Princess Heyi threw the question back at Su Wenyuan, wanting to know what she thought.
What else could Su Wenyuan think? The situation she was facing was completely different from what the princess had described.
It's still uncertain who will ascend the throne in the future.
But Su Wenyuan vaguely understood something and asked, "What promises did Qikong Kingdom make to you that would make you abandon your princess status here?"
Princess Heyi simply smiled, offered no reply, and left.
Su Wenyuan pondered for a long time and felt that they might have overlooked something. The matter concerning Qikong Kingdom needed to be investigated in detail.
It seems that the Qikong Kingdom is plotting something big.
After returning home, Su Wenyuan shared the news with Sheng Jingyu, and the two had basically the same idea.
First, there's the Marquis of Anle, which has nothing to do with Qikong Kingdom; it's an internal issue, mainly concerning the Emperor.
The Emperor's attitude suddenly changed. What was the reason for this sudden change?
Then there's Qikong Kingdom, a country that has only been restored for thirty years. It has waged war against Anchuan twice and is now probing again. They haven't spared the surrounding small countries either, having already annexed quite a few.
Where does such wolfish ambition come from?
They also managed to win Princess Heyi's complete loyalty, which couldn't be achieved with just empty promises; they had to present some facts.
"Under these circumstances, should we still send Princess Heyi back?" Su Wenyuan hesitated.
Sheng Jingyu nodded and said, "Princess Heyi still has to go back. Father Emperor didn't intend for her to stay at first. He just wanted to show Anchuan Kingdom's attitude and confirm whether the information was accurate."
Su Wenyuan knew about this, so even if Princess Heyi didn't exchange information with her today, Princess Heyi was still able to go back.
Little did she know, Su Wenyuan had tricked her into revealing information.
In the following days, the debate in the court continued, still revolving around Princess Heyi.
The Emperor's attitude was not as firm as it had been at the beginning, so Sheng Jingyu took the opportunity to indicate that he had already forgiven Prince Jin.
With Sheng Jingyu's words, the ministers who advised the emperor not to go too far had even more to say.
In the end, the emperor compromised and agreed to let Princess Heyi leave with Jinkouhe.
However, we need to appoint two envoys to send them back, so as to explain the matter to Qikong Kingdom and see their attitude.
The process of selecting envoys was a headache for the emperor.
He didn't even dare say that Su Wenyuan was his first choice...
Su Wenyuan was not a court official; she was still a princess. But the emperor truly trusted her eloquent tongue.
The moment he thought of the word "envoy," the name Su Wenyuan immediately popped into his mind.
He even seriously considered whether Sheng Jingyu could go, just so that Su Wenyuan could go and take care of him, which would seem reasonable.
It would be reasonable for Su Wenyuan to go along, but she is injured and it's uncertain whether she would agree.
At this point, someone suggested that Su Yuan go. He was Su Wenyuan's father, and the incident was caused by Su Wenyuan's injury. If he went, he could better explain what happened that day.
Su Yuan didn't want to go. The journey was long and arduous, and he would be traveling with Jin Kouhe and others, so he was sure he would be scolded and humiliated.
Others were also somewhat afraid of this matter, and Yuan Hou once left them speechless in Anchuan.
If we really get to Qikong Kingdom, we'll be squeezed to death.
However, if we don't send someone along, we can't properly explain what happened. If we let Yuan Hou and the others say what they want, An Chuan Kingdom will be in the wrong.
Empress Yuan and others will certainly try their best to cover up their mistakes and shift the blame onto them.
This matter troubled the emperor greatly, and since he couldn't make a decision, he adjourned the court session.
Sheng Jingyu didn't care. After the court session ended, he left without a word. At this point, the matter was no longer his concern.
Instead of wasting his time worrying, he should think about how to move back to Zhuyue Pavilion.
It's been more than ten days since they moved out, and Su Wenyuan really doesn't care about him at all.
Su Wenyuan only thinks of him when the two of them need to discuss serious matters.
As soon as Sheng Jingyu returned to the manor, he saw Meng Qi carrying a quilt as he came out of Zhuyue Pavilion.
Seeing that no one was around, Sheng Jingyu called out to Meng Qi and asked, "Whose quilt is this?"
"Mine! The weather has turned cool these past few days, and the Princess Consort specially gave it to me. Your Highness, look how soft it is!" Meng Qi said, his eyes shining as if he were showing off a treasure.
Sheng Jingyu said sourly, "Are you the only one who has that?"
Meng Qi said, "No, everyone in the manor has them, as well as winter clothes, shoes, and socks. It's just that the pattern on mine was drawn by the Princess Consort. Your Highness, please take a look..."
Meng Qi was about to reveal everything so that Sheng Jingyu could have a good look at it.
Sheng Jingyu quickly stopped him, saying, "No need! No need, put it away quickly, don't let anyone see it."
Sheng Jingyu knew about making winter clothes and quilts.
The Prince Chen's Mansion does this every year, but it's done uniformly and then distributed uniformly. How could there be any special treatment?
Su Wenyuan specially drew the pattern for him, so he has to go in and take a look.
There were still quite a few people inside the Bamboo Moon Pavilion, all queuing up to receive their silver.
Su Wenyuan kept yawning to the side. Even though she didn't have to do any work, just watching her was quite tiring.
Ye Shan helped Sheng Jingyu inside. Su Wenyuan saw Ye Shan and quickly said, "It's just in time that you've arrived. I've also made preparations at Ling'an Pavilion. Go and call someone over to pick them up."
She didn't have any control over the guards; only their meals were paid for by the kitchen, while all other expenses were handled by Ye Shan.
But since the whole household was making clothes together this time, they weren't short of supplies, so Su Wenyuan brought them along.
Upon hearing that even guards would be included, Sheng Jingyu became eager and sat down next to Su Wenyuan to wait for his share.
Waves of people came, collecting clothes and money.
Finally, there were a few people who received special attention from Su Wenyuan. They were all close associates, and Su Wenyuan had specially chosen their clothes, using better fabrics.
There were also several elderly women with children at home, so Su Wenyuan prepared a portion for the children as well.
After everything was delivered, Yuexiu came to tell Su Wenyuan that the shopkeeper of the clothing store had come to deliver clothes to her. She had ordered them half a month ago, and they were all ready.
"Hang it up. I'm a little tired. I'll try it on later. Make sure the roster is accurate so there are no mistakes. Then tell the people in the manor that if any clothes are too big or too small, let them know so they can get a suitable one as soon as possible."
"Check the quilts and stuff too. If anyone is not careful and the cotton is short-weight, we can replace them. The weather is getting colder, so everyone should stay warm."
Su Wenyuan explained everything in detail, as it was her first time managing such a large family and she was always afraid of making mistakes.
Sheng Jingyu had mixed feelings; she really cared about these people in the manor!
She's been staying in the study for days, and she didn't even bother to ask!
Yuexiu smiled and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. The stewards of each courtyard have already spoken to you. If Your Highness is tired, please go and rest."
Su Wenyuan suddenly remembered something else, slapped her forehead and said, "There's still a box of things in the room. Find two people to deliver it to Hua Ling."
Sheng Jingyu's eyes widened, thinking, "Even Hua Ling has one? What about his?"
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