Sometimes being dignified isn't enough. Being smart, able to manage the household affairs well, and able to take care of Sheng Jingyu is enough.

Seeing that the Emperor's expression had softened, Su Wenyuan knew that the matter was over!

Sheng Jingyu added, "I was worried because the Princess Consort hadn't returned to the residence yet, so I came over."

Su Wenyuan stared at him in astonishment. This guy was quite the actor.

The Empress said coldly, "You are worried about the Princess Consort, but the Princess Consort may not be worried about you. She came to ask the Emperor for a letter of divorce and does not want to be the Princess Consort anymore."

Sheng Jingyu was first surprised and then disappointed, then sighed and said, "Mother, please don't mention the matter of taking concubines or secondary consorts anymore."

He shifted the blame to the Empress, saying that if she hadn't insisted on sending a concubine, Su Wenyuan wouldn't have proposed divorcing her.

"You are a prince, it's perfectly normal for you to have three wives and four concubines in your household!" the Empress exclaimed anxiously.

Why is she being blamed again after all this talk?

Sheng Jingyu explained, "It's normal. The princess doesn't mind having a few more people in the household, but what will outsiders think if she takes a concubine right after getting married? Especially since the empress herself chose her, it's causing quite a stir. Isn't that telling everyone that you don't like this princess?"

The Emperor had completely forgotten about it, but Sheng Jingyu's mention of it reminded him that the Empress had done something wrong.

I had made it clear to him that I would ask Sheng Jingyu and Su Wenyuan first.

Arrangements will only be made if both parties agree and have no objections.

Now that Su Wenyuan is unhappy and wants a divorce letter, Sheng Jingyu has also come to question her.

The Emperor glared at the Empress and demanded, "You promised to ask for their opinions, but you just forced it on them? And everyone found out without their knowledge?"

The Empress had no way to refute it; she never imagined things would escalate to this extent.

Thinking that everyone was confused and that Su Wenyuan would suffer in silence, the matter would be over.

Su Wenyuan was unwilling to suffer any loss, fearing that she would be accused of making a mountain out of a molehill, so she deliberately made a big fuss about it.

"Father, please don't blame Mother. I have some things to take care of here, so I won't bother you any longer!" Sheng Jingyu reached out and grabbed Su Wenyuan's wrist.

"Then you should go back..." Before the Emperor could finish speaking, Sheng Jingyu had already left.

He was still dragging Su Wenyuan along, and Su Wenyuan struggled incessantly but couldn't break free.

Fearing that she would go crazy and displease the Emperor, Yuexiu quickly helped to restrain her and took Su Wenyuan away.

After the Chengguang Hall was quieted down, the Emperor flew into a rage again, shouting, "Just how much do you dislike this Princess Consort? If you didn't like her, why did you even propose this marriage in the first place?"

The Empress had no way of expressing her suffering; she had no idea that the Princess Consort was like this.

"I don't care what methods you use to handle the two girls' affairs properly. If you can't even handle this small matter and let them cause trouble in front of me again, you don't need to care about the harem anymore."

The Emperor was really annoyed. Such a thing happened so early in the morning. There was nothing that gave him any peace of mind.

The Empress turned pale, realizing that she had truly angered the Emperor this time.

It's because those two good-for-nothings are useless; they can't even do such a small thing right!

Su Wenyuan was dragged into the carriage, gritting her teeth as she said, "Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come soon, I would have been all alone," Sheng Jingyu said coldly.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough; otherwise, if she had just left and the two concubines had been sent into the mansion, things would have been quite a spectacle.

Su Wenyuan slapped her thigh and said, "How could that be? You refused those two concubines yourself, not me. I left, and you get the two back? Can't you even keep track of the score?"

Sheng Jingyu smiled faintly and said, "There's something you probably don't know: if you divorce your wife, you can't take her dowry."

"..." Su Wenyuan's upturned lips froze. How could there be such an unreasonable thing in this world?

"Still taking a break?" Sheng Jingyu asked knowingly.

Su Wenyuan glared at him fiercely, shouted again to stop the carriage, then got off and walked in one direction.

Yuexiu and Mengqi quickly followed, while Ye Shan asked worriedly, "Your Highness, should I go and call the Princess back?"

"No need, I'll come back when I'm done playing."

Because of his words, "She's just a maid," Su Wenyuan remained uneasy, and now with today's incident, she'll have to appease him.

The two had only known each other for a short time, but Sheng Jingyu understood her quite well; Su Wenyuan had really gone off to have some fun.

She browsed through jewelry stores, clothing stores, and cosmetic shops.

Finally, we found a very lively restaurant and chose a secluded spot to eat.

Before she could even settle in, rumors about her began to circulate in her ears.

The news about Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu has already spread.

Everyone is saying that Su Wenyuan is ruthless and vicious, no less so than Sheng Jingyu.

Yuexiu lowered her voice and asked, "How about we go somewhere else?"

Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "What's the point of changing it? This is what makes eating interesting."

At first, everyone thought she would swallow these grievances, but now they know that Su Wenyuan can't tolerate even the slightest grievance.

The Crown Prince was punished, the Prefect was demoted, the Empress was scolded, the two girls dared not go to the Prince Chen's residence again, and those who had designs on the Prince Chen's residence also gave up the idea. Su Wenyuan won completely.

"Princess Consort Chen is quite something. She invited those two people back yesterday, and then scared them away last night. Is what they said true or false?"

"You mean skinning someone and severing an arm? I think it's true. Prince Chen only knows these things, so it's not surprising that the Princess Consort imitates him!"

"That can't be true. The Crown Prince led troops to surround the mansion, but they found nothing, didn't they? They searched inside and out!"

Yuexiu kept turning back, trying to stop those who were talking nonsense.

But Su Wenyuan wouldn't allow it and urged her to eat properly.

"Your Highness, why don't you explain?" Meng Qi asked, puzzled.

Su Wenyuan said nonchalantly, "Why bother explaining this? Before, everyone thought I had no choice but to accept the concubine, and they laughed at me for being weak and unpopular. Now they're saying I have too much of a temper. Is it worth explaining to people like that?"

She only had a good reputation for the first two days after her wedding; afterwards, she received just as much criticism as she deserved.

Now, Sheng Jingyu has become the one who has laid down his butcher's knife.

"The Prince of Chen is also pitiful. Not only is he blind, but he also married such a fierce princess. Now no one dares to enter the Prince of Chen's residence."

"That's not how it works. No one dared to marry him in the first place. The princess married him despite the danger. Now that these people see how well Prince Chen treats the princess, they want to climb the social ladder. No wonder the princess can't tolerate them."

Those who previously envied Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu are now silent.

And they were also somewhat relieved that the empress hadn't chosen them in the first place.

The restaurant was bustling with discussion about Su Wenyuan throughout the meal, which Su Wenyuan found fascinating.

It wasn't until a woman's voice came from the corner that she began to feel displeased.

"Su Wenyuan is a concubine's daughter, and her mother is a criminal. She should be grateful to be a princess. If it weren't for the Emperor and Empress urging her so much, would His Highness Prince Chen have married her?"