Xu Yun approached Suo'etu and knelt down immediately. "Godfather, I apologize to you on behalf of my sister. Rest assured, I will definitely not let this matter implicate you!"
Looking at Xu Yun, Suo'etu realized that Xu Yun was indeed more sensible than Xu Yan.
“This matter cannot be resolved simply by saying you are not involved. The Crown Prince will believe that I instructed Xu Yan to do this!” Soetu said helplessly.
"Godfather, I will persuade my sister to take on this responsibility herself!"
“You are more sensible than Xu Yan, and you should also think about your own future! I think you should know what the crime of plotting to murder the Crown Prince is,” Suo’etu kindly reminded Xu Yun.
He had grown to like Xu Yun after spending time with her; she was well-behaved and never caused trouble.
Although Xu Yun disliked Xu Yan, she didn't want to just watch Xu Yan lose her life!
"Father, is there no other way? Please save my sister!" Xu Yun pleaded desperately.
"I am powerless to help! And I'm afraid I can't even protect myself." Suo'etu was filled with regret. He should have stopped Xu Yan instead of harboring illusions.
"I'm sorry, godfather, you've been implicated!" Xu Yun said apologetically. Although Suo'etu may have had ulterior motives in taking them in, she was still grateful to Suo'etu and his wife for taking care of them.
"Why does Xu Yan think the Crown Prince will treat her differently?" Suo'etu was quite surprised. Where did Xu Yan get her confidence from?
"Well... I'm not quite sure either!" Xu Yun thought it must be something that happened to Xu Yan during her time in the capital alone.
Soetu did not press the matter further.
Xu Yun kowtowed three times to Suo'etu before getting up and leaving.
When the Crown Prince arrived at Suo'etu's residence, Suo'etu was waiting for him.
"His Highness the Crown Prince has come after all!" Soetu said to the Crown Prince as he entered.
"Isn't Prime Minister Suo exactly what he's been waiting for?" the Crown Prince said coldly.
"Your Highness, I truly knew nothing about what happened last night. If I had known, I would have certainly stopped it!" Soetu explained.
"Minister Suo, do you think I would believe this? Do you dare say that all of this was done by Xu Yan alone?"
Without your instructions, how could Xu Yan mobilize the people in your household?
Even your wife happened to fall ill?
If you initially said you truly didn't know, but then you met your wife, how could you not know?
"Does Prime Minister Suo really think I'm still a two or three-year-old child?" The Crown Prince was furious and questioned him repeatedly.
Soetu was speechless after being confronted by the Crown Prince, since what the Crown Prince said was true.
"Your Highness, are you angry because I instructed Xu Yan to drug you? Or is it because this matter makes you feel guilty towards the Crown Princess?" Suo'etu felt that the main reason for the Crown Prince's anger was because of He Xue.
"What do you think?" the crown prince asked in return.
"Is the Crown Princess that important to you?" Soetu was a little confused. How could the Crown Prince have such deep feelings for He Xue, and even remain celibate for her sake?
"Of course, He Xue is my wife!" The Crown Prince's eyes softened considerably when He Xue was mentioned.
"Prime Minister Suo, I have been more tolerant of you in the past because of the Empress Dowager. I know what you did to He Xue, and I even suppressed it for you."
"He Xue hasn't had any contact with you, so why are you dissatisfied with her? Is it because of Su Hetai?"
"Your Highness, do you think the Emperor would be happy to see you favoring the Crown Princess alone?"
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