A moment later, Jiang Shuyue, dressed neatly and with her hair still damp from being wrung out, ran towards Shumoxuan.
"Don't worry, Miss. His Majesty said that the young master has fallen asleep."
Qiuju has been taking care of children for many years and has a lot of experience. Since she can sleep peacefully, there must be nothing seriously wrong with her.
Jiang Shuyue abruptly stopped in her tracks. "Is the Emperor still in the manor?"
"No, the Emperor has returned to the palace."
Jiang Shuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking forward, pretending to be calm as she said, "It's okay, it won't stop me from taking a look even though he's asleep."
She knew the child was fine, but she felt sorry for the child who had suffered such an undeserved disaster, and wanted to go and see him to put her mind at ease.
"Sister, Sui Sui is awake."
Just as I stepped into the corridor, I saw Su Nan walking towards me.
The soft light from the corridor illuminated Su Nan's handsome face, instantly dispelling his gloom and worry, replaced by a feeling of guilt.
"Sister, I will never lose Sui Sui again."
Jiang Shuyue walked over, and the two walked side by side. She raised her hand and patted Su Nan's shoulder: "As my sister said, tonight's events were premeditated by others, and it's not your fault."
Upon arriving at Shumoxuan, one sees Su Jin coaxing Sui Sui to drink a calming soup.
"Sweetie, just have a couple of sips, okay? If you drink them, you'll sleep soundly tonight and won't see bad people in your dreams." Su Jin held the bowl in one hand and hugged Sui Sui with the other, coaxing her softly.
Sui Sui shook her head, "I won't drink it. Uncle, you can trust me. I'm not afraid of bad people. My itching powder is no joke. Tomorrow I'll ask Aunt Qiuju to make me a few more medicine packets."
Upon seeing her mother, Sui Sui looked at her with pleading eyes. "Mother, please tell Uncle that I wasn't really scared. I only got scared when I saw you about to fall into the water."
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to drink it, then don't. Our Sui Sui is the bravest." Jiang Shuyue went up and took the calming soup, placing it aside.
She bent down and kissed her son's forehead, then recounted the harrowing experience on the ship.
Su Nan looked at Sui Sui with eyes full of affection, "Our Sui Sui is so clever. Even in a dangerous situation, she can still stay calm and think of a solution. Well done!"
Then, with eyes full of admiration, he said, "Your Majesty's lightness skill is truly remarkable."
"That's right, Daddy is amazing, and Mommy is amazing too. I knew Mommy and Daddy could find us." Sui Sui raised her little face, becoming more and more energetic as she spoke.
Su Jin frowned slightly, her eyes filled with worry as she remained silent.
Jiang Shuyue noticed his worries.
A moment later, Jiang Shuyue coaxed her son to sleep.
Watching Sui Sui fall asleep with her little mouth smacking, the group went to the next room.
“A-Jin, prepare well for the palace examination. Song Yunzhi has already committed suicide by jumping into the lake out of fear of punishment. What you are worried about will not happen.”
"Why is she staring at Sui Sui? Is it because she realized that Sui Sui is..." Su Jin didn't finish her sentence.
Jiang Shuyue nodded. "She probably figured it out and wanted to use Sui Sui to threaten the Emperor. I'm not entirely sure what her purpose was, but it doesn't matter, it's all in the past."
Jiang Shuyue talked for a while before leaving Shumoxuan.
Just as they reached the garden, a figure flashed before their eyes, and Jiang Shuyue and Qiu Ju stopped in their tracks.
"who!"
Jiang Shuyue looked closely and heard Nangong Zeyue's urgent voice ask, "How is Sui Sui? Is he alright?"
"It's alright, I'm sorry to have worried you. It's getting late, you don't need to go to the restaurant tonight."
"Well, I'll go back next door in a bit, and go to the restaurant tomorrow morning." Nangong Zeyue saw that he had a clever young servant under his command, and he was also interested in training him. Actually, it wouldn't matter if he went a little later.
The two stood in the garden and talked for a while before returning to their respective rooms.
Under the moonlight, a tall and straight figure stood opposite the Jiang residence.
It was Zhen Jingxiu who learned of the thrilling scene on the street, and then learned that Princess Chang Le had been kidnapped by Song Yunzhi.
Others might not have thought about it carefully, but he, being perceptive, always felt that there was some connection between them.
"Young Master, it's late. The city guards have declared martial law. It's late and the dew is heavy. We should go back to the manor to rest." The personal servant was unaware of why the young master had left the manor.
Zhen Jingxiu put aside his doubts and turned back to his residence. He made up his mind that next time he went to the palace to meet the emperor, he would boldly look up at the emperor's face.
Xiao Jingzhao ordered all available personnel to be mobilized, and after a night of searching, they captured all the escaped members of the Qingyi Sect and the man who went to find Physician Zhang.
The next day, a notice was posted in front of the gate of the Prefect of the Capital, and the news spread like wildfire throughout the capital.
People gathered in front of the teahouse on the street were talking about it.
"It turns out that the princess who kidnapped the princess was a princess from the previous dynasty. The emperor did not cut off her fiefdom. She is too ungrateful."
"That's right. The Song family indulged in pleasure and caused widespread suffering among the people. If someone else had ascended the throne, they would have wiped them out long ago."
"You don't know yet, do you? Prefect Lu personally led people to retrieve the body from Lianwu Lake. The Princess committed suicide by drowning herself in the lake," said a man dressed in coarse cloth.
The man made a living by fishing in Lianwu Lake. Today, when he went to the lakeside, he saw the yamen runners fishing in the lake. He even lent his fishing boat to the officials.
Prefect Lu couldn't use his boat for free, so he gave him two taels of silver and told him to rest for two days.
He would take the fish he caught to the market to sell, but sometimes he wouldn't earn even a tael of silver for several days.
I was in a good mood today, so I took the money and came to the teahouse for a cup of tea. The storyteller hadn't arrived yet, so everyone started gossiping.
A woman picked up a melon seed and put it in her mouth. "It's better that I'm dead. I used to live a life of high status and luxury. It's so shameful to be a prisoner. I wouldn't have the face to live on either."
"I heard she even hired accomplices. According to the law, she should be beheaded even if she didn't drown herself," a refined-looking middle-aged man said slowly.
Three days later, the case was thoroughly investigated, including the amount of silver Song Yunzhi had in the money shop, as well as the house she had transferred to another place purchased under someone else's name, and the numerous shops, estates and fields under her name.
The amount was so large that the court officials were all speechless when they learned of it.
To the shock of the court officials, she actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, attempting to conspire with the third prince of Liang to attack Wanling Kingdom and then divide the city among themselves.
"No wonder the national treasury was empty before; it turns out all the money went to the princess's residence."
"Fortunately, the Purple Star descended from the heavens, and with the arrival of a new emperor, the national treasury is becoming increasingly abundant."
"If she succeeds, all of us ministers will lose our heads."
The ministers were furious and whispered among themselves.
The person is gone, and the impeachment memorials have all been altered.
Grand Commandant Wu was the first to step forward and propose: "Your Majesty, I believe that Song Yunzhi's crimes are heinous and all her property should be confiscated by the national treasury. Her body should be disposed of in a mass grave."
The Left Prime Minister, who was at the front, turned around and said, "Lord Wu may not know, but there are no more mass graves outside the city now."
“That’s right. It was Chief Minister Lin who personally suggested cleaning up the mass graves, as rotting corpses could easily trigger an epidemic,” another minister chimed in.
Finally, Xiao Jingzhao listened to the ministers' advice and announced that all the wealth of the Princess's residence would be added to the national treasury, and that she would be immediately buried next to the Song Dynasty imperial mausoleum.
It was rare for Prefect Lu to take on such a sensational case in the capital. He acted swiftly and decisively, and within ten days, all the criminals involved were brought to the execution ground and beheaded.
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