Su Wenyuan stared intently at Lu Guanfeng's face and said, "General Lu should know exactly why they were defeated. The person who should offer incense to them is not me, but those who embezzled the funeral expenses."
"You're even greedy for the dead's money. Be careful, you'll face retribution," Su Wenyuan said in a chilling voice.
Early in the morning, the sight made Lu Guanfeng's hair stand on end, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Yuanhe quickly took him away. He had heard about this incident while he was still under house arrest.
Lu Guanfeng suddenly brought up this matter, which Sheng Yuanhe was completely unaware of.
After they left, Su Wenyuan got into the carriage by herself, ignoring Sheng Jingyu.
Sheng Jingyu followed, completely bewildered, and vaguely sensed that Su Wenyuan was angry.
Sheng Yuanhe followed Lu Guanfeng to the Lu residence. He not only wanted to inquire about the embezzlement of funeral expenses, but also wanted to rescue Lu Wanying.
Lu Wanying was confined to her room by the general's wife, and even Lu Guanfeng was unable to rescue her, so Sheng Yuanhe had to come in person.
"Prince Chen really shows no mercy. Back then, his relationship with Wanying was unusual, and the whole capital knew it. I still haven't gone to him to demand an explanation!" Lu Guanfeng vented his dissatisfaction.
"When the Emperor was choosing a princess for him, I was thinking of having Wanying marry into the family. Now that I think about it, I'm so glad Wanying didn't agree, or I would have regretted it to death."
Lu Guanfeng secretly rejoiced, his words implying that Sheng Jingyu was a treacherous and wicked person.
Sheng Yuanhe chimed in, "Wanying is such a good girl, she won't cause General Lu any trouble. This whole thing is Su Wenyuan's fault. She must have known about the past, which is why she was jealous."
Lu Guanfeng snorted coldly, also expressing his dissatisfaction with Su Wenyuan.
First, he slapped Lu Wanying, then he plotted against her, which led to Lu Wanying being punished.
Seeing that Lu Guanfeng did not reply, Sheng Yuanhe said bluntly, "I hope General Lu will not blame Wanying and will lift her confinement."
Lu Guanfeng looked at him in surprise. He should have noticed something was wrong from the very beginning when he addressed Lu Wanying in an unusual way.
Could the Crown Prince have feelings for Lu Wanying?
On the other hand, Su Wenyuan also made her point clear.
"That day, Lu Wanying told me that if she were willing, she would be the Princess Consort of Chen now. What, did you want to marry her back then?"
It's one thing to want to marry someone else, but Lu Wanying is not an option; she seems to be a bit slow on the uptake.
Sheng Jingyu frowned and hurriedly explained, "I don't even know who she is. Ye Shan has also found out about what happened many years ago. I was planning to tell you today."
In the past, when Sheng Jingyu was at the height of his power, rumors, both true and false, were everywhere. As long as the impact was not significant, Sheng Jingyu would not care.
He only heard bits and pieces of gossip about Lu Wanying, and no one mentioned it to him afterward, so he knew nothing about it.
Little did they know that Lu Wanying was using this baseless rumor to her advantage.
Who could have imagined that the indulgence of the past would leave behind such trouble today?
Sheng Jingyu lifted the carriage curtain and urged Ye Shan to quickly explain the situation.
He couldn't even wait to return home; he wanted to explain things to Su Wenyuan on the way.
It was just a small favor that Sheng Jingyu unintentionally did, which was misunderstood and then tacitly accepted by Lu Wanying.
After understanding the situation, Su Wenyuan didn't know what to say.
Should we praise her for her ability, or say she's bold?
"She didn't just tacitly agree; she might have admitted it herself in places we don't know about. Otherwise, why would Yi Pingxiang say such things and pretend to be affectionate, causing people to misunderstand?"
Lu Wanying can make the most of even the smallest, most unintentional incident.
“If you hadn’t gotten sick, she probably would have used our past relationship and her reputation to blackmail her into securing a position in the Prince Chen’s mansion,” Su Wenyuan sighed.
Her ambitions have always been great, and what she wants has never changed.
Sheng Jingyu let out a long breath and asked, "Now you know, right? It has nothing to do with me. Stop making a fuss about her all the time."
Such a small matter caused Su Wenyuan to misunderstand for a long time.
Su Wenyuan said irritably, "Who's making a fuss? I'm just afraid you don't know how much she despises you. The way she looked at General Lu just now was as if she was saying you're heartless and ungrateful."
Seeing that look in her eyes, Su Wenyuan remembered all these things.
Sheng Jingyu said indifferently, "I can't see it anyway."
He wasn't blind; he simply didn't see them. Just listening to them talk was annoying enough.
Furthermore, he was well aware of the many people who disliked him after he went blind, and even without Su Wenyuan's reminder, he could sense how everyone treated him.
Su Wenyuan quickly fell silent, having inadvertently said the wrong thing again.
Even if Lu Wanying really disliked him, he shouldn't have said it; it was enough to know the truth.
I need to ask Hua Ling again when I get back. Is there really no way to fix Sheng Jingyu's eyes?
If there was even the slightest possibility, she still wanted to help Sheng Jingyu.
Back at Prince Chen's residence, Ye Shan asked, "Many people misunderstand the relationship between Your Highness and Lu Wanying. Should we explain?"
Su Wenyuan spoke first: "There's no way to explain it. Everyone is just guessing. If we really explain it and she doesn't admit it, then it will be the prince being delusional and become a joke. Let's wait and see."
She now only wants to get close to the Crown Prince and doesn't want anyone to bring up the old stories she fabricated. She knows how to restrain herself.
If she tries to fabricate such a story when she falls on hard times, then she can't be blamed.
Sheng Jingyu agreed with Su Wenyuan's approach and decided to pretend they didn't know for now.
Then Su Wenyuan added regretfully, "When I saw Lu Guanfeng today, I just couldn't control my mouth. I didn't ask anything, I just kept arguing."
She considered having a calm conversation with Lu Guanfeng to try and get some information out of him about what happened back then.
As a result, I couldn't stay calm at all, and I couldn't say anything nice when we met.
Sheng Jingyu said helplessly, "I asked him how he learned about Marquis Anle's treason back then."
Lu Guanfeng made an excuse that he forgot, which was clearly an attempt to cover it up.
"Is it that he really forgot, or is it full of loopholes that he can't say for sure?" Su Wenyuan analyzed and guessed.
Sheng Jingyu frankly said, "I don't know. I can only say that it's very difficult to find a breakthrough in the past. Those in the know are unwilling to say more, and all the evidence has been sealed away."
Su Wenyuan had anticipated this situation long ago. Overturning the case would be extremely difficult, but she still had to try.
We cannot allow Marquis Anle to forever bear the stigma of treason.
“We won’t get anything out of them by asking, but what if we use torture…” Sheng Jingyu fell into deep thought.
Su Wenyuan said with difficulty, "After all, he is a minister of the court with military merits. It's not appropriate for him."
He said it wasn't appropriate, but he was already secretly itching to do it.
This method couldn't be more suitable; under severe torture, they'll tell you everything.
Sheng Jingyu sensed her excitement and said speechlessly, "I didn't say now. He's still in trouble, so let's spare his life for now."
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