"How dare you! Right under the emperor's nose, you dare to use the law of torture on your own! I think your general's mansion is far too audacious!"

Chen Siyuan turned her head and saw that it was Su Wen, last year's top scholar from the capital.

This man was a legend in his own right. His life was full of ups and downs. In his previous life, before he died, he heard that because he was selfless in handling cases, he offended someone he shouldn't have, and was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and beaten to death.

The person was exonerated afterward, but he was already dead, so there was no point in keeping his innocence.

The Western Depot was also involved in this matter.

Su Wen approached and looked at Madam Qiao, "Madam Qiao, as expected of a general's wife, you even dare to disobey the old emperor's words."

When the compliment was slapped on, everyone present immediately knelt on the ground.

When Aunt Guo saw that it was actually Lord Wen, she collapsed to the ground.

Not long ago, Lord Wen personally executed the Fourth Prince's most beloved concubine.

Even when the fourth prince pleaded for him, he refused to give him any face.

When I meet him, I always feel like I'm in grave danger.

Looking at Chen Siyuan kneeling on the ground beside her, she felt hatred in her heart.

She realized she had been blind to the situation, her carefully laid plans had been ruined, but if she was to be taken away, she wouldn't let that person get away with it!

"Lord Su, you can't say things like that." Madam Qiao is in this position because she's seen a lot in the world. There are some things she absolutely cannot admit, not even the slightest bit of ambiguity.

Su Wen glanced around, his voice cold yet tinged with a hint of frivolity, "So lively?"

"Lord Su has misunderstood." Aunt Guo wanted to speak, but when she saw Chen Siyuan beside her, she felt resentment but couldn't do anything about it. She was extremely distressed.

"Lord Su—" Chen Siyuan did not expect to alarm this official. She thought to herself that as long as Su Wen took action, there would be no wrongful conviction, which would be a final act of kindness for Aunt Wang.

Who is this?

Chunlan stepped forward, wanting to explain, but Madam Qiao spoke up at this moment, "This is the new daughter-in-law who just entered the General's Mansion."

Madam Qiao's words gave Chen Siyuan a great deal of face and could be considered as an external recognition of Chen Siyuan's status.

At the same time, it can be considered an acknowledgment of Chen Siyuan's actions.

Just like the farce just now, it was Chen Siyuan who spoke. If Madam Qiao had remained silent at that time, it would have clearly meant that she did not agree. But now it's different.

With Madam Qiao's words, his identity was officially recognized.

"So it's the young mistress." This is the woman Qiao Yuchen married after causing such a commotion. As expected, she's no ordinary woman.

The person who reported it to the authorities was from the East Garden. Could it be that this woman instigated it?

He had barely entered the room and glanced at the room when he knew what was going on.

It was nothing more than the women in the inner quarters vying for favor, which resulted in the newly arrived young mistress suffering the consequences.

Seeing this, he realized that this young mistress was no pushover either. At least for now, no one had taken her down or used torture, which made things quite interesting.

"My lord, it was I who sent this servant to fetch the official." Chen Siyuan said, looking at Consort Wang, who was covered with a white sheet on the ground. "Consort Wang has suddenly passed away. We beg you, my lord..."

As they were talking, a gust of air suddenly rushed over. Chunlan and Chunping quickly pulled Chen Siyuan away. A palm strike swept past, leaving a crater where Chen Siyuan had just been standing.

Chunlan and Chunping were furious and wanted to rush over to attack Qiao Yang, but Chen Siyuan held them back tightly. They found it strange, but then they heard a loud bang, followed by a figure flying up and then crashing heavily to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Qiao Yang, who had made the move earlier.

The person who did it was none other than the seemingly frivolous Lord Su standing before them.

Lord Su clapped his hands. "Since you've reported it to the authorities, let's follow the procedures. Take all the relevant people away. As for..." He then looked at Chen Siyuan. "Young Madam, since you're the one who reported it to the authorities, you should come along too."

"Why does my young mistress want to go?" Chunlan blocked Su Wen's way.

Chen Siyuan looked at Chunlan, "This is a necessary procedure."

Su Wen glanced at Chen Siyuan. This woman was clearly not simple; she was slightly surprised that she could say such a thing, but she didn't say anything.

His men quickly took the person away.

Su Wen looked at the corpse lying on the ground, "Take away Aunt Wang's body as well, and... her too." Her gaze then fell on Aunt Guo.

At this moment, Aunt Guo seemed to realize that her daughter, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, was not getting up. She wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the soldiers she had brought.

"Take him away." Su Wen's expression and tone changed.

"I won't leave, I won't leave!" Aunt Guo struggled desperately, but couldn't break free.

"Let go of my mother." Qiao Yang woke up, feeling very weak. Seeing Aunt Guo being taken away, she struggled to get up and tried to stop her.

Aunt Xu and Qiao Zhen were shocked and looked at Madam Qiao standing beside them. Madam Qiao seemed not to have heard the word 'Mother' and her face showed no extra expression.

Su Wen looked at Qiao Yang, "No need to rush, you can come too."

As they spoke, someone walked towards Qiao Yang.

Qiao Yang was already injured, and Su Wen was standing right in front of him. Even though she knew it wouldn't be good for her to go, she was still taken away in the end.

Seeing that all the important people had left, Su Wen approached Chen Siyuan and said, "Young Madam, please!"

As Chen Siyuan was about to leave with Su Wen, Madam Qiao suddenly stepped forward, pulled Chen Siyuan aside, and gave her a handkerchief, saying, "You go first, Yu Chen will come to find you later."

Chen Siyuan looked at Madam Qiao, whose actions today surprised her.

If it's for the purpose of showing goodwill, there's absolutely no need for it.

Filled with doubt, she followed Su Wen away.

Upon arriving outside, they discovered a crowd of people gathered outside the General's Mansion.

Chen Siyuan followed behind, feeling somewhat miserable.

This incident has caused quite a stir, and even he himself has become famous.

They walked all the way to the yamen (government office).

Su Wen originally wanted to ask questions directly, but at that moment, someone arrived and whispered something in his ear, and Su Wen hurriedly left.

Chen Siyuan had been standing nearby the whole time and had a clear view of what had just happened.

Considering Su Wen's personality, could it be that some major case has occurred?

I felt something was off, and I knew this wasn't the general's mansion, but a government office, and something bad could really happen.

Just as he was about to leave with his two maids, he was stopped at the door.

"Young Madam, Lord Su will be back soon. Please wait a moment."

Chen Siyuan felt uneasy. She knew she should leave at this time, but as the person reporting to the authorities, she should stay for the time being.

The more polite a person is, the more suspicious they are.

Chen Siyuan had no choice but to come to the lobby again.

As soon as she entered the lobby, she felt something was slightly different from before; the smell... was a little strange?

Chen Siyuan tried to convince herself that it was normal to feel a bit eerie at this time, because this place was too bloody and too many wrongful convictions had occurred here.

Bang bang—

Chunlan and Chunping collapsed to the ground without warning.