As Shen Jingchuan spoke, he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I know that my previous behavior was inappropriate, and I will accept whatever punishment you give me. But I only have one sister. If Song Yuxiu wants to take a concubine or find a maid, he can just say so openly!"

"But he lied to us, saying that he would only love his younger sister in this life."

“She turned around and found a prostitute in the mansion to have sex with. Who can bear such humiliation? I beg Your Majesty to do justice for my sister.”

Emperor Xiaoxuan remained silent, his eyes fixed solely on Song Yuxiu.

That look,

Like a knife or a blade.

He gripped the memorial at hand, veins bulging on the back of his hand and forehead.

You useless piece of trash!

Song Yuxiu could feel the Emperor's gaze on him. Overwhelmed with fear, he trembled all over and couldn't find a reason to defend himself, unable to utter a single word.

The Emperor is neither foolish nor stupid; he naturally knows that what Shen Jingchuan said is probably true.

He was so angry that his anger was rising rapidly.

"How dare your Song family do this?" Emperor Xiaoxuan clenched his fists, his expression as if he had skinned Song Yuxiu alive.

The Song family knelt and kowtowed, begging the Emperor to calm his anger.

The old lady kowtowed, "Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding here. It must have been those two sluts from the brothel who seduced Yuxiu. He was young and impetuous, which is why he couldn't control himself."

The two courtesans wanted to explain, but they were afraid of the Marquis's power and could only lower their heads and remain silent.

"Yes, yes!" Song Yuxiu seemed to suddenly realize, "It was they who tempted me. I was just temporarily blinded by lust, but the one I love in my heart has always been my wife."

Shen Jingchuan suddenly burst out laughing, raised his hand, and actually applauded him.

"Young Master, what do you mean by this?" Song Maozhang frowned.

"I just think Prince Song is really amazing. When he was having an affair with other women, he was thinking about my little sister? He can do two things at once, and his mind and body are completely separate. It's truly admirable."

The Song family members all looked sullen.

This Shen Jingchuan is truly troublesome.

Shen Zhiyi almost burst out laughing; her brother's mouth...

He's comparable to the Regent.

"Your Majesty, it really was these two vile women who seduced my grandson. As you know, these lowly women from brothels have the most tricks up their sleeves. Yuxiu was just unlucky enough to fall into their trap," the old lady cried.

The Song family tried to throw some of the dirty water out.

Shen Zhiyi merely sneered:

Even at this point, they can still make such excuses.

That's truly shameless!

Just then, a young eunuch rushed into the imperial study. Emperor Xiaoxuan, who already had a headache, asked with a cold gaze, "What is it now?"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Regent has arrived."

"Take him to the side hall to wait."

“But the prince said that this matter concerns the Song family, so…”

Emperor Xiaoxuan took a deep breath. The Song family?

How did he get involved with the imperial brother again? He could only raise his hand and say, "Summon him in."

Today, Zhou Xuanze wore a white jade mask, a white satin brocade robe, and a jade belt.

Shen Zhiyi was still kneeling on the ground, only glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

Why do I feel...

He's everywhere!

This gentleman,

Very free?

Zhou Xuance strode into the hall. This regent, who was usually cold and aloof, inexplicably displayed a refined and elegant demeanor.

However, his aura was so imposing that, despite his poor health, he had already been excused from formalities and could only bow slightly, calling out, "Your Majesty."

"At this hour, why are you not resting at home?" Emperor Xiaoxuan gestured to his attendant, Gao, to offer him a seat and serve him tea.

After all, he wasn't feeling well.

"It's quite a coincidence. After the start of summer, the weather became hot and dry. As you know, I'm always in poor health and can't sleep well at night during the hot summer. I heard that the night markets in the capital are lively, so I thought I'd like to go out for a stroll."

"Unexpectedly, when passing by the Duke's mansion, I saw the young master of the Shen family riding a horse and dragging the young master of the Song family."

"I was just watching the excitement and was planning to go back to my residence when I unexpectedly discovered someone sneaking out of the back gate of the Marquis's mansion, acting suspiciously. So I grabbed him and questioned him. And then..."

Emperor Xiaoxuan frowned. "Whom did you arrest?"

As they were talking, Kong Qing had already carried the person into the Imperial Study.

This person is none other than a stranger.

It was Song Yuxiu's personal servant—

Qian Si!

He fainted for no apparent reason and only learned what had happened after he woke up.

He knew the methods of the Marquis's mansion. He had brought this person in, and the Marquis and the old lady would definitely not let him go. So he wanted to take advantage of the fact that everyone from the Marquis's mansion was going to the palace to secretly run away.

As soon as they left the mansion...

They ran right into a demon!

This man is ruthless; he killed someone without blinking an eye. Back in the Marquis's mansion, when the cook was having an affair with the lady, he castrated him on the spot. He even had people clean up the pool of blood on the ground.

Qian Si was terrified, so he naturally told her everything he knew.

Then, he was forcibly taken into the palace.

He knelt on the ground, not daring to look directly at the emperor, and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, everything was done by the Crown Prince."

"I don't know why, but he was planning to consummate his marriage with his young mistress tonight, but suddenly asked me to find him two women, and specifically requested that they not be from respectable families."

"I dare not disobey my master's words, but as for anything else, I know nothing about it."

...

Qian Si was unaware of what had happened inside the hall, and blurted out everything he knew.

At this moment, the Hou family's explanation was that the two girls had seduced Song Yuxiu.

That doesn't work!

They seemed surprised by how quickly they were slapped in the face. Song Maozhang was furious and turned around to slap Qian Si twice, saying, "You dog, who taught you to lie and falsely accuse your master?"

"You're tired of living! How dare you spout nonsense in front of the Emperor!"

No sooner had Song Maozhang finished speaking than Zhou Xuance, who had just picked up his teacup, suddenly turned serious and slammed the teacup down on the table, splashing tea everywhere and silencing the entire hall.

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