Chapter 80: Counterattack on the Spot
When Yu Shengsheng heard that Commander Li was going to take Ru Jian away, she was stunned.
Su Zhiyi suppressed her anger and nervousness: "Why did you take my maid away?"
Commander Li said calmly: "The Su family and the Shen family have an engagement, which is already suspicious. Now the emperor has given an order to stop pursuing the princess."
"However," he changed the subject, "the princess is my fiancée, and since she is unmarried, there will be changes. I won't make it difficult for her, but she can't."
Commander Li pointed at Ru Jian and said, "She is the concubine of the Shen family. Madam Shen said that she has given the betrothal gift and will marry the princess when she gets married. Moreover, she has had physical contact with Shen Zhiyuan."
Ru Jian blurted out, "I can return that little bit of betrothal gift now."
It's just an ordinary jade hairpin, who would care about it!
Commander Li shouted, "How dare you! If this matter could be so simple, why would the emperor send me on this trip?"
After he finished speaking, he bowed to the prince and said, "Your Highness, I want to take this maid away. Is this request not too much?"
The prince came to announce the order for Su Yanshu's sake, and he had no intention of caring about the maid.
Su Zhiyi looked at the prince, hoping that he would say something.
But the prince didn't even look at her - to be honest, it was the Queen who asked him to come to rescue her, saying that he had a good impression of her and so on.
"Please do as you wish, Commander-in-Chief," the prince nodded.
Su Zhiyi's expression changed slightly: "Your Highness..."
The prince secretly blamed her for being so ignorant, and didn't know what his mother thought of her.
"Princess, Commander Li is acting on orders and must report back to his father. If he can't take this away and can't take that away, how can he report back?"
Su Yanshu gently held Su Zhiyi's shoulders, signaling her to be patient for the time being.
Ru Jian was horrified and knelt down in front of Su Zhiyi: "Miss..."
How could Commander Li allow her to say anything else? He waved his hand and ordered his men to take her away.
Ru Jian wanted to struggle but was afraid of being beaten, so he turned around and saw Yu Shengsheng standing beside him.
She opened her eyes wide in an instant, her eyes fierce: "It's you, it's you who hurt me!"
Yu Shengsheng was puzzled. Ever since she returned home, Ru Jian had been very hostile to her. Relying on his skills, he often made things difficult for her, especially the incident in the paddock. It was Ru Jian who spoke first and said that she was the murderer.
Yu Shengsheng sneered silently. There was no need to argue about this kind of inquiries. Ru Jian was going to be taken away soon anyway.
The imperial guards withdrew, and the prince looked at everyone and stopped at Yu Shengsheng.
"Miss Yu is very much loved by the Crown Prince Kong. He is still in the palace at this late hour. Does Miss Yu know?"
Yu Shengsheng's heart skipped a beat, and she bowed and said, "Your Highness, I don't know."
The prince laughed and changed the subject: "The Shen family's affairs have a wide impact. The Su family and the Shen family have an engagement. We must carefully consider and handle the future carefully."
Su Yanshu felt a chill in his heart: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your guidance."
The prince patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yanshu, don't let me down."
Su Yanshu's breathing was slightly choked, and before he could come to his senses, the prince had already turned and left.
Yu Shengsheng closed her eyes slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't expect that she would encounter such a chaos just when she came for a meal. She decided to leave first. The Su family would definitely discuss what to do in the future, at least they would have to come up with a plan for Su Zhiyi and Shen Zhiyuan's marriage.
She turned to leave, but Su Zhiyi called her.
"Sister, wait a minute."
Yu Shengsheng turned around: "What's the matter?"
Su Zhiyi pushed the wheelchair closer to her, his eyes slightly red, looking straight at her: "I know you have always disliked Confucianism, but this time human life is at stake. If she is taken away, I am afraid she will not be able to come back alive."
Yu Shengsheng didn't know what she wanted to say, so she just listened quietly.
"Can you please let her go?"
Yu Shengsheng almost laughed out of anger: "Princess, you think too highly of me. She was taken away by the imperial guards at the order of the emperor, and I let her go?"
“Why should I let it go?”
Madam Su comforted Su Zhiyi softly: "Yes, Yi'er, this has nothing to do with Shengsheng."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that Prince Kong is still in the palace. What does this mean? Do you need me to explain it clearly?"
Su Zhiyi's eyes were burning: "If it weren't for Master Kong's trouble, how could the Shen family be in trouble today?"
The Su family immediately turned their attention to Yu Shengsheng.
Su Dingqin frowned: "Shengsheng, is it you?"
Su Yanshu's eyes darkened slightly: "Shengsheng, tell the truth."
The old lady tapped her cane, making a thumping sound: "What an injustice!"
Madam Su looked at Yu Shengsheng in disbelief: "Shengsheng, this can't be true, right?"
Su Huaishan gnashed his teeth and said, "How could our Su family produce such a heartless person like you? For your own little grudge, you are willing to drag the entire Su family into this!"
Yu Shengsheng gave a short laugh and glanced at them one by one.
"I'm not from the Su family, and I don't have the ability to do anything to the Su family."
"General Su said, personal grudge, what personal grudge do I have in my heart?"
Su Huaishan blurted out: "Of course you hate Ru Jian for saying that you are the murderer."
"Shouldn't I bear a grudge? If you were wronged by others, would you be able to pretend that nothing happened?"
"Princess, you said that human life is at stake. If she is taken away, she may not come back," Yu Shengsheng said with a smile, "Then let me ask, how does the Imperial Guard compare to the Red Dragon Guard? How does it compare to Zhenqiao Tower?"
Su Zhiyi choked and Madam Su’s face turned pale.
Yu Shengsheng glanced at Su Dingqin: "Is the young general's injury healed? You know what Zhenqiao Tower is like best, right?"
Su Dingqin's expression froze.
"The princess's maid had an affair with your fiancé, was taken as a concubine, and now has been taken away by the imperial guards. No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with me. I really envy you all for worrying about her."
Su Zhiyi was indignant: "But Prince Kong..."
"Can Prince Kong be so capable? Can he turn black into white?" Yu Shengsheng asked back, "The Shen family didn't commit corruption or bribery. Prince Kong just came to Beijing, and he has the ability to fabricate them out of thin air?"
"Does the princess think that Prince Kong is so powerful that he can decide the life and death of a third-rank official's family, or does she think that the emperor can be easily manipulated and can dismiss officials at will?"
"You!" Su Zhiyi tightly grasped the armrest of the wheelchair, "Oh, I didn't know that my sister is so eloquent."
Yu Shengsheng was too lazy to say anything more and turned around and left.
Su Yanshu quickly caught up with him and said, "Shengsheng, is this really not what you and Master Kong said?"
"What did you say?" Yu Shengsheng looked at him quietly, "You said the Shen family was corrupt, the Su family was righteous, and Ru Jian framed me? What did the Second Young Master mean?"
Su Yanshu: “…”
Yu Shengsheng left quickly.
Su Yanshu looked at her back, feeling a little choked up in his heart. Regardless of whether the truth was related to Kong Dezhao or not, the little wild cat had begun to show its claws. She wanted to make trouble before she even married into the Kong family.
But at this moment, I really can't do anything to her.
Su Yanshu held back his anger, turned around, and saw Su Zhiyi.
Under the cold moonlight, Su Zhiyi's eyes were filled with tears and her nose was red, like a ravaged flower.
Su Yanshu's heart was broken.
"Yier," Su Yanshu walked over quickly, leaned over in front of her, and gently held her hand, "Don't be afraid."
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