My Lord, please respect yourself. I am the wife of a marquis.

Chapter 197 Xiao Yunxiu's heart skipped a beat. How could a dead person come back to life?

In fact, Su Muxi didn't sleep very long. He got up before dawn, rode to the Anguo Mansion, burned a stick of incense to Old Lady An, and then rushed to the palace to attend the morning court.

As soon as she arrived today, Marquis Yong'an came over to talk to her, and even when the Sixth Prince came over to talk to her, he bumped into her.

Su Muxi injured her ankle last night, and was seriously injured because she was rushing in the secret passage. However, Marquis Yong'an was underestimating her by trying to test her out like this.

Su Muxi grabbed the wrist of the Marquis of Yong'an, and after steadying him, she immediately withdrew her hand, politely saying, "My Lord, be careful."

After returning from Xiao Yunjin's place yesterday, Marquis Yong'an searched the mansion again, but still did not find the man in black. This man did not come earlier or later, and even happened to arrive just in time when he was having an argument with his wife.

Marquis Yong'an recalled several details. He didn't know how long the other party had heard what he said in a hurry. He felt uneasy that the secret that he had hidden for many years was known to others.

He was sure that the man entered Fangfei Courtyard last night. Cang Jue and the Cang Ying Gang surrounded Fangfei Courtyard, making it impossible for ordinary people to escape. However, the man in black escaped last night, and he escaped without anyone noticing. This is very intriguing.

Therefore, the first person that Yong'an Hou tried to test today was Su Muxi. The two of them divorced, and it was not pleasant. According to Su Muxi's revengeful personality, he should want to confirm whether Xiao Yunjin is dead or alive.

The impact of Marquis Yong'an happened to hit Su Muxi's good side. She was caught off guard and her body naturally leaned towards the injured side. If she was injured, she would subconsciously avoid the injured area, or feel pain in the injured area and show a slight expression on her face.

But Su Muxi was not like her. Her center of gravity was on her legs, her facial expression was flawless, and she even had enough strength to support herself. Marquis Yong'an was relieved.

"Thank you, Princess. I was so worried about Cheng'er that I was distracted for a moment."

It is indeed not easy to hide it from everyone and maintain the affectionate persona for twenty years. Su Muxi looked at the flawless man in front of her and sneered in her heart, thinking that sooner or later, your hypocritical skin will be exposed.

"My Lord, please take care of yourself."

Naturally, no one cared about these little episodes before the court session, because in the court, He Yuncheng presented a pile of evidence to the emperor, which was evidence that Princess Xiu murdered Princess Kangping.

"Father, Fu Qianrou is not dead. She is only hanging on by a thread. I just scared her a little and she confessed everything."

He Yuncheng had been pretending to be Xiao Yunjin for so many years, and his momentum at this moment was terrifying. "The person has been secretly protected, and the emperor can summon him at any time."

Princess Kangping was the emperor's first child, so she was naturally favored. He turned a blind eye to her divorce from her husband and keeping a lover.

The emperor looked at his second son kneeling below. He didn't expect that he would be the first to fall. The fight for the throne was cruel, but he lost the qualification before the fight even started. He was indeed hopeless.

The emperor has An Yutang by his side. As soon as Kang Ping died, the development of the matter was placed on his desk. He likes ambitious children, and as long as the evidence is not laid out in the open, he can pretend not to see it. Now that it has been carried to the palace, how can he not pursue it?

"Bring it to the palace."

Xiao Yunxiu's heart skipped a beat. How could a dead person come back to life?

Xiao Yunxiu was not afraid as evidence was presented one by one. However, when Fu Qianrou was brought to the hall, he knew that there was no hope for recovery.

It would have been fine if he hadn't gone for the assassination, but the people he sent failed to actually kill Fu Qianrou and were also caught with Little Whip.

"I am innocent," Xiao Yunxiu knelt on the ground. Although he remained calm, his mind had already collapsed. "I knew nothing about this matter."

Also kneeling on the ground with Xiao Yunxiu was Marquis Jian'an. With his daughters on both sides, he could not escape the blame. When Zhao Siyu got into trouble, the case was determined to be out of jealousy and Princess Kangning had ingested the food by mistake, so only Zhao Siyu was punished. Marquis Jian'an only fined Yue Feng because he had to lead troops to guard Jingyu City.

His eldest daughter had just gotten married and he had just been released from prison. The case of Princess Kangping was overturned, and all the evidence pointed to his eldest daughter, now Princess Xiu. It was she who deliberately killed Princess Kangning in order to frame her younger sister.

Manslaughter and premeditated murder are completely different in nature. Marquis Jian'an knew that he was finished and his alliance with Xiao Yunxiu was over.

"If I die, I will be blamed for it," Marquis Jian'an didn't care about his new wife at this time, "I have been fighting outside for many years and have not taught my daughter well. I deserve to die."

Marquis Jian'an blamed everything on his new wife, hoping to get leniency from the emperor.

He used to be able to guard Jingyu City, but now he can't. The letter of surrender from Feng Kingdom has arrived, and they will go to the palace to pay homage before the New Year. He no longer has any place to use his military power.

Xiao Yunxiu was very careful about his reputation throughout his life. Everyone praised him as a wise king. In the past, he didn't care who he married, as long as he could form an alliance with Marquis Jian'an. He even privately felt that a favored daughter would be more beneficial to their relationship.

Unexpectedly, the daughter of Marquis Jian'an was a cruel person. Xiao Yunxiu knew very well that even if he could get away with this matter, he would have no bargaining chip to compete for status in the future.

"Since the evidence is irrefutable," the emperor said as he sat on the dragon throne, "Marquis Jian'an failed to discipline his daughter and allowed her to commit murder. He plotted to murder the princess of the dynasty and should be executed. Considering his meritorious service in defending the city, he should be stripped of his title and exiled to Lingnan. His daughter Zhao Siru is guilty of a heinous crime. Her title of Princess Xiu should be revoked and she should be executed immediately."

"I thank the Lord for his grace." Marquis Jian'an did not expect that his momentary indulgence would bring him to this point. Although he saved his life, he was unwilling to accept it. Lingnan was the territory of King Huaiyang and was adjacent to the Jiang family, Zhao Siyu's maternal grandfather. The old man hated him, and if he went there, he would be skinned alive if he did not die.

Marquis Jian'an was taken away. Although Xiao Yunxiu was taken away, it was like cutting off one of his arms. The emperor punished him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.

Su Muxi waited until the matter was over before speaking out, "Your Majesty, there is another Zhao Siyu in the Zhao family. She was wrongly accused and almost died. Shouldn't she be included in the list of exiles?"

"Even if he is a member of the Zhao family, how can he be exempted from responsibility?" The emperor looked at Su Muxi, "Or is it that Anping really harbored a criminal?"

"I am only speaking based on the facts. Zhao Siyu was wrongly convicted and all those who handled the case were guilty of negligence."

Su Muxi brought down a group of people with just one sentence. At that time, the case of Princess Kangping was jointly investigated by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supervisory Office. The Dali Temple Secretary at that time was Chang Xu, who had been demoted. Now the Dali Temple Secretary has taken leave to observe mourning at home. Only the Minister of Justice and the Envoy of the Supervisory Office are left, and they are also shot.

The two men reluctantly stepped forward, claiming that they had not investigated the case thoroughly and had wrongly convicted them, and were willing to accept the punishment.

Su Muxi was very happy to see this. There were still some sensible people. She was happy and began to flatter the emperor, "The emperor is very perceptive and can clearly distinguish right from wrong. If there is a mistake, it should be punished, and if there is an injustice, it should be compensated."

The emperor had been listening to cases for the entire morning and was already exhausted. He had also experienced Su Muxi's ability to persist, and Zhao Siyu was just an orphan, so she couldn't cause any trouble.

The emperor rubbed his forehead and approved Su Muxi's rumors. "Then she will be exempted from exile and demoted to a commoner. The rest of the people involved in the case will be punished to serve in the imperial court for half a year as a warning to others."

Su Muxi knelt on the ground, "Long live the emperor."

The emperor was really afraid of her and waved his hand to signal her to stand up.

"If you have the foundation to start a memorial, if you don't have the foundation to retreat from the court."

As soon as the young eunuch finished chanting, Su Muxi could not wait any longer and immediately walked out of the hall. She stood there for more than an hour and her ankle hurt.