divine physician. I will never let them get away with this!"

Outer hall.

After hesitating for a long time, Madam Su looked at Renbao and forced a smile: "Renbao, my good child, come to your grandmother."

"Grandmother." Su Tang looked up in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at her pitifully.

After all, she had cherished this child for three years, and Madam Su's heart softened when she saw Su Tang cry. But the most urgent thing was to coax Renbao back to the Marquis's mansion.

Madam Su forced herself not to look at Su Tang.

Renbao squatted in front of the pillar and used his hands to pick at the gold inlaid on it.

The palace maids and eunuchs appeared to be doing their work, but in reality, their attention was all on Renbao.

He didn't stop her from doing so.

It's just a three-year-old baby, how much strength can it have?

Renbao easily picked off a piece and placed it in his palm, presenting it to Su Xuance who had returned from the outhouse: "Daddy, look! Gold!"

The palace maids and eunuchs in Zhaoyi Palace were dumbfounded; they had underestimated Renbao's strength.

It's unusually big!

"Renbao, you must not covet gold," Su Xuance instructed softly. "No matter how much you like something, you must acquire it ethically, especially if it belongs to someone else; you must obtain their consent first."

Renbao listened intently, then pressed the gold back down: "I know, Daddy. I'll ask Uncle Emperor first, and I'll only pick at it if he agrees!"

Su Xuance finally understood why Pei Yuru sometimes felt powerless when facing Renbao.

She always has her own little logic.

But I think I listened to what he said, and I'll take it slowly.

"Renbao." Seeing that the father and daughter were talking and completely ignoring her, Madam Su called out again.

Renbao turned her head, saw it was her, then turned her head back and reached out to Su Xuance for a hug.

Su Xuance picked her up and placed her on his lap. His eyes were clear and he said calmly, "Mother, please speak your mind."

Madam Su chuckled awkwardly and reached out to Renbao, "I just want to be close to Renbao. She hasn't hugged her much since she returned to the Marquis's residence."

"I don't want Granny Mei to hug me. She doesn't like me, and I don't like her either!" Renbao resisted strongly, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"You child." Old Madam Su's expression froze, but she said in a gentle tone, "Grandma was wrong before. Renbao, don't be angry with Grandma. You are the little princess of the Marquis's mansion. When you return to the Marquis's mansion, Grandma will immediately call all the clansmen to welcome you home."

Su Xuance patted Renbao's back reassuringly, and said expressionlessly, "Mother doesn't know she was wrong, but she knows the Marquis's mansion is in deep trouble. It's too late to try and take advantage of Renbao's influence now."

Renbao only half understood what he said, but she knew that Su Xuance was on her side. She was very happy and immediately cupped his face in her hands: "Father is right. I have not spoiled you for nothing."

Su Xuance paused for a moment.

The palace maids, who had been listening intently, chuckled.

"Where did Renbao learn those words?" Su Xuance asked.

Renbao said, "My sister took me to the opera house to watch a play, that's what the young male actor said."

Su Xuance was both amused and exasperated. He silently remembered that he must never let Renbao go to the theater again. She was young and learned things quickly, and her sudden remarks left people at a loss for how to respond.

"Ce'er!" Seeing the father and daughter enjoying each other's company, and noticing that her once dutiful son had become a doting father who no longer cared about her, Old Madam Su felt very uncomfortable. "Are you just going to stand by and watch your elder brother and I be punished by the Emperor and Empress?"

Su Xuance looked up at her: "Mother, you also lied through your teeth back then and rejected my Renbao."

Since you're so attached to Su Tang, just stay by her side. You chose this path, so you have to see it through, even if you have to crawl on your knees.

"You!" Old Madam Su rolled her eyes in anger.

At this moment, Eunuch Li came out from the inner hall and glanced at her: "Madam, don't be in such a hurry to faint. Listen to His Majesty's decree first."

Madam Su's face turned as red as a pig's liver, and she swallowed her anger, saying, "Yes."

"The old lady of the Marquis's mansion has failed to manage her household properly, showing favoritism and protecting her own. She has allowed her descendants to lie and falsely claim the identity of a junior doctor, which has led to the Empress's critical illness. She will be confined to her home for three months starting today. If she does not repent, she will be punished further."

"The Crown Prince Su Chengxiao has committed moral failings; effective immediately, his title of Crown Prince is revoked."

After finishing his speech, Eunuch Li glanced at Su Tang, and under her fearful gaze, continued, "As for Su Tang, considering that she is only three years old and has been guided by adults, the Emperor and Empress have only punished her with three months of seclusion for self-reflection. It is hoped that the Old Madam will carefully guide her in the future."

Su Chengxiao knelt down, while Old Madam Su, sitting in her wheelchair, struggled to stay upright.

"Your subject receives the imperial decree."

"Your subject receives the imperial decree."

The two were as if they had lost their parents.

After today, the Marquis's mansion will completely lose power in the capital.

Everyone will know that Su Tang is a fake. It was a great effort to appease the people who came to ask for money. Once they learn of the emperor's decree, they will definitely come back to demand an explanation.

But now, where do they get the money to compensate?

"Ce'er." When Old Madam Su was kicked out of the palace, she looked at Su Xuance pleadingly. Only then did she realize the truth.

Her eldest son is unreliable.

"Lord Su, His Majesty and the Empress summon you and the Little Celestial Master to the inner palace." Eunuch Li bowed respectfully and invited Su Xuance and Renbao into the inner palace.

As Madam Su watched the father and daughter go inside, her heart sank.

Whether it's Su Xuance or Renbao's honors, they will no longer be relevant to the Marquis's mansion!