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Once standing straight, she questioned, "Why did you not pay respects to father upon seeing him?"

Shen Chuwei felt that the princess in front of her seemed to be targeting her constantly. Could it be that Feng Wuyou and she were on bad terms?

She looked towards Ye Haoting, as he was the one who had insisted on her not performing the courtesy.

Ye Haoting said sternly, "Anyu, mind your words when speaking to Xiaojiu. It was I who ordered her not to pay respects upon meeting."

Ye Anyu said, "Father, Princess Jiuyou has been missing for nearly ten years. Now suddenly a person who resembles Jiuyou has appeared. Don’t you find that suspicious? Your son believes that she intends to impersonate Princess Jiuyou to seize wealth and honor."

Shen Chuwei: "..." I really am not interested in the wealth and honor of your place—I have the Crown Prince as my husband～

Ye Haoting also considered this issue naturally. Looking at the face similar to Xiaojiu’s, he said with a smile, "Caiyu wouldn’t recognize the wrong master, she was the one who brought Caiyu back yesterday."

Shen Chuwei suddenly thought of that silly bird; so Ye Haoting believed she was Feng Wuyou not only because of her similar appearance but also because of that bird.

But Ye Haoting didn’t know that she had a natural affinity with animals～

"Father, Caiyu is just a bird after all. If beast trainers use some tricks, deceiving a bird is still possible."

Ye Anyu said while looking at Shen Chuwei, "If she really is Princess Jiuyou, Father can test her on matters related to Jiuyou."

Shen Chuwei: "..." Look at that, this princess must harbor a grudge against Feng Wuyou to target me like this.

Ye Haoting said, "She doesn’t remember her past."

Ye Anyu sneered secretly, no wonder she kept silent just now; she must be pretending to have lost her memory.

"That makes it even more suspicious. By simply saying she doesn’t remember, she escapes a lot of trouble."

After pondering for a moment, Ye Haoting asked, "Xiaojiu, if you’ve forgotten your past, how do you remember to call yourself Xiaojiu?"

"I often dream of a dream, where someone keeps calling Xiaojiu. It’s pleasant and easy to say, so I’ve adopted Xiaojiu as my nickname."

Shen Chuwei answered neither humbly nor arrogantly because what she said was the truth. When Xiao Jinyan asked for her nickname, she had thought of Xiaojiu.

Ye Anyu knew she was lying upon hearing this. Who would believe such an excuse?

"Father, she’s clearly lying. She must have known in advance that Princess Jiuyou’s nickname was Xiaojiu, hence she fabricated this dream as an excuse."

Shen Chuwei felt somewhat helpless. These days, no one believes the truth～

"I am not lying. If it wasn’t for that dream, I wouldn’t have chosen Xiaojiu as a nickname."

Ye Haoting nodded with a smile upon hearing this, "I believe you."

Ye Anyu couldn’t help but panic, "Father, how can you so easily believe what she says? What if she harbors ill intentions and commits acts that would harm our Nanzhao Country? By then, it will be too late."

Seeing his sister persist, Ye Yuxi said, "Anyu, you keep saying Xiaojiu is an imposter. Do you have any proof to support that?"

Ye Anyu glanced at Shen Chuwei and snorted, "Of course, I do."

Ye Yuxi pressed, "What proof do you have?"

Shen Chuwei sneaked a glance at Ye Anyu, who looked extremely confident. This princess was really picking a fight with her.

Inwardly, she prayed for a koi fish spirit to possess her. She didn’t really wish to usurp Feng Wuyou’s identity—she just needed to hold out until the National Master arrived.

Ye Anyu turned towards Ye Haoting and spoke deliberately, "Father, isn’t there a tiger-lion beast in the Beast Garden?

The tiger-lion beast has been raised by Princess Jiuyou since it was a cub, and it’s close only to Princess Jiuyou.

If she can make the tiger-lion beast obedient, it will prove that she is Princess Jiuyou. "

Ye Haoting also recalled the tiger-lion beast at that moment; it was brought back by Xiaojiu when she followed the National Master on a trip.

The beast had been fierce since it was a cub and became even fiercer as an adult—no one dared to approach it.

After Xiaojiu went missing, he locked it in the Beast Garden for fear it might hurt people.

"Father, Anyu makes a good point. If she truly is Xiaojiu, the tiger-lion beast should obey her. However, if she isn’t, she could be risking her life," Ye Yuxi said, looking at Shen Chuwei with some concern.

Shen Chuwei glanced at Ye Anyu, who probably wished she wasn’t Feng Wuyou so she would be sent to her death.

Moreover, even if it had been raised since being a cub, the beast had been separated from its owner for nearly ten years—it wouldn’t be certain if the tiger-lion beast would remember its original owner.

Although she possessed a golden touch, she didn’t know what kind of beast the tiger-lion beast was. If it was like a real tiger or lion, she would have nothing to worry about.

Ye Haoting pondered for a while. It was too rash of him to have determined that she was Xiaojiu based on Caiyu’s recognition and the resemblance the day before.