Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

Su Ze hadn't been here for the past two days, but he was naturally busy. He needed to help Xiao Lan find out why her family's business was so strange.

Fortunately, his classmates and friends knew everything and told Su Ze everything about the confrontations in the court these days as if they were daily matters.

"Xiao Family? But the Xiao Family workshop doesn't have any medicinal herbs. How can they say they're supplying them? There's no documentation..." Xiao Lan was initially surprised, but then she understood. It was Cui You who was behind this. Even if ancient seals were exquisite, after so many years of doing business, he'd already mastered the details, making it easy to forge them. Besides, Cui You had always represented the Xiao Family, so no one would suspect him of supplying them.

So... what does this mean? Is he going to ruin his job? Or is he someone above him?

Xiao Lan frowned, the more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She looked at Su Ze with questioning eyes. Su Ze held her hand and said calmly, "Now this matter of the magical incense is well-known in the capital. No one has spread the benefits yet. When the time is right, I'm afraid the Xiao family will be the first to be investigated."

"Scapegoat..." Xiao Lan muttered to herself, mixing up all the previous events in her mind and unraveling them one by one.

"Liu Yu and Xiao Zongwen want the Xiao family to be a scapegoat, maybe this is it. Liu Yu works for the third prince, so who is he opposite?" Xiao Lan looked up in confusion. Now the only one who could give her an answer was Su Ze.

"Prince." Su Ze said lightly, causing Fang Qingqing to slam the table.

"What a joke! The Third Prince wants to use this magical incense to harm the Crown Prince!"

Liu Hu saw her jumpy and startled. Although he was also nervous, he pretended to be nonchalant. "In the dispute between the princes, how can you use this merchant to make a fuss? They have no connection at all. The Xiao family is not the prince's family!"

Xiao Lan and Su Ze looked at each other, both with unhappy expressions on their faces. "Maybe it is."

The whole room fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time.

"So, when Cui You asked you to go back and accompany Fourth Grandfather, he was sincere. The most that will happen between these two princes is that their reputations will be ruined and the crown prince's position will be stripped away, and we will ultimately be cannon fodder."

Su Ze gave Fang Qingqing a warning look at her blunt words, "Walls have ears, don't say that."

Fang Qingqing covered her mouth and lowered her body again, "What should I do?"

"I don't think the Crown Prince would sit idly by regarding such an important matter. If he knew the goods weren't shipped by our ship, he'd certainly be framing us." Xiao Lan thought of this, believing the Crown Prince to be her last resort. "My father once said that goods from the capital were initially delivered by carriages, but later by ships. Each shipment was accompanied by written receipts and seals, after all, to facilitate settlement after the New Year. This divine incense must have appeared recently, and my father has been overseeing the previous shipments, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."

Liu Hu felt that Xiao Lan was right, and finally cheered up a little, "Yes, there should be evidence."

"But the one who received the goods was Cui You. Cui You might have been the Third Prince's man for a long time, so he was able to tamper with it." Su Ze did not think that what Xiao Lan said could bring any hope to the current situation.

"Then is it possible for us to go directly to see the prince, tell him the current situation, and ask him to make plans early. If he can stop it in time, it may be beneficial to us." Fang Qingqing looked at Su Ze this time. He was the only official present who had this opportunity.

"The Crown Prince lives deep in the palace. How can you see him whenever you want? Even I've never met him twice. Moreover, this is just speculation. If the Crown Prince tries to deny any connection, it will only accelerate the destruction of the Xiao family."

Su Ze looked at Xiao Lan with worry in his eyes, "No matter what, the Xiao family is now in danger."

Xiao Lan shook her head. "No, Xiao Zongwen and Liu Yu have such a good relationship. If that were true, Liu Yu would just want Xiao Zongwen to wait for the Xiao family to perish. Why would he want him to come back and seize the Xiao family's assets?"

"They have always said that Xiao Xuan would inherit the family business... they never mentioned themselves..." Liu Hu reminded in a low voice.

"If Xiao Xuan could inherit the family business or get involved in the business, he would listen to them and do things for them. But now Xiao Xuan has not intervened, so their business has not been accomplished. So..." Xiao Lan looked at Su Ze. She needed someone to help her sort out the things that were going to happen next.

"That's why Xiao Cheng asked someone to urge you to come to Beijing to collect the debt. When you leave, it will be the real time to accomplish the task." Su Ze gradually sorted out his thoughts as Xiao Lan said, but he became more and more heartbroken as he spoke.

"That's right. My brother used to send some things to the capital from time to time via the road I saw..." Liu Hu's voice was even lower this time. He seemed to have a bad premonition.

Fang Qingqing wanted to jump up and slap Liu Hu, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"My brother only said that this was a benefit for the dignitaries in the capital, and he didn't let me get involved or see it. Later, I didn't go to the mountain anymore..." Liu Hu tried hard to think of what else he could say.

"When did the delivery start?" Xiao Lan asked, her eyes eager.

"It was only before my first visit to the Sun family...about a month or two!" Liu Hu answered affirmatively, "There was nothing before that. Before that, they only killed people, not delivered goods!"

"So if we want the so-called 'conclusive evidence and arresting the perpetrator red-handed', now is the time?"

Xiao Lan stood up immediately after she finished speaking. "Nancheng, we must use our merchant ship to send it again from Nancheng after we leave!"

"Liu Hu!" Xiao Lan suddenly looked at Liu Hu and suddenly hugged his hands with both hands, "Can I trust you?"

Liu Hu paused, not knowing what Xiao Lan wanted to ask him, but without hesitation, he said, "Of course!"

"Take Xin'er and Jiye and go to the mountain where you crossed the North Pass."

Liu Hu instantly understood. Was Xiao Lan asking him to entrust his son to someone else? For the first time, he resolutely pulled his hand away from Xiao Lan's. "No! I can send someone to send him back, but I won't leave!"

"Who should we send? Can you guarantee that Liu Yue and your mother will accept them if you don't show up?" Xiao Lan was worried, but Liu Hu's eyes were firm and there was no room for negotiation.

"Mr. Yu, tell him to take Mother Xu and Li Si, and take the children there now. I will write a letter to Liu Yue, and she will take good care of them. I will not leave, I want to stay with you, unless you go back to Beidu with me." Liu Hu actually wanted to persuade Xiao Lan to go back with him and hide in the mountains of Beidu, but he knew she would not do so.

"Okay, I'll arrange it now."

Xiao Lan turned around and went to look for Mother Xu, while Fang Qingqing hurriedly went to look for a carriage. They both felt that no matter what happened, the child must not be allowed to escape.

Su Ze did not move. Liu Hu wanted to follow Xiao Lan out, but was stopped by Su Ze.

"What?" Liu Hu asked angrily. He was also anxious now and had even less patience with Su Ze.

"Where did you get that broadsword of the same make as your saber?"