"The Emperor bestowed the Marquis of Anle's mansion upon me, and now you come here and tell me you want it?" Su Yuan, having grasped the logic, asked again.
Su Wenyuan nodded and said, "That's right, what I want is in your hands."
She shouldn't have said this; she should have kept it a secret.
Knowing what she wants, Su Yuan will definitely make exorbitant demands and might even make things difficult for her.
Why wouldn't Su Wenyuan understand a principle that anyone else can grasp?
Su Yuan stared at Su Wenyuan with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Could you be more direct?" Su Yuan pressed her for her purpose.
Su Wenyuan said, "Because of the Marquis of Anle's mansion, a lot of trouble has been caused. Now that the Marquis of Anle's mansion is in your hands, it will be difficult for this matter to be resolved. However, Father Emperor is not in a position to ask for it back, since it was he who bestowed it away."
"This will require you to trouble yourself to ask Father Emperor to give me the Marquis of Anle's mansion during tomorrow's morning court session. As for how to persuade Father Emperor, I don't think I need to teach you."
The entire process was explained by Su Wenyuan in a simple and blunt way.
When the Crown Prince asked him to cooperate, he also found two other people to try to persuade him first.
Only after persuasion failed did they speak frankly.
Su Wenyuan took a shortcut, even leaving him with the difficult question of what reason to use to impress the emperor.
This lobbyist's approach is a bit too easy and hassle-free, isn't it?
After understanding, Su Yuan asked, "Is the Emperor going to bestow the Marquis of Anle's mansion upon you?"
"Yes!" Su Wenyuan answered crisply, omitting some details.
The Emperor didn't say he would transfer the property directly from Su Yuan to her name; he wanted her to resolve the issue first before giving it to her.
Fearing that the Emperor might change his mind, Su Wenyuan took a shortcut.
After a moment of contemplation, Su Yuan asked the most important question: "Why should I agree to your request?"
Su Wenyuan wanted it and had promised the Emperor she would persuade him, so no matter how you look at it now, Su Wenyuan was at a disadvantage.
But Su Wenyuan never suffers a loss, so why would she give herself a chance to make things difficult for her?
Su Yuan was completely baffled and could only ask Su Wenyuan, hoping to get an answer from her.
Su Wenyuan replied, "How would I know why you agreed? I'll leave that question to you, but you can calculate the pros and cons for you if you agree or not."
If they agree, the matter can be resolved, and the hot potato will be passed on.
Refusing might displease the Emperor, but Su Wenyuan had already messed up her job, and the house she wanted was still in his hands.
If you do the math, the biggest advantage of not agreeing is that it makes Su Wenyuan unhappy.
At this point, Su Wenyuan continued, "The whole thing was caused by the Duke of Wan. I don't know why he did it, do you know?"
Su Yuan remained silent, still on guard.
Su Wenyuan was behaving very strangely today, and he felt very uneasy.
"It seems you don't know either," Su Wenyuan said, answering her own question.
Suddenly she asked again, "Are you acquainted with the Duke of Wan? Was my maternal grandfather acquainted with the Duke of Wan?"
Su Yuan frowned, pondering Su Wenyuan's question, and unconsciously fell into memories of the Duke of Wan and the Marquis of Anle.
They used to be good friends, but later fell out and stopped communicating. Nobody knows why.
This matter has little to do with the Crown Prince or the Emperor; it mainly involves the Duke of Wan.
Thinking of this, Su Yuan actually nodded and agreed to Su Wenyuan's request.
"Although I don't know what you're investigating or what the Duke of Wan is planning, I don't need to get involved. However, after hearing the Crown Prince's request, I've become a target of everyone's contempt, which is truly unjust."
Su Yuan agreed to Su Wenyuan's request because she wanted to get out of trouble.
He also realized that the Duke of Wan was using him to restrain Su Wenyuan and prevent her from obtaining the Anle Marquis's mansion.
But these things have nothing to do with him.
Why is he now caught in the middle, hated by everyone, and constantly being cursed by the people?
Su Yuan felt wronged and did not want to be used anymore, so he took the opportunity to get away, which also pleased the emperor.
When Su Wenyuan saw that he agreed, she suddenly smiled. It wasn't a smile of happiness or relief, but rather a smile that made her feel that she understood Su Yuan more deeply.
Knowing him so well will make dealing with him much easier in the future.
Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart. This matter had been weighing on his mind for several days.
"Did you already know I would agree?" Su Yuan asked.
Su Wenyuan replied, "No, I'm just trying. If you agree, it means you want to get out of this matter. You weren't involved in the matter concerning Marquis Anle back then."
“If you don’t agree, then when I investigate the Duke of Wan, I will definitely investigate you as well, to see how much you were involved.”
Su Wenyuan felt she had made herself very clear. The Duke of Wan had gone to great lengths in this matter because he did not want the Marquis of Anle's mansion to fall into Su Wenyuan's hands.
There is a secret in the Marquis of Anle's mansion, and the secret hidden there must be related to the Marquis of Anle's treason back then.
The fact that Su Yuan was so eager to get away proves that he was not afraid of Su Wenyuan's investigation, and that he didn't even know that the Marquis of Anle's mansion was hiding a secret.
Su Yuan became increasingly confused and asked, "Why are you investigating the Duke of Wanguo? What happened back then?"
"What else could it be? My maternal grandfather betrayed the country." Su Wenyuan smiled.
Now Su Yuan understood. Su Wenyuan still believed that someone had framed Marquis Anle, and the investigation had now reached the Duke of Wan.
If I had hesitated just now, I would have been considered one of the Duke of Wan's people, and would have been highly suspicious.
Su Yuan was furious, but after standing up abruptly, he realized he had nothing to be angry about.
"Marquis Anle! Treason! The Emperor himself ordered the execution of his entire family. Why won't you believe this outcome?"
Su Wenyuan sneered, "You married his daughter. In all these years of your marriage, have you discovered that he betrayed his country?"
Su Yuan said urgently, "Back then, Marquis Anle never respected me for a single moment! What could I possibly discover? I only know that the person is dead, and you don't need to investigate further."
Anyway, Su Wenyuan already knew his status in the mansion when he married Yu Qingzhu, so there was no need to hide anything from him.
Su Yuan's current reckless behavior is not much different from Su Wenyuan's when she went crazy.
"Whether it's necessary or not is my business. Just don't forget what you promised me. Of course, you can back out anytime." Su Wenyuan seemed completely unconcerned.
Su Yuan said, "I won't regret it. I'm curious about the reaction of the All Nations Guild after I return the Marquis of Anle's mansion to you."
What he was more curious about was whether Marquis Anle had actually betrayed the country.
Is it true, as Su Wenyuan said, that the Duke of Wanguo was involved?
He can't solve the others, but whether they're related to the Duke of Wanguo will be known first thing tomorrow morning.
That night, Sheng Jingyu did not return to Rongzhu Courtyard, but slept directly in the study. He returned very late.
But when he opened his eyes in the morning, he was surprised to see Su Wenyuan by his bedside.
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