Marquis Weiwu quickly made a judgment, "The sound of drums came from the direction of the palace."

Qin Mo frowned, "What kind of drum sound is this?"

Marquis Weiwu listened carefully for a moment, then shook his head in confusion, "The momentum sounds like a war drum, but there is only a Dengwen drum at the entrance of the palace.

But Dengwen drum is not played this way.”

The Dengwen drum was set up at the entrance of the palace. It was used when people had serious grievances or urgent appeals. They could beat the drum to litigate.

But there is a way to beat the Dengwen drum. Generally, it is beaten nine times in a row. After a cup of tea, if there is no response, it is beaten nine times again.

If you beat it like a war drum just now, those who didn't know it would think you were about to go to the battlefield.

"Let's go and see what's going on."

Wei Wuhou waved his hand and left with Wei Jingluo and Qin Mo.

King Cheng and his guards heard the sound of drums on the way back to Prince Cheng's Mansion. He looked in the direction, frowned, turned his horse's head, and walked towards the palace gate.

On this early morning, the sound of drums awakened many people from their sweet dreams.

Many courtiers thought something big was going on in the palace, so they hurriedly put on their official uniforms and ran to the palace.

Of course, the first one to be awakened was Zhang Hedi who lived in the palace.

Because the location of the Dengwen Drum is not far from his palace, this is a rule passed down by emperors of all dynasties. The purpose of beating the Dengwen Drum is to bring important cases to heaven.

Therefore, after beating the drum, the case is usually heard by His Majesty himself, or handed over to the most trusted minister for expedited trial.

In order to let the sound of the drums reach up to heaven, Dengwen Drums were installed relatively close to the emperor.

Zhang Hedi was angry for half the night last night, and fell asleep only when the sky turned white. He slept for a short while when he was disturbed.

When the drums just started, Emperor Zhang He was so startled that he jumped up from the dragon bed and shouted in panic: "Is there a war? Is the enemy coming?"

Gao Jiu was also startled. He listened carefully to the drum sound outside, and the more he heard it, the more it sounded like a war drum.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will go out to find out what's going on."

Gao Jiu went out for a walk and came back soon with a strange look on his face, "Your Majesty, it was Su Yue who beat the Dengwen drum outside the palace gate."

Listening to the rapid beating of the drum, Emperor Zhang He was wandering in the hall in agony. When he heard that Su Yue was beating the Dengwen drum, he suddenly became furious.

"It's Su again, what does she want to do? I've already given her a gold medal to avoid death, what else does she want?

Who gave her the courage to beat the Dengwen drum and turned the Dengwen drum into a war drum?"

He almost fainted with fright, it was so abominable!

Gao Jiu's expression became even weirder, "Your Majesty, Su Yue didn't play the Dengwen drum by herself, she brought Princess Cheng to play it together.

Now she is standing at the gate of the palace with Princess Cheng."

"What? Princess Cheng?" Zhang Hedi frowned, "What on earth does she want to do? It's just nonsense. Can the Dengwen drum be beaten casually?

Didn't that traitor say that they can clear themselves of the crime on their own? Now that they are beating the drum, doesn't it still want me to try the case personally?

Oh, you are right and confident, don’t you have to rely on me in the end?”

Having said this, he suddenly paused, and then slapped the table, "Yes, why did I forget that anyone who beats the drum of Dengwen will have a thirty-year imperial staff.

I want to see if this Su family can survive these thirty imperial staffs.

Gao Jiu, hurry up and change my clothes. I have to go outside the palace gate and go there in person... No, I will not try the case personally.

Su's status is not worthy of being judged by me personally.

You go and tell the Minister of Dali Temple to hear the case personally in front of all the civil and military officials."

At the entrance of the palace, many officials who came to attend court had gathered.

Everyone's eyes fell on Su Yue standing in front of the drum.

She was wearing a blood-stained white dress, with blood smearing on her shoulders and calves, giving her a cold and murderous aura.

The person sitting slumped on the ground next to her, with a pale face and messy bun, was Feng Ziying. At this moment, Feng Ziying's lips were chapped and her eyes were dull, as if they had been beaten by frost all night.

The temporarily appointed Minister of Dali Temple took a step forward, adjusted his official hat, looked at Su Yue and asked: "I, Minister of Dali Temple Shi Hai, have been ordered to take charge of hearing this case. Do you know the rules of beating the drum?"

Su Yue nodded, "I know, regardless of the name and the reason for the case, the imperial staff is thirty."

Shi Hai nodded and waved his hand, "Come here, drag the drummer over first, the imperial staff is thirty."

The two government officials quickly stepped forward and stretched out their hands to drag Su Yue.

Su Yue took a step back, picked up Feng Ziying and handed it over, "Wrong, she is the one playing the drum."

Two government officials held down Feng Ziying.

Shi Hai was dumbfounded. This was inconsistent with the information he received. How could it be Feng Ziying who beat the drum?

He knew Feng Ziying, and he quickly frowned and scolded her, "Nonsense, the drum sound just now was clearly a war drum, and it was not something that a weak woman like Princess Cheng could beat.

It seems to me that you are clearly trying to blame Princess Cheng, right?"

Su Yue's lips curved into a hint of mockery, "If you don't believe me, you can ask the guards at the palace gate. They can see clearly. Was it Princess Cheng who played the drum, or me?"

Shi Hai looked at the guard at the palace gate.

The guards looked at each other and nodded with strange expressions, "It was indeed Princess Cheng who beat the drum."

They only saw Mrs. Su patting Princess Cheng on the shoulder, and Princess Cheng was beating the drum in front of her crazily as if she had been stimulated.

Shi Hai was stunned and subconsciously looked at Zhang Hedi and Gao Jiu who were standing at the entrance of the palace.

The person who plays the drum is Princess Cheng, should she play the drum or not?

Su Yue asked with a smile but not a smile: "What? I am the one who plays the drum, so I need thirty sticks. The one who plays the drums is Princess Cheng, so don't I need the stick?"

So it turns out that this rule depends on the person?"

Shi Hai's scalp felt numb as he faced her mocking gaze.

Zhang Hedi even turned blue, this woman Su is really cunning.

But in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, how can we admit that the rules of Deng Wengu depend on the person?

He secretly winked at Shi Hai.

Shi Hai gritted his teeth and said: "I will become a princess at the age of thirty."

Feng Ziying was pushed onto the execution bench. She suddenly came to her senses and struggled desperately, "It's not me, it's not me."

After all, she had the identity of a princess, so the execution guards stopped first after this struggle.

Su Yue slowly squatted down and looked at Feng Ziying coldly, "Have you not decided which way to choose?"

Feng Ziying looked at Su Yue with fear in her eyes.

She didn't know how Su Yue managed to knock herself unconscious and tie her up from Prince Cheng's mansion. As soon as she opened her eyes, Su Yue gave her two options.

Article 1: Take the initiative to be honest and honest.

Rule 2: Tell the truth after being beaten.

She didn't understand what it meant, but Su Yue suddenly patted her shoulder.

She only felt a stinging pain, as if being pricked by a needle, and the next second her arms began to shake uncontrollably.

Su Yue directly put the drumstick into her hand.

Her arms were so painful that she wanted to stretch them, but she couldn't move. Every time she stretched, she hit the drum.

Damn it, Su Yue actually designed her to beat the drum.

And what’s the difference between those two damn roads?

She gritted her teeth and shouted, "I am Princess Cheng, and it is Su Yue who forced me to play the Dengwen drum. I wonder which of you dares to beat me?"

Su Yue sneered, looking across the crowd and accurately landing on Zhang Hedi who was faintly visible at the entrance of the palace.
Chapter completed!