"It was yours to begin with, and no one's going to take it from you," Sheng Jingyu replied, both amused and exasperated.

Su Wenyuan said solemnly, "It's not about stealing, but someone has their eye on it. Just remember that it's mine."

Although Sheng Jingyu didn't understand what she was going to do, he understood the meaning behind her words.

Sheng Jingyu liked those two sentences she said very much, and nodded, saying, "I'll remember them, they're all yours."

As she spoke, Sheng Jingyu coordinated with her movements, pulling her into his arms.

Su Wenyuan noticed their intimate behavior, pushed him away, and muttered, "You scoundrel!"

Then he walked away without looking back...

Sheng Jingyu remained in the same position, his head full of question marks.

"??? A hooligan?" Sheng Jingyu pointed at himself and asked incredulously, "Me?"

If I remember correctly, it was Su Wenyuan who made the first move.

Ye Shan suppressed a laugh, her gaze fixed elsewhere, not daring to look at Sheng Jingyu's pathetic act.

“No…something’s not right, is it?” Sheng Jingyu looked in the direction Su Wenyuan had left, at a loss.

Ye Shan coughed lightly, suppressing his desire to watch the spectacle, and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

The text focuses on explaining Su Wenyuan's erratic behavior.

"To prevent Su Lin'er from coveting the money of the Prince Chen's mansion, she's going to send me away? Am I not as important as money?" Sheng Jingyu caught the key point.

Ye Shan quickly explained, "It was just a joke, don't take it seriously. What the Princess Consort just said was her true feelings. She said that Princess Consort Chen can only be her!"

Sheng Jingyu said with a dark face, "But she didn't say that Prince Chen must be me, nor did she say that Prince Chen must live!"

Ye Shan swallowed nervously, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

“But the Princess Consort said that everything in the Prince Chen’s mansion can only belong to her, and that includes…you.” The more Ye Shan explained, the more wrong it seemed.

Sheng Jingyu said irritably, "Everything has its priorities. I'm such a high-ranking prince, and she's lumped me into everything? Do you think I'm like the stone lion at the gate, or the white jade vase in the room?"

"...Can't you just act like a human being?" Ye Shan looked at him with a complicated expression.

She felt that Sheng Jingyu seemed less intelligent than before.

Sheng Jingyu's vision went black. He was furious and waved his hand, saying, "Go do what you're supposed to do! Don't talk to your brother."

When did Ye Shan become so bad at speaking and comforting people?

Sheng Jingyu hurried after Su Wenyuan, wanting to have a word with her.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Shan dared not leave just like that, and quickly followed behind, saying, "The princess was just angry and said the wrong thing for a moment."

She didn't expect Sheng Jingyu to be angry when she said these things; this time, she misjudged the situation.

Sheng Jingyu didn't stop walking. Finally, with an angry look on her face, she stood in front of Su Wenyuan and asked, "Am I not as important as the gold and silver you've accumulated?"

Without even looking up, Su Wenyuan asked in return, "What do you think?"

That's not just a little bit of money; it's more money Su Wenyuan couldn't earn even if she worked for several lifetimes.

Let alone exchanging Sheng Jingyu for her, if someone threatened her life, she would seriously consider whether her life was worth that much money.

But if the other side is someone from the Su family, then there's no need to consider it; the hatred will be even stronger.

Sheng Jingyu arrived in a huff to confront him, but instead of an explanation or a guilty conscience, he received a clear and unequivocal retort...

Ye Shan deeply realized what it meant to bring shame upon oneself.

They insisted on coming over, and they even had to ask. Why didn't they just keep quiet and sulk for a while? Now what are they going to do? They're completely embarrassed!

Although Ye Shan was inwardly complaining, she was still on Sheng Jingyu's side and wanted to give him a way out.

Before he could speak, Sheng Jingyu said smugly, "Luckily, I'm not poor, and my status is decent enough, otherwise you would have run away long ago, right?"

As he was thinking, he suddenly realized that Su Wenyuan's impulsive decision was not without merit.

Such a large sum of money could easily confuse anyone, but it's good that you figured it out in the end.

Ye Shan was speechless, thinking to himself, "What kind of excuse does he need? He can jump down on his own."

If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have brought Ye Shan along. All that worrying was for nothing.

Su Wenyuan acted as if nothing had happened, completely oblivious to Sheng Jingyu's anger. As she sipped her chicken soup, she said, "Su Lin'er is eager to enter the Prince Chen's mansion and inherit the estate. If she can't get through to me, she'll definitely have to find someone else to help her."

"No matter what, she can't go in." Su Wenyuan's attitude was clear, which was considered a notification to Sheng Jingyu.

Sheng Jingyu said, "Even if you don't say it, I can't bring her in! Sheng Zixi also attended the morning court session this day. The Emperor ordered him to go to the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate what happened at the Duke of Wan's mansion yesterday."

Su Wenyuan put down her bowl and said with a smile, "Without Sheng Yuanhe and Sheng Ziyan, Sheng Zixi has finally made her mark."

The Emperor made this arrangement mainly to allow Sheng Zixi to stand appropriately in front of everyone.

I used to be ignorant and incompetent; now it's time to do something serious.

This matter happens to be related to Sheng Jingyu and the Duke of Wanguo's mansion.

Originally, Sheng Jingyu wanted to investigate himself, but now he has no choice but to let Sheng Zixi get involved. In the end, the matter will definitely be downplayed, with the Emperor's attitude taking precedence.

Sheng Zixi was so happy when she saw the Empress because of this incident.

Originally, it was unclear when they would be able to attend court for discussions, but now they can attend court directly.

Sheng Jingyu didn't speak; he had already expected this, so he wasn't surprised.

The two remained silent for a long time. Su Wenyuan was thinking about Su Lin'er, wondering what to do with her.

She wasn't in a hurry at first, but now she is, because Su Lin'er is going to disgust her to death.

At the same time, she was also speculating about Su Lin'er's next move.

Sheng Jingyu was thinking about Su Wenyuan. Although he had put himself in her shoes and was forced to understand her thoughts after the previous incident, he had also forgiven her.

But Sheng Jingyu still felt that Su Wenyuan was somewhat heartless and really not likable at all...

She would rather give herself to Su Lin'er than let Su Lin'er covet her money; how heartless and ungrateful!

Sheng Jingyu felt awkward for a long time, and when she looked up again, Su Wenyuan was already gone.

"Where is he?" Sheng Jingyu asked.

Ye Shan said, "I'm leaving. Meng Qi has already arranged for someone to wait for the Princess at the Marquis of Anle's residence. The Princess is just coming back for a bowl of soup. After she finishes, she will naturally leave."

Sheng Jingyu was speechless. He struggled with the matter for a long time, but Su Wenyuan didn't take it seriously.

"They're utterly heartless and ruthless," Sheng Jingyu muttered to himself behind his back.

Ye Shan asked, "Why didn't Your Highness say anything just now?"

He didn't say anything when Su Wenyuan was around, but after she left, he kept muttering behind her back. How could she hear him?

Sheng Jingyu replied fiercely, "I can't argue with you! And I don't want to! If you have nothing else to do, go help out at the Marquis of Anle's residence. Don't hang around in front of me; I don't want to see you!"

She's getting worse and worse at chatting, just like her brother, as if some kind of family bloodline awakening has happened.

Ye Shan left helplessly, and before leaving, he sent someone to say hello to Hua Ling. If he wasn't mistaken, Sheng Jingyu would be coming to see him soon.