Nian Huaizhong coughed heavily, and after regaining control of the situation, said, "The matter has been done, there's no need to say anything useless. Just cursing the Emperor won't kill him. Let's deal with these two first."
Su Yuan and Su Xian overheard their conversation.
Su Yuan looked at them in despair. The fact that they could hear so much meant that these people had no intention of letting him and Su Xian live.
If all we want is their lives, it would be a good thing; the problem is that they might not even be able to die if they wanted to.
The crowd gradually approached the two of them, their smiles sinister and terrifying, their eyes filled with hatred and a sense of exhilaration at the impending punishment of the wicked.
Su Yuan thought of Wang's tragic state and was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and trembled all over.
Most of the people in front of him looked to be in their forties or fifties, and Su Yuan did not recognize them.
He struggled for a long time before finally getting a brief chance to speak.
"Who are you? What do you want? Who is Lian Heng to you?" Su Yuan seized the opportunity and asked the questions he most wanted to know.
"Who are we? You wouldn't know us even if I told you."
"But we used to be surnamed Yu, so you should be able to guess what we're going to do now."
"You were sincere when you came to propose, so how did you change your mind later? I'm really curious, I want to dig your heart out and see it."
"No need to look, it's definitely black. Let's dig up something else."
One sentence after another, spoken by different people.
The sight of many eyes watching intently made Su Xian tremble with fear.
One of them ripped the gag out of Su Xian's mouth and slapped him twice as well.
Su Xian said in a trembling voice, "Let me go. I don't know anything about the Yu family, and I haven't done anything to wrong that young lady."
His mind went blank, and he didn't realize who they were talking about.
I thought Su Yuan had offended someone.
Someone scoffed, "This is the son that Wang gave you? He's not all that great. It's a pity Wang died young, otherwise I'd really like to see how she compares to Miss."
When people faced Su Yuan, they had endless harsh words to say, words they had kept bottled up for more than a decade.
Su Yuan's last question was to Nian Huaizhong, wanting to know what his relationship with Lian Heng was.
Before he left, Nian Huai finally answered his question.
“It’s my father. He’s always very careful when he goes to the capital. It’s quite incredible that you can remember him. Alright, be careful, don’t make too much noise, and don’t let any blood flow.”
Before Nian Huai could even leave the dungeon, a shrill scream rang out behind him.
The purpose of capturing Su Yuan and Su Xian was solely to allow them to vent their anger.
I've been in the capital for a while now, and I didn't want to cause trouble for the Su family so soon.
But Su Lin'er suddenly stepped forward to help the Emperor divert attention, which aroused their great dissatisfaction, so they decided to take action tonight, arrest them all, and torture them severely.
They approached Su Lin'er first, but before they even started interrogating her, Su Lin'er had already implicated Su Wenyuan.
She confessed that Su Wenyuan had asked her to do the whole thing in order to help Sheng Jingyu get revenge.
Su Wenyuan has always kept in mind the fact that the Empress poisoned Sheng Jingyu.
So many years have passed, and without evidence, it's difficult to uncover the truth and convict the Empress.
Just then, Su Lin'er was about to harm the Empress, so Su Wenyuan used her mouth to reveal the whole thing, forcing the Emperor to investigate.
Su Lin'er didn't hide anything, hoping to beg for a way to live, but she was killed as soon as she finished speaking.
The decision to sew up her mouth was made after her death, a decision made by everyone.
Is it acceptable to disregard the grievances suffered by the Yu family in order to seek justice for Sheng Jingyu?
My emotions are running high as I approach the end of the year, and I find it hard to calm down.
With so many people working hard to avenge the Yu family, how could Su Wenyuan be so preoccupied with romantic love?
She had devoted herself wholeheartedly to finding the truth, and Huai had witnessed it all over the years.
She did indeed exonerate the Yu family, and the Marquis of Anle was posthumously granted a title, but that was far from enough...
At Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan was pacing back and forth on the floor, showing no intention of going to bed.
Lately, her life has been a bit upside down. At night, she's either too anxious to sleep or too happy to sleep, and during the day she takes tranquilizers.
She won't need to sleep again tonight.
Sheng Jingyu asked cautiously, "Are you worried about Su Yuan?"
Su Wenyuan looked at him strangely and asked, "Don't you understand me at all? I'd rather worry about the dogs in the manor than him. I'm just afraid he'll die too easily."
"So what are you thinking about?" Sheng Jingyu asked tentatively.
He knew Su Wenyuan wouldn't worry about Su Yuan, but he wanted to use Su Yuan to test Su Wenyuan's thoughts.
Su Wenyuan looked worried, and it seemed that her hair had turned quite a bit whiter in the past few days.
"I suddenly realized that some things still exist even if I don't want to admit them. It's better to face reality sooner rather than later. A large part of the criticism in the capital these past few days must have come from them, right?"
Su Wenyuan finally asked the question.
Living a good life is just something she tells herself.
Their strange behavior was not hard to guess; Su Wenyuan was just deceiving herself because she didn't want to admit it.
This isn't the first time he's criticized the emperor for not tolerating meritorious officials.
When the Emperor bestowed the Marquis of Anle's mansion upon Su Yuan, it caused quite a stir. The Emperor wanted the matter to cool down, but Su Wenyuan didn't want that, so she deliberately had someone spread the news to make the matter more widely known.
At that time, some people followed her around, trying to stir up trouble by saying that Marquis Anle had died unjustly and that the emperor could not tolerate a loyal minister.
This incident startled Su Wenyuan, who feared that angering the Emperor would cost her her life.
Now they're using the same old tricks again; it seems like the same group of people did it.
Sheng Jingyu had people watching all sorts of forces in the capital, but none of them got involved in this matter.
The only unfamiliar force is the group of people related to the Yu family.
Even with a simple process of elimination, it's easy to figure out who did these things.
Sheng Jingyu said in a deep voice, "Besides them, there is no one else. With such a big commotion, I guess Father has already noticed it."
"What are they trying to do? If you were the emperor, what would you do if you were insulted like this?" Su Wenyuan asked.
Sheng Jingyu first comforted him, saying, "I am different from my father."
Then she gave an answer that caused Su Wenyuan to have a heart attack.
“If someone deliberately misleads the people, their intentions are despicable and they must not be allowed to live. Even if it makes the people uneasy, we must deal with them as quickly as possible and then show them kindness so that they forget about this matter.”
Let alone him, even if it were Su Wenyuan, she would have done the same.
Use harsh methods to first create panic and stop people from talking nonsense, then talk about other things.
If we allow everyone to hurl insults without taking swift action, trouble is bound to ensue.
Fortunately, the Empress drew the attention of the Emperor, which greatly reduced his murderous intent.
When Su Wenyuan arranged for Su Lin'er to sue the Empress, she had this in mind: she wanted to reduce the number of people criticizing the Emperor.
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