Su Muqing?
"I don't know what happened, but after the imperial physician revived her, she started talking nonsense, and now she has a high fever," Qiu Ye said.
Su Wanyan was stunned. Had she also encountered an 'assassin' at the hunting grounds?
They let her off the hook just because she was from the Marquis of Yuanning's household?
"Is there any more?"
"The eldest princess was injured, and the Emperor was furious. This morning he even..."
Just then, Yu Nanqing lifted the curtain and entered from outside. The faint sound of his footsteps startled Qiu Ye, who immediately knelt down and said, "This servant greets Your Highness."
Huang Ye also knelt down immediately.
Yu Nanqing stepped forward with food in his hands, but received no reply. Qiu Ye and Huang Ye wisely lowered their heads and retreated.
As soon as Yu Nanqing put the food on the table, Su Wanyan laughed and said, "Why are you making things difficult for them?"
"I didn't." Yu Nanqing lowered her head, took the food out of the tray, and uttered the three words to herself.
"Come on, you usually walk without making a sound, but today it's just a coincidence that I could hear your footsteps from far away."
His footsteps weren't particularly loud, but they were surprisingly clear.
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing felt a surge of pleasure: "You noticed?"
Does this prove that Su Wanyan is always watching him?
He couldn't help but smile as he handed over the chopsticks: "I caught a pheasant this morning and also dug up some bamboo shoots. They're all fresh. I had the cook prepare them early this morning. Have a taste."
Besides pheasant and bamboo shoots, there was also stewed soup brought from the imperial chef, plus two plates of dim sum.
Su Wanyan took the chopsticks: "Have you already eaten?"
"have eaten."
Su Wanyan felt her mouth was a little dry and was about to pick up a spoon when she saw Yu Nanqing had already handed her the spoon first.
Su Wanyan couldn't help but glance at him before taking the spoon, scooping up a spoonful of soup, and putting it in her mouth.
"Qiuye just told me that the Princess is injured." Su Wanyan took a bite of rice and glanced at Yu Nanqing casually: "Did you do this?"
When asked to say the last three words, Su Wanyan barely uttered a sound, as if she had done something wrong.
"Hmm." Yu Nanqing didn't intend to deny it.
Su Wanyan nodded upon hearing this.
After a moment of silence, he finally uttered, "It's good to teach her a lesson."
That way, she won't look down on people all the time and keep causing her trouble.
"However..." Su Wanyan hesitated, "Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
"We've already gotten ourselves into more trouble, so this one won't make a difference."
"What do you mean?" Su Wanyan looked at him.
"..." Yu Nanqing pursed her lips and turned her face away: "The scene when I dealt with the Eldest Princess must have been seen by someone."
"who?"
"Su Muqing." Su Muqing's disappearance was suspicious, and her return time was around the same time as the Eldest Princess, so he kept an eye on her and found out after a little investigation.
"..." I heard that Su Muqing also went missing, but was found one after the other by the Eldest Princess.
Su Wanyan stared blankly at Yu Nanqing, even the food in her hand lost its flavor.
In other words, if Su Muqing were to expose Yu Nanqing before Emperor Yuanhe, Yu Nanqing would be confirmed as guilty of fratricide, and in severe cases, it could escalate into a plot to seize power, leading to his death.
As if anticipating Su Wanyan's reaction, Yu Nanqing opened his mouth, about to say something, when Su Wanyan interrupted him: "Is it too late for me to leave now?"
"..."
"Where's my divorce agreement? Have you finished writing it?"
"..."
Yu Nanqing didn't know what she was feeling; it was a sharp, stinging pain. But Su Wanyan's thoughts were completely in line with her personality, because that's just who she is.
He forced a smile: "I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Wanyan interrupted him again: "I have a bottle of medicine in my room that can drive people insane. I'll give it to you when we get back to the capital. You can have someone put it in Su Muqing's food. It's not good for you if this threat isn't dealt with soon. We'll take care of it when we get back to the capital."
"..." Yu Nanqing felt it was very magical. Just a second ago, his heart was aching so badly that he could hardly bear it, but now the clouds had parted and the moon was shining brightly. It was as if even his mind had become clear.
He lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the joy in them. The smile that had been forced out had become genuine. He couldn't help but put a piece of meat on Su Wanyan's plate: "I thought you were blaming me just now."
Su Wanyan glanced at him: "If you really blame me, do you think I can really escape?"
Changing the subject, she asked, "You came in halfway through Qiuye's sentence. Is there something I don't know? Tell me quickly."
Yu Nanqing hesitated for a moment, but still recounted what had happened outside the imperial tent that morning.
He simply stated that he skipped the part about 'chatting' with Emperor Yuanhe and being harassed, and went straight to saying that he had been summoned by Emperor Yuanhe and had the Minister of Revenue killed.
Without any prior cause or consequence, Su Wanyan was completely stunned.
"The Emperor didn't arrest you on the spot?" Su Wanyan thought that was absolutely impossible.
“He does want to arrest me.” Yu Nanqing smiled, but didn’t continue.
He had already foreseen that Emperor Yuanhe would take action at the hunting grounds, giving him more than half a month to gather evidence of the officials' crimes.
Even if there is no such thing, he can still persuade them to willingly jump into the trap he has dug for them.
“But…” Yu Nanqing’s eyes suddenly darkened. These tricks could only deceive people for a while. That person would definitely find out the truth under closer investigation.
Moreover, many of the crimes committed by those court officials did not warrant the death penalty; he merely exaggerated all the crimes to mislead and confuse the public.
But that's enough.
Although the crime is not punishable by death, it is indeed a violation of the law. Once today is over, if that person wants to bring up this old matter again, he will not get the result he wants.
Furthermore, it is impossible for that person to purge the court in an instant. Many of the officials on that list are key figures, so his actions are nothing more than a lot of noise but little substance.
"What are you doing?" Su Wanyan frowned and pushed him. "You only say half of what you mean, you're driving me crazy! What is it?"
Yu Nanqing smiled and said, "It's nothing."
As long as I can protect her, that's fine.
Even if it's just to get through this period.
"..." Su Wanyan was speechless: "Yu Nanqing, do you know what the most painful thing in the world is?"
What is it?
Su Wanyan glanced at him, then lowered her head and started eating her meal.
Yu Nanqing looked at her curiously, waiting for an answer.
Seeing that Su Wanyan didn't speak for a long time, he suddenly realized and couldn't help but lower his eyes and laugh: "Wanyan, it's not that I don't want to say, it's just that it's a bit troublesome to explain."
Moreover, thinking about these things too much can easily cause distress.
"Oh." Su Wanyan seemed unconcerned: "Is it really that troublesome to explain a few words to me?"
"...That's not what I meant."
“I’ll explain it to you every time, and I don’t necessarily find it troublesome.”
"..." Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing became anxious and hurriedly said, "I... I'll tell you now."
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