Ye Shan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she had an idea.

"How about we create a fake miracle doctor ourselves?"

Su Wenyuan thought it was feasible and nodded, saying, "It would be best to make it as mystical as possible, as mystical as you can be, like being able to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded."

If you can bring the dead back to life, then bringing a pair of eyes back to life is naturally no problem.

Sheng Jingyu didn't refute, but told Ye Shan to be careful, and that the fake one had to be able to get away.

This sounds simple, but it's not so easy to do.

Su Wenyuan had no other choice but to use whatever method she could find. Besides, forgery takes time, so she prepared in advance regardless of whether it would be used or not.

Before the matter was finished, someone from the palace came and told Sheng Jingyu to attend court the next day, and Su Wenyuan to enter the palace to pay her respects.

Su Wenyuan sighed and said, "Is there something else I need to do? The Empress wouldn't still be thinking of having you help the Eighth Prince, would she? Isn't it clear enough that you want to distance yourself from her?"

We haven't even settled the score with the Empress for poisoning us yet! Can't things just stop here?

Sheng Jingyu took her hand and said sincerely, "Why don't you pretend to be sick instead? That way I can stay home and take care of you."

Su Wenyuan shook off his hand and said, "Even if I die, you still have to go. Don't take advantage of me."

Sheng Jingyu sighed silently, thinking that it was still better to stay in the Duke of Wan's mansion.

In public, Su Wenyuan is truly protective of her own, but in private, she doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

The next morning, when Su Wenyuan went to the palace to pay her respects, she encountered Su Lin'er.

The two were heading in the same direction, and Su Lin'er frequently turned her head and smiled at her along the way.

As they approached Chengming Palace, Su Wenyuan finally lost her patience and stopped to let her go first.

Su Lin'er is definitely here to see the Empress, but it's unclear whether the Empress invited her or she requested an audience herself.

Seeing her stop, Su Lin'er also stopped and turned her head in confusion to ask, "Why aren't you leaving, sister?"

"I'm tired, let's rest here for a while!" Su Wenyuan lied through her teeth.

Su Lin'er shrank further into the cloak, her eyes darting around, and hesitated, "It's windy here, Sister, should we rest here?"

The Chengming Palace is just ahead. There are chairs and hot tea. Instead of going in to rest, you can rest on the palace path.

Su Wenyuan put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Yes."

Su Lin'er stood beside her, feigning innocence, and said, "Then I'll go with you, sister."

Su Wenyuan couldn't stand her affected manner and frowned as she backed away.

"Is your new house haunted? Are you possessed by a ghost?" Su Wenyuan closed her eyes in disgust, not wanting to see her wide-eyed, pitiful act.

Su Lin'er used to be arrogant and domineering, but she still had some sense of shame.

He lost face and left without a word, but now he's starting to pester people. He's gotten shameless.

Calling someone "sister" all the time is really annoying.

Su Lin'er was mentally prepared before she came, knowing that Su Wenyuan would speak harshly, but as long as she persisted, Su Wenyuan would have no choice.

So when Su Wenyuan asked that, she wasn't angry. Instead, she pouted and said, "The house isn't haunted, it's just a bit small, but it's okay. The previous one should have been returned to my sister anyway..."

"Get out!" Su Wenyuan interrupted forcefully, not wanting to disgust herself any longer.

Su Lin'er has really improved; she's stopped swearing and started to annoy people.

It has to be said that her move was very successful; it successfully disgusted Su Wenyuan.

Upon seeing the Empress, Su Lin'er not only did not restrain herself, but became even more presumptuous, wishing she could hug Su Wenyuan and talk to her.

Su Wenyuan tried to hit someone several times, but Ye Shan stopped her each time.

"What does Mother want with me?" Su Wenyuan asked through gritted teeth, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

The Empress looked at the two sisters with a "gratified" expression and said, "I previously wanted to arrange a concubine for Jingyu, but I didn't consider your opinion. Now that you have been married for more than half a year, shouldn't we bring this up again?"

Su Wenyuan suddenly realized that the Empress had insisted on sending those two concubines back then.

After scaring the man away, she then accused the Empress of having impure motives, citing the short duration of their marriage.

Now that they've been married for six months, she's still the only one in the household, and the Empress is going to use this as an excuse to make trouble again.

This time, they even went after Su Lin'er. I guess Su Lin'er's disgusting methods were taught by the Empress.

Last time, because of the moving, the Emperor asked the Empress to invite Su Lin'er into the palace to comfort her, which was also a way to use Su Lin'er's words to comfort Su Yuan.

That's when the two of them started working together.

Sending Su Lin'er to Prince Chen's residence was not the Empress's idea; she had failed once and didn't want to try again.

It was Su Lin'er who had such thoughts.

But she didn't show it last time; it was only in the last few days, when she came to pay her respects to the Empress, that she mentioned it.

The two men's intentions were so obvious today, yet they still had to put on an act in front of her. Su Wenyuan couldn't help but ask with a mocking expression, "Does Mother already have someone in mind?"

The Empress nodded with a kind smile and said, "Yes, since you don't like outsiders, then find your own sisters. It's not unusual to have your half-sister come into the mansion to serve you."

In the capital, it was common for sisters to share a husband.

If the principal wife is pregnant and does not want her concubines or mistresses to share the emperor's favor, she will bring a half-sister from her maternal family into the household, or she will have her maidservant become a concubine.

Some men marry their sisters after their wives die; this kind of thing happens quite often.

Su Lin'er almost lost her composure when she heard the words "half-sister".

Su Wenyuan wasn't much better off; she felt like something was stuck in her ear.

However, the two women had different concerns. Su Lin'er couldn't stand the term "illegitimate daughter" because she felt inferior to others.

Su Wenyuan felt that they took the oppression of illegitimate daughters for granted...

The person in front of me is the Empress. If she is like this, then it is no wonder that others are like this.

“It’s one thing for others to do such dirty things, but it’s impossible for the Prince Chen’s mansion to do them. I was forced to be a concubine’s daughter for more than ten years. Now that I’m in power, I have to follow suit? Such despicable behavior is shameful to me.”

Su Wenyuan used indirect criticism to condemn the Empress while referring to herself.

The Empress knew she wouldn't agree, and said seriously, "How can it be considered dirty business? In the late Emperor's harem, Consort Shu and Consort De were like sisters."

Su Wenyuan asked with a smile, "And what was the result?"

The empress remained silent, and the result was naturally not good. The two sisters fought to the death, experiencing repeated periods of falling out of favor, regaining favor, and falling out of favor again, and even plotting to harm the imperial heir.

Su Wenyuan sighed, "These two sisters were also ruined by their power-hungry father. He insisted on sending both of them to the palace, and the late emperor had no choice but to comply."

"Even the late Emperor knew that this was not the way to go. If Mother still insists, she should talk to the Prince. It will definitely not work with me. It's getting late, so I won't disturb Mother's rest."

The Empress watched her leave calmly, without saying another word.

I was prepared that if it was something that was not in Su Wenyuan's interest, no matter what she said, there was no way we could reach an agreement.

She always has a reason to refuse; if you want to succeed, you have to find a way to get past her.

Su Lin'er tried to appear calm and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"