The next morning, when the civil and military officials went to court, they saw a group of people shouting at the palace gate.
"Su Renyi hired assassins to kill the Emperor and the Holy King. He deserves to die. We beg Your Majesty to punish him severely!"
"Su Renyi stole General Su's military achievements, yet he murdered General Su's orphan. He is both unrighteous and immoral, and he must not be tolerated!"
"General Su died on the battlefield, his body wrapped in a horse's hide, sacrificing himself for the country. Your Majesty, we beg you to give General Su's orphan justice! Do not let loyal ministers lose heart!"
After hearing what the people were shouting, the officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Who do you think was behind this?"
"That's hard to say. When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down, especially since Consort Su and Su Renyi have quite a few enemies!"
"These commoners are really bold, daring to cause trouble right at the palace gate."
"That's right, I wonder how His Majesty will handle this matter!"
"The will of the people is clear; I think Su Renyi will have a hard time escaping this time."
"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget about Consort Su. Besides, His Majesty has to consider the Su family army."
The officials discussed the matter as they went to the palace for court.
Chengqian Palace.
Just as Zong Jiu finished helping Xuan Yuanpeng put on his dragon robe, a royal guard rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, there is trouble at the palace gate."
Xuanyuan Peng's face suddenly darkened: "Who dares to be so bold!"
“They are citizens of the city,” the Imperial Guard replied, bowing.
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Peng looked puzzled: "Why are the people in the city causing trouble at the palace?"
"It seems to be..." The Imperial Guard glanced cautiously at Xuan Yuanpeng: "It's about Lord Su's matter."
Xuanyuan Peng was somewhat surprised, and frowned as he glanced at Zong Jiu: "Go and find out the truth."
"Yes." Zong Jiu replied and immediately led his men to the palace gate.
Soon, Zong Jiu understood the whole story and rushed back to report: "Your Majesty, those people outside are because of Marquis Su..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanpeng's face turned as black as ink. He angrily said, "The incident involving Su Renyi has been going on for several days now. Why would someone suddenly cause trouble today? Go and find out who did this!"
Few people knew that he had decided to pronounce Su Renyi's sentence today. Could it be that Ya'er and Zhan'er did it to force him to deal with Su Renyi?
But he had already promised to deal with Su Renyi, so why are they still resorting to these underhanded tactics?
The thought that the two of them distrusted him made Xuanyuan Peng even angrier.
Seeing that Xuan Yuanpeng was angry, Zong Jiu quickly replied, "This old servant has also inquired about it. I heard that yesterday, the second wife of the Su family went to the Holy Princess to save Marquis Su. The Holy Princess did not agree, so the second wife of the Su family made a scene at the gate of the Holy Prince's Mansion. As a result, it aroused public anger. The people outside the palace came spontaneously. In addition to demanding that Marquis Su be punished, they also demanded that the orphan of General Su be given justice."
After hearing the whole story, Xuanyuan Peng finally understood what had happened and was furious: "That stupid woman! She knew perfectly well that Su Renyi was assassinating the Holy King's family, yet she still went to the Holy King's Consort for help. Does she think everyone is as stupid as her?!"
Doesn't she know how they harmed her before? How dare she go and ask them to save her? Even an outsider like him knows that Su Xuening hates the second branch of the Su family to the bone, yet she still went and humiliated herself. She's hopelessly stupid!
"How dare she cause trouble at the Holy King's Palace! Lock that stupid woman up in the Heavenly Prison!" Xuan Yuanpeng thought to himself that he couldn't let her off so easily!
If she hadn't made such a fuss, why would the people have paid so much attention to this matter, and even come to the palace gates to protest? It's incredibly foolish!
Zong Jiu quickly reported: "Your Majesty, the Holy Princess Consort was furious yesterday and severely punished Madam Su with one hundred strokes of the cane. I heard she is still unconscious!"
That's more like Ya'er's personality. Xuan Yuanpeng smiled indulgently: "She got off easy! Since the Dowager Consort has already punished her, let's leave her alone for now."
"Those people at the gate..." Zong Jiu asked cautiously again.
"Go to court first!"
The matter of Su Renyi will be decided today. After Su Renyi is dealt with, they will stop causing trouble.
Xuanyuan Peng then took Zong Jiu to court.
Huayang Palace.
Consort Su also learned about the riot by the people at the palace gate and the embarrassing incident by Lady Zhong at the gate of the Holy Prince's mansion yesterday. She was immediately furious: "That idiot Lady Zhong, she's really going to get me killed this time!"
If she could behave herself, perhaps she could still find a way to downplay Su Renyi's matter and make it disappear altogether.
After all, in the Emperor's heart, the Su family's military seal held absolute power, but now that the people outside are causing such a commotion, it seems impossible for her to downplay the situation.
"What did His Majesty say?"
Lu Da reported, "The Emperor has not responded; he has gone to court."
Consort Su frowned, her frustration growing: "The Emperor hasn't even ordered anyone to clear out those commoners at the gate?"
"No." Lu Da said, glancing at Consort Su's gloomy face, and cautiously added, "How about this old servant goes and gets rid of the person?"
If this continues, it won't be good for Lord Su, and it might not be good for their lady either.
Consort Su refused, saying, "Even His Majesty hasn't ordered anyone to clean it up. If I were to do it myself, wouldn't that be a clear sign of a guilty conscience?"
"So we're just going to ignore this?" Lu Da asked worriedly.
The troublemakers at the gate are clearly targeting Lord Su and his wife. Can they really just ignore it?
Su Fei narrowed her eyes menacingly.
Yu'er should be attending court now. Today the Emperor is going to deal with Su Renyi. Yu'er shouldn't have forgotten what she said before!
As long as Yu'er can kill the leader of the Black Snake Society, the Three Departments will have no evidence, and the Emperor will naturally be unable to do anything to Su Renyi.
Everything depends on Yu'er now.
At the Holy King's Mansion, Su Xuening had breakfast with Madam Bai early in the morning, and then the two of them went to the palace together.
As soon as I arrived at the palace gate, I saw a group of people gathered there, seemingly arguing about something.
Su Xuening listened carefully for a couple of sentences, and it seemed that they were arguing about severely punishing Su Renyi or something. She immediately looked at Bai Shi with surprise.
Bai Shi understood her meaning perfectly well, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "It wasn't arranged by me. Yesterday's incident caused quite a stir. Many people felt indignant on behalf of your father and you siblings. Perhaps these people acted spontaneously."
Su Xuening frowned.
Spontaneous action by the people?
How many people would dare to cause trouble at the palace gates? Since the people weren't arranged by her or the Empress Dowager, it must be Xuan Yuanzhan's doing.
Seeing her furrowed brows, Bai comforted her, "Letting them make a fuss won't hurt. It's ultimately in our best interest. Su Renyi has done so many despicable things, shouldn't he become famous for it?"
Moreover, Xuanyuan Peng still has to consider the opinions of the people, and perhaps these people can influence Xuanyuan Peng's decision!
"Hmm." Su Xuening responded softly. She had a feeling that things weren't that simple. She would ask Xuan Yuanzhan when she saw him later.
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