She stayed up all day and night, and finally, she got sick.

Hua Ling was so bored at home that she was practically going to rot. When she caught a patient, she took it all very seriously, not only treating the illness but also helping Su Wenyuan to improve her health.

The medicine seemed endless, and Su Wenyuan always had a miserable look on her face.

Sheng Jingyu kept nagging, "Don't complain about the bitterness of the medicine. You haven't been feeling well lately, so you need to take good care of yourself. Otherwise, you'll get sick if you're not careful."

"I know, you were the one who claimed to be sick, but I'm the one who's actually sick. Sigh..." Su Wenyuan sighed.

Before she could finish complaining about her miserable life, Ye Shan rushed in.

"The Emperor has summoned the Prince and Princess to the palace; something has happened there."

Su Wenyuan asked in surprise, "What is it? Do you want the two of us to enter the palace together?"

Ye Shan said, "In the morning, the Emperor and Empress went to see the Eighth Prince, and found Su Lin'er with her clothes disheveled on his bed."

"Wow!" Su Wenyuan immediately perked up. "That was incredibly fast, and they were really ruthless. Go tell Su Yuan right away."

Su Lin'er's move was too ruthless; she could easily be killed to silence her.

With Su Yuan's help in begging, there might still be a way to survive.

The Empress's hopes rest entirely on this son, yet he's entangled with Su Lin'er. The Empress must tear Su Lin'er to pieces!

Seeing Su Wenyuan's complexion instantly become rosy and her spirits high, Sheng Jingyu exclaimed that it was a miracle.

"Your reaction is too much. Is it really necessary? Change your clothes before entering the palace." Sheng Jingyu dragged the person back.

She's about to leave. Wait a minute, she's almost out.

After changing her clothes, Su Wenyuan's mind cleared considerably. She asked疑惑地问道, "Why are we being summoned to the palace for this? It's not that they want you to do it, is it? Or do they want me to just watch?"

She initially went there with the intention of watching a show, but then realized that the Emperor and Empress probably wouldn't treat her that way, so they specially invited her to the palace to watch a good show.

Sheng Jingyu said, "I don't know, but I am currently doing good deeds and cannot commit any more killings."

"you're right!"

This reason sounds ridiculous, but it's better than nothing.

The emperor used him to kill so many people, and he barely managed to salvage his reputation a little. He can't afford to take on this mess again.

Taking the blame for everything will lead to a terrible fate!

The Empress definitely wants to silence Su Lin'er and Sheng Zixi about this, and the Emperor probably feels the same way.

On the way, the two kept speculating and analyzing the final outcome of the matter.

When they finally met the Emperor and Empress, they discovered that the truth was pretty much what they had imagined.

When the Empress saw Su Lin'er in bed, her face turned green. She then launched into a tirade of insults at her, using all sorts of vile language, which certainly broadened the Emperor's horizons.

I never knew you could insult someone like that. It's really something new.

But the Empress only scolded Su Lin'er, isn't that wrong?

The Emperor realized what was going on. Although he was inclined to favor Sheng Zixi, he still asked a few more questions about the situation.

Sheng Zixi was extremely ashamed and stammered, unable to speak clearly. Her head was almost buried in the ground.

The Empress knelt down and begged the Emperor to kill Su Lin'er and cover it up publicly, saying it was an accident or she died of illness, but she couldn't be allowed to live.

Su Lin'er cried her heart out, desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy, even bringing up Su Yuan.

The Emperor asked Sheng Zixi what he meant by killing or sparing this person.

The Empress forcefully interrupted, giving Sheng Zixi no chance to speak, and insisted that the Emperor order Su Lin'er to be killed.

She also said that Sheng Zixi was too young to understand anything and didn't need to listen to him.

The Empress's tough stance inadvertently provoked Sheng Zixi.

Over the years, he has listened to the Empress in everything. When the Empress makes some decisions, she never asks for his opinion or thoughts. She arranges things however she wants, just like she does now.

His relationship with Su Lin'er wasn't based on lust; there were more complex factors at play.

But the Empress didn't even ask!

Sheng Zixi suddenly began to doubt whether it was right or wrong for her to have been following the Empress's arrangements.

Does that mean every decision the Empress makes is correct?

impossible!

Sheng Zixi raised the questions himself, and then rejected them.

“Father, I want to keep her. She hasn’t done anything wrong. Why kill her to silence her?” Sheng Zixi said firmly.

This is troublesome. The Emperor couldn't help but think of Sheng Yuanhe.

At first, Sheng Yuanhe hesitated, but later he became resolute and insisted on keeping the woman.

How could they all be so confused?

The Empress quickly stopped Sheng Zixi, telling him to stop talking nonsense.

Su Lin'er was killed because she had impure thoughts and did such a thing. Giving her a dignified death is already considered to be taking care of her.

The Empress didn't ask any further questions. She was convinced that Su Lin'er must have seduced her, otherwise Sheng Zixi wouldn't have done such a thing.

Sheng Zixi seemed to be at odds with the Empress; no matter what she said, he was determined to keep Su Lin'er.

Moreover, the empress wanted to kill someone to silence them without any basis or reason, which is unreasonable.

The two had opposing opinions, and the emperor didn't know what to do, so he could only change the location and discuss it slowly.

On his way back to Chengming Palace, the Emperor thought of Su Wenyuan.

Su Wenyuan had mentioned this before, which terrified the Empress.

The Empress refused, so Su Wenyuan compromised and allowed Su Lin'er to enter the palace to accompany the Empress.

The Emperor thought it was time to teach the Empress a lesson, so he agreed.

If this was really Su Wenyuan's scheme, wouldn't he be an accomplice?

That's why he summoned the two of them to the palace, wanting to find out the truth.

When the two entered, Su Lin'er was kneeling on the ground, her voice choked with sobs, crying with grievance.

Sheng Zixi stood aside, weighing the pros and cons, but didn't panic much.

The Empress was far less composed; her gaze seemed to tear Su Lin'er to shreds.

If the Emperor hadn't been there, she would have definitely asked him about what happened.

Even though she was living in her palace and had been supervised by special personnel, and they had been prevented from meeting Sheng Zixi, how did they still run into each other?

With the Emperor present, the Empress dared not ask any further questions, fearing that the main reason lay with Sheng Zixi, which would be incredibly embarrassing.

"Your Highness! Princess Consort Chen! Please save me... The Empress wants to kill me..." Su Lin'er stepped forward and grabbed Su Wenyuan's skirt, pleading in a low voice.

Su Wenyuan asked in surprise, "How could the Empress Dowager kill you? She gets along very well with you and wishes she could keep you by her side every day. She likes you very much. Don't talk nonsense."

She returned to her the insincere words the Empress had spoken that day.

The Empress's face was ashen, her eyes blazing with fury, and she wanted Su Wenyuan to shut up!

"What happened today has nothing to do with the Princess Consort. It would be best if the Princess Consort kept quiet! Don't be so impolite," the Empress said.

It's one thing for her to get involved in things that concern her.

Why not just keep quiet about things that have nothing to do with you? Talking too much will only get you into trouble.

The Emperor frowned and asked, "Is this unrelated to the Princess Consort?"

"Hmm??" Su Wenyuan's gaze shifted back and forth between the two, wondering why they couldn't agree. Was it related to her or not?