"Is this the Marquis of Anle's residence?" Sheng Yuanhe asked incredulously.

Upon hearing the voice, Su Wenyuan walked up to him unhurriedly and sighed, "Things have changed. Judging from your reactions, this place must have been quite luxurious back then."

Su Yuan once again placed his hopes on the Crown Prince and sincerely asked, "Your Highness, is the Emperor aware of the situation here?"

Sheng Yuanhe was still in shock. He had expected the place to be dilapidated, but he hadn't imagined it would be this bad.

The matter of Marquis Anle's treason caused a great uproar, and at that time everyone's attention was on Marquis Anle.

Everyone kept their distance from this house, not daring to look at it too much.

"Crown Prince?" Su Yuan called out again.

Su Wenyuan looked the two of them up and down, thinking that she didn't even have to do anything this time, the problem had already been thrown to Su Yuan.

After regaining his senses, Sheng Yuanhe replied vaguely, "I just found out about this. In any case, Father Emperor gave you this house out of consideration for Lord Su. The house is in a good location and is big enough."

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; although it looks dilapidated, it can be repaired...

Sheng Yuanhe was too embarrassed to say it aloud; he only thought it to himself.

Because he could also calculate how much silver it would cost to repair this place.

Su Wenyuan suppressed a laugh and said, "Yes, this place is really big and in a great location. I'm so envious. When Lord Su finishes repairing it, shouldn't we hold a banquet to celebrate? Don't forget to invite me so I can see what it's like."

There's no need to wait for Su Yuan to host a banquet; in just a few days, people will definitely come to join in the fun.

When we get there, we'll see how dilapidated it is...

Is this considered embarrassing in a roundabout way?

One thing after another has happened these past two days, but none of them have been made public.

Before she could finish her sarcastic remarks, Ye Shan came over and told her that she had already brought Su Lin'er and the others over as she had instructed.

Su Yuan was taken aback, but Su Wenyuan said with a smile, "No need to thank me. I specially sent someone to pick them up so they could see their new place."

To be precise, it was obtained through deception.

After saying that, Su Wenyuan walked out and ran into the smug Su Lin'er.

Su Lin'er spoke first: "You've schemed so much, but you didn't expect the Emperor to give this place to Father, did you?"

In her opinion, Su Yuan won this time; she lost the small one but gained the big one.

Su Wenyuan stepped aside to make room for her and said, "I really didn't expect this. You've gone to a lot of trouble here."

Before Su Lin'er entered the gate, she was extremely proud of herself, after all, the gate of the mansion looked very grand.

But once inside, they were stunned, just like Su Yuan.

Su Wenyuan didn't see Su Yuan's expression change, but she did see Su Lin'er's.

"Alright, that's perfect, let's go." As Su Wenyuan left, she could no longer contain her laughter.

Su Yuan had never expected things to turn out this way.

He had even anticipated how Su Wenyuan would scold him last night, but in the end, he only made a fool of himself in front of Su Wenyuan.

Su Lin'er widened her eyes and asked, "Can people live here?"

"Have someone clean it up properly..." Sheng Yuanhe said with difficulty.

Su Yuan asked directly, "Is it alright if we don't stay here? Or should we just return it to the Emperor?"

Su Wenyuan has already left, so there's no need for Su Yuan to force himself to stay; he simply doesn't want to.

Sheng Yuanhe hesitated, "You could have refused before you came, but now you're saying no? Does that mean you're rejecting Father Emperor's gift?"

Su Yuan lowered his head, hiding the impatience in his eyes; he was now in a difficult situation.

He then asked, "Is it okay to leave it unoccupied?"

Sheng Yuanhe refused again, saying, "Father has bestowed such a great favor upon you, and you're just leaving it empty? Do you have some objection?"

Su Yuan said, "Then I won't fix it, is it okay if I just make do with what I have?"

When he said "make do," he meant to compromise and use a broken bed, broken door, or broken cabinet.

As for the weeds that are visible in the distance and the broken wall, we can only leave them alone.

Sheng Yuanhe replied, "If we don't repair it, everyone will guess that you are unhappy about this house and are using this method to express your dissatisfaction to the Emperor, which will make the Emperor lose face."

In short, we must stay, and we must stay in a respectable manner, so as not to betray the Emperor's kindness.

Su Yuan wanted to curse people, to curse both the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

They've left him one path, but he can't afford to build it.

"What do we do if we don't have any money?" Su Yuan asked, revealing the crux of the matter.

Sheng Yuanhe avoided his gaze, looked around the entire house, and nervously tried to think of a solution.

Su Yuan pressed on relentlessly, after all, it was the Crown Prince who came to discuss this matter with him, insisting that he ask the Emperor for it.

He accepted it, and the emperor gave it to him, but what happened after that?

Su Wenyuan wasn't angry or made a scene; she was just waiting to see the joke.

"Since Your Highness does not know, then I will go to the palace and ask the Emperor what to do. If the Emperor is willing to provide the funds, I will be extremely grateful."

The concubines in the distance dared not speak, and Su Lin'er, sensing the tense atmosphere between the Crown Prince and Su Yuan, also dared not speak rashly.

When Sheng Yuanhe saw that he was going to see the Emperor, he became anxious, "If Lord Su goes like this, Father will definitely be furious."

The emperor has already given him the house, and now he's expected to repair it? Can he really accept such an injustice?

Su Yuan sneered, "Then let it be empty. No matter what, you'll get angry. There's nothing I can do. I can't turn into silver."

He was clearly the one being used, yet they drove him to a dead end.

"What are you still looking at? Hire a carriage and go back to the manor!" Su Yuan shouted angrily.

Everyone was startled by him. Sheng Yuanhe moved his lips, but in the end, he was too embarrassed to continue trying to persuade him.

Yesterday he was still complaining about Su Yuan's indecisiveness, so it's normal to find that Su Yuan has concerns now.

After Su Yuan boarded the carriage, Sheng Yuanhe said, "I will try to talk to my father about this matter, hoping it can help Lord Su."

If we can't persuade Su Yuan, then let's try to help him.

The Emperor was still waiting for news in the palace. He had a rare opportunity to gain the upper hand over Su Wenyuan, and he was eager to see the result.

He didn't send anyone to gather information, but instead wanted to wait for Sheng Yuanhe to return so he could tell him personally.

It took Sheng Yuanhe a long time to finally enter the palace and meet the emperor.

"So, did Su Wenyuan go? What did she say?"

Sheng Yuanhe spoke with difficulty: "Princess Consort Chen told Lord Su that when he holds a banquet to celebrate, don't forget to invite her."

"What was your tone when you said it? Angry? Furious? Disappointed?" The Emperor was very dissatisfied with Sheng Yuanhe's account.

Sheng Yuanhe took a deep breath and said, "I am happy, extremely happy. The Marquis of Anle's mansion is dilapidated and uninhabitable. Lord Su does not have enough money to repair it, so the house will have to remain empty."

The emperor's smile froze on his face. What did this mean?

"How dilapidated is it? That's the Marquis of Anle's mansion. The Marquis of Anle's ancestors were merchants. Putting aside how the mansion was built, just look at the gold and silver stored in it..." The Emperor suddenly stopped and didn't continue.