Su Wanwan was stunned for a moment.

Yang's heart was in her throat, and she quickly gave Su Nan a meaningful look.

When Su Wanwan got married, she left with a lot of resentment towards her family.

Now that we've finally managed to get back on track and ease tensions, why is the master turning on us again?

Su Nan flicked his sleeves and said, "Hmph! From now on, you go your way and I'll go mine."

"The Su family's small temple cannot contain a Buddha like you!"

He Ying was so angry that she trembled all over. Master Su was too cold-hearted.

When a girl goes back to her parents' home, is she scolded by her father who points his finger at her?

Other families would be overjoyed to become relatives of the emperor and would do their best to help the woman in the palace.

The Su family is really something else. Not only do they not help, but they also treat the Empress with such disdain. It's just too much!

They're just taking advantage of our Empress's temper to bully us.

Su Wanwan's eyes reddened, and she gave Su Nan a resentful look, her tone indifferent:

"My father always prided himself on being aloof, and his daughter dared not return to humiliate him."

"I only wish that my father and mother are healthy, safe and happy, and that their daughter need not worry about them."

The conversation was rushed, but there was a sense of resolute determination in it.

Yang thought to herself, "This is bad."

The father and daughter really don't get along; they always argue and disagree whenever they meet.

Now that Wanwan left the Su family with red eyes, she's likely to become increasingly estranged from them.

Yang nervously escorted Su Wanwan to the carriage at the door, watching it drive away with bated breath, feeling incredibly frustrated.

"What sins have I committed?"

When Su Wanying returned after seeing the person off, she looked at Su Nan's study with great confusion.

When my sister came home, she looked completely distracted.

After talking to his second uncle, his mental state improved significantly.

She looked angry as she left, but there was a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

Why is my second uncle making things difficult for my sister again?

...

When the carriage entered the Imperial City West Garden and stopped at the entrance of Xiaoyuan Garden, Lu Xingjian was already waiting at the gate.

Su Wanwan looked at the still early sky and was somewhat surprised.

The imperial examination should still be ongoing, so why did he return early?

Lu Xingjian looked her up and down, and seeing that she was in relatively good condition, the worry in his eyes eased slightly.

"When you go back to your parents' home in the future, I'll go with you, okay?"

Su Wanwan helped him down from the carriage and smiled, "It's not that precious."

His departure from the palace would involve a larger entourage, making it even more dangerous in this tense situation.

Compared to the emperor, she, as the empress, was actually much safer.

Apart from Empress Dowager Wang, who wanted to overthrow her and install Yanruo in the throne, no one else had the motive to get rid of her.

Lu Xingjian didn't say much, he just squeezed her hand.

"Are you tired? If not, we'll invite Ziyu over for dinner tonight."

Su Wanwan: ? ? ?

No way?

Would this jealous man really allow Gu Ziyu to meet with him?

Lu Xingjian didn't say much. After watching Su Wanwan go inside to rest, he hurriedly left and went to the Fengtian Hall to preside over the palace examination.

...

Renshou Palace.

Empress Dowager Wang's expression was solemn.

These days, she is often in a coma, her mind is becoming increasingly slow, and her limbs are somewhat numb, showing signs of a stroke.

With martial law in place in the palace, Sun Qingyu, who lived in the East Garden, couldn't get in at all.

Wang became even more agitated.

How could her health be so poor?

Someone must have sabotaged this in secret.

As for who was behind the tampering, it was none other than Empress Dowager Zhang and Su Wanwan.

Especially after hearing that Su Wanwan had gone to Cikang Palace today, Madam Wang immediately became uneasy.

In any case, she had to place Yanruo in the palace before she died, to secure a proper status for her.

A resolute glint flashed in Wang's eyes as she said in a deep voice, "Go and invite the Emperor and Empress over. Tell them I have some last words to say."

Yanruo immediately burst into tears: "Grandmother, you must take good care of yourself! There's still a long way to go, let's take it slow."

Wang angrily slapped the pillow: "Go now!"

Yanruo personally went to the Fengtian Hall to invite the emperor.

In addition, someone was sent to the West Garden to invite Su Wanwan.

However, Lu Xingjian completely ignored her.

Until nightfall, when the palace examination ended and all the scholars who participated in the examination left the Fengtian Hall, Lu Xingjian did not respond to her at all.

As the candidates left through the East Corner Gate, many of them looked over when they saw Miss Yanruo waiting outside the hall.

It must be said that Yanruo has both beauty and temperament, and is quite eye-catching wherever she goes.

Yanruo felt resentful as she received everyone's stares.

She didn't know where she was inferior to Su Wanwan.

Why can't the emperor see her?

In terms of sincerity towards the Emperor, she was no less sincere than Su Wanwan.

How many opportunities does Su Wanwan, maintaining her empressly demeanor, have to take the initiative to approach the emperor?

She is far inferior to him.

Just as Lu Xingjian was about to return to Xiaoyuan, a palace servant came to report: "Her Majesty the Empress has gone to Renshou Palace."

He frowned. "Prepare the carriage for Renshou Palace!"

Yanruo was overjoyed.

As the saying goes, "Where there is a will, there is a way."

As long as she perseveres, the Emperor will surely see her good qualities.

Lu Xingjian sat on the palanquin, looking down at Yanruo not far away, without saying a word.

Yanruo felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze and couldn't help but shrink back.

For some reason, she felt that Lu Xingjian's attitude towards her had changed a lot.

I used to just take it easy, and I kept a polite facade.

But now it clearly carries a chill.

Yanruo's eyes flickered, a hint of hatred and resentment flashing in them.

It's all that bitch Su Wanwan's fault. Even though she's sick these days, she's still clinging to the emperor and won't let go.

The old matriarch and the nanny both said that young men of the emperor's age need to do "that" almost every day.

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