"So fast?" Sheng Jingyu asked incredulously.
Su Wenyuan yawned and said, "It's just a nanny. If you don't want to see her, it's just a matter of saying a word. You can't refuse because of the Empress. Given my relationship with the Empress, it's already a favor that I didn't throw her out."
After calling out twice, Granny Cheng stopped calling and anxiously tried to think of a solution.
She shouldn't be leaving the palace at this hour, and she should be even more cautious about returning.
There wasn't enough time to begin with, and now that they couldn't see Sheng Jingyu, they were extremely anxious.
After much thought, she could only turn to Ye Shan for help, and said with a forced smile, "Miss, could you please ask the Princess Consort if I could see the Prince?"
Ye Shan smiled politely and said, "No."
The smile on Granny Cheng's face immediately vanished; like master, like servant.
Ye Shan didn't have this attitude before. Back then, she would definitely listen to Sheng Jingyu. Her current attitude can only be something she learned from Su Wenyuan.
"Miss Ye Shan, is the Prince truly asleep?"
Ye Shan nodded and said, "Yes."
"Aren't you afraid that the Prince will get angry with you when he wakes up? I am a servant of the Empress. I must have something urgent to do when I come here at this hour. Are you just going to stop me like this?" Granny Cheng put on airs again.
Ye Shan replied, "We are following the Princess's orders. As long as we obey the Princess, the Prince will not get angry."
After hearing this, Granny Cheng remained silent for a long time. She tried to speak several times, but in the end, she said nothing.
There's not much to say.
The Queen has chosen a wonderful princess!
Who would have thought that Sheng Jingyu would listen to the princess so much? If the empress had known this would happen, she would definitely have carefully chosen this princess.
Now things are really messed up. Sheng Jingyu only has eyes for the princess, and this princess is still so immature.
Not wanting to return like this, Granny Cheng suggested, "Miss, could you please pass on a message for me?"
"Just say that the Seventh Prince has been in trouble. It's a matter of life and death. Please, Your Highness, don't hold a grudge against me anymore. Once this matter is resolved, I'm willing to apologize to Your Highness!"
Given the urgency of the situation, Granny Cheng softened her stance first.
Once the matter is resolved, she will only sue Su Wenyuan; why would she apologize?
Ye Shan agreed and said, "I can pass on the message, but the princess may not be able to wake the prince. As you know, the prince's health has never been good."
In the past, his poor health was used to deceive the emperor and empress; Sheng Jingyu put a lot of effort into his act.
His current poor health is just an excuse, and he's putting on a very perfunctory act.
He would immediately cough whenever Su Wenyuan said he was unwell.
Ye Shan went in to deliver a message, and Su Wenyuan struggled to open her eyes and said, "Tell her I won't hold a grudge against her. She's not worthy. But it's already this late, and the palace gates are locked. Does she really want the Prince to enter the palace at this hour to anger the Emperor?"
Whether it's true or not, the Empress really did have this intention.
It would be best if Sheng Jingyu could rescue Sheng Ziyan. If he couldn't, he could at least help Sheng Ziyan draw the Emperor's wrath and make Sheng Ziyan's punishment lighter.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened.
However, Sheng Ziyan's troubles weren't this big before; Sheng Jingyu made a little noise and covered it up.
This time he's talking nonsense, daring to discuss anything, and even trying to provoke Sheng Jingyu.
Su Wenyuan politely declined, but her words were quite clear.
Upon hearing this, Granny Cheng knew that she would not be able to see Sheng Jingyu today, and naturally, she would not be able to ask Sheng Jingyu for help.
"Good! His Highness Prince Chen no longer needs the Empress's protection, and he doesn't even care about the years of mother-son relationship." Granny Cheng was practically saying that Sheng Jingyu was ungrateful.
She deliberately raised her voice so that Su Wenyuan in the room could hear it as well.
Su Wenyuan suddenly opened her eyes, sat up in bed, and quickly pushed open the door to say, "I don't want to say anything unpleasant today. You know who is heartless, and I know who is heartless."
"I stopped you today, and I will stop you again tomorrow, Your Highness. Let the Seventh Prince pray for his own good fortune."
How could Granny Cheng not know that the Empress poisoned Sheng Jingyu?
How dare you criticize others after doing something like this yourself?
Granny Cheng sneered, "Stop the Prince? Isn't Princess Consort overestimating herself? She's just a trinket. If she's in a good mood, she can be coaxed a bit; if she's in a bad mood, she can be replaced anytime."
How many of these elderly nannies, who have seen so much of the palace life, are truly loyal?
Because of Lu Wanying, the Crown Prince went so far as to make a scene in front of the Emperor and even fell out with Consort Wan.
But now she still loathes it. She knows everything that happens in the Crown Prince's residence better than anyone else, as she tells the Empress about it every day like it's a joke.
Moreover, the most taboo thing in the palace is to become arrogant after gaining favor, thinking that one is irreplaceable. Arrogance is usually a sign of impending death.
Su Wenyuan was more arrogant than any other favored concubine she had ever met.
Even Consort Wan, who gave birth to the crown prince, wasn't as daring as her.
But Granny Cheng always believed that Sheng Jingyu would get tired of it, and then the situation would be different.
Su Wenyuan frowned slightly and slowly asked, "A thing? Are you talking about me?"
“I am a servant of the Empress and know the rules best. How could I have spoken ill of the Princess?” Granny Cheng denied after saying that.
She shouldn't have said those things if she hadn't gotten so emotional.
Su Wenyuan pressed further, "Who are you talking about? Is there anyone else here?"
Granny Cheng sneered, "I said that if His Highness doesn't like the tables and chairs here, he can change them at any time. The first sentence was indeed referring to the Princess Consort. You should respect His Highness, how can you stop him?"
She's right in the first statement, so we can admit that. But the second statement doesn't name names, so if she doesn't admit it's about her, then it's not her.
Su Wenyuan grinned, waved her hand, and said, "Beat them! Beat them until I'm happy."
Granny Cheng panicked immediately and cried out in alarm, "I did nothing wrong, why are you hitting me?"
"Hitting me is an insult to the Empress! If word gets out, you and the Prince will be condemned as heartless and treacherous!"
Su Wenyuan raised an eyebrow and said, "There's another meaning to that? Then put in a little more effort!"
This way we can slap the Queen in the face. What a great thing! We should slap her for a while longer.
At her age, Granny Cheng had long forgotten what it felt like to be beaten.
The guards, unaware of the force of their blows, punched and kicked her repeatedly, causing her to writhe on the ground in pain.
"You have no respect for Her Majesty the Empress, you have no sense of hierarchy, and you even hit people for no reason. I wasn't talking about you at all!" Granny Cheng shouted when she had a spare moment, still trying to argue and prove that she hadn't said anything wrong.
Su Wenyuan shrugged and said, "I don't care who you're talking about, whether it's me or tables and chairs, I just hit them, so what?"
"You think I'm asking you questions to find fault with you? Think again. I can hit you whenever I want. This is the Prince Chen's residence, and I'm in charge here."
If she tried to argue with Su Wenyuan, then she would have no choice but to resort to unreasonable arguments.
"When I get back, I must tell Her Majesty the Empress!" That was all Cheng Mama could use to threaten Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "Don't tell the Empress. Go tell Father that I hit you tonight, right here at Prince Chen's residence. I'll definitely admit it."
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