They knew that as long as this thing appeared, the emperor wouldn't bother to verify its authenticity and could directly convict them.
The Emperor did just that, and did not disappoint them.
Yuexiu quietly picked up the letter. In the past, she would remind Su Wenyuan to be careful with her words, but now she might as well say it.
Su Wenyuan's temper has been really bad these past two days, and no one can stop her.
Ye Shan stepped forward to comfort him: "Even so, we still have to save face for the Emperor. Only by completing the whole plan can we make the Emperor admit that he wronged Marquis Anle."
If we don't give him that way out, he'll dare to keep investigating like this for the rest of his life.
Su Wenyuan said irritably, "It's clearly his fault, but we have to help cover it up."
She wasn't unaware of the reasoning, but she couldn't help but want to complain.
Ye Shan said, "No rush. Let's clear our names first. There are other things to do later. Everyone will know eventually. It's no use trying to cover it up."
For example, how did the person who hid in the emperor's palace back then manage to convince the emperor of his story?
How did Qikong Kingdom know that the items were in the hands of Marquis Anle?
Su Wenyuan sighed and nodded, saying, "Let's clear our names first, then at least we can build an ancestral hall and set up memorial tablets."
As the three were talking, Meng Qi rushed in from outside, shouting, "Someone else has arrived with their daughter, insisting on seeing the Princess..."
When Meng Qi came in, he found Ye Shan glaring at him fiercely, gritting her teeth.
"Hmm?" Su Wenyuan looked skeptical. "Again? And you brought your daughter? Do you insist on seeing me?"
She hadn't heard about it, and no one had told her.
Recently, all those who wanted to visit Sheng Jingyu have been turned away by Su Wenyuan, and she has never heard of any lady coming to see her.
Su Wenyuan felt that she wasn't popular, so she didn't take it seriously.
Now it seems there's more to the story.
Ye Shan smiled awkwardly and said, "The princess has many worries, so it doesn't matter whether you see her or not."
Su Wenyuan narrowed her eyes and questioned, "That doesn't make sense. You should have told me normally. If you didn't, something must have happened. Did you bring your daughter to see me?"
"Well...of course they want to see the Princess. If the Princess doesn't agree, they can't get in."
Su Wenyuan waved her hand and said, "Then you go and take care of it again. Meng, you stay here."
Now Ye Shan had no way to hide it, so she could only use her eyes to remind Meng Qi to be careful what he said, but seeing Meng Qi's blank expression, he obviously didn't receive her message.
Whatever.
After a stick of incense had burned, Su Wenyuan learned the general situation: some people were coming to the mansion from time to time, hoping to see Sheng Jingyu.
"No, where does your prince get so many old ties? They're all quite good at finding excuses."
People used to say they weren't familiar with Sheng Jingyu, but now they can even remember how old they were when they first met him. Some people even gave Sheng Jingyu handkerchiefs and such, and he returned the favor!
Meng Qi said with a bitter face, "It's all just outsiders talking nonsense. The prince hasn't admitted it."
"Isn't that obvious? I can't admit it either."
No wonder Sheng Jingyu has seemed guilty and spoken less these past two days.
When Su Wenyuan found out, she didn't do anything, just told Ye Shan to handle it properly and not to make a scene in front of her.
Later that day, Nian Huai came to see her and said he wanted to visit the Marquis of Anle's mansion again. He thought the layout of the mansion was very good and wanted to draw it.
Su Wenyuan didn't ask any further questions and readily agreed.
As a last resort, he tentatively made another request: he wanted to bring one more person to help him.
“Bringing a few more is fine too. I’ve investigated the affairs of the manor quite thoroughly, so there’s no need to hide anything anymore,” Su Wenyuan said with a slight smile.
The reason they initially wouldn't let anyone in was because there was a secret hidden in the mansion. Now that everyone knows and has found out, Nianhuai finally wants to bring people in to take a look.
Nian Huai looked at her with surprise, sensing that she had noticed something, then nodded and said, "Okay."
After the man left, Yuexiu asked, "Wasn't this his first time in the capital? Does he know anyone here?"
"have."
After learning that Marquis Anle had an adopted son, Su Wenyuan dispelled her doubts about Nian Huaizhong.
Just to be on the safe side, we conducted another investigation.
The investigation eventually revealed that he was connected to a recently opened shop in the capital.
At this point, what else could Su Wenyuan not understand?
These shops bring together local specialties, and the Yu family has been in business since the beginning, passing down their wealth from generation to generation, which includes more than just gold and silver jewelry.
The recipes for brewing wine, the patterns for embroidery, and the inlays for jewelry may have all been preserved. If you have these in your hands, you won't need to search for them everywhere.
Of course, this was just Su Wenyuan's guess. Sending Nian Huaizhong to the Marquis of Anle's residence was also to verify her guess.
When Sheng Jingyu returned, Ye Shan had just returned to report. Nian Huai was not there to draw pictures; he was there to pay respects.
It was clearly Su Wenyuan's words that made him realize that some things no longer needed to be hidden.
"When he comes back, settle the money with him and let him go," Su Wenyuan said.
Sheng Jingyu asked, "Are you just going to leave it like this? Don't you want to ask anything else?"
Su Wenyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Why ask? Among those affected back then, there might be their parents and relatives. It's already very difficult for them to live in anonymity until now."
"If they want to find me, they will come again. If they don't want to find me, why bother them?"
If they just wanted to do some business, it would be fine to protect them secretly.
Perhaps they still resent Marquis Anle, but Su Wenyuan didn't want to put everyone in a difficult position.
"Have Sheng Zixi report what he has found to the Emperor as soon as possible. If Marquis Anle is innocent, then those related to the Yu family are also innocent, and there will be no need for them to hide their identities anymore."
I just feel I owe them so much, and I don't know how to make it up to them.
They must have had a very hard time during those thirteen years.
Sheng Jingyu felt that their elaborate efforts must have been for more than just surviving.
But what if they do? Let's wait until they come to us first. If they don't, let's pretend we don't know anything.
"Those who came back from Qikong Kingdom, did they cause you any trouble?" Su Wenyuan asked with concern.
Sheng Jingyu laughed and said, "Still trying to cause me trouble? It's good enough that they came back alive. Qikong Kingdom wants us to send people over to bring the Princess back."
"Who will go?" Su Wenyuan only cared about the important point.
Sheng Jingyu said, "I don't know, there's no result yet."
"Then you'd better be careful. These kinds of less desirable jobs usually end up being yours." Su Wenyuan had already figured out the pattern.
Especially since the Emperor disliked him, sending him to Qikong Kingdom saved the Emperor a lot of trouble.
Sheng Jingyu thought for a moment and said, "He probably won't be like that now. If I'm not in his sight, he'll probably be restless and unable to eat or sleep."
Anyone who didn't know better would think that the Emperor was so fond of Sheng Jingyu that he couldn't be without her for a moment.
In the past, the emperor would definitely have sent Sheng Jingyu. Back then, Sheng Jingyu was obedient, and the emperor had no worries.
He dared not now, fearing that Sheng Jingyu and others would plot against him for the throne.
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