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

The moment Emperor Changlong stepped into the main hall, he saw Su Qingshuang raising her hand to hit Hongshao. His face immediately darkened, and he shouted, "Miss Su, what are you doing?"

Su Qingshuang quickly withdrew her hand and complained to Emperor Changlong with a wronged expression, "Your Majesty, Song Siyao hit me. Look, her face is all red. Your Majesty, you must do justice for me!"

Emperor Changlong asked Song Siyao, "Second Miss Song, why did you hit Miss Su?"

“She cursed my fifth brother to die a horrible death.” Song Siyao had already pulled herself out of her grief and guilt. “Your Majesty, the Great Zhou has laws that stipulate that insulting martyrs is a crime. The punishment ranges from ten strokes of the cane to imprisonment for one to three years.”

"Miss Su, is this true?" Emperor Changlong asked.

"Your servant..."

In the moment of Su Qingshuang's hesitation, Song Siyao reminded her, "Miss Su, you'd better think carefully before you answer. If you dare to lie, you are deceiving the emperor. I wasn't the only one who heard you cursing just now."

Su Qingshuang's face paled, and she looked around as if to see who had heard her speak.

"I..." Su Qing Shuang stammered, but everyone already understood.

Emperor Changlong asked Grand Tutor Su, who was standing beside him, "Sir, what is your opinion on this matter?"

Accompanying Emperor Changlong were Grand Tutor Su, the Prime Minister, and the ministers of the Six Ministries, among others, with Grand Tutor Su in the first position.

Grand Tutor Su was dressed in court robes. He was slender and refined, looking like a scholar who was detached from worldly affairs and possessed great wisdom.

He looked at Emperor Changlong with a respectful expression, "Your Majesty, Shuang'er was raised by you since she was a baby. You know her temperament best. If she curses, there must be a reason. Miss Song just said that she was not the only one who heard Shuang'er cursing. I wonder who else heard it?"

Su Qingshuang knew immediately that Su Taifu was going to back her up. She remembered what Su Taifu had said: as long as one is strong enough, one can control the outcome of things.

Today, she has been unreasonable, and she is waiting for Grand Tutor Su to write a new ending for her.

She glanced around, and seeing no one to vouch for Song Siyao, she felt even more smug.

Her grandfather was the Grand Tutor, and even Emperor Changlong had to respect him. Everyone in the court and the country respected him, and no one dared to offend him.

Everything seemed to be within Grand Tutor Su's expectations. His face remained expressionless. "Your Majesty, perhaps Miss Song misheard. It's just children playing around. Your Majesty need not take it to heart. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunion. Don't let trivial matters cause you any trouble."

After Su Taifu finished speaking, he glanced at Song Siyao, his eyes radiating a powerful aura that was awe-inspiring without the need for words.

Emperor Changlong did not answer Grand Tutor Su. He looked at Song Siyao and asked, "Second Miss Song, did you hear me wrong?"

His expression was calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

But Song Siyao remembered her conversation with Emperor Changlong in the Imperial Study that night, and now it was time for her sword to come in handy.

If no one in the room testifies for her and she is the only one who hears it, even if what she says is true, it will eventually be seen as her mishearing and she will be the one in the wrong.

How will she break the deadlock and turn the tide?

“I heard Miss Su swearing,” Shen Pei was the first to stand up and testify.

"Your Highness, is Miss Song treating your leg? This old minister believes that your testimony needs to be verified." Grand Tutor Su said with a respectful smile.

"Does Lord Su mean that I am lying?" Shen Pei asked coldly.

Grand Tutor Su's tone became even more respectful, "Your Highness, there are so many people in the hall, how come only you and Miss Song heard it?"

“I heard it too.” Jiang Hexia stood up and looked at the people around her. “You all heard Miss Su cursing just now, right?”

The people around her looked away and didn't answer.

"Say something! Are you all afraid of her?" Jiang Hexia asked angrily.

"Little He Xia." Song Siyao looked at Jiang He Xia, "Sit down and be good."

Jiang Hexia was too excited. If she got angry and couldn't control her emotions, she would be accused of disrespecting the emperor and would be punished instead, which would be a loss for her.

She looked at Song Siyao, her eyes filled with sadness and helplessness, yet she had no choice but to obediently sit down.

“Miss Song, it’s fine for you children to play around in private, but this is the palace. To act like this in front of the Emperor is simply outrageous!” In the end, Grand Tutor Su determined that it was Song Siyao’s nonsense, while Su Qingshuang, the instigator, was innocent.

Su Qingshuang looked at Song Siyao with her tail practically wagging in the air, her eyes full of provocation.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Song Siyao's icy voice suddenly rang out, "Grand Tutor, making such a decision so quickly is far too arbitrary."

In an instant, the hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Song Siyao, their faces filled with shock.

A moment later, people began to whisper among themselves.

"Is Miss Song going to challenge Grand Tutor Su?"

"Is she insane?"

"Although she is a painting master and a ghost doctor, these are just empty titles without any real power. To challenge the Grand Tutor is simply overestimating her own abilities."

"Miss Song is finished this time!"

"Offending Grand Tutor Su means you won't live past noon tomorrow!"

……

Grand Tutor Su looked at Song Siyao, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared on his face. He asked in a kind and amiable manner, "Miss Song, if you have any other opinions, please speak them out. I am all ears."

In that instant, he was as kind as a venerable elder extending endless tolerance to a junior, as if any unpleasant word from Song Siyao would be a great disrespect to him.

Song Siyao remained calm and composed. "Grand Tutor, I think you should be more interested in hearing Miss Su's opinion."

Su Qingshuang scoffed, her tone dismissive, "What objection could I possibly have? Song Siyao, you still won't give up?"

"I wonder if Miss Su still remembers Xiangshui Cliff from five years ago?" Song Siyao asked.

Five years ago, at Xiangshui Cliff, Su Qingshuang's nightmare to this day, her expression changed upon hearing this, "Song Siyao, what do you know?"

“Bian Yun’er, your good sister, have you forgotten? Did Miss Su lose something back then?” Song Siyao smiled. “I can choose to tell everyone now, or I can choose not to. It depends on your attitude, Miss Su. I’ll count to three.”

"one!"

"two!"

"Stop counting, I'll tell you!" Su Qingshuang shouted, "I did insult Song Siyan just now, and Song Siyao didn't lie."

Song Siyao smiled slightly, looked at Grand Tutor Su, and asked, "Grand Tutor, are you satisfied with your own granddaughter?"

At this moment, Grand Tutor Su desperately wanted to chop Song Siyao up, but as an old fox, he had seen all sorts of situations. Su Qing Shuang's words could only make him a little embarrassed, not enough to make him lose his composure. He asked coldly, "Second Miss Song, what methods did you use to force Shuang'er to confess?"

Song Si looked at Su Qingshuang, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze, "Miss Su, your grandfather said I forced you. Did you tell him I forced you?"

The two women had been speaking very quietly. Others knew they had spoken, but they didn't know what they had said.

Su Qingshuang wanted to glare at Song Siyao, but now she had something on Song Siyao's hands. She didn't even know how much evidence Song Siyao had. Compared to that incident, the punishment for insulting martyrs was simply insignificant.

After weighing the options, she had no choice but to give in. "Grandfather, Song Siyao didn't force me. It's all my fault."

"Grand Tutor, your granddaughter has admitted it herself. Do you still think you weren't arbitrary just now? Or was I just being silly?" Song Siyao asked.