Lu Wanying said that if she had been willing back then, she wouldn't have had any chance.
Why was she unwilling? Because she wanted to be the Crown Princess and the Empress. Sheng Jingyu was blind and had no chance of inheriting the throne.
Does he know how much Lu Wanying dislikes him?
Inside the restaurant, Lu Wanying stared intently in the direction she had left.
Before Sheng Jingyu got married, General Lu sent someone to ask her if she wanted to marry Sheng Jingyu. Now no one was willing to go to Prince Chen's mansion. If she was willing, General Lu would speak to the Emperor.
But Lu Wanying refused, for the exact same reason Su Wenyuan had guessed.
Back in the Linquan Villa, she would have been willing to be a concubine, let alone a princess.
Everyone knew back then that Sheng Jingyu would be the future emperor, but now that Sheng Jingyu is blind, she would never marry him.
Back in the capital, upon hearing that Su Wenyuan was enjoying immense prestige after becoming the Princess Consort of Chen, she felt resentful.
Both were illegitimate daughters and had mothers with poor backgrounds, so how did Su Wenyuan's status become different, and even her reputation improved?
She was the one who refused to become the Princess Consort of Prince Chen in the first place, but now she can't stand seeing others become princess consorts.
Su Wenyuan's life as a princess is far too glamorous, unlike what Lu Wanying initially imagined.
She imagined being left alone in an empty room, or dying on her wedding night.
To be honest, I wouldn't say I regret anything, but I just can't stand seeing Su Wenyuan living such a good life.
She always believed that if she had been willing, she would definitely have become the Princess Consort of Chen. She never considered whether Sheng Jingyu would be willing to marry her.
"Miss, let's hurry up. Aren't you supposed to be delivering some snacks to the Crown Prince's residence?" the maid whispered a reminder.
Upon hearing the words "Crown Prince," Lu Wanying snapped out of her daze.
She's just a Princess Consort of Prince Chen. Once she becomes the Crown Princess, everything will be different.
The Crown Prince was also at the Linquan Villa back then, and he had feelings for her, but at the time her mind was entirely on Sheng Jingyu.
Now that she has realized her mistake, she must hold onto the position of Crown Princess.
Su Wenyuan returned to the Prince Chen's residence and stormed into the study.
Halfway there, someone stopped them, saying that Sheng Jingyu was in the ancestral hall.
Su Wenyuan turned and went to the ancestral hall again; there were some things she needed to clarify with Sheng Jingyu.
Lu Wanying despises him so much, so he shouldn't be so ungrateful as to try and get close to her! It's shameful.
Inside the ancestral hall, Sheng Jingyu was offering incense, both to Consort Yu and to Su Wenyuan's mother.
Seeing this scene, Su Wenyuan felt all her anger stuck in her chest, unable to rise or fall.
"You're back?" Sheng Jingyu asked.
Su Wenyuan asked in confusion, "How did you know it was me?"
Sheng Jingyu said, "Apart from the cleaning maids, no one comes here, and no one comes here in a huff or puff. I can feel the wind."
Su Wenyuan said irritably, "Isn't it normal for me to have a bad temper?"
Despite saying that, she still stepped forward to help Sheng Jingyu.
Regardless, she felt that Sheng Jingyu's eyes were a real pity, a real shame.
The main problem is that he doesn't have any good people around him, nor do they have anyone who truly cares for him. It's both a pity and a tragedy.
Sheng Jingyu sighed and said, "I said the day before yesterday that I was just a maid, which made you angry. I apologize."
Ever since he said that, Su Wenyuan has been acting strangely towards him, even to the point of wanting to leave the Prince Chen's residence.
Su Wenyuan was also surprised that he would apologize, and asked in astonishment, "You can apologize?"
"...I'm not like you."
Su Wenyuan looked at him speechlessly. Why did his apology sound like an insult?
Sheng Jingyu further explained, "I didn't mean anything by saying that. You can seek justice for her, or you can be angry, but you still need to be rational."
Su Wenyuan muttered, "I thought you looked down on a maid."
Sheng Jingyu said, "So many people talk about me outside, when have you ever heard me mistreat my servants? It's normal to favor those around me. If someone else hits Ye Shan, I won't be happy, but I won't impulsively go to their door."
"After all, in the eyes of outsiders, this is making a mountain out of a molehill. I said that just to make you calm down and think carefully. There are obviously better ways that can leave no room for criticism."
The two talked things out, and the previous conflict was resolved.
Sheng Jingyu then asked, "When did you come up with the idea of asking your father to help you divorce your wife?"
Su Wenyuan said weakly, "When you said she was just a maid."
With her status, Sheng Jingyu could disregard the maids and the princess.
Sheng Jingyu sighed. One wrong word could have such terrible consequences.
"Aren't you afraid that Father will investigate thoroughly if you scare those two girls? If he does, you'll be punished." Sheng Jingyu felt that she had acted impulsively and hadn't thought things through, so he wanted to remind her afterwards to be more careful next time.
Su Wenyuan said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? Nobody's clean in this matter. The Empress made the decision on her own and let the two of them flaunt it everywhere. If we really investigate thoroughly, we'll all become a laughing stock."
"Furthermore, I only scared them because I was wronged, not because I was making things difficult for them for no reason. In the end, it's still the Empress's fault. It's normal for Father to turn a blind eye in order to maintain the royal family's reputation."
If the Emperor doesn't intend to let her off the hook and wants to punish the Empress as well, that's fine too. The consequences won't be too serious. At most, Sheng Jingyu will have to clean up the mess and marry both of them.
However, Su Wenyuan did not say these words aloud.
At this moment, Ye Shan walked in, carrying a pot of fruit wine, and said, "Your Highness, this wine from the Qu family is really fragrant."
Su Wenyuan sniffed and asked, "This is actually wine?"
"It's fruit wine. If Your Highness likes it, there's plenty more in the kitchen." Ye Shan placed the wine pot on the table and poured two more glasses.
Su Wenyuan asked in confusion, "Does Consort Yu like it?"
The fruit wine was specially selected; it must have been something he liked in his lifetime to have prepared it.
Ye Shan was a little confused and glanced at Sheng Jingyu.
Sheng Jingyu frowned and said, "It's your mother who likes it. Marquis Anle once told me that his daughter loves the fruit wine brewed by the Qu family in Hecheng, but she can't hold her liquor."
Su Wenyuan smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't know, thank you."
In the original owner's memory, there was no mention of her mother liking to drink alcohol.
Sheng Jingyu suddenly realized, "I forgot. After your mother married Prime Minister Su, she rarely drank alcohol. It's normal that you didn't know. I only learned about it by chance when I visited Marquis Anle."
Su Wenyuan remained silent, her feelings a complex mix.
She was thinking, what would happen to the memorial tablet if she really left? She had used someone else's dowry; she couldn't just abandon it, could she?
What about the people in the Prime Minister's residence? Are we just going to ignore them?
Su Wenyuan realized that she had indeed acted impulsively today, only thinking of herself and forgetting about these things.
Immediately afterwards, Sheng Jingyu told her an even more explosive piece of news.
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