Upon hearing Su Renyi's words, Mu Junyu's pupils constricted sharply. She stared intently at Su Renyi and angrily demanded, "What is he disobeying? What exactly do you want him to do?"
Su Renyi continued to shake his head frantically in a panic, stammering, "It wasn't me, it was all Su Huiyan, it was Su Huiyan, it was her idea, it was all her design, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me..."
Mu Junyu coldly rebuked with disdain: "Don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility. If you didn't also want to take control of the Su family army and obtain Renzhong's title, why would you have listened to Su Huiyan and conspired with her to murder Renzhong!"
"The Su Family Army? I can't command the Su Family Army!" Su Renyi suddenly seemed to be possessed, muttering to himself, then, as if he had found a savior, he lunged at Mu Junyu again: "Where is the military seal of the Su Family Army! Didn't Su Renzhong give you the military seal? Why don't you give it to me? With the military seal, I can truly command the Su Family Army, and I won't have to fear anyone!"
With a real military tally, the emperor would certainly not behead him again.
Mu Junyu lowered her eyes and looked contemptuously at Su Renyi, who was lying on the ground: "You think you can control the Su Family Army? Do you think anyone can just take command of the Su Family Army? Neither you nor Su Huiyan can control the Su Family Army!"
"Give me the military tally!" Su Renyi seemed to be in a hurry, reaching out to grab Mu Junyu. Mu Junyu teleported backward, and Su Renyi couldn't even grab a hem of her clothes. He could only continue to beg Mu Junyu: "Please give me the military tally! With the real military tally, I can control the Su family army! I won't be beheaded!"
Mu Junyu stared coldly at the dazed Su Renyi, gritting her teeth as she spoke each word slowly and deliberately: "Su Renyi, you killed your brother, forced your widowed sister-in-law to her death, and even tried to usurp my place, plotting to murder your nephew and niece! You are wicked and unjust, your crimes are heinous! Even beheading you would be too lenient! Su Renyi, you deserve to die!!!"
Knowing she couldn't get anything out of Su Renyi, Mu Junyu turned and drifted away into the mist.
Seeing Mu Yunyu disappear, Su Renyi frantically reached out and shouted, "Yunyu... don't go... give me the military tally..."
The fog quickly dissipated, and the death row inmates who had been sleeping nearby, upon hearing Su Renyi's shout, immediately roared in a fit of rage, "What are you yelling about in the middle of the night? Don't you want to live?!"
In this death row area, who wasn't a vicious and ruthless person? Su Renyi was so yelled at that he didn't dare to shout anymore and pretended to be dead.
As Su Xuening stepped out of the prison through the mist, the prisoners who had just fallen asleep awoke wherever she went.
Because she wanted to extract information that couldn't be overheard by others, she had someone add an antidote to Su Renyi's last meal beforehand, and the mist was the sleeping drug.
Now that the fog has lifted, the prisoners who were bewildered by it are gradually awakening.
Once outside the prison, Su Xuening saw Xuan Yuanzhan waiting for her.
After helping Su Xuening into the carriage, Xuan Yuanzhan looked at her attire and smiled, saying, "You really look like your mother."
He hadn't really met her mother much before, except for the time he saved her from the bottom of the cliff.
It has to be said that the mother and daughter really look alike, and with that outfit, it's no wonder she was able to pass for Su Renyi.
Su Xuening took off the blood-stained clothes she was wearing: "Su Renyi coveted my mother, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
Su Renyi didn't implicate Su Huiyan even in the main hall today, so he probably would rather die than betray her.
After all, if he were to be beheaded, everyone else would be spared. As long as Su Huiyan survives, she can still help the second branch of the Su family to some extent.
If he really drags Su Huiyan into this mess, then both he and Su Huiyan will die, and it will benefit no one.
Looking back now, he still had some brotherly affection for Su Huiyan, and seeing how desperately Su Huiyan pleaded for Su Renyi in the main hall, he must have had some consideration for Su Renyi as his elder brother.
But why were they so cruel to their father? How could they bring themselves to do it!
Xuan Yuanzhan hadn't expected Su Renyi to be as shameless as Xuan Yuanpeng: "So, did you get anything out of him?"
Su Xuening shook her head solemnly: "Su Renyi doesn't know the secret of the Su family army, and he didn't explain my father's death clearly either, but he said Su Huiyan was the mastermind!"
Even without Su Renyi saying it, she knew that Su Huiyan was the mastermind.
After all, Su Renyi is timid, cowardly, and brainless. It wouldn't be so easy for him to scheme against his father. It must have been Su Huiyan who came up with this idea.
Seeing this, Xuan Yuanzhan comforted him, "Don't worry too much. As long as we continue to investigate, we will know the truth sooner or later."
Su Xuening nodded; that was what she thought too.
Su Renyi is dead, but there's still Su Huiyan. She refuses to believe she can't find out the truth about her father's death.
Su Xuening then looked at Xuan Yuanzhan: "I will have to trouble Your Highness to send people to guard this prison and not let anyone see Su Renyi before he is beheaded!"
Although her trip just now should have been flawless, it's best to avoid letting anyone see Su Renyi again, just in case, lest Su Renyi say something he shouldn't.
"Don't worry about that. Su Renyi is a serious criminal on death row. Without Xuanyuan Peng's imperial decree, no one can see him!"
He had to obtain an imperial edict from Xuanyuan Peng before he could allow her to see Su Renyi.
Moreover, Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuanyu are both in dire straits right now, so there's no point in them coming to see Su Renyi. In fact, it would only bring trouble upon themselves, so they probably won't come to see him.
Hearing Xuan Yuanzhan say that, Su Xuening felt relieved, but she still couldn't return to the Prince's Mansion: "Your Highness, I need to go to the western suburbs valley to pick up Yun An."
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned: "What happened?"
"No, I promised Yun'an that I would bring him to watch Su Renyi's execution."
Su Renyi and Su Huiyan harmed their father, then their mother, and repeatedly harmed her and Yun'an. Now that they finally have a chance to vent their anger, how could they not bring Yun'an to see them?
Xuan Yuanzhan could understand the siblings' situation: "Then I'll go pick them up. You must be tired after a long night. I'll take you home to rest first."
Su Xuening was initially relieved that Xuan Yuanzhan was going to pick up the person, but...
Su Xuening glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan's chest and waist: "I'll go, Your Highness is still injured."
He should have rested and recuperated from his injury, but instead he's been making a fuss by following her around.
Seeing the concern in her eyes, Xuan Yuanzhan felt a warmth in his heart.
“Then let’s go together.” Xuan Yuanzhan reached out and hugged her like a child. “I’ll hold you and let you sleep for a while. I’ll wake you up when it’s time to go.”
Su Xuening was startled and immediately looked anxiously at his chest: "Your injury..."
"It's okay, the injury is over there, you can sleep here."
Xuanyuan Zhan deliberately held her with his left arm.
His embrace was so warm. Su Xuening was probably really tired, and she gradually let down her guard. She leaned against him and closed her eyes wearily.
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