"The Jiang familyâs in-laws are all over the place. How could the Capital Governor offend the Jiang family and the Princess for the sake of a Prince Jing whose life and death are unknown?"
"So, even if the case isnât clear, even if the Capital Governor actually discovers that this matter is related to the Princess, in the current situation, they would still use Yin Menglan to take the blame."
"Yin Menglan has no power or influence, and sheâs a thorn in Princess Jingâs side. As long as the people of the Capital Governorâs office arenât fools, theyâll know what choice to make."
"Officialdom has always been dark and dirty. Madam, donât imagine the Capital Governor to be so holy."
Lady Yun: "..."
This is good.
This reassures her.
After changing his clothes, Yun Zheng went to attend court.
Lady Yun didnât immediately lie down to sleep either. After a simple wash, she changed into clean clothes and returned to her bedroom to sleep.
In the bedroom, the wet nurse was leaning beside the bed, diligently taking care of Yun Wanqing.
Seeing her enter, she awkwardly paid her respects.
Lady Yun smiled slightly, took a hairpin from the jewelry box, and stuffed it into the wet nurseâs hands, apologetically saying, "Iâm really sorry to call you over in the middle of the night. Take this as compensation."
The wet nurse looked down and saw that the hairpin in her hand was made of gold, her expression changed with fear, and she hurriedly waved her hands in refusal.
"Take it. Youâll have to work hard to take care of Xiao Si in the second half of the night, and if you donât accept it, Iâll feel bad."
Lady Yun was very determined, and the wet nurse couldnât refuse. She thanked her and accepted it.
Grand Commandant Mansion.
Su Qianxue woke up the next day.
After waking up, she learned about Su Jian being in a coma.
"System, how did my father become unconscious out of nowhere? Why are his injuries so severe?"
She knew that her father had been framed by Yun Zheng for attempting to assassinate members of the Prime Ministerâs faction and had been punished by the Emperor by suspending his attendance at court.
During this time, unable to attend court, her father had been very depressed.
Coincidentally, Mo Yuanhao stirred trouble at the Su Mansion a couple of nights ago, so her father, in order to return to court, devised a stratagem using the chaos created by Mo Yuanhao, planning a self-inflicted injury to counter the Prime Ministerâs faction.
Since it was a self-inflicted injury, it shouldnât have been severe.
But now, what is going on?
[Oh, Su Jian successfully resolved the trouble Yun Zheng brought him with his self-inflicted injury stratagem and managed to return to court, but this angered the Prime Ministerâs faction.]
[Those in the Prime Ministerâs faction, having been framed by him, naturally couldnât swallow their resentment, so they blocked him when Su Jian was leaving the palace.]
[The law couldnât punish everyone; these officials, relying on their numbers and with guidance from the Prime Minister, detained Su Jian and beat him up.]
[Thatâs why Su Jian is in the state he is now.]
Su Qianxue: "..."
Those officials are way too bold; her father is the Grand Commandant, yet they dare to beat even Lord Grand Commandant. Do they not fear the law?
"System, is there any way to teach the Prime Ministerâs faction a lesson? I want to avenge my father."
[Host, donât forget your immediate priority is to complete your task.]
[Su Jian isnât going to die. If you have that energy, you might as well think about how to approach Mo Yuanhao and complete the task.]
[If this time you canât complete the task, not only will you be punished, but the next task refreshed might also be even harder. Are you sure you want such a result?]
Su Qianxue: "..."
Tasks, tasks, always those damn tasks.
"Donât worry about the task; Iâve got it under control. Even if the King of Heaven himself comes, he wonât stop me from completing the task."
[Alright, as long as the host has it under control. Otherwise, how do you plan to complete the task, tell me?]
"No, no, I canât tell you, lest the new female lead finds out. Just wait and watch."
[Alright then.]
After visiting Su Jian, Su Qianxue returned to her courtyard and started preparing for her task.
Duke Ning Mansion.
Upon waking, Yun Wanqing realized her mother wasnât sleeping on the bed but was lying on the chaise by the window.
The wet nurse, guarding her side, began bustling about to take care of her when she saw her awake.
"Hush, Miss, donât cry upon waking. Madam didnât rest well at night, donât disturb her. Iâll change your diaper and feed you now."
[Huh, why didnât my mother rest well? I wasnât fussy last night.]
Upon hearing the wet nurseâs words, Yun Wanqingâs beautiful black eyes quickly flashed with suspicion.
But soon, a knowing smile appeared in her eyes.
[I got it, I got it.]
[Donât worry, wet nurse, I will definitely be good, not cry or fuss, and definitely wonât disturb my mother.]