The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

Snapped!

Song Siyao slapped Prime Minister Jiang across the face, the crisp sound echoing along the palace path and attracting the attention of those around.

It was court time, and officials were coming and going on the palace road. Seeing this scene, everyone gathered around.

“Marquis Protector of the Nation, although the Prime Minister’s official rank is not as high as yours, he is older than you and can be considered your elder. How can you be so disrespectful to your elder? Do you deserve the title bestowed upon you by the Emperor?”

The first person to criticize Song Siyao was Vice Minister Mu.

The Mu family initially had a very close relationship with the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion; otherwise, they wouldn't have arranged for Mu Zhaozhao to be engaged to Song Pingwei.

But ever since the entire Zhenbei Marquis family sacrificed their lives for the country, he has looked down on the Zhenbei Marquis family.

Later, because Mu Zhaozhao was pregnant and refused to have an abortion, causing the Mu family to lose face, he became even more dissatisfied with the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion.

Therefore, he and Song Siyao have never gotten along.

"Lord Mu is mistaken. Not to mention that the Marquis of Protectorate has a higher official rank than Prime Minister Jiang, just considering the matter of Prime Minister Jiang humiliating the Marquis of Protectorate, he deserved the slap."

It was Minister Yan who spoke up for Song Siyao: "As children, if they can't even stand up for their parents when others humiliate them, how can they be expected to protect their country?"

Minister Mu was speechless and his face turned red.

Jiang Xiang's face was as black as charcoal.

He was the prime minister of a nation, the head of all officials, yet he was publicly humiliated by Song Siyao, a mere young girl.

This is to tear his dignity off, throw it on the ground, trample on it, and humiliate him.

He stared intently at Song Siyao, his gaze sharp as a knife, determined to tear her to pieces.

"Song Siyao, how dare you hit me?" Prime Minister Jiang gritted his teeth.

"Beating you is too lenient. Even if I kill you right now, you'll deserve it."

Song Siyao's voice was cold and sharp, "To say that my merits overshadow the emperor, are you calling the emperor a foolish ruler? Can't the emperor even tolerate a minister with great merits?"

Her gaze swept around the surroundings, finally settling on Prime Minister Jiang. "Our Emperor is a wise ruler, broad-minded and tolerant. How much more so should a subject like me? No matter how great my achievements are, I will always be the Emperor's subject and will always submit to him."

She didn't mention a word about Prime Minister Jiang's humiliation of the Duke of Huguo.

When it comes to national affairs, family matters always take a backseat.

The crime of insulting Emperor Changlong is far greater than the crime of humiliating the Duke of Huguo.

Jiang Xiang, who originally felt that he was the victim, no longer had any of his previous arrogance.

He gritted his teeth, didn't say a word, and turned and left.

Every word of what happened here reached Emperor Changlong's ears.

When Song Siyao and the others arrived at the Imperial Study, they saw Emperor Changlong's face clouded with gloom.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The crowd bowed to Emperor Changlong.

Emperor Changlong raised his eyes and looked at Prime Minister Jiang, his voice as cold as ice.

"Has the Prime Minister been quite free lately?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Jiang's heart skipped a beat, and his mind raced as he pondered the true intentions behind Emperor Changlong's words.

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "I've been very busy lately..."

"You mean I've given you too many tasks, keeping you busy and making you overworked?" Emperor Changlong interrupted Prime Minister Jiang.

Prime Minister Jiang opened his mouth, but as a high-ranking official in the court, he certainly couldn't say that he was very idle.

But he said he was busy, and Emperor Changlong wouldn't give him a chance to speak.

He understood that Emperor Changlong was using this as an excuse to express his dissatisfaction with him.

He wasn't stupid; he knew that the matter of his argument with Song Siyao had reached Emperor Changlong's ears.

He immediately knelt down with a thud, "Your Majesty, I know my crime."

"What crime have you committed?" Emperor Changlong asked.

"Your Majesty, I only had a few words with the Marquis of Protectorate just now, and she attacked me. I am older and will not stoop to her level." Prime Minister Jiang pushed all the blame onto Song Siyao.

"It seems that Prime Minister Jiang is still too overworked and needs to rest." Emperor Changlong ordered, "Guards, Prime Minister Jiang is getting old and needs to rest. From this moment on, he will no longer enter the palace to attend court and will hand over his official duties to his subordinates."

When Jiang Xiang heard that Emperor Changlong wanted to strip him of his power, he panicked.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong." Prime Minister Jiang kowtowed deeply. "It was a slip of the tongue for me to say that the Marquis of Protectorate's merits overshadowed the emperor. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Changlong's eyes were filled with coldness. "Does the Prime Minister know what crime it is to insult me?"

“Death sentence,” Prime Minister Jiang replied.

"Considering your contributions to the court, I will spare your life. You may be spared the death penalty, but you will not escape punishment. Guards, take the Prime Minister away, give him fifty strokes of the cane, and confine him to his quarters for a month!" Emperor Changlong ordered.

Jiang Xiang trembled, lay prostrate on the ground, his arrogance completely vanished, and he resembled a lapdog.

If he were given fifty lashes, it would nearly kill him; if he were confined to his quarters for a month, he would become the laughingstock of all his colleagues.

However, with imperial power above all else, he had no choice but to submit.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Xiang's head was buried in the ground, and no one could see the ruthlessness and hatred in his eyes, a hatred powerful enough to destroy the world.

The guards took Prime Minister Jiang away and gave him fifty strokes of the cane. Prime Minister Jiang gritted his teeth and endured it without uttering a sound.

Prime Minister Jiang was carried back to the Prime Minister's residence.

“Father!” Jiang Yu stood by the bedside, looking at the blood-soaked Jiang Xiang, tears streaming down her face. “What happened, Father?”

Prime Minister Jiang was too weak to speak.

His attendant told Jiang Yu the whole story, and of course, in his words, all the blame was on Song Siyao, and Prime Minister Jiang was innocent.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu flew into a rage, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, "Song Siyao, I will never let you live under the same sky!"

At this time, Song Siyao had already returned to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence.

She saw that the gate of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion was crowded with people, and some people were making a lot of noise.

"Mu Zhaozhao! Get out here right now!"

"You've completely disgraced the Mu family! How dare you come back?"

"Mu Zhaozhao, why didn't you die out there!"

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