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

"What? You're saying Song Siyao took revenge on Brother Ting, causing him to lose his position as deputy commander?"

Song Yu'er was practicing the piano when Xi Lan's sudden words startled her, and she cut her fingers on the strings.

“Miss, I was just about to go out when I heard Lord Chen say to the Second Miss at the gate. It’s definitely true.”

Holding her injured finger, Song Yu'er ignored the pain and said, "I'm going to settle accounts with Song Siyao!"

"Miss, let's bandage your injured finger first!" Xilan reminded her.

After Song Yu'er finished bandaging her finger, she stormed off to Song Siyao's courtyard.

Song Siyao, Yu Xiang, and Hong Shao were chatting and laughing, stroking Da Huang and praising it profusely.

"Dahuang is really capable."

"Big Yellow, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"I promised to give Dahuang an extra chicken leg."

……

Big Yellow wagged its tail and happily spun around among the three of them.

"Song Siyao, come out here!" Song Yu'er's shouts suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

Big Yellow suddenly darted out and barked wildly at Song Yu'er.

It was ready to attack, and as soon as Song Siyao gave the order, it would rush over and tear Song Yu'er apart.

Song Yu'er felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of Da Huang. The fear and humiliation she felt from being torn apart by Da Huang last time were still fresh in her memory, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.

Hearing the noise, Song Siyao came out. "Song Yu'er, do you want to die or are you tired of living?"

"Song Siyao, if you're so capable, fight me one-on-one. What's the point of always sending a dog along?" Song Yu'er said with a mocking expression.

"Because you're only fit to talk to my dog, Dahuang." Song Siyao's voice was cold.

"You!" Song Yu'er was so angry that her face turned red when she heard Song Siyao call her a dog. She knew that she could never win an argument with Song Siyao, so she changed her approach and said sarcastically, "People who live in the countryside are just different from us city people. They start cursing as soon as they open their mouths. They have no manners at all."

"Miss Song is so well-mannered. She climbs into her own brother-in-law's bed and isn't ashamed at all, but rather proud of it," Song Siyao said sarcastically.

Song Yu'er was furious that she had lost again. "Song Siyao, are you never going to stop? You keep bringing this up!"

"So what if I am? What can you do to me?" Song Siyao's voice was chillingly cold. "Every time you provoke me, I will say it, and you will humiliate yourself."

Song Yu'er sneered, "Ting-ge is a man you can never have, so all you can do is humiliate me. Song Siyao, you are shameless! If you can't have Ting-ge, you'll destroy him!"

She looked at Song Siyao with the air of someone in a high position, "As long as you can get Brother Ting back to his original position, I will persuade Brother Ting to take you in as his concubine, so that you won't keep thinking about Brother Ting."

"Song Yu'er, you think you smell amazing because you're holding a pile of cow dung, and you think everyone should take it from you. But in other people's eyes, it's just a pile of shit. Please keep it to yourself and stop showing it off. It stinks!" Song Siyao said with a look of disgust.

"You... are so vulgar, just as expected of someone from the countryside, utterly crude and uncouth..."

"Big Yellow, let's move!"

"what!"

At Song Siyao's command, Dahuang sped away, and Song Yu'er screamed in alarm and fled in panic.

However, Song Siyao did not call a stop, and Da Huang resolutely refused to stop.

"My leg! Let go of me! Get away!"

Hearing Song Yu'er's pitiful cries coming from outside the courtyard, Song Siyao knew that Da Huang had already taken the bait, and she immediately ordered, "Da Huang, come back!"

Big Yellow ran back, jumped three feet high, and circled around Song Si.

"Alright, I know you did well. Come on, let's go back and continue gnawing on the bones."

Song Siyao patted Dahuang's head, and Dahuang looked very pleased.

The dog and three people entered the house, and soon, laughter and cheerful voices filled the house again.

Bleeding and limping, Song Yu'er made her way to Old Madam Song's courtyard.

The office of the Prefect of the Capital.

Chen Jiang announced Emperor Changlong's decree to Meng Zhanting: "As the deputy commander of the capital's guards, Meng Zhanting colluded with swindlers to defraud the people. His actions are egregious. He is hereby dismissed from his position as deputy commander. If he commits another offense, he will be discharged from the military!"

Meng Zhanting was given fifty strokes of the cane. He stayed at the yamen, waiting for the final punishment before he could leave.

He never expected to receive this punishment; for him, this outcome was like the sky falling.

His already aching back could no longer straighten up, and he collapsed to the ground, his mind blank and his eyes vacant.

"Meng Zhanting, go back now. Cherish your current status as a member of the Imperial Guard and don't provoke people you shouldn't!" Chen Jiang warned coldly.

Meng Zhanting left the yamen in a daze, where the general's carriage was already waiting at the door.

The people from the General's Mansion came to pick up Meng Zhanting after hearing the news. After all, fifty strokes of the cane would keep him in bed for several days.

When Meng Zhanting returned to the General's Mansion, Madam Meng the Second was already waiting for him in the front hall.

"Ting'er!"

Madam Meng Er got up and walked towards Meng Zhanting. "How could you lose your official position? How can I face anyone now that you've lost your position? How will our family live in the future?"

Meng Zhanting gritted his teeth and, with the help of the servants, managed to stand up.

He stared intently at Madam Meng, and in that instant, he was filled with doubt: did his mother love him, her son, at all?

"Say something! Ting'er, have they beaten you senseless?" Old Madam Meng grabbed Meng Zhanting and continued to interrogate him, her eyes filled with tears and her expression somewhat ferocious.

Meng Zhanting still didn't hear the concern he wanted. Anger and pain surged into his heart, and his vision went black as he fainted.

"Ting'er!"

"Call the doctor!"

……

In an instant, the general's mansion was in complete chaos.

At this time, in the Grand Tutor's residence...

"Father, can you help your daughter rescue Hu Luo?" Su Qingshuang knelt in front of Su Yizhou.

Su Yizhou said coldly, "How could someone expelled from my Grand Tutor's mansion possibly come to my rescue again?"

“Father, you know it’s fake. It’s just a temporary measure to push Hu Luo out to take the blame,” Su Qingshuang explained.

"Shuang'er!" Su Yizhou's voice was even colder. "Father will arrange a new maid for you. As for Hu Luo, don't even think about it. She's not coming back!"

“Father, Hu Luo grew up with me since I was little, and we are like sisters…”

"Would someone as close as a sister betray you? That's treason! Even if she came back today, let alone now that she's in jail, she wouldn't survive in this manor!" Su Yizhou interrupted Su Qingshuang.

"Father, she must have been forced..."

"Su Qingshuang!" Su Yizhou said coldly, "Where have you learned all the rules I taught you? Those who aspire to great things must never show mercy to women. If you are soft-hearted towards your enemies today, they will take your life tomorrow!"

Su Qingshuang stopped resisting; she knew that no matter how much she resisted, it would be useless.

This has been true from childhood to adulthood.

"Qingshuang, your father is doing this for your own good. In the entire mansion, your food, clothing and daily necessities are the best, except for your grandfather. Don't let everyone down."

Su Yizhou's tone softened, "Go back and reflect on your actions. Your grandfather will find a way to lift your confinement. There will be a painting competition at the academy in a few days; go and register to participate."

Su Qingshuang stood up. "Yes, Father. I'll take my leave."

She left the study, looked up at the night sky, and from then on, she was alone, watching the stars and the moon.

In the vast Grand Tutor's mansion, she had no one left to confide in.

The person who caused all this suffering was Song Siyao.

The hatred in her eyes soared to the sky. "Song Siyao, you destroyed the only person I could trust, so I will destroy everything you have and make you wish you were dead!"

After Su Qingshuang left, Su Yizhou also left the study and went straight to Su Taifu's courtyard.

“Father.” Su Yizhou bowed respectfully.

Grand Tutor Su was over seventy years old, with white hair and beard, and a thin figure. He was playing chess alone.

Upon hearing Su Yizhou's words, he raised his head, his eyes like those of a wolf in the night.

Be vigilant, be on guard, kill.

However, when there is no prey, his gaze is calm as still water, like that of a venerable and approachable old grandfather.

"Have you appeased them?" Grand Tutor Su asked casually.

"Everything has been appeased, Father. The Emperor has ordered Meng Zhanting to be dismissed from his position as deputy commander and demoted to a regular member of the Imperial Guard."

Without Grand Tutor Su's order, Su Yizhou remained standing.

"He's utterly useless, so let him be demoted." Grand Tutor Su didn't take him seriously at all.

“Father, he didn’t implicate Shuang’er at the yamen today,” Su Yizhou said.

"Did you not confess? Or did you not have time to confess?" Grand Tutor Su's voice carried a hint of coldness, making Su Yizhou shudder.

Grand Tutor Su spent the entire day at his residence, yet it was as if he had eyes everywhere in the government office, and nothing could escape his notice.

He continued, "Compared to Meng Zhanting, the second young lady of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion is more useful."

"Father, Miss Song has already made enemies with us, and it won't be easy to win her over."

"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." Su Taifu placed a piece on the chessboard and said to Su Yizhou, "Look, with this 'day' piece as a bridge, this dead game has come back to life."

“Father, what if this chess piece is unwilling to build a bridge?” Su Yizhou asked again.

Grand Tutor Su directly picked up the chess piece that had just fallen, held it in his hand, and after a while, he opened his hand, and the chess piece turned into powder and slowly fell from his palm.

Then, he took another chess piece from the side and placed it there, then got up and left, turning his back to Su Yizhou, saying, "Go and do it."