Master Fu and his disciples are still in prison, but the second branch of the Fu family has been clamoring to split up.

The old lady was so angry that she had a headache, and the whole family was in a mess.

After helping her grandmother drink the medicine, Fu Wanshu returned to her and her cousin's room and wrote a letter to Su Yunling, explaining the current situation in Shangjing and the business operations of Baicaotang.

Emperor Jing Zhao has begun to purge the court of officials who have had dealings with Prince Su.

The lighter punishments were demotion and dismissal from office, while the more serious ones were exile and beheading. The people in Shangjing City were in panic.

The emperor's fear of Prince Su had reached the point of madness, but the more extreme he was, the more dissatisfaction he would arouse among his ministers.

Grand Tutor Fu had always been loyal to Emperor Jing Zhao, but Emperor Jing Zhao's groundless suspicion caused him to suffer injustice in the year before he was about to retire, which had shaken his firm loyalty to the emperor.

I believe that it won’t be long before Emperor Jing Zhao will suffer backlash.

Fu Wanshu put the letter in a bamboo tube and tied it to the leg of an eagle owl.

This eagle owl was left to her by Su Yunling, and was specially used to deliver messages for the two of them. Its speed was incomparable to that of ordinary carrier pigeons.

However, within just two days, Su Yunling received a letter from Fu Wanshu.

She was wearing a snow-white plush cloak and standing in front of the window frame inlaid with snow scenes. After reading the letter, she turned around and threw it into the fire.

Su Yunling had many spies in the capital, monitoring Emperor Jing Zhao and also keeping an eye on Su Yueying's every move.

She knew that the imperial edict from Emperor Jing Zhao, summoning her back to the capital to get her heart's blood back, was on the way.

He also knew that the reason why Emperor Jing Zhao acted more and more recklessly was, firstly, that he was instigated by Su Yueying and was convinced that Prince Su was plotting a rebellion and usurping the throne, and secondly, the cannons made by Su Yueying gave him courage.

"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Ji Chen came behind her and stretched out his hand to help her pull her cloak closer.

Su Yunling smiled innocently: "It's getting cold and windy. Emperor Jing Zhao should pass away soon."

Xiao Jichen grabbed her slightly cold hand and held it in his warm palm, "Don't worry, everything is ready. We will be able to capture Shangjing by June next year at the latest."

Su Yunling picked up Bai Xiaoxiao, who was squatting at her feet, and gently stroked her in her arms.

"Xiao Nanchuan has come to Yanbei, remember to show your hospitality as a host."

Xiao Jichen smiled playfully: "Well, the person has already stayed in the prison."

Xiao Nanchuan never dreamed that the mountains were blocked by heavy snow along the way. He finally entered Yanbei City, but was caught by Xiao Jichen's men before he could even stand firm.

This time he went directly from being exiled to hard labor to being a prisoner in prison.

Su Yunling suddenly remembered that she had been thrown into prison by him, and he had sent people to whip her every day in order to force her to confess.

It's time to take revenge.

Xiao Nanchuan shouted in the prison, saying that he was there on the emperor's orders, and that detaining him without authorization was tantamount to disrespect for the emperor, or even rebellion.

Su Yunling appeared in front of the prison door holding a whip.

When Xiao Nanchuan saw clearly in the light of the torch that the person coming was Su Yunling, he became even more excited.

"Su Yunling, you must ask them to let me out quickly, otherwise it will be a crime of treason, and you cannot afford it."

"Swish--" Su Yunling swung the whip in her hand and hit Xiao Nanchuan's hands hard as he was holding the prison door.

"Ah——" Xiao Nanchuan's hands were instantly covered in blood. He gasped in pain, and after calming down a little, he gritted his teeth and said to Su Yunling:

"Su Yunling, you are becoming more vicious."

Su Yunling smiled instead of getting angry: "Are you angry? Are you unwilling? Are you in pain? Are you scared? Do you remember the past?"

Xiao Nanchuan frowned. His once handsome face was now untidy and dirty because he hadn't trimmed his hair for several days.

He seemed to have thought of something. After a brief silence, he said in a deep voice, "Do you still remember that I sent you to prison? So you want to take revenge on me?"

"What do you think? Shouldn't we take revenge?"

"Su Yunling, the matter was made clear in front of the emperor. It was just to protect Dayin from disaster. Besides, it's been so long. Why are you still holding on to it?"

Xiao Nanchuan seemed confused. Such a long time had passed, and they had met so many times before, but she never mentioned it again.

Isn’t it all over?

"Xiao Nanchuan, do you believe this poor excuse of warding off a disaster? I don't believe it anyway!" Su Yunling's tone became a little colder.

Xiao Nanchuan's eyes were full of impatience, "Can't you be more generous? Just like Yingying, she was harmed by you so many times, but she never held a grudge."

Su Yunling laughed angrily, "Haha, you must miss her a lot, right? Don't worry, I will let her come here to reunite with you soon."

"What do you want to do to her?" Xiao Nanchuan suddenly became nervous.

Su Yunling avoided answering and said coldly: "Before that, I want to know how generous Mr. Xiao is. I guess you won't mind if I have people whip you every day, right?"

Xiao Nanchuan choked and his face changed, "You..."

Su Yunling handed the whip in his hand to the jailer who was carrying out the execution and said in a cold voice:

"Give him ten lashes a day, and remember to soak the lashes in salt water to ensure that he doesn't die."

"Yes!"

Xiao Nanchuan glanced at the whip, his face pale, "Su Yunling, how dare you abuse me with lynching, are you really going to rebel? You vicious woman!!!"

This thorn whip is different from other whips. Every time it is whipped, it can tear off the flesh from the body. Even if it is only ten whips, it can make the victim a bloody mess.

If you are whipped ten times a day, it is equivalent to being in hell.

Su Yunling still smiled innocently, "This thorn whip is soaked in salt water, so it can be disinfected while being whipped, ensuring that the wound is not easy to ulcerate. Look how good I am to you, be content. Am I vicious? When you asked people to whip me every day, were you kind?"

Xiao Nanchuan lowered his head dejectedly, probably remembering how he, who was once so high and mighty, trampled on and destroyed an innocent person.

"The suffering you endure today is nothing more than paying off the debt you owed yesterday. Beat me!" Su Yunling said no more. After giving the order, he turned around and left.

"Ah...ah——"

Listening to Xiao Nanchuan's screams was like the most beautiful music in the world.

Xiao Jichen was waiting for her outside the prison door, "Did you vent your anger?"

"After dealing with Xiao Nanchuan, it's Su Yueying's turn next. I think she has had enough of the glory in recent times."

Just at this time, the imperial edict from Emperor Jing Zhao summoning Su Yunling back to Beijing also arrived.

Su Yunling naturally would not go back with them now. She took out a few pills from the medicine bottle she carried with her, and then wrote a letter and asked the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict to take it back.

"Can that medicine cure Emperor Jingzhao's illness?" asked Princess Su.

Su Yunling smiled mysteriously: "Of course, but... it's only temporary."

"It's really too good for him. It would be better if he died of illness." Princess Su said angrily.

Su Yunling understood Princess Su's feelings, but how could she make demands without giving Emperor Jing Zhao some sweet treats?

Half a month later, Fu Wanshu had just come out of prison to visit his father when he met Su Yueying's sedan chair on the road.

It was originally just a peaceful passing by, but the moment Su Yueying accidentally caught a glimpse of Fu Wanshu, the tranquility was broken.

"Bring that woman here." Su Yueying gave an order and had someone escort Fu Wanshu to the sedan chair in the street.

Fu Wanshu recognized at a glance the arrogant woman in front of him. She was the famous person in the imperial court who had recently become famous.

"What do you want to do?" Fu Wanshu didn't remember ever offending her.

Su Yueying looked smug and said in a disdainful tone: "This woman stole my things, take off her clothes and search carefully."

Fu Wanshu looked ashamed and angry: "You are slandering me, when have I ever stolen anything from you?"

Su Yueying looked down at her condescendingly. In this world, the malice of those in a higher position towards those in a lower position never needed a reason.

"If we search you, we'll know whether you stole anything or not." Didn't these ancient women value their reputation more than their lives?

She would strip Fu Wanshu's clothes off in the street to see how she could still live.

When Su Yueying was feeling secretly proud of herself, an imperial decree came from the palace summoning her to meet the emperor.

She glared at Fu Wanshu who was struggling and refusing to be humiliated, and had to put the matter aside for the time being. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with this bitch later.

She entered the palace and met Emperor Jing Zhao, who got straight to the point:

"You will leave for Yanbei City tomorrow..."

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