Before meeting Su Yuan, Su Wenyuan wasn't in such a hurry.
This was also the last time she would rely on the Emperor. If the Emperor was still unreliable, she would no longer need to ask him for help.
The courtiers surrounded Sheng Jingyu, questioning him about whether he had colluded with the envoys from Qikong Kingdom.
The emperor also asked him to give an explanation, since there were many conflicting opinions circulating outside, which was affecting his reputation.
When Sheng Jingyu explained the matter for the first time, he made it clear that it was all Yuan Hou's deliberate doing.
Qikong Kingdom used the princess's visit to relatives as a pretext to investigate Anchuan Kingdom's military strength.
Qikong Kingdom never intended for the two countries to be on friendly terms. Their proposal to be on friendly terms was merely a delaying tactic, hoping to find a suitable opportunity to instigate internal strife in Ankawa.
"Originally, I wanted to discuss these matters with Father Emperor in private, but the envoy from Qikong Kingdom is cunning and the princess is involved in helping, so I have no choice but to speak of them here."
"You all probably don't know this, but it was the people from Qikong Kingdom who investigated and found out about Seventh Brother's confidantes, and then they presented the evidence to His Highness the Crown Prince..."
The Empress had already planned to leave when she heard them discussing state affairs, but upon hearing about the Seventh Prince, she couldn't help but sit back down.
She knew this matter was related to the Crown Prince; if the Crown Prince hadn't stirred things up at the end, the Emperor wouldn't have made the decision to punish the Seventh Prince.
But now Sheng Jingyu is telling her that it was the people from Qikong Kingdom who were behind this?
"Your Majesty, Ziyan is innocent," the Empress suddenly pleaded.
A minister stepped forward and said, "Prince Chen only said that the people of Qikong Kingdom were involved in this matter, but he didn't say that the Seventh Prince was innocent. He said it himself."
Qi Kong Kingdom only helped find evidence and bribed people around the Seventh Prince, which is why those outrageous words were spread.
It's not a case of being wronged; without them, this whole thing wouldn't have happened.
The Empress gave him a cold glance, then looked at Sheng Jingyu with displeasure.
If he had spoken up earlier, the Empress could have easily explained that it was a conspiracy by the Qikong Kingdom, giving the Emperor a reason to keep Sheng Ziyan.
Now that Sheng Ziyan is almost in the north, he finally spoke up.
It looks like it was done on purpose.
Su Wenyuan wanted to go back quickly, but she ran into Lu Wanying on the way.
Sheng Yuanhe went hunting. With her status, she could neither go to the emperor's presence nor wander around freely.
I've been hiding in the tent, but I can't stay still.
Taking advantage of being pregnant, she always wanted to come and see Su Wenyuan, and now she's run into her.
Su Wenyuan was busy and had no time to pay attention to her. Just as she was about to walk past her, Lu Wanying took two steps to the side and blocked Su Wenyuan's way.
"..." Su Wenyuan's eyes revealed murderous intent.
In the past, when others caused her trouble, she would just join in the fun, since she had nothing better to do anyway.
At most, I get so angry at these shameless people sometimes.
This is the first time I've ever had the urge to kill someone out of impatience.
Lu Wanying sensed danger, instinctively protecting her stomach with her hands and taking a step back.
Su Wenyuan's gaze shifted downwards, stopping at her stomach, and she said, "If you don't want this child, if you don't want this life, you can just say so, and I'll grant your wish."
Lu Wanying hurriedly stepped back, creating a safe distance between herself and Su Wenyuan.
“I am carrying the Crown Prince’s child.”
Su Wenyuan sneered, "If the Crown Prince really wanted it, would you still be nameless and without status? After Lu Guanfeng's death, no one can cover up what you did before. Who were you after Linquan Villa back then?"
At that time, Sheng Jingyu was still the de facto crown prince, while Sheng Yuanhe was not valued.
It wasn't until Sheng Yuanhe became the crown prince that Lu Wanying began to mention her past with Sheng Yuanhe, thus creating the persona of someone who had admired the crown prince for many years.
In fact, all those past experiences were for Sheng Jingyu.
After Lu Guanfeng's death, the servants in the Lu family took the initiative to confess and told everything.
Su Wenyuan doesn't know how much the Crown Prince knows yet, but if Lu Wanying causes any more trouble, she wouldn't mind sending it all to the Crown Prince.
I was just too lazy to cause trouble before, but Lu Wanying is already like this, so what's one more blow?
Lu Wanying's biggest worry right now is that she has no official status. Hearing Su Wenyuan say this, she became furious and said, "I may have no official status, but this child is of royal blood, and everyone has to acknowledge him!"
Su Wenyuan said calmly, "Let's talk about it after the baby is born."
There's still a long way to go, and many things are still unknown.
Lu Wanying said sarcastically, "Indeed, my hope lies ahead. Although I don't have a formal title now, once this child is born, I will definitely have a place."
"And you can only be arrogant for now. I suggest you let Prince Chen choose a good fiefdom as soon as possible and leave the capital, so as not to end up with no trace of your body in the future."
She talked so much that it gave Su Wenyuan a headache. Seeing that she was about to say something more, Su Wenyuan raised her hand and slapped Lu Wanying, knocking her down without any warning.
Su Wenyuan shook her hand in disgust and looked at her, saying, "I suggest you die. Do you want to listen?"
Lu Wanying was stunned by the blow; she was pregnant!
She was carrying the Crown Prince's child, a member of the royal family, and even Consort Wan dared not lay a hand on her.
Su Wenyuan slapped her without warning.
Realizing what was happening, Lu Wanying shouted loudly.
"Ouch! It hurts! My stomach!" Lu Wanying clutched her stomach, curled up in a ball, and screamed desperately.
Seeing her like this, Su Wenyuan suddenly burst out laughing.
It wasn't because of her disheveled appearance, but because I thought she was stupid.
Lu Wanying's foolishness reminded her of Wang Shi, Su Lin'er, and Su Yuan. What did she have to worry about in fighting against this group? It was only a matter of time.
"Go and call a royal physician for her, but if she wants to shout, let her shout here." Su Wenyuan left with only this sentence.
When Lu Wanying saw her leave, she was so shocked that she forgot to shout for a moment.
She felt that in Su Wenyuan's eyes, she was like prey in the forest, to be shot at will without any burden. Even though she was pregnant, Su Wenyuan didn't care and just left like that.
"No, no! That's not how it is!" Lu Wanying couldn't accept Su Wenyuan's attitude and shouted loudly again.
Even if she doesn't have a formal status, someone will still care about the child in her belly.
The Emperor is not far from her; if she can get the Emperor to hear her, he will surely stand up for her.
But the Emperor has no time to care about her right now. After Sheng Jingyu finished explaining that she had been framed, she mentioned Marquis Anle.
He said that Qikong Kingdom had always been trying to sow discord, and this was just a repeat of the same old tricks; there was another hidden story behind what happened back then.
"Thirteen years have passed. What you're saying is impossible. Besides, if what happened back then was really related to Qikong Kingdom, what benefits did they gain?" the Emperor retorted.
Sheng Jingyu said, "Back then, Anchuan suffered repeated defeats, but Qikong was willing to seek peace. Although I don't know what benefits they gained, this matter was unreasonable."
The Emperor roared, "Don't make wild guesses if you don't know! What happened back then..."
As they were talking, a sudden wail came from outside: "It hurts! My stomach..."
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