Zhou Gu didn't know whether the emperor would be lenient with Su Rong, but she was certain that the Crown Prince, Yan Huisheng, would not allow the emperor to take things lightly.
On her journey to the Capital City, she encountered countless assassination attempts. After she arrived, there were even more attempts on her life. Using herself as a target, she stirred up all the major households in the city to create chaos for Yan Huisheng to break. A tiny misstep would have been fatal to her, and Yan Huisheng wouldn't have gotten off lightly either. At this point, every move she made was calculated and Yan Huisheng's cooperation was seamless. The Eastern Palace was lit up every night, and she knew very well how much energy and effort it had exhausted from both of them.
That's why Yan Huisheng would never back down at this point without taking a big bite out of the juicy opportunity before him.
