"Put yourself in a desperate situation and then you can survive..." Su Wanyue said, hardening her heart, and thrust the hairpin in her hand down fiercely.

……

However, one day, a rumor spread in the city that Princess Jiarong had killed her brother and father for a man.

……

The clouds move slowly and the sun sets in the west.

The afterglow gradually faded, and the night sky was dotted with stars. In the evening, the golden afterglow covered the majestic palace, and even the bluestone slabs at the entrance of Chaoyang Palace were coated with a layer of red light.

Su Wanyue was wearing a jade-white silk dress with a white hairpin flower on her temples. There was a hint of coldness in her usually delicate fox eyes, and there was an unexpected coldness between her eyebrows.

She held a box in her hand and walked into the Chaoyang Palace, bowing her head with every step.

The extreme red in the hall formed a strong contrast with the white on her body, and even the air she brought in was filled with sadness.

Everyone in Zhaoyang Palace stopped what they were doing and looked at her.

This banquet was held for General Su, but only Miss Su came.

The emperor also looked at her with interest. The spy reported that the Su family's master had escaped death and was rescued by the patrol camp.

Last night, the third prince went to see Princess Jiarong.

Early this morning, Princess Jiarong, holding a hairpin, broke into the place where the two generals were lying and killed her brother and father.

His men found an opportunity to check and found that both of them were no longer breathing. They were indeed killed by County Lady Jiarong.

"I, the daughter of the Su family, pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live long and long."

Su Wanyue said this, then knelt down and saluted respectfully to His Majesty.

The emperor is a sly old fox.

His eyes curved with a smile, and he looked at Su Wanyue with a kind look.

"Princess Jiarong, get up quickly. You're going to marry Ling'er soon and will be part of our royal family in the future. What crime have you committed?"

My daughter's father and brother did not receive the imperial edict, but they came back secretly and wanted to attend my daughter's wedding.

While I may have considered family ties, I have truly disregarded the laws of my country, a truly heinous crime. That's why I call myself a guilty subject. My father and brother, upon realizing their guilt, have all been executed." Su Wanyue spoke as she lifted the box in her hand and presented it to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, this is the Su family's military token. Before his death, my father gave me his blessing, asking me to return it to its rightful owner."

Lord Shen was originally very happy. In fact, he hated the strict General Su and was the one who most wanted him to disappear.

But now, seeing Su Wanyue confusing right and wrong and deliberately trying to please the emperor, he felt very angry.

He looked at Su Wanyue sarcastically and said in a sarcastic tone, "Miss Su, but what I heard is not true. I heard that Miss Su did this outrageous act in pursuit of a young man. You ignorant child, you disregard family ties and etiquette, and you dare to speak so confidently and unreasonably here."

He had heard You Ran mention it before and knew that Su Wanyue once liked a young man in a private school named Murong or something.

She also used to deliver lunch to the young man every day.

I used to think she was the young master's maid, but later I found out that she was as stupid as a pig and paid for his money out of her own pocket.

However, for some reason, she suddenly changed her personality these days and fell in love with the third prince, starting to pester him every day.

In a blink of an eye, Lord Shen looked at Su Wanyue with eyes full of contempt, as if it was about to overflow.

"Sir Shen, hearing is believing, seeing is believing. If you really heard someone fabricating stories about me, you should arrest them immediately. After all, I represent the face of the royal family. Aren't you confusing right and wrong by doing this?"

After he finished speaking, Lord Shen's old face turned red instantly, and his lips trembled with anger. He didn't say a single word for a long time.

The emperor found it interesting. He had only met Su Wanyue once when she was very young. At that time, she was naughty and playful, and she had teased all the koi in his pond.

Now, he has become more and more attractive and eloquent.

Even the old Yin-Yang master, the Minister of Rites, never said anything about her.

"Oh?" The emperor's gaze fell on the wooden box. His tone seemed to carry some concern, but not a trace of sadness. He asked, "Is General Su really dead?"

"Really!" Su Wanyue blurted out. She seemed to be afraid that the emperor would not believe her, so she added, "It was I who personally buried my father and brother. I hope Your Majesty will understand." Hearing this, the emperor felt regretful and shed tears several times.

"Heaven has shown me no mercy. I have tragically lost a beloved general! Pass the order down. From this very day, the entire nation shall observe mourning for three days for the loyal and heroic Su family."

Hearing this, Su Wanyue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone in her heart fell to the ground.

The emperor spared his father and brother.

Whether his brother and father are really dead or pretending to be dead, they will not pose a threat to the emperor.

If they dared to appear in their original identities, Su Wanyue would be guilty of deceiving the emperor, so the moment Su Wanyue announced the death in front of the emperor, they could only die.

……

A welcoming banquet turned into a funeral.

At this moment, there was also a banquet in another room in the palace.

Xiao Changling narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the man opposite him with a faint expression. His voice was as cold as ever, without any emotion.

"I wonder if I should address you as General Zhao or Young Master Zhao? How could the renowned General of the Jinwu Guards be able to cower under the command of a mere general? Don't you find this inappropriate?"

"The Third Prince can choose whoever he likes. I am just the emperor's pawn. I will go wherever the emperor puts me." Zhao Xunhuan put away his usual frivolity and looked solemnly at Xiao Changling across from him, his eyes dim. "I just don't know how the Third Prince knew me."

He thought he had hidden it very well and there were almost no flaws.

"Lying on the ground, you didn't sleep well?" Xiao Changling raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a low voice with a hint of teasing, "Last night, your breathing was disordered."

Zhao Xunhuan looked at Xiao Changling silently, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

So that’s it—

In fact, he knew that night when he was lying on the ground, it was not just his breathing that was disordered.

He was silent, his throat seemed to be stuck.

"The Emperor doesn't intend to continue investigating the matter of the Su family father and son."

Zhao Xunhuan put down the tea in his hand and stood up to leave. "I have already drunk the Third Prince's tea. I have official business to attend to, so I can't stay any longer. Farewell."

Xiao Changling also took a sip of tea. Seeing that he had already walked to the door, he asked calmly, "I'm getting married to her in a few days. Will you come?"

He paused, an indescribable bitterness surged up, his hands clenched into fists, veins bulging.

Suppressing the ups and downs in his heart, he said, "No, I have a new mission, but the gift will be delivered."

"On behalf of my wife, I thank Mr. Zhao." Xiao Changling said loudly.

We are all smart people, so he naturally knows that Zhao Xunhuan is with his father and must have concealed a lot for Su Wanyue.

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