CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 535 REMEMBER, YOUR FATHER WILL COME TO ME PERSONALLY

Su Bai returned after departing.

Upon hearing this news, Chu Qi exchanged glances with Song Huaxu.

"Summon."

The eunuch showed a troubled expression, "Replying to Your Majesty, Concubine Mei is also outside."

"What is she doing here?" Chu Qi was puzzled and the eunuch explained the situation outside, hearing that Su Bai was being pressed down by Concubine Mei, he raised his eyebrows, "She has quite the nerve!"

Chu Qi took two steps as if they were three when about to go out, but then stopped by the desk, turned back, and beckoned to the eunuch, "Summon them in, I want to see for myself what sort of spectacle Concubine Mei wishes to create."

Right after issuing the Imperial Edict to deal with Mei Changfeng, Concubine Mei came over pressing down on Su Bai.

A sliver of dangerous light flashed in Chu Qi’s azure eyes.

The Mei Family must have the courage of the bear and the leopard.

Outside the door, when Concubine Mei heard the Emperor’s summons, she gave Su Bai a lofty glance, her lips curling into a sly smile.

"General Su, I am giving you one last chance. If you kneel and kowtow to me for mercy, admit your wrongs, I shall spare you this once."

Kneel and beg for mercy?

Su Bai didn’t know what kind of person she had been before, but in these three years, those who made her kneel had all died, their graves now three meters tall with grass.

Thus, she narrowed her eyes towards Concubine Mei.

"This General only kneels to one kind of person, the dead."

"You!" Concubine Mei was furiously upset, waving her hand, "Take this ungrateful thing inside!"

The two eunuchs tried to use force, but they were not as strong as Su Bai, who had been training in martial arts all year round.

Instead of being pushed down, they were thrown off and fell to the ground.

Su Bai shrugged her shoulders, speaking slowly and deliberately, "No need to push, I am very familiar with the place, I can walk in myself." With that, she stepped over the threshold and walked in directly.

Concubine Mei and Chen Jieyu exchanged glances, each seeing the ruthlessness in the other’s eyes.

Then Chen Jieyu, clutching her swollen half face, sobbed and followed inside, with Concubine Mei entering last.

Inside the Imperial Study.

Chu Qi sat upright, reviewing the memorials.

At the sound of sobbing, he looked up with an expressionless face, "What has happened?"

Before Su Bai could speak, Chen Jieyu fell dramatically to the floor, "Your Majesty, please seek justice for your concubine!"

Chu Qi’s expression darkened.

"What exactly is going on!"

"It’s General Su!" Chen Jieyu perfectly timed her removal of her hand, her eyes brimming with tears, looking pitiful.

She fearfully looked at Su Bai, then trembled as she played the role of a fragile and pitiful damsel to the hilt.

"What did she do to you?" Chu Qi put down his brush and asked in a deep voice.

Chen Jieyu’s lips quivered, and she immediately burst into tears, her voice laden with sorrow, "General Su struck me!"

What was once a lovely and attractive beauty now had half her face swollen like a pig’s head.

After she spoke, all eyes in the room fell on Su Bai.

Chu Qi pursed his thin lips, "Su Bai, you speak."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Concubine Mei was present throughout. She holds greater authority in telling the story. Why not ask Concubine Mei?" said Su Bai.

Upon hearing this, including Concubine Mei, everyone felt as though Su Bai had gone mad.

Giving away the chance to speak first, was her mind not functioning properly?

At that moment, Chu Qi took a deep breath, exhaling a mouthful of stale air.

He had intended to let Su Bai speak first to explain the whole story clearly, and if only she had spoken, he would have certainly taken her side.

Yet, to his surprise, not only did Su Bai refrain from speaking, but she also allowed Concubine Mei to speak first.

Thus, Chu Qi looked towards Concubine Mei, a warning clear in his azure eyes, "Concubine Mei, do speak, but before you do, think carefully about everything that happened."

Understanding the warning in Chu Qi’s words, Concubine Mei clenched her hands, her sharp nails nearly piercing through her soft palms.

The pain did not subdue her anger; instead, it fueled it even more.

Concubine Mei glanced at Su Bai and then took a step forward, bowing slightly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, today Chen Jieyu and I were taking a walk together when we encountered General Su Bai. We exchanged a few words, but out of nowhere, Su Bai slapped Chen Jieyu, without any justification. In broad daylight, no matter what Chen Jieyu did, General Su Bai should not lay a hand on Your Majesty’s concubine. Outraged, I ordered people to bring Su Bai here. At the gate, General Su Bai even pushed down two eunuchs. She is now relying on Your Majesty’s favor, showing no regard for anyone else and is extremely arrogant! I speak nothing but the truth and hope Your Majesty will severely punish such an insolent person!"

With that speech, she twisted the facts and played down vital details. What a cunning tongue!

Su Bai didn’t get angry but instead smiled, her red lips blooming even more beautifully.

After listening, Chu Qi fell silent.

His gaze settled on Su Bai, not believing her, thus he asked, "Is that so?"

"What Concubine Mei said is true," Su Bai said straightforwardly.

Chu Qi slammed his hand on the table, "Su Bai, speak properly!"

"Replying to Your Majesty, what Concubine Mei has said is indeed true. I did hit Chen Jieyu. The reason is—" Su Bai narrowed her eyes as if thinking, "I found her displeasing to the eye."

How arrogantly audacious!

Unbelievably arrogant!

Had General Su Bai lost her mind today?! To actually admit to hitting the Emperor’s woman!

Even if His Majesty favored and trusted her, when it comes to dignity, he would surely still punish her severely.

Moreover, she might even be thrown into jail.

What on earth was she thinking?

Everyone was puzzled, even Concubine Mei was stunned.

She didn’t expect Su Bai to not only let her speak first but now actually admit to everything she had said without any argument.

Could it be that she realized her mistake?

Or was she scared of her?

Perhaps she wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with the Mei Family?

Countless thoughts flashed through Concubine Mei’s mind in an instant.

"Please, Your Majesty, punish me!" Su Bai stood straight, hands clasped in front of her as she took the initiative to accept punishment.

Chu Qi looked at her intensely, "Do you realize what you are saying?"

"I have sinned, please punish me, Your Majesty!" Su Bai repeated herself.

"Very well!" Chu Qi eyed everyone around, "Very well indeed!"

Day after day, nothing seemed to go smoothly.

He glared at Concubine Mei before waving his hand broadly, "Su Bai has defied her superiors and disrespected the imperial concubines, send her to the dungeon for reflection! She can come out when she has thought things through!"

His decree was final.

Concubine Mei glanced at Su Bai, barely concealing a smug smile at the corner of her lips.

At this moment, Su Bai, escorted by the Emperor’s Personal Guards, was about to be taken to the dungeon. She spoke up, "Wait."

Hearing her, Chu Qi showed even more impatience, "What now?"

Concubine Mei put on a pitiful expression, "Your Majesty, the dungeon is cold and damp. I worry about General Su Bai, a frail woman, coping with it. I would like to send my cloak to keep her warm."

She unfastened the cloak from her body, intending to drape it over Su Bai.

As she came close, Concubine Mei spoke in a low voice, "You reap what you sow. The Emperor is still on the Mei Family’s side."

She fastened the cloak tightly around Su Bai, her lips curving in a smile she couldn’t hide, "What can you do against me?"

Su Bai looked at her, eyes full of scorn, "Remember, your father will come to me begging."

Concubine Mei scoffed, "A fool’s dream."

She was determined to make sure this wench would never be able to recover!

"Ah!" Concubine Mei exclaimed suddenly, having pulled off Su Bai’s face mask. Then she covered her mouth with her hand, "General Su Bai, your face!"

Across the fair skin, a centipede-like scar twisted and wound its way, causing a shock to the onlookers. No wonder General Su Bai never showed her true face; it was because of such a horrifying scar!

Concubine Mei’s heart swelled with joy.

Su Bai, you’re finished. Let’s see how you can still charm His Majesty now!