Holding a whisk, Eunuch Xu narrowed his eyes and said in a soft voice:
"Your Highness Consort Xi has already heard about what happened in the manor. She said that since it is the sorcerer's intention, then we should follow the sorcerer's arrangement. This servant will be a witness to publicly feed the little prince the divine water. Consort Su can rest assured that many children have drunk this divine water before, and it will not harm their health."
Fortunately, Su Yushan still held a sliver of hope that Consort Xi would protect Yan Yan out of consideration for him being the emperor's grandson. However, it seems that Consort Xi still cares more about the children born to the legitimate wife.
With her hopes dashed, Su Yushan gave up all expectations, but she refused to give in. She reiterated her stance: "I disagree! No one can force-feed my child with talismanic water!"
"Princess Su, this is Consort Xi's will, her oral decree. How dare you disobey?"
As a maid, she shouldn't disobey Consort Xi's wishes, but Hongli was on her side, so she didn't need to worry. "Fourth Master said that the child shouldn't drink talisman water, so I will only listen to Fourth Master."
Eunuch Xu frowned in displeasure and reminded her in a shrill voice, "The Empress is the Fourth Prince's mother, and even the Fourth Prince has to listen to the Empress's arrangements."
"Then let Fourth Master come in person. If Fourth Master agrees to let Yan Yan drink the talisman water, then I have nothing to say." Su Yushan dared to say such a thing because she was very sure that Hongli would never give in!
Anyway, Hongli had said that he would take care of things if the sky fell, so Su Yushan didn't care about the consequences; she only needed to protect the child.
For so many years, Eunuch Xu had been passing on his word, and no one had ever dared to disobey like Consort Su. Since she wouldn't listen to reason, he had no choice but to resort to force. Eunuch Xu disregarded her wishes and directly ordered her to go to Huatang Pavilion.
Su Yushan had given instructions beforehand. The guards drew their swords and refused to let them pass, but Eunuch Xu calmly took out a token from his waist. "This old servant is here on the orders of Consort Xi. The token is here. Who dares to stop me?"
Upon closer inspection, the guards realized it was indeed Consort Xi's token. They couldn't afford to offend the mistress of the palace, so after weighing the pros and cons, the guards had no choice but to sheathe their swords and retreat.
Su Yushan thought the guards could hold off Eunuch Xu, but to her surprise, they retreated!
Seeing that Eunuch Xu was leading his men straight into Yan Yan's room, Su Yushan quickly followed to stop them, saying, "This is the Fourth Master's residence. If you dare to trespass, the Fourth Master will not let you off easily!"
However, Eunuch Xu was fearless. "This old servant came under orders. How can you say I trespassed?"
He waved his whisk, and two eunuchs stepped forward to push the door, but they couldn't open it no matter what they did. It turned out that Su Yushan had instructed Yunfang before she left to have the nanny lock the doors and windows from the inside and not to open them unless absolutely necessary.
The young eunuch stopped helplessly. "Eunuch Xu, what do you think of this..."
With his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, Eunuch Xu coldly ordered, "Break through!"
Seeing this, Su Yushan's eyes narrowed, and she immediately pulled a dagger from her sleeve, pointing it at them and standing in front of the door.
"Anyone who dares to come any closer, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The young eunuch kindly advised, "Princess Su, we are just following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us!"
"You're the ones making things difficult for me! Anyone who tries to harm my child will face my wrath!" Su Yushan's eyes flashed sharply, a dagger in her hand, showing no sign of backing down. The young eunuch looked at Eunuch Xu with a troubled expression, who frowned impatiently.
"Since Consort Su dares to disobey Consort Xi's order, arrest her immediately!"
The young eunuch obeyed and stepped forward. Poor Su Yushan, who knew no martial arts, could only wildly stab and poke with her dagger. The sharp blade sliced through the young eunuch's arm, tearing open his cotton-padded coat, and blood gushed out!
Ignoring the pain, the young eunuch twisted Su Gege's arm and cut her hand behind her back, preventing her from moving.
Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, Yunfang, who was standing behind him, picked up a flowerpot from the ground and smashed it against the back of the eunuch's head!
The eunuch, in pain, immediately fainted. Xu Gonggong, his fingers trembling, sneered, "Rebellion! Rebellion! You've rebelled! Guards! Seize them!"
Immediately afterward, two eunuchs rushed forward, one restraining Yunfang and the other pulling on Su Yushan, gripping her wrist so tightly it hurt.
Others continued to bang on the door. Changyue, who was guarding the young prince with the nanny inside, heard the commotion and her heart pounded. She was worried about her master's safety and wanted to go out to check, but her master had instructed her not to open the door, otherwise the young prince would be in danger.
The master's greatest wish is to protect the young prince. Chang Yue absolutely cannot go against the master's wishes. But what if the master is hurt by them?
Just as Chang Yue was hesitating, the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang!
Chang Yue was terrified, and the nanny holding the little prince was also frightened, tightly protecting the child in her arms!
Su Yushan was terrified and screamed, "Don't you dare touch Yan Yan! If you dare to touch him, I'll take your lives!"
She struggled desperately, but could not break free from the two eunuchs' grip. Anxious and with tears streaming down her face, she cried out harsh words.
Ignoring Su Gege's attempts to stop him, Eunuch Xu signaled his men to rush forward and seize the young prince. A young eunuch reached out to snatch the prince, but Su Yushan, fearing the talisman water had been drugged, cried out in anguish.
"Yan Yan can't drink the talisman water! Let go of my child!"
Just as she was on the verge of despair, she suddenly heard a deep shout from the doorway, "You dog of a servant! Are you tired of living? You dare to touch my women and children?"
That familiar voice was like a reassuring pill. Su Yushan turned around in surprise, looked at him with tears in her eyes, hesitated to speak, and could only sob silently.
At this moment, Hongli's eyes flashed with cold light, and his body was filled with murderous aura, which made the eunuchs panic and tremble. They immediately released Su Gege.
Eunuch Xu inwardly sighed, then approached with a smile, "Fourth Master, you're back! This servant has come to offer..." Before Eunuch Xu could finish speaking, Hongli slapped him hard across the face.
"I don't care whose orders you take. If you act so disrespectfully in my mansion, I have the right to deal with you! Guards! Drag Xu Cheng away and give him twenty lashes!"
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