GBP Chapter 613 Is Sima Changfeng still alive?
Chapter 613 Is Sima Changfeng still alive?
However, the emperor had not yet ordered the wedding ceremony to continue, which bothered him greatly.
Xiao Changshi felt a little regretful.
He only thought that Su Lingyue would cooperate with him and help him dispel his father's suspicions, but he did not expect that Su Lingyue would not only not cooperate, but also want to fight to the death.
"Rebellious girl!"
Su Heng was so angry that he glared and was about to slap Su Lingyue.
Jiang Fu and Jiang Siyuan rushed over, one grabbing Su Heng's hand and the other hugging him tightly.
Jiang Fu glared at Su Lingyue and scolded, "Yue'er, stop talking nonsense! His Majesty and I are your nine generations of relatives. Are you going to kill us all? Besides, the Crown Prince's residence is searched by guards and maids when you enter or leave. How could you bring in a maid who was hiding a dagger? Hurry up and apologize to His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Su Lingyue always listened to Jiang Fu.
When Jiang Fuxun scolded her, she lowered her head and stood obediently to listen to his instructions.
"Yes, Uncle."
After obediently responding, Su Lingyue knelt before the emperor, kowtowed, and said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was falsely accused and in a moment of anger uttered the words 'exterminating nine generations of one's family.' Your Majesty is wise; the prince never intended to harm you. You know that the prince has always been at odds with my father. If anything were to happen to you, and the crown prince ascended the throne, he would certainly listen to my father and kill the prince. Therefore, the prince had no reason to harm you. As for who attempted the assassination, Your Majesty is wise and will surely investigate thoroughly."
"You unfilial daughter, stop talking nonsense!"
Hearing Su Lingyue's increasingly evasive explanation, Su Heng became furious and was about to hit her again. Fortunately, Jiang Fu and Jiang Siyuan held him tightly, so he could only stand there helplessly.
Su Lingyue seemed not to hear Su Heng's words and kowtowed to the Crown Prince again, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I said that you and Father conspired to harm His Majesty because you falsely accused me and the Prince earlier. I spoke recklessly in a moment of panic. As long as you do not falsely accuse me, I will not speak recklessly."
Xiao Changshi's lips twitched. He wanted to get angry, but considering that his father was still there, he could only force a smile and say, "Sister Yue, I misspoke in my haste."
Hearing that they had spoken frankly, Jiang Fucai came over and bowed deeply to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. She is a young lady from a humble family, and I have spoiled her since she was a child. She doesn't understand anything and only spoke nonsense in her anxiety. I will take her back now and discipline her properly on behalf of my deceased sister."
Jiang Fu thought the emperor would be angry, but when he secretly glanced at the emperor, he saw the emperor looking at Su Lingyue meaningfully with a smile on his lips.
The emperor was aware of what Su Lingyue had said, as were many of the ministers; however, they each had their own concerns.
Some things they didn't want to say, and some things they couldn't say, but only Su Lingyue dared to say them so recklessly, and even managed to anger Su Heng to that extent.
Thinking of Su Heng's previous subtle threats, it was rare to see someone make him lose face, which made the emperor feel relieved and much more at ease.
"How come I never realized you were so interesting before?"
Su Lingyue's heart skipped a beat. When she looked up and met the emperor's meaningful gaze, she felt something was wrong and quickly lowered her head again.
"Alright, Minister Jiang, take her back."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave." Jiang Fu bowed deeply, then pulled up Su Lingyue, who was still kneeling, and led her out of the wedding hall.
After Jiang Fu led Su Lingyue out of the wedding hall, the emperor told Xiao Changshi to get up.
After Xiao Changshi got up, he secretly observed the emperor's expression and breathed a deep sigh of relief when he found that the emperor was not angry.
His father still cared about him after all.
Besides him, who else in Da Ning is worthy of the position of Crown Prince!
Caiyi, her eyes reddening, grabbed Su Lingyue's hand. "Miss, you scared me to death just now! What if His Majesty really executed the entire family?"
Su Lingyue shook her hand and said with a smile, "It's alright! Who told Father and the Crown Prince to make baseless accusations against people? Today we'll show them that even a rabbit will bite when cornered."
“Cousin!” Jiang Siyuan, who followed her out, patted Su Lingyue’s head helplessly. “If His Majesty had really been angry just now, your little head would probably be gone by now.”
Jiang Fu, standing to the side, looked at Su Lingyue but remained silent.
He understood perfectly well the look in His Majesty's eyes when he looked at Yue'er.
That was the look a man gave a woman. For Yue'er, the interest of a king was not a good thing.
It could even be a disaster.
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As the group chatted outside the wedding hall, a large group of people walked in from the other side of the corridor.
When Jiang Fu saw the person walking in front of him, his eyes widened in disbelief.
Dressed in a black eagle-patterned outfit and wearing a black, blue-faced, fanged demon mask, with an arrogant demeanor as he walked, who else could it be but Sima Changfeng?
"Oh my God!"
"how come?"
"Why is he here?"
……
Numerous gasps of surprise rang out. Su Lingyue looked in the direction of the sound and saw Sima Changfeng striding towards her, his robes fluttering with each step he took.
Duan Xu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Zhang Zhong, the Minister of Justice, walked beside him. Behind them, several constables helped a woman as they walked toward the wedding hall.
Su Lingyue smiled faintly.
It seems everything is going according to plan.
Seeing that they were about to approach, Jiang Fu pulled Jiang Siyuan and Su Lingyue to stand a little further away. He didn't want to get involved with Sima Changfeng, that demon.
Su Lingyue stood obediently to the side with Jiang Fu, as if she didn't know Sima Changfeng or what was going to happen today.
Inside the wedding hall, Xiao Changshi was still trying to figure out how to explain things to the emperor when the Imperial Guards announced from the doorway: "Your Majesty, Sima Changfeng has arrived!"
With just one sentence, everyone in the wedding hall turned their attention to the entrance of the hall.
Even without seeing his face, they could recognize him at a glance from his figure and gait that he was Sima Changfeng, the leader of the Shadow Guards who had mostly disappeared.
Su Heng looked at Sima Changfeng with dissatisfaction. He was so focused on the wedding banquet that he had forgotten that Sima Changfeng had always wanted to see the emperor.
Fortunately, he did not tell Sima Changfeng everything.
The emperor stared at Sima Changfeng standing at the door, his mind filled with questions. Wasn't he dead? If he wasn't dead, what had he been doing for the past six months? And if he was alive, why hadn't he returned to the palace?
These things need to be asked carefully and thoroughly.
The emperor stared at Sima Changfeng and ordered the imperial guards at the door: "Let him in."
Sima Changfeng strode in and immediately knelt before the emperor to pay his respects. "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
The emperor looked at the person kneeling before him and tentatively asked, "Are you Sima Changfeng?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The voice was the same, and with the same build and gait, the emperor could confirm that this was Sima Changfeng.
Even if we confirm his identity, there are some issues that need to be clarified before we can use him again.
"Where have you been for the past six months? Why haven't you come to report to me?"
Sima Changfeng did not answer immediately, but instead bowed to the emperor and said, "Lord Duan and Lord Zhang are outside the hall. May we invite them in? Your Majesty, I will explain after you have seen them."
The emperor frowned.
How did Sima Changfeng get involved with Zhang Zhong and Duan Xu?
The emperor also wanted to know the truth, so he gave a wink to the eunuch serving him.
The eunuch announced to the outside, "Summon Zhang Zhong and Duan Xu to an audience."
As Zhang Zhong and Duan Xu entered, several constables led in a man covered in blood.
The emperor had already seen the assassin with the severed hand, so when he saw the man with the severed leg, he didn't react much, only asking in confusion, "My two ministers, what is this?"
Before Zhang Zhong and Duan Xu could speak, Sima Changfeng stood up, walked to Chu Yin, grabbed her hair, turned her face toward Xiao Changshi, and asked, "Your Highness, do you know her?"