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

Seeing Su Mingyue brandishing the knife and acting frantically, Su Sihai narrowed his eyes and waved his hand behind him, ordering, "Arrest the young lady and get a doctor to examine her."

Soon, Mr. Qian was brought over.

Old Qian was startled when he saw Su Mingyue's current state.

"Princess Su, what's wrong with you?"

"You are all bad people who killed my mother. I will kill you all to avenge her." Su Mingyue's eyes were bloodshot, and she saw everyone as an enemy. She raised a knife and slashed wildly at the air.

"Dr. Qian, she used to work at your clinic. Now that something has happened to her, could you please take a look at her?"

Old Qian cautiously stepped forward: "County Princess, I am Old Qian, do you remember me?"

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!" Su Mingyue swung her knife wildly, and Old Qian didn't dare to confront her directly. "Lord Su, has the county princess suffered some kind of shock? She was fine before, but now she's like a completely different person."

"Tell me exactly what happened," Su Sihai said, looking at Xingchun kneeling on the ground.

"Reporting to Master. When Miss woke up this morning, she said she wasn't feeling well and wanted to eat some pastries from Su Xiang Lou, so I went and bought quite a few. After eating the pastries, Miss said she was sleepy and went back to her room to sleep."

Upon waking, she learned that Madam had locked up Concubine Liu. After learning that Madam had imprisoned Concubine Liu and then disappeared, she went to find Concubine Liu to demand an explanation. However, Concubine Liu, upon seeing her young mistress, declared that her mother's death was not an accident at all, but rather that it was Madam herself who had murdered her. She added that Madam had deliberately orchestrated a situation where someone was bullying her mother in order to swindle Madam's dowry, thus posing as a hero and rescuing her.

"What?" Su Sihai frowned. "Where is Aunt Liu now?"

"She was locked in the woodshed by the lady."

“Miss has gone mad. Lock her up.” Su Sihai glanced at Xingchun again: “Arrest this girl who’s talking nonsense too. Lock them both in the woodshed. I’ll deal with them after I finish my official business.”

"Master, Miss was just too traumatized and couldn't think straight for a moment."

Su Sihai went straight to the woodshed where Aunt Liu was being held, only to find that the door of the woodshed was wide open and no one was inside.

"Where is Aunt Liu?" Su Sihai looked at Aunt Liu, who had vanished without a trace, and his heart sank. "Go find her, we must find Aunt Liu."

"My lord, there is a letter." A servant rushed over and handed a letter to Su Sihai.

Su Sihai broke out in a cold sweat as he read the contents of the letter.

"Go and bring the young lady here, and have her come with me."

Su Mingyue was knocked unconscious by Su Sihai's men, who then tied her up and threw her into a carriage.

In the grove of trees on Shili Slope on the outskirts of the city, Zhou Wenjun was waiting. The Fourth Prince had just sent her a message saying that Su Mingyue had been arrested and was being brought to her.

As long as Su Mingyue delivers it, we must use her military token to mobilize troops.

She agreed.

Her 100,000 soldiers were stationed at the foot of Broken Temple Mountain, fifty miles from Qingzhou City. The area was surrounded by mountains and had complex terrain; most people would never have guessed it was there. With just one order, they could launch an attack on the city. The distant mountains couldn't quench her immediate thirst, but they could be used to intimidate the Fourth Prince.

A horse-drawn carriage was heading out of the city.

Su Sihai sat in the carriage, looking at Su Mingyue who was bound hand and foot inside, with his eyes closed and said nothing.

Su Mingyue cursed at him, "Su Sihai, you beast! You plotted to kill my mother and ruined the He family in order to get our He family's property. I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

Su Sihai slowly opened his eyes and sighed softly, "Mingyue, I know you're faking it. If you want to kill me, then go ahead. I'm right here beside you, so do it."

"You're a beast! How dare you treat my mother like that?"

"Your mother's matter is in the past, there's nothing more to say. Since you know about it, then so be it. I'll take you to see someone now, and once you see her, your illness will naturally be cured."

"Where are you taking me? You're so devoted to Aunt Liu, aren't you afraid she'll fall into my hands and something bad might happen to her?"

"You know what happened back then? You know, so you should understand that I would never let anything happen to her. She is the woman I cherish most, and no one can compare to her."

"Yes, to dare to sleep with the Emperor's concubine and even have the Emperor raise your son, Prime Minister, you really are something else," Su Mingyue mocked.

Su Sihai looked at it and suddenly laughed.

"You're just like your mother, too curious, which isn't good. Back then, her excessive curiosity led to her own downfall and that of the He family. I married her for her wealth. With money, I can climb the social ladder, reach the position I desire, see the people I want, and do the things I want to do."

But she was too clever; she almost guessed what I was going to do. Knowing my true purpose, she wanted a divorce, wanted to leave me. She knew my secret; how could I let her go? Not just her, I wanted the entire He family. So I chose the He Qingshan brothers, making them work for me. Just as I expected, the He family collapsed quickly.

"You're the mastermind behind the Iron Triangle Gang, aren't you?"

"They were just a gang of thugs; I didn't take them seriously at first."

"But now, these are the places where you keep your private army, aren't they?"

Su Sihai looked at Su Mingyue with murderous intent: "If you weren't still useful, I could kill you right now, do you believe me?"

"Come on, I want to see how you're going to kill me. You'd better pray you kill me in one go, or you'll be the one who suffers in the end."

“If you weren’t my biological daughter, do you think I wouldn’t dare to know so many of my secrets?”

"Am I really your biological daughter?" Su Mingyue looked at him: "Lord Su, are you perhaps mistaken?"

“You are my daughter.” Su Sihai’s hands were bulging with veins, clearly displeased with Su Mingyue’s questioning; “Your mother wouldn’t dare betray me.”

“But my mother left me a secret guard. Our He family doesn’t have any secret guards. You hadn’t yet ascended to the position of prime minister at that time, and the mansion couldn’t afford to maintain secret guards. So where did my mother’s secret guards come from? I think you know best, don’t you?”

“That was just an accident.” Su Sihai’s eyes were red. “Your mother only saved him by accident. He gave his bodyguards to your mother before he died. You are my daughter, not that man’s.”

Su Mingyue couldn't help but laugh when she heard him mention the person.

We've finally gotten some information; it wasn't easy.

Who is that person? Could he be her biological father?

"So, to get revenge on my mother, you imprisoned her after she gave birth to me, and didn't dare announce her death until three years later, is that right?"