Sheng Jingyu found this a bit strange and couldn't help but retort, "What if?"

Su Wenyuan said, "Unless something unexpected happens, without the support of this identity, it would be difficult for either you or Sheng Yuanhe to be liked by anyone."

Sheng Jingyu realized something was strange. It was one thing to mention Sheng Yuanhe, but why was he being mentioned as well?

"What's wrong with me? My tyranny and cruelty are all fake. Right now, I'm here massaging your shoulders, and you're still not satisfied?" Sheng Jingyu increased the pressure on his hands, intending to retaliate.

"Hiss!" Su Wenyuan dodged away in displeasure.

Sheng Jingyu forced the man to sit on the soft couch and demanded, "Why am I not likable?"

Su Wenyuan sneered, "If we don't consider status, people will definitely choose someone who is considerate and capable. Do you qualify?"

"Don't I count?" Sheng Jingyu retorted, unconvinced.

"Does it count?" Su Wenyuan followed up with a question, as she was the most qualified to speak on this matter.

Sheng Jingyu was furious. He flung his sleeves, quit, and turned to leave.

"Hey!" Su Wenyuan called out from behind, "We haven't finished talking yet, what were you doing at the Duke of Wan's mansion?"

Sheng Jingyu didn't say anything, only leaving her with an angry back view.

Su Wenyuan chuckled and said, "You're quite stingy."

It's not that he's bad, but it depends on the person. If you put someone else in his shoes, it just wouldn't work.

Su Wenyuan stretched and felt much less tired.

Sheng Jingyu left Zhuyue Pavilion and went straight to Hua Ling's residence. He would go to Hua Ling whenever he was angry, and Hua Ling was used to it.

Just by looking at his face, you could tell he must have been upset by Su Wenyuan.

After all, only Su Wenyuan could make him have this expression of anger that he dared not speak out and had nowhere to vent his anger.

"Yo yo yo!" Hua Ling rubbed her hands together, ready to laugh at him.

Before Sheng Jingyu could even sit down, seeing his reaction, she turned and left, not wanting to suffer any more humiliation at Hua Ling's place.

Hua Ling quickly caught up and said, "Don't go! Let me hear what happened..."

It took him a lot of effort to coax the person back.

After Sheng Jingyu sat down, he began to complain that Su Wenyuan disliked him and said that he was not likable.

Hua Ling said irritably, "I told you long ago that she looked down on you, but you didn't believe me."

"...Why should I?" Sheng Jingyu retorted, "Putting aside my status as Prince Chen, am I really that disliked?"

Hua Ling earnestly comforted him, "No, even if you weren't a prince, you wouldn't be disliked, but your princess is sick, she's not normal!"

"This is her problem. Don't listen to her. People as abnormal as her are rare. Think about it. In the time you've known each other, what has she done that a normal person would do?"

From the very beginning, he felt that Su Wenyuan was not normal.

But Sheng Jingyu didn't realize that Hua Ling felt obligated to make Sheng Jingyu discover this important issue.

After all, Sheng Jingyu was determined to be with Su Wenyuan. How could he not get to know her better if they were going to spend the rest of their lives together?

Hua Ling spoke earnestly and analyzed things in great detail, completely unaware of the change in Sheng Jingyu's eyes.

From initial anger and confusion to current skepticism towards Hua Ling.

"You're the one who's sick!"

This was the conclusion Sheng Jingyu reached after listening for a long time.

Hua Ling's smile froze on her face, and she gritted her teeth inwardly.

How can he be so forgetful?

Why bother talking so much to Sheng Jingyu? Not only does he not believe me, he even scolds me instead.

Hua Ling felt a little sorry for himself. If it weren't for the unrest outside, he would really want to go back and grow medicinal herbs.

Dealing with those inanimate medicinal herbs was much easier than dealing with the couple.

Sheng Jingyu stood up, muttering with disdain, "You're the one who's not normal."

"All for nothing." Hua Ling shrugged helplessly. "You two are both crazy. Stop bothering me. And she's right, you're not likable!"

Hua Ling not only withdrew her words of comfort, but also spoke harshly to him.

Sheng Jingyu didn't care; he didn't care what others said, except for Su Wenyuan.

When they returned to Zhuyue Pavilion, Su Wenyuan was already asleep.

She was exhausted from a busy day, so after giving some instructions to Yuexiu, she went back to sleep.

Sheng Jingyu didn't disturb her and continued arranging the miscellaneous affairs in the mansion.

The main issue is safety. She'll be fine at Prince Chen's residence, but Su Wenyuan always has to go out.

Although Sheng Yuanhe already knows that Sheng Jingyu is pretending to be blind, he cannot let others find out yet.

You can guess, you can probe, but you can't let them find any evidence.

Once there is evidence, his feigned blindness will become an indisputable fact, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

The Emperor never intended to keep him alive. If this crime were confirmed, wouldn't he be handing the Emperor a knife?

His eyes need to be restored to normal at an appropriate time, in front of everyone.

In this way, it could be considered a sudden miracle, rather than him deceiving the emperor.

Of course, Sheng Jingyu couldn't control what everyone thought.

He also wanted to take advantage of this time when everyone was speculating to identify the loyal ministers and generals in the court.

He could also put pressure on the Emperor and Empress to see their reaction and whether they would take action against him again.

If so, is it possible to find evidence?

These messy matters made Sheng Jingyu think for a long time.

Su Wenyuan didn't wake up until dinner time.

Su Wenyuan thought Sheng Jingyu was still angry and needed her to say some nice things to coax him, but she didn't expect that Sheng Jingyu was no longer angry and had coaxed himself, so Su Wenyuan didn't have to worry about it.

Su Wenyuan silently noted down this advantage of his, as it saved her both time and effort.

"Why did the Duke of Wan summon you to his residence? Does he want you to spare the Crown Prince?" Su Wenyuan asked.

Sheng Jingyu said, "They didn't mention the Crown Prince, but they kept mentioning you."

The Duke of Wan subtly reminded Sheng Jingyu that the Emperor disliked people mentioning Marquis Anle, and hoped that Sheng Jingyu would be mindful of this in the future.

At the same time, it was said that things that should be left in the past should be left in the past, and there is no point in dwelling on them.

He also said that some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, and digging deeper is not necessarily a good thing.

"He also said that it's normal for you to be young and have strong attachments, but you can't accomplish anything without my help. There are many things to do right now, so it's not appropriate to dwell on the past."

When the Duke of Wanguo summoned Sheng Jingyu, eight out of ten sentences were about the Marquis of Anle.

Su Wenyuan put down her chopsticks and said, "He was right about what he said last time. Without your help, there are many things I wouldn't be able to do. The Marquis of Anle's mansion is already mine now, so there's no rush."

"You should focus on your own affairs first. Also, bring back all the guards who were helping me find people. They'll be more useful if they stay by your side."

With the Crown Prince just deposed and Sheng Jingyu now arousing suspicion, he's bound to have a lot going on lately.

Su Wenyuan also planned to do something, but she could manage on her own.

After a careful discussion with her, Sheng Jingyu discovered that it was indeed possible to free up more people to protect the safety of the mansion.