Chapter 428 Treating good intentions as donkey liver and lungs
"Actually, if I hadn't felt something strange before and paid a lot of attention to this matter, I might not have kept that portrait of Taiwan in mind."
Zong Zeming looked thoughtful. He just wanted to confirm one thing now.
"You said he appeared next to my father. What is his relationship with my father? Could it be that this person wants to repeat his old tricks and defraud our Su family of money?"
It was not that Su Yizhao was excusing Su Wenqing, but that they wanted to exclude other possibilities.
Zong Zeming shook his head, "They have no business dealings. Bai Shulin's current identity is an escort."
When he said this, even the most stupid person knew that Bai Shulin was not a professional liar.
"Your father and he met three times in total, in the yard where Bai Shulin rented. As for the content of the conversation, I don't know."
I met him three times and they were still in his yard, which meant it was impossible to discuss business.
"After that, I sent people to follow Bai Shulin, and I discovered a lot of clues. Guess who he had frequent contact with?"
Zong Zeming said with a somewhat enigmatic look on his face.
Without waiting for Su Yizhao to answer, he continued: "He actually has frequent contact with the fifth prince."
"Fifth prince?" Su Yizhao felt that things were getting more and more complicated. What on earth did Su Wenqing want to do?
Just now she thought Su Wenqing had secretly taken refuge with the third prince, but now it seems that he is casting a wide net! Or is he a spy?
Seeing the surprise on Su Yizhao's face, Zong Zeming knew that the Su family was unaware of Su Wenqing's behavior.
Based on Su Yizhao's current status in the Su family, if the old man had given instructions, it would be impossible for her to know nothing about this matter.
"You mean to say that the money the Tang family lost back then was related to my father?"
Su Yizhao couldn't help but think of the 150,000 taels of silver that Su Wenqing gave her before. She knew that Su Wenqing must have a source of money outside, and she also guessed that the Tang family would give him some support, but she didn't expect it to be in this way.
Does the Tang family know the reason behind this? Did Su Wenqing join forces with the Tang family, or did Su Wenqing manipulate the Tang family?
It would be fine if he found out that his father was a duplicitous person. Su Yizhao would not be able to accept it if he was a wolf-hearted villain.
"There are more surprising things coming later." Zong Zeming gave Su Yizhao some time. He knew that this was a bit difficult for Su Yizhao to accept.
It is really shocking that a family member who only spends money to make ends meet suddenly transforms into a schemer who is good at maneuvering and hiding in the dark.
Su Yizhao's calm reaction was beyond his expectation. This girl was quite calm.
"Go ahead! Tell me everything you know. I owe you a favor."
Su Yizhao took a deep breath and regretted not sending someone to follow Su Wenqing before. Now she felt that Su Wenqing had serious intentions. If the Su family was harmed, Su Yizhao would still feel a little guilty.
After all, the old man had been kind to her in the past few years. For his sake, she couldn't let Su Wenqing drag the Su family into trouble.
"The people I sent discovered that Bai Shulin had also been in contact with Tang Mingxi."
Su Yizhao immediately looked at Zong Zeming, "So, these two people are conspiring together?"
Zong Zeming lay on the Arhat couch, stretched out, and then said: "I haven't finished speaking yet!"
"I sent someone to check Bai Shulin's identity. He is from Shunan Prefecture and came to the capital the year before last."
Su Yizhao suddenly had an idea flash in his mind, "The year before last? Are you referring to the case of the loss of gold ore in Shunan Mansion?"
Zong Zeming nodded appreciatively, "Yes! I suspect that he is related to this matter. Because the time when he came to the capital coincided with this case."
Su Yizhao remembered that Su Wenqing had revealed the news to her the year before last. Could it be that this was also a self-directed act?
Just to put the blame on the prince and make the emperor dislike him?
Recalling all the major events in the past, Su Wenqing was actually behind them?
She originally admired the person behind the bar, but it turned out that person was right next to her.
In other words, Su Wenqing was making arrangements with her front foot, and she was following suit to reap the benefits.
Although the two did not face each other directly, Su Yizhao and the Su family also benefited a lot from this.
If all of this was Su Wenqing's handiwork, then Su Yizhao had to admit that Su Wenqing was really very scheming and terrifying.
Seeing Su Yizhao deep in thought, Zong Zeming did not interrupt.
What is Su Wenqing's real purpose? Which lineage has he joined? Who is he working for? Is he really the third prince?
But the third prince has not gained much in the past few years. Could it be that he is in Cao's camp and his heart is in the Han Dynasty, and the person behind him is actually the fifth prince? After all, the fifth prince has benefited a lot in the past few years.
Su Yizhao suddenly realized that she knew too little about Su Wenqing. If she knew more information, she might be able to tell something.
"I advise you not to send people to follow Su Wenqing. Su Wenqing has great martial arts skills and profound internal strength. I have lost track of him many times. I have been following him since last year, and I can count the number of times I have succeeded on one hand."
Zong Zeming knew Su Yizhao's thoughts without looking, "With those three-legged cat kung fu of your subordinates, he will only find out and alert the enemy."
Su Yizhao sighed, Su Wenqing was really good at martial arts.
"Do you think this was your old man's intention, or Su Wenqing's own behavior? If it's the latter, why he wanted to hide it from the Su family is totally unexplainable."
At first Zong Zeming tended to think that this was Su Jinxun's scheming, but as time went by, he realized that Su Wenqing's behavior was very different from Su Jinxun's.
Su Yizhao couldn't help but think of Shen Lanqing. If she had known about Shen Lanqing, she might have found an opportunity to test Su Wenqing. But after knowing that the two of them might not be related by blood, she felt that it was difficult to talk about some things.
Could Su Wenqing's behavior be related to Shen Lanqing?
It seems that it is urgent to go to Shen Lanqing next time to learn the truth about that year.
No matter how Zong Zeming guessed, Su Yizhao could not tell Shen Lanqing.
"You can go test your old man's intentions. I think he may know nothing about your father. Your Su family has been cautious for so many years, but I think there is something fishy about your father's behavior."
After Zong Zeming finished speaking, he stood up from the Arhat couch and said, "I will keep an eye on your father's place for you, don't worry!"
Su Yizhao chuckled softly, "Don't say it so high-sounding. This is obviously for your own planning. Tell me just by the way."
"I know you came today to test our Su family. I can tell you now that yesterday, the old man warned us not to get too close to the princes' factions."
Su Yizhao's words made Zong Zeming's face darken. He quickly jumped to the window sill and said, "You treat your good intentions like a donkey's liver and lungs."
Seeing the other party leave without saying hello, Su Yizhao was speechless. Could it be that he was angry?
Zong Zeming rushed back to the house angrily, huh! If you want to ask if the Su family's plan is true, after all, he doesn't want to be an enemy of the Su family.
But isn't he more concerned about her? After all, Su Wenqing's actions may bring disaster to the Su family!