Reincarnation and Rebirth

Chapter 230 The Su Family's Self-Destructive Acts

Su Qing'er had naturally heard that Zi Xingchen wanted to make Su Wan'er empress, and in her anger, she impulsively rushed into the imperial study without any sense of reason.

Relying on Zi Xingchen's favor, this Imperial Noble Consort was arrogant and domineering in the palace. As the Emperor's personal attendant, Eunuch Wei was respected by most people in the palace, but this Imperial Noble Consort didn't take him seriously at all. Seeing that she was courting death, Eunuch Wei sneered inwardly, but still pretended to stop her, "Your Highness, the Emperor is discussing important matters, you cannot barge in."

Su Qing'er had already heard that Zi Xingchen had summoned the Minister of Rites today to discuss the ceremony for establishing an empress. Now, seeing the contemptuous look on Eunuch Wei's face, she felt even more furious. "Get out of my way! How dare you, a mere servant, stop me? I have important business with the Emperor."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. However, please wait a moment while I report."

"Didn't you hear me telling you to get out of here?" Previously, because her foundation was unstable, Zi Xingchen valued Su Ping highly and tolerated Su Qing'er's temper. However, the other party was, after all, the emperor, and there were limits to her tolerance.

Wei Gonggong pretended to be accidentally pushed to the ground by Su Qing'er. When he got up, he saw that Su Qing'er had already rushed inside.

Eunuch Wei hurriedly chased after her, calling out, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Zi Xingchen and several officials from the Ministry of Rites, who were discussing matters inside the hall, were startled, and cold sweat began to bead on their foreheads. This Imperial Noble Consort was indeed as rumored, ignorant and vulgar.

Zi Xingchen has recently been quite critical of Su Ping and others because of the rumors surrounding the Su family. In addition, his feelings for Su Qing'er were only temporary, and her behavior in the palace has already disgusted him.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Wei knelt down in fear, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, it was my fault, I failed to persuade the Imperial Noble Consort."

Zi Xingchen glanced at the dust on Eunuch Wei's clothes and waved her hand, saying, "You may step back and change your clothes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Turning his head, Eunuch Wei revealed a cold smile.

As soon as Su Qing'er entered the room, she saw that it really was Zi Xingchen discussing the wedding with people from the Ministry of Rites, and she was so jealous that she almost went crazy.

"Your Majesty, do you really intend to make Su Wan'er your empress?"

Zi Xingchen's face darkened instantly. Since ascending the throne, he had to curry favor with the important officials in the court to secure his position, while also guarding against the covetousness of neighboring countries. In fact, he had few trustworthy people around him, and his patience had been worn down little by little.

Especially now that Xiao Yunting has made it clear that he will stand on his side, although Su Ping has made contributions in the early stages, his abilities are limited. The Iron Blood Army's power is gradually being taken back. At this point, he is already very impatient with Su Qing'er. If it weren't for the fact that the Su family is relying on their small amount of merit, he would have already taken action against them.

"Is the Imperial Noble Consort questioning my decision?"

Even if Su Qing'er was slow-witted, she knew that Zi Xingchen was angry, so she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. But, Your Majesty, have you forgotten that you promised my brother and me in the village that we had rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor..."

"Shut up!" Zi Xingchen angrily swept everything off the table. The officials nearby turned pale with fright, their dislike for this Imperial Noble Consort growing even stronger. She was courting death; there was no need to drag them down with her. Wasn't this blatant blackmail of the Emperor? Did she really think the Emperor wouldn't dare do anything to the Su family?

Zi Xingchen glared at Su Qing'er with a sinister look. She always talked about her affairs outside, as if she wanted to tell the whole world that she was useless and that if it weren't for the Su family, she wouldn't have been able to ascend to this position. What emperor could tolerate that?

"Take a good look for yourself," he said, throwing a series of memorials in front of Su Qing'er. "What a terrible old Su family! Abandoning the bad and currying favor with the powerful, do you really not take me seriously? Do you even want to replace me?"

Su Qing'er was terrified. She stared blankly at the contents of the memorial, and was even more frightened. She protested, "Your Majesty, it's not like that. Your Majesty, you must believe me. My elder brother is not that kind of person."

Before Zi Xingchen could get angry, Eunuch Wei reported from outside, "Your Majesty, Young Master Xiao requests an audience."

"Invite him in," Zi Xingchen roared.

After Xiao Yunting entered, he knelt and bowed, then presented a memorial to the emperor. "Your Majesty, I have ascertained that Earl Mingyu is unrelated to the matter of treason and collusion with the enemy, however..."

"But what?" Zi Xingchen said irritably.

"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the rumors about General Su originated from the Zhao family. However, the one who came up with the idea behind it was General Su's father's mistress, named Jiao Jiao. She was acting under orders from Fu Liheng, the former Northern Cavalry General and a traitor from Ziyun."

Xiao Yunting recounted all the information he had gathered, but he had no idea what the Emperor would think.

Sure enough, the next second, Zi Xingchen snatched the document, glanced at it a few times, and then threw it at Su Qing'er's face. "What a Su family! Hahaha, they actually kept a spy from the Mingyue Kingdom by their side. Are they planning to seize the throne at any time?"

Su Qing'er panicked, "Your Majesty, it's impossible, it can't be! It must be Xiao Yunting framing us."

Xiao Yunting glanced at her indifferently, "Your Majesty, I was merely following orders. The evidence is conclusive. If Your Majesty does not believe me, the woman is currently at General Su's residence. Your Majesty can send someone to investigate."

"No, it's impossible..."

"The fact that Su Youfu keeps a mistress is known to many people in the capital. I have not made any false accusations."

Su Qing'er went mad and actually tried to get up and snatch the memorial. Zi Xingchen shouted, "Guards, take this traitor to prison and surround the entire Su General's mansion. I want to see what they are up to."

Jiaojiao was indeed at General Su's residence at the moment; she had been summoned there by Su Ping.

The rumors circulating in the capital had tarnished the Su family's reputation, and Su Ping naturally couldn't stand idly by. He easily followed the clues and found Jiao Jiao. Su Ping led his soldiers to surround Jiao Jiao's location. Jiao Jiao was terrified, not expecting to be exposed so quickly. Su Ping looked at Jiao Jiao and said, "Those who attempt to scheme against me will not have a good end."

However, Jiaojiao said, "I'm pregnant, and I'm carrying your father's child. If you dare to kill me, you'll be branded as an unfilial son."

Su Ping was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. "Hmph, so what? You've done something to harm the Su family. Even if you were pregnant, or even if the King of Heaven himself were here, he couldn't protect you."

Seeing that her threats were useless, Jiao Jiao collapsed to the ground, still muttering curses against the Su family. Su Ping was about to order his men to take Jiao Jiao away when Su Youfu arrived and stopped him.

Upon hearing that Jiao Jiao was pregnant, Su Youfu felt even more heartbroken and threatened to kill himself if he had to take Jiao Jiao back to the General's Mansion.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering at the entrance, Su Ping decided to go along with his father's wishes. Once the man was inside the general's mansion, his father would decide how he lived.

He just didn't expect that Xiao Yunting would enter the palace right after he entered the general's mansion.