No one dared to speak at this moment.
Su Jingchu even wanted to reduce his presence.
But she knew she was finished.
It's all over.
But she didn't know why. Her plan was so foolproof, so why did she end up like this?
At this moment, Su Jingchu did not plead for himself.
It’s not that I don’t want to, but I dare not.
She knew that no matter what she said at this moment, it would be useless.
Even if she begged for mercy at this time, she might die faster.
No one in the hall said a word.
Queen Xie and Ye Changyou also looked at Su Jingchu with anger in their eyes.
However, for various reasons, they did not express it.
They all knew that the emperor would not let Su Jingchu off the hook and would punish her.
Ye Kunlin looked at Su Liyue and asked, "Are all your words true?"
Su Liyue was stunned for a moment, but soon she understood what the emperor was asking, so she nodded.
Ye Kunlin's eyes darkened, and he glanced at Su Zhengsong lying on the ground. Finally, he said in a deep voice, "Princess Duan is guilty of deceiving the emperor. Drag her away and give her thirty lashes. She will be demoted to the rank of Concubine of Prince Duan."
When Su Jingchu heard the emperor's punishment for him, his eyes widened immediately.
Demoted to a concubine?
No--
Su Jingchu looked at Ye Kunlin and was about to say something, but when she met Ye Kunlin's cold eyes full of majesty, all the words were stuck in her throat.
"After today, you should go back to your parents' home to reflect on your mistakes." Ye Kunlin said lightly.
When Su Jingchu heard this, she immediately burst into tears.
"Father, I don't want to go back to my mother's home. Please take back your decision—"
She was more afraid of returning to her parents' home than being demoted to a concubine.
Prince Duan no longer has the feelings for her that he had in the past, and now he wants to marry the girl from the Xie family. If she goes back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, won't there be no place for her in Prince Duan's Mansion if she wants to come back?
Besides, she was ordered by the emperor to return to her parents' home. If the emperor didn't agree, wouldn't she never be able to return to Prince Duan's Mansion?
No, that won't work.
The more Su Jingchu thought about it, the more frightened she became. Just as she was about to say something, Su Zhengsong, who had been silent, spoke up, "Shut up."
Su Zhengsong's words were filled with anger.
He never thought that his good daughter would become like this.
Not only did he design Su Liyue, but he didn't even succeed in the design and ended up hurting herself.
The key is that she can't get pregnant yet.
What's the point of keeping a daughter who can't get pregnant?
But soon, Su Zhengsong thought of Ye Yucheng. Su Zhengsong's eyes flickered a few times, but he quickly calmed down.
Su Zhengsong knelt down again and said to Ye Kunlin, "I have failed to educate my daughter properly. I will take Prince Duan's concubine back with me to reflect on my actions."
Ye Kunlin looked at Su Zhengsong with serious eyes, but didn't say anything.
Su Jingchu was eventually pulled out.
After what happened today, Ye Kunlin's face looked very bad. He shook his sleeves and left Qifeng Palace.
Seeing this, Su Liyue also turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Ye Changyou's voice came.
And looking at the posture, Ye Changyou was ready to reach out to grab Su Liyue's hand.
"Don't you want your hand anymore?" Ye Cangming's sinister voice sounded.
Ye Changyou shuddered all over, and his outstretched hand subconsciously shrank back, not daring to touch Su Liyue again.
At this time, Su Liyue had already stopped and looked at Ye Changyou sideways, saying in a calm tone, "Prince Duan, is there something wrong?"
Ye Changyou looked at Su Liyue's indifferent expression and gritted his teeth, but still asked the question in his heart, "Su Jingchu, is it really impossible for her to get pregnant?"
Su Liyue didn't even glance at Ye Changyou, and said, "Prince Duan can ask the imperial physician about this problem."
She would feel disgusted if she looked at a man like Ye Changyou for even a second.
Ye Changyou saw that Su Liyue didn't take him seriously at all, and his eyes were full of ferocity.
However, at this moment, Ye Changyou felt a chill all over his body, and when he looked up, he met Ye Cangming's icy eyes.
Ye Changyou: "..."
When Su Liyue walked out of the hall, Su Jingchu was still being pressed on a bench and beaten with a stick.
The sound of the board hitting the flesh was painful, and Su Jingchu's screams reached Su Liyue's ears one by one.
However, Su Liyue felt that the voice was particularly pleasant.
After all, Su Jingchu's current situation is like "stealing a chicken but losing the rice." She is reaping the consequences of her own actions, and it is quite refreshing to see her doing so.
Su Jingchu seemed to sense something and looked back, only to see Su Liyue looking at him with a gloating expression, her eyes full of ferocity and hatred.
"Su Liyue, I won't let you go...hiss—everything I've done to you today, I'll make you pay back tenfold or a hundredfold."
Su Jingchu said this while gasping for breath, and every word was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, which shows how deep Su Jingchu's hatred for Su Liyue is at this moment.
Su Liyue walked to Su Jingchu's side, bent slightly to look at Su Jingchu, and a hint of pride appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Concubine Shangguan that I was able to make you suffer the consequences of your actions today."
When Su Jingchu heard this, she immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Su Liyue just looked at Su Jingchu with a foolish expression, then stood up and walked straight out of Qifeng Palace.
This time, the corners of Su Liyue's lips were sincerely raised high.
Although I don’t know why Shangguan Ruoning has changed, it is obvious that Shangguan Ruoning definitely has no good intentions.
In that case, she might as well give her a gift.
The dog-eat-dog drama must be very interesting.
At this time, Shangguan Ruoning, who had walked into the Empress Dowager's palace, suddenly sneezed.
She didn't see the end of today's events, and she always felt uneasy.
Unfortunately, the emperor did not allow her to stay, so she had to return to the empress dowager. After all, here she could learn about the progress of the matter the fastest.
…
Su Liyue walked all the way to the carriage of the palace, but did not get in. Instead, she stood on the carriage and waited.
Su Liyue didn't turn to Ye Cangming until she saw him walking towards her from afar.
Ye Cangming approached Su Liyue with cold eyes, and watched from afar as Su Liyue leaned against the carriage, wondering what she was thinking.
But when she looked at him, he knew that she was waiting for him.
Ye Cangming did not stop nor speed up his pace, but just approached Su Liyue at the same pace as before.
When they arrived at the carriage, Ye Cangming got on without even looking at Su Liyue.
Su Liyue: “…”
Without saying anything, he followed him up.
However, after getting on the carriage, Su Liyue still looked at Ye Cangming without any hesitation.
At first, Ye Cangming pretended to be indifferent, but with Su Liyue looking at him like this, it was hard for him to keep pretending. So Ye Cangming simply looked at Su Liyue and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Su Liyue stared into Ye Cangming's eyes, "Why are you helping me today?"
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