She ordered tents to be erected at each gate of the Prince Gong's Mansion to be used as a form of public favor, so that the people would surround the Prince Gong's Mansion.
With Yu Nanqing's assassination attempt, Emperor Yuanhe will likely send more people to guard the Prince's Mansion. She uses the people as a shield for the Prince's Mansion. Even if Emperor Yuanhe sends more people, who will she be guarding against?
Is it to protect ordinary people?
This is unreasonable.
If you're talking about preventing assassins, the people have been here for so many days and nothing's happened, so why are you here to prevent assassins?
Even if we take a step back and assume he absolutely must send someone to protect Yu Nanqing, the fact that Yu Nanqing was assassinated would frighten the people who came to collect their grain, causing panic in the capital. If Emperor Yuanhe wasn't brainless, he wouldn't have done that.
Her kindness largely helped him suppress the matter of the assassin.
Moreover, there were no assassins to begin with; it was all orchestrated by Emperor Yuanhe himself, and he knew this better than anyone else.
When Su Wanyan asked this, Xiao Bu remembered the important matter: "Your Majesty, the grain has already been distributed, and people are coming in droves to collect food. His Majesty has issued an imperial edict, bestowing a reward of a thousand taels of silver, instructing the Prince and Your Majesty to continue to show benevolence and kindness to the people."
"Oh." Su Wanyan really hadn't expected this unexpected result.
With a reward of a thousand taels of silver, the name of Shi Renbu En would no longer belong solely to the Prince Gong's Mansion.
Su Wanyan didn't care about Guangyuan and the Emperor getting a share; what mattered was the money.
With more money, she could embezzle more.
These people have worked hard all night, so we should give each of them a little something.
"The Emperor also sent patrols to maintain order, and the people queuing at the gate were all in good order, and there was no trouble."
"Oh!" Emperor Yuanhe sent patrols, not the palace guards.
Emperor Yuanhe became more obedient and learned to restrain himself.
Xiao Bu found Su Wanyan's two "ohs" strange. What kind of tone was that?
I've never heard of that before.
"There's one more thing," Xiao Bu said, suppressing her curiosity.
"What?"
"There's a child who keeps loitering around the Prince's mansion, acting suspiciously. Our men have been watching him for a long time, checking every gate of the mansion, but he just won't leave. Your Highness, I think he's up to something. Should we arrest him and question him?"
"A child?" Su Wanyan's expression changed drastically: "Little Chi En!"
Which gate are we at now?
"West gate".
Su Wanyan pushed aside Xiaobu: "Go guard your prince!"
"Huh? Your Highness?" Xiao Bu was confused and stared blankly as Su Wanyan hurriedly ran out.
The Prince's Mansion, west gate.
The Prince's mansion was so large that it took Su Wanyan a quarter of an hour to run there.
The area outside the gate was bustling with noise: long lines of people, patrolling soldiers, and noisy children.
When Su Wanyan ran out, panting, before she could even ask Yu Nanqing's people, some commoners suddenly pointed at her and excitedly shouted, "Look, the Princess Consort is out!"
"Ah!?" Su Wanyan hadn't even caught her breath when a group of people knelt down in front of her.
Just as the people were about to pay their respects to her, Su Wanyan reacted swiftly, turning around and running back in a flash. Damn it, she's socially awkward!
So many people worship her, it's going to kill them!
"Why did Your Highness go inside again?"
"I clearly saw the Princess Consort come out just now, where is she?"
"Strange, it's gone?"
The person in charge of the west gate happened to be Mingyu, the handsome guy who helped her escape the pursuit. He belatedly came to Su Wanyan and bowed respectfully: "Does Your Majesty have any orders?"
Just like his name, Mingyu exudes an aura that is both upright and sunny. He has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and well-defined features, making him both handsome and pleasing to the eye.
"Are you watching a boy who's acting suspiciously? He's my brother, let him in."
Mingyu was taken aback, and quickly replied, "Yes."
A short while later, Su Chien was brought in.
"Sister!" Upon seeing Su Wanyan, Su Chien rushed forward excitedly: "Sister, are you alright!"
His eyes were full of worry.
"Do I look like I'm in trouble? But you are." Su Wanyan looked him up and down. "Are you hurt?"
Su Chien shook his head repeatedly.
“They said someone ate at every gate around the Prince’s Mansion and wouldn’t leave. I knew it must be you as soon as I heard that!” In this era, the first person to be kind to her was Su Chi’en.
Only Su Chien would help her and worry about her so selflessly!
Su Wanyan pulled Su Chien aside and asked in a low voice, "Were you the one who helped distract the Imperial Guards when the Prince was assassinated the night before last?"
Su Chien nodded: "Mm."
He didn't intend to hide it and said, "Since my sister entered the palace that day, I have been waiting at the palace gate for her to come out. When my sister and the prince were assassinated, I couldn't help much. I could only distract the Imperial Guards who were searching for my sister."
Su Chien actually witnessed the entire assassination attempt on Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing from the shadows, especially the part where Yu Nanqing was surrounded. He wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything.
They could only hide in the distance, covering their mouths tightly, not daring to make a sound.
Su Chien's eyes suddenly reddened when she thought about what happened that day. She had clearly planned not to let Su Wanyan see her.
Su Chien quickly raised his hand to cover his eyes with his sleeve, trying to wipe away his tears, but inexplicably, the more he wiped, the more tears fell.
He clearly wanted to rush out, but he also knew that even if he did, he couldn't do anything.
Su Wanyan opened her mouth, wanting to ask more clearly, but now, she couldn't say anything.
She quickly pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket and gently wiped away his tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's all over now, nothing's wrong, don't worry."
Su Wanyan didn't ask, but Su Chien continued, "I gathered those people who used to live with me, gave them silver, and asked them to come with me to distract the Imperial Guards."
Those people were already struggling to make ends meet, and now that there was money to be made, they had no reason to refuse, especially since they were very familiar with the capital.
So Su Chien spent all the money Su Wanyan gave him for self-defense, leaving him with nothing.
Yesterday, Yu Nanqing returned to the mansion. He lingered outside the gate for a long time, looking at so many unfamiliar faces. He was worried that rushing in would cause trouble, so he stayed outside.
Hearing that Su Wanyan was going to bestow favors at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, he circled the mansion eating his way around, trying to find out what was going on. However, the people distributing the food were all tight-lipped and very wary, not at all like people sent by the Emperor.
So he wasn't sure what to do and could only continue to wander around outside.
Upon hearing this, Su Wanyan patted his head and said, "I'm sorry you had to go through all this. You did a great job."
If it were her, she probably wouldn't have done as well as Su Chien.
"Sister, you don't blame me for acting on my own?" Su Chien looked up with teary eyes.
"How could I blame you?" Su Wanyan smiled and rubbed his cheek. "Little Chi En! You are my lucky star! You always save me from dire straits. What would I do without you!"
Su Chien blushed with embarrassment: "Then... is there anything else you need, sister? Do you need my help distributing the food? I still have the energy!"
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