In the study, Sheng Jingyu and Hua Ling were searching through a pile of letters for those from three years ago.

These letters were all sent back by spies outside; some of the important ones were burned directly.

Some who were dispensable, or whose people had already died, were left behind.

The Vice Minister of Rites he was looking for wasn't the current Vice Minister Yan, but the one who was killed by Sheng Jingyu three years ago.

Hua Ling complained, "Why did you kill him? And with such an absurd reason, like some ancestral golden cup? Where's that broken cup?"

Sheng Jingyu told this story to Su Wenyuan on their wedding night.

He coveted the ancestral gold cup of the Vice Minister of Rites, but when the Vice Minister refused to give it to him, he simply killed the man.

Knowing the plot, Su Wenyuan immediately sensed something was wrong.

"After I killed him, my father took away the golden goblet! The key point is that I had to kill him at the time. We had been watching him for over a year, but there was no evidence to prove that he had embezzled, nor could we prove that he was a spy for an enemy country!"

“If I don’t take action soon, his influence will infiltrate the army, and then the Ankawa National Assembly will be at the mercy of others. I have my father’s permission to kill him.”

It seems absurd, but it actually has someone supporting it behind the scenes.

Hua Ling slumped to the ground and said, "Then what are you trying to do by looking for those old letters now?"

Sheng Jingyu said, "Thirteen years ago, he was in the Ministry of War. Matters such as issuing funeral expenses would definitely have gone through his hands. Now that there is a strict investigation, I suspect that someone will push him, a dead man, to take the blame. I want to take this opportunity to implicate some other people!"

Although Sheng Jingyu had been keeping an eye on the person for a year without finding any evidence against him, he had evidence from others.

However, at that time, those people were just small fry. Sheng Jingyu only cared about that vice minister. Providing evidence would only allow that vice minister to escape and give him a reason to shift the blame.

So Sheng Jingyu suppressed the evidence and used a pretext to kill the vice minister.

Now that some issues have been brought up again, Sheng Jingyu can use this as an excuse to eliminate a few more of the Crown Prince's confidants.

Hua Ling clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking to herself that the Crown Prince had really been having a run of bad luck lately.

Wave after wave of people were eliminated by Sheng Jingyu. If this continues, he will be all alone.

But then he thought again that it wasn't that simple, and questioned, "Are you trying to drag General Lu's confidants into this as well?"

Sheng Jingyu sneered, "If he's clean, it has nothing to do with him. If he's not clean, then it's not my fault. He was the one who brought this up. Did he really think he could just say whatever he wanted?"

Hua Ling curled her lip and said, "I knew it. You made it sound so high-sounding, I really thought you were doing it for yourself!"

"What do you know about husband and wife being one? General Lu knew she was the Princess Consort of Chen, yet he still deliberately targeted her. How do you know he wasn't after me?" Sheng Jingyu grinned after saying this. He had found the most important letter.

Hua Ling rolled her eyes. His excuse wouldn't even fool a child.

At the Prime Minister's residence, Madam Wang and Su Lin'er couldn't stop smiling!

Things can change in an instant. I was worried that Su Wenyuan would come back to question me, but now does she even have the face to come back?

Madam Wang sighed, "General Lu's accusation was really timely. I always said that her mother was a criminal and that she should be more honest and obedient, but she just wouldn't listen. Now look how awful the insults are being hurled at her from outside!"

"In my opinion, just cursing isn't enough! Those soldiers' families should come and beat her to death!" Su Lin'er was good at stirring up trouble, but she could only say this in the mansion.

Seeing that Su Yuan had been sitting there with a gloomy face since she returned, Madam Wang cursed, "Not only is she unlucky herself, but she also drags the master into suffering!"

Su Yuan ignored her, but she walked over with a smile and comforted him, "Don't worry, sir, I've already sent word that if Su Wenyuan comes back today, she'll bring the silver notes back with her. If she doesn't come back, I'll go to her in a couple of days..."

Before she could finish speaking, she noticed that Su Yuan's gaze towards her was gradually turning cold.

"You went to ask her for money?" Su Yuan was furious.

Wang's eyes darted around, and she said guiltily, "She doesn't lack money, and shouldn't she be taking the money? It was her maternal grandfather who betrayed the country."

She hadn't discussed this with Su Yuan, but she didn't think she had done anything wrong.

Su Lin'er chimed in, "That's right, Father, you can't keep all this money yourself, it's not a small amount."

"You're just asking for trouble!" Su Yuan turned and left angrily, unwilling to say anything more.

Wang retorted angrily, "Why are you taking your anger out on me?"

Su Yuan returned to the backyard with a heavy heart. Whenever the old story was brought up again, his heart would skip a beat, filled with unease and fear.

The Emperor wasn't much better off. This morning, he noticed the Emperor's expression and stepped forward to try and end the matter as soon as possible.

He had no intention of asking Su Wenyuan for money; he hoped the matter would end as soon as possible.

But Wang is a troublemaker. If Su Wenyuan comes today, there will definitely be more trouble!

Su Wenyuan was on her way back to the Prime Minister's residence when she heard a commotion outside. These people were deliberately cursing at her, and their voices were getting louder and louder.

"With so many people dead, how can she sleep at night?"

"The Marquis of Anle is her maternal grandfather. This whole family has problems. Why hasn't Prince Chen divorced her?"

"Every time she goes out, she spends money like water, living a carefree life with the dowry prepared by Marquis Anle. I really don't know where this money comes from, or if it's clean!"

Su Wenyuan chuckled lightly. These people didn't hate her; they hated her for being too rich.

"Stop the carriage." Su Wenyuan untied Yuexiu's money pouch and grabbed a handful of loose silver.

With slender, fair fingers gently parting the curtain, Su Wenyuan's bright and generous smile appeared before everyone, and the cursing stopped abruptly.

"Who just asked if the money was clean?"

The clear, melodious voice carried a hint of chill.

A man was pushed forward, his eyes darting away.

Su Wenyuan stretched out her hand, revealing a handful of loose silver coins. Many of them fell out as she reached out, and the man swallowed hard.

"You asked? Well, let me tell you, it's not clean, so don't take it."

After saying that, Su Wenyuan tossed the silver coins into the air, and everyone scrambled to grab them.

Those who had been cursing her all went to collect the silver, still muttering curses, but not at Su Wenyuan, but at the other people who were also robbing the silver.

"Let's go." Su Wenyuan felt much better.

Paying money for peace and quiet is not a long-term solution; finding out the truth is the most important thing.

The carriage was stopped when it was almost at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence.

Su Wenyuan lifted the curtain and saw that it was Lu Wanying.

She had barely gotten into trouble when Lu Wanying couldn't wait to come and see what was going on.

I arrived just in time; I can help her out.

"It's a bit unexpected that Princess Consort Chen would dare to go out," Lu Wanying said sarcastically.

Su Wenyuan asked suspiciously, "Are you here to get beaten up? Didn't I get my fill of beating you up last time?"

Lu Wanying glared, her back teeth practically grinding to powder.