The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Emperor Jing of Qi was very angry.

His ministers were all willing to die for Miss Su! They were even more loyal to Miss Su than to him, the emperor.

At the same time, Emperor Qi Jing was in a dilemma, facing both Nanyue and Xixia.

If we listen to Nan Yue's suggestion to severely punish Miss Su, we will offend Xi Xia.

He didn't want to offend either side.

Although South Vietnam harbored wolfish ambitions, it didn't actually make a move against Daqi last winter.

How should Miss Su be punished in a way that would satisfy both Nan Yue and Xi Xia?

The main hall was bustling with activity when the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture came to request an audience with His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, the Murong family's ice cellars were robbed again last night. The ice from dozens of ice cellars was completely removed."

"Last night, Miss Su was imprisoned in the dungeon. Dozens of guards from Shuntian Prefecture can attest that Miss Su did not leave the cell once."

Lord Xue was delighted.

The reason His Majesty ordered Miss Su to be imprisoned was because the Seventh Prince suspected that Miss Su had stolen the Murong family's ice.

But now the jailers of Shuntian Prefecture can testify that Miss Su is innocent. Last night, the Murong family's ice cellar was robbed, but Miss Su has been locked up in the jail and has not been released.

Lord Xue pleaded, "Your Majesty, since Miss Su has been wronged, please release her as soon as possible."

Duke Anguo and others quickly echoed, "Please, Your Majesty, release them."

Vice Minister Luo said, "Even if Miss Su is in prison, it doesn't mean she's unrelated to last night's theft. It might have been done by one of her men."

He didn't want that girl to be released from prison so soon, especially since she had finally been locked up.

Lord Xue laughed, "Before you accuse Miss Su, please produce the evidence. If you can make accusations without any evidence, can I also say that you instigated the theft last night? I heard that you are short of money lately, but Miss Su is making a fortune every day and would not care about such a small amount of ice."

Minister Luo was so angry that his face turned ashen. "You, you, you! This is slander!"

Even if he wanted to steal ice, he didn't have the ability to do so. How could you suspect him?

Lord Xue gripped Vice Minister Luo's wrist tightly: "Vice Minister Luo, how are you? It doesn't feel good to be wronged, does it?"

Lord Xue recently collected many fallen peach leaves from the backyard of the teahouse to make tea, and his health has improved significantly; he even feels much stronger.

Luo Shilang felt as if his wrist was about to break from being squeezed so tightly.

The eunuch rushed over and whispered in Eunuch Fu's ear that Marquis Guiping had entered the palace.

Marquis Guiping caused a scene at the palace last night, and went home after he got tired of it.

When I woke up today, I heard that my future daughter-in-law hadn't been released yet, so I rushed back to the palace, intending to cause another scene with the emperor until he released her.

Eunuch Fu quickly whispered the news to Emperor Qi Jing.

Emperor Qi Jing felt that his arm, which had been injured the night before, was even more painful.

Fortunately, it was only his arm that was hit last night; if it had been his face, he wouldn't have been able to preside over the morning court session.

So when I heard that Marquis Guiping had come again, I felt quite flustered.

As an emperor, if he were to be beaten by the Marquis of Guiping in front of so many ministers, he would lose all face and dignity.

"Prefect Liu, release the prisoners. My esteemed ministers, if there is nothing else, you may adjourn the court."

After finishing his speech, Emperor Qi Jing quickly made his escape.

When Marquis Guiping entered the palace, the sword he carried was confiscated by the guards.

He broke off a peach branch from the garden and held it in his hand. When he rushed into the main hall, he heard that His Majesty had already ordered the release of the people, so he casually threw down the stick in his hand.

Now that my future daughter-in-law has been released from the Shuntian Prefecture prison, she can cook delicious food and send it to the Marquis's mansion every day again. How wonderful!

Marquis Guiping yawned, feeling rather sleepy, and decided to go home and catch up on some sleep.

When I wake up, I'll be able to eat the delicious food my future daughter-in-law sent me.

Lord Xue stopped Marquis Guiping and complained, "My lord, today Vice Minister Luo proposed to His Majesty that Miss Su be executed."

Marquis Guiping quickly picked up the stick from the ground and shouted at Minister Luo, who was not far away, "You old bastard surnamed Luo, you stop right there for me."

Minister Luo was terrified and ran away as fast as he could.

While running, he kept looking back to check the situation. Seeing that he was about to be caught, Vice Minister Luo quickly shifted the blame, "My lord, don't just chase me alone. Lord Lu also suggested that Miss Su be severely punished."

Actually, it was Prime Minister Feng who took the lead, but Vice Minister Luo dared not offend Prime Minister Feng. Lord Lu was of lower rank than him, so even if he was wronged, he could not do anything to him.

So he betrayed Lord Lu.

Marquis Guiping was quite close to Lord Lu, and when he stopped Lord Lu, he gave him a good beating.

"How dare you bully my future daughter-in-law! I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Lord Lu quickly lost two of his front teeth to Marquis Guiping, leaving his mouth full of blood.

He dared not blame Marquis Guiping, and kept begging for mercy.

"My lord, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please, spare me. Minister Luo is the most despicable person. Miss Su is his own granddaughter. He actually suggested that His Majesty kill Miss Su."

He can also shift the blame.

Sure enough, Marquis Guiping stopped beating him and ran after Minister Luo.

Luo Shilang successfully escaped back to the Luo residence, but unexpectedly, Marquis Guiping, for the sake of that girl Su Qianqian, actually led people to attack their door.

"You dog surnamed Luo, get out here and face me, Marquis!"

Minister Luo dared not come out. Fortunately, there was a secret room built inside the study. He could hide inside and that crazy marquis would not be able to find him.

Marquis Guiping led his men to search the Luo residence from top to bottom, but they still couldn't find Minister Luo.

He was filled with anger with nowhere to vent it.

He asked Fan Dajiang, "What does your master usually like the most?" Marquis Guiping decided that whatever Minister Luo liked, he would destroy.

Fan Dajiang thought for a moment, and seeing that there were no members of the Luo family around, he answered with relief, "My master usually likes Miss Mingfang the most."

So Marquis Guiping ordered, "Guards, drag this girl to the gate of the Luo residence and give her ten lashes."

Luo Mingfang quickly begged for mercy: "Please, Lord Marquis, don't hit me. My father isn't the biological son of the family. He was switched at birth when he was a child."

Marquis Guiping had long heard that Minister Luo treated his fake granddaughter like a treasure, while regarding his own granddaughter as worthless.

It turns out that this plain-looking girl in front of us stole everything that originally belonged to Qian.

Marquis Guiping felt that ten strokes of the cane were too few. "Drag him out and give him twenty strokes of the cane. Beat the drums and gongs and call all the people in the neighborhood to come and watch the spectacle."

After receiving twenty strokes of the cane, Luo Mingfang felt as if her legs no longer belonged to her.

After the people from the Marquis of Guiping's residence left, the old women from the Luo family dared to come out and carry the injured Luo Mingfang back to the mansion, where they applied medicine to her injured buttocks.

Luo Mingfang was so ashamed and indignant that she wanted to die.

It was utterly humiliating for an unmarried young lady to be dragged outside the gate and flogged in front of countless people.

It will probably be difficult for her to marry into a wealthy family in the future.

It's all my grandfather's fault. Of all people to offend, he had to offend that madman, Marquis Guiping. He's the Empress Dowager's own brother and the Emperor's maternal uncle.

After being beaten by this lunatic, there's nowhere to seek justice.