The feud between Lu Wanying and Su Lin'er was now firmly established, and it even alarmed General Lu that day, who personally went to the Prime Minister's residence to retrieve them.
During the process, she had an argument with Su Yuan. The argument, which was not finished during the morning court session, was moved to the Prime Minister's residence to continue.
After listening to Meng Qi's retelling, Su Wenyuan found a sentence that sounded pleasing to the ear.
“Su Yuan said he was a good-for-nothing, and he wasn’t wrong. Were those defeats thirteen years ago really just caused by a few letters from my maternal grandfather?” Su Wenyuan shook her head and sneered.
Assuming these letters are genuine, how much of the information could be credibly leaked to the enemy?
When two armies are at war, Marquis Anle is in the capital, not on the battlefield. What use is it to just tell the general about his military habits?
This isn't the first time we've fought. They know their habits. Even if no one sent a message, the enemy country should know. A loss is a loss. Blaming Marquis Anle is absurd.
That day, Lu Wanying was punished by the general's wife after returning to the mansion, and Su Lin'er was also locked up in the mansion by Su Yuan. Wang Shi locked her back in the woodshed, and Su Yuan was quite obedient and moved out of the Banyan and Bamboo Courtyard.
The Ministry of Justice is still investigating the embezzlement of funeral expenses.
In order to find the people on the list, Ye Shan sent out half of the guards in the manor.
It's been too long, and many of them are no longer in Beijing, scattered all over the country. It would take a lot of effort to find them.
Fortunately, there are three villages near the capital, and Ye Shan has already sent people to invite them.
Meng Qi told Su Wenyuan the news, but he couldn't see how happy she was on her face.
"The person has been found, but the princess doesn't seem excited."
Su Wenyuan said with a smile, "Although they came from the Marquis of Anle's mansion and followed him to the Prime Minister's mansion, they have always served by my mother's side, so they don't know much about the Marquis of Anle."
She still believed in her heart that Marquis Anle had not betrayed the country.
As for finding out what happened by asking the servants, Su Wenyuan didn't dare to think too highly of it; she was likely to be disappointed.
Meng Qi said, "My sister has also arranged for people to look for others who are not in the capital. Maybe we can find the old women or maids who have served the lady since childhood."
Su Wenyuan asked, "Does Your Highness have any objections to using so many guards to find this person?"
"How could that be? The manor is not short of people. Although there are not many people in Ling'an Pavilion, there are many people outside the manor that can be mobilized. It's nothing." Meng Qi didn't care at all.
Su Wenyuan nodded and said nothing more.
From this perspective, at least Sheng Jingyu genuinely intends to help her, and it's not just talk.
The next day at noon, the three women who lived near the capital arrived.
When they entered the mansion, they were timid and hesitant, their heads almost buried in the ground.
Upon seeing Su Wenyuan, he knelt down with a thud, utterly terrified.
"Madam...?"
Su Wenyuan's heart tightened, and she said softly, "I am Su Wenyuan, Yu Qingzhu's daughter."
"Miss?" The three women quickly changed their address, one of them so excited that she burst into tears and crawled a few steps to Su Wenyuan.
Their eyes held excitement, gratitude, and the joy of a long-awaited reunion.
The scene was not quite what Su Wenyuan had expected, so she quickly had someone help them to their seats.
"It really is Miss! I've never heard of Miss becoming a princess before, and I didn't believe it. I never expected this..."
"Me too, I thought she was that bitch's daughter..." The woman paused, swallowing the rest of her words.
Ye Shan lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "After leaving the manor, these three changed their residence and have not left home for many years. They have been living in the village and have not revealed a single word about their past."
Su Wenyuan prepared hot tea and snacks, waiting for them to finish crying before proceeding.
"The others haven't been found yet, but some of them have probably passed away. It would be good for Your Highness to be prepared," Ye Shan gently reminded her.
Su Wenyuan said weakly, "We were prepared. So many servants in the Marquis of Anle's mansion died, not to mention those around my mother. Besides, so many years have passed."
After the three women had finished crying, the oldest one spoke up.
"Miss, is there something you want to ask us?"
Su Wenyuan forced a smile and said, "I set up a memorial tablet for my mother, but because I was young when she passed away, I don't know her preferences. I want to ask the people around her."
The three of them looked at Su Wenyuan with satisfaction in their eyes.
“We know Madam’s preferences. We knew them back when we were at the Marquis of Anle’s residence, and we told Miss about them one by one.”
"Seeing that Miss grew up safely and became a princess, Madam can rest in peace if she knows this in the afterlife."
Su Wenyuan didn't ask directly, but instead went around in circles.
Learn about Yu Qingzhu and the entire Anle Marquis's Mansion from their words.
Yu Qingzhu is a gentle and kind person. She has been well protected by Marquis Anle since childhood. Although there are some wicked people in the Marquis's mansion, they never make things difficult for Yu Qingzhu.
She had a smooth life for so many years, the only hardship was marrying Su Yuan.
“Now that you are a princess, we don’t need to be afraid of that prime minister. He is a complete scoundrel. Back then, he was obsequious and fawned over you, Madam!”
"Later, his wife discovered that he was keeping another woman outside the mansion. His wife wanted to go home, but she couldn't resist his persistent pleas. He even fabricated an extremely poor background for Wang."
He was orphaned, begging on the streets, and suffering from a serious illness.
After Su Yuan's words, Wang Shi acted as if she were about to die.
Yu Qingzhu softened her heart and kept him, but instructed Su Yuan to handle Wang's affairs properly, and that the child must not appear in the Prime Minister's residence, nor be said to be his child.
At that time, Yu Qingzhu was only thinking about Su Wenyuan and was afraid that the appearance of others would cause Su Wenyuan to suffer.
Later, the treason incident occurred.
"Although the Emperor spared the Lady's life, Su Yuan deliberately humiliated her by demoting her to a concubine, while marrying that slut Wang! The day before the incident, the Lady gave us money to go out and make a living."
"Madam won't let us come back, saying it's for our own good, to let us go far away and not mention the Marquis of Anle's mansion again."
Su Wenyuan was startled and asked, "Were you sent away by my mother, or was it the day before the incident?"
After asking this question, the three of them fell silent.
He and Su Wenyuan got along so well that he told her everything, including some things he couldn't understand.
Seeing that they didn't speak, Su Wenyuan added, "Su Yuan said that he was the one who kicked you out."
The woman stood up agitatedly, "What does this have to do with him? We left before the Marquis of Anle's mansion was sealed off. However, there were indeed some people who left after the incident, and those were given money by the madam to help them leave."
"Later we learned that the servants of the Marquis of Anle's mansion were all implicated. The lady did it for our own good, but..." The woman hesitated.
Su Wenyuan continued, "But how did she know in advance?"
Although treason is a serious crime, it will not implicate innocent servants. At most, they will be questioned, but they will not be executed without any questioning.
The whole incident was strange in every way.
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