Chapter 111: Carrying a Coffin and Dying to Advise
The fact that Su Rui killed the eldest prince became the most talked-about issue in Shengjing City and even in the entire Great Zhao.
This is what everyone is talking about.
But it was not as one-sided as before when people trampled on Su Rui. Instead, many people spoke up for Su Rui.
Especially in teahouses during lunch break, it is like a boxing match.
"Miss Su only resorted to the knife because she had no other choice. Who could have known that she would end up stabbing herself in the heart?"
"You can't say that. He's the eldest prince, the biological son of the Emperor and the Empress, the future crown prince. No matter what, she shouldn't have surgery. Just bear with it. She's not a virgin anyway, so why would she need to be a chastity?" The yellow-toothed vendor, who was drinking tea, said to his tablemate with a lewd smile.
"What bullshit are you talking about!" The vegetable vendor slammed the table and stood up, cursing, "Your mother had an affair with your father to have you. So, if you say that, your mother should also ask all men to sleep with her. Don't resist."
"How does she compare to my mother?"
"We're both women, and she's even a young lady from a marquis's mansion. How can she be compared to your mother? You bastards, you only know how to speak for men. This is clearly the eldest prince's fault. He has harmed so many women. He's a pervert. Such a person should not be tolerated, no matter how close you are to the emperor. If he really becomes the emperor, we will all be dead."
"That's right, that's right. If the emperor breaks the law, he should be punished just like the people."
"Yeah, why are their lives so valuable? It's clearly their fault, but they want us ordinary people to lose our lives."
The more they talked, the more excited the crowd became. Even the common people in Shengjing City had been oppressed by the powerful and wealthy for a long time, and those outside were even more so.
"Since you are so angry about injustice, go to the government office and shout at the palace gate."
Someone shouted, and suddenly there was silence.
No matter how angry he was, and how he put Su Rui, who had accidentally killed someone and caused the death of an innocent person, in his shoes, he could only take advantage of the trend of gossip to vent a few complaints.
Who would dare to really speak up for Su Ruiming? Wouldn't that be sacrificing his life in vain?
No one wants to be the first to do so.
"Isn't that the Marquis of Yong'an? Why is there a coffin following him?"
Someone exclaimed, and everyone in the teahouse leaned out to look.
Sure enough, Marquis Yong'an was walking on the street in court robes, with several servants behind him with white mourning cloth tied on their heads, carrying a black lacquered coffin.
This road leads directly to Xuanwu Gate. Could it be that Marquis Yong'an intends to die with his coffin in his arms?
For Su Rui?
"Doesn't the Marquis of Yong'an dislike this daughter?"
"No matter how much I dislike her, she is still my own daughter. I can't bear it."
"If you couldn't bear it, why did you let her go to the border five years ago?"
"Going to the border doesn't necessarily mean death. Besides, didn't she know she was being wronged at the time? Maybe she was too angry. Now she really is going to die. It's not her fault. As a father, I must fight for my daughter."
"I don't think so."
You say one thing and I say another, each of us sticking to our own opinion.
But now the Marquis of Yong'an refused to listen to a single word.
Every step he took was extremely difficult, and his back was completely soaked with cold sweat.
He never thought of dying for Su Rui.
But he had to do it.
Su Rui was now doomed to die. He had secretly wanted to go to the government office to deliver the severance document and asked his best friend to forge it, making it appear that it had been delivered long ago and the two had severed their relationship long ago.
In this way, even if Su Rui was beheaded, the crime of assassinating the eldest prince would not implicate him and the Marquis' Mansion.
After all, it was Su Ye who tipped off the reporter.
But before the documents were delivered, Yun Ji "invited" him away.
With just a few words, his alternative route was cut off, and he could only tie himself to Su Rui and take a gamble.
But in the eyes of Marquis Yong'an, it is impossible to win at all.
I don't know what methods Su Rui used, or how many magic potions she fed Yun Ji to make him so devoted to her.
After walking slowly all the way, we finally arrived at Xuanwu Gate.
The news spread quickly, and many officials had gathered at the door, most of them looking at their former colleague in confusion.
Marquis Yong'an didn't dare to face those gazes, and he had no way to retreat. He could only lower his eyes, grit his teeth, and kneel down towards Xuanwu Gate.
"I have been disloyal and have wronged the emperor's favor. I now bear the coffin and make a final appeal. I hope the emperor will show mercy."
"Although my son is of low status, it was my fault that I failed to protect him five years ago. Now, my son has accidentally stabbed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to death. Although it is a crime, His Royal Highness was unkind first. My son was in a trance and failed. It was not my son's intention. It was actually because the maid was eager to protect her master and acted on his behalf."
As he spoke, Marquis Yong'an pulled out a scroll of documents from his sleeve pocket and raised his hands above his head.
"I beg the Emperor to rectify His Highness's mistakes and pardon my son's death to appease the public anger."
After Yong'an Hou finished speaking, all the officials turned pale with shock.
This Marquis Yong'an is really risking his life today.
How dare you say such things?
He wanted the emperor to face up to the mistakes of his own son. He also said before that Su Rui's low status was his fault as a father. This was comparing himself with the emperor, and wanted the emperor to lose face and step on him like him.
This... is courting death.
All the officials tacitly took two steps back, fearing that the blood would splash on them and they would be implicated.
The Wang family, who were negotiating a marriage with Su Ye, immediately sent someone to deliver the prepared documents of breaking off the engagement to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
"Marquis Yong'an is right! The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Why should his death count? What about those women he tortured to death?"
Someone in the crowd shouted first, and then, like a horn, one after another began to shout.
"That's right! Miss Su is the victim. If she doesn't resist, she will end up like those women."
"Born as a prince, he received a salary from the people, yet he didn't care about the people's livelihood. Instead, he did these vile things that oppressed the people. Even after his death, he still blamed the victims. This is simply hegemony."
"We are all human beings. Why should the emperor's son be so high and mighty? Why should he be so careless about human lives and slaughter the common people?"
"It's not fair! It's not fair!"
Just as the people were infected by the emotions, shouting more and more fiercely, and even showing signs of rushing forward, a eunuch walked out from Xuanwu Gate.
"Marquis Yong'an, the emperor summons you to the palace for questioning."
The eunuch's voice was so sharp and sinister that Marquis Yong'an couldn't help but tremble all over.
But in front of so many people, he could only grit his teeth, slowly stand up, and pretend to be fearless as he walked into Xuanwu Gate.
As for what happened next, no one outside the palace knew, leaving many people sighing, saying that the Marquis of Yong'an was indeed a man of courage.
Su Rui in the cell could not hear the noise outside.
She couldn't remember how many days she had been locked up here.
Even though it was a sky prison, the windows were still very small and not facing the sun, so it was dark all day long.
She was too lazy to keep track of the date. Death would come sooner or later anyway, so she might as well pass the boring time.
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