"What's wrong?" the Emperor asked solemnly.
His first reaction was that Su Wenyuan was up to something. In the past, this unease was caused by Sheng Jingyu, but now the student has surpassed him.
Su Wenyuan sighed and said, "Consort Wan suspects that the Prince deliberately injured someone. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Father, please let others explain what happened. They all saw it too."
The person who stepped forward to explain was Sheng Zixi.
However, he only mentioned the incident of Sheng Jingyu encountering Jin Kouhe while adjusting his sleeves, without mentioning the earlier argument.
Just a touch and he's like this? Nobody would believe it.
Just as the Emperor was about to ask a few questions, Princess Heyi came out and explained, "It's all a misunderstanding. Prince Chen only waved his hand; how could that be considered an injury? It's just that the Crown Prince has some old ailments; it's nothing serious."
Since she didn't pursue the matter further, no one else could say anything.
Su Wenyuan looked at Princess Heyi with a smile, knowing that she would come out to explain.
Sheng Jingyu didn't kill or cripple Jin Kouhe; he only suffered minor injuries. Pursuing him would only expose Jin Kouhe's ulterior motives.
Jin Kouhe himself felt guilty and remained silent behind the screen, gritting his teeth and enduring it.
The imperial physician came but didn't examine her, saying he had brought a doctor with him and she could be examined again at the inn.
Jin Kouhe was helped out, and his legs were still trembling when he sat down in the chair.
"On the way back, I heard the princess say that Princess Chen's face is ugly. I suppose the news is wrong. Princess Chen is as beautiful as a fairy. It's a pity that Prince Chen is blind and can't appreciate it." Jin Kouhe gritted his teeth, still wanting to get the upper hand verbally.
The emperor's face darkened. He had never thought much of this prince from the beginning, and now he disliked him even more.
Su Wenyuan smiled and said, "Before judging others, take a look at yourself. I wish I were blind. I don't even need to eat dinner after this. I'm afraid I'll throw up."
Princess Heyi's mouth was agape, not because the Crown Prince had been scolded, but because Su Wenyuan had said such things in front of the Emperor.
But other people seem to have gotten used to it and don't see anything wrong with it.
Jin Kouhe glared at her fiercely. Su Wenyuan had insulted his appearance several times, and his lust had been replaced by disgust.
The Empress rebuked her, saying, "How dare you be so rude! How could you say such things?"
Su Wenyuan feigned surprise and asked, "I didn't say who it was, how do you all know? You all think so too?"
Nonsense, do I even need to say it?
The only one whose appearance is vastly different from these people is Jinkouhe.
He wasn't even as good-looking as the older nanny next to him.
Everyone guiltily looked away, afraid of vomiting, and Jin Kouhe's face turned ashen.
"Jingyu, you're not feeling well, you should go back now," the Emperor said, urging him to leave.
Su Wenyuan said with a smile, "Father Emperor is still the one who cares about people the most."
She didn't want to stay in this awful place for even a second longer.
But Sheng Jingyu clearly had something else to say, so he stood up and said, "I heard that the post station is staffed by people from Qikong Kingdom and no other guards have been arranged. For the safety of the Crown Prince and Princess, let's use some guards from Anchuan Kingdom instead."
After he said that, the atmosphere in the room clearly changed.
Even the unreliable Jinkouhe has taken on a serious air.
Su Wenyuan looked left and right curiously, sensing that something was wrong.
"No need," Princess Heyi said with a smile, "We have brought plenty of guards, and this is the capital, it's always been safe."
Sheng Jingyu said, "It might be safe for others, but the Crown Prince is from Qikong Kingdom after all. Over the years, there have always been people trying to provoke war between the two countries. If something happens to the Crown Prince here..."
"I've only just returned, and you're already saying such unlucky things?" Princess Heyi said with displeasure and dissatisfaction.
Although Su Wenyuan did not know the reason for the argument between the two, Sheng Jingyu's purpose was to have his own people protect the post station.
Princess Hee-yi and Crown Prince Kim were very resistant. What were they afraid of when they rejected the people from Ancheon?
The Emperor said, "Heyi is right. The capital is very safe. Since they don't like outsiders disturbing them, let's just leave it at that."
Su Wenyuan added, "Your Highness is not in good health, so please don't trouble yourself with this matter, lest someone is ungrateful and you end up with complaints."
The perfunctory smile and sarcastic remarks were clearly a veiled attack on Princess Heyi.
After the two left the palace, Su Wenyuan asked, "What did you mean by what you said at the end? Why is it necessary to have our people involved?"
Sheng Jingyu explained, "I just received news that they originally wanted Lu Guanfeng to be in charge of the inn's security, but now that Lu Guanfeng is dead, they've changed it to using all their own people. I said those things to test the waters."
The probing did have some effect; even Su Wenyuan could see that they only trusted their own people.
"Are they afraid of hurting our people? Or are they doing something shady and afraid of the news getting out? Why aren't they afraid of Lu Guanfeng? Are they in cahoots?" Su Wenyuan boldly guessed.
Sheng Jingyu said, "If the news had come earlier, we could have saved Lu Guanfeng. Now he's dead, it's too late. But we used severe torture on Lu Guanfeng back then, and he confessed without reservation. He knew he was going to die, so what was the point of hiding it?"
Su Wenyuan sighed and said, "Who knows? Will any of the envoys who came with us know the truth about my maternal grandfather's treason?"
She was completely baffled by the matter and could only wait for information to emerge little by little.
Sheng Jingyu was silent for a while before saying, "Perhaps there is. Let's find out by getting our own people in first and then investigating."
Sheng Jingyu took this matter very seriously, but the methods he came up with were a bit outrageous...
He had Ye Shan arrange for people to go over and beat up Jin Kouhe.
This time the beating was very serious. He lost two teeth, his face was swollen like a pig's head, and he had multiple injuries, but his arms and legs were still fine.
When Ye Shan and Sheng Jingyu reported the results, Su Wenyuan found out and was speechless with surprise.
What kind of operation is this? He just warned them during the day to be careful, as someone might be plotting against Prince Jin.
Should I send someone over myself tonight?
He greets people before hitting them, as if he's afraid others won't know it's him?
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Princess Heyi did not immediately go to the palace, but planned to go and file a complaint at dawn.
She didn't even need to think to know that Sheng Jingyu was behind it.
Regardless of whether Sheng Jingyu warned them or not, just the fact that Jin Kouhe mocked Sheng Jingyu for being blind makes it no wonder he was beaten.
Sheng Jingyu didn't like hearing that.
However, Sheng Jingyu had another reason for hitting someone to vent his anger this time: that young master Jin was too close to Su Wenyuan, their faces were almost touching, so he asked Ye Shan to hit him specifically in the face to teach him a lesson.
Su Wenyuan couldn't understand how Ye Shan had done it, and asked, "Aren't the people at the post station all theirs? How did the people you arranged get in?"
Ye Shan said, "Prince Jin is a womanizer. He sleeps separately from the princess. As soon as he arrived in Anchuan Kingdom, he sent his men to find girls. That's how he sneaked in."
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