"I don't have time to chat with you. I have to go find Su Lin'er. If you're free, go to the clothing store next door and buy some clothes. Don't dress like someone in your family has died." Su Wenyuan looked her up and down with a half-smile.
Lu Wanying sneered, "You only think of contacting the Su family after something happens? Don't you even know if they want to talk to you?"
"They have no choice. I'm here to ask for money, Consort Wan..." Su Wenyuan paused, then smiled and said, "What business is it of yours?"
It's most frustrating to only say half the story and leave it unsaid.
The carriage continued forward, and Su Wenyuan lifted the curtain and said to Meng Qi, "Arrange for someone to keep an eye on Lu Wanying and see if she goes to the palace to see Consort Wan."
Meng Qi nodded heavily and said, "I will go personally."
"...No need, find someone clever." Su Wenyuan commanded in an irrefutable tone.
Meng Qi reluctantly agreed and chose a familiar guard from among those who had come with him.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence, and only a few servants came out to greet it.
Madam Wang and Su Lin'er were putting on airs in the front hall, waiting for Su Wenyuan to come and pay her respects.
Without a second thought, Su Wenyuan headed straight for the Banyan and Bamboo Courtyard within the mansion.
This is where Wang Shi and Su Yuan lived; it's the largest courtyard in the mansion.
She used to live here, but after the Marquis of Anle's incident, it became difficult for her to come back, as the Wang family took over the place.
Su Yuan was resting in his room when he suddenly heard the words "Princess Consort Chen" and quickly got up.
"Your Highness, you can't go in here!" the maidservant tried her best to stop her.
Meng Qi impatiently pushed her away and said, "You think you're so busy in the Prime Minister's residence? Can't you come in anywhere?"
Su Wenyuan came to cause trouble. She had told him before leaving the Prince Chen's residence that he didn't need to be polite at the Prime Minister's residence.
After looking around, Su Yuan pushed open the door and came out, his face full of anger.
Su Wenyuan glanced at him casually, not understanding what her mother had seen in him back then.
"Su Wenyuan!" Wang roared from behind, running over.
He charged straight at Su Wenyuan with a menacing air, looking like a fierce demon.
Su Wenyuan gave Meng Qi a look, signaling him to stop her.
It would be so unsightly to dress up so beautifully and then get into a fight with Wang.
Upon receiving the instruction, Meng Qi, before even realizing what it meant, decisively stretched out his leg and tripped her!
Wang tripped and fell...
Su Wenyuan: "..."
Meng Qi always manages to surprise her. In any case, the result was right; the person was stopped.
Chaos erupted in the mansion. Madam Wang cried out in pain and cursed loudly! Maids and servants went to help her up, while Su Lin'er was so angry she didn't know what to say.
Su Yuan remained calm, coldly watching the scene, with only one word in his mind: Serves him right!
After a long while, Su Yuan finally spoke and asked, "You came back to the manor just to cause such a scene?"
Su Wenyuan sneered, "What are you thinking? This is too easy for you. I'll make a lot more trouble."
Su Wenyuan walked straight into the main room and sat down in the main seat.
Looking around the room, the jade vase and the mahogany carved stand were quite valuable; they were things her mother had brought and they had used for over ten years.
"Su Lin'er, I heard you went to see Consort Wan? And used my money to do her a favor?" Su Wenyuan asked, looking like she was about to accuse her.
She sat in the main seat while everyone else stood. Su Yuan was so angry that she almost fainted.
Su Lin'er mustered her courage and stepped forward, asking, "The Prince Chen's mansion didn't have that many things broken at all. You're trying to extort money from me."
"Did I try to extort you?" Su Wenyuan retorted coldly.
Su Lin'er's prepared rebuttal was stuck in her throat. She thought Su Wenyuan would try to explain herself, but Su Wenyuan just asked her a question.
Su Wenyuan sneered, "You haven't even married the Crown Prince yet, and you're already scheming for him? Either you compensate me, or I'll go ask for it myself. You choose."
Su Wenyuan was naturally angry that the Crown Prince had besieged the mansion, but she didn't have the authority to deal with him.
The Crown Prince's current confinement is a result of his overstepping his bounds and angering the Emperor.
Su Wenyuan got nothing, and could only tamper with the compensation money. Su Lin'er even had to interfere.
Su Lin'er was startled; none of the arguments and debates she had imagined, the back-and-forth verbal sparring, were there.
Su Wenyuan made a direct threat like that, without even trying to beat around the bush.
If we were to send her to see Consort Wan, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in our own face?
His promise to Consort Wan has become a joke.
Before she could say anything, Su Wenyuan looked at Wang Shi and asked, "Who sent the old woman to the mansion today to tell me to bring back some silver notes?"
Wang, still furious, strode forward and shouted, "I gave in! Shouldn't you be the one to pay for this?"
“I knew it was you. You’ve done so many shameless things, and now you think everything is a given. Why should I pay for this? Did I let him show off in court?” Su Wenyuan’s gaze slowly shifted to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan avoided her gaze and said, "It's my own compensation to the soldiers' families; it has nothing to do with you."
"Irrelevant information, yet you send someone to relay messages? Don't you have enough money at home to resort to begging?" Su Wenyuan's words became increasingly vicious.
Wang retorted angrily, "Do you even know where you are in the current situation? Yet you still come to the Prime Minister's residence to show off your power!"
"Regardless of my situation, I'm here today for two reasons: first, to get money, and second, to curse people—to curse those shameless, ungrateful people!" Su Wenyuan looked at Wang Shi, clearly speaking to her.
Wang said angrily, "It was Anle Marquis's treason that led to the tragic deaths of the soldiers. You received the dowry prepared by Anle Marquis, shouldn't you compensate for some of the funeral expenses? If there had been no treason, would your father have needed to use his own salary to make up for it?"
In order to make himself sound righteous and awe-inspiring, Wang spent a lot of time and effort, launching into a series of lengthy arguments.
It seems they want to get to the bottom of things and blame everything on Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan smiled slightly and looked at Su Yuan, asking softly, "If it weren't for my mother and my maternal grandfather, could you have become the prime minister?"
Back then, Su Yuan went to great lengths to disguise himself as a devoted and devoted good man, wasn't it all for power and money?
With the support of Marquis Anle in the court and her mother subsidizing her in the backyard, Su Yuan still has the leisure to keep a mistress and illegitimate child. He has the nerve to say anything after getting the benefits. He should pay the price for this.
Su Wenyuan spat fiercely at Su Yuan's location, her disgust undisguised.
Su Yuan, despite his thick skin, was starting to feel embarrassed by the repeated provocations.
"We're father and daughter, do you really need to be so aggressive?" Su Yuan's voice trembled.
Su Wenyuan suddenly burst out laughing. In her lifetime, she had never heard such a joke before.
Wang, stirring up trouble, said, "She has never regarded you as her father. Master, you don't need to give her any face. Just ask her for as much as you send to the palace."
Wang only cared about money. She was willing to become a mistress because she was only after Su Yuan's money and future prospects.
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