Chapter 103 Testing
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd in front of Jianzhang Palace, Su Wenyi stood in the middle of the crowd, his fists clenched tightly, yet his expression showed no sign of anger.
"What a Su Wenzhen!" Su Wenzhen gritted his teeth. His father's attitude was becoming increasingly clear. Su Wenzhen's eyes darkened slightly. Was he really going to sit and wait for his death?
"Crown Prince."
Su Wenlan snapped out of his daze and saw Wen Haizhi standing in front of him. "Uncle."
“Come with me.” Wen Haizhi glanced at Su Wenxuan, then walked towards the garden on the side.
Su Wenxuan was taken aback, then nodded and followed Wen Hai away from this place of trouble.
They hadn't gone far when Wen Haizhi stopped. He turned his back to Su Wenyi and remained silent. Su Wenyi felt a chill run down his spine. After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, is there something you need from Wenyi?"
Wen Haizhi turned to look at Su Wenyi. He nodded, but his brows remained furrowed. "Wenyi, you have really disappointed me."
Su Wenyan froze, looking at Wen Haizhi in disbelief. He glanced around and whispered, "Uncle... what do you mean by this..."
"Wenyi." Wen Haizhi suddenly sighed, looked at Su Wenyi and shook his head helplessly, "I always thought you were impatient, but that matter, you really went too far."
Su Wenyi was startled, feeling completely confused about what Wen Haizhi was talking about. He looked at Wen Haizhi with a blank expression, "Uncle, Wenyi really doesn't know what you're talking about..."
"You still want to play dumb in front of me?!" Wen Haizhi suddenly roared in anger. He looked around warily and lowered his voice, saying, "Wen Yu, don't think I don't know who ordered this assassination." He paused, then looked at Su Wen Yu with a gloomy expression. "I already told Prime Minister Ye to tell you not to act rashly and not to do anything so improper!"
Su Wenxuan felt the veins on his forehead bulging violently. He bit his lip, his tone full of confusion, "Why does Uncle think I did this!"
"Who else but you?" Wen Haizhi sneered, looking at Su Wenlan with disdain. "Do you really think you can ascend the throne using such despicable means?" He shook his head at Su Wenlan. "Wenlan, you are so naive!"
Su Wenbo's face turned ashen with anger at Wen Haizhi's words. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I have truly failed my uncle's expectations, but..." He paused, looked at Wen Haizhi with a furious expression, and then turned and left.
As soon as she stepped out of the garden, she saw Ye Qingyuan standing not far away. Su Wenlian frowned, her anger still not subsided. "What are you doing here?"
"This old minister overheard General Wen and the Crown Prince's conversation." Ye Qingyuan did not reply; he lowered his head, his face full of humility.
Su Wenxuan's body stiffened, and she looked around nervously. "Who else?"
"I saw the Crown Prince and General Wen enter here just now, so I ordered people to keep an eye on this place and not let anyone else in," Ye Qingyuan said, looking up with a glint in his eyes. "The Crown Prince is really too careless."
Su Wenlan clenched his fist, feeling choked with anger. That old man Wen Haizhi… He frowned and looked at Ye Qingyuan, “Come with me.”
"Yes." Ye Qingyuan nodded and followed Su Wenxuan's footsteps toward the East Palace.
"Where are you and Prime Minister Ye going, Your Majesty?"
After taking only a few steps, a voice came from behind. Su Wenyan froze and turned around to find Su Wenyan standing not far away, greeting them with a smile.
Su Wenlan's heart tightened. How could he be here?
"Brother!" Su Wenyan ran excitedly to Su Wenlan, but seeing that his complexion was not good, Su Wenyan was taken aback and asked Su Wenlan with some confusion, "Brother, what's wrong? You look so pale?"
Su Wenxuan was taken aback, then came to his senses and smiled somewhat palely, "Wanqing's health isn't very good, I'm a little worried."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Su Wenyan was startled and looked at Su Wenyan with concern. "How is my sister-in-law? Why haven't I heard the palace servants mention her?"
“My father’s health hasn’t been good lately, and I didn’t want him to worry, so I didn’t say anything.” As he spoke, Su Wenxuan frowned and looked at Ye Qingyuan. “Well, because the Prime Minister is worried about Wanqing, he said he would come with me to the East Palace to see her.”
"That's true." Su Wenyan nodded, then looked at Su Wenyi, "So how is my sister-in-law now?"
"I'm feeling a bit better, but I miss my family." Su Wenxuan sighed softly. "I was thinking, why don't we bring the other two Ye sisters over sometime so we can all get together? Wanqing misses them terribly."
Upon hearing this, Su Wenyan's body trembled. He feared that if the Crown Prince brought his second sister-in-law into the palace, trouble would ensue. He glanced at Su Wenxuan, seeing no change in his expression, then paused for a moment. Suddenly, Su Wenyan's expression changed. He looked at Su Wenxuan and said with some difficulty, "Brother, this matter... I'm afraid it cannot be done as you wish..."
"Oh?" Su Wenyan looked at Su Wenyan, his eyes full of confusion. "What do you mean by this, Fourth Brother?"
"As Your Majesty knows, I've been staying with Second Prince for the past few days..." Su Wenyan looked at Su Wenyan, paused, and then continued, "Yesterday, a major incident occurred at the Prince of Jin's residence..."
Su Wenyan was taken aback, looking at Su Wenyan with some confusion, "What is it?"
"This..." Su Wenyan bit his lip, and after a long while, he finally spoke, "Your Majesty, I really can't say anything about this, but Your Majesty's wife has been frightened... so, for the time being, Your Majesty will not allow Your Majesty's wife to go out..."
"Wan Ning is in trouble? What happened?!" Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyuan looked at Su Wenyan with a tense expression.
Su Wenyan was taken aback, glanced at Ye Qingyuan, and did not reply.
"What happened to your second sister-in-law?" Su Wenzhen frowned, waving his hand to stop Ye Qingyuan. "Why have I never heard Wenzhen mention it? Is it serious?"
Seeing that Su Wenyan seemed completely unaware of anything, Su Wenyan felt extremely strange. Was he genuinely unaware or pretending? His second elder brother had said that Ning Wanzhi was the Crown Prince's person, but now…
Su Wenyan glanced at Su Wenyan discreetly, bit his lip, and said, "It's not serious, Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. It's just a matter of resting for a day or two."
"That's good." Su Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, as if his heart had finally settled. He looked at Su Wenyan and said, "Tell Wenzhen to look at these more."
“Of course.” Su Wenyan smiled. “Your Majesty cherishes Princess Wanning dearly.” He then laughed heartily. “Sometimes I’m quite envious of Princess Wanning.”
“That’s true.” Su Wenyan’s eyes curved slightly. After a pause, he looked at Su Wenyan and said, “Wenyan, I won’t talk to you anymore. I’m going back to the East Palace first. If I don’t go back soon, Wanqing will blame me for not cherishing her. If the two sisters get together, I’m afraid they will criticize me.”
"Hahaha!" Su Wenyan looked at Su Wenyan, his face full of unconcealed laughter. "Your Majesty is right. Indeed, women and petty men are the most difficult to deal with!" With that, he waved his hand. "Your Majesty, you should go quickly! Otherwise, if Your Majesty blames you and you pin the blame on me, I will be truly aggrieved."
"Alright, alright!" Su Wenyan smiled, looked at Su Wenyan, and said with pursed lips, "You say that now, but after a while, when you get married, you'll know how serious it is!"
"If that's really the case!" Su Wenyan raised an eyebrow and said, "Then I'd rather not get married!" With that, Su Wenyan ran out of the garden, "Brother, I can't talk to you anymore! I'm leaving now!"
"Okay." Su Wenyan waved to Su Wenyan, but as Su Wenyan's figure slowly walked away, Su Wenyan's smiling expression suddenly changed. He said in a low voice, "Didn't you say you were going to have someone keep an eye on things?"
Ye Qingyuan stiffened, looking at Su Wenxuan's retreating figure with some timidity, and said, "This old minister...this old minister does not know when the Fourth Prince arrived..."
Su Wenyan frowned. "What is Su Wenyan doing here?" This road was originally a secluded path. He looked in the direction Su Wenyan had gone and was puzzled. Why would he suddenly come here?
"Could it be..." Ye Qingyuan frowned, as if he had suddenly thought of something. He looked at Su Wenyi, his voice trembling slightly, "Could it be... the Second Prince?"
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