The Counterfeit Crown Prince
Chapter 555

I don't believe it

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At Orchid's words, Princess Xinping set down her brush and stared coldly at the female official before her. Though she had long known that neither her mother nor her imperial father supported her being with Su Ziji, she still could not hold back her anger.

"Of course. For a servant like you to come before me and spout such outrageous nonsense, someone must be backing you. Otherwise, how could you be so bold?"

Although Princess Xinping was spoiled, she had never punished anyone severely. Now, she actually felt an urge to have this woman beaten to death.

Under her gaze, Orchid immediately knelt and prostrated herself. She said nothing, not daring to meet Princess Xinping's furious, icy eyes. Only after waiting for her anger to subside a little did she take out a document and raise it high to offer it to her.

What is this?

Even though Orchid had knelt immediately and was offering the document so humbly, Princess Xinping's anger had not entirely faded. She stared coldly at it for a moment before finally accepting it with a disdainful expression.

The paper felt somewhat unusual in her hand. Although Princess Xinping was only a princess, a number of officials served at the Princess Manor, so she knew that the paper used for documents differed somewhat between government offices.

This paper seemed like the kind used by offices such as the Clan Court, where many of the officials were nobles.

Her mother also used fine paper in the palace, but hers usually carried a faint fragrance, unlike this.

When she unfolded it and looked inside, her expression changed after a single glance.

This was actually a draft copied from the Clan Court?

*And the person named in it was none other than Su Ziji, the very man who had

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