Worried that they might harm Yan Yan, Su Yushan, no longer bothering to comb her hair, lifted her skirt and rushed out the door, hurrying to her son's room.

As soon as she entered, she saw the servants of Lanzhao Courtyard snatch Yan Yan from the nanny's hands. Yan Yan was fast asleep when she was suddenly pulled and frightened, and started crying loudly.

Granny Cui remained unmoved and ordered someone to open the food box and pour out a bowl of brown soup.

Seeing her child being dragged away, Su Yushan trembled with anger and shouted, "Stop!"

As she spoke, she rushed forward, raising her hand to snatch the child back, but was grabbed by the arm. The usually refined Su Yushan's starry eyes were filled with hatred, and she slapped the servant across the face, making his mouth sting.

Yunfang rushed forward as well. Having grown up in the countryside, she was used to farm work and possessed great strength. First, she stomped hard on the servant's foot, then twisted his arm forcefully. Taking advantage of the servant's pain, she snatched the young prince back, held him tightly in her arms, and gently comforted him.

"Don't cry, Yan Yan, it's okay, it's okay!"

With the child temporarily out of danger, Su Yushan finally felt a little relieved. She turned to glare at Granny Cui, "Granny Cui, how dare you! You actually dared to trespass into Huatang Pavilion and plot against the young prince!"

Granny Cui lowered her head and explained gently, "Please calm down, Princess. This old servant had no intention of harming the young prince. I was merely following the instructions of the shaman to feed him the holy water."

Just as she expected, this Granny Cui was up to no good again. Su Yushan raised her chin slightly, her starry eyes, no longer gentle, were filled with sternness, and she warned in a cold voice.

"Fourth Master has already made it clear that the young prince will not be allowed to drink the talisman water, yet you still dare to bring up the sorcerer? Who is really in charge of this family?"

"Of course it's the Fourth Prince's decision, but he's worried that the holy water will harm his health, which is why he's reluctant to let the young prince drink it. How could there be a problem with the talisman given by the sorcerer? It's good for strengthening the body. If you don't believe me, Princess, this old servant can take a sip first."

Hearing Granny Cui's sophistry, Yunfang couldn't help but retort, "What a joke! You're already in your forties, how can your life be compared to that of the young prince?"

"If you think it's good for your health, then you can drink it all. But Yan Yan can't drink it!" When it comes to the child's safety, Su Yushan will not compromise.

"I might be willing to compromise for the sake of propriety if you want me to do something, but if you want to harm my son, that's absolutely impossible. What kind of magical water? That's all nonsense. Even if you're not sick, you'll get sick from drinking it. And you want to send him away for forty-nine days? I won't allow it even for a single day!"

Granny Cui, her face filled with worry, covered her face and wept:

“Princess, the Fujin (princess's wife) has always been very tolerant of you. She turns a blind eye to many things and doesn't hold it against you. When you were pregnant and didn't pay your respects, she never said a word to you. Even though the Fourth Prince dotes on you, she has never deliberately made things difficult for you. You should be grateful for the Fujin's kindness. I'm begging you, please save the little princess!”

Granny Cui began to feign weakness, but Su Yushan remained clear-headed and was not fooled. "I am not going to pay my respects because my pregnancy is unstable. This is the Fourth Prince's wish. It is my duty as a person not to make things difficult for me, not out of kindness. Stop trying to morally blackmail me. There is no room for discussion on this matter!"

When gentle persuasion failed, Granny Cui suppressed her sorrow, her expression suddenly changing as she coldly snorted, "The Princess Consort's daughter is born of the principal wife, while the young prince is born of a concubine. Now that the young prince has harmed the young princess, it is only right that the young princess should drink the divine water!"

Look, the old fox has shown his true colors. Su Yushan was not afraid at all and lazily replied, "Go and tell Fourth Master this. If Fourth Master agrees, I have nothing to say."

Granny Cui said sternly, "Whether the Fourth Prince agrees or not is not important; this is Consort Xi's will!"

Su Yushan's heart tightened, but upon closer thought, she felt something was amiss. "Oh? Is that so? The sorcerer only arrived last night, and the palace gates were not yet open. How did you manage to obtain permission from Consort Xi?"

"Of course, there are people guarding the palace gate, just waiting to go in and report to Consort Xi as soon as the gate opens." Granny Cui thought this was Consort Xi's verbal order, but Su Yushan didn't believe it.

If Cui Mama really had Consort Xi's decree, she should have said it from the beginning and used Consort Xi to pressure people directly. Why did she have to say nice things to beg her?

Only now did Granny Cui bring up Consort Xi; this was clearly fraud! "You call it an imperial edict? What proof do you have?"

Seeing that Granny Cui was stammering and unable to answer, Su Yushan was too lazy to argue with her anymore. She ordered the guards to take them out. The guards obeyed and dragged all the people from Lanzhao Courtyard out.

After driving the woman out of Huatang Pavilion, Su Yushan questioned the guards, "How were you guarding the palace? How could you let Granny Cui in to harm the young prince?"

The guard immediately clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Granny Cui said she was acting on the orders of the Princess Consort and had something important to tell you. This humble servant had no idea that she intended to harm the young prince. This humble servant knows his mistake and begs for forgiveness, Princess!"

Although Yan Yan escaped unscathed, Su Yushan was still shaken and solemnly ordered, "From now on, no one except Fourth Master is allowed to enter without permission. They must report in advance!"

The guard acknowledged the order and went to stand guard outside.

Back in her room, Su Yushan began to ponder the matter. Of the hundred or so people in the household, it was only the young prince who was said to have brought misfortune upon the young princess. Was it really such a coincidence? The so-called supernatural explanations were mostly just deception and fraud.

"Someone must be deliberately framing Yan Yan. Who is behind this?"

Chang Yue wondered to herself, "Could it be the Fujin's idea? To use the little princess to plot against our little prince?"

Whether based on historical records or Su Yushan's own observations, in her impression, the Fujin (princess) was not the kind of person who would stop at nothing to achieve her own interests.

"After all, the little princess is her own daughter. She wouldn't risk her child's safety, would she?"

Yunfang pondered to herself, "Could it be Consort Xi?"

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