You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

Only if Simon's plan goes smoothly can he achieve his goal. His father's indifference to his report against Lou Li shows that he has been too impulsive.

The Emperor would not easily question the Lou family.

So he bowed respectfully and said, "Your subject accepts the imperial decree and expresses his gratitude. He will certainly not fail the Emperor's trust."

After leaving the Imperial Study, Xiao Yan immediately summoned his confidants, including the man in white.

However, he was told that the person was not at his residence.

What is he going out to do?

Xiao Yan asked casually, but those around him couldn't answer. That person was always the type to come and go without a trace, so how would they, his followers, know where he had gone?

"What are you standing there for? Quickly send someone to search!"

"Yes."

The attendants immediately withdrew.

Then the other side.

"Lord Shen, Soldier Simon has left the post station."

The third senior brother landed on the roof of the mansion that Shen Cong'an had just moved into.

The Crown Prince was in charge of receiving the Simons upon their arrival in Xuanhou, and Shen Cong'an easily arranged for people to be among them to monitor the Simons' every move.

Furthermore, their people have intercepted the silver that Lou Li was sending to the Northern Barbarians, and everything is entering the settlement phase, including the Simons.

Shen Cong'an was still pondering his next move when a secret letter arrived.

The man in white told him not to investigate the matter of the silver leaf, otherwise Xiao Zhuang's life would be in danger.

"I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on this, Third Brother. I'll continue to send people to track it down, and hopefully we can find out where Xiao Zhuang is being held as soon as possible."

Shen Cong'an calmly made the arrangements.

There is evidence of communication between the white-clad man and the Simons, but it cannot yet prove that the white-clad man has any relationship with Xiao Yan.

This could prove that the man in white was an advisor to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan could also say that he knew nothing and that the man in white was a spy sent by the Simons.

Without substantial evidence, Xiao Yan cannot be convicted.

The man in white went to the inn designated by the Simons and confessed that their ally was Xiao Yan. The Great Zhou had now arranged for Shen Cong'an to handle the case, and Xiao Yan would persuade the Emperor to take over the case.

He also has another pawn, Shen Nian'an.

The Simons only need to prove themselves to ensure that no one from the Great Zhou will cause them any more trouble.

"I hope His Highness will not let Simon down. After all, he can get 30% of the silver leaves after the matter is done, which is no small amount of money."

Jin Mingde's face was full of displeasure. They had made so many concessions, yet something still went wrong. How could he not be angry?

"You won't be disappointed."

The man in white guarantees this.

However, when he mentioned this matter to Xiao Yan, he spoke of a 20% profit.

Xiao Yan had no doubts, but before he could come up with a solution, early the next morning, before dawn, Lou Li received news that the shipment had encountered bandits before even reaching the northern border.

The gold and other items hidden in the old furniture also disappeared.

"My lord... according to the surviving brothers, those bandits and the Sixth Prince's men seem to be... the same group."

After the servant finished speaking, he lowered his head pitifully.

This batch of goods represents almost all of the Lou family's savings, and it was also used to compensate the Northern Barbarians. What will happen to the Northern Barbarians if it is lost?

Lou Li immediately sensed something was wrong, but he didn't believe it was really Xiao Yan who had ordered it. If it were Xiao Yan, that person would know, and he had already walked up to Xiao Yan's side.

"Go and fetch Father!"

Lou Li wrapped his robe tighter around himself, completely wide awake.

Grand Tutor Lou was also startled and immediately sent someone to invite that person.

"Trash! They're all trash!"

The pale-faced man had forgotten to wear his mask, but the person who reported it dared not look at his face.

He immediately changed his clothes and went out.

Having lost the Northern Barbarians as an external ally, even winning over Simon wouldn't be enough to shake the Great Zhou. How will he implement his plan?

He doesn't have the strength to raise an army yet, and he hasn't even won over many of his own people. If his identity is discovered now, he will surely die.

He arrived at the Lou family's house soon.

Little did he know that his impulsive act had already been discovered by Xu Ning, who was guarding him, and reported it to Xie Wanru.

Xie Wanru immediately went to the Crown Prince's residence under the pretext of visiting him.

Xiao Long was still pretending to be sick; he was lying in bed, but his lips were still somewhat pale.

"So this person not only has dealings with the Simons, but also with the Lou family, and the Lou family also has dealings with the Northern Barbarians. Xiao Yan... what exactly does he want to do?"

Xiao Long could hardly believe that his third brother had managed to gather so many people and was willing to do anything to seize the throne.

"He naturally couldn't wait any longer and wanted to seize the throne."

Xie Wanru sneered, found a seat and sat down. At this moment, Wu Xuanyi handed Xiao Long a glass of warm water and helped him sit up.

As they were talking, Shen Cong'an arrived.

"The man in white told me not to investigate the matter of the silver leaf, otherwise... they would take action against Xiao Zhuang. This man in white seems to have connections with the Lou family, but Xiao Yan doesn't seem to know that, because Xiao Yan wasn't with the man in white when he went to the Lou family."

After speaking, Shen Cong'an looked at Xie Wanru, hoping that Xie Wanru could give him another hint.

Xie Wanru shook her head slightly. She was indeed reborn and knew many things that ordinary people did not, but she did not have any memory of the person in white.

“We’re not in a hurry. Our eldest brother has already taken the Lou family’s batch of ‘old furniture’ to a safe place. If the Northern Barbarians don’t get their hands on this batch of goods, they will definitely question the Lou family. Regardless of the outcome on the Simon’s side, we can at least be certain that the Northern Barbarians can no longer trust the Lou family.”

The person Xie Wanru experienced in her previous life never appeared until Xiao Yan seized the throne and was overthrown.

Xiao Long was unaware that Xie Wanru had been reborn, and therefore did not place his hopes on her.

"Thanks to Wanwan, we've managed to make Xiao Yan lose trust in the Lou family first. It's only a matter of time before they start accusing each other. As long as we stall the Simons and prevent them from producing convincing evidence to clear Silver Leaf's name, the alliance between Xiao Yan and the Simons will crumble."

Xiao Long propped himself up and continued, "I've always been a little puzzled about who this man in white is. The people and things he can think of are all too extraordinary."

Neither the Lou family nor the Simons are people a staff member should know.

Shen Cong'an habitually looked at Xie Wanru, and seeing that she still didn't say anything, he knew that Xie Wanru didn't know about this person either.

"I will have people keep a close eye on things and try to track Xiao Zhuang's whereabouts and get him out of the white-clad man's control before tomorrow."

Shen Cong'an said helplessly.

As long as Xiao Zhuang is in their hands, he can't do anything but wait.

"If the eldest brother were here, it might be faster. No matter how good the third brother's lightness skill is, he can't be in two places at once."

Xie Wanru also wanted to rescue the child, after all, he was an innocent child who had suffered this calamity for no reason, and she didn't know how he was doing now.