She refused to marry.

The next day.

Su Wanwan sent people to inquire and learned why the Su family had been released without charge.

Feng Chenjun changed two words on the complaint, changing "substitute" to "misuse".

Furthermore, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel who approved the document that year has already passed away, leaving no one to testify.

Therefore, the Su family was found innocent.

Su Wanwan felt that with Feng Chenjun's methods, no matter how ruthless he was, he could only save her father's life. She never expected that he could turn black into white, and she couldn't help but sigh.

After the Su family suffered a great calamity, Su Wanwan worked through the night to sort out all the deeds to the family's farms and lands.

Her mother took care of her father, and all the big and small matters in the mansion fell on her shoulders.

After three days of busy work, the preparations for the mansion were finally completed.

Su Wanwan prepared generous gifts and went to the Princess's residence to present her invitation.

After paying respects to the eldest princess, they left the warm pavilion and headed towards the East Garden.

Just as she stepped into the eastern part, Jian Qingshan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and invited her inside.

We entered the East Garden.

Jian Qingshan led her to a study.

The room was dark all around, with only a few faint rays of light filtering through the paper pasted on the windows.

It took a long time for my eyes to adjust to the light.

Su Wanwan slowly walked inside, passing through areas with some light, and stopped.

A few steps away, Feng Chenjun sat in a chair with a straight back and wide armrests, as if he were sitting on his own throne.

Hearing footsteps, the chair slowly turned around.

His face was cold and aloof, but his eyes were sharp and piercing.

Xiao Xuanjing held the dagger in his hand, the blade swaying and reflecting his deep-set features.

At this moment, Xiao Xuanjing could see every subtle expression on her face.

Su Wanwan instinctively stepped back. "Is Lord Fengchen going to interrogate me?"

"Is everything Su Zhiyin said true?" Xiao Xuanjing's voice was low and husky.

"My father is guilty, but Your Majesty intervened to save the Su family. Even if I had the greatest courage in the world, I would never dare to lie to Your Majesty." Su Wanwan's voice trembled slightly.

"Where did you hear that?" Xiao Xuanjing's voice was a little darker in the darkness.

Su Wanwan's eyes were sincere. "I guessed based on my own judgment. I didn't tell anyone else in the capital, including my father."

"What is the content of the imperial edict?" Xiao Xuanjing asked in a low voice.

"To take its place," Su Wanwan said softly.

"What else do you know?" Xiao Xuanjing's voice was terrifyingly gloomy as he leaned forward, his black hair slipping down his shoulders.

"You also know... the little prince..." Su Wanwan had barely finished speaking when she saw Feng Chenjun shove the dagger into the table, suddenly stand up, and fix his fierce gaze on her face.

If looks could kill, she would be a mangled corpse by now...

In the original novel, the young prince was the late emperor's last trump card. If the crown prince and Prince Changxin were to kill each other, the young prince would take their place, with Prince Fengchen assisting him.

"Do you even know what you're saying?"

Xiao Xuanjing emerged from the darkness, his eyes dark and sinister. The dagger in his hand slowly pressed against the snow-white neck. "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I have come to repay a debt of gratitude. If Your Majesty asks me to repay this debt with my life, I will do so willingly." Su Wanwan closed her eyes.

"Very well, I will grant your wish."

With her eyes closed, the sound of Su Wanwan waving her sleeves made her hold her breath.

Suddenly, she felt her hair being grabbed. She opened her eyes, looked down, and saw that a section of her long black hair, which had been hanging to the side, had been cut off.

Xiao Xuanjing sheathed his dagger and walked to the desk. "What is this plan that Miss Su mentioned?"

Su Wanwan rubbed her wrist and breathed a sigh of relief. "The Crown Prince has received news that the Eldest Princess has secretly hidden the Imperial Seal. He plans to make a move during the Dragon Boat Festival because the Eldest Princess will definitely take a large number of secret guards with her when she goes to her fiefdom, Fengchen."

With the mansion undefended, it is the best time to make a move.

If we were to take the imperial seal out now, it might alert the enemy.

"It would be better to follow the plot. Therefore, what I suggest is to place the imperial seal of the previous dynasty in the mansion to create a fake!"

Xiao Xuanjing frowned.

Su Wanwan added fuel to the fire, "When the Crown Prince receives the news that the Imperial Seal has been found, he will definitely use this as an excuse to stir up a storm in the court to thoroughly investigate the Eldest Princess."

"As long as His Majesty can prove it's the imperial seal of the previous dynasty, the Crown Prince will surely take his anger out on the person who gave him the information. It's killing two birds with one stone," Su Wanwan said confidently.

Xiao Xuanjing turned around, his gaze falling on her face as he scrutinized her closely.

After pondering for a long time, he snapped his fingers at the person at the door.

Half an incense stick later.

Jian Qingshan held Su Zhiyin's hand and stood at the door waiting.

Zhiyin rushed in with joy upon seeing her elder sister and embraced her.

"Big sister," Zhiyin said in a childish voice, "Big sister, I missed you..."

She tearfully recounted what had happened over the past two weeks.

Su Wanwan looked closely at her fourth sister and found that she hadn't lost weight at all.

She had also gained a lot of weight and was wearing a shimmering brocade, the kind only offered as tribute.

This shows that the emperor has not mistreated her.

Su Wanwan stood up, took her fourth sister's hand, knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you for your care, my lord."

Xiao Xuanjing frowned, tossed the folded book aside, and glanced at Su Zhiyin.

Noisy.

Su Zhiyin grinned, "Sister wasn't lying, His Majesty looks handsome even when he's fierce."

Su Wanwan quickly covered her fourth sister's mouth.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, children speak without thinking..."

Xiao Xuanjing's brows furrowed in a distant and aloof expression.