"It's too late! I don't want to hear it anymore." Su Wanyan pouted. "After all, explaining is so troublesome, right? You have to say a lot of things, right? It doesn't matter whether you listen or not. As long as I don't want to listen, it's not troublesome."
Su Wanyan smiled and put down her chopsticks: "Your Highness is sparing with words, so I won't keep you company any longer."
After saying that, he got up and walked straight out of the tent.
Yu Nanqing was anxious and quickly stood up: "You've only just started eating..."
"I'm not eating anymore, I'm full."
Outside the tent, servants were gradually packing up their belongings and setting off ahead of Emperor Yuanhe's entourage. Some had already loaded their carriages.
Su Wanyan looked around and realized that they were the last group to arrive, and they hadn't even started packing up their tents yet.
When Qiu Ye and Huang Ye saw Su Wanyan come out, they both gave a curtsy in unison: "Your Highness."
At this moment, Yu Nanqing also came out of the tent, carrying a plate of snacks: "Wanyan."
Su Wanyan turned around, and Yu Nanqing handed her the pastries in his hand: "You haven't eaten anything all day. These pastries are soft and sweet, why don't you have some?"
Yu Nanqing looked very cautious, which made Su Wanyan laugh. She reached out and took a piece and ate it.
Su Wanyan wasn't really trying to be angry with him; she was just bored and wanted to tease him.
As for the food, I probably slept for too long. When I woke up, I felt very hungry, but after a few bites, I didn't seem to have much of an appetite.
"They've all left, aren't we going to pack up?" Su Wanyan asked curiously.
"If you want to go back sooner, we can set off immediately, and let them handle the rest."
Su Wanyan suddenly realized: "I understand."
Emperor Yuanhe was the first to leave the hunting grounds. After summoning Yu Nanqing, he set off back to the palace with his concubines.
Furthermore, because the princess was seriously injured, the imperial physicians also suggested that she return to the capital as soon as possible, since no matter how good the conditions were in the wild, they were not suitable for treating and recuperating.
With Emperor Yuanhe gone, the remaining aristocratic families in the capital certainly wouldn't linger, and they all broke camp and set off.
Sure enough, in just one morning, most of the people who came for the spring hunt had already left.
It takes most of the day to get to the capital from here. If we stay too long, we might not be able to get back to the capital until sunset.
So after the meal, Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing set off back to the capital.
However, before she could leave, Su Wanyan was stopped by a voice: "Your Highness, Princess Consort."
Just as Su Wanyan was about to get into the carriage, she turned around and paused for a moment: "Young Master Su?"
Su He lowered her eyes and bowed: "There is something I need to tell Your Highness. May I speak with you in private?"
Su Wanyan glanced at Yu Nanqing beside her: "Then wait for me a moment, I'll be right back."
"Mm." Yu Nanqing smiled, offering no objection.
Su He followed Su Wanyan to a tree, keeping a distance from the people around them.
When I saw Su He before, there was an unyielding melancholy between his brows, but now that I see him again, I find that the melancholy between his brows is gone.
Although his expression remained calm and unchanged, Su Wanyan felt that he had relaxed a lot.
Before Su He could speak, Su Wanyan couldn't help but tease, "Young Master Su seems to be in a good mood today."
Su He's expression remained indifferent, and upon hearing this, she simply bowed respectfully: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing."
Su Wanyan smiled: "Is it because the Eldest Princess was injured?"
"Mm." Su He didn't deny it.
He then looked around to make sure no one was approaching before saying, "I have come here to convey the words of the Prince Consort."
"The Prince Consort? Si Yang?" So Su He and Si Yang have completely joined forces.
"The Prince Consort asked me to tell Your Majesty that there is no need to worry about the Eldest Princess. She is no longer capable of implicating the Prince. Therefore... the Prince Consort humbly requests Your Majesty and the Prince to allow him to deal with the Eldest Princess."
Although Su Wanyan knew that the Princess's injury was Yu Nanqing's doing, she was not sure of the specifics.
Based on the clues we have pieced together, Yu Nanqing was unable to kill the eldest princess, presumably because Si Yang stopped him.
In other words, as long as the eldest princess wakes up and testifies against Yu Nanqing, Yu Nanqing will also be unable to escape his crime.
She originally wanted to ask Yu Nanqing about this, but seeing how casually Yu Nanqing spoke, she assumed he had already come up with a solution.
Or rather, Yu Nanqing knew that Si Yang would deal with the Eldest Princess, so he wasn't worried that the Eldest Princess would implicate him.
The more Su Wanyan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
"I believe in you and the Prince Consort," Su Wanyan said with a smile.
Su He opened her mouth, momentarily stunned.
As long as the eldest princess is alive, she is a threat to Yu Nanqing. When Si Yang asked him to deliver the message, he had thought of many excuses.
Now, all his excuses are useless because of Su Wanyan's words.
After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly composed himself and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
That's all?
"And one more thing," Su He continued, "Once we return to the capital, the Emperor will have no more means to stop us. Now that Your Highness and the Prince are the last to leave, please be extra careful on your journey back to the city."
"Is this also Si Yang's opinion?"
"This is a guess made by Su and the prince consort."
"And what about you? As far as I know, the Princess's entourage has already set off. Are you going back alone?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I understand."
"Okay, then see you in the capital."
"yes."
After saying goodbye to Su He, Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing slowly left the hunting ground.
Su Wanyan didn't know how the two fires in the hunting grounds were extinguished, nor did she care when Emperor Yuanhe began withdrawing his troops.
Su Wanyan had just copied down what Su He had told her and then relayed it to Yu Nanqing. Just as she expected, Yu Nanqing confessed that during the confrontation with the Princess, it was Si Yang who appeared and rescued the Princess.
Because of Si Yang's appearance, he suspected that the group of people who guided Su Wanyan were Si Yang's men.
Besides, Si Yang rescued the princess on the night of the assassination attempt, but only sent her back the next day. His intentions are unknown, but given the extent of Si Yang's hatred for the princess, he was definitely not acting out of pity.
Therefore, Yu Nanqing was not worried at all. He believed that Si Yang would make the princess shut up, no matter what method he used.
And just as Su He had warned, an unexpected incident occurred on the way back to Beijing.
Despite being in the capital city, thugs and ruffians appeared, blocking the road and setting up roadblocks. They were all well-trained and had a clear objective. It just so happened that because Emperor Yuanhe had been assassinated and injured, most of the army had been deployed to escort the emperor.
They were left with only a dozen or so men, while the thugs and hooligans were numerous, powerful, and highly skilled in martial arts.
However, to the utter surprise of these thugs, when they lifted the carriage curtain to attack Yu Nanqing and Su Wanyan, they discovered that the carriage was empty.
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