"The Marquis said that when Miss Su was sick, she kept crying out 'Your Highness, spare my life!' Doesn't that mean Your Highness did something to her?"
"What did you do? Where's the evidence?" Su Wanyan questioned, "Did the Emperor see it? Did Eunuch Liu see it? Did all the officials see it? Without any evidence, just because Su Muqing said something in her sleep, you want the Prince to come to the palace for a confrontation? What a joke! Are the laws of the Great Jin just for show?"
"you!"
"Tell the Emperor! The Prince is unwell and should not enter the palace! Unless someone is sent to investigate the matter, the Prince Gong's Mansion will not suffer this injustice in silence!"
"you!"
"Guards! Escort Eunuch Liu out of the mansion!"
"you!"
Liu Rencai was furious and pointed at Su Wanyan, insisting that she give him no explanation.
Su Wanyan ignored him and turned to leave.
What a piece of trash! She comes over to question Yu Nanqing all the time. Based on what Su Muqing said to her last night, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to slap her mouth!
After returning from her outing last night, Yu Nanqing was so exhausted that she almost fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
He woke up for a while this morning when Su Wanyan was giving him acupuncture, but after having breakfast, he drifted back to sleep.
According to Su Wanyan, Yu Nanqing's injuries from the assassination attempt have almost healed, but the losses accumulated over the years will not be recovered so quickly.
Su Wanyan returned to the main courtyard, went into the room to check on Yu Nanqing, and seeing that he was still asleep, she turned around and went to the small kitchen to prepare the medicinal meal for him to eat at noon.
She had just lit the stove fire when Wang Zhang came running over: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Wang Zhang looked both anxious and cautious.
He clutched a letter to his chest with his left hand, as if something very important had happened.
Su Wanyan sat on a small stool, curious: "What's wrong with Master Wang? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Your Majesty! Look at this!" Wang Zhang handed the envelope in his hand to Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan took it and glanced at it. There was no signature. She opened the envelope, opened the letter inside, and was stunned when she saw it.
Wang Zhang then said, "Your Majesty, the messenger said that it was sent by someone from the Princess's residence to Prince Gong's residence. The messenger specifically instructed that the letter must be delivered to Your Majesty."
Didn't his mistress just send Su He to the Princess's residence a few days ago?
The fact that they're delivering the letter so stealthily suggests that it might be from Su He.
Su Wanyan frowned slightly: "The messenger himself said that this was sent from the Princess's residence?"
"Yes," Wang Zhang nodded, "That's why this old servant dared not neglect it and came to report to Your Majesty immediately."
Su Wanyan remained silent for a moment, then folded the letter in her hand and left the kitchen, not forgetting to instruct, "Watch the fire, I'll be back in a bit."
"Yes," Wang Zhang replied immediately.
In the main room, Yu Nanqing was still asleep.
Su Wanyan slapped him across the face: "Yu Nanqing! Wake up!"
Yu Nanqing: "..."
This kind of filming technique will wake even the deepest sleeper.
Yu Nanqing slowly opened his eyes and saw Su Wanyan sitting on the edge of the bed with her hands behind her back, looking at him and saying, "Emperor Yuanhe wants to execute Lü Cezhong."
Yu Nanqing's pupils suddenly contracted as she woke up, and her blood rushed to her head.
Before he could react, Su Wanyan added, "The news is fake."
"..." The surge of anger that had just welled up in Yu Nanqing's heart suddenly felt like it was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't help but cough.
Su Wanyan took out the letter from behind her back and spread it in front of Yu Nanqing: "Look, this is a message sent by Su He."
The letter contained only five words: Lü Cezhong, sentenced to death.
Lü Cezhong is the one who fed Yu Nanqing after being released from prison.
"Cough cough..." Yu Nanqing coughed twice and struggled to sit up.
Su Wanyan quickly helped him up, and once he was seated, Yu Nanqing calmed down and asked, "What happened?"
"According to Master Wang's report, the messenger said it was sent from the Princess's residence. I read the letter, and neither the envelope nor the letter was signed. If the messenger hadn't specifically mentioned it, I wouldn't have guessed it was from the Princess's residence."
"You mean... he deliberately let you know that this letter came from the Princess's residence."
"Yes, it's as if they're afraid I won't know," Su Wanyan analyzed. "The Eldest Princess wouldn't send this message without a reason; it could only be Su He, whom I sent over a few days ago, but..."
Su Wanyan held the letter up in front of him: "Su He is an undercover agent. Isn't it a bit like he's trying to hide something by exposing his family background like this?"
If she were Su He, she would only be focused on sending the message out; why would she need to instruct the messenger to say that it was sent from the Princess's residence?
"Besides, he doesn't even know who Lü Cezhong is. Even if he wanted to throw you into disarray, he should have announced this news openly and without fanfare. Why be so secretive?"
"So... the news was deliberately leaked to Prince Gong's residence by the Eldest Princess through Su He?"
"This is what I think," Su Wanyan said, looking at Yu Nanqing. "What about you?"
If Lü Cezhong is to be sentenced to death, it certainly can't be done secretly; he's a serious offender, and every crime he commits must be recorded.
"I think you're right."
Su Wanyan tore up the letter: "Then let's ignore him and wait and see."
"However, there's something you need to tell me." After tearing up the letter, she looked intently at Yu Nanqing: "Why was Lü Cezhong imprisoned?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing's eyes immediately flickered with a hint of evasion.
He frowned and looked away, but Su Wanyan immediately reached out and turned his face back to her: "If this news is true, and Emperor Yuanhe really intends to execute Lü Cezhong, would you tell me?"
"..."
Seeing Yu Nanqing's appearance, Su Wanyan sighed: "Never mind, you should rest."
She got up to leave the room, but Yu Nanqing quickly called out to her, "Su Wanyan..."
"Hmm?" Su Wanyan turned around.
Yu Nanqing hesitated for a moment, then said nervously, "I don't know... where to begin."
Su Wanyan, who had just stood up, immediately sat down again: "Then think carefully about where to start."
"..." Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing pursed his lips, his gentle long eyes instantly lost in memories.
He looked up at the window, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "The Dragon Cavalry is not good at naval warfare. In order to deal with the Eastern Kingdom's navy, the Dragon Cavalry trained hard for half a year, with the aim of winning the upcoming battle, but we never expected..."
Yu Nanqing's tone was very calm, so calm that Su Wanyan thought that after so long, he had lost all feeling.
Just as all the soldiers were preparing to fight the Eastern Kingdom, a traitor appeared in the Dragon Cavalry, and this traitor was a general who could freely enter and leave the main tent.
During the battle with the Eastern Kingdom, due to a traitor's false information, Yu Nanqing led his army to the execution ground, only to be surrounded by the enemy with several times the number of troops.
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