Every word was spoken firmly and clearly.
In an instant, the huge main hall fell silent. It was like boiling water suddenly returning to calm.
The sound of someone gasping in surprise wasn't completely muffled and was heard by everyone.
The upturned eyebrows of the princess, which had been full of arrogance and pride, drooped, and her face turned terrifyingly gloomy.
Her eyes were like sharp blades, stabbing in the direction of Liang Yuzhou.
It was a young and fierce face, full of pride and arrogance.
He was the most noble young master in the capital, whom she had once tried desperately to win over but failed no matter what she did.
Liang Yuzhou.
The princess showed him a sinister smile. "Look, isn't this the former Young Master Liang? Back then, Song Wanchu took advantage of her kindness to demand a reward. With her lowly background, she became your noble concubine. For her sake, you rejected Princess Lingyang, abandoned your childhood sweetheart, fought for the position of the heir apparent, and won the championship in the martial arts exam, just to turn her from a sparrow into a phoenix and make her a first-rank imperial lady.
But because of a small mistake your old duke made on the battlefield, she hated the Duke's Mansion and you. On your wedding day, she didn't show any mercy and stabbed you with a sword. You gave up the position of the heir apparent for her and even cut off your blood relationship with the Duke's Mansion. But she shamelessly forced the old lady to recognize her as her adopted granddaughter just to possess you.
You and the entire Duke's Mansion were played by this lowly woman in the palm of her hand, but you still desperately protected her. It shows that her ability to bewitch men is really great."
This long speech seemed to be all based on facts.
These things she mentioned were indeed well-known in the capital.
Song Wanchu realized the princess's toughness. She could distort the truth with facts. No wonder even in the face of numerous ironclad evidences impeaching and exposing her, the emperor could soften his heart and forgive her again and again.
She never mentioned Liang Yuzhou's dedicated love and his persistence in the one he loved. She simply attributed the love and hatred between the two to Song Wanchu's "bewitchment".
Since ancient times, it has been easy to spread rumors but difficult to refute them.
The princess's "presenting facts and reasoning" almost fixed Song Wanchu's image as a "beauty who brings calamity to the country".
It would be extremely difficult to reverse this.
Actually, Song Wanchu no longer cared much about her reputation.
As long as she and Liang Yuzhou understood each other, that was enough.
Life was for themselves.
Just when the princess thought she had won a complete victory, Liang Yuzhou calmly took steady steps out of the queue and stood in the center.
The world fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.
As in countless past occasions, he was so outstanding that with just his stunningly handsome face, he could effortlessly draw people's attention to him.
"The princess seems to have deliberately confused a fact," Liang Yuzhou said softly, with a glint of sharpness in his eyes. "Back then, Wanchu didn't do anything to take advantage of her kindness to demand a reward. The rumor that spread in the capital that she carried the memorial tablet of her father into the palace and obtained the imperial edict to marry into the Duke's Mansion was actually deliberately spread by you. Wanchu never thought of climbing up the social ladder. It was I who insisted on her. I begged the old lady, and then the old lady went to her family to propose marriage."
Even though the emperor and the queen were both present, everyone was shocked and let out an uproar.
Liang Yuzhou's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, shattering all people's previous perceptions.
Who would have thought that the second young master Liang, who was admired by countless noble ladies and whom Princess Lingyang was willing to marry at all costs, and who was as cold and noble as the bright moon in the valley, was actually the one who bowed to love first!
Song Wanchu's heart was also stirred up like a stormy sea.
She thought that there were no more secrets between her and Liang Yuzhou.
Liang Yuzhou actually gave her an unexpected surprise at this moment when all the noble families in the capital were gathered together.
Song Wanchu's eyes uncontrollably became hot and swollen. Her heart was surging, and she stared blankly at Liang Yuzhou.
It turned out that it wasn't she who took the initiative first back then.
It was Liang Yuzhou.
He always remembered her irresponsible and arrogant promise when she was a young girl and took the first step towards her.
They had never let each other down.
A sense of happiness from the distant past welled up. Song Wanchu felt as if her body was surrounded by the bright sunshine.
Liang Yuzhou's gaze seemed to glance over inadvertently.
The two briefly locked eyes, but they understood each other's feelings without saying a word.
Song Wanchu quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The surprise Liang Yuzhou gave her was to dispel the rumors of many years and restore her real innocence.
She no longer cared about these things, but he still kept them in mind.
He didn't allow any imperfection in their pure love.
So, he was willing to break his pride again and show his piety and passion for her to everyone without reservation.
The princess's face turned as black as charcoal.
The muscles on her cheeks twitched ferociously.
Liang Yuzhou's personally refuting the rumor was no different from telling the world that she was a despicable liar!
"How can one person's words convince others?"
As long as the emperor didn't believe it, she would always be right!
"I can prove that Wanchu didn't take advantage of her kindness to demand a reward back then. The princess summoned her to the palace and deliberately punished her to kneel on the bricks in the scorching sun," the silent Princess Jiahe unexpectedly spoke up. "I was in the princess's mansion at that time. Wanchu simply didn't have the opportunity to obtain the imperial edict!"
Everyone's surprise was no less than when Liang Yuzhou had spoken before.
Who didn't know that Princess Jiahe looked down on Song Wanchu for her humble background and had always wanted her niece Yu Huiyan to marry Liang Yuzhou.
Why did she suddenly change her attitude?
After telling the truth, Princess Jiahe finally felt less suffocated in her heart.
She wanted to make up for the harm she had caused to Song Wanchu back then, although she knew that this little bit of kindness was far from enough to make up for all the previous pains.
Especially Wanchu's pain of losing her child.
But she had to say it, even if it meant completely offending the princess.
"I can also prove that it was Yu'er who came to me and said that he had loved Wanchu for many years. There was a promise between them, and he would only marry Wanchu in this lifetime!"
The old lady also quickly spoke up.
She sat upright with a serious attitude. Once she opened her mouth, there was the steadiness and oppression of a great general's family.
It was extremely convincing.
The princess had been refuted face to face three times, and her anger was enough to turn the Tianyuan Cauldron upside down.
Her face was ashen, and there seemed to be a fierce storm in her eyes.
Instinctively, she looked at the emperor.
Just then, the queen smiled slightly and leaned towards the emperor.
"If a woman from outside enters the palace, I should be the first to know. I don't really remember that Miss Song carried the memorial tablet of her father into the palace four years ago. Does Your Majesty still remember this?"
The princess's throat tightened.
The emperor's attitude was crucial to her.
"Elder sister has many complicated matters. Maybe she remembered wrongly about this old matter from many years ago."
The emperor said casually, seemingly giving the princess a way out.
But when such words came from the mouth of an emperor, it was no different from announcing to the world that the princess had lied and that Song Wanchu was of noble character and had never taken advantage of her kindness to demand a reward.
In the princess's eyes, something was violently collapsing.
Why didn't her younger brother, who had always loved and protected her the most, help her anymore?