Su Wenyuan smiled, clearly disbelieving, but did not continue to embarrass the Emperor on this matter.
“That matter is in the past, and I have answered the Emperor’s questions. I’m here today to say a few words on behalf of the Prince.” Su Wenyuan slowly stood up, her face serious.
The Emperor was taken aback, wondering why she still looked like Sheng Jingyu had been wronged.
These days, Sheng Jingyu is dominating the court, and he's the one who's feeling wronged.
Even as the emperor, he dared not speak casually, for fear of being reprimanded by Sheng Jingyu.
The key point is that what Sheng Jingyu said was all true and made a lot of sense, and there was no way to refute it.
He berated the ministers as useless and good-for-nothings, a view the emperor had held for a long time! He'd already done his rant, but it was no use.
It was Sheng Jingyu's words that were effective; these people were afraid that Sheng Jingyu might impulsively hang them up and beat them.
Therefore, he was exceptionally sensible and cautious. The emperor not only dared not stop him, but also did not want to, since it was quite enjoyable to watch.
Is it his turn already? Is Su Wenyuan here to scold him?
The emperor immediately tensed up, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Su Wenyuan's voice turned cold: "The Prince has done a lot for Father and Mother over the years. Even if it's for the sake of those things, can't you two just stand by and watch him be bullied by others?"
The Emperor and Empress exchanged a bewildered glance.
Who can bully him now?
Sheng Jingyu was practically standing on the dragon throne, ready to hurl insults.
Su Wenyuan continued, "These past two days, the prince has always had a gloomy face when he returns to the manor. I don't inquire about the affairs of the previous dynasty, so I don't know which civil officials are bullying him, but if no one else is helping him, then I'll have to do it myself."
"I can't attend court, but I can always go door-to-door after court!" Su Wenyuan said, as if she were giving a heads-up, or perhaps threatening him.
The Emperor said with difficulty, "Why don't you inquire about it yourself?"
Don't just ask around; how can you find out the truth if you don't ask?
The Empress was truly puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Who bullied him? Jingyu has seemed to be in a bad mood these past few days, but the reason..."
The Emperor looked at Su Wenyuan expectantly, waiting for her answer.
He wanted to know what was going on too!
Sheng Jingyu always had a gloomy face, and everyone in the court felt insecure and kept silent.
Hearing the Empress say this, Su Wenyuan assumed that the Emperor and she did not want to admit it, so she bowed and said, "Anyway, that's all I wanted to say."
After saying that, she left, leaving the Emperor and Empress looking bewildered.
The two men felt they were wronged, and the court officials felt even more wronged.
The next morning at court, the emperor intended to ask Sheng Jingyu a question, but to his surprise, Sheng Jingyu changed his usual sharp and stern demeanor, and his smile and words became much gentler.
No, are they both sick?
The Emperor racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was going on. He just thought that since Sheng Jingyu had returned to normal, there was no need to ask anymore.
If I anger them again, it will be troublesome.
Suddenly, the Emperor glanced at Su Yuan, who was staring blankly into space.
Su Yuan looked somewhat dejected and disheveled; it was unclear what he had been busy with these past two days.
"Su Yuan, what's wrong?" the Emperor asked.
Su Yuan didn't react for a moment, and only after being reminded by the people next to him did he hurriedly kneel down.
Seeing his immediate panic, the emperor reassured him, "I was just asking, it's nothing."
Su Yuan then explained that he hadn't been resting well lately, which was why he was like this.
The emperor didn't say anything more, just told him to go back and get some rest.
He guessed it might be because of that Wang woman in the mansion.
Under the guise of investigation, Su Wenyuan spared her life but tortured her half to death, and then placed her under Su Yuan's watchful eye.
Su Yuan watched over him day and night; it's understandable that he couldn't sleep well.
"It would be better if the person died," the emperor thought.
In fact, Su Yuan never thought about the Wang family; he was thinking about other people.
The entire household was in chaos. When Madam Wang was alive, all the problems were with her, and at least the others couldn't cause any trouble.
The concubines in the mansion are making trouble, and Su Lin'er is acting suspiciously, I don't know what she's planning, but I feel like it's not a good thing.
Su Xian was also puzzled; he felt extremely guilty whenever he saw him. Su Yuan sensed that something terrible was about to happen.
Sheng Yuanhe glanced to the side, wondering whether he should go to the Su residence to comfort Su Yuan.
The matter of Princess Heyi was a blow to them. Sheng Yuanhe was afraid that Princess Heyi would expose him, but fortunately she didn't.
They've successfully sent these people away, but Su Yuan seems a bit off.
Perhaps he was worried because Princess Heyi had failed to deal with Su Wenyuan?
Sheng Yuanhe made wild guesses and decided to go and talk to him.
Inside the Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan saw Sheng Jingyu return with a beaming smile and assumed that those people in the court had learned to restrain themselves.
She never imagined that Sheng Jingyu's fluctuating emotions were simply due to where he lived.
Su Wenyuan carefully selected the pearls, without even glancing at him.
Sheng Jingyu dismissed everyone, then brought a bowl of washed fruit to Su Wenyuan's lips with a fawning smile.
Su Wenyuan rolled her eyes at him, remembering the days when she had taken meticulous care of him.
"I have hands, I can eat by myself."
Sheng Jingyu lowered his hand and said, "Isn't this to make amends?"
"No need." Su Wenyuan closed the lid. "Instead of trying to figure me out, you should research something useful."
After saying that, he left. Sheng Jingyu sighed, feeling that he had been happy too soon.
Su Wenyuan went to the ancestral hall and looked at Yu Qingzhu's memorial tablet, feeling depressed.
Perhaps she should first try to find a way to set up memorial tablets for Marquis Anle and others?
How many people are there in the Marquis of Anle's mansion? How many people are in the Yu family, their names, ages, family trees...?
She knew none of these things, nor did she know what she needed to do to understand them clearly.
"I will definitely seek justice for my grandfather and the others, it will just take a long time. I will do whatever I can now."
Sheng Jingyu was at the door when she said these words.
I roughly understand what Su Wenyuan meant by "studying something useful".
Su Wenyuan started to get anxious, but Sheng Jingyu had his own plans and arrangements.
"While those officials have gone to Qikong Kingdom, let's quickly find out what happened. It's time to bring out those two people from the Crown Prince's household as well."
Sheng Jingyu unconsciously quickened his movements.
Su Wenyuan stayed in the ancestral hall for about half an hour before Yuexiu came to tell her that Sun Gui had come to find her, and only then did she leave the ancestral hall.
"Why is Sun Gui looking for me at this time? Could it be that Su Xian has already paid back all the money?" Su Wenyuan asked worriedly.
Upon meeting Sun Gui, Sun Gui reminded her that Su Yuan might find out, and once he did, he would definitely try to deal with it.
Su Wenyuan sighed: "I originally wanted to delay for a few more days, but it seems we can't delay any longer. Let's take the IOU and go to the Su residence."
Sun Gui had already prepared everything, handing over the IOU to Su Wenyuan along with the previous ones.
"Meng Qi, bring a few more people. If reasoning doesn't work, we'll have to resort to fists. Don't let it be like last time, when we almost got hurt."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
