When the court went to court the next day, many people came to greet Su Juan.

"Why did Mr. Su come so early today?" Minister Mo of the Ministry of Revenue was a little surprised.

After all, Su Juan was really lazy. She only pretended to attend the morning court in the first two days, but later she came on time every day. It was almost as if the old emperor arrived right after she arrived.

I don't know how she calculated the time so accurately.

So it was surprising that she arrived so early today.

Su Juan looked haggard and weak, and she forced a smile on her face, "I didn't sleep well last night."

[Since I went to court, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep...]

Scholar Yuan from the Hanlin Academy was very sharp-eyed and exclaimed, "Yuanwailang, what's wrong with your neck?"

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on Su Juan. There was a dark purple-black bruise on her neck. It looked horrible, like a bruise left by someone strangling her to death.

Who could be so cruel to such a girl?

Those who had a problem with Su Juan pricked up their ears. Great! God finally took action to deal with this girl. This girl was finally defeated!

Noticing the gazes of the people around him, Su Juan acted as if she was hiding her family's shame from the public, and tugged at her collar in panic, "Nothing... nothing."

[Wow, you can see it from such a long distance, you have really sharp eyes! ]

Su Juan had been planning to wait until more people came before inadvertently revealing the pinch marks on her neck, but she was called out by Academician Yuan from the Hanlin Academy in advance.

Her unusual behavior of covering up made people even more suspicious.

Duke Ping was the first to walk over quickly and stare at Su Juan's collar. Her skin was already fair, and the marks on her neck looked even more horrific and shocking.

He frowned and looked around, "But has anyone bullied you?"

"Don't be afraid, tell me and I'll settle the score for you!"

Duke Ping was furious. This was the person that his own Duke's Mansion was protecting. How could someone be so cruel as to strangle a little girl?

Minister Mo and a group of military officers also followed suit, "Yes, we are all colleagues. If someone bullies you, just speak up!"

The military officer who was on good terms with Wu Yuanhou patted his chest to show that he was a good fighter.

Su Juan was immediately touched and shook her head. "Thank you all for your concern. I just accidentally bumped into a tree in the yard while walking at night. It will be fine after two days of rest. It's not a big deal."

The ministers were silent: "..." How could this official be so short as to reach the tree?

Even if we put aside the facts, just ask, which tree in the yard of Beijing can grow five fingers?

[I didn't expect that even though I usually don't talk, everyone knows me. Now they are still so concerned about me, a small official of the sixth rank. Woohoo, I am so touched.]

Scholar Yuan from the Hanlin Academy held his forehead and said, "You are the one who talks the most on weekdays. It would be strange if I didn't know you."

Several people were talking about their concerns, and Su Juan was distressed. [Why are they just asking me and not trying to guess it themselves? ]

Everyone: “?” Guess, guess what?

Su Juan was filled with deep hatred and bitterness. [Anyone with eyes can tell that my neck was strangled. Even if you search with a lantern, there is no way there is a tree with five fingers! ]

Gentlemen: So you also knew there was no such tree. We thought you didn’t know!

Su Juan was well prepared when she came. She tried to cover up the situation at first, waiting for someone to ask her if it was Song Qianfan who did it. Then she swallowed her grievances and burst into tears with a pitiful look. This was a marriage bestowed by the old emperor, so she didn't have to worry about the old emperor not caring.

After all, there are some things that can be guessed, but cannot be said out loud by her, otherwise it would be suspected of being a show.

But......

【Why hasn’t anyone asked yet???】

Several people looked at Su Juan in unison. At this moment, someone finally came out. She came here to set up the stage to perform a play, but if this stage was set up, it would be against the Prince Jing's Mansion, and ordinary people would not dare to use it.

[Isn't it obvious that it was Song Qianfan who did it? It's so easy to guess.]

No one cooperated. Su Juan felt like she couldn't continue the drama. She was stuck in an awkward situation where she couldn't go up or down. [Oh my god, I overestimated these people. Now it's hard to deal with them...]

At this time, Duke Ping followed Su Juan's suggestion and asked helplessly, "Tell me honestly, was your neck injured by the prince?"

Su Juan's eyes suddenly filled with tears, two lines of tears slowly flowing down. She immediately wiped away her tears and shook her head gently, looking pitiful and having trouble speaking out her pain. In fact, she was roaring excitedly in her heart, "It's him, it's him, he was the one who strangled me, and he wanted to strangle me to death!"

Scholar Yuan from the Hanlin Academy almost burst out laughing.

Duke Ping was already old, but he was impressed by her acting skills. If he had not heard what was in her heart, he would have really believed her pitiful appearance.

【Duke Ping is smart.】

[Unlike other people, who couldn't even guess a single person, so stupid. ]

Everyone's face turned black: "!" Who didn't guess it?!

Some people were discussing in a low voice, "I heard that the relationship between Prince Jing and the Crown Princess was already bad, and he even took in a concubine who was engaged to him, and doted on her in every way. Now he's hitting the Crown Princess..."

"Looking at the marks, it's a very severe pinch... He favors his concubine and kills his wife, and he's not afraid of being criticized!"

"In the past, I only heard that the Prince of Jing was famous for his talent and had some of the character of the King of Jing. Now it seems... they are very different!"

"Although the Crown Prince's wife is not very likable, they are still husband and wife after all. What can't be discussed? Why do you have to be so cruel..."

"I heard that during the previous New Year's Day, the Crown Prince's Consort was assassinated!"

"Oh my god...it can't be..."

"Shh!"

At this time, Song Qianfan, the prince of Prince Jing who had disappeared for a few days, finally appeared and followed beside Prince Jing. As soon as he appeared, the discussions disappeared.

Noticing everyone's gazes, Song Qianfan's face turned pale. When he saw Su Juan, the injury from last night hurt even more.

Prince Jing was originally puzzled as to why everyone was looking at him, but the moment his eyes touched Su Juan's neck, there was nothing he didn't understand.

He glared at his eldest son beside him, "Asshole!"

Instead of thinking about how to correct his mistakes, he even dared to hit his own wife. What a bastard.

After cursing, he flicked his sleeves and strode towards the Golden Palace. As he passed by many colleagues, he felt so embarrassed that he could not hold his face.

Even if I want to protect this son, I can't.

...

When the court meeting ended, the old emperor left behind a few people, including Duke Ping, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Su Juan, Prince Jing, and Song Qianfan. Even Qiu Chuchong was waiting outside the Golden Palace with his people.

When the civil and military officials saw this scene, they knew that Prince Jing was in danger. They were all curious and wanted to see what was going on. They were reluctant to leave, so they made an excuse to wait with Qiu Chuchong.

The old emperor was in a bad mood. He glanced at the wound on Su Juan's neck and frowned, "Su Qing, what's wrong with your neck?"

When the old emperor asked this, Su Juan's legs softened and she knelt on the ground. Her knees thumped and two clear tears flowed from her eyes. "Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me!"

She cried so sadly that even Qiu Chuchong and all the civil and military officials outside the palace could hear her crying. It was so sad, as if she had suffered a great injustice, which was unbearable - if they had not heard what she said next.

[Aaaaaaah! I just wanted to act more realistically, but why is the floor so hard... It hurts so much, wuwuwuwu, my knees won't break, will they?! ]

Civil and military officials: "......"

Old emperor: “…” The.