As for the former, as long as he is still of use, Emperor Jingxuan will not take his life.

As for the latter, he has enough ways to clear himself.

But three children...

We can’t let Emperor Jingxuan notice the three children! Eunuch Quan entered the room sweating profusely and bowed respectfully: “Your Majesty! The people are here!”

Old Master Su and Su Dalang were brought into the imperial study.

On the way here, Eunuch Quan repeatedly reminded the two of the rules of the imperial court, telling them not to offend the emperor and to remember to kowtow.

The two were peasants, and they were already terrified to meet a marquis from the capital, but now they had actually entered the palace and were about to meet the emperor.

Their legs were so weak that they couldn't stand up, and they fell to the ground when they got off the carriage.

The eunuchs supported them for a long time, and Eunuch Quan said all kinds of good and bad things, and beat and reminded them, and finally calmed them down.

"Come in and kneel." Eunuch Quan reminded in a low voice, with disdain between his brows.

The two of them knelt on the ground, kowtowed loudly! Emperor Jingxuan raised his hand.

The two of them didn't dare to look up, so naturally they didn't see it.

Eunuch Quan stood aside and winked at them, but the two men were so nervous that they were only focused on kowtowing and didn't notice anything.

Duke Fu said, "Your Majesty, please don't kowtow."

The two of them then stopped and looked up at the man on the dragon throne curiously.

Eunuch Quan coughed loudly: "Cough cough!"

The two suddenly remembered Eunuch Quan's reminder - not to look directly at the emperor's face.

Mr. Su and Su Dalang lowered their heads in a hurry, shivering for a while! Concubine Xian covered her nose with a handkerchief in disgust.

Country people stink! Old Master Su and Su Dalang were so scared that they broke out in a sweat, and there was some smell.

Eunuch Fu's expression did not change. Eunuch Quan saw that he had offended Concubine Xian, and he was so angry that he glared at the two men! Wei Ting's expression was as calm as ever, with a cold light in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please start the trial quickly." Empress Xian said coquettishly. She really couldn't stand the unpleasant smell on the two men.

Emperor Jingxuan cast a deep gaze towards Wei Ting: "Wei Ting, I gave you a chance."

"Your Majesty!" Empress Xian urged.

The witnesses are here! We must not give Wei Ting a chance to admit his mistake!

The military power of the Qin family and the Su family belongs to her son. How dare the youngest son of the Wei family snatch things from his son?

I don't know what this is about! Emperor Jingxuan's rather gentle gaze fell on the faces of Old Master Su and Su Dalang: "What are your names? Where are you from?"

This is the emperor, and the emperor’s aura made it almost impossible for the two to breathe.

Old Master Su kowtowed again and said tremblingly, "I...I am Su Gu, he is my eldest grandson...Da Lang...Su Da Lang...We are from Xinghua Village in Qingzhou."

"From the same village as Su Cheng?" Emperor Jingxuan asked.

Old Master Su has heard the name Su Cheng for half his life. He used to despise him, but now he knows that he is out of his league.

Mr. Su replied in a timid manner: "Yes... they used to live in a village... and then... they moved to the capital..."

Emperor Jingxuan asked: "Do you know a man named Wei Ting?"

Old Master Su forgot the rules again and looked up blankly: "Wei... Young Master? He is the only one with the last name Wei in the village."

Eunuch Quan winked and said, "Don't stare at the emperor! It's unruly! " Emperor Jingxuan didn't care.

He paid attention to etiquette in front of the emperor, but that depends on the person. If the ministers knew it but did not abide by it, it was disrespectful. How could these authentic country farmers understand this?

Emperor Jingxuan thought for a moment and said, "It's him. Tell me about his situation."

Emperor Jingxuan signaled Mr. Su to continue.

Old Master Su continued, "Young Master Wei is not from our village... The first time I saw him was... at the beginning of winter. He came to the village entrance and wandered around. I asked him who he was looking for, and he asked me if there was a family with the surname Su in the village. I said I was one. He said it wasn't me, but someone who moved here more than ten years ago, probably in his thirties. When I heard that he was here to inquire about the Su family, I didn't look very happy."

Emperor Jingxuan asked: "Why?"

Old Master Su said, "The Su family has a bad reputation in the village. Su Cheng has been a bodyguard outside and knows a lot of people. I didn't take it seriously. I never thought that a month later, he would become the son-in-law of the Su family."

An intriguing gleam flashed across Emperor Jingxuan's eyes: "You mean... Wei Ting first inquired about the Su family, and then went to their house to be a son-in-law?"

Old Master Su said hurriedly, "Young Master Wei didn't come here on his own. He was injured and was picked up by Su Cheng. And it just so happened that Su Daya had someone cancel the engagement, so Su Cheng let him be the husband of his daughter."

Empress Xian took advantage of the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty! Listen to this! Wei Ting really has ulterior motives!"

Emperor Jingxuan frowned and said to the grandfather and grandson, "Look up."

Old Master Su and Su Dalang raised their heads tremblingly, with panic in their eyes.

Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes: "You are lying!"

The two of them trembled all over! Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "Come here, drag him away and beat him with a stick 100 times until he tells the truth!"

Four strong eunuchs came in immediately, picked up the grandfather and grandson and dragged them out without saying a word.

Old Master Su screamed: "Your Majesty, please spare my life - Your Majesty, please spare my life - I was also forced -"

Emperor Jingxuan raised his hand indifferently.

The eunuchs put the man down.

Old Master Su fell to the ground, trembling all over: "I... I was forced... Those words... were said by someone... threatening me... I just left the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion this morning... I wanted to find a cheap caravan to return to Qingzhou... Who would have thought that I would be kidnapped..."

"That man gave me a lot of silver and told me to say... said the above words... and threatened me... that if I didn't obey him... he would let me and my grandson... die in the capital..."

Emperor Jingxuan asked suspiciously, "Is this true?"

Su Dalang didn't know where he got the courage from, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! Everything my grandfather said is true!"

Empress Xian's expression changed.

What does Qin Jiang do for a living? Can't he control two peasants? His true colors are revealed so quickly! Emperor Jingxuan asked again: "What's the matter with that young master Wei?"

Old Master Su said with cold sweat, "He... He was a son-in-law picked up by Su Cheng. I didn't lie about this... It's just that he has never been to the village before... and he hasn't asked about the Su family..."

Emperor Jingxuan pointed at Wei Ting and said, "Look up. Do you know him?"

Empress Xian's frown relaxed again.

Yes, even if we cannot frame Wei Ting for intentionally approaching the Qin family, at least we can prove that Wei Ting appeared in Qingzhou.

Then Wei Ting committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!

“I don’t know him.”

Mr. Su said.

Empress Xian's body shook: "What did you say? You don't know him? Look carefully!"

Old Master Su said in a daze: "Look, look carefully... I really don't recognize him."

Concubine Xian said sternly, "He is Wei Ting! The young master Wei from your village!"

Old Master Su looked at Wei Ting and shook his head: "No, he is not. Young Master Wei does not look like this!"

Um, do you still have monthly tickets?

(End of this chapter)