Those ministers outside were concerned with their reputation and always put on airs, insisting on reasoning with Empress Yuan and others.
Before long, Empress Yuan would entangle them in a conversation.
Su Wenyuan is different. She only talks about reason when she has a point, and she won't talk about reason when she doesn't. Or, she might come up with some twisted logic of her own.
"What explanation do you want? You sent so many guards, yet you couldn't even hold onto a post station. Luckily, we're in the capital, so the thieves were more restrained, and we only got a beating!"
"If they encounter danger on the road, and this is all the guards are capable of, and Princess Heyi is injured, we will hold them accountable! Such a shameful thing, instead of keeping it a secret, you are making a big fuss about it?"
Su Wenyuan rolled her eyes and pulled up a chair to sit down.
The Emperor didn't say anything. Look at how long her mouth is! If she had been there when Anchuan was defeated and sent to marry a foreign ruler, there probably wouldn't have been a need to send Princess Heyi.
Maybe we can even get the Qikong Kingdom to send a princess over!
Why can't Su Yuan do it? Su Wenyuan must have taken after her mother...
The emperor's thoughts drifted further and further away, until he suddenly snapped back to reality when he thought of Yu Qingzhu.
Princess Heyi sneered from the side, "I didn't expect Princess Consort Chen to care so much about my safety?"
The two have always been at odds, and now that they've run into trouble, they've dragged Princess Heyi into the fray and made a big fuss about it.
The Emperor glanced at her with displeasure. If she wasn't going to help, fine, but why was she making things worse?
Princess Heyi sensed the Emperor's displeasure, but she ignored it; she no longer cared about the Emperor's mood.
Empress Yuan retorted, "It was clearly the chaos in the capital that led to the attack on the Crown Prince. What does it have to do with our country's defenses?"
Su Wenyuan covered her mouth and chuckled, a hint of disdain in her eyes, and pressed, "Are you kidding me? The guards are responsible for the safety of the prince and princess. What do you think this has to do with them? Are they here to play around?"
“I fully understand your anxiety right now. It’s hard for you to explain that the Crown Prince was beaten while under your protection, but you can’t just shift the blame because of that. Do you admit that the guards were at fault?”
After she asked the question, everyone fell silent.
Why is it always them who have problems? No matter what it is, as long as it comes through Su Wenyuan's mouth, it has nothing to do with Anchuan?
Empress Yuan angrily retorted, "You don't admit it, but do you acknowledge that there are security problems in the capital of Anchuan Kingdom?"
Of course, he couldn't admit that Su Wenyuan had completely absolved herself of any responsibility for the incident, since it was Jin Shizi who started it.
If he were to admit now that there was a problem with the guards, he would really not gain anything at all.
If he doesn't admit it, Su Wenyuan is even less likely to admit it.
"Who told you there was a problem?" Su Wenyuan retorted.
"The capital city government has files and statistics on every case in the capital. If you're not satisfied, bring out your Qikong Kingdom's case files and see who has a problem."
"If all else fails, we also have the Ministry of Justice's case files. As long as you dare to compare, we dare to show them to you. You come from Qikong Kingdom, how dare you say there's a problem with our records?"
Sheng Jingyu added, "Leaving aside the situation of ordinary people in the capital, how many wealthy merchants and court officials bully others by abusing their power? If we're talking about chaos, none of the surrounding vassal states are as chaotic as Qikong."
This is a universally acknowledged fact. Take, for example, the parents of Jinkouhe.
Relying on his status as a meritorious official in the restoration of the country, he was already vulgar and despicable, and became even more arrogant after gaining power.
The emperor of Qikong Kingdom could do nothing about them except wait for them to die. If we're talking about chaos, Qikong Kingdom was truly the most chaotic.
Empress Yuan blushed deeply, realizing she shouldn't have spoken ill of others.
When he first arrived in Anchuan Kingdom, he studied the curfew in the capital at night and the patrol arrangements of the soldiers, hoping to learn some things and bring them back to Qikong Kingdom.
Hearing this, the people inside the hall couldn't help but feel proud, straightened their backs, and echoed with a few words of praise.
The Emperor became even more arrogant, walking up to Su Wenyuan and staring directly at the group of envoys.
He couldn't suppress the smugness on his face, as if he wanted the envoys to know that such a prosperous era was all thanks to him.
Su Wenyuan pursed her lips, moved closer to Sheng Jingyu, and whispered, "They all came out at this point, but didn't say a word just now."
Despite having a winning game, they made it so difficult for them.
Su Wenyuan had yet to witness just how difficult Empress Yuan was to deal with; perhaps she had been outdone by her.
"Father is happy, would you like a reward?" Sheng Jingyu was equally happy.
In this debate, Su Wenyuan played a much bigger role than him.
If he were to speak, he probably wouldn't be able to say it as well.
Su Wenyuan lowered her voice even further, and moved closer to the other person, asking, "If you want it, will you give it to me?"
"It depends on what you want."
The Emperor is in a good mood right now, and he will grant Su Wenyuan's requests as long as they are not too unreasonable.
But Su Wenyuan wanted nothing but the truth.
Taking advantage of the security issues in the capital, everyone kept flattering the emperor and boasting about their own country.
They were pleased, but the envoy's face turned green.
Su Wenyuan interrupted in time, saying, "You gentlemen will know how good the capital is once you stay a few more days, or you can ask Princess Heyi. She grew up in Anchuan Kingdom and she will definitely know."
They couldn't praise her any more; they were going too far, and Su Wenyuan felt they were being shameless.
The emperor was being praised to the skies.
It's okay to brag about some things to outsiders, but you can't be completely oblivious to them yourself.
The former prefect of the capital had just been replaced by the emperor. During his tenure, he had handled many wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice, and they even had the nerve to boast about it, taking advantage of the fact that the envoys were unaware of it.
"Does Lord Yuan have any other questions? In any case, the security situation in Anchuan Kingdom is definitely not a problem. Why don't you let Prince Jin reflect on who he has offended?"
“We will fully cooperate in finding the murderer, but His Highness the Crown Prince has many affairs to attend to and cannot investigate only this one matter. I suggest that you conduct your own investigation and rule out your own people first.”
Su Wenyuan looked at them with a smile and spoke slowly and deliberately.
Not only are they unwilling to take responsibility, but they also don't want to investigate. If they really want to investigate, let them investigate on their own.
Anyway, it's their business, and has nothing to do with Ankawa.
Sheng Yuanhe was excited. He had long since given up on investigating, having searched for so long without finding a single clue.
Most importantly, the Crown Prince was unwilling to cooperate, and every time he went there, the Crown Prince would make sarcastic remarks to him.
He was unwilling to investigate, but Consort Wan and the Emperor wouldn't allow it, putting him in a difficult position.
Unexpectedly, in the end, we still needed Su Wenyuan's help to resolve this matter.
After his initial excitement and joy, Sheng Yuanhe began to feel conflicted. Why was it Su Wenyuan who helped him?
His gaze toward Su Wenyuan also became complicated.
Sheng Jingyu noticed this and suddenly grabbed Su Wenyuan's hand, fearing that Sheng Yuanhe might have ulterior motives.
Su Wenyuan wasn't doing it for Sheng Yuanhe, but for Sheng Jingyu. If something were to be discovered, it would be a huge hassle.
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