Empress Yuan felt deeply wronged after being scolded.

He ruined a perfectly good plan, and Jin Kouhe still has the nerve to blame him?

"Since the Crown Prince says so, then let me ask one more question: you publicly assassinated the Princess Consort of Chen, what do you suggest we do about this? I'll listen to you." Empress Yuan shrugged, seemingly not intending to get involved.

Princess Heyi glared, wanting to say something, but the pain from her wound prevented her from uttering a word.

Jin Kouhe said arrogantly, "So what if he's the Princess Consort? If Prince Chen really needs a princess consort, I'll send him a few. If that doesn't work, Qikong Kingdom isn't without princesses! I'll send them all over."

Princess Heyi was so angry at those words that she laughed.

"You really dare to say that? You think you can just call the shots by bringing the princesses over?"

Empress Yuan added, "You think Su Wenyuan doesn't have a good background and can be easily replaced? Go ask Prince Chen if he agrees. You're just a heir apparent, not a prince yet, how can you compare?"

Whether the people of Qikong Kingdom are willing to indulge him is their internal affair.

Why should the people of Ankawa indulge him? His status isn't that much higher.

Princess Heyi snorted and said, "After you've asked Prince Chen, go ask those ministers if they're willing. Su Wenyuan's mother is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Anle!"

"Do you know what position Marquis Anle held in the court when he was alive? Do you know how many disciples he had? Do you know how many people benefited from his kindness?"

Princess Heyi's series of questions made Jin Kouhe feel somewhat guilty.

"You think you know everything? But isn't Marquis Anle dead? Or is it because..." Jin Kouhe suddenly stopped talking, as if he had figured something out.

He looked up at Empress Yuan again, whose eyes held a profound meaning.

“The Marquis of Anle died because he colluded with the Qikong Kingdom. This matter... can't be related to us, right?” The Crown Prince Jin’s mind cleared up considerably.

Princess Heyi lowered her head and remained silent, ignoring his question.

Jin Kouhe pressed further, "Was he wrongfully killed? Is that why Su Wenyuan is now investigating and inciting all the ministers to seek justice for Marquis Anle?"

Empress Yuan nodded and said, "That's right. Do you think you can touch Su Wenyuan at this time? Not only can you not touch her, but she will also hold you accountable for the assassination in public."

Who could blame them when the Marquis of Anle back then had such good interpersonal relationships?

Jin Kouhe realized he had gotten into trouble, stopped talking, rolled his eyes, and began to play dead.

His reaction left everyone speechless, and Empress Yuan got up and left in annoyance.

After the accident, he started pretending to be dead. If he had done that sooner, it would have saved us so much trouble.

Princess Heyi said, "Since you are so ill, you should not go out anymore. If you are half-dead, Lord Yuan will be more willing to speak up for you."

After saying that, she left, taking everyone else with her.

Jin Kouhe was just faking it. He only opened his eyes after everyone had left, his gaze was dim, and he looked somewhat disheveled.

His decision to come along was a real mistake.

At the same time, he didn't quite understand why Princess Heyi was so dedicated to helping Qikong Kingdom.

Isn't she a princess of Ankawa Kingdom?

Although the two had been married for many years, they didn't interact much. Jin Kouhe treated her as just another person eating in the mansion and didn't care about her. So he didn't pay much attention to Princess Heyi either.

Only now do I realize that Princess Heyi seems to be much more important than him.

The Emperor also noticed this problem: the people of Qikong Kingdom were mainly led by Princess Heyi.

Consort Wan suggested that Su Wenyuan take responsibility. The Emperor did not refuse decisively, because he wanted to use this matter to exchange information with Sheng Jingyu.

Sheng Jingyu had some information about Qikong Kingdom, but he hadn't told him, and he was anxious to know.

Fearing that Sheng Jingyu might not be willing to talk, he planned to use this as a threat.

After the news was released, Sheng Jingyu remained silent, which made the emperor very anxious.

Even after waiting until evening, no news came from the Prince Chen's residence, and the Emperor almost sent someone to invite Sheng Jingyu to the palace.

"Princess Consort Chen's injuries weren't serious, she should have recovered long ago. Why hasn't Jingyu entered the palace?" The Emperor seemed very anxious.

The Empress comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Jingyu is probably busy thinking of a solution. Prince Jin is so badly injured; he needs an explanation."

The emperor sighed, but also accepted the reason.

With this matter causing such a stir, everyone is waiting for the outcome, so it's understandable that Sheng Jingyu is anxious to come up with a solution.

The Emperor was unaware that Sheng Jingyu was quite anxious, but he was eager to move back to Zhuyue Pavilion.

Su Wenyuan was very serious this time and had no intention of letting him in.

Ye Shan had already figured it out and specially arranged for someone to prepare a courtyard for Sheng Jingyu, but Sheng Jingyu refused to go and insisted on sleeping in the study.

He was afraid that if he went to another courtyard, he would never come back.

The next morning at court, before anyone else had even begun to discuss the assassination attempt, Sheng Jingyu spoke first, demanding that the Emperor investigate Qikong Kingdom's responsibility.

"The fact that Prince Jin attacked the Princess Consort is clearly an insult to Anchuan Kingdom. She is the Princess Consort of Prince Chen. If they treat the Princess Consort this way, then they must treat everyone else with the same attitude. I'm afraid Prince Jin doesn't even care about the people in the court."

These words stunned the Emperor. Sheng Jingyu had almost killed Jin Kouhe, and now he was going to cause trouble for him.

That's not appropriate!

Before the Emperor could express his opinion, someone chimed in, saying, "When Anchuan and Buchuan were on good terms, they always treated each other with great respect. But after Qikong Kingdom took over, things started to change."

"Leaving aside their previous provocations, their arrival this time was arrogant and disrespectful, repeatedly provoking us. Our constant forbearance only resulted in them taking an inch and then a mile..."

"Your Majesty, we must not allow them to climb on our heads again this time. If a mere prince and a few envoys can be so arrogant, what face does Anchuan Kingdom have left?"

Now even if the emperor wanted to speak, he couldn't open his mouth.

The morning court session was unusually long today, with everyone expressing their opinions.

Some wanted the Emperor to investigate, while others wanted him to let the matter rest. But no one suggested that An Chuan Kingdom should apologize and admit its mistake.

Even the Emperor dared not speak of the idea suggested by Consort Wan.

With all the ministers so assertive, what kind of emperor would it be to back down?

The matter was discussed until noon without reaching a conclusion. In the middle of the discussion, Sheng Jingyu mentioned Marquis Anle, which caused everyone to cry again.

After the court session ended, the emperor kept Sheng Jingyu behind, wanting to have a chat with him.

Of course, the first thing he said was that he was concerned about Su Wenyuan's health.

"She's mostly recovered, just very angry. Last night she threatened to burn down the post station." Sheng Jingyu didn't hide anything; Su Wenyuan had indeed said this.

The Emperor's pupils contracted, and he looked at him in shock, thinking to himself that Su Wenyuan really had a bad temper.

"She didn't suffer any real loss. Jin Kouhe was seriously injured, so this can be considered as getting revenge for her," the Emperor quickly reassured her.

He was so startled that he almost forgot what he was going to say.

Sheng Jingyu sneered, "What kind of revenge is this? The princess almost lost her life. Jin Kouhe looked down on the princess and deserves to be taught a lesson."