Su Wenyuan's fuss didn't do much to clarify the rumors, but it did manage to shatter Jin Shizi's rationality.

All the agreements they made with Prince Kim are now null and void.

Empress Yuan not only had to scheme against Sheng Jingyu, but also had to guard against Prince Jin causing trouble.

When the news reached Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "It seems they don't want to play with Prince Jin. You know, when the pig ran away, all these people surrounded Princess Heyi?"

The guard nodded and replied, "Yes, they didn't pay any attention to Prince Jin at all, and they valued Princess Heyi very much."

"Your Highness, could you please investigate the situation in Qikong Kingdom? What's going on?" Su Wenyuan asked, puzzled.

Logically speaking, she was just a princess sent for a political marriage. Even if she was capable and earned the respect of the Qikong Kingdom, they wouldn't abandon their own crown prince to protect Princess Heyi.

Sheng Jingyu replied, "We're already investigating. The people at the post station had already noticed their attitude, but it hasn't been confirmed."

The first problem that Sheng Jingyu discovered was the one he had planted in the post station.

They preferred to listen to Princess Hei rather than Prince Kim.

In other words, the troubles that Empress Yuan had been causing were instigated by Princess Heyi.

"Princess Heyi doesn't seem to be here to visit relatives. What is she here for?"

Sheng Jingyu hesitated and said, "It might be a test. Anchuan and Qikong had made peace thirty years ago, but that didn't stop them from launching a war thirteen years ago. Maybe they've recovered by now."

Do they want to start another war?

Su Wenyuan recalled that this incident did occur, but it must have happened many years later.

Everything is in a mess now, perhaps because of her, the plot is a bit out of control.

Su Wenyuan didn't know if there would be any consequences for doing this.

After learning about the Marquis of Anle, she could no longer follow the plot and had to accept the consequences.

As the two were talking, Meng Qi quietly walked over and whispered a few words in Su Wenyuan's ear.

"Let him in." Su Wenyuan stood up with a smile, thinking to herself that good news had been coming one after another lately.

Sheng Jingyu asked, "What's wrong?"

“That guy named Sun Gui has something to ask me. I suppose he’s found something at Su Xian’s place.”

Sun Gui was the street thug who was bribed by Su Wenyuan to help her scheme against Su Xian.

Su Xian hadn't gambled much before, so these people were afraid he wouldn't pay back the money, and didn't dare lend him much.

Sun Gui had Su Wenyuan's support, who lent him a lot of money, and the interest kept increasing day by day.

On the day Wang's accident happened, Su Xian, for the first time ever, paid back all the money and even had extra money to gamble with.

At that time, Su Wenyuan thought her plan had failed. It was Sun Gui who told her that Su Xian would lose everything in a few days and would come to him to borrow money.

The day came earlier than Su Wenyuan had imagined.

The first thing Sun Gui did upon seeing her was to congratulate her, as Su Xian had borrowed a considerable amount of money from him the previous night.

I lost everything today, so I borrowed some more.

"Where did he get the money from before?"

Sun Gui laughed and said, "I've inquired about it. It should belong to his mother. He even went to several pawnshops and pawned some jewelry. The jewelry all belonged to his mother, Wang Shi. Someone saw Wang Shi wearing it."

After saying that, Sun Gui took out a hairpin from his bosom and handed it to Su Wenyuan, saying, "This is the best quality one, and it's also the most expensive. I think the Princess might be interested."

Su Wenyuan looked at him in surprise. He was clever and shrewd. No wonder he could do so well even without a background.

"It's in good condition. Tell Su Xian that if he doesn't have enough silver, this can be used as payment, but he has to negotiate the price down." Su Wenyuan accepted the hairpin.

I wonder how much of Yu Qingzhu’s property Wang has taken. It would be best if some of it could be taken back.

There's still no result regarding Ye Shan's dispatch of people to find Yu Qingzhu's maid.

Su Wenyuan only saw the three elderly women, who weren't even her personal attendants.

The worst outcome is that the person is already dead.

“I know how to do that. Is there anything else you need, Your Highness?” Sun Gui asked with a beaming smile.

He had helped Sheng Jingyu before and was indebted to him.

Of all the people who asked him for help, the one he trusted the most was Sheng Jingyu.

At first, he only helped Su Wenyuan wholeheartedly because of Sheng Jingyu.

After what happened with Wang Shi, Sun Gui knew what she was up to and became even more diligent in his work. Su Wenyuan never shortchanged him on money.

Su Wenyuan coughed lightly and said, "No further instructions, just one thing: the house where Su Yuan lives now was bought by my mother."

Sun Gui's eyes widened as he realized he had been thinking too little.

She wants more than just money; she wants the house too.

After seeing Sun Gui off, Su Wenyuan hummed a little tune as she returned to Zhuyue Pavilion, thinking about when she could go back to the Prime Minister's residence for a visit.

Relying on Su Xian to squander the family fortune is too slow; we need to think of other ways.

That evening, something unexpected happened in the palace.

The seventh prince, Sheng Ziyan, made outrageous remarks while drinking and having fun outside the palace. He mentioned the succession to the throne and publicly insulted the crown prince. This matter was reported to the emperor.

He hadn't yet left the palace to establish his own residence and was still living in the palace. Logically speaking, he couldn't go out to drink alcohol at night; there were palace restrictions.

But when he went, and the emperor learned of this and wanted to punish him, the empress still tried to cover it up.

But Sheng Ziyan couldn't be found anywhere, and no amount of hiding it worked; he simply wasn't in the palace.

The Emperor ordered Sheng Ziyan to be brought back to the palace. Sheng Ziyan was still drunk when the Emperor flew into a rage and temporarily locked him up until dawn.

In the dead of night, the Empress secretly sent someone to Prince Chen's residence to explain the situation and ask Sheng Jingyu for help in resolving it.

But they didn't even get to see Sheng Jingyu; they only saw Su Wenyuan.

Su Wenyuan came out yawning and asked, "What urgent matter can't be discussed tomorrow? It's late at night, and you're disturbing people's rest."

Granny Cheng glared angrily and rebuked, "Can the Empress's matter wait?"

Su Wenyuan was displeased when she heard this. She had originally wanted to talk to her nicely, but this attitude of hers was just asking for trouble!

"Can't you wait until I decide? Just wait!" Su Wenyuan turned and left, going back to her room to sleep.

Granny Cheng rushed forward anxiously, but was blocked by the guards of the mansion. In her desperation, she could only call out from behind.

"Her Majesty the Empress has urgent business to discuss with the Prince, and the Prince cannot refuse to see her."

This wasn't Cheng Mama's first time visiting Prince Chen's residence; in the past, when there was an emergency, she would always barge in headfirst.

Sheng Jingyu always took the Empress's orders seriously and was always anxious, never delaying them.

The first time she was stopped, Granny Cheng was not used to it and almost cursed.

Ye Shan reminded him from the side, "The prince is asleep. He took a sedative last night, so it's hard to wake him up even if we call him. Besides, the princess doesn't allow us to call him."

In the room, Sheng Jingyu, who should have been sleeping, was now leaning against the bed, obediently waiting for Su Wenyuan to return from the battle.

He received the news even earlier than the emperor; if he wanted to intervene, he would have done so long ago.

The fact that they've dragged it out until now means they don't want to deal with it anymore.

The Empress sent someone over, and Su Wenyuan also asked him if he wanted to see her.

He said he didn't want to see her, so Su Wenyuan took full responsibility.

Sheng Jingyu knew that Su Wenyuan was eloquent and could easily deal with Granny Cheng, but she was still quite surprised that she returned so quickly.