Su Wenyuan smiled faintly and said, "It's alright, you can continue."
"Mrs. Wang also cursed, saying that the little slut had been seducing men since birth..."
"Shut up!" Sheng Jingyu couldn't hold back and shouted angrily, "Get out!"
The guards who relayed the message only said that Wang was cursing Su Wenyuan, without giving any details. At most, they would utter a couple of unpleasant words when pressed for answers.
Who else could repeat it word for word like Meng Qi? This is when his good memory really shines through.
Ye Shan didn't dare to delay and quickly chased the person out.
After they came out, he asked, "Why do you think those other people didn't report the same thing?"
Wang was in so much pain that she was talking nonsense. What kind of nice things could she say? She could curse for three to five days straight without repeating herself.
Meng Qi, with his silly grin, listened attentively and studied diligently.
“They don’t have as good a memory as I do!” Meng Qi said proudly.
Then he received a flying kick, and Ye Shan wanted to kill him.
After hearing those insults, Sheng Jingyu wondered if he should poison Wang Shi to make her mute.
"You already know what you want to know. Just spare her life. As for the other useless organs, they should be disposed of," Sheng Jingyu said.
Su Wenyuan suddenly laughed and said, "How is it useless? Keep cursing. If you curse enough, someone will naturally take care of it. I can't be the bad guy forever."
The more fiercely Wang cursed, the more she wanted to die.
The despair that Yu Qingzhu experienced back then should also be experienced by Wang Shi.
Su Yuan didn't care; let her keep cursing and see who ends up suffering.
The very next day, Su Yuan was reprimanded by the Emperor.
"The Qikong Kingdom's envoy is still in the capital, yet the Prime Minister's residence is making a laughing stock every day? Last time you slandered Princess Consort Chen, intentionally favoring the Wang family, and you should have been punished!"
"Considering you are the Prime Minister, it was inconvenient to demote you, so I didn't punish you, hoping you could make amends for your merits! But you still made a mistake?"
The emperor found him annoying and demoted him two ranks.
When Su Wenyuan found out, she finally smiled, and her mood seemed much better.
Su Yuan shot himself in the foot; he deserved it.
Upon returning to his residence, he dealt with Wang Shi in the same way Sheng Jingyu had suggested: she was spared death, but rendered mute.
The people in the manor could finally get a good night's sleep. They hadn't slept well for the past few days, their ears filled with Wang Shi's curses and screams. Her voice was hoarse, but it hadn't gotten any weaker.
My legs hurt terribly, but my throat is nothing compared to that.
Su Yuan is no longer the prime minister; the plaque for the prime minister's residence has been removed from the gate and replaced with the name Su residence.
Su Wenyuan has her eye on the Su family mansion, which belongs to Yu Qingzhu!
He's no longer the prime minister, why is he still living in such a nice place?
While Su Wenyuan was scheming, a servant came to report that an envoy from the Qikong Kingdom had arrived.
Since Prince Jin was beaten, the people of Qikong Kingdom have been behaving themselves, except for Princess Heyi who is still jumping around.
They remained silent about the investigation, seemingly indicating they had no intention of doing so and knew they wouldn't find anything.
Su Wenyuan suspected that the envoys had ulterior motives for their sudden arrival today.
"Who came? What did they say?"
The guard reported, "He didn't say anything, he just said he wanted to see the prince. It was that woman named Yuan who came."
That day, she had the fiercest argument with Su Wenyuan.
"I'll go. You focus on your own business." Sheng Jingyu had no intention of involving Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan frowned and asked, "Do you mind if I listen?"
She feared that Empress Yuan would set a trap for Sheng Jingyu, as he was a man of impure thoughts and clearly loved to scheme.
“I don’t mind, but there’s no need. In the Prince Chen’s mansion, can he really rebel?” Sheng Jingyu’s tone was relaxed, unlike Su Wenyuan’s seriousness.
“That’s true, then call me if you need anything.” Su Wenyuan didn’t insist anymore.
Empress Yuan did not stay at Prince Chen's residence for long. She left with a smile on her face, and a quarter of an hour later, she even sent someone to deliver an apology gift to Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan was on high alert and asked, "What did he say?"
"He mainly praised you." Sheng Jingyu looked displeased. "He praised your intelligence and quick wit, saying he admires you greatly and hopes you won't take the last incident to heart. He is an envoy from Qikong Kingdom and will definitely do things for his master."
That's all they said.
Su Wenyuan opened the gift with a look of doubt. It was a pair of white jade chopsticks with patterns engraved on them.
"Is it very expensive?" Su Wenyuan asked.
Ye Shan thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, it's not cheap."
"It doesn't look like it was given to me. Be careful." Su Wenyuan closed the box and ignored it.
The next day, Empress Yuan came to visit again, but Sheng Jingyu made an excuse not to see her. He looked around the door like a thief before leaving.
The same thing happened on the third and fourth days. Whenever Sheng Jingyu didn't appear, he would leave without delay.
He occasionally glanced around, revealing his guilty conscience.
On the fifth day, Empress Yuan appeared at the back gate of Prince Chen's residence...
"Are there already rumors circulating in the capital?"
Su Wenyuan didn't go out, but she guessed that was the case; otherwise, Empress Yuan wouldn't have gone to such lengths.
Ye Shan feigned ignorance and replied, "What rumor?"
"It's alright, go find the Prince." Su Wenyuan sent the man away and then dispatched Yuexiu.
She was in a bad mood during this period, and Sheng Jingyu deliberately kept many things from her.
Su Wenyuan does have her own things to do, that's true, but she can't just ignore Sheng Jingyu.
When Yuexiu returned, she told her that there were rumors circulating that Prince Chen and the envoy from Qikong Kingdom had a close private relationship.
We've met, and I've even given him/her a gift.
I didn't see her for the next few days, but Empress Yuan was acting suspiciously and even went to the back door, which inevitably aroused suspicion.
"A close personal relationship? Are you going to say that the prince and the envoy colluded? This sounds familiar!" Su Wenyuan's gaze gradually turned cold, and she couldn't help but think of Marquis Anle.
Do the people of Qikong Kingdom like to falsely accuse others?
In the study, Ye Shan reported, "The Princess Consort is already aware of the rumors circulating outside."
"If she knows, she knows. I was afraid she'd worry if I kept it from her." Sheng Jingyu hadn't done anything shameful; she just felt it was unnecessary.
"This time, Yuan Hou did a good job, making the capital even more chaotic. The Crown Prince should be losing his temper! Getting rid of the Crown Prince means all my years of pretense haven't been in vain." Sheng Jingyu smiled slightly and skillfully put on the white veil.
Su Wenyuan had only spent a few days with the Emperor, but she could sense that the Emperor secretly favored the Crown Prince.
How could Sheng Jingyu, being in the midst of it all, not feel anything?
One side is biased towards the Crown Prince, the other side is not sincere. If he hadn't pretended to be blind for so many years and kept a low profile, how could he have survived until now?
Just as the white veil was put on, Meng Qi rushed in and said that Su Wenyuan had sent a pig to Prince Jin, a live pig...
“It’s not just some random servant we’ve sent. There are twenty men in total, lined up in two rows, with a fat pig that’s been tied up in the middle. They’re already on their way. Should we stop them?”
After her initial surprise, Sheng Jingyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
It's hard for Su Wenyuan to dispel everyone's suspicions no matter what she gives, but she chose to give a pig.
The Crown Prince looks like a pig; she was clearly trying to mock him.
It would also remind everyone of the conflict between the two, since everyone knows that Princess Consort Chen and Prince Jin are not on good terms, which would reduce the suspicion surrounding Sheng Jingyu.
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