Chapter 139 Execution of Su
Life was peaceful in Zhaohua Palace, but Changqing Palace was in turmoil.
Upon hearing the news, the ministers knelt in Changqing Palace and requested His Majesty to execute Su Qingrong.
Everyone's face was filled with anger of being fooled.
"Your Majesty, the royal heir is the foundation of the nation! How can we allow the concubines in the harem to make a fuss about it! How many people have been looking forward to the birth of the eldest royal son, and the fact that he is the first to come is fake? It is simply too absurd!"
The minister who was speaking was the Minister of Rites. His brows were raised and he looked very angry. He became more and more excited as he spoke, and his old face gradually turned red.
Think about it, the Ministry of Rites started choosing characters for the eldest prince and preparing for his first birthday celebration from the day Concubine Shen was diagnosed with pregnancy, but halfway through, they announced that the child was fake?
Is this tolerable?
Even if it meant offending the Su family, he had to stand up for his colleagues in the Ministry of Rites. Moreover, the Su family had incurred public wrath today. No matter how prominent the Su family was, they could not blatantly distort the truth.
"Your Majesty! The Minister of Rites is right. The affairs of state are not to be trifled with. If Su is not killed, how can we rectify the harem's customs? If she is not severely punished, the concubines who follow her will follow her example, and there will be no peace in Your Majesty's harem!"
The group of people became more and more excited as they talked. Just as Su Wenyue reached the gate of Changqing Palace, she heard people in the palace calling for the execution of the Su family.
The majestic aura he had displayed a few days ago had disappeared, and he looked several years older. Listening to the indignation of the ministers in the hall, he finally stopped at the door of the hall and did not go in to debate with the scholars.
It can't be saved.
How foolish! She was involved with the royal heir and aroused public anger. Even if the Su family tried their best to protect her, they would inevitably bring disaster upon themselves.
Su Wenyue, who had just reached the door of the palace, turned around in a panic, followed the same footsteps he had come in, and walked away staggeringly.
Xiao Chenglan stared at Su Wenyue's receding figure, an unfathomable smile spreading across the depths of his eyes. "I will definitely give you, my dear ministers, a satisfactory explanation."
After driving the minister away, Xiao Chenglan called Fu Wanquan over.
"Take those records of getting medicine, go to the Ghost Palace, and make her confess."
Fu Wanquan naturally knew that this confession was not really asking her to confess, but to hand the evidence to the Su family.
After all, Su had already realized that it was the Queen Mother who set a trap for her, but she had no evidence.
The stamps on the medication records are evidence.
In the quiet palace, Su Qingrong huddled in a corner, as the cold wind blew snowflakes past the broken window.
The cold wind made her shiver, but what frightened her even more at the moment was the darkness and silence here, as well as the fear of impending disaster.
It’s the Queen Mother, it must be the Queen Mother.
She wanted to pave the way for her niece besides her!
From the pair of rabbits to the fake pregnancy pill, she lured her into the trap step by step without her realizing it. Now that she has come to her senses, she can no longer find any evidence against her.
She had clearly been wary of Empress Dowager Xue for a long time, but her father didn't listen and told her to respect the Empress Dowager.
In the end, she ended up like this! She was the one who killed Lan Xiang, and Qing Lian, and she herself was reduced to a deposed concubine.
It's all the Queen Mother's fault.
Although Su Qingrong was afraid, she was not afraid of death because she felt that she would not die and her father would definitely save her.
The most urgent task now is to let Daddy know that her defeat today was plotted by Queen Mother Xue, and to let Daddy not be fooled by Xue's sweet words again.
But how easy is this?
Without evidence, Daddy won't believe her.
When Su Qingrong was in a mess, Eunuch Fu brought a group of people and pushed open the gate of the You Palace.
After a "creaking" sound, wind and snow poured into the hall. Su Qingrong shivered. When she raised her eyes, the white snow outside and the candlelight held by the eunuch stung her eyes.
"Deposed Concubine Su, His Majesty has issued an oral order. If you voluntarily admit your mistakes, His Majesty will pardon you at his discretion. If you refuse to admit your mistakes, you will be executed at noon tomorrow!"
Su Qingrong was stunned.
Immediate execution...
Just because she framed Concubine Shen for a fake pregnancy, His Majesty will execute her!
Your Majesty has such a cruel heart!
Seeing that Su Qingrong's face was gloomy and she didn't say anything, Eunuch Fu stepped forward and spread the medicine collection record on the tray on the table.
"You have all the evidence, why bother with yourself?"
Su Qingrong raised her eyes and stared at Eunuch Fu with hatred: "I am not wrong! I was just being schemed against!"
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "Oh, look at you. Since you are already guilty, how can you call yourself this concubine?"
Su Qingrong also sneered, with a look of contempt in her eyes: "Eunuch Fu, you have eaten up so much gold from my Su family, and now you are really kicking me when I'm down. You can feed the dog and still see the dog wag its tail."
Eunuch Fu's usual smiling expression suddenly fell.
She is indeed a favored daughter from a noble family. Even in such a situation, she remains calm and composed.
This means that her family will definitely rescue her.
"That servant has no tail, only ears. I heard dozens of people in Changqing Palace begging Your Majesty to execute you today. Lord Su was afraid of getting himself into trouble, so he didn't say a word. His back suddenly looked ten years older."
When Su Qingrong heard the news about her father, she opened her eyes wide, unable to believe what she heard.
"You're talking nonsense! How could my father just sit there and watch me get ruined?"
Eunuch Fu smiled and said no more.
Su Qingrong became more and more frustrated. She knocked over the teacup on the table with her sleeve, and the cold tea covered with a layer of dust poured all over the paper.
Eunuch Fu seemed startled. He quickly picked up the stack of papers, shook off the water stains, and said thankfully, "Luckily, the seal on it is made with Longquan ink, which doesn't dissolve when it comes in contact with water. Otherwise, this would be a disaster."
Then, he reminded Su Qingrong: "I understand that you are unwilling to confess your guilt because you are unable to come to terms with it. The things are all here. You can stamp your seal whenever you feel more comfortable. I will come back tomorrow morning. If you still don't sign, then it won't be as easy as it is now."
After Fu Wanquan and his men left, Su Qingrong slowly turned her head and looked at the things on the table.
A stack of medicinal material records that came from nowhere, a confession, and a box of ink.
The ink box was half full of water, and the ink inside had melted into a pool of blood-like substance.
Su Qingrong felt it was extremely dazzling and threw the ink box to the ground, but the mottled red marks became even more shocking.
Su Qingrong held her head and screamed.
No, she won't die, she won't bleed.
How could Daddy not save her?
After screaming for a while, Su Qingrong ran out of strength and knelt on the table, staring blankly at the medicinal material record in front of her that identified her as the murderer.
Suddenly, she had an epiphany.
What did Eunuch Fu just say?
He said that the ink used for the seal was Longquan ink, which would not dissolve when exposed to water.
Longquan ink was an imperial product during the early years of the previous emperor's reign. Later, due to its complicated workmanship and limited production, it was discontinued and not allowed to be circulated among the people. Therefore, very few people can use it.
The Su family had a Longquan inkstone gifted by the late emperor, but she had never had the chance to touch it. Furthermore, she had no use for it, so no matter how her grandfather boasted about its value, she was completely dismissive.
How could she make this seal that could not be melted by water if she didn't have the Longquan ink?
Su Qingrong's heart was in turmoil for a moment, as if she had grasped something key.
The Su family has this thing, so the Xue family must have it too.
It was Empress Dowager Xue. He was the one who used his aunt's private seal to forge the medicinal material records and put the blame on her!
It turned out that Xue was indeed responsible for my aunt's death. Otherwise, why would she have hidden my aunt's private seal?
It's not enough that she has harmed her aunt, now she wants to use her aunt's private seal to harm her!
Su Qingrong broke out in a cold sweat and rushed to the table to pick up the stack of papers.
Xue, oh Xue, you made a mistake and she still got the evidence.
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