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

"Nonsense! I'm not waiting for those two liars!"

"I didn't say who those two people were, how do you know I was talking about those two liars?"

Song Siyao stared at Hu Luo across from her, and a hint of panic flashed in Hu Luo's eyes.

Compared to Meng Zhanting, Hu Luo was too inexperienced and lacked composure. With just one sentence from Song Siyao, she revealed her weakness.

Song Siyao sneered, "Did Su Qingshuang bribe those two swindlers, one old and one young, to cheat me?"

Hu Luo tried to appear calm, but her words were full of holes. "I don't know what you're talking about!"

Song Siyao continued, "You also colluded with Meng Zhanting?"

Hu Luo's pupils widened, her body trembled, and she shoved Song Siyao away, shouting, "What are you talking about? This is nonsense! I'm leaving! My young lady is waiting for me!"

Song Siyao's gaze turned cold. "Big Yellow, bite her!"

Big Yellow pounced on it instantly and bit Hu Luo's trouser leg.

"Ah! Dead dog!"

"let me go!"

Carrot swatted at Big Yellow while howling.

However, Da Huang refused to budge and dragged her directly to Song Siyao.

"Song Siyao, tell your dog to let me go, or I'll go back and tell my young lady that she'll beat your dog to death and cook it for us. Then you won't be able to escape either!" Hu Luo threatened viciously.

“You answer whatever I ask you. If you dare to lie or not answer, I’ll have Big Yellow bite off a piece of your flesh!” Song Siyao said.

Seeing that Dahuang was only tearing at her clothes and hadn't actually bitten her, Hu Luo assumed that Song Siyao wouldn't dare to do anything to her and arrogantly said, "Do you dare? I'm a servant girl from the Grand Tutor's mansion..."

"Big Yellow, bite!"

"what!"

Hu Luo was in excruciating pain, tears streaming down her face, and when she looked at Da Huang, she felt fear all over her body.

"Have you thought it through?" Song Siyao continued, giving her no chance to catch her breath. "Big Yellow, keep biting!"

"I'll talk! Don't bite me! I'll talk!" Hu Luo couldn't withstand such intimidation.

"If you had cooperated earlier, you wouldn't have gotten bitten like this!" Song Siyao asked. This time, Hu Luo didn't try to deny it anymore; she told Song Siyao everything she knew.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Song Siyao appeared in the courtroom of the Prefect of the Capital with Hu Luo.

At that moment, Chen Jiang had just finished taking their statements when the two swindlers knelt on the ground, trembling.

Meng Zhanting stood to the side, his face stern, his brows furrowed.

"Miss Song, what brings you here?" Chen Jiang asked, looking surprised.

Song Siyao pushed Hu Luo forward and asked, "Lord Chen, have they confessed?"

"He confessed." Chen Jiang looked at Hu Luo and asked, "Who is this person?"

"The person you're looking for is Hu Luo, Su Qingshuang's maid from the Grand Tutor's residence. She told me everything that happened," Song Siyao said.

Upon hearing about Su Qingshuang, Chen Jiang was about to send someone to see her, but Song Siyao was even faster and brought everyone directly.

He knew Song Siyao was no ordinary person the first time he met her.

As expected, Song Siyao was even more formidable than he had imagined.

“Lord Chen, I’ve brought her to you. She knows more than those two swindlers,” Song Siyao said.

"Thank you, Miss Song." Chen Jiang shouted at Hu Luo, "Hu Luo, tell us everything you know. If you utter even a single falsehood, you will be severely tortured!"

Hu Luo was terrified by Song Siyao, and she didn't dare to lie. She answered whatever Chen Jiang asked.

“My young lady wanted to get revenge on Miss Song the Second, so she found these two swindlers and asked them to find an opportunity to crash into Miss Song the Second’s carriage so that they could extort money from her.”

"To be on the safe side, my young lady also sought out Deputy Commander Meng. These two swindlers are responsible for carrying out the swindling, while Deputy Commander Meng is responsible for convicting Miss Song."

"My lord, I have confessed everything I know. I was just following orders. I am innocent. Please forgive me."

When Meng Zhanting heard that Hu Luo had implicated him, he clenched his fists tightly, his mind in turmoil.

He was thinking of ways to deal with Song Siyao last night when Hu Luo found him this morning.

Su Qingshuang is currently reflecting on her actions in the mansion, while Hu Luo is free to come and go.

Hu Luo explained the plan to him, adding at the end, "Vice Commander Meng, as long as you cooperate with us, you will not only be able to avenge Miss Song's humiliation, but also befriend my young lady. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

Upon hearing this, he agreed without a moment's hesitation.

Su Qingshuang is the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Su and the niece of Consort Xian. Many people want to curry favor with her but can't. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of him, how could he possibly miss it?

Besides, he was going to cause trouble for Song Siyao anyway, and he could punish her with a little trick. Why not?

They found out when Song Siyao went to the Marquis of Ding'an's residence today, so they had the two swindlers wait for her on her way back.

As for him, he made up an excuse during his patrol and went directly to South Street.

Victory seemed within reach, but the plan failed in an instant.

Moreover, he was so defeated that he didn't even have time to react.

"Deputy Commander Meng, didn't you say this matter had nothing to do with you?" Chen Jiang demanded.

Meng Zhanting was deliberating and considering.

He wanted to get away with it, but he didn't want to offend Su Qingshuang.

Just then, a man in his forties walked in.

"Lord Chen." The man clasped his hands in greeting.

"Who are you?" Chen Jiang asked.

"I am the steward of the Grand Tutor's mansion. My master instructed me to come here to tell Lord Chen something."

The steward stepped forward and handed Chen Jiang a contract of indenture. He continued, "This woman named Hu Luo used to be my young lady's maid. She committed a crime in the manor today, and my master has already expelled her from the Grand Tutor's manor. She is extremely vengeful and may say or do things to retaliate against my young lady, but all of this has nothing to do with my young lady. As for Hu Luo, you can deal with her however you wish, and the Grand Tutor's manor will not interfere."

Upon hearing this, everyone present understood that the Grand Tutor's Mansion had directly pushed Hu Luo out to take the blame.

Song Siyao felt a chill run down her spine. What amazed her was not the ruthlessness and heartlessness of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, but the speed.

It took her less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to bring Hu Luo here. The Grand Tutor's Mansion reacted swiftly, abandoning Hu Luo and sending the steward to handle the matter personally.

In other words, the Grand Tutor's Mansion found out about her bringing Hu Luo here on her way.

She remained discreet throughout her journey. The Grand Tutor's mansion had incredibly powerful spies; she felt as if they had spies all over the capital.

Meng Zhanting was extremely fortunate that he hadn't had a chance to implicate Su Qingshuang. Given the current situation, even if he did implicate Su Qingshuang, it wouldn't help him get away with it; in fact, it would only make Su Qingshuang resent him.

Although his plan to frame Song Siyao failed today, he has now become involved with Su Qingshuang.

Upon hearing that she had been abandoned, Hu Luo quickly explained, "Butler, what do you mean?"

She looked at Chen Jiang again, "Sir, it's not like that, I'm innocent. I was just following my young lady's orders."

Chen Jiang looked at Song Siyao, his eyes clearly indicating that the investigation had reached a dead end.

Everyone knows that Su Qingshuang is the mastermind behind this, but the fact that the butler is here means that all clues pointing to Su Qingshuang have been completely cleared away.

As for Hu Luo's one-sided testimony, it cannot be used as evidence to accuse Su Qingshuang.

As the housekeeper said, it's entirely possible that she was seeking revenge.

The testimonies of Meng Zhanting and the two swindlers were of no harm to Su Qingshuang, since Hu Luo was the one who met them directly.

Even if Hu Luo said it was Su Qingshuang's idea when she met with them, it's possible that she was using Su Qingshuang's name to get revenge on Su Qingshuang.

Under the powerful influence of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Su Qingshuang was perfectly exonerated.

Song Siyao understood these principles, of course. She and Chen Jiang looked at each other and nodded slightly. At this point, the case could be closed.

"Thank you, steward, for bringing the criminal's indenture," Chen Jiang said.

Having achieved his goal, the steward didn't linger for a moment longer. "Lord Chen, please continue with your work. I won't disturb you any longer," he said, turning and leaving.

Chen Jiang glanced at everyone and said in a serious tone, "Hu Luo, Zhang San, Wang Si, Meng Zhanting, you colluded with each other to defraud Miss Song, caused trouble in public, disrupted order, and had an extremely negative impact on the court."

"I hereby announce your punishments: Hu Luo will be sentenced to thirty strokes of the cane and imprisoned for five years. Zhang San and Wang Si will each be sentenced to twenty-five strokes of the cane and imprisoned for three years. Meng Zhanting, having knowingly violated the law, will be punished with an additional fifty strokes of the cane. As for whether you are still capable of serving as deputy commander, I will report to the Emperor for a decision later."