The silence between the two was broken by Ye Shan's appearance.
"Su Lin'er publicly claimed that the princess had stolen her marriage, and now she still longs for the prince. She doesn't expect the princess to step down; she only wants to stay in the Prince Chen's mansion as a concubine."
"???"
The two looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Su Wenyuan asked, "When did this happen?"
"Regarding what just happened, there was a poetry gathering today, and many people attended, including Su Lin'er. She wrote a poem and burst into tears on the spot, becoming very emotional, and then she told everyone about it," Ye Shan replied.
Su Wenyuan stood up angrily and sneered, "Someone who wants to see you has appeared! Let her see, do you think her eyes are on you?"
Wasn't he complaining that he hadn't watched it? Now someone has.
If one isn't enough, bring more people over to watch. Anyway, no one asked her to step down. Being a concubine is fine, she can do whatever she wants! Let them look closely, surround him and stare.
Su Wenyuan left after speaking, without giving Sheng Jingyu a chance to explain or complain.
"What does this have to do with me? It was her sister who did this." Sheng Jingyu said helplessly.
Su Wenyuan was clearly using this as an excuse to evade the fact that she was being ignored, using an unrelated matter.
Ye Shan pressed further, "What do we do next?"
"When you don't know, what can you do about love?"
At present, Su Lin'er has only said this to the public and has not taken any actual action. Everyone in the capital knows that Sheng Jingyu and Su Wenyuan have a good relationship.
She's just saying these things, but not only will she not be able to get a word in edgewise, it will also have the opposite effect.
That evening, some mocking remarks began to circulate in the capital, saying that Su Lin'er was a sycophant who fawned on the powerful and opportunistic, and that it wasn't Su Wenyuan who stole her marriage in the first place, but rather that no one wanted to marry into that family.
Seeing that Prince Chen was gaining power, Su Lin'er began to curry favor with him, saying nice things and that she didn't want Su Wenyuan to step down. But what right did she have to ask Su Wenyuan to step down?
When the news reached the Su residence, Su Yuan was furious and cursed, saying that Su Lin'er was shameless.
Su Lin'er argued vehemently, "If you won't help me, I'll have to help myself! You offended Prince Chen by working for the Crown Prince, and now that the Crown Prince has lost power, you need to find a new patron, right?"
Su Yuan retorted angrily, "What does this have to do with your insistence on going to Prince Chen's residence? Just stay here obediently, and you'll find somewhere to go in the future."
Su Lin'er said, "If the Empress is willing to help me, I will go to Prince Chen's residence. I can help the Empress, and you will have something to say in front of the Eighth Prince."
For Su Lin'er, the Prince Chen's mansion was not a good place, because Su Wenyuan was there.
But for a better future, she was willing to take the risk.
She thought Su Yuan would support her, so that day in the Empress's palace, she made a solemn promise that she would find a way to get Su Yuan to plead with the Emperor.
Unexpectedly, Su Yuan was unwilling, not because he was concerned about saving face, but because he was afraid.
He didn't want to provoke Su Wenyuan anymore. On that day at the hunting grounds, he had looked down on Su Wenyuan, thinking that she couldn't touch him.
However, later, Prince Jin was shot and wounded, while Sheng Jingyu and Su Wenyuan were unharmed.
Immediately afterwards, the Su family was tricked into falling into Su Wenyuan's hands, the Anle Marquis's mansion also came under her control, and Sheng Yuanhe was demoted.
Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that many ministers in the court, including those who were on good terms with Sheng Yuanhe, had been dealt with by Sheng Jingyu.
Apart from that, Su Wenyuan can accomplish anything and anyone unrelated to the imperial court, as long as she wants to.
If these two joined forces, dealing with him would be a piece of cake.
In this situation, it would be one thing not to avoid the limelight, but Su Lin'er went against the grain.
In any other situation, Su Yuan would have dared to kill himself by crashing into the Golden Palace, but not in this one, because Su Wenyuan might actually make him die.
Since he was so uncooperative, Su Lin'er had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
Playing the victim was one of the purposes, but the main purpose was to force Su Yuan to submit.
Her determination was clear, and Su Yuan's excuses were useless; he was already on the wrong path, after all, they were family.
Su Lin'er's attitude represents Su Yuan's attitude.
While people outside are criticizing Su Lin'er for being shameless, they also have to criticize Su Yuan, saying that he's just like her, with the same thick skin.
They've long been immune to these insults.
What truly angered Su Yuan was Su Lin'er's overestimation of her abilities.
"First of all, you can't go to Prince Chen's mansion. You can't even be a maid, let alone a concubine. Secondly, even if you did get in, how many days could you live?"
Su Yuan used to think Su Lin'er was very smart, but ever since Su Wenyuan became a princess, Su Yuan has started to dislike Su Lin'er.
Su Lin'er's actions were increasingly foolish, to the point that they were unbearable to watch.
Given the current situation, Su Yuan simply doesn't believe she can outlive Su Wenyuan, let alone seize her family's assets.
Su Lin'er's eyes turned bloodshot, and she replied almost frantically, "If you're willing to help me, I can naturally go in. If I die inside, it's because I'm incompetent, and it has nothing to do with you."
She was so jealous of Su Wenyuan that she went mad.
This jealousy began when she could remember. Back then, she and Wang Shi hid in a small courtyard, unable to be seen by anyone, and could only occasionally see Su Yuan.
At that time, Su Wenyuan was living a life of luxury in the Prime Minister's mansion, and Su Lin'er began to feel jealous of her background.
Later, when the Yu family fell into poverty, Su Lin'er found an opportunity for revenge.
She watched Su Wenyuan being bullied, only then could she feel at peace. How wonderful it would be if Su Wenyuan lived like that for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately, she suddenly changed her mind and personality, which gradually twisted Su Lin'er.
Especially after Wang's death, her reputation was ruined, and the crown prince was deposed. With no way out, Su Lin'er was unwilling to give up at this time.
Su Yuan could clearly sense her madness, but he still hesitated and left without saying anything in the end.
Su Lin'er stared at his retreating figure, her gaze fierce and filled with hatred.
She had painstakingly secured a way out for herself, but Su Yuan refused to cooperate.
Did he think that if he kept his distance, Su Wenyuan would let him go?
Su Lin'er knew that Su Yuan was afraid, which was why she dared not help her. Even though she had already expressed her opinion, Su Yuan was still afraid of Su Wenyuan.
Since that's the case, let's ask Su Wenyuan for help.
Su Lin'er sneered, beckoned to the maid beside her, and gave her an order.
Although Su Wenyuan and Sheng Jingyu were still in a cold war, they did not separate rooms and still lived together, but neither of them spoke to each other, making the atmosphere in the room very strange.
Sheng Jingyu had important business to attend to; he was investigating where the people who raided the Anle Marquis's residence back then were now working.
From the discovery of Marquis Anle's treason to the final execution of his entire family, it was extremely difficult to find any records or information about him.
Even something as simple as the duty roster couldn't be found; it was sealed away along with those other records.
However, since not everyone has died, we can ask some of the older ministers and investigate layer by layer. We can eventually find something useful, although the process is a bit tedious.
Su Wenyuan was still studying the blueprints, trying to find useful clues from them.
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