Su Renyi's answer made Su Fei silently breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, she was deeply moved.
Even at this point, her second brother still hasn't betrayed her.
Consort Su couldn't bear to see Su Renyi die so unjustly, so she knelt down before Xuan Yuanpeng and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee with my life that the assassination attempt on Your Majesty and the Holy King was not done by Su Renyi. Now that the Three Departments have been deceived, I beg Your Majesty to grant us some more time so that they can find out the truth and clear Su Renyi's name."
Hearing Su Fei make such an oath, Su Xuening felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
Su Renyi did not attempt to assassinate the Emperor, but he had attempted to assassinate her countless times. Su Huiyan dared to make such a vicious oath, wasn't she afraid of really suffering the backlash?
Xuanyuan Peng frowned as he looked at Consort Su.
Guarantee it with your life?
Could it be that Su Renyi really didn't do this?
Who else could it be but Su Renyi?
Xuanyuan Peng subconsciously looked at Bai Shi and Xuanyuan Zhan.
Could this really be a ruse orchestrated by Zhan'er and the others?
Xuanyuan Zhan seemed to sense Xuanyuan Peng's questioning gaze, and his heart sank.
This person is definitely not trustworthy! He's completely unworthy of Bai Fuya!!
"Cough cough~" Xuan Yuanzhan coughed heavily as if he suddenly had a chest pain.
No one knows a son better than his mother. How could Madam Bai not understand Xuan Yuanzhan's meaning? She immediately stepped forward to support him and asked worriedly, "Zhan'er, how are you?"
Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan's pale face, Xuan Yuanpeng's consciousness finally seemed to clear up a bit.
It couldn't have been Zhan'er who orchestrated all of this!
If it really is Zhan'er, the Three Departments couldn't possibly have found nothing. The Three Departments just said that Shao Kun has no connection whatsoever with the Holy King's Mansion.
Moreover, Zhan'er shielded him from the sword without hesitation at the hunting grounds, which was her most genuine reaction. Zhan'er cared about him and almost lost her life to save him.
Even Hang Yuqing said that Zhan'er was only half an inch away from having her heart meridian pierced. How could it be Zhan'er's doing something so dangerous!
It's Su Renyi!
Damn it, he almost fell for their trick and wrongly accused Zhan'er and Ya'er.
Supporting Xuan Yuanzhan, Bai Shi said to Xuan Yuanpeng, "Your Majesty, Su Renyi has sent assassins to the Holy Prince's Mansion more than once or twice. There have probably been dozens of such attempts in total. Now that the Three Judicial Offices have uncovered the truth, he should be brought to justice as soon as possible. As long as Su Renyi lives, our Holy Prince's Mansion will never have peace! I urge Your Majesty to make a decisive decision and bring Su Renyi to justice immediately!"
Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening knelt down together: "Your Majesty, please bring Su Renyi to justice immediately!"
When Xuanyuan Peng saw Bai kneel down, he was already heartbroken. Now that he saw Xuanyuan Zhan kneeling down, he was even more heartbroken. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Consort Su say, "Su Renyi has really been wronged. Your Majesty cannot be deceived by these people. Please give us some more time. The Three Judicial Offices will surely be able to find out the truth!"
Xuanyuan Yu also knelt down: "Please grant me some more time, Father."
"Please grant us some more time, Your Majesty."
Xuan Yuanyu's faction in the court knelt down one after another, including Chancellor Zhao Ji, Minister of Personnel Zhong Youdao, Vice Minister of War Wei Zhong, and other important officials.
Seeing that nearly half of the people were kneeling in the court, Xuan Yuanpeng's expression immediately turned ugly.
He had no idea that Consort Su and the Third Prince had reached out so quickly, managing to win over 40% of the officials in the court, including many important ministers.
Aside from Xuan Yuanpeng's pale face, both Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanzhi were somewhat alarmed.
Xuanyuan Zhan had been away from the capital for many years and had never been interested in court affairs, but he really hadn't expected that there would be so many officials from Consort Su's and Xuanyuan Yu's factions.
How could Emperor Xuanyuan Peng be so lenient? The heir to the throne hasn't even been decided yet, and he already tolerates others forming factions in court? Even his own sons are unacceptable. If every son were like Xuanyuan Yu, would Xuanyuan Peng still be able to sit on the throne? Wouldn't he be able to control everything with his sons?
Xuanyuan Zhi was eager to seize the throne, so he paid close attention to the factional affairs in the court.
He could understand why Zhao Ji became a member of Xuanyuan Yu's faction after Xuanyuan Yu married Zhao Zhenzhen. Zhong Youdao, the Minister of Personnel, was Su Renyi's father-in-law and was naturally also a member of Xuanyuan Yu's faction. As for Wei Zhong, the Vice Minister of War, he was Xuanyuan Duo's father-in-law. Since Xuanyuan Duo sided with Xuanyuan Yu, Wei Zhong also sided with him.
He could understand these people, and it was within his expectations. What shocked him was that many of the officials who had no connection with Xuan Yuan Yu had also sided with him. He hadn't expected that Xuan Yuan Yu had managed to win over so many officials without his knowledge.
Roughly estimated, it must be at least 40%!
Such a large number of people would be a great disadvantage for him in his future struggle for the position of crown prince. How could this not alarm him!
It seems that his mother was right. Xuan Yuanzhan's identity is special, and he is not a threat to him. Xuan Yuanyu is his real opponent. He still needs to win over Xuan Yuanzhan as soon as possible in order to have a chance of winning.
Upon thinking this through, Xuanyuan Zhi stepped forward and said, "Father, the law in Eastern Chu is strict. Now that the Three Judicial Offices have uncovered the truth, traitors like Su Renyi must not be tolerated. I urge Father to bring him to justice as soon as possible to appease the people!"
As soon as Xuanyuan Zhi spoke, another group of officials knelt down behind him, but there were far fewer than Xuanyuan Yu's group, probably less than 30% of Xuanyuan Yu's.
Seeing that Xuan Yuanzhi had also gotten involved, Consort Su and Xuan Yuanyu were furious again!
It seems that Consort Liang and Xuanyuan Zhi are about to formally declare war on them.
However, Bai Shi and Xuan Yuanzhan exchanged a glance when they heard Xuan Yuanzhi speak up for them.
Even that fox Xuanyuan Zhi has joined the fray; today is truly a lively day!
Xuanyuan Peng hadn't expected Xuanyuan Zhi to get involved in this matter, and he was immediately at his wit's end.
Just as Xuanyuan Peng was getting increasingly annoyed, a palace attendant rushed in to report: "Your Majesty, the number of people gathering at the palace gate is increasing, and there are already several thousand people."
Xuanyuan Peng was startled and said solemnly, "How can there be so many?"
The eunuch bowed and reported, "They all came spontaneously. We heard that Madam Su caused a scene at the Holy Prince's Mansion yesterday, and the people felt sorry for General Su and his children. This morning, people started shouting at the palace gates early in the morning. Then they heard that the Emperor would be judging Marquis Su today, so the crowd grew larger and larger..."
The eunuch stole a glance at Xuanyuan Peng, looking as if he wanted to say something but dared not.
"Speak!" Xuanyuan Peng shouted impatiently.
The eunuch was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and reported, "They all demand severe punishment... Lord Su, and they also say that His Majesty should give General Su justice!"
Thinking of Su Renzhong, Xuanyuan Peng felt he had lost money. He glanced at Su Xuening kneeling beside Xuanyuan Zhan in the hall and sighed, "Alright, stop arguing. Just do as I said before: strip Su Renyi of his title and confiscate his property. He will be beheaded and his head displayed to the public at noon tomorrow!"
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