"My reputation is completely ruined now. If I accept the plaque from the emperor, I am afraid it will damage the emperor's prestige."
It was clearly a complaint, but Lin Wanyin said it was for the emperor's consideration.
Emperor Xuande's face immediately darkened. What did Su Chengyan think of the Ganyang Palace? And what did he think of the gate of the capital?
He turned to Hu Lu and asked, "What is his current official position?"
Hu Lu knew he was asking about Su Chengyan, so he bowed and replied, "In reply to the emperor, he was just promoted to Commander of the Imperial Guards yesterday."
Emperor Xuande snorted coldly, "Commander of the Imperial Guards? Is such a person worthy of this title?"
"Issue an order that Su Chengyan be punished with thirty strokes of the cane, dismissed from office, and investigated. He shall never again be allowed to serve as an official in the imperial court."
With just one sentence, Emperor Xuande sent Su Chengyan from heaven to hell.
Before being dragged away by the guards, Su Chengyan was still shouting that he was innocent.
Su Qingyu watched coldly. Unjust? This was just the beginning.
After all those who should be punished were punished, the grand court meeting finally ended.
Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu sent Lin Wanyin back to Yushu Hutong.
On the way back, Shen Zhixiu asked Su Qingyu, "What happened today? This Buddha statue is in my storehouse. I was planning to give it to the Queen Mother as a gift for her centenary. But she passed away suddenly, so I kept it in the storehouse."
"So... the one in the carriage is really the late queen's Buddha body, right?"
Even though Shen Zhixiu had experienced many ups and downs, he still took a breath of cold air when he mentioned the Buddha body of the late queen.
The emperor's obsession with the late queen is enough to destroy an entire family because of this Buddha's body.
Su Qingyu nodded, "In the carriage before, there was indeed the Buddha body of the late queen, and it was covered with stains."
She knew what Shen Zhixiu was thinking, and she was also afraid. In her previous life, Li Chaoyun was married to the crown prince as his principal wife, but she used this Buddha body to directly eliminate the entire family of Concubine Zhao.
Shen Zhixiu's expression changed for a moment, then returned to normal. His eyes were deep and no emotion could be seen.
After arriving at Yushu Hutong, the three got off the carriage and Lin Wanyin ordered the servants to prepare lunch.
The food had just been served, but the three of them hadn't sat down yet.
A little maid came in to report that Pingning Hou Su Chengye had arrived.
When Su Qingyu heard that Su Chengye had arrived, she chuckled and asked Shen Zhixiu, "Third Master, do you think he is here to settle accounts with me or to apologize?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
