When the two first arrived at Prince Chen's residence, Yuexiu always felt that her current life was not real, but like a dream.
She would occasionally tell Su Wenyuan about the past, and not a single good thing about it, only grievances.
Everything Yuexiu remembered, Su Wenyuan also kept in her heart.
"I don't want it. It's much better if the princess gives it to me. It's a set, and it won't look as nice if I take it apart." Yuexiu put the hairpin back on Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you the whole set. Come on, let's go pick one out."
The headpiece she's wearing is quite flamboyant; Yuexiu definitely wouldn't wear it.
"No need, I have plenty!" Yuexiu waved her hand in refusal.
The two were pulling at each other when they looked up and saw Meng Qi had returned at some point, standing angrily in front of them.
Su Wenyuan asked in confusion, "Didn't you go to jail? Who upset you again?"
Su Wenyuan wanted the money that the old women had embezzled to be returned, and Sheng Jingyu entrusted the matter to Meng Qi.
Meng Qi ran back and forth for two days. The other women's families were quite cooperative, knowing that they had offended the prince, so they gave them whatever amount of silver they asked for.
If I really couldn't give it, I cobbled it together from various sources.
But the two old women from the Gao family are a bit of a problem. They've spent a lot of money over the years, and their families can't cover it. They said they want to meet them and ask where they hid the money so they can give it to Meng Qi.
Sheng Jingyu had said that no one was allowed to visit, so Meng Qi didn't let them see him and planned to go to the prison to ask himself.
"Granny Dong was quite cooperative. She told me where she hid the silver, and I retrieved it. Although it's still far from enough, judging from her expression, it's definitely gone."
"But that old woman Gao, she just won't say anything, no matter what I do. She even deliberately told me that she did indeed hide silver, which is infuriating!"
Su Wenyuan looked at him, both amused and exasperated. How could an old woman who would spend the rest of her life in prison have managed to anger him like this?
"Don't be angry. Even if she doesn't say anything, she can't spend the money, and the family can't use it either. Our household isn't short of money. The kitchen made some rose shortbread today, go and have a taste." Su Wenyuan comforted her with a smile.
Meng Qi muttered, "She even insulted you..."
This time, it was Su Wenyuan who was angry.
"She's already in jail, and she still has time to curse me? Let's go to jail and hear what she has to say. I don't believe I can't teach her a lesson."
Meng Qi regretted telling her; he and Yuexiu tried to stop Su Wenyuan, but they couldn't.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Su Wenyuan stood at the prison gate.
Several old women were locked in the innermost cell, two to a cell, but Director Gao was imprisoned separately.
As soon as she appeared, the old women went crazy apologizing and shouting incessantly.
Su Wenyuan went directly to Granny Gao, looking extremely disheveled. Her previous smugness and pride had vanished without a trace.
"Meng Qi, go and tell them to be quiet." Su Wenyuan sent him away.
After Meng Qi left, Su Wenyuan asked with a smile, "You wanted to see me?"
Originally, she was just guessing that if Granny Gao really wanted to scold her, she wouldn't wait until Meng Qi arrived to scold her; she would have done so long ago.
The moment Su Wenyuan saw her, she became even more certain of her thoughts. Granny Gao's attitude was different from what Meng Qi had said, and she kept giving Su Wenyuan meaningful glances.
"Your Highness, I know only you can save me. It seems someone wants to kill me. I know a secret, but I dare not tell you I want to see you. If I do, I'll die even faster!" Granny Gao pleaded in a low voice, clinging desperately to this straw.
Su Wenyuan said to Yuexiu, "Go and stop Meng Qi. You know how to stop him."
Meng Qi is a bit naive, which can sometimes be taken advantage of.
"I don't have much time. If it's a truly useful secret, I can let you go." Su Wenyuan didn't want to waste any more words.
Granny Gao was truly frightened and blurted out, "The prince went blind due to his serious illness back then! Perhaps it was the Empress's doing!"
Su Wenyuan's eyes widened suddenly, staring at her in disbelief.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone knows that the Empress treats the Prince extremely well, like her own son." Su Wenyuan lowered her voice even further.
She considered that the Empress might not be sincere, but if the blindness was also related to the Empress, then she was simply too wicked!
Sheng Jingyu once had great potential, but because of these eyes, he has fallen to his current state and gained a lot of bad reputation.
This was an accident, and Su Wenyuan has to say that God is unfair.
But if it were the Empress… Su Wenyuan felt a little disgusted.
When he was young, Sheng Jingyu was very dependent on the Empress. When he was fifteen, he fell seriously ill, and the Empress was very worried. It is said that the Empress almost cried her eyes out.
Although Su Wenyuan didn't believe it, Sheng Jingyu definitely did!
Granny Gao hurriedly explained, "We've been in the manor for many years, and the Empress has always been hypocritical in her treatment of the Prince; she's not as kind as she seems."
Su Wenyuan sensed this, and she could accept it. After all, he wasn't her biological son, and the Empress had her own princes. Her kindness towards Sheng Jingyu might just be a way to win him over.
But she wouldn't be so malicious as to want to ruin Sheng Jingyu, would she?
Still in the name of family!
Granny Gao took a deep breath. "The medicine cup that the prince used to drink his medicine back then was replaced. That medicine cup was very light in color. After soaking in medicine for two days, the color will darken."
Su Wenyuan said decisively, "Impossible."
The book states that when Sheng Jingyu fell ill, the imperial physicians were exceptionally cautious. They first ruled out poisoning and concluded that he had suddenly contracted an acute illness, was physically weak, and had been suffering from a prolonged high fever, which led to blindness.
At that time, the courtyard where Sheng Jingyu lived was thoroughly examined from the inside out. The imperial physicians were afraid that someone would harm him, so from the beginning of his treatment, everything he ate and used was sent after being examined.
They are more cautious about what they eat, checking everything before and after they've eaten it. They can find out even the slightest problem.
After all, at that time, Sheng Jingyu was rumored to be the future crown prince, and the emperor was afraid that people from other countries might plot against him.
At that time, the courtyard was surrounded by layers of people. If she had taken a poisoned medicine cup, how could the imperial physician not have detected it?
Granny Gao said, "It's true! At that time, the Empress sent a set of medicine cups to be offered before the Buddha, saying that if they were placed in the room and not used, they could protect the Prince's safety. When the time came, they would be returned to the Buddha."
In the middle of the process, Granny Cheng came over and said that the medicine cups needed to be washed once and then put back. The two old women, Gao and Dong, were in charge of washing them. Before they were finished washing, one of the medicine cups cracked.
The purpose of this set of medicine cups was to protect the prince's safety. They ruined it by washing, and the empress would surely kill them if she found out. Just then, Granny Li came over to get some snacks and saw this scene.
Granny Li was kind-hearted and said that each batch of medicine cups offered to the palace contained more than six; these six were carefully selected.
The rest were smuggled out of the palace and sold. She happened to have one, because her son was also sick at that time, so she bought it.
After discussing it, the three decided to use a deceptive trick to switch the items and deceive everyone.
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