Chapter 106 General Wen
"What?" Ye Wanning was startled when she heard this. She quickly grabbed Su Wenzhen's hand, looking anxious. "How did you know?" Hadn't they stopped talking about this since that day?
"Guess how I found out about this?" Su Wenzhen looked at Ye Wanning, smiled, paused for a moment, then frowned, looking at Ye Wanning's somewhat unhappy expression, "Why are you in such a hurry for Ye Wanyi's wedding? I've never seen you care about me like this before."
"How can the nature of the matter be the same!" Ye Wanning was so angry at Su Wenzhen's words that she jumped up and down. Her cheeks puffed up slightly, like two little buns. "Ye Wanyi married the Crown Prince. Don't you understand the stakes involved?"
"I understand, I understand." Su Wenzhen smiled and affectionately pinched Ye Wanning's nose. "My wife is the smartest, okay?"
"That's good!" Ye Wanning raised her head somewhat arrogantly. After a pause, as if remembering something, she looked at Su Wenzhen with a worried expression. "I'm happy for Ye Wanyi's marriage to the Crown Prince because she's the Crown Princess. But if Ye Wanyi really marries the Crown Prince, then the Ye family will definitely be tied to the Crown Prince. In that case..." Ye Wanning bit her lip and looked at Su Wenzhen, "Then what will you do?"
"Are you worried about me?" Su Wenzhen smiled and reached out to ruffle Ye Wanning's hair. "What's there to worry about?"
“Su Wenxuan has always disliked you.” Ye Wanning frowned and said in a deep voice, “The marriage alliance with Prime Minister Ye is probably to get closer to him. Although I don’t understand these court affairs, I have heard some things from what I’ve seen and heard. Prime Minister Ye has a lot of influence in the court. If Su Wenxuan really becomes the emperor one day, I’m afraid…”
"Ye Qingyuan is your father, so why do you keep calling him Prime Minister Ye?" Su Wenzhen pursed his lips and smiled at Ye Wanning with a hint of amusement. "But since he is a member of the Su family, he should indeed worry about me a bit more."
"Su Wenzhen, that's enough!" Seeing that Su Wenzhen still acted as if nothing had happened, Ye Wanning couldn't help but get angry. "I'm talking to you about serious matters!"
"I'm talking to you about serious matters too!" Su Wenzhen smiled, then became serious again. He looked at Ye Wanning, "Wanning, do you want me to be the emperor?"
"What?" Ye Wanning was startled and didn't react immediately. She looked at Su Wenzhen in disbelief. "What...did you say..."
Su Wenzhen pursed his lips, as if nothing had happened. He looked at Ye Wanning and raised an eyebrow. "It's nothing. Just pretend I didn't say anything." Before he finished speaking, Jiang Hai suddenly walked over.
"Your Highness."
"What is it?" Su Wenzhen looked up at Jiang Hai.
"General Wen has arrived," Jiang Hai replied, bowing his head.
Wen Haizhi? What's he doing here? Su Wenzhen frowned, but quickly regained his composure. He looked at Jiang Hai, then at Ye Wanning, and smiled. "Wanning, I have to go."
"Hmm." Ye Wanning nodded. She looked at Su Wenzhen, still feeling shocked. Did Su Wenzhen mean... that he wanted to be emperor?
Ye Wanning felt her body tremble. She bit her lip and suddenly remembered what Liu Xuan had said to her when he handed Yichun Courtyard over to her that day.
"This Yichun Courtyard was originally established for intelligence gathering, so it's not surprising that Peony knows your identity. However, if the Prince of Jin's mansion ever aspires to the throne, I hope you will spare no effort in helping him."
Ye Wanning's eyes darkened slightly. She... didn't want to get involved in this conflict. What should she do?
Su Wenzhen entered the study and saw Wen Haizhi playing with a parrot nearby. "General Wen."
Wen Haizhi snapped out of his daze, turned around and smiled at Su Wenzhen, "Wenzhen, you're here."
"I wonder what brings General Wen here today?" Su Wenzhen smiled somewhat reservedly, gestured for Wen Haizhi to come over, and then walked to a chair and sat down.
"Of course I have something to tell you." Wen Haizhi paused, sat down, and said with a somewhat expressionless face.
Despite Wen Haizhi's unfriendly attitude, Su Wenzhen didn't make a scene. He simply smiled gently and said, "I wonder what important matter has troubled General Wen to make the trip himself?"
“Speaking of which, Prince Jin certainly knows how to enjoy life,” Wen Haizhi suddenly changed the subject, glancing at the parrot he had just been playing with. “Keeping flowers and birds in his mansion, people would wonder how much free time Prince Jin has.”
“This is a hobby I’ve had for a long time,” Su Wenzhen said with a smile. “I’ve kept these birds before, it’s not a recent trend.”
Wen Haizhi nodded, paused for a moment, and then said, "You should get rid of this bad habit someday. Keeping flowers and birds makes you look like one of those spoiled brats in the city, which doesn't sound good."
"General Wen is right." Su Wenzhen slowly bowed. "I also have the same thought. Now that Father Emperor values me, it's best not to let others gossip."
"It's good that you know." Wen Haizhi looked at Su Wenzhen for a long while before speaking again: "By the way, we've been so busy chatting about these trivial things that we've forgotten the important matter. Speaking of which, I have a request for you today."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Su Wenzhen was taken aback and looked at Wen Haizhi with some confusion. "What do you mean by that, General Wen?"
Wen Haizhi smiled apologetically, "It's all for you juniors."
"Junior?" Su Wenzhen looked at Wen Haizhi with some confusion. "I don't understand what General Wen is saying. General Wen... is there any junior who has committed a crime that you cannot interfere with?"
"No." Wen Haizhi raised his hand, and after a long while, he looked at Su Wenzhen and said, "Didn't His Majesty entrust you with the responsibility for the assassination attempt today?"
“That’s right.” Su Wenzhen frowned, looking at Wen Haizhi with some confusion. “General Wen, what do you mean?”
"Have you found any leads on Prince Jin?" Wen Haizhi picked up his teacup, scraped off the tea leaves, and looked at Su Wenzhen with a somewhat impassive expression. "Do you have any ideas?"
"General Wen brought up this matter..." Su Wenzhen frowned, looking troubled. "To be honest, there really isn't one. The assassins were all suicide soldiers, and those who were captured have already committed suicide. There's no clue..." As he spoke, he looked at Wen Haizhi, his eyes gleaming. "General Wen just mentioned this matter. Could it be... that you've found a lead?"
"No." Wen Haizhi smiled and shook his head. After a long while, he said again, "However, I still need to ask you for a favor because of this matter."
"If there's no request, then why ask for help?" Su Wenzhen smiled and said somewhat helplessly, "General Wen, I don't understand what you mean by that."
“You’ll understand.” Wen Haizhi put down his teacup, looked at Su Wenzhen, and said in a meaningful tone, “I just want to ask Prince Jin that if the truth that is found out is too shocking, it would be better to keep it hidden.”
Su Wenzhen was taken aback, then smiled somewhat awkwardly, "General Wen means..."
“Some things are the foundation of a nation. To touch them would be harmful and not beneficial to the State of Chu.” As he spoke, Wen Haizhi gave Su Wenzhen a meaningful glance. “I’m sure Prince Jin is aware of this as well. And also…” Wen Haizhi looked at Su Wenzhen and smiled, “Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Prince Jin, you’d better not dig your own grave!”
Su Wenzhen tightened his grip on the teacup. After a long while, he gave Wen Haizhi a somewhat awkward smile. "I will keep General Wen's teachings in mind and will naturally pay attention to my words and actions."
Hearing this, Wen Haizhi nodded in satisfaction. He looked at Su Wenzhen and said, "It's good that you know. I'm doing this for your own good. Now that things have been discussed, I won't bother you any longer." With that, Wen Haizhi pushed open the door and left.
Watching Wen Haizhi's retreating figure, Jiang Hai frowned, looking at Su Wenzhen with some confusion, "I always thought General Wen wasn't on the Crown Prince's side, how could he be..."
“How could he possibly be anyone’s man?” Su Wenzhen smiled, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. He said in a deep voice, “You have to understand that between a monarch he can control and a monarch he knows nothing about, he will ultimately choose the former.”
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