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"The Crown Princess Consort asks, and I shall tell all I know, holding nothing back." Liao Zhiyan's heart was a tumult of panic and bitterness, yet her face displayed only reverence.
Yang Mengchen asked slowly and deliberately, "The Crown Prince stayed at the border for several years, and it has been five or six years since he returned to The Capital before our grand wedding. During that time, why did Ms. Liao and the Liao family not seek out the Crown Prince to fulfill the marriage promise?
Furthermore, when the Crown Prince and I were wed, the Emperor issued an edict that was proclaimed throughout the realm. Ms. Liao's father, being a Magistrate, would not have been unaware of this decree. Why did he not immediately send a memorandum, or come to The Capital to explain the situation to the Emperor?
