Had Madam Su already secretly conceived a child before the two of them were married?
And that Second Miss Su—just like her mother, her heart was truly vicious. She had broken her own leg, yet instead of blaming her mother, she blamed her own legitimate elder sister and even wanted to take both her legs.
No wonder people often said that like mother, like daughter. Today, they had truly seen it for themselves.
Everyone could not help looking at the Fourth Prince again.
Recently, the Fourth Prince had often been reprimanded by the Emperor in court. A few days ago, even Imperial Noble Consort Yun had been implicated and demoted to an ordinary consort without a title.
Rumors had secretly spread through the palace that the Fourth Prince had been severely punished by the Emperor because he had framed the Crown Prince and wanted to seize the Crown Prince's position.
Now, it seemed that this was actually true.
The Second Miss of the Su Prime Minister's Estate was engaged to him, after all. Moreover, according to the rumors, the Fourth Prince liked this Second Miss very much. In the past, people had often seen the two of them going to teahouses and restaurants together.
If he had not possessed such ambitions, would Second Miss Su have repeatedly declared that she wanted to become Empress?
The Fourth Prince felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
He somewhat regretted coming today.
If he had known, he would simply have made an excuse about feeling unwell.
He had suffered setback after setback in court recently, and his father would seize on even the smallest matters to berate him. He was almost unable to hold on any longer. Why had he come here to seek trouble for himself as well?
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