Sheng Yuanhe never expected that Su Lin'er would arrive so quickly.
The two have a fixed code to confirm that the person arriving is the other.
After exchanging greetings, Sheng Yuanhe eagerly asked, "How did it go? Has it been released yet?"
“She’s already been released. In a couple of days, she’ll be able to come see you and start pleading for you,” Su Lin’er replied indifferently.
Sheng Yuanhe sensed that something was wrong with her mood and asked, "Didn't you bring this up first? It could have saved the Empress from tormenting you, so why do you sound so unhappy?"
Su Lin'er sighed and said, "Tonight's events went very smoothly. No one paid attention to our little tricks, and the Empress didn't investigate either."
"That's great! What's the Empress busy with?" Sheng Yuanhe immediately guessed that the Empress had encountered something more important.
Su Lin'er recounted what had happened, and Sheng Yuanhe exclaimed, "The timing tonight was perfect."
If Sheng Jingyu hadn't come out to divert attention, the Empress might have investigated this matter for ages.
Su Lin'er frowned and asked, "Aren't you surprised that Prince Chen can see this?"
“I told you, but you didn’t believe me. I told them too, but they didn’t believe me either. I’ve already been surprised myself,” Sheng Yuanhe said helplessly.
Everyone said he was crazy back then, but now they're asking him why he's not surprised.
"The Eighth Prince panicked and became afraid, asking you for your ideas," Su Lin'er relayed the message in a different way.
Her attitude made Sheng Yuanhe feel that she was still more willing to believe him.
However, Sheng Yuanhe doesn't have any good solutions right now.
"He should remain calm and composed. It's not his turn to be anxious yet. He should be more composed and not let anyone know that he is afraid. If he is going to pretend, he should at least make it look convincing. If necessary, he should appear happy and congratulate Prince Chen on his recovery."
Sheng Yuanhe's words were half true and half false; he had to put on an act. It wouldn't work if he remained completely inactive.
However, there's no need to go into detail about this; telling half of it is enough to fool Sheng Zixi.
Just as Sheng Yuanhe had guessed, Sheng Zixi indeed listened to his suggestion and completely believed it...
Prince Chen's Mansion.
Su Wenyuan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Sheng Jingyu with a pitiful expression. The two of them had just escaped death and survived.
But many people died trying to save them.
She didn't say anything, but Sheng Jingyu knew what she was thinking. Unable to offer words of comfort, he could only change the subject, saying, "Ye Shan said you were amazing tonight, you tied up Sheng Zixi."
Su Wenyuan pouted and said, "You're better than me. It's Chinese New Year, and Hua Ling is wrapping you up like a dumpling. Is he hungry?"
Sheng Jingyu said, "Maybe it was because they were craving food that they wrapped me up so tightly. My injuries weren't that serious."
Hua Ling, standing nearby, looked up and said, "Can you two wait until I leave before you talk nonsense? He's covered in cuts; I'd like to have fewer bandages..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Wenyuan burst into tears; Sheng Jingyu's condition was truly tragic.
There wasn't a single white patch; they all had wounds.
Sheng Jingyu glared at Hua Ling, thinking, "He's so good at talking, it makes him look like he has a mouth."
Hua Ling rolled her eyes, feeling awkward. Judging from Sheng Jingyu's condition, he wouldn't be able to recover for long.
Sheng Jingyu smiled at Su Wenyuan and said, "Although there are many wounds, they are not deep. I'm fine now, and I'll recover after a while."
With eyes full of heartache, Su Wenyuan asked, "How long will it take to heal? Just looking at it makes me feel pain, it really hurts!"
"It doesn't hurt that much," Sheng Jingyu comforted her with a smile.
"Nonsense!" Su Wenyuan choked out, "I can feel the pain."
Hua Ling was speechless. Looking at her bleeding arm, she said, "It's understandable that you feel pain. Look at yourself."
Her wound was simply treated by Ye Shan.
After getting busy, I forgot about it.
When Su Wenyuan was confronting Sheng Zixi and the Duke of Wan, she was nervous, afraid that she would not be able to stop the two of them, and she did not feel any pain at the time.
After Hua Ling reminded her, she turned her head and saw that the wound had been bleeding for some time, which explained why it felt so real.
"Why are you telling me? It hurts even more after you tell me!" Su Wenyuan wailed, bursting into tears uncontrollably.
Hua Ling said irritably, "Didn't I tell you it could heal on its own? I'll change your dressing!"
As Su Wenyuan wailed and howled, dawn finally broke.
Today, the officials are exempt from court. After getting up early, they heard that Sheng Jingyu's eyes had recovered, and they couldn't wait to rush to Prince Chen's residence to verify it in person.
Even those old fogies in the imperial court came.
People were piled up at the entrance of Prince Chen's mansion, and carriages lined up one after another, stretching all the way to the street corner, but Su Wenyuan didn't let anyone in.
Sheng Jingyu needs rest; her injuries are too severe for her to see guests.
She wasn't seriously injured, but she was tired after a busy night and didn't have time to chat with them.
They arranged for someone to answer questions at the door. When asked about the eyes, they said the eyes were healed and the person was fine, but they knew nothing else.
The bustling scene outside the Prince Chen's residence lasted until noon. Everyone who was supposed to come had come and gotten the answers they wanted, so there was no need to see Sheng Jingyu anymore.
Su Wenyuan took a short nap, and when she woke up, Sheng Jingyu was still asleep.
He took medicine, which had a calming effect, and Hua Ling wanted him to rest a little longer.
All other matters were left to Su Wenyuan. In the morning, Su Wenyuan sent someone into the palace to explain to the Emperor what had happened the night before.
Although the Emperor already knew, she still insisted on recounting the details from the perspective of someone directly involved, while requesting the Emperor to conduct a thorough investigation.
The guard from the Duke of Wanguo's mansion was also interrogated. He knew only limited information, including that the Duke of Wanguo's mansion had assassins, and that the assassins' mission was to assassinate Sheng Jingyu.
This news has also been informed to the Emperor, who was shocked upon hearing it. No wonder the Duke of Wan was so guilty last night.
The Emperor immediately dispatched men to surround the Duke of Wan's mansion, prohibiting everyone from entering or leaving.
They said they would make a decision after a thorough investigation.
Whether Sheng Jingyu was truly blind or pretending to be blind remained a question in everyone's mind.
It's really okay. If it's an act, then why would it be?
If he weren't blind, the emperor would have made him the crown prince, and he would have smoothly progressed to where he is today. Why would he pretend to be blind and give the crown prince position to Sheng Yuanhe?
After thinking it over, I can only think of one possibility: the emperor never intended to make him the crown prince.
Following that, people gradually remembered that the emperor had changed batches of imperial physicians over the years.
It started as just a cold, but how did it end up causing blindness?
The newly invited imperial physician was of questionable quality, yet the Emperor simply placed him in Prince Chen's residence. Looking back now, this whole affair seems rather dubious.
Considering the later events where Sheng Jingyu became irritable and killed several imperial physicians, it's clear that Sheng Jingyu was always on guard against imperial physicians from the palace.
These increasingly plausible suspicions reached the emperor's ears, and he was furious.
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