Xu Yun said nonchalantly, "Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself! The Crown Prince will definitely not let you off the hook!"

"No, it's different when I tell His Highness the Crown Prince!" Xu Yan said firmly.

“Indeed, you are different. You are probably the person the Crown Prince hates the most!” Xu Yun said sarcastically.

“You don’t understand, you don’t understand at all!” Xu Yan shouted.

"I don't understand, but you do! Are you only satisfied when you've squandered all of your brother's achievements?"

"You don't understand!" Xu Yan kept repeating this sentence.

Xu Yun said nothing more. It was impossible to persuade Xu Yan, who was courting death. She couldn't stop Xu Yan from doing something reckless. She could only hope that Xu Yan would not implicate innocent people.

Xu Yun did not go to see Suo'etu. She felt that since Suo'etu knew about this matter, he should know that the Crown Prince would not let it go, so her going would be pointless.

Xu Yun had indeed wronged Suo'etu; Suo'etu genuinely knew nothing about this matter.

When Songgotu arrived at the backyard and saw that his wife was perfectly fine, he asked, "Didn't you say you weren't feeling well?"

Lady Soetu said with a smile, "If I didn't say it this way, how would I have called my husband over?"

"Nonsense! What do you want with me?" Soetu felt that the tables had turned. He had tricked the Crown Prince into coming to his residence by pretending to be sick, and now his wife was using the same excuse to trick him.

"My lord, I called you here to create an opportunity for Xu Yan and the Crown Prince. I know you have always wanted to send Xu Yan into Yuqing Palace, and now the opportunity has come!"

"What did you do?" Soetu had a bad feeling.

"It's nothing, just some aphrodisiac wine for the Crown Prince. He and Xu Yan will naturally get together!" Lady Suo'etu covered her mouth and laughed.

"Nonsense! How dare you poison the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince's health is harmed, even the entire Hesheli clan will not be enough to pay for it!" Soetu said angrily.

"My lord, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Lady Suo'etu was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

"No, I have to stop this now!" Soetu turned to leave.

"My lord, it's too late for you to go now! Haven't you always said that the Crown Prince treats you worse than before? Are you now planting our people around the Crown Prince? Isn't Xu Yan the perfect candidate?" Lady Suo'etu said, stopping Suo'etu.

Soetu hesitated. He did have such thoughts. The Crown Prince was becoming less and less under his control. He did not want the Crown Prince to lose contact with the Hesheli clan, which was why he wanted to place people around the Crown Prince.

When Lady Soetu saw that he hesitated, she knew that he had taken her words to heart. "Master, even if you go now, it will be too late. Just let nature take its course."

"The Crown Prince only has the Crown Princess by his side now. Xu Yan's entry into Yuqing Palace will divert some of the Crown Prince's favor towards the Crown Princess, and it will also save Su Hetai from his usual arrogance!"

Lady Suo'etu felt that Suhetai had been targeting Suo'etu because Hexue had married the Crown Prince and enjoyed the Crown Prince's favor. Therefore, Suhetai did not take Suo'etu seriously.

Soetu was completely convinced. Although the Crown Prince would be furious afterward, the die was cast, and the Crown Prince's anger would be of no use. Moreover, he felt that the Crown Prince would at least give him, his maternal great-uncle, some face.

So Songgotu stayed behind and waited for news.

Not long after, Suo'etu saw Xu Yan arrive looking rather disheveled.