Mo Shaoqing looked down at him, scrutinizing him.
"You are Sun Ke's son, why should you pledge allegiance to me?"
The court officials were equally puzzled and all looked over.
Su Mingchao looked up.
His eyes, full of heroic spirit, were filled with hatred.
“Su Weichuan killed everyone in the Sun family, and now he’s putting the rest of the Su family on the fire. He’s plotting a rebellion, but he doesn’t care about the lives of any of us. This kind of disloyal, unjust, heartless, and cruel villain deserves to be killed by everyone.”
"Moreover, I have already asked my grandmother and it has been confirmed. Su Weichuan has maintained contact with the former Sui Dynasty officials all these years. He was able to be made a king because of the war between the Sui Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty. Now he is closely connected with the remnants of the Sui Dynasty. I suspect that there was something fishy about that great war back then."
This statement caused an uproar.
The court officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Could it be that the recent spate of attacks by the remnants of the Sui Dynasty is all related to the traitor Su?"
"The Emperor is trapped by traps and hidden weapons. Aren't the Sui people the most skilled at using traps and hidden weapons? This old scoundrel Su is trying to help the Sui Dynasty restore its kingdom."
"General Su Mingchao is a man of great righteousness who put his own family aside for the greater good. General Qin was also a second-rank official with rich combat experience. With the help of these two generals, how can we not destroy the traitor Su?"
The crowd's passionate encouragement perfectly aligned with Mo Shaoqing's wishes.
He bent down and personally helped Su Mingchao up.
"General Su, if you have such ambition, I will definitely recommend you for merit after you have protected the imperial city."
"And General Qin, I will never allow your talents to be buried again because of Ninth Prince's tyranny."
"Let's go, generals, follow me out of the city. Once we gather our soldiers, we'll march back to the capital and eliminate the traitor Su."
All the court officials knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
Mo Shaoqing was so excited by the shouts that he blushed and left with great momentum.
After the three left.
The court officials all felt resentful.
He turned to look at the head steward of the Zhang family.
The leader said in a cold voice,
"Your second master has been murdered and is in such a state. Why don't you go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report this to the authorities immediately?"
The butler was stunned.
The man continued, "If the Second Prince succeeds in this endeavor, the Ninth Prince will be the biggest obstacle. As the maternal family, you should do your utmost to clear away any obstacles for the Second Prince. Don't you understand?"
Upon hearing this, the steward quickly bowed and agreed, and immediately sent a servant out.
...
Outside the Ninth Prince's Mansion,
Zheng Qing delivered the man and instructed Li Dou to lead the guards to protect the Ninth Prince's residence before leaving.
With such a major incident occurring in the palace, he was truly worried about having only Wang Hao guarding it.
As soon as Jiang Qingwan stepped off the carriage and entered the mansion, Song Yushu and the others hurriedly came to greet her.
"Qingwan, are you all alright? We were so worried about you all night! Where's Yunhan? Why isn't he with you? And why hasn't Zheng Qing come back yet?"
With many things to do, Jiang Qingwan asked Lian'er to take Xiao Hong and Xiao Hua down to take care of them.
Then he spoke, "Let's talk in your courtyard. Please trouble Miss Yuying to bring some food over."
Yu Ying quickly responded and pulled Yu Tao to the kitchen.
Seeing that she looked tired, Song Yushu quickly helped her back to the main hall to sit down.
Jiang Qingwan drank a cup of hot tea to warm herself up, and then quickly told Mo Qingrui about Liu Ruzhi's discovery of the clue.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Fu An'an patted her chest and said with a coquettish smile, "I can finally relax. Sister Qingrui, you don't know, I had already planned to follow you and wander the world. It's our Jiang sister who is so capable. Now that we have new evidence, we should be able to release the Prince Consort soon."
The atmosphere was relaxed.
Lu Ning yawned widely.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll head back to my residence now. I'm really tired and want to sleep."
Mo Qingrui hurriedly said, "You're pregnant and you're still working so hard for me. Go back and rest quickly."
Zhu Huaijun also stood up.
"I'll go with you."
Jiang Qingwan then said, "If you're tired, rest in the guest room first. If there's nothing urgent, you can stay in the manor for now."
Everyone was stunned.
Song Yushu suddenly slapped his thigh.
"We were so relieved about Jiang Zhao's situation that we forgot about Su Weichuan's rebellion?"
She looked at Jiang Qingwan as she spoke.
"Qin Wan, did Zheng Qing and Yun Han lead troops into the palace to arrest someone?"
Jiang Qingwan shook her head.
"No, the Emperor was also attacked."
The few simple words once again left the group speechless with shock.
At this moment, Yu Ying and Yu Tao brought over steaming hot food.
Jiang Qingwan was really hungry, so she drank half a bowl of porridge before her complexion improved.
While eating, he briefly explained the situation.
Mo Qingrui sat blankly in the chair, her face filled with sorrow and sighs.
"The Empress Dowager was a strong-willed woman all her life, but unexpectedly, she ended up with no remains left. I wonder what my grandfather would think if he heard this."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Huaijun sighed softly, "The Emperor Emeritus is currently trapped in the palace. Even if he knew, he couldn't possibly go there."
Mo Qingrui shook her head.
"My grandfather went to Huguo Temple the day before yesterday, saying he was going to worship Buddha and recuperate. He left quietly, as if he had known about all these changes all along. If I hadn't gone to the palace to add incense and happened to run into his sedan chair and kowtow outside, I probably wouldn't have known."
Lu Ning, who was standing to the side, suddenly cried out in pain, clutching her stomach, her face pale and contorted in agony.
The group was startled.
Zhu Huaijun immediately helped her up.
Lu Ning held her wrist, his whole body tense.
"Lord Huai, Xiao Ping is with the coffin-bearer. If... if something happens to him..."
She was in so much pain that she dared not breathe heavily, and her words came out in broken sentences.
Song Yushu was extremely anxious.
"Yuying, quickly go and fetch a doctor. Yutao, go and prepare ginseng soup and ginseng slices."
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