The reason why Su Wenzhou followed Su Ruojin's carriage was actually quite simple.
Many people in Yulin knew that Su Ruojin wanted to dig up the Xu family's graves. Su Wenzhou also heard about it and followed along, hiding in the crowd, hoping to find some clues.
Su Wenzhou learned about the Xu family's affairs from Liu Mengru, and he had a gut feeling that the Xu family's affairs were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Although both Su Ruojin and Yan Luo were wearing veils, Su Wenzhou recognized Su Ruojin's voice as soon as she spoke.
At the time, Su Wenzhou was not quite sure what Xiao Jin was going to do, and there were too many people around, so he didn't dare to show himself easily for fear of implicating Xiao Jin.
He only secretly followed after everything was over.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jin had such powerful guards by her side who stopped him all the way.
At first, Su Wenzhou thought the guard was one of Tong Mingshan's men and didn't dare to reveal his identity, so he had no choice but to fight him head-on.
When Su Ruojin released the sleeping potion, he sensed it and quickly took out Xiaojin's sachet to resist it.
Fighting Liu Jing alone was relatively easy for Su Wenzhou, but with An Yi added to the mix, he struggled.
He was caught off guard and was successfully ambushed by An Yi, who knocked him unconscious.
Because his face was covered, An Yi didn't recognize him at first.
Su Wenzhou wasn't very familiar with Xiao Yanchu's bodyguards, only with Hu Qing, which resulted in a misunderstanding.
After the group returned to the inn, Su Ruojin first checked the injuries of the three of them. Fortunately, none of them were serious; they were just some superficial wounds.
Liu Jing consciously stayed outside.
Yanluo poured tea for Su Ruojin and Su Wenzhou.
"Third Brother, what exactly happened?"
"Xiao Jin, how's things at home?"
The two asked the question at the same time.
Su Ruojin briefly explained the situation of the Su family, "Third brother, the family is fine. With Xiao Yanchu watching over them, nothing will happen. But you, why did you run away?"
This escape caused most people in the court to begin believing that the Su family were traitors, which was extremely detrimental to the Su family.
Although Su Wenzhou is somewhat carefree, surely he wouldn't be so oblivious to this.
Hearing that the Su family was alright for the time being, Su Wenzhou breathed a slight sigh of relief, his tone tinged with guilt.
“I have wronged the Su family, but I have no choice but to flee. Xiao Jin, someone in Yulin is stealing iron ore and weapons to Bei Li. A large shipment is about to be transported there. If I don’t stop it, the Bei Li people will use our Great Chu’s iron ore and weapons made in Great Chu to fight against our Great Chu’s soldiers.”
As the commander of Mo Han, Su Wenzhou simply could not tolerate his brothers being stabbed in the back by their own people.
Upon hearing Su Wenzhou's words, Su Ruojin realized that besides being a necessary route from Beili to the capital of Dachu, Yulin was also an important iron mine location in Dachu.
Iron ore is crucial for weapon making and is the most strictly controlled commodity in every country of the Nine Provinces. Anyone who dares to touch it is guilty of a capital offense, or even the extermination of their entire family.
It's incredibly audacious that someone would even consider tampering with the iron ore.
"who?"
"Miss Liu and I think it's Tong Mingshan. I've been at the iron mine recently, trying to gather some evidence, but I haven't found any relevant evidence yet."
Hearing what Su Wenzhou said, Su Ruojin was slightly taken aback. "This Tong Mingshan is just a minor prefect. How could he be so bold?"
“He’s from Empress Dowager Wei’s family,” Su Wenzhou said, revealing the truth in one sentence.
The Wei family...
This is an act of treason. The one sitting on the throne now is Empress Dowager Wei's own son. Giving weapons and iron ore to Bei Li is equivalent to creating a formidable opponent for her own son. This is not good for Xiao Chenyi, who has not yet fully secured his position.
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