Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed!-Chapter 223: Suppressing the Rebellion

Su Juan, clad in armor, entered the tent with steps as urgent as death itself, closing in on Song Qianfan.

Outside, the masked man had already subdued Li Ming and was escorting him into the tent as well.

Su Juan looked at Shi Yuan, "General Shi, thank you for your efforts."

Shi Yuan laughed, "Being able to assist Your Highness in capturing the rebels is a fortune for someone like me."

In the past, I had only heard of this Princess Jinyang, but seeing her now, I finally understood those rumors couldn’t be trusted.

Looking at the scene before him, Song Qianfan’s face turned dark as iron, "So you had colluded long before!"

Shi Yuan looked displeased, "You, a scoundrel, still slander us. Princess Jinyang came with the Emperor’s handwritten decree and Tiger Talisman to mobilize troops. I already verified it. If it wasn’t for Her Highness wanting to capture you here, I would’ve led soldiers to destroy your lair myself!"

How could I have been pretending to act with Song Qianfan just now?

At this moment, Song Qianfan finally realized that Su Juan had been waiting there all along, and he feared that those waiting outside had also been captured.

But Mei He had clearly gone with them, keeping an eye all along. If Su Juan had left midway, why didn’t he send any messages?

Su Juan saw through his thoughts, "I almost forgot to tell you, on the day of departure, Minister Mei was detained, so he probably didn’t have time to send you any messages."

"For so many years, he committed countless acts of corruption and received bribes. Haven’t you padded your pockets with plenty of silver?"

Su Juan’s words came out in a rapid barrage, seeing Song Qianfan’s face grow uglier, the satisfaction in her heart grew, [No wonder villains love to spend time recounting their triumphs when in power, watching others fall, it’s indeed a pleasure.]

[I simply love kicking someone when they’re down.]

Song Qianfan sneered coldly, "Su Juan, do you think you’re the only one with backup plans?"

Su Juan’s lips curled slightly, "You still have backup plans... Could it be the thousands of private soldiers you raised with disaster relief funds?"

"You might not know, yesterday Xie Xun already led five thousand soldiers from Huai State to take care of them, estimating they should be mostly dealt with by now."

Song Qianfan’s smile froze on his face, "How do you know! Impossible, you can’t possibly know where, impossible!"

Su Juan sighed, staring at Song Qianfan, [Initially, I thought it was in the outskirts of the Capital City, and sent people to follow you several times but couldn’t find the location. Later, I figured being so close to the Capital City, you wouldn’t be foolish enough to put it there.]

[So I had to stage this, using the pretense of an autumn hunt to give you a chance to rebel. If you wanted to act, you’d have to mobilize your people. All I needed was to have people closely watch those around you, and sure enough, there was activity.]

[This Li Ming is truly close to you, even assigning him to manage the raising of private soldiers.]

Song Qianfan, blood boiling, thought of another backup plan he had in place, and gritted his teeth, "Su Juan, you’d better release me now, or if the Capital City doesn’t receive my letter today, my men will slaughter your entire Su Family!"

Su Juan raised an eyebrow, looking at Song Qianfan.

Song Qianfan smirked, "Surprised, aren’t you? I had people watching the Su Family, precisely to guard against you, this woman."

Those court ministers went into hiding, but she forgot her own Su Family, and now they were in his hands.

He wanted to see just how pleased Su Juan could remain.

Shi Yuan hesitated for a moment and suggested, "Your Highness, why not forge a letter and send it to the Capital City, then arrange someone to rescue them?"

He feared that Princess Jinyang might panic over concern for her family, and they must not let Song Qianfan go at this moment.

Su Juan waved her hand, "No need."

At this time, she looked at Song Qianfan with amusement, "Young Master, if only you had paid me a bit more attention back then, you would know that threatening me with the Su Family is less effective than threatening me with the chef from the East Moon Building, whose dishes I truly love."

The soldiers in the back couldn’t hold back their laughter.

Song Qianfan’s face was grim, "Su Juan, they are your blood relatives..."

Su Juan just found him noisy, "General Shi, the priority is to enter the Capital City to quell the rebellion. I’m afraid I’ll trouble your men to knock the Princely Heir out and take him with us, as His Majesty is expecting to question him later. I’m worried I might not know my own strength and accidentally kill him, which would be bad."

Shi Yuan laughed, "Rest assured, Your Highness, my men know their limits. He won’t disturb Your Highness on our way to the Capital City."

Song Qianfan’s eyes widened, but before he could speak, he was knocked out and collapsed on the ground.

Su Juan glanced at him, then strode out of the tent. If it weren’t for the need to purge the court of its pests and the old Emperor wanting to know whether Prince Jing and Prince Han harbored rebellious intentions, they wouldn’t have given Song Qianfan and Yu Ting the opportunity to seize the Imperial City.

This farce dragged on for months, and now it was time to bring it to an end.

...

Su Juan led the Huai State Camp’s twenty thousand troops and joined forces with Xie Xun, who had just dealt with Song Qianfan’s thousands of private soldiers, carrying the decree to enter the Capital City and quell the rebellion.

Yu Ting stood atop the city wall, with the Su family and those from the Xin Zhang Mansion behind him, all tied up, each with a large knife to their necks. Old Master Su’s legs were weak, and Su Lingling wanted to cry but was too scared, her tears wouldn’t come.

Yu Ting looked at the leader below the city wall, trying to appear calm, and shouted, "Su Juan, I advise you to lay down your arms and let us leave, or today, I will ensure your Su Family’s blood is spilled on the spot!"

A large knife edged closer to their necks, and Old Master Su, in fright, shouted, "My dear girl! Save your father..."

Xie Xun frowned slightly, "Maybe we should stall for now?"

Though he had no good feelings towards the Su family, abandoning one’s father in front of so many people would harm Su Juan’s reputation.

But Su Juan took a bow and arrow from someone behind her, notched the arrow, and aimed at Old Master Su atop the city wall.

Instantly, everyone was shocked.

Shi Yuan was stunned; this Princess Jinyang was truly ruthless.

Yu Ting looked grim; the Empress and others hadn’t been found. The people behind him were his only leverage. He shouted at Su Juan, "Su Juan! Are you insane? You’re planning to kill your own father?!"

Even if she disregarded her family, she should at least consider her reputation!

Old Master Su’s face went pale, mouth moving, "What a curse..."

Su Lingling was genuinely frightened to tears, weeping uncontrollably.

Su Juan squinted, "I thought you were a smart man."

[Turns out he made the same mistake as Song Qianfan; they truly are cousins.]

Yu Ting paused in confusion, unable to comprehend her words. The next second, the arrow meant for Old Master Su swiftly flew toward him. He couldn’t dodge it, and it struck his throat. He fell with a crash, blood spurting, and soon he was lifeless.

The sight of the body shocked Old Master Su to the point of wetting himself.

Witnessing everything, Su Lingling’s tears stopped, forgetting the danger she herself was in, eyes wide with disbelief... Was Su Juan really this formidable???