“That’s right,” Su Wanyan agreed.
"If Your Highness trusts me, then you may entrust this matter to me."
Su Wanyan found it strange. She had no relation to this person and had never met her before, so why was she being so enthusiastic?
"No need," Su Wanyan declined, then called out with a smile, "Xiao Bu."
Xiao Bu, who had been listening to the opera on the roof of the boat, quickly climbed in through the window and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty."
“Miss Qin has committed insubordination and disrespect for hierarchy. Send her to the Dali Temple for Lord Duan to handle her properly.”
She hadn't originally planned to do it herself. With her current status and position, Qin Shushen, this smug newbie, would be easy to deal with.
"Yes." Xiao Bu accepted the order and stepped forward to grab Qin Shushen.
"Su Wanyan! How dare you!" Qin Shushen stared in disbelief. She had only said a few words!
"I'm from the Censorate! Aren't you afraid my father will impeach you before the Emperor? Let me go! Let me go!" Qin Shushen struggled, but she couldn't overcome Xiaobu's strength.
However, after a short while, Qin Shushen's voice could no longer be heard on the boat.
The three women who came with Qin Shushen knelt on the ground, trembling and with their heads down.
I forgot to check the almanac before going out today. If I had known this would happen, they would never have listened to Qin Shushen.
"You..." Just as I was getting scared, Su Wanyan's voice came from above.
The three women trembled and quickly kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive us! It has nothing to do with us! Those words... those words were said by Qin Shushen. They have nothing to do with us!"
Su Wanyan said calmly, "The three of you, each write a confession and submit it to the Dali Temple."
She laughed and said, "You are all witnesses. If you don't want to get into trouble, you'd better write down everything that just happened clearly."
Upon hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, it was just writing a statement.
She quickly kowtowed and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty! This humble woman...this humble woman will write it as soon as she returns to her residence."
"Write now." Su Wanyan instructed, "Qiuye, tell the shopkeeper to prepare pen and ink. You keep an eye on things and release them only when they finish writing."
"Yes." Qiu Yefu accepted the order.
After dealing with these trivial matters, the excitement will have been over.
No one around dared to speak up in support. After all, given Yu Nanqing's ruthless nature, no one dared to openly offend the Prince Gong's Mansion, let alone Su Wanyan, whom Yu Nanqing doted on.
Qin Shushen is foolish; she can't see the current situation clearly.
Only then did Su Wanyan have a chance to look at the woman in the tight-fitting clothes: "Miss Feng Yao doesn't seem to be from the capital."
The woman named Feng Yao still looked quite interested. When Su Wanyan spoke to her, she clasped her hands and smiled, "I am here with my father to do business in the capital. I happen to be staying in the capital for a while, so I came to the lakeside boat to have some fun. I hope Your Highness will forgive my inconvenience."
"I see."
"However, I deliberately approached Her Highness the Princess."
Su Wanyan's eyebrows twitched: "Approach me?"
Feng Yao looked at the woman beside him and introduced her: "This is a young lady I met in Wengcheng. Her name is Yunyi. I heard that Miss Yunyi is acquainted with Prince Gong. I thought that she was all alone in Wengcheng and had no one to rely on, so I suggested that I bring her to the capital to fulfill her wish."
"Hmm?" Su Wanyan raised an eyebrow slightly.
He looked at the girl named Yunyi and asked, "Do you know the prince?"
Dai Zhiwan and Xu Yixuan exchanged a glance. Did the prince know such a girl?
Wasn't the prince paralyzed in his residence the whole time? He only recently recovered and hasn't left the capital. How could he know people from Wengcheng?
Wengcheng...
Xu Yixuan's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had figured out the reason.
He whispered in Su Wanyan's ear, "Your Majesty, Wengcheng is the border city of the Great Jin Dynasty that is closest to the East Sea..."
"..." Su Wanyan was stunned. Maybe she really knew Yu Nanqing.
Xu Yixuan had barely finished speaking when Yun Yi waved her hands and shook her head, saying, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. The Prince once saved me. I have come to the capital this time simply to personally thank the Prince for saving my life back then."
She thought it would take some time to see the prince, but she unexpectedly ran into Princess Gongqin just by coming to the lakeside pavilion with Miss Fengyao. She was really lucky.
"I see," Su Wanyan said with a smile.
Then... the three of them fell silent.
Feng Yao: "..."
What's going on? Why is Su Wanyan acting so coldly towards the person Yu Nanqing once saved?
Even if no introduction is given, they should at least be entertained to show the Prince Gong's Mansion's generosity.
However, no.
Su Wanyan watched the two of them quietly, her smile innocent and harmless.
Feng Yao didn't understand Su Wanyan, and Su Wanyan didn't understand what they were trying to do either.
She dared to say that in that war-torn border region, Yu Nanqing had saved more than just Yun Yi. If all the people she had saved came to thank Yu Nanqing, she would treat each of them to a meal.
However, she regretted saying it as soon as she did.
We should try to elevate Yu Nanqing's status. For example, she could say that as a prince, it is Yu Nanqing's duty to save the people from suffering, so why should she express her gratitude?
This way, I can both refuse them and walk away unscathed.
Sigh, my reaction time was too slow.
Forget it, they're the ones who'll feel awkward anyway, why should she think so much?
Yunyi also realized what was happening, and a look of panic appeared on her face: "Your Highness, please forgive me. Miss Feng Yao only brought me to the capital out of kindness. If I have caused you any trouble, I will leave the capital immediately after this period of time and will certainly not cause you any trouble."
Feng Yao smiled and said, "Miss Yunyi, there's no need to panic. Her Highness the Princess is not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong. Isn't that right, Your Highness?"
Su Wanyan's upturned lips deepened slightly. What did she just say?
She didn't say anything.
Just as he opened his mouth to speak, a surprised voice suddenly came from the cabin entrance: "Your Highness!?"
The first woman to see Yu Nanqing turned pale instantly and immediately knelt down to pay her respects: "This humble woman, Jiang Li... greets Your Highness!"
Before anyone could even see the person, the people in the cabin had already stood up and bowed.
Ultimately, their fear of Yu Nanqing far exceeded their fear of Su Wanyan.
If they saw him from afar, these young ladies might dare to harbor some fantasies, but when Yu Nanqing was right in front of them, almost none of them dared to look him in the eye.
His gaze towards Su Wanyan was tender and gentle, and his intimidating aura was nowhere to be seen at this moment.
But for some reason, whenever Yu Nanqing got close to them, they always felt that he would strike them down with a knife at any moment.
"Yan'er!" Yu Nanqing had no idea what these people were thinking. The moment he saw Su Wanyan, all the pent-up anger he felt along the way vanished.
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