The Empress thought that even if the Emperor didn't intend to punish them, he would at least leave Consort Wan out of the picture. But only a few days later, the Emperor took the initiative to visit her.
This attitude clearly shows that the Emperor doesn't take the Seventh Prince seriously. Whether the Seventh Prince is in the capital or in the remote north, it makes no difference to the Emperor.
The Empress became increasingly agitated, and fearing that she was becoming too fixated on the matter, Granny Cheng quickly changed the subject.
"Your Majesty, did His Majesty mean that he knows how everyone perceives the Princess Consort of Chen?"
The Empress nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, in fact, I had suspected before that some of the things the Emperor did were not for Jingyu's good, but more for his own."
In this respect, she is just like the Empress; she is only using Sheng Jingyu for her own benefit.
Granny Cheng said, "If that's the case, Your Highness won't need to be so careful when mentioning Prince Chen in the future."
The Empress was always afraid that if she treated Sheng Jingyu badly, she would anger the Emperor.
It has now been discovered that even the Emperor himself may not be that kind to Sheng Jingyu.
"We don't need to be so careful anymore, but I still feel that something is not quite right..." The Empress was vaguely worried.
The current situation is strange. Some people in the court support the Crown Prince, while others follow Sheng Jingyu. However, those who follow Sheng Jingyu may not be completely loyal.
They simply didn't approve of the Crown Prince, but they were quite satisfied with Sheng Jingyu, since Sheng Jingyu couldn't ascend the throne.
Ultimately, it might depend on which prince Sheng Jingyu supports.
But Sheng Jingyu had no choice. There were only a few princes, and the best choices were the seventh and eighth princes born to the empress.
The seventh prince was exiled to the north, leaving only the eighth prince.
In this situation, Su Wenyuan has repeatedly clashed with the Empress, and Sheng Jingyu's attitude is also unclear. Could it be that he has other plans?
Do his ministers know what his plans are?
The Emperor's attitude also confused the Empress. If he didn't like Sheng Jingyu that much, why did he favor him and help him bully the Crown Prince before?
The ministers who went to Qikong Kingdom this time were all the Crown Prince's men. Su Yuan was also the Crown Prince's man, and he was demoted two ranks by the Emperor.
No matter how you look at it, the emperor is suppressing the crown prince.
What is the Emperor after? The Empress really couldn't understand.
In the end, she didn't know what she could do; it seemed that all she could do was earnestly urge the Eighth Prince on.
We need to teach the Eighth Prince how to please the Emperor so he can participate in court affairs. We can't rely on Sheng Jingyu entirely.
At this point, the Empress was unaware that Sheng Jingyu had not only lost control of her, but also that the Emperor had lost control of him as well.
Now, whatever Sheng Jingyu wants to do, the Emperor cannot stop him.
It wasn't that the Emperor was helping to suppress the Crown Prince; it was that the Crown Prince was incompetent and was led by the nose by Sheng Jingyu, so he had to suffer some grievances.
That night, Su Wenyuan stayed at the Su residence. Those who didn't know the truth thought that Su Wenyuan and Sheng Jingyu had quarreled.
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that Sheng Jingyu was also living at the Su residence.
“What kind of prince goes back to his wife’s parents’ home with her?” Hua Ling looked at him with disdain. “Aren’t you afraid people will laugh at you?”
Su Wenyuan nodded and said, "That's right, that's right."
Sheng Jingyu glared fiercely at Hua Ling and said, "I'm willing."
Hua Ling then said, "You're willing, but don't you even consider whether your princess is willing?"
Su Wenyuan nodded again and said, "That's right!"
It was clearly Sheng Jingyu who came along on her own, but the whole thing sounded a bit unbelievable. In the end, everyone would say it was her fault, that she was being unreasonable and insisted on having Sheng Jingyu come.
"What do you mean? I came here to help. You're not even going to thank me, and you're not even willing to?" Sheng Jingyu said, feeling wronged.
Hua Ling was even more disgusted and said, "Can you stop disgusting me?"
"I think you've gotten used to the good life! Ye Shan! Hurry up and send him back. Let him go back to where he came from." Sheng Jingyu regretted it.
If I had known Su Yuan would agree so readily, I wouldn't have brought Hua Ling along.
Hua Ling not only didn't help him, but also annoyed him.
With such a beautiful view, doesn't he find it strange that three people are sitting here enjoying it?
Sheng Jingyu had a bellyful of complaints, but he didn't say any of them. He just stared straight at Hua Ling.
Hua Ling could sense his resentment even without him saying it, so she shrank her neck and said, "I'll go to sleep, okay? No need to trouble Ye Shan to take me back to the Prince Chen's residence. If Su Yuan changes his mind tomorrow and faints again, I can still help him out."
"If there's no 'what if', and he faints again, I'll immediately announce his death and cremate him on the spot." Su Wenyuan's tone was relaxed, but there was no indication that she was joking.
Su Yuan, who was outside the Banyan Bamboo Courtyard, suddenly sneezed.
He had already found an empty house, but he still regretted it and wanted to talk to Su Wenyuan again, but he was stopped by the guards and was waiting for them to announce his arrival.
After hearing this, Su Wenyuan agreed to let Su Yuan in.
At the same time, he picked up a piece of white gauze, walked behind Sheng Jingyu, and tied it on him.
“This is troublesome, but it won’t be long…” Sheng Jingyu felt guilty.
Su Wenyuan said, "It's not a hassle. How long you wear it depends on your convenience. Don't let me affect you."
Sheng Jingyu felt that Su Wenyuan had been subjected to a lot of ridicule because of her, which was very troublesome.
But Su Wenyuan didn't think it was a problem, since they couldn't argue with her anyway.
After tying a white veil around his neck, Su Wenyuan smoothed his hair down.
When Su Yuan entered, this was the heartwarming scene he saw.
Back then, they all thought Su Wenyuan wouldn't survive that night, but she's alive and well now.
"What do you want?" Su Wenyuan asked without even looking up.
Su Yuan coughed lightly and forced a composed demeanor as he said, "I've already chosen a house."
He didn't know how to face Su Wenyuan. His already meager prestige was shattered, and his dignity had been completely destroyed by Su Wenyuan's insults. All that was left was a thick skin to keep him going.
Upon hearing this, Su Wenyuan showed no reaction, only saying indifferently, "Congratulations, guards will help you move it tomorrow."
She didn't want to delay for even a moment. Tonight was their time to pack up. If they couldn't pack by tomorrow, she would have them thrown away one by one.
"Does it have to be this way? Isn't the Prince Chen's mansion enough for you to live in?" Su Yuan asked calmly, trying to communicate with her.
Anyway, the accounts have been settled, and he doesn't want the house anymore, but it shouldn't be a problem for them to live here.
Su Wenyuan couldn't stay here forever, and even if she wanted to, the Emperor couldn't agree.
Why leave such a big house empty?
Su Yuan still wanted to take advantage of Su Wenyuan. It didn't matter whose house it was. It used to belong to Yu Qingzhu, and he still lived there for many years.
“I know it’s right to pay back debts. You can have the house, but it’s just sitting empty anyway, so why don’t we live there…”
Su Wenyuan finally raised her head, placed her hands on Sheng Jingyu's shoulders, and said calmly, "Before 'paying back debts,' there's another saying. Do you know what it is?"
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