The news had barely been released when it sparked a great deal of discussion.
"The Prince's blindness was actually caused by the Empress. Poisoning? How could she be so heartless? She's been pretending for so many years."
"Impossible, right? Wasn't it said that when Prince Chen was seriously ill, the Empress almost cried herself blind?"
"Are you blind? I almost cried myself to death back then. This news was told by Su Lin'er. She has been by the Empress's side for so long, so what she said must be true."
"It hasn't been that long, has it? The Empress would have forgotten about it after doing it, so how can we bring it up again?"
"It wasn't originally mentioned, but since Prince Chen's eyes suddenly recovered, the Empress was so surprised that she accidentally mentioned it."
When these messages first came out, many people questioned them and thought they were unbelievable.
It's all the Empress's fault; she disguised herself so well that no one believed the truth.
Later, all their questions were answered one by one, and the whole story became more and more complete.
With fewer doubts, more people will naturally believe.
After this incident was publicized, far fewer people discussed Marquis Anle and the Emperor.
Another day passed, and almost no one mentioned Marquis Anle anymore; everyone was cursing the Empress for being vicious.
Inside the Prince Chen's residence, Su Wenyuan was finally able to relax and get some rest after hearing the result.
The recent discussions about Marquis Anle made her feel uneasy, as she always felt that something bad was about to happen.
This was an unprecedented event, with a large number of people collectively insulting the emperor.
Now look what's happened, everyone's turning around and cursing the Empress. The Empress certainly deserves to be cursed. If it weren't for her, Sheng Jingyu wouldn't have had to pretend to be blind for so many years. He almost actually went blind back then.
"Ye Shan, go to the Su residence again tonight and have Su Lin'er divert attention to Granny Cheng tomorrow morning. The Prince will request to enter the palace to thoroughly investigate this matter tomorrow."
This matter was arranged by Su Wenyuan.
She deliberately brought this matter to light; otherwise, who knows when the investigation would reach the Empress or Granny Cheng.
Anyway, Su Lin'er was going to take revenge on the Empress, and she wanted the Empress and Consort Wan to end up the same way.
But what she knew wasn't enough to cause a big stir.
Su Wenyuan helped her by having her fabricate a lie about eavesdropping on the Empress, thus explaining everything that happened back then.
Of course, Su Lin'er didn't help for no reason; Su Wenyuan promised her something in return.
Now all that's left is for the Emperor to make a statement. Once the Emperor says he will investigate, the Empress will have no way to deny it.
Forcing the Emperor to make a statement is Sheng Jingyu's task for tomorrow. Su Wenyuan is just in time to help him out by bringing out Granny Cheng and protecting her. As long as Granny Cheng isn't silenced, things won't be so complicated, and the investigation will go smoothly.
Granny Cheng was punished at Prince Chen's residence last time and demoted to hard labor. The Empress hasn't been able to rescue her yet.
The master and servant were not together, and Granny Cheng was out of touch with the news, unaware that she had become the key figure.
All the people Sheng Jingyu had placed in the palace received this mission: to prevent Granny Cheng from being silenced by the Empress.
If the situation is urgent, the person can be hidden by force, and released when the emperor issues an order to investigate the matter the next day.
With such meticulous arrangements, Su Wenyuan didn't need to worry about anything.
She had nothing to worry about and couldn't imagine any unexpected events, but an unexpected event still happened.
This unexpected event happened to Su Lin'er. That night, Ye Shan went to the Su residence and found that Su Lin'er was dead, her death was gruesome.
Their mouths were tightly sewn shut with needle and thread. The maids and servants in the mansion hadn't noticed yet. Su Yuan and Su Xian weren't in the mansion; they must have been kidnapped.
In the middle of the night, Su Wenyuan felt as if she had heard a ghost story, and her back was tingling with fear.
"How could he be dead? He was perfectly fine during the day."
Sheng Jingyu's face was gloomy as he asked, "Didn't the guards closest to the Su residence discover anything?"
Ye Shan explained, "The Su family's current residence is too remote; even the closest one is quite a distance away. I only took a brief look. Should I send someone to investigate further?"
Su Yuan is paralyzed, Su Xian is a useless person, and Su Lin'er is not very willing to go out after returning to the mansion.
This family is really not worth assigning guards to watch over.
"Stop investigating. Someone will investigate after dawn. It shouldn't have been done by the Empress, but her mouth was sewn shut, which makes it seem like someone is trying to frame her."
Sheng Jingyu nodded, having the same thought as Su Wenyuan.
With Su Lin'er dead, Su Wenyuan's plan has fallen apart. She originally wanted to use Su Lin'er to lure out Granny Cheng, but now she can only let Sheng Jingyu tell the truth himself.
A residence outside the capital city.
On the surface, it looks like any other house, but inside it is a completely different story.
Many rooms in the backyard contain hidden chambers.
A simple woodshed was crammed with more than twenty people, and after they went in, they made no further sound.
Anyone looking at it from the outside would find it eerie.
In reality, these twenty-odd people had already entered the spacious underground prison through a hidden door in the wall.
"Su Yuan! When you asked for Miss's hand in marriage, you looked quite presentable. How come you're in such a sorry state now? Is this retribution?" a voice said hoarsely.
At this moment, Su Yuan was bound hand and foot, unable to move, with a rag stuffed in his mouth, only able to make muffled sounds, looking at the person in front of him in terror.
Of the twenty-odd people, he only recognized Nian Huaizhong; he remembered that face vividly.
He had no recollection of the middle-aged man he was talking to.
This person is Miss Yu Qingzhu! She is a servant of Marquis Anle.
The man noticed that Su Yuan's gaze was fixed on Nian Huaizhong, and suddenly realized, "It seems you recognize this face. You know Lian Heng."
Su Xian slowly woke up and began to struggle violently, glaring angrily at the group.
Nian Huai frowned and said, "Let's get down to business first, we'll talk about them later. Are you sure the Su family didn't leave any traces? Be careful not to lead people here!"
"No, it's just..." The person next to him hesitated slightly.
Nian Huai asked warily, "But what?"
"That Su Lin'er, instead of doing this, we might as well just bring her here and leave her body behind. Isn't this just asking for trouble?" The person who spoke had disapproved of their actions back at the Su residence.
Nian Huai said helplessly, "I was thinking that keeping her around could help Princess Chen."
They wanted to use Su Lin'er to frame the Empress and add another crime to her list.
Someone scoffed, "If we're going to help, why are we even going to the Su residence? Why don't we just not go? Going there will only cause trouble; we won't be able to avoid taking action."
"Who knew she was the one who arranged this before we went?"
“We’re here to speak up for Marquis Anle, but she’s stirring up trouble behind the scenes. It was only with great difficulty that the dog emperor got so much criticism, but because of her, everyone’s turning to criticize the empress.”
"What kind of talk is that? She didn't even know we were the ones who did it. Besides, the commotion we caused was just too big."
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.
These days, there are more and more voices in the capital criticizing the emperor, all of which are being fueled by them.
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