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Old Emperor raised his hand, signalling for Eunuch Fu, who was by his side, to read out the holy decree.

Eunuch Fu nodded and walked to the high platform. He faced the crowd and read aloud:

"According to the heavens, this is the Emperor's edict. The Crown Prince served Su Chi as his assistant, and as the official of Stillwater Prefecture, he took responsibility of the people, and investigated the matter of Li Wei'an, the governor of Stillwater Prefecture, being greedy and taking bribes. He had done a great service in removing a great disaster from my side, and from that day onwards, the Crown Prince served Su Chi as Vice Envoy of the Jiang Zuo, staying in the capital.

However, in the short span of half a month, Su Jinruo had resorted to using the name of Lan Jie Mountain to rescue the local citizens from the fire and water. It was a great achievement for me to defend my honor and attack the rampaging bandits, and from that day onwards, Su Jinruo will assume the position of Huai An City's City Master, and stay in the capital.

Take up the post of bandit's assistant envoy, and assist Su Tao Hua in killing off the bandits. During this period of time, you have the courage and foresight to work with Su Xi Hua, and are perfectly qualified to take up the post of bandit's deputy envoy. From today onwards, Lin Tangyu will assume the position of Lan Tong Province's ambassador, and take up the position today, and bring you in! "

Deputy Jiang Zuo - Grade Four

Huai An City Lord — Grade Five

Ambassador of Lantongzhou - Local County Order, Sixth Grade

Su Jinruo stepped out, and the two of them knelt down to kowtow, "This subject accepts the decree, long live the Emperor."

The Old Emperor nodded and brushed his dragon robe. "You are pillars of our nation. I hope that you can serve our country in the future and help us share our burdens."

"This official shall do his best to benefit the people."

After the official position was confirmed, the many officials walked over and congratulated him. Su Chi and Lin Tangyu's faces were filled with joy and they looked to be very proud of themselves.

Especially Su Chi, when the Crown Prince personally congratulated him, the smile on his face became even more brilliant.

Only Su Jinruo sat by his side calmly and did not say a word.

The ministers all wanted to congratulate Su Jinruo, but they could not do anything as the person seated beside her was Shen Hancheng.

From the fact that he didn't even need to greet Old Emperor when he saw her, he could easily see that Shen Hancheng was deeply favored by the Emperor, and his status was extremely noble.

Shen Hancheng had always liked to be alone, and didn't like others disturbing him. Now that he was seated in a seat exclusive to him, without his permission, no one could go near.

Violator, dead!

Therefore, no one dared to offend Shen Hancheng, the God of Slaughter, in order to congratulate him.

"After becoming famous in the battle of Master Su, he suddenly moved from the Flower Searcher to a fifth-grade official position. This is truly a cause for celebration."

Shen Hancheng played with the Glass Bead in his hand as he looked at the silent Su Jinruo with a smile that was not a smile.

Su Jinruo smiled, but didn't really feel like responding.

"This official thanks Your Highness."

She and Su Chi being bestowed the title, was something that she had not expected. Lin Tangyu being bestowed the title had exceeded her expectations.

However, things had changed for the government.

She was now a capital official, ranked fifth rank. Perhaps, in the next moment, she would be demoted to a commoner. She might even be sentenced to prison. Waiting for death wasn't impossible.

For a moment, Su Jinruo's heart suddenly grew heavy.

How many people chased after the footsteps of power in the whirlpool of government? In the end, they lost their lives and their souls returned to the heavens …

Shen Hancheng drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, looked at Su Chi and Lin Tangyu who were being held together, and lazily said, "In the government, the happier you laugh, the faster you die."

These words had some meaning behind them. Su Jinruo raised his eyes and looked at Shen Hancheng.

Shen Hancheng's expression was indolent, a pair of pitch black eyes overlooked the people below the stage, with an imposing aura that made people feel inferior to him lingering around him.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw a court official walking quickly towards Old Emperor.

When everyone saw the newcomer, they instantly fell silent.

This person was none other than the Supreme Court official. He was in charge of the interrogation of the death sentence case. He was one of the Nine Saints and was a third level official.

He was in a hurry, and normally, he would not be summoned by the Old Emperor, nor did he encounter any big cases or cases where he was wronged, so he would not appear in front of the Old Emperor.

Thus, when he appeared, everyone quieted down subconsciously.

He then saw the official of the justice court, Mei Zhang Lie, kneel down and pay his respects to the Old Emperor, "This humble subject pays his respects to my emperor.

"Why does a beloved official come?" Old Emperor said.

The justice court's official slowly raised his head, cupped his hands, and said:

"Reporting to the Emperor, not long ago, a woman sounded the alarm of the yamen with grievances, claiming that she had suffered a grievance against the heavens."

"Oh?" The Crown Prince asked, "What grievances were these that caused the Supreme Court to rush to the palace to report this?"

The justice court's official replied, "Reporting to His Highness, the woman said that a year ago, she had kindheartedly saved a person. When that person's injuries were slightly better, she had molested her. She was forced to obey. After the marriage, the person would say sweet things to her every day, and she would unwittingly fall into despair, but the person had a special identity, and told her that she was to leave for a period of time. At that time, she was already pregnant, so she gave birth to a child and sent a letter, hoping that the person would quickly return to pick her up.

But soon after that, her house caught fire and her child was strangled to death in the cradle. The person who strangled her child suddenly appeared and was ready to kill her. She begged for mercy and the killer just barely let her know who it was that wanted her dead, but it was that cold, heartless person! After that, she faked her death and escaped. Now, she came here to condemn that ungrateful man. However, that woman has something that can prove her relationship with that person, as well as that person's purchase of proof of murder. However, taking into consideration that that person's identity is special, this humble subject has already used a punishment on her, and that paper can hold true. "

Old Emperor squinted his eyes, "Who did she sue?"

The official from the justice court replied, "She has reported the achievements of the current bandit leader — — Master Su Su Jinruo!"

When the justice court's official said this, everyone was stunned.

Only Su Chi, who was standing in the middle of the group, had a happy look flash across his eyes.

Receiving the baptism from all kinds of gazes, the corner of Su Jinruo's lips slowly rose.

Finally, it's here …

Seeing that he was as calm as ever, he added, "This humble subject has already investigated all the evidence that the woman presented, and has confirmed that it truly belongs to Master Su. When the meeting starts again, this humble subject will take out the evidence to testify against Master Su."

Hearing that, Old Emperor shot a glance at Su Jinruo, and his expression turned a little ugly.

He had only just acknowledged Su Jinruo as Huai An's Mayor, but now he had revealed that Su Jinruo could be the ungrateful one. Wasn't this slapping him in the face …!

The inner hall was deathly still, and no one dared to make a sound.

The ministers of the general's residence wanted to take this opportunity to add insult to injury, but when they looked up at the Old Emperor's expression, they immediately swallowed their words.

The dignified empress muttered to herself for a moment, then said to Old Emperor, "Since the papermaking has been done, why didn't the Emperor order someone to bring that woman to the inner palace? Only then will we understand the truth of the matter, right?"

Hearing that, Noble Consort Xiang remembered the words Shuang Qing had told her, telling her to help Su Jinruo a little during this palace banquet, and thus she felt displeased.

Su Jinruo, a wild brat, how could he be worthy of Master's love?

Even if she wanted to, she had to listen to her master's words. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.

Noble Consort Xiang gave Su Jinruo a bland look, pulling away his sweet smile, and said gently:

As the court official, if the City Lord Su has really done such a heinous thing, the Emperor can throw him into prison to show his authority. But, if the City Lord Su was slandered, then it would be akin to wronging the City Lord Su.

Su Chi's expression changed slightly. He frowned, looked at the Noble Consort Xiang sitting next to the Old Emperor, and could not understand why she would help Su Jinruo.

Su Chi couldn't understand, and neither could Su Jinruo. But what he was sure of was that Noble Consort Xiang wouldn't sincerely want to help her.

Shen Hancheng looked at Su Jinruo, and said: "It's time for you to sing again."

The last time they were singing, Su Jinruo had swung Lin Tangyu around in circles. This time, who would he tease in the palm of his hand?

From start to finish, everyone present more or less believed that the truth was in fact in the truth. Even if they did not believe the girl who had appeared out of the blue, they still believed the justice court's words.

This was because the justice court's official would only dare to report the situation to the Son of Heaven after he had thoroughly investigated all the evidence.

Only Shen Hancheng never thought that Su Jinruo was that heartless person.

This was not to say that he did not believe what the justice court had said. The justice court had always paid attention to evidence, so there was no reason for him to not believe it.

It was because Shen Hancheng believed more in the way he saw things that were dead, as well as things that could be fabricated out of thin air.

Su Jinruo was definitely not a good person!

Su Jinruo stared at Shen Hancheng for a long time, then suddenly laughed: "I thank Your Highness for the reminder."

Of course, she would sing the play. Not only would she sing it, she would also sing it with astonishing power. She would sing it with the feeling of death!

A straightforward person would not lie, Shen Hancheng was never an ordinary person.

Others might have some fear or faith towards the justice courts, but she knew very well that Shen Hancheng did not.

The playboy was full of mannerisms.

Since someone insisted on forcing her to act like a part of the show, then she must be the one to stand out and pull them into the water. Let's compete to see who's the better performer!

Su Jinruo walked up the stone steps one step at a time. Her expression was tranquil and indifferent to the whispers of the bystanders.

She knelt in front of Old Emperor and took off her black veil, placing it on the ground.

Taking off her official hat, her long, black, ink-black hair appeared. Su Jinruo's hair was tied up extremely simply, with only a glass jade hairpin stuck on her head.

Su Jinruo lowered his head and calmly said: "Emperor, this humble subject is willing to accept any investigation. If this humble subject has indeed committed a heinous crime, this humble subject will not complain at all. But if others slander this humble subject, I hope that Emperor can seek justice for this official! "

"Alright!" The Old Emperor looked at Su Jinruo and replied, he then asked the Supreme Court's judge, "Where is that woman?"

The Supreme Court official said, "According to the imperial court's decree, we should first beat the fifty main board to declare the position of an important official of the imperial court above the fifth rank, and should also be punished to roll a meter of thorny wooden board. City Lord Su has just been conferred the title of official, so this humble subject did not order the woman to roll on the wooden board of thorns. That's why this humble subject got someone to apply medicine on her first. Currently, she is being carried by someone at the entrance of the palace. "

Old Emperor slowly opened his mouth: "Bring her in."