Following Su Wenyuan's instructions, Sheng Jingyu feigned illness and even skipped the morning court session, instead staying at his residence to listen to a play.
"There are so many troubles outside, yet we're enjoying a play in the mansion. If Mother finds out, it'll be endless." Sheng Jingyu leaned back on the soft couch, leisurely and content.
With Su Wenyuan around, he had so little to worry about.
Su Wenyuan squeezed the walnut hard, even using her teeth, but couldn't crack it. She said breathlessly, "This mess wasn't our fault. If it's not over, then it's over."
Sheng Jingyu turned her head slightly and glared at Meng Qi.
He's still pretending to be blind. Even if he sees it, he can't help. Can't Meng Qi have any sense of observation?
Before Meng Qi could understand Sheng Jingyu's meaning, Su Wenyuan had already opened it and smashed it with a low stool.
"What are you doing?" Sheng Jingyu asked knowingly.
"Crack some walnuts!" Su Wenyuan held out her hand to Meng Qi. "Meng'er, here you go, eat more."
Sheng Jingyu sat up, reached out and fumbled around on the table, and said, "Let me help you, he needs to eat more."
When Eunuch Hu arrived at Prince Chen's residence on orders, the two were studying walnuts.
He doesn't look sick at all.
When Su Wenyuan saw him, she chuckled, grabbed a handful of walnuts, and handed them to him, saying, "Father-in-law, have a taste, they're delicious!"
Eunuch Hu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "This servant will not taste it. His Majesty learned that the Prince is ill again and quickly sent this servant to take a look. Should we call a royal physician?"
Sheng Jingyu threw the walnuts aside, covered his face with his sleeve, and began to cough.
He doesn't hide his acting anymore; he can pretend anytime he needs to.
Eunuch Hu didn't know what to say. How could he go back and report like this?
"There's no need for the imperial physician. The prince already knows about what happened last night. Father is already worried, so there's no need to keep an eye on the prince. His health didn't suddenly collapse, so there's no need to worry."
Su Wenyuan handed her handkerchief to Sheng Jingyu, indicating in advance that she already knew about the Seventh Prince.
Furthermore, Sheng Jingyu's poor health has been going on for quite some time.
He is only so enthusiastic when the emperor needs his help.
Although she didn't explicitly state it, the meaning was clear enough.
If Your Majesty can't even understand these things, you should abdicate as soon as possible.
Eunuch Hu glanced cautiously at Sheng Jingyu's expression; he showed no intention of refuting Su Wenyuan...
Something seems off since Sheng Jingyu got married.
The most obvious sign is that they become disobedient.
Eunuch Hu looked Su Wenyuan over again. Su Wenyuan felt his gaze, grinned, and had someone escort him back to the palace. She said no more.
"If the Seventh Prince is in trouble and the Emperor wants to release him, couldn't he just make a big deal out of it? Why did he have to make such a big fuss before coming to you? He has gained authority and warned those with ill intentions, but won't you be punished?"
Su Wenyuan impatiently threw down what she was holding; her temper flared up easily.
The Empress sought out Sheng Jingyu because the Seventh Prince had caused a major disaster, and she feared for his safety, which is why she wanted to push Sheng Jingyu out.
But the Emperor actually sent someone to find him, wanting to make an example of him. He should punish the Seventh Prince instead of making Sheng Jingyu take the blame.
Sheng Jingyu said, "This morning at court, Father didn't say how to deal with Sheng Ziyan, and the Empress even sent him food, so he didn't go hungry."
When the Emperor did not see Sheng Jingyu at the morning court session, he learned that Sheng Jingyu was ill. This made the Emperor very "heartbroken" and he was not in the mood to attend the morning court session. He only said a few words and then the session ended.
The Emperor had never been so worried about Sheng Jingyu's health before; it was just an excuse.
He feared that if he continued to hold the morning court session, he would have to deal with Sheng Ziyan.
Su Wenyuan saw things clearly and understood them well, but outsiders might not be able to understand them.
They would only think that the Emperor was really good to Sheng Jingyu.
When Eunuch Hu returned to the palace, he repeated what Su Wenyuan had said. The Emperor did not get angry after hearing it, but, like the Empress, fell into deep thought.
Something's not right. This time, it's the Seventh Prince, the Empress's son, who's in trouble. Sheng Jingyu should care a lot about him.
"Summon a few imperial physicians to Prince Chen's residence to examine Jingyu. Tell them that I feel he has been ill too frequently lately, and I will only feel at ease after the imperial physicians have examined him."
The Prince Chen's residence hadn't sent any imperial physicians for many years. When Sheng Jingyu first fell ill, every physician who went died, so who would dare to go? The Emperor also stopped sending imperial physicians.
The Imperial Hospital collapsed as soon as the Emperor's order was issued.
They were all crying so hard they could barely breathe, saying they had elderly parents and young children to support, and some even said their medical skills were inadequate and they wanted to go home.
In short, there's only one requirement: not to go to Prince Chen's residence.
Eunuch Hu first said that they were disobeying the imperial decree, which was a capital offense, but they did not listen and asked to see the emperor.
The Emperor couldn't very well force them to go to Prince Chen's residence to have their pulses taken at knifepoint; that would look terrible and wouldn't sound good if word got out.
All they could do was ask Eunuch Hu to speak kindly to them and make a guarantee that they would be fine.
"Don't worry, everyone. His Highness's temper is not what it used to be. You should be able to feel it. His Highness's temper has been much better lately."
"Besides, the princess is in charge of the mansion. She is not one to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and she has a very good temper."
The first sentence was alright; it made everyone less nervous.
Upon hearing that the princess had a good temper, the group immediately recalled the scene at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence where Wang's legs were smashed and blood flowed like a river.
Now he dared not go any further and retreated repeatedly.
But even this small matter kept Grandpa Hu busy all day!
Su Wenyuan thought the Emperor had given up, but during dinner, she received news that Eunuch Hu had brought the imperial physician to Prince Chen's residence.
"Aren't the imperial physicians afraid to come to Prince Chen's residence?" Su Wenyuan asked.
Sheng Jingyu said, "So much time has passed, you've probably grown bolder by now."
When he was first poisoned, Hua Ling treated him. The imperial physicians would come over from time to time to disturb him, affecting Hua Ling and Sheng Jingyu's subsequent plans.
Forced into a corner, Sheng Jingyu resorted to some ruthless measures, managing to save the imperial physicians who shouldn't have died, and send them away from the capital.
Those who have done bad things deserve to die; Sheng Jingyu can use that to put on a show.
Su Wenyuan put down her chopsticks and said, "Then I'll have to see how bold they are."
"Just say that Your Highness hadn't finished eating, but I suddenly felt unwell, and the imperial physician just happened to arrive." Su Wenyuan wiped her hands, got up, and left.
As soon as Su Wenyuan left, Ye Shan asked with some concern, "The Princess Consort talked so much with Eunuch Hu and even hit Granny Cheng. The Emperor and Empress must have already realized the Prince's intentions."
Knowing that Sheng Jingyu couldn't keep up the act forever, Ye Shan was afraid that the timing wasn't right.
"Tell me, what do you think their reaction would be if they knew I wasn't blind?" Sheng Jingyu asked instead of answering, and even smiled.
"Surprise, fear, worry, vigilance..." Ye Shan said a lot.
Sheng Jingyu frowned and asked, "Isn't anyone happy for me?"
Ye Shan hesitated and said, "Those who would be happy about this basically know about this and were happy about it many years ago."
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