"Don't even think about it! It's none of your business!" Su Lin'er said anxiously, her face turning red. Her delicate features gradually distorted as she glared fiercely at Su Wenyuan.

Su Wenyuan's expression was indifferent, which contrasted sharply with hers.

"What's the rush? Calm down. I haven't chosen anyone yet." Su Wenyuan picked up her teacup and took a sip, as if she was thinking about her choice.

Su Lin'er said angrily, "You don't need to choose."

Su Wenyuan asked in surprise, "You're not still thinking about the Crown Prince, are you? The Crown Prince is currently deeply in love with Lu Wanying, it's none of your business."

Hearing this name, Su Lin'er became even more excited.

"Impossible!" she said decisively. "With Lu Guanfeng in prison, once the matter is investigated, even if Lu Wanying doesn't die, she will be exiled. How could the Crown Prince be entangled with her?"

Su Wenyuan sighed inwardly, thinking how well the male lead was treated.

He's not a great person, but quite a few people like him.

Then look at Sheng Jingyu, there's only Lu Wanying, who's just a rumored figure, and it's all made up. I despise him to death.

"The Crown Prince truly loves her! Before, there were family backgrounds and social standing that stood in the way, but now that Lu Wanying's life is in danger, she doesn't care about being a concubine or maid as long as she can stay by the Crown Prince's side." Su Wenyuan also started making things up.

Upon hearing that she was only a concubine or maidservant, Su Lin'er scoffed, "I thought you were talking about the Crown Princess or the principal wife."

Su Wenyuan glanced at her, her eyes looking at her as if she were a fool.

"The key point is that the Crown Prince likes her. Even though she is guilty now, the Crown Prince still wants to meet with her secretly, completely disregarding other people's opinions. Now she is a concubine. After she gets pregnant and gives birth, will she still be a concubine?" Su Wenyuan tried to put it in a positive light.

"Don't worry about other people's business. If you don't believe me, just wait and see if Lu Wanying will be exiled, and see if the Crown Prince's residence will have another person who is the Crown Prince's darling."

Su Wenyuan covered her mouth and chuckled, clearly gloating.

Su Lin'er was truly panicked now. Her mother had become the legal wife after being a mistress, and she knew better than anyone how important liking someone was.

If Su Yuan hadn't been fond of Lady Wang back then, how could Lady Wang be worthy of being the Prime Minister's wife now?

"The soldiers guarding the General's Mansion are all Prince Chen's men. How could they let the Crown Prince in?" Su Lin'er turned her head and began to accuse Su Wenyuan.

Su Wenyuan shrugged and said, "What's wrong with letting the Crown Prince go in and take a look? It won't affect anything. Even if Lu Wanying enters the Crown Prince's residence, her status will only give the Crown Prince something to criticize. I'm happy about that."

Su Lin'er remained silent for a long time, feeling somewhat at a loss.

She was careless. Lu Wanying was already locked up; how could she still be hanging out with the Crown Prince?

Suddenly, Yuexiu exclaimed, "Yesterday, Consort Wan specially sent a physician to the General's residence to take pulses. Could it be..."

She only says half of what she means; a single glance is enough to tell the rest.

Su Wenyuan suddenly realized, "It seems Lu Wanying is about to leave?"

"Her father is guilty, what right does she have to leave?" Su Lin'er shouted angrily.

Su Wenyuan smiled slightly and said, "What do you think? Alright, I just came here today to tell you that these two hairpins are to enhance your image, just like He Meiqiu. Even if her husband isn't great, her in-laws won't torture her to death if they see her wearing gold and silver."

They won't die, but life won't be easy.

The more money a woman appears to have, the more her in-laws will try to take advantage of her.

No sooner had Su Wenyuan arrived at the manor than the two pieces of jewelry were returned to her.

Su Lin'er dared not accept her things, especially given her ill intentions.

"Meng, send two people to the General's Mansion to keep watch and see when Su Lin'er will arrive."

Su Wenyuan knew she wouldn't stop, but she didn't know whether it would happen sooner or later.

If it's too late, it might be too late.

Su Lin'er never disappointed her, especially when it came to matters concerning the Crown Prince.

Her theory of gaining official status through childbirth terrified Su Lin'er.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is possible.

But instead of going to Su Wenyuan's house to make a scene as she had expected, she observed carefully for two days.

The observation revealed that the Crown Prince did indeed enter the residence, and that someone was sending medicine to prevent miscarriage.

That morning, something happened at the General's Mansion. There was a commotion inside. Lu Wanying was feeling unwell and needed to call a doctor.

But the soldiers outside the mansion blocked her way, and while the two sides were at a stalemate, Su Lin'er went there.

"I thought Su Lin'er would just make a fuss, but she actually attacked the child? Let's get a doctor." Su Wenyuan hurriedly changed her clothes, intending to go and see what was going on.

She never cared about that child, and only hired a doctor to avoid giving anyone cause for gossip.

Sheng Jingyu thought for a moment and said, "We can't get any more information from Lu Guanfeng."

"I understand. Let's leave it at that. Let's deal with his embezzlement first. Do you want to go to the palace?"

Sheng Jingyu nodded and said, "If I don't go to the palace soon, and the Crown Prince makes a scene, I'm afraid my father will blame me for not investigating sooner and for dragging it out for so long."

Sheng Jingyu had already investigated the matter thoroughly a long time ago. He had found most of the silver that Sheng Jingyu had embezzled, and the rest could be found by searching the mansion.

The reason they kept putting it off was to investigate what happened back then, but for Lu Guanfeng, there really wasn't any breakthrough in this matter.

Su Wenyuan expressed her understanding, saying that Sheng Jingyu had done his best. Turning her head, she noticed that his clothes were wrinkled, so she smoothed them out and tidied his hair.

"You go ahead with your work, I'll come back and tell you when I'm done watching the show!" Su Wenyuan grinned and jogged away.

A large crowd had already gathered outside the general's mansion.

The shouts in the mansion were so loud that Lu Wanying's screams were not many; it was mainly Madam Chen who was shouting.

"The matter hasn't been investigated yet! They're just preventing us from coming in and out, not saying they're preventing us from seeing a doctor. The things you brought in are poisonous, and now they're blocking us."

Su Lin'er laughed outside and said, "Although the matter has not been investigated clearly yet, Lu Guanfeng's embezzlement is a foregone conclusion. Who knows if you really want to find a doctor or if you want to take this opportunity to escape?"

Madam Chen made a move to rush out, but was stopped by someone.

"Who do you think you are, giving me the right to talk nonsense!" Madam Chen scolded her, hands on her hips.

Madam Chen has always been fierce, and this time she's not actually looking for a doctor for Lu Wanying, but just making a scene.

They had been staying in the mansion for too long, and the food and drink were not good. All the gold and silver jewelry in the mansion had been sealed up.

The servants didn't work and treated them with disdain; they had long been fed up with them.

Lu Liang continued, "If anything happens to my sister, I won't let you off the hook."

Su Wenyuan then sent someone to find a doctor, but the doctor didn't arrive so quickly.

Su Lin'er sneered, "You Lu family members are really naive. These people are just following orders. You're already lucky you haven't been thrown into jail. You're staying in the manor, and they even call doctors for you? What were you thinking?"