"Your Majesty..." Seeing that Xuan Yuanpeng was about to chop off Su Renyi's head again, Consort Su cried out in alarm.
Xuanyuan Peng didn't give her a chance to speak, his face darkening as he angrily rebuked her: "Don't you understand yet? Heaven is watching what people do. You and Su Renyi have gone too far. Now even the people can't stand it anymore. The will of the people is what they want, and you can't go against it! Su Renyi is in this situation because he brought it upon himself!"
Xuanyuan Peng's words, "Those who do evil will not live," struck Su Fei hard, leaving her with no strength left to plead for Su Renyi. She collapsed to the ground in despair.
With Su Renyi beheaded, she and Yu'er will no longer have a family to rely on.
So this is God punishing her. If her elder brother were still alive, how could he have let her and Su Renyi end up in such a predicament?
Su Renyi, who was standing next to him, had already collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to struggle.
Once the Emperor's mind is made up, there is no room for negotiation.
He's doomed. Even Consort Su can't save him, and no one else can.
Is it true that you reap what you sow?
Because he harmed Su Xuening, Su Xuening is now trying to harm him in this way. Is this the cycle of karma?
Su Renyi lay on the ground, meeting Su Xuening's icy gaze.
Su Xuening is truly ruthless!!!
Xuanyuan Peng glanced at the dejected Consort Su and spoke again: "Although this matter has nothing to do with Consort Su, she failed to fulfill her duty of supervising and advising her brother. Therefore, she is demoted to Consort and stripped of her Phoenix Seal."
"Your Majesty!" Consort Su, who was still regretting her actions, was once again shocked beyond measure when she heard about Xuan Yuanpeng's punishment of her.
Xuanyuan Yu also said urgently, "Father, this matter has nothing to do with Mother. Your punishment is too heavy for Mother!"
Demoting a concubine to a lower rank and stripping her of her imperial seal means that the mother consort will no longer have the right to manage the six palaces. She will no longer be the only one in the harem and will be directly overshadowed by Consort Liang.
His mother was demoted to the rank of concubine, and he would also be implicated as a result!
Xuanyuan Peng stared intently at Xuanyuan Yu for a long while, his gaze deep and unfathomable: "Third brother, I underestimated your abilities before!"
Xuan Yuanpeng's meaningful words instantly startled Xuan Yuanyu.
Not only Xuan Yuan Yu, but also the officials of Xuan Yuan Yu's party were all terrified.
Everyone was speculating about the meaning of the Emperor's words. The Emperor had previously favored the Third Prince, which was why they had taken sides early on, hoping to gain merit by supporting the Emperor when he ascended the throne. But they never expected such a change in the process!
Now that Consort Su has been demoted to the rank of concubine, her status is lower than that of Consort Liang. As the only concubine in the harem, Consort Liang's position will undoubtedly rise significantly!
The Third Prince's status is probably not as high as the Second Prince's, so has the Emperor changed his mind?
Damn it, they chose sides too early!
Xuan Yuanzhi himself did not expect that today's drama would be so exciting, nor did he expect that the conflict between Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanyu would allow him, the fisherman, to reap the benefits.
Mother is right. We should win over Xuan Yuanzhan to deal with Xuan Yuanyu. Now that Consort Su has been demoted, he and Mother have a chance to rise to power.
It's such a pity that Mother Consort couldn't come to see such a wonderful show today!
"Take Su Renyi, Shao Kun, and all the Black Serpent Society assassins to the Heavenly Prison and execute them at noon tomorrow!" Xuan Yuanpeng shouted.
No one dared to utter another word, and the constables from the Dali Temple immediately stepped forward to take the person away.
"Court adjourned!"
Xuanyuan Peng flicked his sleeves and left with Zong Jiu.
"Respectfully seeing off His Majesty!"
The officials all bowed to see him off.
As soon as Xuanyuan Peng left, the constables from the Dali Temple also escorted the people away.
Qiu Ye and the other two bowed to Bai Shi and Xuan Yuanzhan and said, "We still need to go back and sort out the case, so we will take our leave first."
"You've worked hard." Xuan Yuanzhan nodded to the three of them.
The fact that this matter was resolved satisfactorily today is largely due to the efforts of the three departments, especially Zhu Yu, so Xuan Yuanzhan is happy to maintain good relations with them.
After saying goodbye to Xuan Yuanzhan, Qiu Ye and the others left.
“Mother.” Xuan Yuan Yu went over and helped the limp Su Hui Yan up.
Su Huiyan was initially distraught, but when she saw Bai Shi opposite her, her dazed eyes suddenly focused, and she pounced on Bai Shi like a madwoman: "Bai Fuya, you vixen, how dare you frame me like this!"
As soon as Su Huiyan got close, before she could even pounce on Bai Shi, Bai Shi raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face.
A sharp "snap!" instantly stunned everyone in the hall.
The officials, who hadn't yet left the court, saw this scene and their eyes gleamed with gossip, but they dared not show it on their faces, not even daring to breathe loudly, for fear of disturbing the two of them.
"Mother!" Xuan Yuan Yu was also stunned, and immediately glared angrily at Bai Shi.
Su Huiyan snapped out of her daze, her anger blazing: "Bai Fuya, how dare you hit me!"
"Slap!" As soon as Su Huiyan opened her mouth, Bai slapped her hard again, swelling up half of Su Huiyan's face.
Bai looked at Su Huiyan's face, which had been slapped evenly on both sides, with great satisfaction: "That's exactly what I wanted to do! Su Consort, you must have forgotten, right? You are now just a second-rank consort, while I am a first-rank imperial concubine. How dare you address me by my name? Can't I teach you a lesson?"
With Bai's identity as a powerful figure, Su Huiyan had nowhere to vent her anger, no matter how much she was angry.
Seeing Su Huiyan's discomfitured expression, Bai sneered smugly and stepped forward to warn, "Remember these two slaps. From now on, bow respectfully to me, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"
Su Huiyan clenched her fists tightly, as if her fists were Bai Shi's neck.
Bai Shi couldn't be bothered to stand there and let her glare at her; she found it annoying just looking at her.
Bai was about to leave with Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, but after taking only two steps, she remembered something and turned back to remind Su Huiyan, "Oh, by the way, you must also pay your respects to my daughter-in-law in the future. She is also a first-rank princess consort!"
...Su Huiyan was furious, her gaze towards Bai Shi as if she wanted to devour him.
She had never felt such a strong urge to kill anyone before; Bai Fuya was definitely the first!
After provoking Su Huiyan enough, Bai Shi left with Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, completely satisfied.
Su Huiyan stared at the departing figures of Bai Shi and Su Xuening. Her blood surged and surged due to her ever-growing anger. Perhaps her eyes were clouded by the anger, but Su Huiyan felt that the figures of Bai Shi and Su Xuening were becoming increasingly blurry.
With a "boom!", the string in Su Huiyan's mind finally snapped, and she fainted instantly.
"Mother!" Xuan Yuan Yu was startled and scooped up Su Hui Yan, shouting, "Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
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