A few days later, at the Su residence.

A servant rushed in from outside in a panic, heading straight for Su Yu's study.

"Master, something terrible has happened!"

Su Yu paused in his study as he wrote a letter, then looked up at the servant at the door.

He frowned. "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

He was planning to write to his old friends, asking them to help rescue Su Chenfeng.

"Master, outside, there are many people outside who are cursing the young master, saying that he has committed many evils and bullied men and women when he was studying at the academy!"

The servant, panting, said in a fearful tone.

He had just gone out of the mansion to buy some things when he overheard many people talking about it on the way.

"What!"

Su Yu shouted and suddenly stood up from his chair.

"How could such remarks suddenly appear? Tell me in detail what people outside are saying."

So the servant recounted everything he had overheard outside to Su Yu in detail.

It turned out that after Su Chenfeng's classmates at the academy heard that he had been arrested and imprisoned, many of them went to the government office to file a complaint against Su Chenfeng.

They produced evidence that Su Chenfeng had acted as an accomplice to bullies and harasses fellow students at the academy, including breaking students' legs and crippling their genitals.

He even insulted a maid who did odd jobs at the academy.

Furthermore, it was said that Su Chenfeng had once boasted at the academy that his sister was a sure-fire Crown Princess, his brother was a general on the border, and his father was also an official.

He relied on his family's power to force those people to be angry but dare not speak out.

The news has spread throughout the city, and the people are now extremely angry and disgusted with Su Chenfeng.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu felt dizzy and muttered, "It's over, it's over, it's really over!"

*

The courtyard is bathed in the warm glow of early sunlight.

The once barren trees have sprouted new buds and are growing vigorously in the sunlight.

"Haha, are you serious? Su Chenfeng actually did so many evil things?"

Su Liluo sat in a rocking chair in the courtyard, enjoying the early spring sunshine while listening to Ranmei talk about the rumors circulating on the street.

"It's true. Even pleading with the Emperor won't help now. That Su Chenfeng has committed so many evil deeds; public resentment is boiling over! But..."

Ranmei said happily, but then a hint of worry appeared on her face.

Su Liluo looked at her, "Just what?"

"But this has somewhat affected the Crown Princess's reputation. When Su Chenfeng was bullying men and women at the academy, he did so by using his sister's status as the Crown Princess."

At this point, Ranmei couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Even though the Crown Princess and he didn't get along, he still dared to do bad things using her name.

Now the Crown Princess might be implicated, leading people to mistakenly believe that she is also a villain, when in fact she is actually very kind.

She was unkind to the Su family because they were unkind to her, but the Crown Princess was very kind to those servants who worked diligently.

"Really? Will it really affect me?"

Su Lilu tilted her head, a playful glint in her eyes.

Suddenly, she remembered that Xiao Ye had said a couple of days ago that he would help her teach the Su family a lesson, saying that the Su family was disgusting.

This whole Su Chenfeng thing must have been his doing, and as for its impact on him, it's also a kind of turning point.

"Let's go find the Crown Prince!"

Su Liluo thought of something and then decided to go find Xiao Ye.

On the other side.

The entire Su family has learned that Su Chenfeng has been sued again, and now they are hiding in their mansion, not even daring to go out.

Because radical civilians often stood guard at the entrance of the Su residence, they were easily attacked with rotten vegetable leaves or rotten eggs whenever they went out.

"What should we do now? I've never heard anyone mention this before. Who is behind this, Chenfeng?!"

Old Madam Su was already crying uncontrollably.

Although she wasn't very well-educated, she could vaguely guess that with things escalating to this point, her grandson was likely to suffer greatly.

Jiang Qinshu was also extremely anxious, gritting her teeth as she said, "Is it that wretched girl? Who else could hate us so much besides her? We only offended her these past few days!"

“Mother, it was my younger brother’s classmates at the academy who went to the government office to accuse him. They have evidence, so these things are not false. In the end, it’s because my younger brother is too unruly, and you have spoiled him too much, which is why he committed such a wicked thing!”

Su Xuanlang, who was a little more rational, interrupted Jiang Qinshu and explained things to her properly.

He investigated the matter and found that the rumors were true; his brother had indeed done those things.

Previously, he only thought his younger brother was naughty, but he never expected him to be so arrogant at the academy.

Su Lianwu's face was grim. "There's no use talking about this now. We can only think of what to do. If we can't get my brother off the hook, we must at least find a way to prevent him from implicating the Su family!"

"Wu'er, what do you mean by this? Aren't you going to abandon your brother?"

Jiang Qinshu said in disbelief.

Su Wanshi sneered inwardly. These people only care about their own interests.

Previously, she was willing to sacrifice herself to please Su Liluo and gain benefits, and now she is thinking of sacrificing Su Chenfeng.

"Does Mother want the entire Su family to be ruined along with you? For the sake of your youngest son, are you going to ruin the futures of your other two sons as well?"

Su Lianwu's tone suddenly turned serious.

"I... I didn't mean that."

Jiang Qinshu said awkwardly that she was only concerned about Su Chenfeng.

"Alright, stop arguing. Let's talk about what good ideas everyone has. Things have gotten so bad, how can we rescue Chenfeng?"

Su Yu shouted in a deep voice.

After all, he's my son; I need to find a solution first. If there's really no other way, then I'll just have to...

“Father, now that things have come to this, if we want my brother to be released, it would be unless he or our Su family performs some great service to the country and begs the Emperor for a pardon.”

Su Lianwu offered his opinion.

"Great merit? How easy is that? What chance do we have to achieve merit?"

Su Yu sighed.

“If it’s not us, then anyone else will do. Only someone who has made a great contribution and is willing to use that merit to ask the Emperor to pardon my brother.”

"That's even more impossible. Who would use such a great deed to save Chen Feng?"

Su Yu immediately rejected Su Lianwu's suggestion.

But at that moment, a servant suddenly walked in.

"My lord, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have arrived!"

"Who did you say? Who's here?"

Su Yu thought he had misheard and suddenly stood up, looking at the servant in astonishment.

The servant honestly replied, "It's the Crown Prince and Crown Princess who have arrived. They wish to see you, sir."

"What are they doing here? Are they here to see us make a fool of ourselves?"

Jiang Qinshu immediately became furious.