Chapter 495: The Thousand-Year-Old (16)
Wen Wan drank a cup with peace of mind, and then began to shower everyone with praise, showering them with all sorts of compliments, which amused the others. This second prince was really different from before; he would never have been like this before. However, with the empress weakened and no longer having a backer, it seemed normal for people to change.
After that, Wen Wan started eating snacks; she absolutely could not drink the wine.
However, the effects of the alcohol still kicked in, and Wen Wan's face turned bright red.
Fourth Prince: "Brother, are you alright?"
Wen Wan: "I'm a little drunk, so I'll go out for a walk first."
Wen Wan stood up and left her seat. She thought Jiang Mingyue would stop her, but she didn't. Jiang Mingyue was still chatting with someone and seemed not to have noticed her at all.
"Am I overthinking it? Well, she's pregnant now. It's unrealistic for her to cause trouble now," Wen Wan said to the system.
Xiao Cui: "Master, should I prepare some hangover soup?"
Wen Wan shook her head. "No need, I'll be fine after walking a few steps. I'm not drunk."
Looking at her mistress, Xiao Cui realized that she didn't seem to be sober.
After taking a stroll outside, Wen Wan returned to her palace, only to receive news shortly afterward.
The eldest prince has acted immorally by harassing the third prince's wife, frightening her child, who is currently being treated by the imperial physician.
Wen Wan's eyes widened. "What is that?"
Xiao Cui quickly continued to tell her everything she knew. It turned out that after she left the banquet, everything was normal at first, but for some reason, the First Prince suddenly stood up and went straight towards the Third Prince's wife, reaching out to grab her. The Third Prince's wife was so frightened that she screamed.
Meanwhile, the Third Prince, who was chatting with his friend, rushed over, only to find the First Prince acting erratically and eventually being forcibly restrained.
Wen Wan's mouth dropped open. "So this banquet wasn't aimed at me, but at the First Prince? That's too vicious. In this way, the First Prince is basically finished."
Xiao Cui was very happy.
"This is good news for us. The eldest prince has been punished by the emperor for what he did, and he will never be able to become the crown prince again. Your Majesty can rest assured."
Wen Yan: "..."
After sending Xiao Cui away, Wen Wan quickly called Gu Li over, "What do you think the situation is now?"
Gu Li: "The Crown Prince's fate is sealed."
Wen Wan: "So?"
"The next targets are the Fourth Prince and... Your Highness the Second Prince. The Third Prince has obviously started making plans, which proves that the Emperor's health has begun to deteriorate. Consort Rong is the Emperor's most favored concubine, and she knows things that many people don't. Obviously, they have already started to take action. The First Prince is the Third Prince's biggest enemy. Eliminating him will be half the battle won."
Wen Wan: "Do you think Father Emperor would agree if I volunteered to go to the border as a prince?"
Palace intrigue!
She can't play this game! Everyone in this palace is cunning and scheming. How could she possibly outmaneuver them? One wrong move and she could be ruined, or even lose her life.
Gu Li looked at Wen Wan, "Does Your Highness think that hiding will solve the problem?"
"able."
Gu Li: "..."
Seeing that the male lead seemed to be angered by her, Wen Wan felt inexplicably wronged. She hadn't asked the male lead to bet on her, so why was she the one getting angry?
"And what about the Empress?"
"What?"
"Why does Your Highness think that the Third Prince will spare the Empress and you after he becomes Emperor?"
Wen Yan: "..."
Yes, this is the worst possible outcome. The Third Prince has become the Emperor. So what exactly has her arrival changed? The Third Prince will settle scores with Consort Rong, and naturally he will also settle scores with her, as well as with her mother, the Empress Dowager, who spends her days in seclusion. Besides, the Empress Dowager is no pushover either; she is a master of palace intrigue.
She doesn't want to fight; her mother will probably go crazy.
"Then I think there's only one way."
Gu Li looked at Wen Wan, who said, "All of this is based on the premise that Father Emperor is dying. As long as I cure Father Emperor, he can live for another twenty or thirty years. Then there will be no need for a Crown Prince, and I will no longer have to worry about it."
Gu Li: "..."
"Is Your Highness joking? If it weren't for the last moment, Consort Rong and the Third Prince wouldn't have started their actions. There are countless imperial physicians in the palace. Did Your Highness encounter some unparalleled divine physician?"
Wen Wan: "Don't worry about that. Just promise me that if I can save Father Emperor, you won't force me to do things I don't like."
"How dare this servant force His Highness the Second Prince?"
“When you’re being sarcastic and unhappy, you like to call yourself a slave. Don’t think I can’t tell.”
Gu Li: "..."
“I know you dislike your current identity, and you will eventually leave it behind. I’ve thought it through. Rather than having you assist the future emperor, it would be better for you to directly assist your father. That way, you can achieve something.”
Gu Li: "..."
...
Wen Wan felt that she had finally found the best solution.
The system then began investigating what was wrong with the emperor's health, though it didn't know the specifics.
I need to give the emperor a scan.
That's easy. Gu Li quickly took the delicious food she had made to see the Emperor. The Emperor's face was very bad. Well, such a big thing had just happened. It was too much for the Emperor to bear. None of his sons were up to any good.
Wen Wan quickly served the food.
As the emperor ate, his expression softened slightly. Wen Wan then looked at the emperor more closely, while the system scanned the emperor's physical condition.
"Yu'er, what do you think I should do to punish the First Prince?"
Wen Yan: "!!!"
Wen Wan racked her brains to death, but still couldn't figure it out. In the end, she simply gave up and said, "Your subject doesn't know."
"Then do I insist that you say it?"
"Then I will be so bold as to say that I think things are not as they seem. My eldest brother has always been a cautious and steady person who never makes mistakes, especially in such a public place with the eldest prince's wife by his side. How could he suddenly become so aggressive as to bully the third prince's wife? That is completely impossible."
"But it happened. The ministers' children all saw it. Once they go home and talk about it, the whole court will probably know. If any more news leaks out, the entire capital will soon know. Such a huge royal scandal, regardless of whether the eldest prince is at fault or not, he is wrong. If I were to speak as his younger brother, I would hope that my elder brother would not be punished. He may be innocent. But from Father's perspective, I feel that he must be punished, and punished exceptionally severely."
"So I don't know."
"If you were me, how would you punish them?"
What's wrong with this emperor? Is this some kind of trap being set for him? These questions are driving me crazy.
"I believe there is another way to solve this problem."
"Tell me," the emperor asked.
Wen Wan thought for a moment and said, "To put it bluntly, this matter is a royal affair. At most, the people will talk about it for a few days. What the people care about is only things that are directly related to their own interests. If we don't want the eldest prince to be severely punished, but also want to calm things down, then we should use something bigger to divert attention from this matter."
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