If they really wanted to kill him, they wouldn't have let him live until now; there were plenty of opportunities just now.

The Duke of Wan was truly at a loss. His soldiers wouldn't listen to him, and the Eighth Prince was bound. If he wanted to enter the Prince Chen's residence, he would have to go to the Emperor.

He rushed to the palace to report what had happened to the emperor.

After hearing this, the Emperor sighed deeply; the matter could no longer continue.

Sheng Zixi is definitely not dead. Su Wenyuan wouldn't kill him. The crime of murdering a prince is serious. She couldn't commit another capital crime just to avoid deceiving the emperor.

Once Sheng Jingyu regains consciousness, they will naturally release Sheng Zixi.

What can the emperor do now? It's almost dawn.

The Duke of Wanguo said anxiously, "Princess Consort Chen is blatantly disregarding the Emperor's orders. Isn't Your Majesty going to do anything about it?"

"Of course we should intervene, but does it have to be tonight?" the Emperor countered.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and because of a trivial matter, he insisted on sending the imperial physician to Prince Chen's residence to examine him, and even mobilized soldiers.

Su Wenyuan prevented the imperial physician from entering, so he could make a big fuss and punish Su Wenyuan first. After the imperial physician confirmed that Sheng Jingyu had deceived the emperor, he would then deal with Sheng Jingyu.

This whole scheme looks like something the Emperor deliberately planned to use to wipe them out on New Year's Eve.

The commotion has already become quite significant, and the Emperor does not wish to continue; he wants to end it here.

To outsiders, the process of Sheng Jingyu deceiving the emperor and being discovered by him should seem like an accident or a coincidence.

Rather than the emperor having planned this all along and doing it intentionally, if the people think he did it on purpose, then all the dirty things Sheng Jingyu has done for him over the years will be suspected.

The emperor has become a treacherous person who abandons his benefactor after using him; how can this be allowed?

The Emperor thought for a moment and said, "If Su Wenyuan keeps Zixi locked up like this, she will naturally accuse Su Wenyuan of kidnapping the prince when she is released. Then I will have a reason to deal with her. Don't rush."

Duke Wan smiled bitterly, thinking that it would be too late by then.

The Emperor noticed that he was in a bad mood, and after thinking about his various unusual behaviors that night, he couldn't help but wonder what he had done to make Sheng Jingyu die.

"Duke of Wan, what are you hiding from me?" The Emperor focused his attention on him.

The Duke of Wanguo remained silent. He said that assassination would implicate others, including the Marquis of Anle from back then. What should be done?

On the other side, after Su Wenyuan brought the people into the mansion, she first separated the imperial physicians from Sheng Zixi, and handed the imperial physicians over to Ye Shan to deal with.

These people are easy to deal with, but the one who's a single star is the more difficult one.

As for Sheng Zixi, that's up to Su Wenyuan to handle.

In an empty room, Sheng Zixi was bound hand and foot, with a black cloth covering his eyes. He kept reminding and warning Su Wenyuan that killing a prince was a capital offense.

Su Wenyuan smiled and stepped forward, removing the black cloth from his eyes, saying, "Who wants to kill you?"

Sheng Zixi felt a surge of hatred whenever she saw that face!

When I first met Su Wenyuan, I didn't find her so annoying.

Then the guards stepped forward, untied the ropes binding him, and freed him.

Sheng Zixi asked warily, "What are you going to do?"

Su Wenyuan replied, "I want to thank you. Thank you for bringing the imperial physician. The physician is treating the prince. You can have a cup of tea here, warm yourself by the fire, and there will be some snacks if you get hungry."

"By the way, what would you like to eat? The chefs at Prince Chen's residence are exceptionally skilled; you can have them prepare something special just for you."

Su Wenyuan spoke gently and smiled sincerely, but Sheng Zixi didn't believe a single word she said.

Where is the imperial physician?

Su Wenyuan replied, "He is being treated by the Prince's side, but he forbids outsiders from disturbing him, so I cannot take you there."

"Impossible. You never even had the imperial physician treat Prince Chen. You never intended to do so."

After angrily finishing his speech, Sheng Zixi wanted to leave, but there were guards at the door, so he could only walk back and sit down opposite Su Wenyuan.

Actually, bringing them in was a last resort for Su Wenyuan.

Su Wenyuan initially planned to bring the imperial physician in alone, without letting Sheng Zixi and the soldiers follow, so that it would be easier for her to deceive them.

She was close to success when she made the excuse that the assassin might be mixed in with the soldiers.

But the Duke of Wanguo insisted on causing trouble. He was impatient and insisted on forcing his way in, which caused Su Wenyuan's plan to fail.

Then the only option was to arrest the person at the door. Although everyone saw it, she could explain that it was just that her actions of asking the person were a bit rough.

As long as these people are not injured, what does it matter if the way of asking for help is a bit rough?

As for what happened after they were invited in, that's up to Su Wenyuan to make up.

Sheng Zixi's mind raced. "You kidnapped a prince without permission and imprisoned him!"

Su Wenyuan denied it, saying, "Who kidnapped you? You're talking nonsense! You insisted on coming in. There are witnesses all outside. I couldn't stop you from coming in, but you forced your way in, and here you are, aren't you?"

After saying that, she shrugged, looking quite innocent.

Everyone saw the part where Sheng Zixi insisted on entering the Prince Chen's mansion. It wouldn't be appropriate to say Su Wenyuan kidnapped her after she got inside.

Sheng Zixi was so angry she almost cried; Su Wenyuan was being unreasonable.

Things are not as she described at all.

After calming down, he said, "I want to see the imperial physician."

"The imperial physician wouldn't let you in, so why did you go and cause trouble? Did you want the prince to die?" Su Wenyuan retorted.

She always has a reason, and all of these reasons are made up!

Sheng Zixi continued, "Then let me out."

"Fine, the imperial physician can stay here, and you can leave. But if you want to come back in, you won't have a reason, since you can't treat injuries." Su Wenyuan said nonchalantly.

Sheng Zixi questioned, "Are you really going to let me out?"

He just saw the soldiers guarding the gate. Aren't they the ones who are supposed to watch over him?

Su Wenyuan smiled and stood up, saying, "Come on, let me see you out."

Sheng Zixi hadn't figured it out yet, and followed behind her with some doubt.

The gates of Prince Chen's residence opened, and Su Wenyuan called out, "You all saw it, right? The Eighth Prince is fine. He brought the imperial physician to Prince Chen's residence. I am very moved and will definitely go to the palace to express my gratitude in person tomorrow."

The soldiers outside the mansion breathed a sigh of relief. Sheng Zixi had come out so quickly and unharmed, which showed that Su Wenyuan had no hostile intentions.

This simple action cleared Su Wenyuan of suspicion of kidnapping and imprisonment.

Su Wenyuan then said to Sheng Zixi, "Eighth brother is in a hurry to return to the palace to report to Father Emperor, so I won't keep you any longer. Please leave."

After saying that, he pushed Sheng Zixi out with force and closed the door again.

The moment the door closed, Su Wenyuan couldn't hold back her laughter.

This eighth prince is really interesting. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to get rid of this big shot and that he would insist on staying.

The longer he stays, the greater the suspicion that Su Wenyuan is imprisoning him.

As it turned out, he decided to leave on his own, and he left quite readily.

The guards Sheng Zixi saw were not there to prevent him from escaping, but to prevent him from going to the imperial physician.