Chapter XXIV
Su Shan took Zhang Chongshan to the Imperial Horse Prison first, but he didn't really do anything, but symbolically walked around the prison, saw the eunuchs who were imprisoned, looked at the interrogation files, and then walked out with a sad face.
"Grandpa Su, what do you want to do?"
Seeing Su Shan's helpless appearance, Zhang Chongshan's face became more worried, and he asked nervously.
"There's no way, in this situation, we can only go to the Queen Mother to ask for guilt, and this matter will end here, you are ready to prepare, start releasing these guys!"
Su Shan sighed faintly, shook his head and said.
"Huh?
When Zhang Chongshan heard this, the look on his face became extremely embarrassed, he participated in this matter at the beginning, but he came for great credit, but until now, he has not caught anything, and it has become this scene, he is really depressed!
"Don't worry about Commander Zhang, I came up with the idea of going to the Divine Palace Supervisor first, and I am fully responsible for this matter, after going to the Queen Mother, I will take all the responsibilities and it will not affect you!"
Su Shan noticed Zhang Chongshan's attitude, patted him on the shoulder with some bitterness, and said in a low voice,
"Moreover, you are the nephew of the Queen Mother, after all, the relationship between you is here, and the Queen Mother will not embarrass you too much!"
"Grandpa Su, what are you talking about?"
Zhang Chongshan frowned, and there was a hint of impassioned expression on his dark face, and he said in a deep voice,
"What do you mean to bear it all your might? In the final analysis, the two of us are responsible for this matter, and I can't show my face when I take credit, but when I am punished, I am like a turtle with a shrunken head? Besides, you also helped me in front of the Queen Mother before, and gave me such a big step, if I do this kind of thing, wouldn't it be too inferior?"
"Don't worry, I'll see the Queen Mother later, I will definitely help you speak, if there is anything, let's take it together!"
Su Shan didn't expect this heavy mountain to have such righteousness, a subtle smile flashed in his eyes, and he arched his hand,
"Then thank Commander Zhang first. ”
"Let's go!"
Although Zhang Chongshan's face was still a little ugly, he followed Su Shan with great awe-inspiration and went to Kunning Palace.
When the two came to the Kunning Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhang was watching some twists and turns in the court recently, the light in the hall was dim, and the atmosphere was also a little depressing, because of these messy things in the inner court recently, Empress Dowager Zhang's face was not particularly good, and her brows were wrinkled into pimples.
Grandpa Wen stood behind her, also a little nervous.
"Slave Su Shan, see the Queen Mother!"
"Humble Zhang Chongshan, see the Queen Mother!"
Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan walked into the hall under the leadership of the little eunuch, knelt in the center of the hall with nervous faces, and kowtowed heavily.
"You're here?"
Empress Dowager Zhang was a little impatient and threw the fold in her hand on a few cases, raised her head to look at the two of them, there was obvious anger on her face, and she paused for a moment, and then asked in a low voice,
"Su Shan, it's been so long since the Seal Ribbon Prison had an accident, and you have been not seeing the mourning family on the grounds of recuperating from your injuries, and you only came here at this time, what's the matter, is there a solution to the matter of the Seal Ribbon Prison?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, the slave is derelict in his duties!"
Su Shan took a deep breath, stretched out his hands, kowtowed again, and said ashamedly,
"The slave not only did not complete the things that the Queen Mother explained, but brought such a big trouble to the inner court, the slave ...... I have come to ask the Queen Mother for the guilt, and I also ask the Queen Mother to punish her!"
Hearing Su Shan's words, the anger on Empress Dowager Zhang's face finally couldn't be suppressed, and she broke out suddenly, she got up from the chair suddenly, stared at Su Shan in a particularly gloomy voice, and asked angrily,
"What does it mean? There's just no way? This matter is completely messed up by the mourning family?"
"The Queen Mother forgives her sins, slave...... There really can't be anything you do!"
The humility in Su Shan's tone became more and more obvious, and his head was deeply attached to the cold ground, not daring to raise his head in the slightest.
Syllable!
The anger on Empress Dowager Zhang's face became even stronger, and even a little iron-blue, she grabbed the glass cups placed on several cases, and threw them towards Su Shan, the cups smashed on Su Shan's body, and then fell to the side, falling into countless pieces, and the tea inside was also spilled all over Su Shan's body.
"Forgiveness, forgiveness? You know that you keep saying forgiveness, what's the use of forgiving sins now?"
Empress Dowager Zhang still couldn't hold back the anger in her heart, and her finger wearing a gilded long armor pointed at Su Shan, and scolded angrily,
"Su Shan, Su Shan, you are so disappointed that the mourning family has entrusted you with such an important matter, I originally thought that you could do it beautifully, but I didn't expect that you were smart, and you had to make such a big mess!"
"Do you have a brain? Such a clumsy trick can be seen by anyone, but Hu Yong can't see it? You gave him time to lay out the layout, and now the inner court is in chaos, this matter ...... You...... You're really more than enough to accomplish and more to lose!"
"The Queen Mother is angry, the slave knows his mistake, and asks the Queen Mother to punish her, and the slave does not dare to have any complaints!"
Su Shan knew that Empress Dowager Zhang was making a play and paving the way for the next plan, he lowered his head, with grief in his tone, and shouted loudly, sounding like crying.
"Punishment? That's how you want to be punished?"
Empress Dowager Zhang was still furious, she slapped a few cases heavily, and almost roared hoarsely,
"Okay, okay, the mourning family will fulfill you, come on, take this little eunuch down to the mourning family, and beat him to death!"
"The Queen Mother is angry!"
Seeing that several guards rushed into the hall and were about to arrest Su Shan, Zhang Chongshan, who was kneeling on the side, hurriedly raised his head and begged loudly,
"Queen Mother, although Father-in-law Su made a mistake in this matter, but after all, he also had the merit of reporting, you killed him like this, it was unfair to him, and this matter is also my responsibility, I am willing to share the responsibility and punishment for Father-in-law Su, and ask the Queen Mother to spare his life!"
"Do you think the mourners will spare you?"
Empress Dowager Zhang's gaze shifted to Zhang Chongshan, and her roar became even more gloomy, and she scolded angrily,
"Even if you are the nephew of the mourning family, the mourning family will have to ...... today"
"The Queen Mother is angry!"
Before the Empress Dowager Zhang's words were finished, Gonggong Wen, who had been silent, suddenly stood up, he glanced at Su Shan and the others, carefully approached the Empress Dowager Zhang's side, bowed down and said,
"Although Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan are not doing well, but after all, they have merit, you killed them like this, it is not good for your reputation, besides, this Su Shan has already been hit by the bone and the palm, even if the old slave seals the internal force for him, he will only have three months to half a year, it is not worth killing him, it is better to ......"
Syllable!
Before Gonggong Wen's words were finished, the Empress Dowager Zhang had already slapped on several cases, and the powerful aura frightened Gonggong Wen didn't dare to continue, and retreated to the side with his head down, but the Empress Dowager Zhang's anger was suppressed a little because of this, she sighed deeply and sat back on the chair tiredly.
After being silent for a while, she glanced at Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan with gloomy eyes, and said in a low voice,
"For the sake of Wen Duan's face, the mourning family has exempted you from the death penalty, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable, you have made such a big mistake, the mourning family can't spare you!"
"Su Shan, you, go to the cane torture room to get the thirty boards, and then immediately go to the Divine Palace Prison, where you can reflect well, and don't appear in front of the mourning family again in the future!"
"Zhang Chongshan, although this matter is not your supervisor, but you are also responsible, also go to get the thirty boards, and then punish you for one year, in addition, although you can continue to manage the Tengxiang camp, but the position will be lowered by one level, and you will have a long memory in the future, don't be so stupid!"
"Get out!"
"Slave thank the Queen Mother for her grace!"
"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!"
Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan both breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then kowtowed respectfully, then bowed down and cautiously withdrew from Kunning Palace.
Seeing the two disappear, the anger on Empress Dowager Zhang's face quickly receded and became indifferent, and there was also a trace of unconcealed expectation in the pupils of her eyes, she turned her head to look at Gonggong Wen and said in a low voice,
"Everything the mourning family can do, it has already been done, and if you send him to the Divine Palace Prison in this way, then Hu Yong will definitely not doubt it, and then it's up to him, I really have some expectations, and the inner court will be clean soon......
"The old slave congratulates the Queen Mother in advance!"
Gonggong Wen glanced at Su Shan, who was far away, bowed down, and said in a low voice.
......
Su Shan and Zhang Chongshan left the Kunning Hall and were on the way to the Imperial Horse Prison, Zhang Chongshan looked at Su Shan's face a little gloomy, and couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder, and said in a low voice,
"Father-in-law Su, don't worry, the Queen Mother is just ......"
"Forget it, I know how wrong I am!"
Su Shan's eyes were a little sad, and he said bitterly,
"The Queen Mother has done her best to treat me like this, and it is a favor to put me in the prison of the Divine Palace, there is nothing to do there, and I can be regarded as a ...... Relax!"
"You ......"
Zhang Chongshan knew that Su Shan only had more than three months left to live, and the sympathy on his face was even stronger, he frowned, patted his chest and said,
"Father-in-law Su, don't be so discouraged, there are still three months to a year, maybe you can find a way to crack the bones!"
"Let's go, I'll accompany you to the cane torture room, I still have some face, those guys don't dare to really beat us hard, this matter is over, I'll accompany you to the Divine Palace Prison again, and I'll support you in the scene, even if it'...... Even if you only have three months left, you can live comfortably!"
"You ......"
Su Shan could see that what Zhang Chongshan said was very sincere, and his senses for the latter were improved, although this guy didn't have enough brains and was a little cautious, but at least he still had something admirable, he arched his hand and said seriously,
"Commander Zhang, thank you!"
"Hey, you're welcome, let's go!"
Zhang Chongshan pulled Su Shan and walked into the distance.
Looking at the somewhat dark face out of the corner of his eye, Su Shan smiled faintly, and said in his heart,
"For the sake of your sincerity in helping me, after this incident, I will give you a lot of credit!"