Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

The chief eunuch wiped his sweat and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I don't want to think so, but before the guests entered the palace, the golden phoenix was still fine..."

After these words were spoken, many officials looked unhappy. With their status, how could they possibly covet a little gold? This was too cheap.

However, since the Queen Mother didn't say anything, they naturally didn't dare to say anything either.

The queen rubbed her brows and looked at the princes and the others.

"Who plucked the golden phoenix's feathers? Now I give you a chance to hand it over. I can give you a lighter punishment. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."

The queen was obviously angry, and there was a hint of threat in her words.

At this moment, an official immediately stood up and said, "Who caused us to suffer this stigma? Why don't you take the initiative to admit it! If we wait until the Queen finds out, don't blame us for disregarding the friendship of our colleagues!"

"That's right! Come out and admit it now!"

Seeing the situation getting increasingly serious, Zhao broke out in a cold sweat. She regretted it now and wanted to teach him out, but she couldn't afford to lose face.

Duke Su had never thought that the Phoenix feathers were plucked by Zhao, and at this moment he said cheerfully, "I wonder which short-sighted person did this. They are as stupid as pigs and dogs."

Zhao's face darkened and she pinched him hard.

Duke Su grimaced in pain, "What are you doing... Why are you sweating so much?"

Seeing Zhao's unnatural expression, Duke Su was stunned for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and then his face turned pale.

"Could it be you..."

Zhao turned her face away and said nothing, which was considered as her agreement.

Duke Su was struck by lightning, his eyes were dull, "It's over, it's all over."

Su Min'er on the side was also dumbfounded. She knew that her mother was greedy, but she never expected that she would be so greedy that she even dared to pluck the Queen's golden phoenix!

"Can you be a little more manly and think of a solution?"

Duke Su was furious. "How can I find a solution? What can I do?"

When the queen saw that no one acknowledged her, her voice grew colder.

"Everyone, a little gold is nothing to me, but the golden phoenix outside the door is of great significance to me, so I may offend you a lot in the future, so I will search you all."

After these words were spoken, the Duke's family turned pale.

Su Miner gritted her teeth and regretted following people into the palace to eat and drink for free. If what happened today were to get out, she would be completely embarrassed.

In a hurry, Su Min'er saw Su Xuqing at a glance, and then her eyes lit up.

She lowered her voice and said, "Mom, why don't you go find Su Xuqing now and secretly stuff the phoenix feather into her body. This way, not only can we clear ourselves of any involvement, but we can also embarrass this little bitch."

Zhao was delighted and said quickly, "What a good idea!"

At this moment, the queen has ordered the palace maids to enter the palace for a body search, and some people have taken the initiative to cooperate and prove their innocence.

Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, Zhao quietly approached Su Xuqing.

She took out the phoenix feather wrapped in a handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully stuffed it into the belt of Su Xuqing's dress.

"My Queen, I know who broke the Phoenix Feather."

Su Xuqing suddenly stretched out her slender jade fingers, pinched Zhao's wrist, and then lifted it up high. The handkerchief in Zhao's hand spread out, revealing the shining phoenix feathers.

Zhao was horrified and said quickly, "It's not me! It's not me! Su Xuqing gave it to me. You want to frame me!"

Shen Xuanheng's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Zhao, you are going too far. It's fine if you just broke the phoenix feathers, but you know you can't escape the disaster, and you still want to frame your stepdaughter!"

"What nonsense!"

Su Min'er hurried over from not far away, then put her hands on her waist and said, "It was clearly Su Xuqing who broke it and stuffed it into my mother's hand. I saw it all."

"I saw it too!"

Duke Su followed over angrily, looking at Su Xuqing and angrily scolding: "You kid, you have always been dishonest since you were a child. Now you dare to steal things from the palace. You are so brave."

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials in the hall showed contempt.

"The Crown Prince's Consort is actually a little thief. The Zhen'an Palace is really unfortunate."

"Who said he wasn't? He looked decent, but his hands were quite dirty."

Shen Xuanheng was furious as he could not stop hearing the criticisms from the crowd. He cupped his hands and looked at the Queen, saying slowly, "Your Majesty, please understand. My wife is well-behaved and sensible, and she is a kind-hearted person who would never do such a thing."

The Queen walked down from the palace with a cold face and said in a cold voice: "It's not that I don't believe you, but the Crown Prince's Concubine's parents and sister all said that she had dirty hands and feet since she was a child. Can you still wrongly accuse her?"

Su Xuqing lowered her eyes at this moment, unable to tell whether she was happy or angry. Only after the queen finished speaking did she raise her autumn eyes and bow gently.

"Your Highness, no matter what job people do, they all need to learn. Craftsmen need to learn their craft, merchants need to study business, and teahouse employees need to learn how to treat people. But... being a parent does not require learning. Don't you think this is a terrible thing?"

The queen frowned upon hearing this and said slowly, "You mean your parents teamed up to frame you."

"good."

Su Xuqing said calmly, "The Queen may not be able to do this. I have been treated harshly by my stepmother and this so-called sister since I was a child. Duke Su watched from the sidelines and did not suffer much. They are more like enemies than parents, so whenever something bad happens, they will frame me first."

"Nonsense, all nonsense!" Zhao yelled at the top of her voice, "You little ungrateful bastard, don't you know how good we are to you?"

"Mrs. Zhao, I cannot agree with what you said. Do you think we don't know about your family's affairs?"

Little Princess Tang Xue squeezed over from somewhere. She looked at Zhao with disdain and said, "Everyone in the capital knows about your Duke's Mansion abusing Sister Su. It's even been turned into a story by storytellers and told in teahouses every day. How dare you even speak so seriously in front of the Empress?"

The Queen glanced at Tang Xue and lectured her in the tone of an elder: "Tang Xue, I know that the pockmarks on your face were healed by the Crown Prince's Consort, but you can't speak for her like this."

Tang Xue became anxious when she heard this, "Empress, everything I said is true."

The queen looked doubtful and seemed unconvinced.

"My Queen, I can also testify to this matter."

Sun Youwei came over slowly and bowed. "Earlier at the Painting Boat Festival, the Crown Prince's Consort's sister spread rumors and insulted the Crown Prince's Consort's innocence. Her words were very sinister."

"I can also testify that what Sister Sun Youwei said is true!"

Sun Cuilan, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue Wang Yuanshan, who had previously received favors from the woman, also came out to speak for Su Xuqing.

Su Xuqing was touched to see so many people willing to speak up for her, and bowed and said, "Thank you all for speaking up for me."

On the other hand, the three members of the Duke’s family looked as ugly as if they had eaten shit.