In the end, Empress Yuan left the palace in disgrace and went to Princess Heyi for help.
After the man left, the Emperor asked in bewilderment, "Why was he so insistent on demanding an explanation for Jin Kouhe? That prince isn't that important in Qi Kong Kingdom, is he?"
Sheng Jingyu replied, "The Prince Jin is not important at all. What's important is that they came here without gaining anything, and they won't be able to explain themselves when they go back."
“If we confess to this crime, they can use it as an opportunity to make demands and seek benefits. The demands may be big or small, but they will definitely be in their favor.”
The Emperor and Sheng Jingyu talked for a full hour.
After the discussion, an imperial edict was sent to the post station.
The main content is that several envoys were disrespectful to the emperor, and the crown prince assassinated the queen, which was also a sign of disrespect to Anchwan.
This incident aroused dissatisfaction among court officials and the common people, who were urged to leave as soon as possible.
Princess Heyi went to Qikong Kingdom for a marriage alliance to maintain friendly relations between the two countries. Now that Qikong Kingdom has such an attitude, the Emperor has requested that Princess Heyi stay in Anchuan for the time being.
After this imperial edict was issued, many people panicked.
Princess Heyi found Consort Wan and then went to see Sheng Yuanhe. Some ministers felt that the emperor was too impulsive and wanted to enter the palace to request an audience.
Empress Yuan also wanted to meet the Emperor, but the post station had been surrounded by soldiers, who prohibited them from moving around freely.
This was clearly the attitude towards prisoners, and even if Empress Yuan had a silver tongue that could twist the truth, it was now useless.
However, all the trouble was the Emperor's doing; Sheng Jingyu had already left when the Emperor issued the imperial edict.
Inside the Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan was looking at the maid in the courtyard with a puzzled expression.
After Sheng Jingyu entered the palace, she returned to Zhuyue Pavilion from the front hall. Thinking that she hadn't offered incense to Yu Qingzhu for a long time, she went to the ancestral hall again.
When I passed by the kitchen, I went in to take a look.
Strangely, every servant who saw her along the way fled as fast as they could, as if she were about to devour them.
The cook in the kitchen, who was kneading dough, immediately avoided her upon seeing her, without saying a word, abandoning the dough and running as fast as he could.
Su Wenyuan found it strange, so she went to a few more places.
The final conclusion was that the servants in the mansion avoided her like the plague, as if talking to her would lead to something terrible.
That's why she thought of calling everyone in the courtyard to ask what happened.
When I called out, I found that they had all turned into maids. There were servants cleaning the yard in the morning, but in less than a day, they were gone?
"Where is he?" Su Wenyuan turned to look at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi pointed to a long row in front and said, "They're all here. Who is the Princess looking for?"
"I'm looking for men! Why are they all girls? Who's going to do the heavy lifting in the yard?" Su Wenyuan shouted irritably.
Meng Qi chuckled and said, "Although I arranged for some to leave, I arranged for several more maids. Your Highness, don't worry, it won't delay things in the courtyard."
If we don't have enough strength, we'll make up for it with numbers.
What used to be a task done by one person can now be done by two or three people...
Meng Qi felt incredibly clever at that moment, completely unaware of Su Wenyuan's murderous glare.
"The people in the courtyard have been transferred, so what about the others in the mansion?" Su Wenyuan tried her best to remain calm.
You can't get angry until you've asked clearly.
Meng Qi replied, "It was the prince's instruction."
"The prince instructed them to avoid me? Avoiding me is like avoiding jackals and tigers? What, are you afraid I'll eat people?" Su Wenyuan asked through gritted teeth.
Meng Qi explained, "I don't know why either. The prince said they weren't allowed to appear in front of you, and I was just a messenger. But the prince also said I could appear in front of the princess."
Su Wenyuan couldn't understand it at all and simply thought that Sheng Jingyu was crazy.
Just then, Sheng Jingyu returned, and Su Wenyuan immediately questioned him, "Did you make the people in the manor avoid me?"
"Huh?" Sheng Jingyu didn't react for a moment.
Su Wenyuan dismissed the maids again and asked, "Did you instruct me not to let certain people appear in front of me?"
Seeing the anger on her face, Sheng Jingyu vaguely understood what was going on.
In the Prince Chen's residence, anything important must never be entrusted to Meng Qi.
If this matter were left to Ye Shan, she would definitely understand what Sheng Jingyu meant.
Sheng Jingyu wanted Meng Qi to rearrange the servants in the mansion as much as possible, so that the guards and servants wouldn't be constantly in front of Su Wenyuan.
Instead of letting him threaten them one by one, making these people avoid Su Wenyuan like the plague.
It was even worse to let him relay the message like that, which infuriated Su Wenyuan.
"Meng Qi!" Sheng Jingyu gritted his teeth, really not knowing what to say to him.
Even if he explained, Meng Qi wouldn't understand. Fortunately, Ye Shan could guess from the situation that Meng Qi had caused trouble, so she quickly cleaned up the mess for him.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. His Highness was worried that their clumsy hands might disturb Your Highness's rest, so he reminded Meng Qi to keep them away from Your Highness until your injuries have fully healed, so as not to disturb her."
"Meng Qi misunderstood, which is why things turned out this way. I'll take him now to explain to everyone. Please don't be angry, Your Highness," Ye Shan explained with a bitter face.
This reason was obviously false, but Su Wenyuan didn't intend to argue with Ye Shan.
"Go ahead." Su Wenyuan waved her hand, which could be considered as saving Meng Qi.
Sheng Jingyu looked furious. If Meng Qi left now, he would get scolded less.
Only the two of them remained in the courtyard. Su Wenyuan asked, "What happened?"
"I'm afraid you'll take a fancy to those pretty girls in the manor," Sheng Jingyu replied defiantly.
His intentions had already been exposed, so he decided to just say whatever came to mind.
Su Wenyuan hadn't thought of that at all; she thought Sheng Jingyu was up to some trick, but it turned out to be such a childish reason.
Su Wenyuan wanted to laugh, but she held it in and asked, "If I really took a liking to someone, could I secretly keep him in the manor?"
She asked this question to tease Sheng Jingyu.
Sheng Jingyu smiled and replied, "Don't worry, even if I die, this is impossible."
"Then why did you give such an outrageous order? They look at me like I'm a ghost." Su Wenyuan rolled her eyes.
Sheng Jingyu acted on impulse and never expected Meng Qi to make such a fuss.
"Ahem... Ye Shan will handle it." Sheng Jingyu straightened his expression. "Father has already issued an edict, ordering Jin Kouhe to return to Qikong Kingdom, but Princess Heyi will stay."
Su Wenyuan's eyes lit up. "So fast! I thought it would take three to five months."
The emperor was indecisive and wavered, while Empress Yuan and her ilk kept causing trouble.
Su Wenyuan is prepared for a protracted battle.
Even if it doesn't take three to five months, it should at least take ten days or half a month, but it's only the second day now, and the Emperor has already issued an edict.
Sheng Jingyu said, "Father knows that the marriage alliance between the two countries is just a delaying tactic, so of course he doesn't want them to stay here. The longer they stay, the more problems will be exposed."
Being a little tougher is also a strategy.
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