"Yan Chu, do you know how much silver it costs to make a Skin Melting Pill?"

Before Xiao Yanchu could answer, Su Ruojin said directly, "Ten thousand taels! I will eat one every month."

Upon hearing this, both Xiao Yanchu and Xiao Fengming gasped.

Xiao Yanchu immediately understood what Su Ruojin meant.

Xiao Fengming and Song Zijie had been married for over a year, and the "Princess" consumed over 100,000 taels of silver in one pill a month.

Song Zijie was a poor scholar; let alone ten thousand taels, he couldn't even come up with a single tael of silver back then.

"Your Majesty, when Song Zijie arrived at the manor, did you hand over the management of the manor's finances to him?" Xiao Yanchu asked hurriedly.

If the princess relinquished control of the finances, it would be understandable that Song Zijie would misappropriate money from the princess's residence to buy medicine.

Xiao Fengming shook his head. "No, the key to the manor's storeroom has always been in my hands. The manor's steward is Uncle Wu, who has watched me grow up since I was a child. He takes inventory of the storeroom every month and has not found anything amiss."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin exchanged a glance and both frowned.

If that's the case, things don't seem as simple as they appear.

Having grown up in the palace, Xiao Fengming, seeing the look in their eyes and making the connection, also realized this.

"Are you saying that someone is plotting all this behind the scenes? Although I am the eldest princess of a country, I have no real power. Even if I die, it won't affect anything."

“Royal sister, you can influence Xiao Yanchu,” Su Ruojin said directly.

Xiao Fengming was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, given the trust Seventh Brother placed in her, if the other party were to use her for something, there would be no way to prevent it.

Xiao Yanchu suddenly remembered that Su Ruojin had reminded him back in Yanyang not to wear the sachet anymore.

That sachet was a gift from the "Princess," and at the time he thought Su Ruojin was overthinking it.

Could it be...?

Xiao Yanchu hurriedly returned to his room and took out the sachet he had kept. After all, it was a gift from his elder sister, and he couldn't bear to throw it away even though he didn't wear it anymore.

Taking the sachet from Xiao Yanchu, Su Ruojin opened it and examined it carefully.

"There are Soul-Transforming Vine flowers inside. The fragrance of these flowers is similar to that of gardenias, but it is lighter. If you smell this fragrance for too long, it will make you feel dizzy and lightheaded. If you wear it for three to five years, you won't necessarily go crazy, but your mind will definitely not be clear."

One can only imagine how chaotic the decisions and policies made by a regent who is not clear-headed will be.

The people of Great Chu will suffer, and it may even shake the very foundation of Great Chu.

This move may seem simple, but it is incredibly ruthless; it can be described as killing without leaving a trace.

Xiao Fengming was someone Xiao Yanchu trusted. Xiao Yanchu was not interested in women, so he might not wear a sachet given to him by someone else, but he would definitely wear one given to him by Xiao Fengming.

When Su Ruojin rescued Xiao Fengming, she thought that since he had already replaced her, why not just kill Xiao Fengming and end it all?

It now seems that the other party is keeping Xiao Fengming around, probably intending to use her to threaten Xiao Yanchu at the crucial moment.

What a brilliant plan!

Xiao Yanchu also felt a slight chill down his spine. He had never doubted anyone but his elder sister. If he hadn't met A Jin, he would have kept wearing the sachet his elder sister had given him.

If we arrest these two now, and something unexpected happens, the person behind them will definitely cut off all leads and go into hiding, then we'll truly be in the dark while the enemy is in the light.

"I had someone impersonate my elder sister and return to the well."

Xiao Fengming had said that they only gave her one meal a day, around 4 PM. She only found out about this when she overheard the person delivering the food talking about it.