This sudden incident also alarmed Nangong Jingyao. When he came out to see what was happening, he found that the Second Prince's residence was full of corpses.

"Your Highness, these people are all assassins. They tried to assassinate Miss Xie, but they were killed before they could succeed."

Nangong Jingyao put on an outer robe and came out. He knew without a doubt that these assassins were sent by the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was not surprised that he had brought Xie Wanwan back. He was just wondering who was protecting Xie Wanwan. To be able to kill eight assassins, this person's martial arts skills must be those of a master.

What other skills does Xie Wanwan possess that allow her to gain the assistance of such a master?

It seems that Xie Wanwan is not as simple as she appears.

"Someone, protect Miss Xie well, and have men patrol the area outside the mansion several times," Nangong Jingyao ordered.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Nangong Jingyao has already taken action regarding the Xie family and the matters recorded in the register. The Crown Prince has become aware of this, and he must act quickly, even faster.

According to his plan, his father would issue an edict at the morning court tomorrow to investigate the old cases of these ministers and Xie Tingzhi, and this time the crown prince would surely fall.

...

Ah Xu was injured, but fortunately, he only suffered a cut on his arm. After Su Luo bandaged and stitched it up, he left.

Even if Su Luo was slow-witted, she could tell that Xu liked Xie Wanwan.

"Oh dear, you and Ah Xu are always the most enthusiastic on dividend day. It seems that this month, I'll be the only one who's enthusiastic with you."

Nangong Qing went straight back to Fumanlou after court. Today is the third day of the second lunar month. A Xu was injured, so Su Luo did not go to court with him.

They had originally agreed to go to the bank today to withdraw the silver and then split the profits among themselves, but Ah Xu, for Xie Wanwan's sake, didn't even care about the silver.

"Let's go, take the ledger with us."

The income of Fu Man Lou is counted by the accountant and deposited into the bank every day. After Su Luo and the others have divided it, they can either transfer it to their own accounts or withdraw it.

There hasn't been much activity in the palace yet, so I wonder how Xie Wanwan and the others are doing?

"Luo Luo, do you want to ask me about today's morning court session?"

Su Luo looked at Nangong Qing and smiled faintly: "You really understand me more and more."

They've known each other for so long that sometimes he can guess what's going on just from a glance from Su Luo.

"If you had come this morning, you would have seen a good show. Father Emperor sat firmly on the high platform and arrested all the officials who had committed murder."

The Imperial Advisor seemed to have anticipated this all along; he had even found a replacement. The Crown Prince was imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, just waiting for the truth to be confirmed. Even if I, the eldest brother, didn't die, I'd be in serious trouble.

"What about the Jiang family? And has the imperial decree for a retrial of the Xie family been issued?"

Xie Wanwan's biggest concern was clearing the Xie family's name, and only secondarily was avenging Xie Xuehen.

"Father has issued an edict to the Ministry of Justice, requiring Xie Wanwan to cooperate in the investigation of this matter. The results will be available in a few days."

Su Luo: "In this way, the Jiang family can be found out that they used their own daughter's life to frame Minister Xie. The Xie family's yesterday is the Jiang family's tomorrow."

However, the Crown Prince still has the Empress on his side, and the Empress's family certainly won't sit idly by. As long as they kill Wanwan, and there's insufficient evidence, they can still protect the Crown Prince.

After analyzing all of this, Su Luo finally understood why Ah Xu wouldn't relax even when he was injured; it seemed he really cared about Wanwan.

"Don't worry, with Ah Xu here. Don't let his seemingly unreliable appearance fool you, his abilities are not to be underestimated."

He was able to kill eight assassins by himself, so his martial arts skills must have been quite high.

"Alright, Luo Luo, don't worry. Miss Xie is intelligent, and with the Second Prince who wants to bring down the Crown Prince, the outcome of this matter is almost certain."

Nangong Qing spoke casually, as if it were his family matter, but he spoke as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Nangong Qing, these are your eldest and second eldest brothers. Don't you have anything to say?"

Nangong Qing turned his head to look out the carriage window, and his eyes immediately darkened.

"The royal family is all heartless. My mother was too naive and died in the harem."

The power struggles within the harem, coupled with the intricate web of identities among the concubines, made the situation far too complicated. Judging from Nangong Qing's tone, there were other hidden circumstances surrounding his mother's death.

“They are them, and you are you. I know you have no interest in that position. From now on, let’s make a lot of money and become richer than a country.”

Nangong Qing turned around with a faint smile on his face. When he was with Su Luo, he always forgot the passage of time.

She was a ray of light; even if only a glimpse of her light fell upon him, his heart was still bright.

"Okay, let's make lots and lots of money together in the future, even more than Shen Yuan."

Su Luo carefully put away the poem she had taken from Fu Man Lou. On the way, the two saw that Miao Ge Lou had been sealed off, and many beautiful women were being pulled out of it.

There were also some greasy men spending the night here.

Shen's Money Shop, the largest money shop in Nanning Kingdom, is located in the capital city, and all the profits of Fumanlou are stored here.

Since the opening of Fumanlou in Beijing, this was the first time they had officially distributed profits, and the two of them had spent two days calculating both the big and small accounts.

Su Luo was very happy to receive 30,000 taels of silver this time, and even though she had to perform acupuncture on Nangong Chiyu later, it didn't affect her mood at the moment.

After the court session, Nangong Chiyu was kept in the palace by His Majesty and the Imperial Advisor to discuss matters concerning the ministers. More than ten important ministers were to be replaced at once, and this matter could not be taken lightly.

It took an hour of discussion to reach a conclusion. The Imperial Advisor had prepared a backup plan, which prevented chaos in the court.

He never expected to run into Su Luo on the street. Since he met Su Luo, he had never seen her smile so happily, so genuinely happy.

She and Nangong Qing walked side by side into Shen's Money Shop.

It seems Yi Huan was right; she really likes Nangong Qing. She's only happy when she's with him.

Reason told Nangong Chiyu this, but his heart told him that he was very likely Chen Huaixu, and Su Luo was his wife. Seeing his wife with another man was an insult to his self-esteem.

"parking!"

A dozen or so Red Feather soldiers stopped the carriage, and Nangong Red Feather got off and headed straight for Shen's Money Shop.

He had just reached the door when he saw Su Luo and Nangong Qing come out. Su Luo was holding a wooden box full of silver notes.

She took the silver note in her hand and put it back in, her eyes practically sparkling with excitement.

Nangong Qing looked at her with a doting smile, which made Nangong Chiyu feel annoyed.

"Luo Luo, why don't you put all these silver notes in a money shop? The Shen Yuan family's money shops are quite good. If you're in another place, you can still get silver to use. It's very convenient."

Su Luo shook her head: "No, I have a safer and more convenient place to put it."

Her space is her treasure trove. When she has free time, she goes there to plant things; when she doesn't have time, she uses it for storage. It's simply perfect.

"Where is this place of yours, and how much wealth can it hold?"

Su Luo rolled her eyes at Nangong Qing, closed the box, and said, "This place can hold all the wealth of Nanning and Beiliang, but I can't tell you where it is."