Chapter 292 Is the feng shui in the palace bad lately?

“Sheng Sheng knows,” Sheng Sheng analyzed earnestly. “Fourth Prince, think about it. Sheng Sheng and the Crown Prince have both met Doctor Shen. It’s much better for someone who has seen him to go in person than for others.”

Xie Yunyang chimed in, "Yes, you don't need to worry about these things. We'll take care of them. You just need to focus on getting better. Look how thin you are. Eat more these days so we can treat you after we return from Jin."

Xie Yunwen gave a bitter smile and spoke her mind: "It's okay, you don't need to go to so much trouble. Actually, I'm already used to it. Just like Sheng Sheng said, even if I'm not just crippled in the legs, even if I can't move my whole body, I can still use my thoughts to prove that I'm not a useless person."

Sheng Sheng said weakly, "That's not how you interpret it. Sheng Sheng was saying this to Consort Liang..."

Xie Yunwen chuckled softly, quickly pulling herself out of her slump, not wanting them to worry about her.

Xie Yunyang felt increasingly uneasy. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he spoke with difficulty, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I..."

"Your Highness!"

Zhui Feng, who had been sent by Sheng Sheng to tell Xie Yuxiao the details of what had happened, returned. "Your Highness, His Majesty summons you to the Imperial Study for a meeting!"

Sheng Sheng pondered silently for a moment. What was the matter that her father had summoned her elder brother, the Crown Prince, to discuss at this time?

Aside from the "Rejuvenating Grass Incident" that's happening now, there probably isn't anything else.

But why only call the Crown Prince over?

Xie Yun paused, then nodded, "I'll go shortly."

This interruption left Xie Yunyang speechless, unsure how to continue what she was about to say.

Fortunately, Xie Yunwen didn't want Xie Yunyang to continue talking, so he quickly said, "You should go quickly, don't keep Father waiting."

Xie Yun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Before leaving, she gave Sheng Sheng a look, telling her to have a good talk with Xie Yunwen.

Sheng Sheng turned to the side and quietly gave Xie Yunyang a hand gesture to reassure him.

Don't worry about leaving this to Sheng Sheng!

As soon as Xie Yunyang left, Sheng Sheng asked Zhui Feng, "What did Father Emperor say?"

Zhui Feng answered truthfully: "His Majesty seems... angry, but not at all surprised, as if he had expected this to happen."

"ah?"

Sheng Sheng couldn't quite understand what she was saying.

What do you mean by "anticipating what would happen"? Did Father Emperor already know that the Rejuvenating Grass would be destroyed?

If you knew beforehand, why didn't you tell her instead of just watching the Rejuvenating Herb be destroyed?

Unable to understand, Sheng Sheng simply asked, "Fourth brother, what does Father mean by this?"

Xie Yunwen pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Do you remember when the Crown Prince went to see the Empress a few days ago? The Empress is such a proud person, how could she be willing to be treated like this by her own son? Father Emperor probably had a premonition that the Empress would do something to vent her dissatisfaction."

Sheng Sheng seemed to understand: "Oh, Sheng Sheng gets it! The Empress loves to control the Crown Prince, so now that he's suddenly keeping his distance, she'll blame it on those who might influence him. And those people, of course, are us, who are with him every day. So, the Empress is taking her anger out on us?"

"Hmm, we'll know whether this guess is right or wrong when the Crown Prince returns from the Imperial Study."

Sheng Sheng felt that it was almost certainly true.

Although Empress Zheng was confined to the palace, she was still the empress, so it was not surprising that she could extend her influence far and wide.

It's just unknown whether Xie Yunwen could have imagined that Consort Liang was the one colluding with Empress Zheng.

Sheng Sheng blinked, unsure whether she should tell Xie Yunwen about the situation at the Imperial Hospital.

Seeing her struggle, Xie Yunwen chuckled and said, "You mean to say that my mother was also involved in this, right?"

Sheng Sheng was momentarily at a loss, unsure whether to nod and say, "You guessed so accurately!" or shake her head and comfort him, "You're overthinking it. How could a mother really destroy her own child's hope of recovery?"

After hesitating for a long time, Sheng Sheng felt that she should not underestimate Xie Yunwen's mental resilience: "Mhm."

Sheng Sheng recounted all the details to Xie Yunwen. Xie Yunwen showed no surprise or sadness after listening, and simply gave a faint "hmm".

Although he didn't say a word, no one would remain unmoved by such a situation.

She sighed repeatedly, realizing that she had been comforting people a lot lately.

First Xie Yunwen, and then Xie Yunyang.

Sheng Sheng wondered if the feng shui in the palace had been bad lately, or if there was some problem with the imperial mausoleum.

Although it's a bit taboo to say this, one mother-son conflict after another isn't a solution.

These days, Sheng Sheng is either comforting people or on her way to comfort people; she's almost run out of things to say.

What bad luck! Why do so many unfortunate things keep happening to me lately?

Seemingly sensing what she was thinking, Xie Yunwen said softly, "We are clearly the youngest, but we always seem to care about others, like little adults."

"Oh, Fourth Brother, please don't say that. Right now, the most important thing is you, Fourth Brother."

"Don't worry, I won't feel sad at all." Xie Yunwen paused, her tone firm. "Now that I've made up my mind, I won't allow myself to have any feelings that I know are wrong."

"Okay!"

Sheng Sheng was genuinely happy to hear him say that. She often heard Consort Rong say that sometimes the most important thing for a person to succeed is not ability, but character.

Sheng Sheng looked at him and chuckled, "It's best if Fourth Brother thinks that way. We don't need another family member like her. We still have Sheng Sheng and my sister, and all the brothers to keep you company, Fourth Brother."

Xie Yunwen's eyes flickered slightly, and Sheng Sheng patted his chest to assure her, "And also, don't worry about the Rejuvenating Grass, Sheng Sheng promises to solve it for you!"

So what if the Rejuvenating Herb was destroyed? It's a minor problem, a completely minor problem. At worst, we can just make a trip to the State of Jin.

Although the journey was long and arduous, we treated it as a sightseeing trip, and it was quite enjoyable to travel along the way.

Xie Yunwen's eyes gradually became misty with tears. After a moment, she said, "No, if we really have to use this method, then I should be the one to go. Let you guys figure out what's going on."

"Fourth brother, you don't know, but that Doctor Shen has a really strange temper. We finally managed to meet him in Haijin, it took a lot of effort. If it weren't for Sheng Sheng's clever tricks, we really wouldn't have been able to see him! If you go, you'll definitely be turned away."

Sheng Sheng silently apologized to Shen Jiaqing in her heart; she didn't mean to smear him QAQ.