Those passersby who had blindly sided with the Zhong family were all speechless upon hearing Su Xuening's forceful question.

Those passersby who hadn't sided with the Zhong family before couldn't help but get excited after hearing Su Xuening's words.

"Those people from the second branch of the Su family are really persistent! Even though Miss Su is married, they still come to her husband's house to cause trouble!"

"That's right. Su Renyi's assassination attempt on the Emperor and the Holy King is a capital offense. What does it have to do with Miss Su? Why should Miss Su go to save him?"

"Don't they even know how the second branch of the Su family treated General Su's two orphans? They committed arson and murder before, and now they've hired someone to kill them. They still have the nerve to ask Miss Su to save them. Who would be willing to save them in that situation!"

"They're just people who talk without understanding the situation. These things haven't happened to them, so they talk about it so easily. There aren't that many cases of repaying evil with kindness in this world!"

“The second branch of the Su family has done so many evil deeds. I think Miss Su should not only not go to save people, but should also go to the Emperor and ask him to severely punish Su Renyi.”

"Su Renyi attempted to assassinate the Emperor and the Holy King, and even allowed his family to repeatedly frame General Su's two children. The eldest son of the Su family even tried to take liberties with Miss Su. The whole family is worse than beasts! How can people of such character be worthy of inheriting General Su's military achievements? This is simply a disgrace to General Su's military merits!"

"It's so pitiful that General Su spent his entire life on the battlefield, protecting the people and guarding the borders, making outstanding contributions to our Eastern Chu. In the end, he died on the battlefield, wrapped in a horse's hide, sacrificing himself for the country. Such great merit in supporting the emperor, yet not only did his military achievements not fall into the hands of his children, but even his mansion and title were usurped by them. This is just too unfair!"

"The Emperor's decision to bestow the title of Marquis of Yong'an upon Su Renyi is an injustice to General Su's two children, and it is truly infuriating!"

The more they talked, the more agitated they became, and they were on the verge of raising flags and shouting in protest.

Someone even shouted directly at Su Xuening: "Don't agree to their request to save people! Su Renyi deserves what he got!"

"Why should the princess be polite to such shameless people? Just throw them out!"

"Yes! She was so disrespectful to the Princess, and she even dared to cause trouble at the Prince's residence. She deserved to be beaten to death!"

Seeing these people suddenly turn against her, Zhong was anxious and wanted to say something, but suddenly heard a sharp shout from behind: "Well said!"

When Zhong turned around, she saw Bai leading a group of soldiers out.

"The Dowager Consort."

When the people saw Bai, they all bowed and paid their respects.

Su Xuening quickly curtsied to Madam Bai, saying, "Mother."

Zhong dared to be arrogant towards Su Xuening, but she would never dare to be disrespectful to Bai. She quickly got up from the ground and curtsied to Bai, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

When Su Muyao saw Bai Shi come out, she did not dare to act rashly and bowed to Bai Shi in a curtsy.

Bai Shi didn't even glance at the two of them. She walked up to Su Xuening, helped her up, and took her hand. She then looked at the crowd and said, "It is said that the eyes of the people are discerning, and this is indeed true! You are all people who know right from wrong. I don't want to mention the past anymore. The people of the whole capital know what despicable things the second branch of the Su family has done."

Bai's words were accepted by the people, who nodded in agreement.

Madam Bai glanced at Madam Zhong, who was curtsying: "This second Madam of the Su family has been targeting my Ning'er at every turn, and now she's even come to the gates of my Holy King's Mansion. Does she really think that I, Bai Fuya, am just a paper tiger!"

"Guards, seize this shrew for me!"

Bai suddenly shouted, which frightened Zhong so much that her legs went weak and she knelt down in front of Zhong with a "thud": "Your Majesty, I dare not do it again, please forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, the guards behind Bai rushed forward and quickly subdued Zhong.

"Your Highness..."

Zhong was terrified by the guards and wanted to plead for mercy, but Bai ignored her completely and shouted, "Give this shrew a hundred lashes, and if she dies, it's my responsibility!"

"yes."

The guards responded, some bringing stools, others bringing boards, and soon they had Zhong Shi on a stool and started beating her.

"Slap! Slap! Slap..."

"ah!"

The sound of the slapping of the board, one after another, along with Zhong's shrill screams, chilled the surrounding people to the bone.

Bai stared at Zhong, who was screaming desperately, and said loudly again, "I'm making this clear today: Su Xuening is my daughter-in-law, the mistress of our Holy Prince's Mansion, and the princess consort that my son cherishes like a treasure. She's not someone that just anyone can bully! Anyone who dares to disrespect the princess consort of my Holy Prince's Mansion will suffer the consequences!"

Bai's resounding words startled everyone present.

I had heard before that the Holy King's Dowager Princess was very fond of her daughter-in-law, the Holy King's Consort, and that is absolutely true!

Listen to these supportive words; it seems the one who truly dotes on the Holy Princess isn't the Holy King, but rather the Holy Princess Dowager!

Su Xuening looked at the solemn Bai family and was deeply moved.

She did have a chance to defy the imperial decree to marry for good luck, but firstly, she wanted to avoid Xuan Yuan Yu, and secondly, it was because of the Dowager Consort. The Dowager Consort was straightforward and protective of her own, and most importantly, she treated her very well. It seems that she really made the right choice.

Su Muyao stared coldly at Su Xuening, who was still being led by Bai Shi, her eyes brimming with jealousy.

Su Xuening, an orphan with no parents, how could she possibly win the favor of the Dowager Consort! This Dowager Consort of the Holy King is so blind!

She didn't believe that the Holy King would really cherish Su Xuening. Looking at Su Xuening's face, which was covered by a veil, her face hadn't recovered yet. With such an ugly face, how could the Holy King possibly like her?

She didn't believe a single word they said!

"Ah!" With each stroke of the cane, Madam Zhong cried out. Unable to bear it any longer, she begged Madam Bai for mercy, crying out, "Your Highness, I will never dare to do it again! A hundred strokes of the cane will kill me! Please, Your Highness, have mercy!"

How could Bai possibly pay any attention to her?

Zhong could only cry out to Su Xuening, "Ning'er, if you don't want to save your second uncle, fine, I won't beg anymore. Just ask the Dowager to let me go. I will never beg you again."

Su Xuening glanced coldly at Madam Zhong, who still had the strength to shout: "Second Madam Su, you have quite a strong voice. A hundred strokes of the cane shouldn't kill you. As I just said, everyone must bear the consequences of their actions. Since you dared to cause trouble at my Holy Prince's Mansion, you should naturally bear the wrath of the Dowager Consort!"

Before Zhong could beg for mercy again, Bai glared at the guards with displeasure: "Severe punishment! Haven't you all eaten?"

The soldiers immediately increased their strength.

Zhong felt a sudden pain and wanted to scream, but remembering what Bai had just said, the sound got stuck in her throat, and she dared not utter a sound.