In the original novel, she had already witnessed how much Emperor Jing valued Princess Rongfu's fortune. If it weren't for the pressure of these rumors, it would probably be useless for Yu Fengzhu to go and beat the drum to complain with the list and account book.
She ordered Xiaowu: "Go and call Zhichang."
Not long after Xiaowu left, Zhichang arrived.
Su Li handed him the account book and the roster: "You go to the dance hall now and give the things to Yu Fengzhu. After that, secretly protect him as he beats the drum to appeal for justice..."
Originally, she wanted to wait until Pei Ji was about to return to Beijing before starting to deal with Princess Rongfu, and then directly hand over Yu Fengzhu to Pei Ji.
Unexpectedly, Princess Rongfu took action much earlier than in the original novel, so she changed her mind and started to spread rumors, then used the incident of the princess being struck by lightning to make the rumors more real, and then Yu Fengzhu went to beat the drum to protest...
That afternoon, after Zhichang handed the things to Yu Fengzhu, Yu Fengzhu immediately gathered a large group of people who suspected Princess Rongfu and followed him to the palace gate to beat the drum to complain. Afterwards, the emperor summoned him.
Soon, Pei Chuan, who was investigating rumors outside, was also summoned into the palace.
Zhi Chang continued to report: "Young Master Yu said that the Emperor has agreed to let him overturn his father's case, and the matter has been handed over to the Dali Temple. Now, Young Master Yu has been sent by the Dali Temple to protect him..."
Su Li nodded: "That's good..."
Although it is said that one matter should not be handled by two masters, and the emperor has always attached great importance to the Dali Temple, he handed the matter of investigating the source of the rumor to Pei Chuan. It seems that Yu Fengzhu's appeal for justice is related to Princess Rongfu. If the emperor agrees to let him overturn the case, he will most likely hand it over to Pei Chuan.
But after all, it has not been confirmed yet. Now that it is confirmed that this matter has been handed over to Pei Chuan, Su Li is relieved.
Because Princess Rongfu wanted to kill Pei Mingyue, the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion has regarded Princess Rongfu as an enemy and has been secretly investigating Princess Rongfu's affairs, hoping to catch her.
Now that she had evidence against him, Pei Chuan would naturally do his best than anyone else.
Moreover, it would certainly be much more convenient to investigate Princess Rongfu's affairs openly than to investigate secretly on their own.
Just look at the fact that the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion has not found anything for such a long time. In the original novel, it took Pei Ji three years to secretly investigate the evidence of Princess Rongfu's crime.
Three years! She doesn't want to wait that long.
The next day, Pei Mingyue came to the mansion to look for her early in the morning.
She seemed very excited: "Ali, have you heard about Princess Rongfu?"
Su Li smiled and said, "I heard..."
She had no intention of telling Pei Mingyue about her relationship with Rumor and Yu Fengzhu. Yu Fengzhu had her own explanation and would not tell Pei Chuan about it either.
It wasn't that she had to hide it from them, but if Pei Chuan and Pei Mingyue asked her how she knew so much, she really couldn't find a reasonable excuse to deal with it.
She could easily evade Yu Fengzhu, after all, he didn't understand her strength. As for Pei Ji, she also knew his temper. Most of the time, he was very tolerant of her and would ask her directly if she had any questions. If he knew she didn't want to answer, he wouldn't ask her any questions.
She had seen Pei Chuan catch a flower thief before. He was serious and impartial, and he always had a reasonable explanation for everything he did. Therefore, she had no intention of speaking up for Yu Fengzhu in advance.
As for Pei Mingyue, if she knew, it would be the same as the Ningyuan Marquisate knowing too, so she simply didn't tell her.
Pei Mingyue said, "The Emperor issued an order last night, ordering my uncle to overturn the verdict on Yu Fengzhu's father. Once the verdict is overturned and it is proven that Princess Rongfu has done something evil, with the Emperor's suppression, I wonder if she would dare to do whatever she wants again."
Su Li nodded: "Yeah, that's right."
Pei Mingyue added, "Also, Princess Rongfu was summoned to the palace last night and hasn't come out yet. News has spread from the palace that she has been confined by the Emperor!"
"Oh?" Su Li looked surprised.
She didn't know about this. After all, she had no roots in the capital. The most Xiao Sanzi and the others could do was to find out about what was happening in the capital.
If she had no manpower, no connections, and nothing was spread about what was happening in the palace, she would naturally have no way of knowing. Only a noble family like Pei Mingyue would have the means to obtain information.
As for the fact that Princess Rongfu was confined in the palace by the Emperor, Su Li felt that it was very likely that the Emperor had called her into the palace last night and had already gotten some answers from her. Otherwise, why would he confine her?
After all, the account books and lists in Yu Fengzhu's hands were not complete as evidence, and it would take Pei Chuan some time to overturn the verdict. For the time being, he was unable to effectively accuse Princess Rongfu.
She smiled and said, "That's a good thing. Princess Rongfu is currently preoccupied with many things. I think she won't be able to deal with us..."
"Yes! Once it's confirmed that Princess Rongfu was responsible for the murder of Yu Fengzhu's father, with the Emperor's support, I believe Princess Rongfu won't act so recklessly in the future. My mother was relieved when she found out."
Then he sighed again: "If only she wasn't the lucky star of the Great Jin Dynasty..."
If Princess Rongfu wasn't the lucky star of the Great Jin Dynasty, based on the rumors that had spread over the past two days, if she had committed even one of them, the Ningyuan Marquisate would have been able to beat her to a pulp. Unfortunately...
Su Li knew what Pei Mingyue was thinking. The identity of the lucky star of the Great Jin Dynasty was Princess Rongfu's amulet. As long as this amulet was there, no matter what she did, the emperor would not really punish her in order not to affect the fortune of the Great Jin Dynasty.
She asked, "How do you know she will always be a lucky star? What if her lucky star fate disappears?"
"What do you mean?" Pei Mingyue was stunned and quickly sat up straight. "Ali, what do you mean by that? Do you know something?"
Pei Mingyue was able to sense something unusual just from one sentence. Su Li couldn't help but admire Pei Mingyue's sharpness again.
In fact, she did know.
In the original novel, Pei Ji knew that Emperor Jing valued Princess Rongfu. After the original owner and her daughter were murdered, he spent three years looking for all the evidence of Princess Rongfu's crimes.
But even so, she couldn't be killed.
Although the emperor was angry, he only confined her to the princess's mansion out of concern for the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty. It was after this incident that Pei Ji completely lost hope in Emperor Jing...
It was not until two years after Princess Rongfu was confined to her house, that is, five years later, that Master Wuen, who had once asserted that Princess Rongfu would be blessed, returned to the capital under the operation of Pei Ji.
After examining the princess's face, the master frowned in confusion at first, then shook his head and said with certainty, "The princess no longer has the purple color on her body. She is no longer a lucky star..."
The whole government and the country were shocked. Everyone said that Princess Rongfu had done too many evil things and ruined her fortune. She might even have ruined the fortune of the Jin Dynasty.
Emperor Jing was furious and ordered the revocation of Princess Rongfu's title and execution on a chosen day...
Only then did Pei Ji truly avenge the original owner and his two children.
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