The old emperor was extremely annoyed and walked straight out of the back hall, leaving Su Juan kneeling outside.

He walked around the Imperial Garden and went straight to the Queen's Palace, thinking that it had been a long time since he had had tea there.

I have been quite busy recently. After the princess is crowned as the Crown Princess after the new year, I can hand over many things to that girl and I can have some free time. But this girl is really stubborn. She must figure out the result of whatever she thinks in her mind.

But when the old emperor went to the queen's palace, he was blocked by the nanny.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is not feeling well today and has just gone to bed. She has asked not to see anyone. Your Majesty, why don't you come at another time?"

The nanny used to be more tactful in her words, but in recent years she has been rejected so many times that she has actually gotten used to it. After all, His Majesty knows why, and he doesn't want to upset the Queen.

The old emperor's forehead was twitching. How could he order his subordinates to send a cushion to Su Juan when he was not feeling well?

Can you order the palace servants to bring tea and snacks to Su Juan after you go to bed?

I am pretending to be confused, but I am not really confused!

It was obvious that the Queen was condemning herself because of Su Juan kneeling outside the palace.

This Su concubine clearly wanted to kneel, but now it is me, the emperor, who is unhappy. She is eating and drinking well, but I can't even get a cup of tea from the Queen. She is really looking for trouble for me!

Su Juan knelt until it was almost dark. Duke Ping was summoned into the palace. Seeing Su Juan kneeling there, he sighed and said, "You, you!"

He is so smart on weekdays, why does he only know how to use torture at this time?

However, Su Juan felt that although the self-torture tactic was stupid, it was not appropriate to use clever tricks at this time. Moreover, using the self-torture tactic appropriately could win people's hearts.

Duke Ping hurried into the palace and stayed there for nearly half an hour before coming out, still holding the imperial edict in his hand. He stood in front of Su Juan and said, "Why don't you help His Highness up?"

The eunuch next to him hurried forward to help.

Su Juan immediately took the imperial edict and looked at it, then smiled, "The old emperor is great. He didn't listen to the censor's stupid words."

In the palace, the old emperor snorted coldly. I am not really confused. Do you guys need to come over to me one by one to worry about what I should do?

Today, I'll give this girl a taste of her own medicine.

Duke Ping sighed. Who could have thought that the case that caused a sensation throughout the world and no one dared to bring up would now be overturned by a little girl? Tomorrow the imperial edict will be announced to the world, and everyone in the world will know how innocent the Dingbei Army was back then.

The people of the world will also know the mistakes of the late emperor.

It was not easy to get the imperial edict from His Majesty, but this girl got it.

The next day, the old emperor really issued an edict to clear the Pei family of decades of grievances. The Dingbei Army had not committed treason, Song Qianhang was acquitted, his surname Pei was restored, Pei Lianshan was posthumously conferred the title of first-class marquis, and was granted the return of the Pei Mansion.

The old emperor also issued an edict, ordering Duke Pingguo to be in charge of the matter, and sent a written announcement to all states, counties and prefectures, providing pensions and compensation to those who were implicated in the incident.

The government and the public were shocked, and the news spread throughout the capital.

When King Han learned about this, Song Jingwen was beside him, and he looked obviously surprised.

“She really did it.”

Song Jingwen said, "I heard that she knelt in the palace for a whole day yesterday. His Majesty finally issued an order. When she left the palace, she had to be supported by someone and could not walk."

The King of Han didn't say anything else, but he had an idea in his mind. He decided to wait until after the New Year and then ask to return to the border.

After being released from the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Song Qianhang never returned to the Jing Palace. Now he changed his surname back to Pei and used his real name, Pei Yu'an.

Xie Xun and others welcomed him at the restaurant. Liu Miaoqing and Liu Xuan were both there, but Su Juan was the only one who didn't show up.

Seeing Pei Yu'an looking outside frequently, obviously waiting for someone, Xie Xun took two sips of wine and said, "Su Juan has been busy taking over a lot of things recently. After all, the enthronement ceremony will be held after the New Year, and it's the end of the year. She has been too busy recently and probably won't come today."

The implication was that Pei Yu'an should not wait any longer.

Liu Miaoqing suddenly asked, "I heard that the poetry gathering that Your Majesty is holding in the palace at the end of the year is to choose a husband for her?"

Xie Xun nodded repeatedly, talking non-stop as if he had caught something funny, "Yes, the old man has been introducing those young masters from aristocratic families to her these past few days, telling her which one is more talented and which one is more handsome. She has been avoiding the old man recently."

Liu Miaoqing smiled, "It seems that she can't escape this time."

Xie Xun: "Isn't it? I'm also curious, who will be the winner in the end?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart.

Liu Xuan said nothing, but his hand clenched the wine glass slightly.

Pei Yu'an, who was sitting opposite him, had a dark look in his eyes.

Liu Miaoqing looked at the two of them calmly. He had his own thoughts, but it was difficult to make a choice.

On that day, Su Juan did not go to the restaurant. After finishing her work, she just wanted to go back to her house and lie down. She had just told people that she would not see any guests today, but Yu Zhong came to her house.

Su Juan thought he had something important to tell her, so she asked someone to invite him to the front hall.

Before the tea was even served, Yu Zhong bluntly stated why he came this time. "I heard that His Majesty intends to choose a husband for Your Highness from among the eligible men in the capital?"

Su Juan paused for a moment, looked at Yu Zhong, and recalled what Shen Ruhui had said that day.

[No way, he's not really coming here to offer himself to me, is he?! ]

Hearing this, Yu Zhong said slowly, "I know that Your Highness has no intention of choosing a son-in-law, and that he has something important to do, but this husband must be chosen anyway, and there is no point in delaying it."

"Your Highness, why not choose me?"

Su Juan was silent.

Yu Zhong added, "You and I get along pretty well."

Su Juan: "But no feelings."

Fearing that Yu Zhong would be too eager for quick success and go astray, she patiently advised, "You have already achieved such great success. If you are patient for a few more years, you will definitely achieve something. Why worry that your Yu family will have no future?"

Yu Zhong originally came to ask Su Juan's opinion. If she agreed, he would meet the emperor and confess his feelings. If she was unwilling, he could not force her.

"It seems that His Highness has refused."

Su Juan said in a deep voice, "You should marry a wife who shares your feelings with you, instead of treating your marriage as a business and calculating the gains and losses."

Having said that, Yu Zhong finally understood what was going on.

He stood up and bowed to Su Juan, "I understand what happened today..."

Su Juan smiled, "Master Yu has a bright future ahead of him. I just pretended that you had never been here today."

Yu Zhong felt slightly disappointed, but he didn't mention it again, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Su Juan obviously had no interest in him, and matters of the heart really could not be forced.

After Yu Zhong left, Shen Ruhui came and happened to run into Yu Zhong on the road. Seeing Su Juan sitting in the hall with a look of deep hatred, he knew in his heart, "It seems that Lord Yu just came to tell His Highness his true feelings?"

Su Juan rubbed his brows and said, "I persuaded him to go back."

Shen Ruhui: "Why are you doing this? You will have chosen the emperor's husband sooner or later. Lord Yu is a noble person and his family background is not prominent, so you don't have to worry about being constrained. In fact, it's really good."

Su Juan glanced at him and said, "It is precisely because he is right that I cannot harm him for my own sake."

Shen Ruhui stared at Su Juan for a long time, and couldn't help but asked jokingly, "If it was Liu Xuan who came today, would Your Highness also persuade him to go back?"

Su Juan was silent for a long time, so long that Shen Ruhui thought she would ignore him.

"He won't come."