“If the Emperor dies, it will be good for you. You will be more than just a princess.” Nian Huai finally offered a tempting offer. “You don’t have to do anything, you don’t have to worry about anything.”
Su Wenyuan scoffed, "Yes, the emperor is dead, and the court officials will support the prince to ascend the throne. But do you think they would let someone who doesn't know etiquette and has no background become empress?"
I'm sorry! Su Wenyuan apologized to Sheng Jingyu in her heart.
She didn't mean to slander Sheng Jingyu; she just couldn't reach an agreement with Nian Huaizhong, so she had no choice but to resort to this unorthodox method.
Nian Huai was taken aback and blurted out, "Doesn't Prince Chen like you very much?"
He started to question it!
Su Wenyuan suppressed her excitement, put on a mournful face, and said, "Don't you know why I became the Princess Consort of Chen? He didn't marry me willingly in the first place."
"Besides, there will be court officials pressuring us then. They will definitely hope that the future empress will be dignified and virtuous, preferably with a respectable background. How can I, all alone, resist them?"
As Su Wenyuan continued to play the victim and feign pitifulness, she almost burst into tears.
So this is what it feels like to be all alone and helpless.
Nian Huai took a deep breath and said decisively, "Then you should leave now, leave the capital, and come with me."
"???"
Su Wenyuan's bewilderment at this moment was genuine; what outrageous things was he spouting?
Sheng Jingyu, who was outside the door, could no longer hold back. She pushed the door open and entered, looking at him with hostility.
He tolerated Su Wenyuan's fabricated stories, but Nian Huai was always one to take advantage of the situation.
Are they going to take him away like this?
"She went with you, and then what? When your affair is exposed, will you both be caught and brought back together?" Sheng Jingyu held Su Wenyuan's hand, applying slight pressure.
Su Wenyuan looked at him speechlessly, "I haven't run away yet, no need to rush to catch me, loosen your grip."
Seeing their reactions, Nian Huaizhong knew that what he had just said was just to tease him.
He didn't completely believe it either; he was sure it was a lie to say that Sheng Jingyu didn't like her.
Sheng Jingyu repeatedly showed hostility towards him, wishing he could kill him, simply because he was too close to Su Wenyuan.
This concern, at least for now, definitely indicates genuine affection.
However, the situation described by Su Wenyuan is not entirely impossible.
“There’s no one else in the Yu family. If things really turn out as you say, you’d better leave sooner rather than later. Don’t believe his promises; they’re not trustworthy. Su Yuan once promised to treat your mother well.” Nian Huaizhong glanced at Sheng Jingyu.
The direct mockery made Sheng Jingyu so angry that she wanted to curse.
His escape route was blocked. He wanted to make a promise to Su Wenyuan, but Nian Huaizhong deliberately brought up Su Yuan, which only made his promise a joke.
Su Wenyuan said with a wronged expression, "It's too late to leave now, look at his hands."
Sheng Jingyu: "..."
He's not a bully, so how did Su Wenyuan accuse him of abducting a woman?
“We are a legally married couple,” Sheng Jingyu reminded him.
Su Wenyuan asked, "Have you completed the wedding ceremony?"
"..."
Sheng Jingyu's eyes darkened, and his face turned ugly.
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