Chapter 37 "It was as if they wanted to devour her alive..."

Chapter 37: Husband and Wife Working Together ==

The carriage traveled smoothly towards the Magnolia Garden in the capital.

The Seventh Princess told Su Wanyue about the interesting things that had happened in the capital. When she mentioned that the Seventh Prince wanted to marry a commoner woman, the Seventh Princess asked Su Wanyue for her opinion. Su Wanyue thought about it carefully and said in a gentle voice, "As long as the other party does not have any other purpose, and she and His Highness the Seventh Prince are in love, then it is not impossible."

The mastermind behind the assassination attempt on the Seventh Prince has not yet been found, and now a female physician has been involved. It is certainly possible that this is a trap set by someone else, but it could also be a coincidence.

The seventh princess thought about it carefully and felt that what her sister-in-law said made a lot of sense.

“Actually, my sister-in-law and I think the same way. Whether it’s choosing a son-in-law or a wife, character is definitely more important. But no matter if that woman has other intentions, Father will definitely not agree to Seventh Brother marrying a commoner.” The Seventh Princess sighed for no reason, feeling sad for her Seventh Brother. “Sometimes I feel that Seventh Brother doesn’t seem like someone from the royal family, because he is very upright and doesn’t like those deceitful people.”

Su Wanyue had heard the Seventh Princess mention the Seventh Prince several times. As she said, the Seventh Prince was not well-suited for the power struggles within the royal family.

"By the way, sister-in-law, is there some kind of conflict between you and your brother?"

"Why does the princess say that?" Su Wanyue was taken aback by the seventh princess's words. However, she could also sense the problem that the seventh princess could see. He had indeed been acting strangely these past few days.

These past few days, every word he said seemed to carry a deeper meaning, yet he treated her with gentleness and consideration, to the point that Su Wanyue began to wonder if she was overthinking things.

"Sister-in-law, you don't know, but the way my brother looks at you is like he wants to devour you alive," the Seventh Princess said, hitting the nail on the head.

Su Wanyue's heart skipped a beat. She still felt that he might have taken Princess Zhaoning's words to heart that night, which was why he would test her in bed.

He hasn't exposed her yet, probably because he doesn't have evidence. But what if he did have evidence? What would she do then?

Su Wanyue's fingers curled up, feeling that she could no longer sit idly by and wait for her fate.

Seeing that her sister-in-law's expression was not quite right, the Seventh Princess quickly said, "Sister-in-law, don't overthink it. I just think that my brother is doing this because he likes you so much."

At this moment, the carriage came to a smooth stop, and a maid brought over a stool.

The pink magnolias in the Magnolia Garden are in full bloom, clusters of them inviting people to pick them.

The Seventh Princess plucked a pink magnolia blossom and tucked it into Su Wanyue's hair. The Seventh Princess's eyes lit up. "The pink magnolia suits my sister-in-law very well."

There weren't many people visiting the Magnolia Garden to admire the flowers. In half a day, only Su Wanyue and the Seventh Princess were there. After strolling around for a while, the Seventh Princess pulled Su Wanyue to the courtyard filled with white magnolias. Unexpectedly, just as they passed a pavilion, a slightly plump old woman who looked honest and kind came out of the pavilion. As soon as she saw the Seventh Princess, her expression changed immediately. "This servant greets Princess Consort Cheng and the Seventh Princess."

Su Wanyue didn't recognize this person, but the Seventh Princess did. The Seventh Princess asked with some curiosity, "Aunt, have you come to admire the flowers too?"

Princess Huiyang is the current emperor's younger sister and the late emperor's legitimate daughter. She is arrogant and domineering, and no one in the capital dares to offend her. However, in the first year of the emperor's reign, Princess Huiyang took a fancy to the current Right Chancellor, Yan Chenzhou, and insisted that he become her consort. The Right Chancellor was also proud and aloof. The more Princess Huiyang pressured him, the more he refused to speak to her. The two became a resentful couple as soon as they got married.

Less than a month after their marriage, Princess Huiyang moved back to her residence. Because of this, Princess Huiyang became increasingly secluded and even stopped attending banquets in the palace.

The Seventh Princess seemed to have not seen her aunt for more than a year, which is why she was so surprised to see the old woman in front of her.

Granny Li was visibly startled when she saw Su Wanyue and the Seventh Princess, and hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, our mistress is indeed admiring the magnolia blossoms."

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Princess had the idea of ​​taking Su Wanyue to see her aunt. Speaking of which, her sister-in-law had never met her aunt before. The Seventh Princess smiled and discussed with Granny Li, "Then can my sister-in-law and I go and pay our respects to our aunt?"

Granny Li glanced at the Seventh Princess, then at the stunningly beautiful Princess Cheng beside her, and shook her head slightly. "Princess Cheng, Princess, our mistress is not seeing anyone today."

As if afraid the Seventh Princess would ask further questions, Granny Li anxiously added, "The Right Prime Minister is also here."

Even if the Seventh Princess didn't understand at first, she now understood. She smiled and said, "Then we'll go to the Eldest Princess's residence to pay our respects to our aunt another day."

Granny Li: "Princess Consort and Seventh Princess, please take care."

The Seventh Princess hurriedly pulled Su Wanyue away, and the two sat down in a pavilion.

"Actually, I think my aunt might not have no feelings for the Right Chancellor, and the Right Chancellor might have no feelings for my aunt either. It's just that my aunt and the Right Chancellor are both proud people, and neither of them is willing to give in to the other, which has led to the current situation."

"Moreover, sister-in-law, you may not know this, but Nan Shao, the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was personally trained by this Right Chancellor."

Su Wanyue didn't really know much about Princess Huiyang or the current Right Chancellor, but when Prince Cheng's mansion held its birthday banquet last year, both Princess Huiyang and the Right Chancellor's mansion sent gifts.

"Anyway, the relationship and interactions between my aunt and the Right Prime Minister are very strange. They don't live together, but they refuse to divorce. If you say they are affectionate, then they are also disgusted with each other." The Seventh Princess muttered to Su Wanyue.

Su Wanyue understood, "Then they need one of them to back down."

“My aunt is of such high status that she certainly doesn’t want to back down. The Right Chancellor is also a very talented person. Many people in the court want to win him over, but he ignores them all. Even when it comes to attending court, he won’t go for ten or fifteen days a month.”

As she spoke, the Seventh Princess told Su Wanyue another amusing story about Princess Huiyang and the Right Chancellor Yan Chenzhou. It was in the spring of the second year of Dingyuan. Princess Huiyang went out drinking and unexpectedly met a young man with red lips and white teeth. She immediately took the young man back to the Princess's residence. That very night, the Right Chancellor came to the Princess's residence with a face full of anger and interrogated Princess Huiyang about the young man's name and demanded that the Princess hand him over. This matter even reached the palace.

At that time, the Seventh Princess was still young. When she heard about this, she asked Consort Qin, her father, how he planned to handle the matter. Consort Qin told her that this was a matter between the eldest princess and her husband, and that it was not appropriate for others to interfere.

Later, the Seventh Princess learned that the Right Prime Minister wasn't angry, but rather jealous.

The Seventh Princess chattered away to Su Wanyue about the complicated relationship between Princess Huiyang and the Right Prime Minister. As Su Wanyue listened, she completely relaxed.

Seeing her sister-in-law relaxed, the Seventh Princess also smiled. Although she didn't know if her sister-in-law looked listless because she wasn't feeling well, her sister-in-law was naturally radiant, and she didn't want her to be unhappy.

Compared to the bright and cheerful Magnolia Garden, the Purple Cloud Palace was shrouded in dark clouds, with a somber atmosphere, like the calm before a storm.

When Mo Yu heard His Highness call him, he quickly bowed and went inside. He didn't dare to look up, for fear of displeasing His Highness. "Your Highness."

The master remained silent, a small, jet-black pill resting on his fair, jade-like hand. With keen senses, Mo Yu could smell the faint fragrance emanating from the pill.

This pill...

It definitely isn't the master's.

As for whose it is, it goes without saying.

Mo Yu took a deep breath. He now understood that his master did not intend to expose the princess's identity not only to prevent the emperor and the crown prince from using this matter to harm the princess, but also because once the princess's identity was exposed, Nan Qiong was very likely to send the real Princess Weiyang over. If the princess had even the slightest chance, she might resolutely choose to leave with the second young master Lu. The princess's status was already quite high. Her father was a prince of a country, the emperor's younger brother, and her mother was the eldest daughter of a century-old noble family. Even if she left His Highness, she could still marry into a good family.

Although the master did not intend to expose the princess's identity, he could not tolerate that the princess still had someone else in her heart, so he wanted to remove this person from the princess's heart. Mo Yu silently mourned for the second young master Lu in his heart.

"Give this to Imperial Physician Zhang; he knows what to do." The Purple Cloud Palace was silent, Xiao Yu's phoenix eyes deep and unfathomable. "Don't let anyone know about this."

Mo Yu carefully took the black pill. "Understood."

Their queen is a woman who will not be controlled by others. She has already planned out her future and her way out. Because she is not the person His Highness really wants to marry, she has never placed all her hopes on His Highness.

But His Highness has clearly fallen in love with the Princess. Mo Yu sighed. What a mess this is.

Clearly, His Highness and Princess Consort are a perfect match, deeply in love.

Xiao Yu examined the jade pendant in his hand, which was inlaid with magpies. The jade pendant was smooth and crystal clear, and was made of the finest Hetian jade.

"According to my careful investigation, the Second Young Master Lu confessed his feelings to Princess Zilu on the night of the Lantern Festival in the fourth year of Dingyuan. He gave Princess Zilu a jade pendant with a magpie on a branch, which means 'good things come together and last a lifetime.' Not long after, Princess Zilu also returned the favor with a jade pendant with pine and cypress inlay. I guess Princess Zilu must have thought that the Second Young Master Lu was a gentleman, so she gave him such a jade pendant."

"Sister Qin'er, I don't think I've ever seen the Princess wearing a jade pendant around her waist."

—"The princess does not like to wear jade ornaments."

Xiao Yu suddenly laughed and put the jade pendant back into the brocade box. His wife really brought him a lot of surprises.

Su Wanyue and the Seventh Princess stayed at the Magnolia Garden until the afternoon before returning. As dusk fell, Su Wanyue said she could go back alone, but the Seventh Princess was still worried and insisted on escorting Su Wanyue to the gate of the mansion.

Su Wanyue smiled and said, "Princess, please go back now."

"Sister-in-law, you go in quickly. I'll watch you go in from the doorway before I go in myself." The Seventh Princess refused, pouting.

Su Wanyue felt helpless and had no choice but to go in first. After entering the room, Su Wanyue turned to look at the Seventh Princess, who stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm going back to the palace now."

"Your Highness, please slow down." Qin'er helped Su Wanyue back to Zixia Palace, only to find that Chunzhi and the others were all waiting outside. Qin'er was somewhat surprised and asked them why they were all waiting outside.

Chunzhi breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw Su Wanyue. "Your Highness, His Highness is inside."

At this hour...

Su Wanyue looked up at the sky. Shouldn't he be in his study dealing with memorials at this hour? Just as Su Wanyue was about to take Qin'er in, Mo Yu said politely, "Your Highness, His Highness only allows you to enter alone."

Su Wanyue's unease intensified instantly. She took a deep breath, lifted the hem of her skirt, and walked in alone. The hall was dimly lit because there were no candles lit. Su Wanyue saw the man sitting behind the screen, casually playing with something in his hand.