Su Wenyuan's eyes lit up. Once Lu Guanfeng's affair was exposed and he was dismissed from his post, wouldn't that be the perfect opportunity to torture him?
Whether he will die or not depends on the emperor's judgment.
"Will Father listen to you?" Su Wenyuan looked at him expectantly.
"No." Sheng Jingyu poured cold water on the situation.
They're having such high hopes right now, without considering how difficult it would be to actually do it.
Su Wenyuan rolled her eyes and said, "You were having such a lively discussion, but it all turned out to be nonsense. There's one more thing, why did the Crown Prince come out?"
Sheng Jingyu almost forgot, and slapped his forehead, saying, "Princess Heyi and her husband are about to return to the capital. Princess Heyi is the daughter of Consort Wan, the Emperor's first princess. Thirteen years ago, she was married off to Qikong Kingdom for a political marriage."
Thirteen years ago again, when Su Wenyuan heard this timeline, her vision went black.
Thirteen years ago, Anchuan suffered repeated defeats and had no choice but to seek peace. Fortunately, Qikong agreed, but they had to send a princess over.
Princess Heyi, born to Consort Wan, was slightly older than the other princesses and was unmarried, yet she was entrusted with the important task of a political marriage.
Now, thirteen years later, Princess Heyi has the opportunity to return with her husband. Consort Wan was overjoyed and went to ask the Emperor to lift the Crown Prince's confinement.
Princess Heyi and the Crown Prince were born of the same mother. The Emperor was afraid that confining the Crown Prince would damage his reputation, so he released him.
"It seems that Consort Wan's other backer has returned?" Su Wenyuan grasped the key point.
Sheng Jingyu nodded and said, "Yes, except for unavoidable family dinners, try to avoid her at other times. She won't like you."
There were new grudges and old grievances. When Anchuan was defeated, everyone said it was the responsibility of Marquis Anle. Since the dead could not be held accountable, the resentment could only be directed at Su Wenyuan.
"Alright!" Su Wenyuan stretched. Some things can't be rushed, and you can't avoid them.
Sheng Jingyu went to the study. Since Su Wenyuan wanted to get the truth out of Lu Guanfeng, the plan had to be changed.
Although he could not influence the emperor's thoughts and decisions, he could not let Su Wenyuan down.
Lu Guanfeng had to find out where he got the news of Marquis Anle's treason.
After resting for a while, Su Wenyuan remembered that she still had questions for Hua Ling, so she went to find him.
Before even reaching Hua Ling's residence, a strong medicinal smell could be detected.
Upon entering the courtyard, it was even more astonishing; medicine jars were everywhere, like a street stall. No wonder he chose to live in such a remote place—the smell of medicine was too strong.
"Why are you here? Do you want to take your medicine?" Hua Ling asked without stopping her work.
"Do you think I'm bored? Going to find medicine to drink myself? I have something to ask you." Su Wenyuan tried hard to find a place to put her feet down.
He's not setting up a stall, he's setting up a formation.
Hua Ling asked, fanning herself, "What is it?"
"Is there absolutely no chance that His Highness's eyesight will be restored?" Su Wenyuan asked with a serious expression.
Hua Ling paused in his movements, eager to show off his medical skills to Su Wenyuan.
When Sheng Jingyu was poisoned, which caused him to go blind, even the imperial physicians couldn't figure out what was wrong, but he did.
He not only found out the problem, but he also cured Sheng Jingyu!
Such an amazing feat, nobody knows about it, and it has to be kept secret.
The person in front of me who calls him a quack doctor doesn't know either!
Hua Ling gripped her fan tightly, her fingertips turning white as she suppressed her urge to prove herself and tried to calm herself down.
Seeing his reaction, Su Wenyuan felt there was little hope.
Then came Hua Ling's definitive answer: it was indeed impossible.
"His eyes are beyond repair, don't hold any illusions." Hua Ling said this while clenching her back teeth.
“A quack, truly deserving of the title.” Su Wenyuan turned and left without lingering.
She thought so too; if there were a way, would we have waited until now?
However, he wouldn't give up until he asked in person. Now that he has asked, he can only feel sorry for Sheng Jingyu.
Let's find a way to help Sheng Jingyu after she finds out the truth about the treason.
The Emperor is in his prime; he is not in danger yet.
Hua Ling behind him was practically bursting with pent-up frustration. When would she be able to prove that her medical skills were truly effective?
He ignored all the medicine in the yard and hurried to the study to complain to Sheng Jingyu.
The first thing he said when he opened the door was, "Your princess looks down on you because you're blind. You should divorce her right away."
"???" Sheng Jingyu was completely confused.
What does this have to do with anything?
Hua Ling further explained, "She came over and asked me if my eyes could be cured. When I said they couldn't be cured, she was very disappointed."
"Am I disappointed in you?" Sheng Jingyu added insult to injury.
Su Wenyuan was disappointed in him and thought he was a quack doctor.
Hua Ling still wouldn't admit it, retorting, "She's mainly disappointed in you. She dislikes you and will leave sooner or later, so you might as well strike first!"
"Ah!" Sheng Jingyu suddenly realized, "It seems I can't keep pretending anymore, or people will find me repulsive."
"???" Hua Ling moved her lips, but couldn't say anything.
That's not what I meant! Su Wenyuan looked down on him, and his first reaction was that he was afraid Su Wenyuan would run away?
"No!" Hua Ling pushed away the book in front of her, carefully choosing her words, "What I meant was, she's not as good as you think, otherwise why would she secretly ask me?"
Sheng Jingyu asked in confusion, "When she asked you, it could be out of concern, so why did it come across as disdain?"
"..."
Hua Ling began to doubt her ears, wondering if she had misheard.
Sheng Jingyu further explained, "Besides, I'm just pretending to be blind, not really blind. Even if she's disgusted, won't she stop being disgusted once she knows the truth?"
Hua Ling found his remarks utterly absurd.
Is it I who's gone mad, or is it Sheng Jingyu who's gone mad?
After thinking for a long time, Hua Ling laughed at herself in anger. Why did she come to him with these things for no reason?
"I never would have guessed you were so magnanimous. Once everyone knows the truth, just forgive all those who looked down on you." Hua Ling was a bit manic now; he suddenly realized that Sheng Jingyu had become completely different.
If he hadn't recently stopped taking his medicine, Hua Ling would have suspected that she had brewed the wrong medicine for him.
Sheng Jingyu replied with a smile, "I can forgive them, but I don't know if those people will live long enough for me to forgive them."
These words reassured Hua Ling; he was still the same as always.
However, Su Wenyuan was a little different, and Hua Ling left with regret.
After he left, Sheng Jingyu suddenly smiled; he had just been teasing Hua Ling.
Who told him to have nothing better to do than stir up trouble between me and Su Wenyuan?
Doesn't he know whether Su Wenyuan will look down on him?
Besides, there's no use complaining. The two of them are married and have consummated their marriage. There are still things they need to do together that haven't been finished. They can't run away from each other.
Hua Ling was rebuffed by him, and after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what had happened.
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