Song Hongshen had never been so panicked before. Even when he had to put his head on his belt in Liaodong, he didn't frown.

Looking at the unconscious Su Zhilan, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

He never regrets what he does, and he will bear the consequences of what he decides.

But at this moment he regretted extremely much, regretting letting Su Zhilan get involved in these matters.

Upon seeing this, Rong Hai, the Minister of Works, hurriedly ordered someone to call a doctor. He then led him to a nearby house to put the man down first.

Hai Xingjian was also very panicked, and when Song Hongshen came out, he went to meet him.

"Your Majesty, let me come here."

This is his own niece, and he feels better holding her than Song Hongshen.

Song Hongshen ignored Hai Xingjian and walked past him quickly, his face looking terribly gloomy.

The room Rong Hai found was relatively clean, and there was a small bed in the inner room.

After Song Hongshen put the person down, he half-knelt beside the bed and said softly, "Zhilan, wake up, Zhilan?"

Su Zhilan didn't react at all. Song Hongshen pursed his lips tightly and held her hand unconsciously.

It took about a quarter of an hour from the time he carried Su Zhilan out to the time the doctor arrived.

During this quarter of an hour, he had even thought of how to take revenge on the prince.

If anything happens to Su Zhilan, he will make the prince regret what he did today.

Ascend the throne? That's a dream, he will never let him go.

Fortunately, after the doctor came, he diagnosed that Su Zhilan might have been choked by smoke.

After pricked her acupuncture points with a silver needle, Su Zhilan woke up slowly after a while.

The moment Su Zhilan opened her eyes, Song Hong let out a long breath.

Hai Xingjian finally put his heart at ease and poured a cup of warm water, wanting to feed it to Su Zhilan.

The cup was taken away by Song Hongshen, "I will do it."

Song Hongshen helped Su Zhilan sit up, then gently fed her half a cup of water.

Su Zhilan's mind became clearer. She looked around and saw that the room was unfamiliar. Song Hongshen was angry again. She said, "Your Majesty, I was knocked unconscious. Where did you find me?"

Just as Song Hongshen was about to speak, Rong Hai hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has received the news. Prince Xuan and the fifth young lady of the Su family will enter the palace immediately."

Song Hongshen turned around and asked in a cold voice: "The emperor knew about it so quickly? Your Ministry of Works is really swift and decisive in its work."

Rong Hai looked bitter and explained, "I don't know how the news reached the palace. Someone reported that the prince brought the fifth daughter of the Su family to the Ministry of Works without permission. The fifth daughter also accidentally set fire to the model room, causing the shipbuilding drawings to be destroyed."

"Now the emperor wants to hold you accountable, Your Majesty, please think about how to deal with it quickly."

Rong Hai didn't care about Song Hongshen's attitude, knowing that this was just his personality.

Between the lines, he was still thinking about Song Hongshen.

Song Hongshen also knew that this matter had nothing to do with Minister Rong. The prince wanted to kill two birds with one stone, destroying his blueprints so that he could not smoothly go to Fujian to lead the troops. He also wanted to put the dirty water on the Song family.

But the prince should never use Su Zhilan as an inducement.

Just for this reason, he will not let him go.

Song Hong thought deeply for a moment and said to Rong Hai, "Thank you, Minister Rong. I will bring the fifth lady of the Su family to the palace right away."

Hai Xingjian became anxious upon hearing this and immediately said, "I will also go to the palace and testify for Zhilan."

Song Hongshen figured out how to deal with it, and his mood became much calmer. He said, "Uncle Hai, you don't have to go yet. If you need it, someone will come to the Ministry of Works to take over."

Rong Hai also said: "Minister Hai, there is no need to go. I must go there. I will explain everything that needs to be explained."

This incident happened in the Ministry of Works, so the person who should be held responsible must be him, the Minister of Works.

Song Hongshen sent someone to Huajin Pavilion to buy a new set of clothes for Su Zhilan to change into.

After Su Zhilan had packed everything, the two of them, one in a carriage and the other on a horse, prepared to enter the palace.

Before getting on the carriage, Su Zhilan asked Song Hongshen, "What should I say after entering the palace?"

Song Hongshen smiled at her gently and said, "Just say what you want to say."

Then he comforted her: "Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I'm here."

He reached out to rub her head, but thought better of it and pulled his hand back.

After entering the palace, a eunuch took the two to the side hall of Qianyang Palace.

The two walked in one after the other, only to find that in addition to Emperor Xuande, there were many other people standing in the hall.

Song Zan, Shen Zhixiu, Chen Zheng, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, Rong Hai and Su Chengxun.

Su Zhilan didn't expect that her father was there too. She suddenly felt a little guilty. Was it her who implicated her father?

She looked at Su Chengxun cautiously and with a bit of guilt, but Su Chengxun did not blame her at all and gave Su Zhilan a comforting look.

It was as if telling her not to be afraid, that her daddy would always be there for her.

Su Zhilan felt inexplicably at ease, and followed Song Hongshen to pay respects to Emperor Xuande.

The two knelt on the ground, and Emperor Xuande did not call them to stand up. Instead, he raised his voice and scolded Song Hongshen, "Do you think building warships is a joke? The Ministry of Works is an important place? What are you doing there with a girl?"

"If you can't leave her, why don't you go home and get married and have children? Why are you leading troops and fighting a war?"

Emperor Xuande was not only angry, but also more disappointed.

The people below reported that Song Hongshen had taken the princess who had not yet married him to the Ministry of Works. This little girl was ignorant of the situation and accidentally set fire to the blueprint when she entered the design room.

Emperor Xuande couldn't understand why he brought a princess who had not yet married him to the Ministry of Works to discuss state affairs?

His scolding was not nice and Song Zan felt unhappy.

He said, "Your Majesty, I still need to ask what's going on. Now I just heard it from others. There is no real evidence. How can you prove that it was the girl from the Su family who burned the drawings?"

Emperor Xuande snorted and looked at the prince, "Didn't your people see it? Tell me, what happened?"

The prince bowed and said, "Yes, I sent someone to the Ministry of Works today to inquire about the construction of a waterway outside the city moat."

"The person who went there was Liu Chen, the Junior Secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion. He happened to witness the fifth young lady of the Su family entering the style room and setting fire to it maliciously."

After saying this, the prince asked for permission to summon Liu Chen into the palace.

After Liu Chen entered the palace, he said, "Today, I was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to the Ministry of Works, and I saw a girl enter the style room."

"The Yangshifang is a restricted area. How can we allow strangers to enter? I went forward to see what was going on. I saw the fifth young lady of the Su family flipping through the blueprints and lighting an oil lamp."

"At that time, I thought it was dark inside and she couldn't see clearly, so she asked for a light."

"I asked someone from the Ministry of Works to warn them that a girl had gone in. But that person said that the person who went in was the fifth daughter of the Su family, the princess of the loyal and brave king. They said that the loyal and brave king often took her out to play, and they didn't dare to intervene, and asked me not to meddle in other people's business."

"I was in a hurry to report on official business, so I left. Just as I reached the gate, I heard that there was a fire inside."

Liu Chen spoke with great confidence. According to him, Su Zhilan was the culprit of the fire.

After hearing what happened, Emperor Xuande became even more angry and asked Song Hongshen in a harsh voice.

"What else do you want to say?"

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