Chapter 118 The Truth
Su Qingrong looked at Song Wanyan and sneered coldly: "Empress Song, you really can't stand this sisterly affection. Have you ever thought about how many people will laugh at her for accepting a eunuch as her fiancé?"
Song Wanyan did not show any weakness when Su Qingrong questioned her just now, but after hearing these words, the corners of her eyes turned red.
"Jia Sui, this is not the place for you to mess around. There's something important that hasn't been resolved in the palace today. Please go to the side hall and wait."
Song Jiasui remained unmoved, but said firmly:
"If this is something that damages my reputation, and I must seek truth from facts and not deceive the emperor, why should I make it public?"
Su Qingrong understood immediately that this was the way to save the Song family.
Since the marriage is a done deal, just push it to someone else to minimize the losses.
Su Qingrong was a little crazy.
Did Jiang Yingli inform the Song family? How did she meet the Song family?
Su Qingrong still refused to give up: "Isn't this even more ridiculous? Your former fiancé, after many twists and turns, went to work in your sister's palace. It seems that not only can he not forget the past, but he also wants to go against human ethics!"
"Enough!" Xiao Chenglan suddenly flipped the coffee table beside him. "Su, how many more dirty words are you going to say today?"
His Majesty had previously executed Lü Cairen with a calm expression, but this was the first time he was so furious. Everyone in the hall knelt on the ground in panic.
Su Qingrong's forehead was pressed against the cold floor tiles, and she was shaking like a sieve.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Song Jiasui clenched his sleeves, trying his best to suppress the trembling in his voice.
"Your Majesty, I only just learned today that Xie Huaiyu is serving in my sister's palace. Upon hearing this, I am filled with fear. I would like to explain the circumstances surrounding the breakup of the engagement between the Song and Xie families. Your Majesty, please make the decision for my sister."
"you say."
"Back then, the Xie family was convicted and their entire clan was raided. Xie Huaiyu, less than ten years old, was spared the death penalty and reduced to slavery. The Song family was unwilling to marry their daughter to a convicted slave, so they resolutely broke off the engagement. Xie Huaiyu felt that the Song family had taken advantage of his misfortune and held a grudge against them. He is now working for my sister's palace. It is indeed out of personal feelings, but not out of love, but out of resentment. He wants my sister to be disgraced and for me to inherit the bad reputation and make it difficult for me to choose a husband. This man is scheming and has sinister intentions, which is why this lady was deceived by him."
Song Jiasui looked at Su Qingrong, implying that she was deceived by Xie Huaiyu.
Su Qingrong took a few anxious breaths and pointed at Song Jiasui with trembling hands.
"You, you are just quibbling! I was not deceived by him at all. I am the only one who can see the truth. He holds a grudge against me, so why doesn't he just take revenge on you instead of entering the palace!"
Song Jiasui explained calmly, "When the engagement was made, the elders of the Song Mansion had all met him. How did he even get into the Song Mansion? He couldn't even see the servants, let alone take revenge? Although the rules in this palace are strict, it's actually a perfect place for him to exploit loopholes. My sister has never met him to avoid suspicion, and no one else in the palace knew about the engagement, so he could act recklessly. He deliberately transferred to serve by my sister's side and deliberately carried the jade pendant to give her a handle, just to expose the incident today and drag my sister into it. Besides, if my sister were to be disgraced, he could implicate all the women in the Song Mansion. Wouldn't that be even more satisfying for him?"
After saying this, Song Jiasui knelt on the ground with lingering fear. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that someone with such sinister intentions is hiding by my sister's side. If I let his evil plan succeed today, my sister's reputation will be tarnished for nothing! Your Majesty, please understand!"
Xiao Chenglan listened quietly, and the concubines around her couldn't help but be amazed.
This makes sense. Why would this eunuch openly carry a jade pendant that could carry a death sentence?
It seems that he is alone and is not afraid of death, but he still wants to drag a few more people down with him.
Su Qingrong was stunned for a while, but she did not give up and was committed to finding every loophole.
"You said he harbored a grudge and wanted revenge, so why didn't he just admit it when he was tortured so severely? If he admitted it, Concubine Song would die, and wouldn't his goal be achieved?"
"It's not impossible for a dying man to have a change of heart. Your Majesty is suspicious, and I, a humble servant, am equally curious. So, why not ask him again? I'm new here, and there's absolutely no way I could have colluded with him to give a confession. Your Majesty can rest assured then, then."
Su Qingrong was a little hesitant. If Xie Huaiyu also said that he was doing it for revenge, then Song Wanyan would have escaped today's incident again.
But if I don't ask, the Song family will still fool me.
She was unwilling to accept it.
The people of the Song family were so heartless as to break off the engagement back then, and today, in order to exonerate themselves, they are simply trampling him into the mud. Could he still speak for the Song family?
She doesn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, please summon Xie Huaiyu into the palace for further interrogation!"
Xiao Chenglan gave Fu Wanquan a look.
A moment later, Xie Huaiyu, who had put on his clothes, was half-dragged into the hall. A bloody smell filled the hall.
"Xie Huaiyu, I want to ask you, who was your betrothal partner back then, Song San or Song Wu?"
Xie Huaiyu coughed twice, "It's...it's Song Wu."
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