Those who knew him would think he was being harassed by Su Wenyuan, but those who didn't would think he came here to seek justice!
Although the emperor was angry, just as Su Yuan had guessed, he was unlikely to kill him over such a trivial matter. However, his dislike for him only intensified.
Su Lin'er's face turned ashen, her heart filled with rage.
Meng Qi shrugged in disappointment and said, "There's nothing left to watch, let's go!"
After the people from Prince Chen's residence left, the onlookers dispersed, though they were still discussing the matter.
When Meng Qi returned to the Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan and Sheng Jingyu were chatting about their impending death.
I've already heard Ye Shan explain what happened back then.
Because of Su Wenyuan's suspicions, Nian Huaizhong was very angry, and Su Wenyuan began to feel guilty.
Sheng Jingyu mentioned Nian Huaizhong at this time to lessen Su Wenyuan's guilt.
“I know you’re grateful to him, but it’s normal for you to doubt him after what happened yesterday,” Sheng Jingyu said.
Su Wenyuan blinked and asked, "Is this normal?"
Sheng Jingyu was speechless for a moment, which wasn't actually that normal.
"You and Ye Shan suspect him because you two are too prejudiced against him. Just thinking about how he went to the Marquis of Anle's mansion first last night, and then we went there, and then we were assassinated, makes you suspect that he was an inside man."
“But the guards have been watching him the whole time. It was an accident that I ran into him. Going to the Marquis of Anle’s residence was our own choice. Even the reduction of the number of guards was your suggestion. It has nothing to do with him.”
Su Wenyuan analyzed each point, and her arguments were reasonable and well-founded.
She then went on to point out the most important irrationality.
“If he were one of the Duke of Wan’s men, he wouldn’t have told me there was something wrong with the wood, nor would he have helped me check the hidden compartments. And what happened last night couldn’t possibly have been an inside job.”
"Either the mastermind is someone else, and he does have a way to pass messages without the guards, or the Duke of Wan is the mastermind and has nothing to do with Nian Huaizhong. Which do you choose?"
Sheng Jingyu sighed and said, "Secondly, those assassins came from the Duke of Wan's mansion, there's no doubt about that."
He couldn't stand Nian Huaizhong, but he also couldn't let the real murderer go.
Su Wenyuan reached out with a look of satisfaction and patted his head as a reward for him not being confused.
Sheng Jingyu felt like she was scolding a dog, so she turned her head away and said, "So what's next? Let him go?"
Su Wenyuan went to great lengths to explain on Nian Huai's behalf, which seemed to dispel any suspicions about him and prepare him to leave.
Sheng Jingyu didn't care much about this. It was better if he could leave, so as not to stay in the mansion and cause him trouble.
Su Wenyuan refused with a smile, saying, "We can't let him go, there's something wrong with him."
Sheng Jingyu looked at her with a face full of questions, wondering what the problem was again?
Su Wenyuan further explained, "When Su Yuan came over, he looked familiar and was also related to Marquis Anle."
"???"
Sheng Jingyu almost stood up. Was Su Wenyuan teasing him? She had just given him a thorough analysis, proving that Nian Huaizhong was fine, and then immediately said that he had a problem, and a very big one at that.
Sheng Jingyu's emotions were thrown into turmoil by her.
Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "I only said that he had nothing to do with what happened last night and that he did not collude with the Duke of Wan. I did not say that he was completely innocent. Su Yuan's reaction when he saw him today was very strange."
At first, he was very shocked and even mentioned Marquis Anle. Then he said he had mistaken him for someone else, that the person was about the same age as him and not that young.
"To mistake one for the other at a glance means the resemblance is very high, at least the kind of resemblance between me and my mother, right? Maybe there's some connection between them," Su Wenyuan boldly guessed.
Sheng Jingyu frowned and said, "Then go ahead and ask."
Just then, Meng Qi came in to report that Su Yuan had been sent back by the palace guards. She was crying so hard that a crowd had gathered to watch.
Sheng Jingyu was speechless and asked Su Wenyuan in a state of near collapse, "You did this on purpose, didn't you? If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have tormented Su Yuan like this. What are we going to do now? Even if Su Yuan knows something, he's not going to tell you."
Su Yuan knew an important clue, but instead of properly discussing it with her and getting the clue out of her, she caused a lot of trouble and made Su Yuan lose face.
“It was your order, not the one I told Meng Qi to do,” Su Wenyuan said mischievously, teasing him.
Sheng Jingyu could tell from her expression that she had no good intentions.
When he gave Meng Qi the order, Su Wenyuan didn't stop him, so she must have been prepared.
Seeing that Sheng Jingyu reacted so quickly and remained calm, Su Wenyuan found it boring.
"I dare not ask about this matter in detail. If Su Yuan finds out that I want to know, he will definitely put forward all kinds of conditions, all of which I do not want to accept. I'll make a scene to avoid being manipulated by him."
Sheng Jingyu concluded, "So you don't know how to ask about this."
Su Wenyuan did not deny it, which meant she admitted it.
“There are clues, but we don’t know what they are. You’re not worried at all. Weren’t you usually quite anxious?” Sheng Jingyu asked.
Su Wenyuan said with a smile, "Right now, apart from your injury recovery being a bit urgent, there's no need to rush anything else."
"There's no use in rushing. We'll have to wait to get things moving freely!" Sheng Jingyu lowered his gaze, his words clearly carrying a hidden meaning.
The two resumed their conversation, and Su Wenyuan feigned anger, saying, "You're never serious."
The Prince Chen's mansion remained closed for two days, and the excitement of the crowd gradually subsided as everyone waited for Sheng Jingyu to recover from his injuries and return to court.
The emperor also attended the morning court session and explained the circumstances of the assassination attempt.
Along with the guards who were captured alive, and the half-dead assassin.
The assassin had committed suicide but hadn't died completely, so he was left half-dead and couldn't be questioned.
The guard had said everything he needed to say, but his knowledge was limited and he couldn't explain the details.
He served no other purpose than to identify the Duke of Wan.
The Duke of Wanguo said that the guards were indeed his, but what they said was all nonsense.
He said that someone was deliberately framing him and hoped that the emperor would investigate thoroughly.
The Emperor assigned the task of investigation to Sheng Zixi and the Ministry of Justice. Sheng Zixi led his men to the Duke of Wan's mansion first. The Duke of Wan was very polite to him and emphasized that he had been wronged.
This Duke, with his special status and the great respect he showed to Sheng Zixi, pleased Sheng Zixi greatly. She left the Duke's mansion after asking only a few questions.
The main problem was that they couldn't get any information out of him. The Duke of Wan was completely clueless, saying he didn't know when the guard left or where he went.
On New Year's Eve, everyone is so busy, who has time to pay attention to a guard?
I know even less about other things.
Immediately afterwards, Sheng Zixi arrived at the Prince Chen's mansion. The tightly closed gates reminded him of the entire process of being tricked on New Year's Eve.
This place is bad for him!
However, before he could even knock on the door, it opened and he was led directly to the Bamboo Moon Pavilion in the backyard.
After Sheng Jingyu no longer needs to pretend, Zhuyue Pavilion no longer needs to be as impenetrable as before, with the guards at the entrance all removed.
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