Chapter 86: Chaos and confusion, who framed them?

If her stepmother found out she was missing, would she be furious?

Will it implicate the prince?

Just as she was worried, the man in white clothes as white as snow came back with a long plate in his hand.

He stood by the bed, thinking for a moment, and then said softly, "Move the pillow aside."

Su Huanyan said "Oh" and obediently took the pillow aside. Then she saw him bend down and put the wooden tray on the bed.

Su Huanyan stood there in a daze, looking at the place where the pillow was originally placed, which had become porridge and side dishes.

"Just eat it. It doesn't matter if you accidentally stain the bedding."

Chen Mu stood up, looked down at her, and said softly.

Su Huanyan: “…”

So, what exactly is she expecting?

"Okay, thank you, Prince."

She nodded, supported her body with one arm in front of her, and picked up the porcelain spoon on the plate with the other hand. Although this posture was a little inconvenient, at least she could do it herself.

Seeing that she was okay, Shen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, retreated to a table not far away, picked up a book and started reading.

After she finished eating, he went over to collect the plates and took a quick glance. He saw that the head of the bed was very clean, without a grain of rice or a drop of soup left.

She lowered her head and mustered up the courage to speak, "Why is the prince so good to me?"

Hearing this, Chen Mu was slightly stunned. Then, he opened his thin lips and spoke slowly, "It was my inconsiderateness that gave Madam Su an excuse to hurt you."

At first, he just saw that she was too thin, and looked like she would fall down at the slightest gust of wind, and that she had been malnourished for a long time. Then, thinking of his younger sister's distress, he felt pity for her and asked someone to bring her food.

But I didn't expect that it would cause such a disaster.

"No, I don't blame you, I should thank you for not letting me go hungry those days."

His answer was both reasonable and unexpected. Su Huanyan couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or not. She looked away and responded sullenly.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Kyoto has been in chaos these past two days.

Officials from the Prime Minister's party, including Prime Minister Han, were assassinated one after another on their way home after court.

Fortunately, the imperial city guards arrived in time, and the gentlemen escaped without suffering any physical injuries, but they were greatly frightened mentally.

At the assassination scene, the guards of several officials found some incriminating evidence that directly pointed to the Taiwei Mansion.

Thinking about how they had been arguing fiercely with the Taiwei's party during the morning court today, and how the two sides had been at odds for a long time, the gentlemen became even more certain that Su Chongyuan must have been angry and wanted to use such brutal means to deal with them.

So, at the court session the next morning, the Prime Minister and his party, who had been angry in advance, all stood up and accused General Su of murdering all officials.

Several officials also produced evidence of their crimes on the spot.

The so-called evidence was the word "Su" engraved on the broken knife at the scene, as well as several exclusive tokens of the Su family guards.

Now, the evidence was irrefutable and Su Chongyuan had no way to defend himself.

He was so angry that he shook his sleeves and cursed the prime minister and his gang in the court.

"You can't even see such an obvious frame-up, are you all idiots?"

"If I really wanted to assassinate you, would I have my guards carry the Su family's token? If you were to assassinate someone else, would you carry your own token?"

"In my opinion, this so-called assassination was staged by you all, with the sole purpose of framing me."

As soon as these words came out, his followers came out to support him.

"Indeed, this is clearly a trick you have devised to frame the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal holds a high position of power and integrity, and is a trusted official of our dynasty. How could he possibly do something like murdering a colleague?"

"That's right, you're saying the Grand Marshal is plotting to murder you. Do you have any witnesses? You don't even have any witnesses. You only have a few small items, and yet you dare to accuse the Grand Marshal. Do you know what it means to falsely accuse a colleague?"

“…”

Hearing these words, the Prime Minister and his party almost fainted from anger.

The two parties were already at odds with each other, and after these events, their conflict reached a climax.

Officials from the Prime Minister's party all stood up to condemn and question themselves.

"Humph, false accusation? Do you believe that? Looking across the entire Great Wu Kingdom, besides General Su, who else has the ability to attack so many of our officials at the same time? Who has the guts to attack the Prime Minister?"

"Why didn't the assassin frame anyone else, but only General Su? It shows that he was not innocent to begin with."

"You still say we directed and acted in this drama ourselves, then please send General Lin over. If General Lin hadn't led his men on patrol in the capital yesterday, we would have been killed."

"Yes, summon General Lin. I was rescued by General Lin yesterday. General Lin has fought assassins before, so he must be able to recognize their origins. With General Lin as a witness, you can't say there's no one to testify, right?"

“…”

In the court, the two parties were arguing fiercely.

The neutral party, led by the two brothers Shen Yuanhong and Shen Yuanhao, was watching the show the whole time, especially Shen Yuanhong, who occasionally curled up a mysterious smile at the corner of his lips.

The young emperor, sitting high in the hall, casually flipped through the memorials on the table, occasionally glancing at the officials below through his crown, keeping his emotions very calm.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me and others."

Suddenly, the officials of the Prime Minister's party all knelt down and spoke out with great excitement.

After being called out, Xiao Jue couldn't just stand by and watch. He put down the memorial in his hand and looked down at Shen Yuanhong who was in the front.

"Duke Ningguo, what do you think about this matter?"

Shen Yuanhong stepped out and shouted without a trace of guilt, "Your Majesty, I believe that the assassination of several of you must be true and not a staged act."

As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly resonated with the Prime Minister's party. The several adults kneeling on the ground nodded excitedly, and their favorable impression of Shen Yuanhong increased rapidly.

But the Taiwei's party was furious, and some officials stepped forward and angrily accused him.

"Duke Ningguo, you are not involved in the case and do not know the details. To come to such a conclusion now, isn't that biased?"

"that is……"

The officials of Su Taiwei's party immediately started arguing again. The difference was that this time they directed all their criticisms at Shen Yuanhong, and the court instantly became like a vegetable market.

Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes slightly and said indifferently, "Shut up, everyone. Let Duke Ning speak."

Wow!!!

All the officials immediately shut their mouths in disappointment, and the court was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Shen Yuanhong glanced at Su Chongyuan calmly and smiled, "But the Grand Marshal has firmly denied it. Now, each side has its own opinion, and each has its own reason."

"Therefore, I think it would be better to let the Grand Marshal investigate this matter personally."

"If the Grand Marshal can find evidence to prove his innocence, then this matter truly has nothing to do with him. On the other hand, if the Grand Marshal cannot find evidence and prove his innocence, then this matter was definitely done by him."