Chapter 77: Su Denheng Kneels at Su Yingxue
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The empress had also suffered a great loss this time and would be punished. If she could not find Su Yingxue to vent her anger, she would not let her off.
Just as she was about to leave the palace, Liu Fu’s sharp voice rang out, “Miss Su, it’s still early. There’s no need to rush out of the palace!”
Su Yurou’s delicate body trembled, her eyes filled with fear.
At the Marquis’s Manor, Su Dingheng heard that Chu Mingyuan had issued an edict, so he quickly changed his clothes and went to greet him at the gate.
Seeing the carriages from the palace approaching, he was trembling, thinking that it might be because Su Yingxue had caused a major problem in the palace and the emperor was coming to reprimand her!
But when he saw chief imperial guard Lan Ling standing in front of the carriage, he became puzzled. Lan Ling was personally escorting them. Could it be that the emperor or empress had come to the Marquis’s Manor?
This would be a huge trouble!
Su Dingheng was well-versed in the ways of a civil official. The moment the carriage came to a stop, he immediately knelt and shouted, “This humble subject is guilty! Please forgive me, Emperor and Your Majesty. My daughter has caused trouble. It is all this humble subject’s failure to properly educate her. Please forgive me, Emperor!”
A palace guard standing beside Lan Ling couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Lan Ling looked at Su Dingheng in confusion and said, “Marquis, there’s no need for you to do this. The one who has come is not the emperor.”
“Not the emperor?” Su Dingheng was perplexed. Then who else could be riding in the royal carriage?
There was also another carriage behind, filled with valuable-looking items.
Chu Yihan poked his head out of the carriage and said, “Marquis Su, do you only show respect to the emperor and not to me?”
Chu Yihan’s words made Su Dingheng’s legs go weak again, and he knelt heavily. “Greetings, Your Highness! Please forgive me, Your Highness!”
Su Dingheng’s whole body was shaking. How could he have forgotten about this troublesome person? It was like encountering a ghost!
Laughter suddenly came from the carriage, and Su Dingheng found it somewhat familiar.
Chu Yihan got off the carriage first and reached out to help Su Yingxue.
Su Yingxue playfully jumped down, and Chu Yihan held her waist tightly to prevent her from falling.
At that moment, Su Dingheng’s expression was complex as he said, “You… you… you… you unfilial daughter!”
How could she willingly accept his kneeling in the carriage?
She was defying the heavens!
“Father, you don’t need to pay such respects to me. Please get up.” Su Yingxue kindly reminded him not to be angry and to stop kneeling to her.
Feeling a little embarrassed, Su Dingheng quickly stood up, his face showing both anger and chaos.
But before long, Lan Ling conveyed the emperor’s edict, stating that Su Yingxue had made significant contributions to save Consort Xiang. The items in the carriage were all rewards for her, and the emperor also mentioned that he would personally inscribe a plaque for the Tongchang Medical Center in the future, allowing Su Yingxue to manage it properly.
Lan Ling also added as she deduced Chu Mingyuan’s intention, “The emperor distinguishes between seniority and values legitimacy. Marquis, please understand the emperor’s intentions.”
Su Dingheng nodded repeatedly, saying, “I understand, I understand! I will treat Yingxue well. She is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s Manor, and everyone in the residence respects her.”
Lan Ling nodded in response, saying, “That’s good.”
With his task completed, it was time for Lan Ling to return to the palace and report. He glanced at Chu Yihan from the corner of his eye. It seemed that he didn’t intend to leave with him.
However, this was not a matter for a chief imperial guard to be concerned about.
After Lan Ling left, Su Dingheng looked at the carriage filled with rewards, his eyes shining brightly. He quickly ordered people to move them into the Marquis’s Manor and had no time to pay attention to Su Yingxue and Chu Yihan.
Su Yingxue didn’t know when Chu Yihan had taken her hand again. She struggled silently and whispered, “Thank you for defending me today, Your Highness. It has caused you trouble to argue with the emperor..”