Su Zhiruan glanced at the Emperor and Empress with the corner of her eye.
"If Your Majesty believes, then this commoner shall be so. If Your Majesty does not believe, then this commoner has proof to verify her identity," she said imperceptibly with her head lowered, her voice betraying a trace of arrogance.
The Emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at her sideways but did not speak.
Both parties remained at an impasse.
Neither Su Zhiruan nor the Emperor spoke, and the eunuchs and Palace Maids kept their eyes down, daring not to make a sound.
Perhaps it was the strange atmosphere that prompted the Empress to raise her eyes and size up Su Zhiruan. She noticed four nannies behind her, each holding a swaddled baby, so the Empress broke the silence and asked, "What are you holding?"
