Chapter 81 Su Chenfeng to Serve in Jail for Two Months

"Oh, are you teaching me how to abuse connections in front of so many people? What kind of place is the Imperial Academy? Those who study there are either princes and princesses or other descendants of the royal family, or truly talented and capable people from the Great Liang."

"If the son of an ordinary official wants to enter, he must possess exceptional talent and pass the exam based on his own merit. Although you are nominally my younger brother, you are not of royal blood. If you wish to enter the Imperial Academy, you must take the exam yourself, instead of having me show favoritism here."

Su Liluo retorted with a righteous and awe-inspiring sarcasm.

Among the onlookers were some students from poor families, and everyone longed for the Imperial Academy.

They had long harbored deep resentment towards the sons of ministers who entered the Imperial Academy through connections. Now, seeing Su Liluo, as the Crown Princess, fairly refuse to show favoritism, they were instantly moved.

"The Crown Princess is right. If you want to go to the Imperial Academy, you should take the exam yourself. She's just a relative of the Crown Princess, not of royal blood, yet she's forcing you. She's really shameless!"

"The Crown Princess is truly wise and righteous! Despite her high status and background, she refuses to show favoritism. The Crown Princess is indeed a model of nobility in our dynasty. It is a great fortune for the Great Liang to have such a Crown Princess!"

"These Su brothers are shameless, one after another. The sister has done all sorts of bad things, and the brother has impure thoughts. They are truly a disgrace!"

"The Crown Princess grew up in the Su family. It's true that good things often come from bad bamboo. This young master of the Su family is bad at studying, yet he tries to force the Crown Princess to use connections. He's shameless!"

Immediately, many people began to praise Su Liluo.

Su Chenfeng and his group were thoroughly scolded.

They never expected things to turn out this way. They had originally intended to use public opinion to force Su Liluo to help, but how did it turn out to be a boost for her?

Su Wanshi felt both angry and somewhat pleased as she watched the crowd hurl insults at her.

Just now, weren't Su Chenfeng trying to curry favor with Su Lilu by stepping on me?

Now that the results are in, Su Liluo still doesn't give them any face and instead makes them get scolded. They really deserve it.

But at the same time, she was angry that they had completely ruined her reputation.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I am the Crown Princess's brother. What's wrong with me wanting to enter the Imperial Academy?"

Su Chenfeng was so angry at the ridicule of the crowd that his face turned red.

He still doesn't think relying on connections is shameful, and feels that Su Liluo helping him is only natural.

"Ha, how shameless! If we hadn't seen the truth today, you would still be using the Crown Princess's name to swindle and deceive people everywhere!"

"That's right, look at his character, the Imperial Academy definitely won't accept someone like him!"

"Oh dear, the Crown Princess is so wonderful, how come her younger brother is such a good-for-nothing! If he could pass the Imperial Academy exam, the sun would rise in the west!"

"You...you shut up!"

"How can he be so shameless as to not admit it! He's pushing the Crown Princess right here, and he's afraid of what others will say. Tsk tsk..."

"You, if you say another word I'll beat you to death! All of you shut up!"

Su Chenfeng had never suffered such humiliation before. He was the youngest son in the family, and everyone in the Su family had always doted on him since he was a child.

He had never experienced so much humiliation, so he simply couldn't bear it.

So, he lost control and went up and hit the young man who had humiliated him.

"Ah! Someone's being hit! Someone's been assaulted!"

The scene immediately descended into chaos. Su Chenfeng, like a lion that had been provoked, grabbed the person who had just insulted him and started hitting them.

Su Chenfeng doesn't like studying, but he loves fighting. He used to attend an ordinary school where he was with children from commoner families.

He often led fights at school, but no one dared to report him.

So his skill in beating people was better than his ability to study; in one go, he beat several people who had just been criticizing him until they were black and blue.

Su Lianwu tried to step forward to stop them, but the scene was too chaotic for him to control.

In the end, it was Su Lilu who sent someone to report to the authorities, and the officials from the government office came and stopped the farce.

Su Chenfeng was also arrested and taken to the government office for interrogation.

Since many people present testified that Su Chenfeng started the fight, and Su Liluo also said that the government should enforce the law impartially, Su Chenfeng was directly punished by being imprisoned in jail for two months.

Su Lianwu and the others originally wanted Su Liluo to help save Su Chenfeng, but seeing the attitude of the surrounding people, they didn't dare to speak up.

The Su residence.

Su Lianwu and his group returned from outside in a disheveled state. Old Madam Su and Jiang Qinshu had prepared dinner and were waiting for them.

As soon as Su Wanshi saw them, she immediately burst into tears, feeling wronged.

"Waaah, Grandmother, Second Aunt, Chenfeng... he's been arrested and thrown in jail!"

"What did you say!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Su nearly fainted.

"What's going on? Weren't you supposed to go apologize to the Crown Princess? How did things turn out like this?"

Jiang Qinshu asked anxiously.

Su Lianwu's face was grim as he said in a dark tone, "I really didn't expect Su Liluo to turn out like this, even able to fool us!"

As he walked back, he slowly realized that Su Liluo had completely outmaneuvered them from the very beginning.

Now, he finally understood that Su Liluo had truly changed.

"What did that wretched girl do this time? Was it she who sent Chenfeng to prison?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinshu immediately flew into a rage.

"Second Aunt, I knelt down and apologized to the Crown Princess in the street today for everyone's sake, and even risked my reputation to throw mud at myself. But I didn't expect the Crown Princess to break her promise. Chen Feng got angry and hit her."

Su Wanshi walked to Jiang Qinshu's side and said aggrievedly.

"That wretched girl! That wretched girl, I should never have gone to find her!"

Jiang Qinshu trembled with anger. If it weren't for Old Madam Su's insistence, she wouldn't have wanted them to go.

Especially now that she sees this outcome, she is filled with hatred and even harbors some resentment towards Old Madam Su.

When Madam Su saw Jiang Qinshu looking at her with resentment, she knew that Jiang was blaming her.

She hadn't expected things to turn out this way. She felt a little guilty, but mostly angry.

She stomped her foot angrily, "Don't worry, I'll go to the Crown Prince's residence to find her. I don't believe she would dare to offend even her own grandmother!"

The Great Liang Dynasty is renowned for its filial piety. If she were to be branded as unfilial, I doubt she'd be fit to be the Crown Princess for good! I'm going to find her right now and demand she rescue Chenfeng!

With that, Madam Su started to walk outside.

But before he could take more than a few steps, Su Wanshi stopped him.

"Grandmother, it's dark now and no one will see you make a scene. It's better to wait until tomorrow morning when there are more people. Then everyone will be watching, and the Crown Princess won't dare to do anything reckless!"

“Wanshi is right, Grandmother, we will go with you tomorrow morning.”

Su Lianwu echoed this.

If they cause trouble, then everyone will have to watch as they pay back all the humiliation Su Liluo inflicted on them today.

So, the next morning, Old Madam Su and her entourage angrily blocked the entrance to the Crown Prince's residence.