Early the next morning, Su Yizhao sent someone to investigate the gold ore seller.
After she came back from Ying Mao of Hanlin Academy, Meng Yi sent a letter.
"This person came from the border. It seems that this matter has something to do with the prince?"
Su Yizhao looked at the letter in his hand. Perhaps the prince was the target of those people. The Su family was just incidental.
"Has the master left the house today?" Su Yizhao asked the attendant.
The attendant nodded, "I left the house early in the morning and I'm not back yet!"
"Instruct the outer court and report it to me when the master comes back."
Su Yizhao could not let Su Wenqing get involved in this matter, although she felt that Su Wenqing had ulterior motives for talking about it in front of her.
"Yes!" The waiter responded, and just as he was about to exit, he heard Su Yizhao's order to follow him to the old man's study.
"grandfather!"
Su Jinxun took a look at the sky and saw that it was already dark. He must be looking for something.
"But something happened?"
Su Yizhao directly placed the man's portrait in front of Su Jinxun. Looking at Su Jinxun's confused eyes, Su Yizhao explained.
"This man came from the border. He came to my father some time ago and said that he had gold ore in his hand."
As soon as these words came out, even Su Jinxun was shocked.
"Gold ore? Is this a private transaction of gold ore?" After Su Jinxun was shocked, he suddenly thought of Su Wenqing.
"Where is your father? He left the house early this morning. Could it be that he was hanging out with this person?"
Su Jinxun's expression changed, this old son might really be able to do this!
"No, your father has no money, so he shouldn't be able to afford it." Su Jinxun thought of this and immediately felt relieved.
"Could it be that someone wants to deal with our family again, but it's not that easy for them to plot against us, so they want to take advantage of your father?"
The first thing Su Jinxun thought of was E Chongming. After all, their biggest opponent now was him. Thinking of what happened before, the relationship had already been formed.
"Grandpa! Look, where do you think this ore comes from?"
Su Yizhao took out a stone smaller than a copper coin from his sleeve and handed it to Su Jinxun.
Su Jinxun took it and took a look, and his expression suddenly became serious.
"Is this gold ore?" He was a little shocked, then he put the gold ore in his hand and turned it over and over to look at it.
"It looks like the quality is very good, how did you get it?" Su Jinxun asked with a stern face.
"It's just a random thing, don't worry! It's just such a small piece, so the other party won't notice it. I've found the place where they temporarily hid the gold mine and rummaged through it. The quantity is not large, but the quality is very good."
This was stolen by the secret guard Meng Yi. He didn't dare to take more for fear of being noticed by the other party.
"Three burrows of cunning rabbits! It's not just this. I think there are other hiding places."
Su Jinxun felt that a storm was coming, and maybe it wasn't just the Su family that those people wanted to plot.
"There are only two gold mines currently being mined in the imperial court. With such good quality, you said this person came from the border. Could it be that he is from Shunan Mansion?"
When Su Jinxun analyzed it like this, he thought of the prince.
"The prince recently returned to the palace, and soon he will be the Queen's Qianqiu. It's a coincidence, but he may not be following this batch of gold ore."
The more Su Jinxun thought about it, the more likely it became that if this batch of gold ore really came from Shunan Mansion, then the prince would definitely be severely punished by the emperor this time.
Now that the treasury is empty and the emperor is worried about having no silver, how important are these gold mines?
In addition, this dynasty attaches great importance to mineral deposits, not to mention that this is a gold mine?
"If we send people to check the prince's whereabouts in the past two days, we can get clues." Su Yizhao said.
"Be careful, don't alert the prince. There must be someone behind him watching him. If we act rashly, we may be involved. Some people want to fish in troubled waters, or kill two birds with one stone, so we should not act rashly."
Su Jinxun sighed as he spoke, "Let's just wait and see what happens!"
"When your father comes back, you must restrain him and don't play with those bad friends recently, so as not to cause trouble."
Thinking of his old son, Su Jinxun just wanted to sigh.
"Who do you think the person behind the scenes is?" Su Jinxun looked at Su Yizhao and saw that she was deep in thought.
"It's nothing more than someone who has an interest in the prince. Several princes are getting older, and some of them have lost their titles. It's time to go to the fiefdom."
Su Yizhao's words couldn't be more obvious. The princes are old and want to return to their fiefdoms. How can they not be anxious?
Being born into a royal family, the outcome will not be much better if you don't fight, so it's better to fight hard.
The prince in the East Palace has become the target of public criticism, not to mention that the emperor is also very unhappy with him, and it is normal for people to be upset.
"Then do you think the emperor will punish the prince severely this time?"
Su Jinxun wanted to hear Su Yizhao's opinion. Although Su Yizhao was young, he could indeed think more deeply sometimes.
"Yes! After all, the prince has been disappointing the emperor in recent years. He always makes mistakes when doing errands. Compared with other princes, he is indeed a bit mediocre. What's more, the emperor respects the queen more than he has affection. I'm afraid he won't save face this time.
"
Su Yizhao said it very directly, which shocked Su Jinxun.
"This is something that only you and I know. You can't tell it to anyone else, not even in front of your father and uncles."
Su Yizhao nodded immediately, "Don't worry, grandson!"
"But what you said is right. I'm afraid the emperor will not be lenient this time. But after all, he is the legitimate son of the middle palace, so he can still retain his position as crown prince."
"What if several crimes are punished at the same time?" Su Yizhao suddenly said.
Su Jinxun was very surprised, "How do you say that?"
"It shouldn't be possible for the other party to spend so much time and effort, but it won't start until the end, right? If it's just a warning, there's no need at all. Therefore, you have to be ruthless. What if this is a chain plan?"
Su Yizhao also suddenly felt blessed. Since last year, the princes have been making frequent moves, and they must all be unable to hold back.
And the prince standing in the front is their target.
First they attack in groups, then they fight each other, and in the end it all depends on who wins.
Su Jinxun was shocked, "You mean?"
"Why do you need so much gold and silver? Just greed for money?" Su Yizhao thought for a moment, "I'm afraid the border has already made some moves, and they are just waiting for the prince to fall into the trap!"
If her guess is correct, the prince is in danger this time.
Su Jinxun already understood what Su Yizhao meant, but these were all guesses.
Besides, even so, as long as it doesn't affect the Su family, they can't interfere.
The Su family is a pure minister. No matter who becomes the emperor in the future, they will only serve the emperor.
"What do you want?" Su Jinxun made up his mind to ignore it and just pretended to be deaf and dumb.
But if Su Yizhao has another clever idea, you might as well listen to it.
"Since someone has already plotted against us, we can't sit idly by and ignore it. Find out first, so as not to burn us down later. As for other things, we can't interfere."
If the prince is too mediocre and unable to hold the East Palace, he will have no choice but to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
The position of the East Palace belongs to those who are capable!