"Father, did you hear me? You have to make the decision for mother and me." Seeing that Su Jing was unmoved, Su Jinxiu became extremely anxious. She fell to her knees on the ground with tears on her face, looking extremely sad.
"Father, I'm going to go back first. Please make the decision for Sister Jinxiu first." Ah Man glanced at the emperor who had annoyed look on his face and said with a smile.
Su Jing looked at Ah Man's bright smile, and the anger he had felt because of Su Jinxiu's crying disappeared in an instant.
"Your presence here does not hinder father from making the decision for her." Su Jing had already sensed his daughter's strangeness, but he was greedy for the warmth of his daughter guarding him. His annoyance was simply that he hated Su Jinxiu for being ignorant of the current situation and actually disrupting the rare quiet and peaceful time between them.
"Then father, please make the decision for Sister Jinxiu. I will talk to you later." Ah Man said, then stood up and took two steps back, looking like she was willing to step down.
But Ah Man's behavior made Su Jinxiu hate her even more. She was just showing off the emperor's favor.
But when the hatred in her heart dissipated, all that was left in her heart was bitterness, because such royal favor was what she had always longed for but would never get.
"Father, you have to make the decision for my mother. She has always been honest and dutiful to you. How could she have done something like that? She must have been framed by someone. You have to trust my mother, you..."
"I'm kindly reminding you, Sister Jinxiu, that the thief has confessed, so I sent the imperial concubine to the cold palace. The evidence is irrefutable. How about I bring the thief here to confront you, Sister? The man said that the person who brought him into the palace had obvious marks. Although our palace is large, it shouldn't be difficult to find a eunuch with a mole on his hand."
Ah Man originally wanted to watch her father and Su Jinxiu put on a good show, but when she turned to look at her father, she found that his face was very pale. He looked at Su Jinxiu coldly, as if he could not speak.
Ah Man said it without thinking. When she finished speaking, she instinctively looked at her father. He was no longer as tense as before, but his expression became more and more exhausted.
Su Jinxiu originally wanted to plead her sympathy to her father, who would surely show leniency, but she didn't expect that before her father could even open his mouth, Ah Man had already taken the initiative.
There are moles on the hands? Su Jinxiu tried hard to recall, but she couldn't remember whether the eunuch who was ordered to go yesterday had such characteristics.
"Why are you confronting me? How would I know that there would be that thief in my mother's palace? I..." Su Jinxiu panicked after hearing Ah Man's words.
Things are obviously not like this, but...
Su Jinxiu even wondered, if Ah Man told her father that she wanted to harm Ah Man, would her father be angry? Of course he would be angry, as she had just witnessed their deep father-daughter love. Therefore, she could not let her father know that she had such thoughts. Therefore, if her mother could take the blame, that would be the best option.
"Father, Imperial Sister Jinxiu has said that she didn't know there was a thief in Concubine Zhu's palace. I think this matter has nothing to do with Imperial Sister, so if there is any punishment, let's punish Concubine Zhu alone."
Ah Man spoke to Su Jing with good intentions. While speaking, she stared at Su Jing and watched his tense forehead when he nodded.
"Royal sister, father never implicates the innocent. Although Concubine Zhu made a mistake, it has nothing to do with you. You should prepare well today and be the most beautiful bride."
Ah Man smiled sincerely, and after she finished speaking, she did not forget to step forward and support Su Jinxiu, as if the two of them really had a deep sisterly love.
Su Jinxiu didn't dare to say anything more. With the help of Ah Man, she stood up in a hurry, bowed hastily to Su Jing, and then fled.
Su Jing and A'man both stared at the direction where Su Jinxiu left. Their eyes were deep, as if they were a bottomless cold pond.
(End of this chapter)