Carrying Thorny Bramble To Ask for Pardon

  On the third day after Zhou Xiangrong was arrested, Xiao Jin instructed the Ministry of Justice to complete the trial of the entire case as quickly as possible and confirm the charges against Zhou Xiangrong and Xiao Shihang.

 Three days later, they were to be beheaded at the city gate.

 Xiao Jin also intended to let people spread the news among the commoners to explain the whole background of the academy's incident.

 The academy's incident caused a huge uproar. Almost all the commoners on the streets and alleys were talking about it.

 Although Xiao Jin had already gotten someone to explain the whole story behind the academy's incident, there were still many people who believed that this incident was caused by Su Ying.

 "If it wasn't for the Empress insisting on setting up whatever women's academy, would such a thing have happened?"