Chapter 235: Grace
Emperor Qinglong was extremely anxious. He felt that the situation was urgent, so why was Su Tan still standing here, acting like a mute?
Is it so difficult to get her to say that it was all just an accident?
For the first time, Emperor Qinglong lost his composure. He emphasized his tone and repeated, "Princess Jiayi, I'm asking you a question. Why are you avoiding the answer? I'm asking you if what happened today was an accident."
The palace maids knelt on the ground.
Lu Zhiheng, Suisui, and Song Tingchen were also kneeling at this moment.
Seeing that Su Tan still avoided answering, Song Tingchen's brows knitted tightly. His face showed a bit of frost. He looked up at Su Tan and couldn't help but said: "Su Tan, His Majesty is asking you a question, you shouldn't be so evasive."
Su Tan was too lazy to pay attention to Song Tingchen and didn't even give him a glance.
However, Lu Zhiheng looked at Song Tingchen with some disgust.
"General Song, you and Master Su have been separated for three years now, and now it's almost four years."
"Why, General Song still doesn't recognize his own identity today, and still thinks he can order Master Su around? General Song, don't forget that Master Su is now the Princess of Jiayi County, appointed by the Emperor. She is not a wife of yours, the Song family, and not someone you can order around at will."
"General Song, you have overstepped your bounds today."
Song Tingchen's brows were instantly filled with frost.
Anyone could remind him that he and Su Tan had divorced.
Only Lu Zhiheng couldn't do that.
Every day when he saw Lu Zhiheng holding his daughter and approaching Su Tan, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
When Su Tan was pregnant with Song Xiao, she once said that she hoped this baby would be a daughter.
Most women in this world hope to have a son so that they can secure their position in the harem.
However, Su Tan hoped from the very beginning that her child would be a daughter, saying that daughters are closer to their mothers and more connected by blood.
Although Su Tan's temperament did not change much during those years and he was very kind to Song Xiao, Song Tingchen knew very well in his heart that if it was another daughter, Su Tan would only treat her better.
Su Tan has always valued his daughters much more than his sons. He treats other people's daughters better than his own sons.
But at this moment, Lu Zhiheng still wanted to take advantage of this matter to point fingers at him.
If Emperor Qinglong had not been standing here at this moment, Song Tingchen would have been unable to control himself and would have drawn his sword and drawn his sword against Lu Zhiheng.
Sui Sui boldly stuck out her little head and reached out to grab Emperor Qinglong's sleeve.
No matter what her attitude towards Emperor Qinglong was, right now, in front of Emperor Qinglong, she was really very well-behaved and her voice was sweet.
"Grandpa Emperor, you could easily scare the fairy sister by talking like that~"
"Sister Fairy doesn't dare to say it. She must have her own concerns. If she does, you will punish her in the future. So if it's Sui Sui, she won't dare to say it either."
Emperor Qinglong: “…”
Emperor Qinglong had no intention of arguing with a child. He just pulled his sleeves away and then turned his gaze to Su Tan.
"Master Su, what are you worried about? I've already said that I allow you to speak frankly. What do you think? Just speak frankly."
He no longer called her Lady Jiayi County, but instead called her Master Su Tan, just like Lu Zhiheng.
Emperor Qinglong thought he had made himself very clear. As long as Su Tan said that everything that happened today was an accident, everyone would be happy.
It's obviously a happy thing for everyone, so why should she not say it? What should she not dare to say?
Could she have figured out that this was really a warning from heaven, a sign of the demise of the entire East Chu?
It's ridiculous!
Emperor Qinglong thought that even if he gave Su Tan ten times the courage, she would not dare to say such words. Even if Su Tan knew the mystical arts and was good at fortune-telling, so what?
All her abilities were born for the imperial power.
If her abilities could not help him consolidate the imperial power and could not be used by him, then wouldn't she be the most traitorous person in the world?
Her mysterious skills are used to relieve the king's worries, not for her to use them to abuse her power!
Emperor Qinglong emphasized his tone, "Master Su, what are you still hesitating about?"
His patience is limited.
If Su Tan continued to remain silent and act like a mute, he was really afraid that he would lose control and have someone drag Su Tan away and chop him to death.
Sui Sui tugged at his sleeve again and said softly, "Grandpa Emperor, you are too cruel. Why don't you issue an imperial decree telling Fairy Sister that no matter what she says next, you will not blame her. Then grant her a favor, and Fairy Sister will definitely dare to speak out~"
Sui Sui smiled as he spoke, as if he had no idea how serious the incident of Cheng Zhao Palace being struck was.
Emperor Qinglong had to swallow his anger, but then he thought Suisui was right, so he finally bit the bullet and issued an imperial edict as Suisui said, with the imperial edict in red ink allowing Su Tan to speak frankly.
His gaze fell on Su Tan again.
"Master Su, I will do as Suisui said and grant you another favor. Just tell me what you want and I will do whatever you want."
If it weren't for the fact that he was in front of so many people, Emperor Qinglong might have said this with his nose held high.
He is ready now.
All a woman wants is a stable home and a noble status.
To put it bluntly, even if Su Tan asked to be the queen at this moment, he would agree.
As long as Su Tan can solve this urgent problem.
Su Tan bowed to Emperor Qinglong.
What she was waiting for was this sentence from the current emperor.
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, do have a favor to ask of you."
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