The Crown Princess calculated with her fingers and the prince was terrified.

Isn't Jiang Xianyue amazing today?

Whether we go to Su Ying or Lu Yu, we won't be able to get the truth out of what happened today. Such a shameful thing will definitely be kept hidden.

Jiang Xian Yue's approach was different. She lured Lu Yu into the brothel and, while he was enjoying himself, sent someone to inform Su Ying.

Su Ying is newly married. For so many years, in order to suppress Su Rou, she has been arrogant and haughty in the Prime Minister's mansion. Since she killed her elder sister, she still wants to make this marriage happen. She must value Lu Yu very much.

Su Ying and Lu Yu's argument indirectly clarified the truth of the matter, isn't that a good thing?

Jiang Xianyue thought about it and smiled.

"It's not that I'm particularly capable, but rather that both of them are impatient. Now that they roughly understand what happened, the next person they need to find is Prime Minister Su."

Jiang Xianyue briefly summarized that Su Ying and Lu Yu had long been secretly in love, saying that Huo Rujing was a newly promoted young general in the capital, only a third-rank general, with a promising future, but people couldn't wait any longer.

The Lu family is different. General Lu is the top military officer in the capital, so his son will naturally have a very important status in the future.

Marrying into such a family will definitely give him an edge over Su Rou.

However, while Su Ying did manage to seduce someone, the truth was going to disappoint her. On the day of Wanggu Mountain, those who bullied her were probably not even human beings from the mortal realm. Su Ying was filled with deathly aura and had summoned the people from the Star Palace.

What follows is the exchange of benefits.

Jiang Xian Yue guessed that the reason Xing Gong helped Su Ying offend Huo Ru Jing was because Liu Yan had some secret dealings with the Second Prince's people and Xing Gong; otherwise, they wouldn't have told them about such a treacherous method. This wasn't just about exchanging lives; it also involved the cover-up by a powerful figure.

Clearly, both Su Ying and Lu Yu were beneficiaries and knew what had happened.

"Sister Xian Yue, are you really sure that Prime Minister Su wasn't involved in this matter?"

Jiang Xianyue nodded affirmatively.

She didn't know when, but Zhao Xiuxiu also started calling her "sister." She was already a little older than Zhao Xiuxiu, so she naturally didn't mind.

When Zhao Xiuxiu found this out, her eyes were filled with anticipation.

"Prime Minister Su is not easy to invite. Even if we are lucky enough to succeed in entering the Prime Minister's residence, we may not be able to keep it from Madam Su's knowledge and from seeing Prime Minister Su."

After all, the mistress of the house manages the inner quarters!

"That depends on His Highness the Crown Prince."

……

Jiang Xianyue hired people today, so the matter at the brothel is causing quite a stir.

The love-hate relationship between the newlywed young general of the Lu family and his new wife, the second daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, could bring shame to both families.

But Jiang Xianyue still felt it wasn't enough.

Su Rou is so pitiful. These things cannot make up for the harm Su Rou suffered; they are just a minor punishment to serve as a warning.

Shen Shijing acted quickly, and Prime Minister Su soon went to the Crown Prince's residence.

Prime Minister Su thought that his wife and daughter had offended Shen Shijing the other day, and now Shen Shijing was going to settle scores later. After all, the Crown Prince's residence was not a place that just anyone could enter.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects. I wonder what brings Your Highness to the Crown Prince's residence."

Prime Minister Su was clearly still resentful about what had happened before, and even spoke to Shen Shijing with some dissatisfaction.

Shen Shijing, however, remained remarkably calm.

"Miss Jiang said that I should privately seek out Lord Su, who might be able to stand up for Miss Su Rou."

"Rou'er?"

Speaking of this matter, Prime Minister Su was deeply moved.

His only daughter, the only daughter of his wife, had died tragically. As a father, he was not without heartache. However, in recent years, Prime Minister Su and Su Rou had not been close, so his grief was not very obvious.

When Jiang Xianyue emerged from behind the screen, Prime Minister Su was already quite displeased.

As the prime minister of a country, being led by the nose by a young girl is obviously not a good thing.

Jiang Xianyue quietly looked at Prime Minister Su in front of her.

Prime Minister Su said impatiently, "I didn't know that the future Crown Princess liked to play tricks. Huo Rujing is a sentimental person and is willing to believe Miss Jiang's tricks. Even with the Crown Prince's support, I might not believe what you, little girl, have to say."

Well, Jiang Xianyue knew that what she said was a bit unreliable.

Especially someone of the prime minister's status, he wouldn't change his mind because of what I said.

Jiang Xianyue took a deep breath.

“It’s not that Miss Su Rou doesn’t want to be close to the Prime Minister, it’s just that after Lady Liu became the First Madam, she was all talk and no action, and Miss Su Rou has suffered a lot. So Miss Su Rou doesn’t want to make things difficult for her father, the Prime Minister.”

Jiang Xianyue's words struck a chord with Prime Minister Su.

There was still impatience in Prime Minister Su's eyes, anger at having his secret exposed, mixed with some indescribable emotions.

Jiang Xianyue's gaze remained calm.

“Miss Jiang, this is a matter in the backyard of our Prime Minister’s residence. Even the Crown Prince has no right to interfere here.”

Moreover, Madam is gentle and kind; how could she possibly bully Rou'er? Both daughters received the same dowry upon marriage.

Jiang Xianyue clapped her hands, and Liang Feng led his men to bring Su Rou's dowry.

When she left, the dowry still had the seal of the Prime Minister's residence on it, so everyone could recognize what was in front of them now.

Even Prime Minister Su did not try to deny it.

"If Miss Su Rou's body were to return to the Prime Minister's residence, given General Huo's character, he would certainly return the dowry, otherwise it would give others grounds for gossip. Therefore, these items will still be returned to the Prime Minister's residence."

The affairs of the inner quarters were managed by the lady, so the Prime Minister naturally wouldn't ask any questions.

However, the contents of this dowry chest will also be disposed of and sealed away forever.

In front of everyone, Jiang Xianyue opened the seal, revealing the contents inside.

Paper money in the shape of gold ingots doesn't seem like something given to the living.

Because they were worried that the weight wouldn't be enough, they added some stones.

All of this is breathtaking.

Su Rou died. Some were saddened, some were amused, but no one cared about Su Rou's dowry—not a single person did.

Huo Rujing even planned to bury Su Rou's dowry along with Su Rou herself.

These things shouldn't be kept, lest people accuse us of being greedy for small gains.

The moment the dowry was opened, everyone showed a very tense expression; Prime Minister Su was not the first.

"This...how could this be? You must be playing tricks on me."

After Su Chengxiang could not believe it, he turned to Shen Shijing.

"Or is all of this the work of His Highness the Crown Prince, a mere act of sowing discord and winning over others? I have served in the court for many years and have never shown favoritism to anyone, so I am afraid I cannot comply with His Highness's wishes."

Shen Shijing's gaze sharpened, becoming extremely cold.

"I disdain it."

The Crown Prince, indeed, disdains beating around the bush; if he wanted to win someone over, a single sentence would suffice. He dared to gouge out the tongues of the Prime Minister's wife and eldest daughter; what wouldn't he dare to do?

While Shen Shijing was still in surprise, Jiang Xianyue spoke again.

"On the day Madam Su was sent off for her wedding, what she sent out was a corpse."