The dowry was left to Sheng Jingyu because the two were already married, and she couldn't find anyone else besides Sheng Jingyu.
As long as it's not given to Su Yuan and the others, anything goes.
Sheng Jingyu was taken aback. Why was Su Wenyuan speaking in such a tone as if she were about to give her last words?
"Why wait until you die to set up a memorial tablet for your mother? You can do it now if you want to," Sheng Jingyu said, puzzled.
Su Wenyuan blinked and asked, "Is it okay now too?"
She felt this was a difficult task and wanted Sheng Jingyu to do it again when the opportunity arose.
“Okay.” Sheng Jingyu lifted the curtain and gave the order to Ye Shan.
Su Wenyuan was happy now; most of the unpleasantness of the morning had disappeared.
She finally remembered to ask about the Empress.
"The Empress is keeping you here so she can speak ill of me, isn't she?"
Sheng Jingyu said, "I didn't mention you."
"Huh?" Su Wenyuan asked in surprise.
She spoke ill of the Empress, but the Empress didn't speak ill of her when she wasn't around?
Sheng Jingyu smiled faintly and said, "My mother just apologized to me, saying that she was sick today and her mind was a little confused. She also explained why I got married so hastily."
Su Wenyuan suddenly realized that the Empress still valued her mother-son relationship with Sheng Jingyu.
The Empress had two biological sons, the seventh prince and the eighth prince.
But neither of them is as good as Consort Wan's son.
She must have fought for the position of crown prince for her son, and she hasn't given up on it even now.
With Sheng Jingyu's help, the chances of success are much greater.
"Can I ask one more question?" Su Wenyuan asked cautiously.
Sheng Jingyu chuckled and said, "Go ahead and ask."
She drove the Empress mad today and caused a scene at the Prime Minister's residence. Why is she being so cautious when asking a question now?
Why is the Empress targeting me?
She didn't believe that Sheng Jingyu hadn't noticed that the Empress's series of actions today were all aimed at finding fault.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't dare say such things to the Empress. In the end, the Empress would be seen as a villain, while she would remain gentle and dignified.
Even if the empress's attempt to smear her fails, she can, like last time, say that she misunderstood.
But Su Wenyuan deliberately belittled her to the point of losing her mind, which is why she went crazy in front of everyone.
Sheng Jingyu replied, "My mother explained to me that the wedding should be kept simple because I did not want to get married. She and my father were worried that no one would take care of me, so they wanted to find someone as soon as possible."
“I instructed that everything be kept simple, so she didn’t dare to make too much trouble, fearing that if it dragged on, I would change my mind. But after the wedding, she started to regret it, fearing that the new princess wouldn’t be able to take care of people.”
Su Wenyuan continued, "So that's why she targeted me, wanting to test my temper?"
"That's what she said," Sheng Jingyu replied truthfully.
The Empress did not mention Su Wenyuan, but she explained, both openly and subtly, the reason for her unusual behavior today.
Su Wenyuan didn't believe it.
But now, whether she believes it or not, there's only this one explanation.
Upon returning to the Prince Chen's residence, the two had just alighted from the carriage when Su Wenyuan's jeweled hair ornaments got caught on the carriage curtain.
Ye Shan reached out and pulled the hairpin off, then said with a smile, "Your Highness, please go inside first. I'll take this hairpin off and bring it to you later."
Su Wenyuan looked at the hairpin and said, "Today is really strange. It seems like everyone recognizes this hair accessory except me."
Ye Shan smiled and explained the origin of this set of headdresses.
"How much?" Su Wenyuan asked in shock. "Hundreds of thousands? How many hundreds of thousands exactly?"
"It should be at least 500,000 taels of silver, but we don't know the exact amount."
Su Wenyuan immediately froze, waving her hands and saying, "Quickly help me up, let's hurry back to Zhuyue Pavilion, tear it down, tear it all down."
Two maids stepped forward and helped Su Wenyuan up.
Su Wenyuan walked in stiffly, her neck stiff and afraid to move.
Goodness, if she had known it was this valuable, she would have been more careful. If she had lost a bead or something, wouldn't the price have dropped?
If we ever have to flee in the future, we should take this set of jewelry with us.
Sheng Jingyu looked at her, both amused and exasperated. All morning, she had walked casually and elegantly from inside the palace to outside, displaying an extraordinary level of extravagance.
He casually tossed around jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, leaving the ladies of the palace stunned.
After all that, it turned out she not only didn't recognize it, but also didn't know the price.
Luckily, I only found out the price of this thing when I got home, otherwise I would have been incredibly embarrassed.
At this time, people in the palace were still talking about Su Wenyuan and her attire that day, except for the Empress's Chengming Palace.
Granny Cheng said sternly, "Anyone who dares to tell anyone about what happened today will be beaten to death with sticks!"
Seeing the palace servants trembling with fear, Granny Cheng finally sent them away.
The Empress leaned against the bed with a dark expression, not showing any sign of a smile.
A perfectly good show was ruined.
"Your Highness, please have something to eat. You haven't eaten anything since last night," Granny Cheng urged.
The Empress said coldly, "Do I still have the appetite to eat? Does Jingyu no longer care about me?"
"How could that be?" Granny Cheng continued to reassure her. "Didn't the Prince say today that it's not the Empress's fault?"
The Empress's gaze darkened, and she said in a low voice, "He said he doesn't blame me, but he actually resents me."
Given their past mother-son relationship, there would never have been such awkwardness between them.
After thinking for a moment, Granny Cheng said, "Perhaps Your Highness acted too hastily today, making the Prince feel that you are different from usual."
"I was in a hurry. I was afraid he would accompany Su Wenyuan on her homecoming visit, and now look what happened." The Empress was very regretful.
Granny Cheng asked, puzzled, "Even if the Prince really accompanies her back to her parents' home, what difference will it make?"
The Empress gritted her teeth and said, "What I want is a princess who is ridiculed but whom Jingyu cannot divorce, not a harmonious couple."
Granny Cheng was startled and said nothing more.
The news of Sheng Jingyu accompanying Su Wenyuan on her homecoming visit spread throughout the capital within an hour.
They also witnessed the fire at the Prime Minister's residence. Rumors circulated that it was Princess Chen who set the fire because the Prime Minister wanted to reclaim Princess Chen's dowry.
The capital city is now in an uproar, as everyone has discovered that this Princess Consort of Prince Chen is even more ruthless than Prince Chen himself.
Moreover, Prince Chen has changed; his attitude towards the Princess is completely different from what he initially said.
The fact that he accompanied her on her homecoming visit is enough to show that he approves of this princess.
Everyone understands that two madmen together, appreciating each other's talents, are a perfect match.
Some people even said that the headdress Princess Chen wore today was worth over 500,000 taels of silver…
Everyone was amazed by Su Wenyuan's wealth, and Su Wenyuan herself was also amazed.
She checked the dowry list carefully again and even borrowed Ye Shan. She didn't know Yue Xiu, so she could just ask Ye Shan.
After resetting the price of her dowry, Su Wenyuan decided that she must live a good life.
"Put it back on for me, I'm not afraid of losing it!" Su Wenyuan started to act all high and mighty again.
Ye Shan smiled and said, "Your Highness can have your meal after you finish wearing it. The kitchen has already prepared lunch."
"Where's the small kitchen?" Su Wenyuan asked slyly.
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