Su Wanyan watched the commotion with the crowd for a while, then adjusted the bundle on her back and disappeared into the crowd with the others; finding the bookstore was the priority.
In ancient times, bookstores were not called bookstores, but book stalls.
Su Wanyan looked around inside, picked out a few books related to acupuncture, medicine, and herbs, paid for them, and prepared to head home.
For her first trip outside the mansion, the most important thing was to memorize the nearby streets; shopping was secondary.
On her way back to the manor, she felt as if a pair of eyes were watching her from behind, but when she turned around, there was nothing there.
She dismissed it as her own imagination.
Besides this incident, she also heard some gossip about her along the way. It was said that Su Muqing, who was supposed to marry into the Prince Gong's Mansion, was still in the Yuan Ning Marquis's Mansion. The one who married into the mansion was the third daughter of the Yuan Ning Marquis, who was born out of wedlock. She was elevated to the status of the legitimate daughter the day before her wedding.
Su Muqing's unmarried status was bound to be exposed sooner or later, and the people were sighing with regret. Given Yu Nanqing's current state of disability, no one wanted their precious daughter to marry into that family.
With a family like the Marquis of Yuanning's mansion, there was a bright future ahead of them. Now that the Prince Gong's mansion has lost power, it's understandable that he would marry a concubine's son into it.
However, it has been four days since the third daughter of a concubine married into Prince Gong's mansion, but Prince Gong's mansion is still as quiet as ever.
After all, he was a member of the royal family, and Yu Nanqing was paralyzed in bed. He finally managed to get married, but he didn't even make a sound, which inevitably aroused the curiosity of the people.
The reason why the common people were curious was entirely because Su Wanyan showed no intention of returning to her parents' home three days after marrying into Prince Gong's mansion.
Even now, the gates of Prince Gong's Mansion remain tightly closed.
Could it be that the newly arrived princess was abused to death by Prince Gong, just like the previous maids?
Or perhaps the Marquis of Yuanning simply didn't care about his daughter's life or death; once a daughter is married, she's like water spilled from a cup, abandoned like a discarded child.
Yu Nanqing guarded the frontier from a small town, fighting in the south and the north. People in the capital admired him more than they feared him. However, since Yu Nanqing rarely returned to the capital while guarding the frontier, the people of the capital had not seen this prince in the past ten years.
Three years ago, when Yu Nanqing returned to the capital, he was always brought back by carriage. The carriage was covered up so that the people couldn't see it. After that, he was kept in his residence. Therefore, the people in the capital were even more eager to find out about this prince.
He fought in battles from a young age, protecting his home and country. He was never seen, only known by name. Then one day, he fell from grace, became paralyzed in bed, and his personality changed drastically, turning him into a tyrannical man. He married a woman and brought her into his household, but she never appeared again, her fate unknown. The twists and turns and inside stories of this incident are certainly enough to keep the people of the capital talking for a lifetime.
Regardless of the public's impression of Yu Nanqing, his gossipy nature is the same in every dynasty.
Su Wanyan listened to the occasional chatter from the common people as she walked, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
The Prince's Mansion was two or three streets away from the market. When Su Wanyan arrived at the mansion, there were very few pedestrians on the road. She walked to the wall of the alley and crouched down, intending to crawl in.
Suddenly, an idea flashed into his mind. After hesitating for a while, he got up and went straight to the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
Outside the gate of the Prince's mansion, two soldiers stood at attention, holding long spears.
Su Wanyan swaggered forward, only to be immediately stopped by them: "Stop! Who are you? Do you know where you are?"
Su Wanyan puffed out her chest: "How dare you! You dare to stop me? Don't you even recognize me?"
The two soldiers were taken aback. They exchanged a glance and then looked Su Wanyan up and down. She was just a maid. They wondered who gave her the audacity to come to Prince Gong's mansion.
The soldier glared at him coldly and said, "This is the Prince Gong's Mansion. I don't care who you are. Without the Emperor's decree, no one is allowed to enter or leave the mansion."
"What a joke! According to you, I need the Emperor's permission to even enter my own home? There are millions of people in the capital. Does every commoner need the Emperor's permission to go home? Was it the Emperor who issued the order, or did you act on your own initiative and commit insubordination?"
Su Wanyan shouted loudly, and the passersby couldn't help but stop and watch. When they saw that it was still about the Prince Gong's Mansion, they immediately became excited.
The two soldiers were taken aback: "How dare you! Of course, it's the Emperor's order. Who are you?"
"Is the Emperor such a tyrannical and autocratic person? I think it's you who have no respect for the law. You even dare to ask who I am." Seeing that a crowd had gathered, Su Wanyan sneered and raised her voice even louder: "Open your dog eyes and see! I am the Princess Consort of Gong. I came out to buy something, and you stopped me at the gate when I returned to the mansion. What a joke! Let me in right now!"
"Nonsense! Her Highness the Princess is currently in the manor with the Prince. How could she possibly be a lowly maid like you? If you don't leave, don't blame us for being impolite."
"Ha! A little maid? Speaking of which, let me tell you something. In this palace, there's nothing to wear and nothing to eat. I, a princess, have to wear a maid's clothes. If I want anything, I have to go out and buy it myself. And now I'm being stopped... um!"
Before she could finish speaking, the two soldiers were startled and quickly covered Su Wanyan's mouth, breaking out in a cold sweat.
These are all the real situations inside the Prince's mansion. How could this girl know them?
Could she really be Princess Consort Gong?
This is extremely serious; these matters must not be leaked at all!
However, before he could even cover his hand for a second, Su Wanyan bit his palm hard.
The soldier screamed in pain, and Su Wanyan seized the opportunity to twist his fingers back, glaring at him through gritted teeth and whispering, "If you don't let me in now, what I just said will soon reach the Emperor, and you can imagine how he will deal with you then!"
The soldier's fingers ached terribly as Su Wanyan forcefully twisted them, leaving him completely powerless from the pain.
But he still gritted his teeth and refused to give in until a soldier next to him gestured to him, at which point he endured the pain and said, "Welcome back to the palace, Princess."
Su Wanyan snorted coldly and walked in with her head held high after the two soldiers pushed open the door.
There were even more people watching outside the mansion gate now than before, and her words should soon reach the palace.
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.
Doesn't the Emperor care about his reputation?
As long as he still cares about his prestige as king and emperor, she still has a way to save her and Yu Nanqing's lives.
No sooner had Su Wanyan entered the Prince's mansion than the guards on the way to the palace to report the news.
Main courtyard.
Su Wanyan was in a good mood when she entered the room carrying her things, but when she saw the bloodstain on the bed, her heart skipped a beat: "Yu Nanqing?"
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