To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

The Prince of Ming was truly astonished by his fourth brother's audacity. He had traveled back and forth to the capital several times in just a few months. His last return was for money, so his return this time to purchase supplies was understandable.

He's far away on the border and a convict; what does he need so many supplies for?

The more King Ming thought about it, the more alarmed and excited he became.

Regardless of who the mastermind is, as long as he can find the culprit, he will have made a great contribution, and the Emperor will surely reward him handsomely.

"I'm not sure if he's returned to the capital. I received a report that he went back to the capital and made a large-scale purchase, and that he was going to send these supplies to the four border cities. Of course, I don't believe it, but just to be on the safe side, I had no choice but to come and see for myself."

"I never imagined that Your Highness would also receive a report, especially one against me. In that case, I am now involved in the case, and I absolutely cannot interfere any further. I urge Your Highness to bring the person before the Emperor immediately so that he may order a reinvestigation."

King Ming thought about it and agreed: "Let's go to the palace and report to Father. Men, take them all away. As for these goods, have someone watch over them, and no one is allowed to take them away."

Ling Fei, along with Young Master Zhao and others, were escorted by King Ming to the palace.

Xiao Zhan stopped him: "Your Highness, I will keep an eye on things here. You can go ahead. There are so many goods here. If someone steals them and denies it, all your hard work will have been for nothing."

Ming Wang looked at Zhan Wangye and chuckled, "Uncle, you are also a suspect now, how can I let you watch over these goods? Don't worry, I will definitely arrange for people to watch over them and ensure that nothing happens to these goods. I will have to trouble you to come to the palace with me, please."

Are you sure you want me to come along?

"Uncle Wang is now a suspect, so of course I have to take him with me. I hope Uncle Wang understands."

"Alright then. I'll go with you." Xiao Zhan wasn't angry. He generously went with Ming Wang and the others, then turned to Su Mingyue and said, "Ming Wang and I are going to the palace. I'll leave this place to you."

"Go to the palace with peace of mind. With me here, no one will be able to touch these goods. I will definitely find out who the owner of these goods is."

Not far away, the Fourth Prince and Zhou Wenjun stood together, wondering how Mingyue would handle the situation, when a soldier ran over and said, "Your Highness, as soon as Prince Zhan arrived, he said that someone reported that you were the owner behind those goods. Prince Ming took Prince Zhan and the others into the palace, saying that the Emperor should make the judgment."

The Fourth Prince frowned: "You've dragged me into this too. Uncle, you're really something."

Zhou Wenjun sneered: "Fourth Prince, it seems your plan won't work on Prince Zhan. Didn't you say that today's move would definitely force out the person behind the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce and make them work for us? If you get involved, Fourth Prince, it won't be so easy for you to get out of here."

"No, how did they know I'm in the capital? If Father finds out I'm here, he'll skin me alive." The Fourth Prince, not wanting to worry about what happened before, said to Zhou Wenjun, "Princess, we're going back to the border now, but I will definitely keep my promise to you."

"Let's get things done first. My troops aren't so easy to borrow. I won't lend them to you just because you make a few promises."

"I will definitely bring her to you by force." After saying this, the Fourth Prince said to his subordinates, "We should leave now."

They hadn't gone far when they encountered Su Mingyue waiting for him not far away.

The Fourth Prince naturally knew Su Mingyue.

"It's you?" The Fourth Prince looked at Su Mingyue, his brows furrowed. "What are you doing here?"

"I also want to ask the Fourth Prince what he intends to do by appearing here in the middle of the night. If I remember correctly, the Fourth Prince should be at the border right now, and he is not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned. Could it be that the Fourth Prince is here now because he disobeyed the imperial decree and secretly returned?"

"Su Mingyue, don't talk nonsense. How do you know I didn't return to the capital by imperial decree? Do you think I need to tell you when my father summoned me back? Who do you think you are? As for me, I have important matters to attend to and don't want to waste time talking to you. If you dare to stop me tonight, don't blame me for being impolite."

"I was quite surprised that the Fourth Prince pinned this crime on me. Just now, Prince Ming was investigating the case and ordered me to keep an eye on the goods, saying that everyone within a kilometer radius was a suspect. Moreover, Prince Zhan just received a report that this batch of goods belonged to you, Fourth Prince, and that you were transporting these goods to the four border cities."

"Bullshit." The Fourth Prince became agitated: "Get out of here, or I'll make things difficult for you."

"If you want to get through today, you'll have to step over my dead body. Fourth Prince, you're a suspect, and I certainly can't let you go. If you leave, and the Emperor blames you, I can't bear the consequences."

"Su Mingyue, I'm really asking for trouble." The Fourth Prince suddenly calmed down as he thought of something and beckoned to Su Mingyue: "Sister Mingyue, come here, I have something to say to you."

Su Mingyue had already guessed what he wanted to say, but she wasn't afraid: "Fourth Prince should know that my medical skills are unparalleled, and poisons and such are useless against me, so you'd better behave yourself."

"What are you thinking? Do you think I'm that kind of person?" The Fourth Prince stepped forward and said, "Mingyue, speaking of which, we are related. If you let me go today, I will definitely remember your great kindness when I return."

"Speaking of which, we do have some relationship. You call Prince Zhan 'Uncle,' and I am his future princess consort, so you should call me 'Aunt.' In that sense, you are the junior, and I am the senior."

The fourth prince had originally intended to say that they were half-siblings, and that if he let her off the hook today, he would surely grant her wealth and honor when he rose to a high position in the future. But upon hearing her words, he felt like vomiting blood.

elder?

Who is his elder?

What he wanted to do, even if Su Mingyue wasn't his aunt yet, even if Uncle Wang himself were here, couldn't stop him.

Besides, Prince Zhan was not his biological uncle. It was just that his father took pity on him because he had no parents and put him in the palace to grow up with them.

"Su Mingyue, don't be so stubborn. Leave. I have official business to attend to. If I'm delayed, can you afford the consequences?"

“If you leave, I can’t bear the responsibility. So, I can only trouble my fourth nephew to make the difficult decision to come with me to the palace.”

The fourth prince had intended to offer her some kind words of advice, but seeing that she was unyielding and difficult to deal with, his expression changed.

"Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being impolite." The Fourth Prince snapped his fingers: "Take her down."

He was just worried about not having a chance to capture Su Mingyue alive.

She delivered herself to our doorstep; who can we blame but herself?