One of the guards slashed her on the back of the neck with a knife, knocking her unconscious.
“Xiao Miao…” Su Yuxin was a little at a loss, with fear in her eyes, and looked at the Fourth Prince beside her pleadingly.
The fourth prince gritted his teeth and looked at Xi Hanzhou: "Big brother..."
Xi Hanzhou slowly turned the cold jade ball in his hand, feeling the coolness seeping into his palm, and tried hard to suppress the rage in his heart.
But he didn't even look at Ximuyan, instead he glanced at the guards not far away with a sinister look, "Don't you even understand what I'm saying? What use do I have for you?"
"This...?" The guard looked at the emperor hesitantly.
The emperor looked calm and ignored it, but his meaning was very clear: the matter was to be decided by the prince.
Seeing this, two guards strode forward, one on each side taking Su Yuxin away.
Su Yuxin was stunned for a moment, and finally became anxious. She no longer had the heart to defend Ling'er, "You...what are you going to do?"
Several princes became anxious, but they did not dare to show it in front of the emperor, let alone be too presumptuous. They could only place their hopes on Xi Muyan, whose mother had the highest status and who could usually have a say in front of their father.
Xi Muyan gritted his teeth, stepped forward, clasped his hands, and bowed: "Big Brother, Miss Su is young and ignorant, please show mercy."
Xi Hanzhou snorted coldly and glanced in the direction of the woman with contempt. He felt that the clothes were extremely glaring on her and he wanted to wipe them off immediately.
"You are disobeying your superiors, not following the rules, and don't know respect and inferiority. Could it be that the Fourth Imperial Brother still wants to protect you?"
"Or, is she the Fourth Emperor's person?"
The Fourth Prince's heart sank, and he quickly distanced himself from the matter: "No, my dear brother, stop joking."
The emperor's expression gradually turned ugly.
He originally didn't want to get involved in such trivial matters, but they made such a mess, especially his sons. They didn't even understand the truth that a little girl could understand, and they still wanted to protect that woman.
It was a disgrace to his royal family.
"Miss Su is right? Without rules, there will be no order. Have you read so many books that you can't understand the Three Constant Virtues and Five Principles? The distinction between the superior and the inferior is so simple that you don't even understand it?"
The fourth prince turned pale and knelt down again in a hurry: "Father? Your son... Your son just thought that Miss Su is young and ignorant, and she is also the daughter of Prime Minister Su. If this..."
The emperor interrupted him coldly: "Step back, don't get in my way here."
"Yes, I kneel down in greeting." The Fourth Prince had no choice but to grit his teeth and temporarily retreat. He knew his father's temper. Going up to him and making further excuses at this time would only make him more disgusted.
"Zhou'er, there's no need to be angry with some stupid people. Just punish them a little." It was impossible for the emperor to really watch him chop off Prime Minister Su's legitimate daughter.
After all, she is the daughter of an important official. It would be hard to explain if I killed her.
Su Qiao was afraid that Xi Hanzhou would really chop Su Xinyu to death, and she would be accused of killing the minister's daughter for no reason, so she stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty is magnanimous. I would like to thank you on behalf of my sister for not killing me."
"Because of my sister and I? We delayed the time of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is truly our fault. Please forgive us, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xi Hanzhou was so angry that his breath was stuck in his throat. He could neither go up nor down.
He was clearly venting his anger for her, but she actually tried to sabotage him.
"What does it have to do with you? She was the one who stole your clothes first, and then she didn't distinguish between superiors and subordinates, and was disrespectful to her elder sister. You actually begged for her for such a thing. Did you lose your brain?"