Su Qingyu narrowed her eyes slightly. Is this the Su family’s back-up plan?
Not to mention Su Qingyu, even everyone in the Su family was surprised. They didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come.
The people who were watching the excitement made way for them and then knelt on the ground.
No one expected that they would be able to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince while watching the fun. This was something that had never happened before.
Su Qingyu and Lin Wuchen looked at each other and saw seriousness in each other's eyes.
During the last disaster relief, the Lin family took over the He family's business, which also cut off the financial resources of Concubine Xian and the Crown Prince.
Now that Concubine Xian has been restored to the throne, she naturally wants to take the business back.
Isn't this a good opportunity? Even if the prince doesn't think of it, someone will remind him.
Sure enough, just as Su Qingyu thought, the prince convicted Lin Wuchen as soon as he opened his mouth.
He first asked everyone to stand up, and then said, "I just listened for a long time outside the crowd. Young Master Lin is really ruthless in doing things and doesn't leave anyone any room for maneuver. He even dares to touch people's ancestral graves."
The prince was accompanied by his concubine Su Xiangling, who stood behind him.
Su Xiangling took the opportunity to say, "Your Highness must stand up for the Su family. The ancestors of the Su family will not allow him to bully them."
The prince said with a sullen face, "Of course, I have caught up with it, so I can't just ignore it."
"Since the Lin family has damaged someone's ancestral tomb, they should compensate the Su family with the mountain as compensation."
"Also, I will be reporting to my father tomorrow. With the Lin family's behavior, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to send medicinal herbs into the palace."
Su Qingyu took a step forward and looked at the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, does this matter need further investigation? How can the current evidence prove that this was done by the Lin family?"
The prince frowned and looked at Su Qingyu, "Madam Shen San, I advise you not to get involved in this matter. It's not easy for Lord Shen to get to where he is today. You can't help him, so don't cause him any trouble."
Su Qingyu knew that this was a naked threat.
Threatening her is also threatening the Lin family.
But Su Qingyu couldn't just stand by and watch. If she wasn't careful today, the entire Lin family would be seriously damaged.
Even though it was a false accusation, no one dared to overturn the charges brought against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Unless the case reached the Imperial Court, no matter who dug the grave, it would be attributed to Lin Wuchen.
Su Qingyu was wondering what to do. Should she try to make the matter bigger?
While she was pondering, Jiang Qi suddenly walked up to her and whispered a few words in her ear.
Su Qingyu's eyes suddenly lit up. This was an opportunity.
She pondered for a moment, then asked loudly and solemnly, "Your Highness, are you bullying us by taking advantage of your power? Just because the Lin family is just a merchant, you can charge us with a crime without any evidence?"
"I, your humble servant, would risk my life today to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince: Is there still law in this capital?"
The prince looked at Su Qingyu suspiciously, wondering if Madam Shen Zhixiu was stupid. How dare she question him like that in public? She couldn't escape the charge of disrespect.
Is she really stupid, or does she have something to rely on?
The prince grew up in the inner palace and was taught by Chen Zheng, so he tends to overthink everything.
Seeing that the prince didn't say anything, Su Xiangling laughed twice.
"Big sister is really stupid. Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the law?"
"Whoever His Royal Highness says is guilty is guilty."
Then, Su Xiangling's face darkened again.
"Big sister, how dare you speak to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like that in public? Come, slap her in the face."
After entering the palace for a few months, Su Xiangling learned to take advantage of others' situations, especially the power of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Today, Su Qingyu said in front of so many people that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was bullying others by taking advantage of his power. This was a good opportunity to teach her a lesson.
The palace maids and nannies beside Su Xiangling received the order and walked towards Su Qingyu.
The prince didn't stop Su Xiangling. He had long wanted to teach Shen Zhixiu a lesson. Teaching Madam Shen San a lesson today would be tantamount to insulting Shen Zhixiu. Besides, Su Qingyu's words were indeed unpleasant to the ear, and it would be difficult to dispel the anger in his heart without teaching her a lesson.
Su Qingyu looked at the Crown Prince, "It seems that Your Highness also agrees with Concubine Su's words. Your Highness is the law of the land."
"The Lin family is a royal merchant approved by the emperor. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can convict people at will."
"I am the wife of a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and Concubine Su can beat me at will."
"It was I who failed to understand the situation. I didn't realize that the world already belonged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Concubine Su."
The prince's face changed. How could he say such things casually? If it got to the ears of the censor, it would be a huge matter.
The prince wanted to scold him, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Su Xiangling sternly say, "Hit him."
Suddenly, a man's majestic and steady voice came from outside the crowd.
"Who dares?"
Then, the eunuch announced, "The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone present was shocked, and the people knelt on the ground in panic, shouting "Long live the emperor."
Some people secretly thought that today's excitement was worth watching. Not only did they see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Concubine, but they also saw the Emperor.
But not everyone can watch the emperor's excitement.
In a short while, the Dragon Guards had dismissed all the extraneous civilians. The area surrounding the Lin's Trading Company was guarded by Dragon Guards. The entire street was under martial law.
At this moment, the prince and Su Xiangling also knelt on the ground respectfully.
The prince looked at the black patterned hem of clothing and groaned inwardly. His father had left the palace in plain clothes, so how could he have received no news at all?
It just so happened that Su Qingyu had just said those words, and her father heard them all.
Emperor Xuande looked down at the prince, staring at him for a long moment before saying in a cold voice, "Everyone, get up."
He turned to look at Lin Wuchen and asked gently, "Manager Lin, can I borrow your living room for a cup of tea?"
Lin Wuchen bowed hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, I am sorry to bother you. Please come in."
Behind Emperor Xuande, besides Shen Zhixiu, there was a middle-aged man supporting an old man.
Before entering, Emperor Xuande said coldly to Su Chengyan and others who were kneeling on the ground: "You all come in too."
Shen Zhixiu first extended his hand to invite the old man to go first, then walked to Su Qingyu and whispered, "Are you okay? Stay with me, I'll take care of the rest."
Su Qingyu nodded, but did not follow Shen Zhixiu. Instead, she brought Su Shunci and walked with Lin Wuchen.
She knew Shen Zhixiu cared about her, but in such a situation, Shen Zhixiu was not only her husband, but also the emperor's subject. What Shen Zhixiu should do was to share the emperor's worries, not to distract himself from protecting her.
After entering, Lin Wuchen led Emperor Xuande into the hall. He then personally made tea. Since this matter concerned the emperor, he didn't even dare to delegate it to others.
Su Qingyu and Su Shunci also helped, and soon they prepared tea and brought it in.
At this time, Emperor Xuande was sitting in the hall.
Further down was the old man, behind him was the middle-aged man supporting him, and sitting next to him was Shen Zhixiu.
The prince stood in the middle of the hall, as if waiting for the emperor to ask questions.
As for the Su family and Su Xiangling, they stood behind the prince with their heads lowered, not daring to make a sound.
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