After Su Qingli dealt with Su Mubai, she slowly returned to the Prime Minister's Residence. As soon as she entered, she found Prime Minister Su and his wife sitting in the main hall, as if waiting for her return.

"Father, Madam." Su Qingli stepped forward and saluted.

"Miss, you're truly capable! Even if you broke off the engagement with Prince Zhao, you shouldn't have caused the Prime Minister's Mansion to become enemies with Prince Zhao's Mansion!" Lady Lu was the first to speak out. "You caused Prince Zhao to be seriously injured today. What is your punishment?"

"Madam, Prince Zhao attacked King Zhan, which is a crime of insubordination. King Zhan will punish him with twenty lashes. Who dares to stop him?" Su Qingli asked back.

"If you hadn't pushed Prince Zhao down the stairs, how could Prince Zhao have provoked King Shang Zhan?"

"Madam, you are wrong." Su Qingli said calmly, "Father, my second sister wants to try the new dishes at Jiupin Pavilion today, so I will accompany her..."

"You did something wrong, and you still want to bite your sister?"

"Sister, I was wrong. I will never go to the Ninth Rank Pavilion again." Su Qingyu cried and said, "You really shouldn't have pushed Prince Zhao down the stairs."

"Father, with my status as a daughter, I can't book a private room in the Ninth Rank Pavilion." Su Qingli explained clearly, "But my second sister took my daughter straight to the private room upstairs, and Prince Zhao was already there."

Su Xiang looked at Su Qingyu, and Su Qingyu's heart skipped a beat: "Dad, I am a frequent visitor to Jiupin Pavilion on weekdays. That private room is my usual room. I didn't know that Prince Zhao would be there."

"My daughter discovered that Prince Zhao was in the private room and immediately tried to leave. However, for some reason, Prince Zhao threatened to beat and kill her. He then slipped and fell down the stairs."

Su Qingli twirled her sleeves and continued with an uneasy look, "After Prince Zhao rolled down the stairs, he felt ashamed, so he snatched the guard's sword and went upstairs to kill, but he accidentally hit the War King."

Su Xiang immediately understood the whole story, but he really didn't want to make enemies with the Zhao Palace. Now that the Zhao Palace wanted an explanation, he had to give it to the Zhao Palace.

"No matter what, Prince Zhao was punished because of you. You should give an explanation to the Zhao Palace. Prince Zhao received twenty lashes..."

"Father, are you dissatisfied with the King of War's punishment of Prince Zhao?" Su Qingli interrupted Su Xiang and asked.

"Nonsense, when did I become dissatisfied with the War King?"

"Zhao's Crown Prince pointed his sword at Prince Zhan, committing insubordination. Prince Zhan punished Zhao according to the law, but the Zhao Palace is demanding an explanation from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Did they find the wrong person?"

Su Qingli paused for a moment before continuing, "The one who committed the crime of insubordination was Prince Zhao, and the one who assaulted him was Prince Zhan. Prince Zhao's Palace should go to Prince Zhan's Palace to demand an explanation."

Prime Minister Su naturally knew this was the case, but Prince Zhao's Mansion did not dare to go to Prince Zhan's Mansion to ask for an explanation. Who is Prince Zhan? He is a well-known evil star. Apart from His Majesty, who would dare to attack Prince Zhao's Mansion?

"This matter..."

"Father, you are the prime minister of the current dynasty, a pillar of your majesty's government, the head of the civil service, and your students are spread across the court and the country. The Zhao Palace doesn't dare to cause trouble for Prince Zhan, but dares to cause trouble for you. Do you think you are easy to bully?"

Prime Minister Su glared at Su Qingli. King Zhao did think that he was easy to bully, but he couldn't say that!

"Father, His Majesty relies on you and has entrusted you with important tasks, but the King of Zhao has repeatedly bullied and humiliated you. He is dissatisfied with His Majesty and is disloyal..."

"Shut up!" Prime Minister Su scolded Su Qingli. Even if King Zhao had rebellious intentions, such words could not come out of Su Qingli's mouth!

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, father." Su Qingli's eyes suddenly turned red. "I'm just worried about your reputation."

"Nonsense! It's you who's ruining the Prime Minister's reputation!" Mrs. Lu was also frightened by Su Qingli's audacious words. How could she be so bold as to say that the King of Zhao had rebellious intentions?

"Father is the Prime Minister, and all the civil and military officials are looking at him. Your students look up to you as a role model. If they saw their father being bullied and their family being trampled upon, they would probably be disheartened."

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