roccoschili Chapter 138 First Place
Chapter 138 First Place
"Your Majesty, this case involves people within the palace and must be handled with caution. Currently, the evidence is insufficient, and further investigation is needed," the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review replied respectfully.
Su Fuying noticed that his angry face stiffened for a moment before he withdrew his hand from his sleeve and coughed lightly. "I order the Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate this case and give me a reasonable explanation."
"Yes, I will do it now."
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review replied respectfully, and as he left, his eyes met Su Fuying's almost imperceptibly out of the corner of his eye.
Su Fuying frowned slightly. She had met this Minister of the Court of Judicial Review a few times, but they had no interaction.
Today's events were clearly intended to help her, but whether she reported it to the police or not, only she knows the truth.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review nodded slightly to her, then strode away.
"Alright, with the testimony of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, this matter is now closed."
"emperor."
The Empress was somewhat unwilling. It was so obvious that something was clearly wrong, and she didn't believe that His Majesty hadn't noticed.
How could it be that just when Su Fuying seemed to be driven into a corner, someone came to explain everything?
There's no such thing as a coincidence in this world.
"Alright, let's leave it at that. Let's not discuss it any further!"
The emperor waved his sleeve and stood up impatiently.
Seeing this, Su Wan'er and Consort Li thought they had escaped a calamity and were about to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the emperor speak in a deep voice: "The daughter of the Minister's family, Su Wan'er, deceived her superiors and subordinates. Considering that her father, Minister Su, has devoted himself to the court, she can be spared the death penalty, but she cannot escape punishment. She will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."
"what?"
Su Wan'er screamed in disbelief, "Twenty more strokes of the cane? The scars from the last few strokes haven't even faded yet."
As for Consort Li.
At this point, the emperor paused slightly, his stern gaze falling on Consort Li, who felt a chill run through her body.
"Although he was unaware of the situation, he insulted Princess Yongle and made irresponsible remarks about state affairs. He was fined half a year's salary and confined to his quarters for three months."
"Your Majesty, I simply..."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Consort Li was almost driven crazy by Su Wan'er's stupidity. She secretly pinched Su Wan'er hard. She should be thanking her lucky stars for such a light punishment, but she still had to cause trouble.
"aunt......"
Su Wan'er was somewhat unwilling; how could they know how much it hurt if they hadn't been hit with those twenty strokes of the cane herself?
"Does Miss Su have anything else to say?"
The emperor's somber voice rang out, and Su Wan'er was startled again. She could only kneel down to express her gratitude, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."
"Yes, I'll go take care of official business first."
These words were spoken to the Empress, who was quite pleased with this dignified appearance, and her anger lessened somewhat.
After the emperor left, the atmosphere became much lighter, especially after Su Wan'er was dragged away. Su Fuying felt that everything in front of her was much clearer.
"Alright, it's so cold, let's go to the palace."
Seeing that the timing was not right, the Empress concealed the cold glint in her eyes and addressed the group of young ladies.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that they had been standing in the windy courtyard for two hours.
My hands and feet were numb, and not to mention, my body was almost frozen numb.
"The Queen."
A deliberately raised voice made everyone stop in their tracks.
Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.
Madam Pei stood still, her gaze fixed on the Empress.
The Empress's expression was displeased, and her voice revealed a hint of barely suppressed impatience: "What else is there?"
"It seems Her Majesty the Empress has forgotten that there is still one result to be achieved in this competition."
The Empress gritted her teeth inwardly. Damn it, just when things were almost over, she had to interfere.
That phoenix crown with a hundred birds was something she cherished, so how could she possibly give it away? It was just a gimmick to get people to participate in the competition.
Unexpectedly, Su Fuying won the competition, so how could she bear to give her up?
"Madam Pei, something unexpected happened, and there's no conclusion to this matter."
"No results?"
Madam Pei looked puzzled and continued, "The result is either Princess Yongle's poem surpasses everyone else's, or she wins?"
"If something unexpected happens halfway through, how can it be considered a victory?"
The empress's eyes were veiled with coldness, her gaze sharp and penetrating.
"Why not? Does it mean that if one person cheats in the imperial examination, the scores of the other candidates are disregarded?"
"Or is it that the Empress is breaking her promise and is unwilling to give even a single reward?"
A barrage of questions left the Empress speechless, her dignified face turning bright red.
"you......"
Just as she was about to get angry, she met the gaze of her personal maid, who gently shook her head at her.
The Empress took a deep breath. "Madam Pei is right. Someone, bring me my set of jewelry."
Su Fuying couldn't help but chuckle, "Thank you for the Empress's reward."
"Humph!"
The Empress snorted coldly and left in a huff.
She was afraid that if she stayed there for even a second longer, she would be tempted to twist the two people's heads off.
......
"Hahaha, Miss, did you see the Empress's face just now?"
As soon as she left the courtyard and went to a secluded spot, Biluo couldn't help but laugh.
"Shhh, walls have ears."
Su Fuying whispered something to Biluo, who cautiously glanced around and replied, "Understood, Miss."
"Ying'er".
A voice came from behind, growing louder as it approached.
"Mother."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Su Fuying's gaze softened.
Today I really experienced what it feels like to be protected, it was great.
"Is everything okay?"
Madam Pei hurriedly stepped forward and looked Su Fuying up and down. She was a little late and was afraid that Su Fuying would suffer a loss.
"Mother, don't worry about Ying'er. You've been standing in the wind for so long, are you alright?"
Su Fuying was also a little worried. She gently touched her pulse and checked her pulse before realizing that Madam Pei's body was much stronger than she had imagined.
"Mother is fine, it's all my fault. I was delayed by something and that's why I'm late. They almost bullied you."
Madam Pei felt somewhat guilty, and her heart tightened as she thought about what had happened that morning.
"Why are you saying all this? Let's go over there first."
The two walked together toward the main hall.
The banquet continued into the evening, and the emperor, crown prince, princes, and concubines all arrived.
After what happened that morning, no one went up to cause trouble throughout the banquet.
However, the resentful gazes cast from all around made Su Fuying somewhat uncomfortable.
As the banquet drew to a close, Ren Yinxue suddenly walked over to them and said, "Princess Yongle, there was a slight misunderstanding in the garden today. Would you please drink this cup of wine and accept my apology?"
Finally couldn't hold it in any longer?
Su Fuying smiled slightly. "Of course."
He then drank the wine that the maid brought him in one gulp.
"Biluo, let's go."
He put down his cup, not even bothering to glance at her, called Biluo, and turned to leave.
"Miss, is that drink alright?"
As they approached the palace gate, Biluo asked with some concern.
"..."
Before the woman could say anything, everything went black, and she collapsed to the ground.
"Miss!"
Biluo gasped in surprise, then fell silent.