Su Fei's words made Su Renyi's eyes light up instantly, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably at the thought of that person.
Upon seeing Su Renyi's expression, Consort Su's face immediately darkened, and she reprimanded him, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'm warning you again, she is my elder brother's woman, and she will be for life. You are not allowed to make any advances toward her."
Having his thoughts read, Su Renyi immediately bowed in embarrassment, saying, "Your subject dares not!"
Consort Su snorted coldly in displeasure: "Your task is to make her hand over the Su family's military tally. Think about it, how long can our fake military tally fool the Emperor?"
Su Renyi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately bowed: "Your subject will do his utmost to find the Su family's military tally."
Once the Emperor finds out that the Su family military tally in his possession is fake, not only will he lose his position as commander of the city guards, but he will also lose his title of Marquis of Yong'an. The real Su family military tally must be found!
Su Renyi suddenly thought of something and leaned closer to Su Fei, whispering, "Do you think the Su family's military tally might be in Su Xuening's hands?"
Su Fei's pupils shrank sharply. She had considered this possibility, but Mu Junyu had never denied that the military tally was not in her possession. She refused to hand it over no matter what, and even threatening her with Su Xuening and Su Yun'an was useless.
If the military tally wasn't in Mu Junyu's hands, she could have easily denied it, but she never did. In addition, her elder brother had always had a good relationship with Mu Junyu, and had repeatedly praised her as no ordinary young lady, saying that she had the talent of a great general. Given how much her elder brother admired and loved Mu Junyu, it was most likely that he would hand over the Su family's military tally to Mu Junyu.
As for Su Xuening, that's unlikely. If she really had the military seal, how could she possibly remain calm?
However, just in case, Su Xuening must not be allowed to marry Xuan Yuanzhan. She must become Yu'er's principal wife. As long as she becomes Yu'er's woman, the military tally in Mu's hands will eventually be hers. If the military tally is in Su Xuening's hands, then it will be hers for the taking!
Consort Su thought for a while, then looked at Su Renyi and said, "Here's what we'll do: arrange for someone to stay by Su Xuening's side and investigate whether the military seal might be in her possession."
"Yes." Su Renyi bowed in response. He thought of someone: he had seen Green Lotus, who was next to Su Xuening, in the Zhong family courtyard before. Green Lotus should be a member of the Zhong family. He could assign this task to Green Lotus.
Consort Su continued, "The Shuntian Prefecture should be investigating the Mu family's affairs these two days. It's not safe these two days. I'll hand the person over to you in a couple of days. Find a place to settle the person first, and have a few old women keep an eye on them. Don't question them for now. We'll talk about it later."
"Your subject understands," Su Renyi replied with a bow.
"Your Majesty."
As the two were talking, Granny Jiang knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Granny Jiang pushed open the door and entered the room, bowing to Consort Su and saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has returned to the palace."
Hearing that Xuanyuan Peng had returned so quickly, Consort Su breathed a sigh of relief: "Where is Yu'er? Is he still kneeling in the Imperial Study?"
Granny Jiang lowered her eyes and whispered, "They're still kneeling."
Su Fei frowned, then gestured with her chin toward Su Renyi: "You should go back first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave."
Su Renyi bowed and withdrew.
"To the Imperial Study!"
After Su Renyi left, Consort Su led Granny Jiang and several palace maids to the Imperial Study.
The Imperial Study.
As soon as Xuanyuan Peng returned, he saw Xuanyuan Yu kneeling at the door of the Imperial Study, and immediately felt a headache coming on.
Xuanyuan Peng ignored Xuanyuan Yu and went straight into the imperial study.
Upon seeing Xuan Yuanpeng return, Xuan Yuanyu immediately called out into the house, "Father, I love my cousin Ning'er. I will marry no one but her in this life. I beg you, Father, to grant my wish."
"Father, I am in love with my cousin Ning'er. I will marry no one but her in this life. I beg you to grant my wish."
Xuanyuan Yu shouted again and again, each shout accompanied by the sound of his head being kowtowed, which made Xuanyuan Peng's headache start up again.
"How long has he been kneeling outside?" Xuan Yuanpeng asked Zong Jiu while pressing his head.
Zong Jiu gestured to the eunuch in the imperial study, who quickly came out and reported, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has been kneeling outside for an hour."
They had already told him that the emperor was no longer there, but he still insisted on kneeling.
Xuanyuan Peng remained silent for a while, then, thinking of Xuanyuan Zhan lying there half-dead, he became anxious: "Go and fetch the four volumes of imperial edicts."
"Yes," Zong Jiu replied, and immediately brought over two scrolls of imperial edicts.
Xuanyuan Peng picked up his pen, remained silent for a while, and then put it down.
Just as Xuanyuan Peng was writing furiously, a eunuch came in to report: "Your Majesty, Consort Su requests an audience."
Upon hearing that Consort Su had arrived, Xuanyuan Peng frowned again. Before he could speak, Consort Su barged in.
Xuan Yuanpeng's face instantly turned as black as ink, and he angrily shouted, "Su Huiyan, do you have no manners at all!"
Seeing that Xuanyuan Peng was angry, Consort Su's eyes immediately reddened. She learned Bai Shi's skills perfectly and said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty~ Yu'er has been kneeling outside for an hour. Can't you feel sorry for Yu'er?"
Hearing that affected voice, Xuanyuan Peng frowned even more. Why did he involuntarily compromise when Ya'er said these things, but felt nauseous when Su Fei said them?
“He wants to kneel, what can I do?” Xuanyuan Peng said, continuing to write the imperial edict.
Seeing that the skills she had learned from Bai Shi were not working, Consort Su became anxious: "Your Majesty, Yu'er only wants to marry Su Xuening. We were originally going to choose a consort for him. I also like Su Xuening. Please grant my wish with Yu'er."
"I have already made my decision regarding Xuanyuan Yu's selection of a consort. My word is law and cannot be changed!" Xuanyuan Peng said without looking up.
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