Ren Yu was stunned. Admit guilt?
Given his mother's personality, getting her to confess was a fantasy. But this was the only chance he had, and he had to seize it no matter what.
"Your Majesty, please let Yu'er persuade her. I believe mother will come to her senses."
Su Man put down her teacup, helped Ren Yu up, and patted his hands. "No matter whether it succeeds or not, my promise to you will never change. You will always be Dayong's Yu Guijun."
Ren Yu didn't say anything, just looked at Su Man.
After a long pause, he lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
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Ren Yu's visit was not as smooth as Su Man had imagined. From the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Justice where Lord Ren was imprisoned, everyone tried every means to stop Ren Yu.
Su Man did not confront her head-on, but instead sent someone to invite Di Dongnu to a family dinner that night.
During the banquet, Di Dongnu ignored Su Man's presence and did not kneel according to etiquette. Instead, like Su Man, she sat casually behind the table with her knees bent and ate and drank.
Instead of blaming her, Su Man ordered several male favorites to pour wine for Di Dongnu to cheer her up.
After drinking a few cups of yellow soup, Di Dongnu became more and more bloated.
Su Man deliberately brought the topic to the Ren family case. "Now that Mr. Ren is in jail, the general has truly eliminated a scourge for Dayong."
The Empress Dowager slammed her wine glass on the table and said, "Hmph, it's all because of those civil officials, they're all dragging their feet. If it were me who was trying this case, I would have closed it long ago."
Su Man sighed, "Who says it's not true? I heard that Lord Ren dotes on his children the most. I wanted to have Yu Guijun from my palace go over and persuade him to plead guilty as soon as possible, but the Ministry of Justice refused to let him go. I wonder if they want to help the Ren family overturn the verdict."
"What, overturn the verdict?"
When Di Dongnu heard this, her eyes widened.
Seeing this, Su Man added fuel to the fire and said, "That's right. I originally wanted to close the case as soon as possible so that you can be considered a meritorious official. When I help you become a marshal in the future, I can avoid those old officials saying that you are too inexperienced. I didn't expect the Ministry of Justice to be so slow in handling things. It's really a headache."
"This Ministry of Justice is truly lawless. So, tomorrow I will personally bring Yu Guijun there and see who dares to stop me."
Hearing this, Su Man smiled and raised his glass, saying, "The general is really my right-hand man. I will leave this matter entirely to the general."
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