99The Imperial Advisor will be beheaded in the autumn!
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Chapter 99 The Imperial Advisor will be beheaded in the autumn!
Shen Yulou was a frail scholar, and although he had been outmaneuvered by Zheng Feifan twice in court before, those were all due to his cleverness.
Therefore, Zheng Feifan had never truly regarded Shen Yulou as a threat. Two days ago, Qin Guiru came and completely severed ties with him.
This was a devastating blow to Zheng Feifan!
Not only was his career extremely unsuccessful, but he also suffered a great setback in his romantic life!
When Shen Yulou left the city earlier, he even slapped him. He would not be a gentleman if he didn't avenge this!
Today, he absolutely had to kill him!
Zheng Feifan suddenly mounted his horse and charged out, leaving the guards at the gate stunned and unable to stop him in time.
"Shen Yulou, prepare to die!"
Just as the two were about to clash, Song Hu suddenly charged out from behind, pushing off his horse's back with both feet and leaping high into the air.
Song Hu's massive figure descended like a small mountain from above. Zheng Feifan gritted his teeth and swung his saber, but Song Hu merely waved his arms.
The iron armor on his arms directly knocked the saber out of Zheng Feifan's hand.
Zheng Feifan's brows furrowed, and his body trembled.
In the blink of an eye, Song Hu was already on his horse.
When Song Hu landed on his horse's back, the horse collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Immediately after, Song Hu slapped Zheng Feifan on the top of his head.
Pfft!
Zheng Feifan spat out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot!
Shen Yulou didn't even look at him, galloping all the way and rushing into the city gate tower.
After entering the city, the Imperial Guards immediately surrounded Shen Yulou, and archers around him also drew their arrows, waiting only for Emperor Ren's command!
Emperor Ren stood above and said,
"Stop! Let him come up!"
Shen Yulou dismounted and quickly ran up to the city gate tower.
"Your subject, Shen Yulou, greets Your Majesty!"
Emperor Ren said coldly, "Shen Yulou, were you trying to kill Us just now?"
"Your subject had no such intention! Those people who appeared behind me, Your subject does not know them at all."
At this moment, Emperor Ren's face was as calm as water, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
It was just as Princess Siyi had said; when Shen Yulou appeared, some soldiers immediately appeared behind him.
Now those people had vanished without a trace, and they had no intention of assassinating Emperor Ren at all; they were merely trying to frame Shen Yulou.
But... what if all this was Zhao Siyi, the Commandery Princess's scheme?
Emperor Ren looked around, frowning.
"Where is the Princess?"
"Your Majesty, the Princess went in that direction!"
Emperor Ren was furious, "Go and see!"
At this moment, Zhao Siyi, the Commandery Princess and Imperial Advisor Sun Xun were confronting each other at the corner of the stairs.
Sun Xun's face held a playful smile, "Princess, today Shen Yulou is destined to die. You needn't leave. After His Majesty kills him, he may not kill you. At most, you will just be as you were before."
As Sun Xun finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from above the stairs.
Zhao Siyi, the Commandery Princess looked up, then forcefully pulled at her clothes with both hands.
Rustle, rustle.
Zhao Siyi, the Commandery Princess quickly tore her clothes to shreds in a few movements.
Her fair shoulders and long legs were faintly visible.
Immediately after, she quickly messed up her hair, sat on the ground, hunched her body, hugged her arms, and shivered.
Sun Xun instantly felt his scalp tingle.
NMB!
Not playing by the rules, are we?
He Shun was the first to come down; he walked ahead while turning back to support Emperor Ren.
Seeing the scene before him, Emperor Ren's pupils immediately constricted.
"Bastard!"
Sun Xun quickly knelt on the ground to explain.
"Your Majesty, this was not done by your subject!"
Meanwhile, the Princess seemed to have been stimulated, hugging her knees with both hands and shaking her head desperately.
"It wasn't him... it wasn't him, I did it myself, I won't dare again, please spare my life, Your Majesty..."
Sun Xun's head nearly exploded.
NMB, you're overacting a bit, aren't you!!
He had never dealt with Princess Siyi before and had thought that a princess who had been under house arrest for more than a decade was just an inexperienced young girl.
But now, looking at her, she was simply too insidious!
Shen Yulou was furious, rushing over and shouting, "CNM!" then kicking Imperial Advisor Sun Xun in the face.
Fists rained down like raindrops, and in the blink of an eye, Sun Xun was beaten black and blue.
After a moment, Emperor Ren shouted,
"Enough!"
Only then did He Shun step forward and pull Shen Yulou away.
Sun Xun spat out a mouthful of blood and said,
"Your Majesty, your subject has been wronged!"
The Princess also knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Advisor Sun Xun is innocent. Your subject tore her own clothes and messed up her own hair. Your subject only wishes to return to her residence and never leave again. Please grant Your Majesty's permission."
Shen Yulou also knelt beside the Princess, his face filled with sorrow.
"Your Majesty, your subject has completed the imperial decree. The poisoning situation in Qinghe County has been resolved. Your subject wishes to resign from his official post and live permanently in the residence with the Princess, never leaving again. Please grant Your Majesty's permission!"
Seeing Princess Siyi's appearance just now, a trace of guilt had already arisen in Emperor Ren's heart.
During the succession struggle back then, Princess Siyi was merely a child who couldn't remember things.
How could she harbor any hatred for killing her father?
It was simply Emperor Ren's own narrow-mindedness.
Now, the dignified Princess was almost molested by Imperial Advisor Sun Xun.
Even though Emperor Ren had witnessed it with his own eyes, the Princess still dared not complain.
Could it be that We have been too harsh on her all these years?
Seeing the Princess's panicked eyes, Emperor Ren felt even more guilty.
And Shen Yulou's sorrow and despondency at this moment also made Emperor Ren feel ashamed.
Shen Yulou had repeatedly achieved extraordinary merits in the palace: five hundred thousand taels of silver, the ownership of the Nylon River, and the life of Princess Qionger.
These matters had solved great troubles for Emperor Ren.
However, he had been so cold to him, even unwilling to give him a chance to explain, merely because of a slanderous remark from Imperial Advisor Sun Xun.
If he were Shen Yulou, he would probably be disheartened with this emperor at this moment, wouldn't he?
While Emperor Ren was pondering, Hu Jianye walked over quickly. Seeing the scene before him, he immediately knelt on the ground and said indignantly,
"Your Majesty, your subject wishes to impeach Imperial Advisor Sun Xun!"
"This man is ill-intentioned, always resorting to crooked ways, and has repeatedly misled our national affairs. Please, Your Majesty, do not trust him again!"
Emperor Ren nodded, "Minister Hu's words are reasonable. Sun Xun was audacious enough to attempt to violate the Princess, and slandered Shen Yulou with false accusations, almost leading to a great mistake."
"Imprison Sun Xun in the Heavenly Prison and execute him in the autumn!"
Sun Xun's face changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Please do not believe those two people."
"Fan Rui of the Black Mountain Army is the Princess's maternal uncle; they are traitors!"
"Your Majesty..."
Shen Yulou lowered his head and secretly glanced at the Princess, noticing that the Princess was also looking at him through her messy hair, then winked at Shen Yulou.
Only then did Shen Yulou breathe a sigh of relief; he had truly thought that this scoundrel had done something to the Princess.
One had to admit, this cheap wife's acting was truly top-notch.
Emperor Ren had wanted to deal with Sun Xun for quite some time, giving him many chances, but unfortunately, he repeatedly disappointed Emperor Ren.
Emperor Ren looked at Shen Yulou's clothes, which seemed to have bloodstains, and asked,
"Minister Shen, what is written on your clothes