Phi-Fic Chapter 18 Come here, I will make the decision for you
Chapter 18 Come here, I will make the decision for you
Su Rou was brought in by the emperor's eunuch.
With a "thump", she staggered and fell to the ground. In order to make her performance more realistic, she endured the pain and collapsed on the floor of the palace hall.
She raised her head with tearful eyes, "Your Majesty, please help me. Today, I was out shopping when I ran into someone who openly slandered my reputation. I saw the palace badge hanging around his waist and wanted to confront him, but he was unreasonable and even hit me, saying that I was self-righteous and dared to refuse His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He wanted to do something inappropriate to me, but His Royal Highness Prince Yu showed up in time to save me and subdue him!"
Su Rou started talking a lot before the emperor even opened his mouth.
In order to make her voice and appearance more vivid, Su Rou had messed up her hair in the carriage just now, so that the emperor would see her more realistically, and her dress was also blown up into a mess.
It was true that the emperor favored her because of the General's Mansion, but when comparing Xie Yuan's reputation with hers, the emperor was still able to make a clear distinction.
The emperor's face was burning with anger. "Come here, bring him to me."
Su Rou looked up. Did the emperor believe her now?
She was also worried that the emperor would not believe her, because the man she had captured from the street was now being held outside by Gong Yu.
Su Rou sobbed twice, and the tear marks on her face were particularly real. There was also some dust on her face, and her fair little face was covered with mud.
At first glance, she looked like a lost girl who had just escaped from the jaws of death.
Xie Yuan's leg had not healed yet, so he was carried in by four eunuchs.
Xie Yuan glanced at Su Rou, who was kneeling beside him, and bowed respectfully, "Father, why did you call me here?"
The emperor snorted, "You sent people outside the palace to spread rumors about Su Rou? As a man, how dare you be so petty!"
Xie Yuan immediately knelt on the ground, "Father, this is unjust! I had no idea! I'm afraid someone must have impersonated the eunuch next to me, or someone close to me did this behind my back!"
Su Rou secretly took a breath. This excuse was not appropriate. Xie Yuan was clearly trying to pass the blame, but...
Neither the emperor nor she said anything, yet Xie Yuan confessed directly...
Laughing to death.
Su Rou softened her voice and looked at Xie Yuan with grievance, "Your Highness, I was wrong to reject you before. I hope Your Highness will forgive me. I am not destined to be a crown princess. I hope Your Highness will stop spreading rumors about me among the people. I will avoid appearing in front of you from now on..."
Xie Yuan gritted his teeth, "Su Rou! What are you trying to do again?! This matter has nothing to do with this prince!"
Su Rou has repeatedly distanced herself from Xie Yuan. If Xie Yuan were not stupid, he would have known that she did it on purpose.
But isn’t this reaction too slow?
Su Rou turned her gaze towards the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, "Your Majesty... the injustice suffered by this humble servant is small, but I feel that the people have seen what happened today. If they continue to spread a bad reputation about me, how will I ever get married in the future..."
The emperor had a dark face and was probably very angry.
Xie Yuan was afraid that this matter had nothing to do with him, so he kowtowed and said, "Father! Don't believe her."
Su Rou continued to cry, "Your Majesty, I am powerless. The attendants of His Royal Highness Prince Yu have already captured the man who slandered my reputation on the street today. Your Majesty can ask him to come in and confront me."
The emperor tapped the throne with his index finger and said, "Announce."
The person was brought in by the palace guards.
Su Rou saw that Gong Yu didn't come in, so she didn't say anything.
Gong Yu was probably afraid of revealing something in front of the emperor, but it didn't matter, the person she wanted to deal with was Xie Yuan.
Su Rou met the eyes of the person who was brought in. She pretended to be scared and trembled.
The fact that she was not good at fighting was known to all the civil and military officials in the court. Even the emperor probably could not have imagined that the injury on the man's head was caused by her.
The emperor glanced at the waist badge that the eunuch Chang found from the man and said, "This is indeed your palace waist badge. Su Rou was almost defiled. Were you aware of this... or were you not aware of it?"
Xie Yuan trembled, "My child, I really don't know! But there must be something else going on! I recognize this man, he is a small eunuch in my palace. He simply doesn't have the ability to defile Su Rou! I hope your Majesty will understand."
Are you saying that Xie Yuan is just stupid?
Su Rou cried even more fiercely, "I am facing a man, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still expecting me to kill him. I almost lost my virginity, and my father is not at home today. How can I not be afraid? In this world, besides my father, the one I trust the most is the Emperor. If... if even the Emperor can't make a decision for me, I might as well find a pillar and kill myself."
If one were to investigate carefully, even if he could get rid of the charge of ordering someone to defile her, he could not get rid of the fact that he did send someone to spread rumors about her.
The emperor softened his voice, "Rou Rou, stop crying. Come here, I will take care of it for you."
Su Rou got up from the ground. Although she was already a marriageable girl, she still had a father...
As long as her father is the general of the Northern Kingdom, the emperor will always treat her as a child.
Su Rou sobbed, and the emperor's hand stroked her hair again and again.
The emperor's gaze turned to the two people kneeling on the ground again.
Xie Yuan and the young eunuch were shocked.
The emperor said, "Are you the eunuch in the prince's palace? You look familiar to me. You look like the one who often serves the prince personally."
The young eunuch put his head on the ground, "Your Majesty..."
Su Rou saw Xie Yuan taking advantage of the emperor's inattention and glaring fiercely at the young eunuch.
The eunuch raised his head but immediately lowered it again, "Your Majesty, I deserve death... This is all my fault. I only want to defend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, please punish me alone."
Su Rou sighed secretly in her heart: Xie Yuan's method is actually very easy to break.
Su Rou looked at the emperor with tearful eyes, "Your Majesty, he must be helping His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take the blame. Without His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's permission, how could he, a little eunuch serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have the guts to attack me?"
Her words seemed to hit the nail on the head.
Xie Yuan wanted to explain but couldn't utter a word.
"you……"
The emperor said, "Crown Prince Xie Yuan is under house arrest for three months, and his salary reduced by eight percent. He instigated the palace maids to spread rumors about General Su's daughter. The crown prince cannot escape blame, and his conduct is corrupt. This is announced to the world. In addition, the palace maids shall be removed and beheaded."
It was unnecessary to announce this to the world, but she thought it was the best way the emperor could think of to give her father an explanation.
Su Rou was sent to Donghua Gate by the eunuch Chang, where Gong Yu's carriage was parked quietly.
Su Rou was sobbing all the way and she almost couldn't hold it anymore.
"Miss Su, I will take you here. I will have to trouble His Royal Highness Prince Yu to take her back to the palace."
Gong Yu coughed twice, raised his eyes slightly, and acted out a delicate look so vividly.
Gong Yu was humble and polite, "Nothing."
The eunuch Chang said, "Miss Su, don't cry. The emperor has already punished the prince. You are the only one among the ministers' children whom the emperor loves and cares about so much."
Su Rou took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, "Thank you."
She was helped up by the groom.
As soon as the carriage drove out of Donghua Gate, she immediately restrained the expression on her face.