After shouting, he bowed respectfully to Su Wanyan with clasped hands: "Your Highness, the Emperor invites you."
Su Wanyan's heart was still pounding. If Commander He had arrived any later, she probably would have been taken to jail by these soldiers.
However, so many people saw it, even if he was thrown into prison, the emperor probably wouldn't turn a blind eye.
She concealed her inner panic, straightened her posture, and calmly said, "Commander He, please lead the way."
Upon entering the palace gates, Su Wanyan saw a young eunuch already waiting inside.
When Su Wanyan entered the Imperial Study, she saw Emperor Yuanhe, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, bowing his head at the imperial desk, reviewing the memorials in his hands.
The young eunuch bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, Princess Gong has arrived."
Emperor Yuanhe, suppressing his anger, raised his eyes, and an aura of majesty immediately filled the entire imperial study.
Eunuch Liu's eyes widened in disbelief. It really was Su Wanyan. Hadn't he ordered the Prince Gong's mansion to be surrounded?
How did she get out?
He cautiously glanced at Emperor Yuanhe, only to see that the emperor's face was grim, and a storm was brewing in his majestic eyes.
Eunuch Liu could only lower his head and try to make himself less noticeable.
At this moment, Su Wanyan was not in the mood to pay attention to Emperor Yuanhe's anger. She was thinking about a question: should she kneel or not?
She's a modern person; aside from kneeling to heaven, earth, and her parents, she's not used to kneeling to just one person.
After frowning and struggling for a while, she finally knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I, Su Wanyan, greet you."
Compared to my life, kneeling down won't cost me anything. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Emperor Yuanhe frowned, scrutinizing her attire, his anger intensifying: "You are Su Wanyan?"
He had just sent many gifts to Prince Gong's residence this morning, and now she was entering the palace dressed as a maid. Was she deliberately mocking him for not valuing Prince Gong?
“Exactly.” Su Wanyan replied, enduring his anger.
Emperor Yuanhe put down the vermilion pen he was using to review memorials and glared at her displeasedly: "I heard you're going to file a lawsuit against the emperor?"
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Shouldn't it be called 'Your Majesty'?
Su Wanyan composed herself: "Your Majesty, I wish to file a complaint against the servants of the Prince's Mansion for insubordination, blasphemy and mistreatment of Your Majesty, deceiving the Emperor and concealing the truth from the Emperor, and selling off the Prince's Mansion's property for personal gain."
She raised her eyes, meeting Emperor Yuanhe's gaze directly: "Although I have only been married into the Prince's mansion for a few days, I know that Your Majesty has not only sent troops to protect the Prince, but also bestowed many treasures upon him. This shows that Your Majesty has always valued the Prince."
“The servants in the manor are incredibly audacious, daring to mistreat the prince right under the emperor’s nose. I will never collude with them. Therefore, even at the risk of being arrested, I will tell the emperor the truth about the situation in the manor!”
The more Su Wanyan spoke, the more Emperor Yuanhe frowned.
So, Su Wanyan didn't know that the servants' mistreatment of Yu Nanqing was his doing?
"If Your Majesty does not believe me, you may ask the people who are currently surrounding the palace gates. The soldiers who just came out of the Prince's residence tried to arrest me. The people in the city saw it all clearly!"
Emperor Yuanhe took a deep breath of anger and glared at Eunuch Liu with stern eyes. What a useless piece of trash who is good for nothing but ruining things!
They've come all the way to the palace gates to arrest people!
And all of this was done in full view of everyone!
Liu Gonggong shrank back, clutching his whisk tightly, and dared not speak.
"And another thing!" Su Wanyan hadn't finished speaking when she continued, "These audacious servants actually dared to say that all of this was instigated by the Emperor. The Emperor is the Son of Heaven of Great Jin, how could his mind be so despicable? Besides, the Prince is the Emperor's brother, how could the Emperor harm the Prince? If it weren't for my ability to distinguish right from wrong, I would have been deceived by these dog servants too!"
Su Wanyan was filled with righteous indignation: "Your Majesty must teach these lackeys a severe lesson, otherwise the prestige of the royal family will be ruined by them!"
Emperor Yuanhe gritted his teeth, a surge of anger stuck in his throat.
Now he finally understood why Su Wanyan dared to defy him; it turned out she didn't believe he was the one who wanted Yu Nanqing dead!
This illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yuanning is incredibly stupid!
But on the other hand, it's also a good thing. As long as those lackeys are pushed out and she is given an explanation, that's enough.
However, Su Wanyan's words always made him feel like she was indirectly insulting him, and he didn't know where to vent his anger.
"If it is truly as you say, then those lackeys certainly deserve to die." Emperor Yuanhe called out in a deep voice, "Liu Rencai."
Eunuch Liu quickly stepped forward: "This servant is here."
"Immediately take men to Prince Gong's residence and arrest all those who have abused and oppressed him. Imprison them and await their fate!" Emperor Yuanhe ordered, his eyes fixed on Su Wanyan.
He wanted to see if Su Wanyan was intentionally going against him, or if she was truly completely unaware of the truth of the matter.
Su Wanyan wasn't afraid at all. She opened her round eyes and stared at him, looking as innocent and naive as could be.
She couldn't see a single conspiracy or trickery in Emperor Yuanhe's eyes.
“There’s more!” Su Wanyan quickly added.
Emperor Yuanhe's anger was already at its throat: "Anything else?"
"Your Majesty needs to send some obedient soldiers to protect the Prince. Your Majesty ordered the mansion gates closed, originally for the Prince's sake, but unexpectedly, these scoundrels took advantage of the situation. Now Your Majesty must order them to open the mansion gates every day so that I can come and go frequently. This way, the people in the city will know how good Your Majesty is to the Prince. Otherwise, if the gates are closed, who knows what those scoundrels might do to the Prince?"
"Your Majesty, you see, I am a good example. The things you bestowed upon me this morning will probably be divided up by those dog servants by this afternoon. I don't even have a decent set of clothes, otherwise I wouldn't be here to see you in these tattered clothes."
Emperor Yuanhe was so angry that his teeth were grinding together. Was this a sarcastic remark about his lax management of his subordinates?
He glared angrily at Eunuch Liu. Had those gifts he had bestowed upon Prince Gong's mansion really been sold off by those servants?
To maintain the facade of brotherly harmony, he had treated Yu Nanqing poorly. If Yu Nanqing dared to sell his rewards for personal gain, what difference would that be from embezzlement?
He may allow these servants to run rampant in the palace, but that doesn't mean they can challenge his authority as the emperor of a nation!
"Liu Rencai!"
Hearing Emperor Yuanhe's anger, Eunuch Liu trembled and said, "This servant is here!"
"Do as the Princess instructed!"
Eunuch Liu's hands trembled: "Yes...yes..."
What a sharp tongue! With just a few words, she made the Emperor swallow this bitter pill and even made them take the blame for such a huge mistake. It's outrageous!
Eunuch Liu was angry, but he dared not show it openly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Wanyan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed her head in obeisance, imitating ancient etiquette.
It would be a lie to say that Emperor Yuanhe was not angry. He narrowed his eyes, as if trying to see through Su Wanyan: "There is something I am very curious about."
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