Everyone outside says that the Empress treats Sheng Jingyu like her own son, but when it comes to their marriage, the Empress didn't help at all.
This led to Sheng Jingyu's marriage being arranged in an extremely hasty manner. The Empress was already in the wrong, and now Su Wenyuan has brought it up in public. Isn't this just stirring up trouble?
"Does Your Highness feel that I have been mistreating Jingyu?" the Empress questioned sharply, all her gentleness and good temper vanishing in an instant.
She just wanted to explain things clearly so that Sheng Jingyu wouldn't misunderstand!
Looking at Su Wenyuan again, she still had that calm and composed demeanor.
When the Empress scolded him, he simply explained with an innocent look, "Every word I say is misinterpreted by you. So, according to you, you just criticized me, were you deliberately nitpicking?"
"I was worried about Her Majesty's health, which is why I rushed into the palace. You and the Seventh Prince made me sound like an unfilial and sycophantic villain in just a few words?"
The palace fell silent once again, utterly silent.
Sheng Jingyu was sweating for her; her mouth was too sharp.
Didn't you see how furious the Empress is?
However, the empress at this moment was much more genuine than when she cried for him before.
Finally, Sheng Ziyan broke the silence, sneering, "Fourth Brother, your princess is truly sharp-tongued."
"Then you'd better learn a lot," Su Wenyuan replied with a smile.
After holding it in for so long, all you said was this one sentence. You still have the nerve to open your mouth.
Sheng Ziyan said coldly, "Although I can't win an argument with the Princess Consort, I'm used to seeing sycophantic people. The Princess Consort's face when she came in was very similar to theirs."
This was essentially a direct attack, naming names and hurling insults, while also bringing the topic back to the main point.
They didn't even need any evidence; just based on the fact that he had seen it, they spread rumors that Su Wenyuan was a villain.
At this moment, Sheng Jingyu was also a little annoyed. He couldn't just watch Su Wenyuan dominate the battlefield without doing anything himself.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to speak, Su Wenyuan stopped him. The hand on his arm tightened suddenly and pulled down, clearly indicating that it wasn't time for him to take action yet.
"I remember the Seventh Prince hasn't left the palace to establish his own residence yet, has he?" Su Wenyuan asked with a smile.
Sheng Ziyan nodded casually.
Su Wenyuan continued, "The Seventh Prince still lives in the palace, yet you say you're used to people who fawn over you. One can only imagine how many villains surround you."
"But I remember that the only people the Seventh Prince can come into contact with now are the palace maids and servants, the teachers who teach you to read and understand principles, plus those study companions and playmates. Are they just flattering you?"
Su Wenyuan looked at him with a sincere expression, but Sheng Ziyan's mind didn't quite catch on.
"Never mind who it is..."
Su Wenyuan interrupted, saying, "You are a prince, how can you not care about such a despicable person by your side? If he leads you astray, how many people will laugh at the Anchuan royal family? You can afford to lose face, but Anchuan Kingdom cannot!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Sheng Jingyu ordered, "Meng Qi, go to the Imperial Household Department and have someone thoroughly investigate the people serving Seventh Brother, and then replace them all."
The Empress exclaimed in shock, "I am still here!"
If you want to be the master of the harem, you have to go through her, the empress, right?
Sheng Jingyu frowned and said, "Does Mother disagree? This is for the good of Seventh Brother. Meng Qi, go and report to Father again, and ask him to ask Seventh Brother's teacher how many sycophants are around him!"
The Empress's words did not stop Sheng Jingyu; he became even more frantic.
Su Wenyuan was also shocked. How could Sheng Jingyu have such abilities in the palace?
She just wanted to vent her anger and scare the Seventh Prince, but Sheng Jingyu was the real man of action.
"Mother! I don't want to change the person!" Sheng Ziyan panicked and quickly sought help from the Empress.
Su Wenyuan added, "This is for your own good. If we don't change the person, they might lead you astray!"
It is true that the Empress is in charge of the inner palace, but Sheng Jingyu plans to tell the Emperor about this matter and let him take charge.
The Empress didn't want to change it for him, but she had no reason to stop him, unless she said that Sheng Ziyan was talking nonsense and that he didn't have such a person around him.
Saying that would leave a bad impression on the emperor.
After much deliberation, the only option left was to change it.
Thinking of this, the Empress's heart couldn't take it anymore. Her face flushed red and then turned pale. She shouted emotionally, "Get out! All of you, get out!"
Calling out Su Wenyuan was fine, but Sheng Jingyu was also there, so Granny Cheng quickly stepped forward to make amends.
"Her Majesty the Empress is unwell. Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness the Princess, and the two princes, please go outside and wait."
Besides the Seventh Prince, there was also the Eighth Prince in the palace, but the Eighth Prince remained silent.
Su Wenyuan said regretfully, "Her voice sounds strong and clear, so she must be alright. I won't wait outside the hall any longer; it's time to go back to her parents' home."
The Empress herself said that returning home to her parents' home was the most important thing. If she left at this time, how could the Empress possibly find fault with her?
The Empress gritted her teeth, wanting nothing more than to slap him.
Granny Cheng quickly ushered them all outside the hall, and then said to Sheng Jingyu, "Her Majesty the Empress is not feeling well, Your Highness, please stay and keep her company."
Su Wenyuan just said something provocative, so I need to explain it to Sheng Jingyu.
Sheng Jingyu wanted to refuse, but there was still a lot of trouble at the Prime Minister's residence. Su Wenyuan had been bullied there for many years, and this time when she returned home, things would definitely not calm down.
But Su Wenyuan said, "Your Highness, stay here. It's not worth the trouble of a mere Prime Minister's residence."
The group arrived together outside the palace, and Granny Cheng went back to persuade the Empress.
We cannot let Su Wenyuan cause us to drift apart from Sheng Jingyu.
"The Empress Dowager has always been gentle and generous, but you've angered her so much today." Sheng Jingyu's tone was calm, revealing no emotion.
Su Wenyuan sighed and said, "Your Highness, haven't you heard people say that I am gentle and virtuous, but now I've been forced to say hurtful things. I don't know who's at fault."
"Hurry up and leave the palace, your father must be getting impatient." Sheng Jingyu was not angry.
Su Wenyuan gave him a pleasant surprise. In the past, he was always manipulated by the Empress, who would restrain him with a single sentence: "She treats me like her own son."
But the Empress didn't support Su Wenyuan, and Su Wenyuan didn't indulge her at all.
Su Yuan was indeed getting impatient.
As soon as the carriage from Prince Chen's residence started moving, they received the news, but they didn't expect it to be heading to the palace.
The Crown Prince arrived quite early and was waiting with them in the front hall.
Two cups of tea have already gone cold, but there's still no sign of Su Wenyuan.
Su Yuan has talked about everything he can talk about, and now he doesn't know what to talk about anymore.
Su Lin'er was preoccupied with money and ignored the Crown Prince.
"Prime Minister Su, are you sure your daughter is returning to her parents' home today?" the Crown Prince questioned.
Su Yuan slammed his hand on the table and said, "This rebellious daughter of mine is always so slow and indecisive. She even dragged her feet on her homecoming, making His Highness the Crown Prince wait here for so long."
The prince waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I just came to join in the fun, but it's a bit inappropriate to make my parents wait on the day of my return to my parents' home."
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