Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, the ministers' expressions changed drastically. They were well aware of the Emperor's cruelty towards palace servants and his arbitrary killing of commoners chosen as companions to study, but none of them dared to bring this matter to light.
Now that Su Ruojin has brought this up, how will they respond?
Not only were the ministers unable to answer, but even Gao Hongyuan, who was standing to the side, had a slight change in expression.
Thinking of the cave that had been burned down, Gao Hongyuan's gaze towards Su Ruojin turned murderous.
She really ruined everything!
She even destroyed his half-finished human gu!
Su Ruojin, good, very good!
Empress Dowager Wu's face turned very ugly upon hearing this. After all, Zhuo'er was the ruler of the country. If the ruler wanted his subject to die, the subject had no choice but to die. It was just killing a few people; how could Su Ruojin, a person from the Great Chu, have the right to interfere?
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Wu's tone became somewhat unfriendly, "Regent Princess, this is my matter, Xiaoyue's business, and it is not for others to interfere."
"Oh, if that's the case, Yuan Hong was a citizen of our Great Chu. How will Empress Dowager Wu give Great Chu an explanation for his death?" Xiao Yanchu asked coldly as he looked at Empress Dowager Wu.
Empress Wu felt a chill run down her spine. She had heard of Xiao Yanchu's reputation as a war god. If the two countries were to go to war, Xiaoyue would have no chance of winning.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Wu had no choice but to suppress her dissatisfaction and force a smile. "Regent, I hope you will understand that His Majesty is still young and cannot distinguish between what is important and what is not. How about this, I will compensate Young Master Yuan Hong with five thousand taels of silver?"
These are just minor injuries; five thousand taels of silver is a bargain for this little bastard.
"Empress Dowager Wu, you're trying to shirk responsibility with a casual remark that the Emperor is young. If Yuan Hong hadn't reacted quickly, given the speed and location of that crossbow bolt, Yuan Hong and Da Pu would have either lost an eye or even their lives. Is this what you mean by not being able to distinguish between what's important and what's not?"
Anyone who dares to hurt her to her face and can swallow this insult would not be Su Ruojin.
If Emperor Xiaoyue really didn't do it on purpose, she could let it go. But when it comes to Ji Yanzhuo, a little devil who has been inhuman since childhood, and he's already going to kill Yuanzhang and Dapu in front of her, how can she let him off so easily?
"What does the princess wish to do?" Gao Hongyuan asked.
“It’s simple. If Emperor Xiaoyue can withstand twenty seconds of caning and then kowtow to my two younger brothers to admit his mistake, then this matter will be even.” Su Ruojin looked at Gao Hongyuan with a half-smile.
She had already shown Ji Yanzhuo some leniency, only giving him a minor punishment. If it weren't for his young age, she would have made him experience the pain of being shot with a crossbow bolt.
"Outrageous! Su Ruojin, don't go too far. Zhuo'er is the Emperor of Xiaoyue. Aren't you afraid that doing this will cause a war between Xiaoyue and Da Chu?" Empress Dowager Wu couldn't hold back any longer when she heard Su Ruojin's words.
Zhuo'er, who wants to hurt her? No way!
"Empress Dowager Wu, it seems you still don't understand the situation. It is Xiaoyue that is trying to instigate a war between Xiaoyue and Dachu!"
Xiao Yanchu spoke calmly, yet everyone in the hall could feel his suppressed anger.
"My queen is kind-hearted, which is why she has given you this opportunity. Whether you do it or not is up to you, Empress Dowager Wu. Ah Jin, let's go."
Aya and Dapu carefully helped Yuan Hong as the group prepared to leave.
Lu Hong and some ministers panicked, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't leave!"
They knew that this departure of the group was not just about bringing the Second Prince back to Great Chu, but would directly lead to a major battle between Xiaoyue and Great Chu.
How could Xiaoyue possibly withstand the massive army of the Great Chu now?
"Your Majesty, please have compassion for the people of Xiaoyue."
"I beg Your Majesty to make the Emperor admit his mistake."
"I beg Your Majesty to make the Emperor admit his mistake."
"I beg Your Majesty to make the Emperor admit his mistake."
Lu Hong led a group of ministers to kneel down and plead.
Empress Dowager Wu clenched her fists tightly; when had she and Zhuo'er ever suffered such humiliation?
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