Chapter 054: Wrong
The emperor's gloomy eyes swept over the people in front of him, and finally fell on Su Yunhe, whose appearance was too miserable to look at directly. He slapped the table and asked, "What's going on?"
Su Yunhe knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, please help me. Just now, the Crown Princess and her men broke into my residence, looting and smashing everything, and seriously injured me and my family. My poor son was beaten to death by the Crown Princess until he vomited blood."
The emperor looked at Su Xiang.
Su Xiang stayed overnight in the Broken Red Tower. The bruises on his body had not yet faded, and now he was covered in wounds. The blood stains from vomiting blood still remained on his clothes, which was shocking to look at.
Su Xiang knelt on the ground, feeling aggrieved and angry. "Your Majesty, please help me. I don't know how my family offended the Crown Princess..."
Su Qingqing directly responded, "Don't you really know how your sister offended me?"
Just one sentence made the emperor's face change.
Su Yunyun took the blame for the Queen Mother.
It is an honor for his Su family to be able to take the blame for the Queen Mother. What? Are they planning to clear Su Yunyun's grievances here?
Su Yunhe was smarter than Su Xiang, so he said hurriedly, "I was ignorant and offended the Crown Princess. I feel extremely guilty and remorseful. Now she is also imprisoned. I thank Your Majesty for your consideration and for sparing her life."
These words made the emperor's expression ease slightly.
Su Yunhe immediately said, "I know I have let down the Crown Princess for the evil I have done, and I am trying to make amends. I have a farm in the suburbs of Beijing, and I have already transferred the ownership to the Ministry of Revenue. I originally wanted to send the farm's title deed directly to the Crown Princess after all the formalities were completed, just as a token of my guilt.
However, I never expected that the Crown Princess would..."
Su Yunhe looked as if he was in physical pain and felt aggrieved. He stopped talking and couldn't continue.
Su Qingqing did not wait for the emperor to ask, and directly said: "Just now, the Minister of Justice found out in the Xishan camp that it was Su Xiang who bribed Liu Yisheng and gave me the drug. It was Su Xiang who wanted to burn me to death."
Su Yunhe knew that the Xishan camp was on fire, but he didn't know that his son was involved. He was shocked when he heard it and turned to look at Su Xiang.
Su Yunhe knew his son's character very well. When he saw Su Xiang's evasive eyes, there was nothing he didn't know!
This evil creature!
Holding back the rage that suddenly erupted in his heart, Su Yunhe turned to Su Qingqing and said, "My Lady Crown Princess, this is a serious matter. You can't just convict me based on one side of the story. Although Su Xiang has some inappropriate behavior, he wouldn't dare to drug you, let alone set fire to the camp."
Su Qingqing snorted coldly, "If it's not him, then who is it? There are so many soldiers in the Xishan camp, why did Liu Yisheng say it was him without mentioning others?
Moreover, there are thousands of soldiers in the West Mountain Camp. I have only been in the Great Yan Kingdom for a few days, and I just arrived at the West Mountain Camp yesterday. Those people have no grudges against me, so why would they want to harm me?"
The second prince clenched his fist.
Yesterday at the Xishan camp, all the people sent by the Prince's Mansion to protect Su Qingqing were driven away by her.
The only ones left in the Xishan camp were Su Qingqing and her maid, both of whom were almost burned to death.
Therefore, no matter who wants to harm Su Qingqing, the person who did it can only be someone from the Xishan camp. If Su Xiang does not plead guilty, then he can only hope that Liu Yisheng will take on everything.
If Liu Yisheng does not take responsibility, the matter will have to continue to be investigated.
If we find out other things about the Xishan Camp by then...
The Second Prince's heart skipped a beat, and the vague bad feeling that had just arisen in the Su family rose again.
This matter does not seem to be that simple.
He shouldn't have come.
But now, it's too late to retreat.
Taking a deep breath, the Second Prince frowned and glanced at Su Xiang, "If it was really Su Xiang who did it, then the Crown Princess shouldn't have gone to the Su family without permission. You should have waited for the Ministry of Justice to report the matter to your father, and let him make the final decision. Your actions are damaging to the reputation of the royal family."
What the emperor values most is the reputation of the royal family.
As the Crown Princess, she personally rushed into the house of a minister and smashed and looted everything. This matter was bound to spread among the people...
How could Su Qingqing not know about the Second Prince's plan? She sneered, "If I don't rush to the Su Mansion immediately, how can I contain them before the Su Mansion gets the news? If I control the people of the Su family, Liu Yisheng will still be in danger. Doesn't it just prove that there is someone behind Su Xiang!"
After a pause, Su Qingqing turned to the emperor and said, "Father, please understand. Su Xiang is a playboy. I don't believe he has the guts to burn me in the West Mountain camp. There must be someone else behind the plot."
The second prince's heart skipped a beat.
The emperor looked at Su Qingqing with some surprise.
This Crown Princess does n't seem to be as incompetent as the rumors say.
Doesn't that mean there is one more influential person among the Prince's party that is fighting against the Second Prince's party headed by the Second Prince?
The emperor was pleased to see this situation.
Otherwise, when the Empress Dowager harmed Su Qingqing that day, the Emperor would not have beaten Nanny Gui to death.
He just wanted the Crown Prince to fight with the Second Prince.
After Su Qingqing finished speaking, she looked at the Second Prince with an unconcealed and aggressive gaze.
The second prince immediately said angrily: "What does this mean, Crown Princess? Could I order Su Xiang to harm you?"
Su Qingqing curled her lips and said, "That's not impossible. After all, Su Yunyun is your favorite. You want to burn me to death to vent your anger on Su Yunyun."
"My Lady Crown Princess, you should rely on evidence when doing things. Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ask you to frame me like this?"
As they were speaking, a eunuch outside came in to report that the Minister of Justice wanted to see him .
The Second Prince's furious momentum suddenly froze, and he looked towards the gate with his heart pounding.
The door of the imperial study slowly opened.
The Minister of Justice stepped in.
The Second Prince's breath suddenly trembled.
Following behind the Minister of Justice was Liu Yisheng.
The task he assigned at the time was very clear. If Liu Yisheng cooperated, he would be spared from death. If he did not cooperate, he would be killed.
Now that Liu Yi has arrived alive, the Second Prince's eyes reveal despair.
Liu Yisheng and the Minister of Justice were both in dishevel and covered in dust, obviously having just experienced a life-and-death battle.
The emperor frowned, "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, I was ambushed on my way to the palace with the criminal Liu Yisheng. Fortunately, Zhao Chunming, the head of the Xishan Camp, led his men to save us at the cost of their lives. Liu Yisheng and I were lucky enough to escape."
The second prince was stunned!
Zhao Chunming?
He sent people to kill Liu Yisheng, but was stopped by Zhao Chunming and his men?
impossible!
He sent someone to tell Zhao Chunming to do some work for Liu Yisheng and let Liu Yisheng take all the charges directly.
If that doesn't work, then kill them halfway.
Now……
Not to mention why Zhao Chunming did this, just the few people under Zhao Chunming, none of them could resist the people he sent!
The second prince quickly realized that something was wrong.
