After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 342 Su Xiuer's Exposed
There were two red boxes in total. Each small box contained thousand-year-old ginseng, and several other boxes contained bird's nest and deer antler—all precious medicinal herbs for nourishing the body. Moreover, they were produced by Ci'an Hall, making them extremely valuable.

Prince Gong said to Su Xiuer, "Take these back and use them to help your brother recover. Also, wasn't your father sick recently?"

Su Xiuer took the box, her eyes wide with disbelief. A thousand-year-old ginseng! How much would that cost? People buy this kind of thing in Ci'an Hall as casually as they buy a cabbage at the market.

But now, these valuable items are in Su Xiuer's hands, and she is incredibly excited, not knowing how to describe the feeling.

She was secretly overjoyed, but she kept declining, saying, "Your Highness, how could we accept this? We've been receiving your gifts all along."

Su Xiuer is no longer afraid of Prince Gong in front of her; on the contrary, she seems willing to have some contact with him.

As the two were declining, their hands unconsciously touched. Afterwards, Su Xiuer withdrew her hand, looking very embarrassed.

Prince Gong generously stuffed the precious medicinal herbs into her hands.

Su Xiuer quickly thanked him repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Prince Gong!"

Su Xiuer stared at the thousand-year-old ginseng in the opened red box. Judging from its intact roots, the ginseng was estimated to be worth more than ten taels of silver on the market.

"But this is too expensive!"

Su Xiuer closed the red box, still pretending to be reserved.

"Take it! It's nothing to us, Miss Su. I see it's getting late, you should go home soon!"

After saying that, he left, pretending to be very nonchalant.

All that's left for Su Xiuer is a dashing, handsome, wealthy, and humane silhouette.

Holding the gifts in her hands, Su Xiuer's long eyelashes fluttered slightly; she was completely captivated.

It wasn't the handsome back view of Prince Gong that captivated me, but rather the money.

When Su Xiuer returned home with these good things, her mother, Old Madam Wang, saw that in addition to the medicine for Su Bingcheng, there were also several boxes containing ginseng, bird's nest, and deer antler.

Old Mrs. Wang was puzzled. She had only heard about these things from others, but had never seen them. Could she really buy these things with the little money she gave Su Xiuer?

Did this Xiuer go out to steal or rob something?
"Xiuer, where did you get all these things? You didn't buy them, did you?"

Su Xiuer was still so immersed in Prince Gong's tenderness that she didn't hear her mother's question for a moment and remained in a daze, which frightened Old Madam Wang.

"Xiuer, you can't scare your mother like that! I'm hoping you'll marry a rich man someday. Even if you don't marry a prince, you can't become stupid..."

Before her mother could finish wailing, Su Xiuer suddenly spoke up and said firmly, "I've thought it over. I want to marry Prince Gong."

"what?"

Old Mrs. Wang seemed not to have heard clearly, and Su Xiuer threw out a sentence.

"These things were all bought by Prince Gong, who said they were to help you and your father recover. Even if you don't eat them, they could be sold for a good price!"

After speaking, Su Xiuer turned and left. She returned to her room and began to drift off into a daze again. Su Xiaoxiao hadn't seen Qian Musheng much lately, and she was wondering if she should go and check on him. After all, whenever her family had problems, it was always Qian Musheng who came to help without asking for anything in return. Friendships are reciprocal; it shouldn't be just Qian Musheng doing all the work, right?

Su Xiaoxiao was driving her carriage, carrying a batch of jam, to deliver it to Sun's Grocery Store in the East Market.

These are new clients that Qian Musheng has developed for Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao can't delay their business, and Sun's Grocery Store is said to be very anxious.

As Su Xiaoxiao was on her way to the town, she came to a grove of trees on the edge of the village and was surprised to see two familiar figures slip into it together.

The grove hasn't started to grow leaves yet, so there are only bare branches and the silhouettes of a man and a woman from the past.

Su Xiaoxiao recognized the woman immediately; it was Su Xiuer.

Who is the man? Su Xiaoxiao didn't see him clearly at first.

Even if she could see it clearly, she probably wouldn't be able to recognize it immediately.

It definitely wasn't Su Xiuer's brother or anything, but Su Xiaoxiao also felt that if it were Su Xiuer's brother, he probably wouldn't have followed her to such a remote grove that few villagers usually came to.
Su Xiaoxiao is quite curious; she had the time to see which man Su Xiuer went into the woods with.

After all, everyone has a sense of curiosity, right?
Su Xiaoxiao tied the carriage up somewhere. Her horse was very obedient. Su Xiaoxiao patted its head and told it to be quiet and wait for her for a while.

This horse, being quite intelligent, didn't make a sound, just stood there with its big eyes, silently waiting for its master to return.

This horse's dual-function camera is comparable to a dashcam; it can record everything that happens here.

Besides, Su Xiaoxiao was indeed very curious about who the man was. Judging from his expensive clothes, he definitely couldn't be from their village.

Su Xiaoxiao followed the two people and gradually walked into the depths of the woods.

The man and woman in front stopped, and then the man pulled Su Xiuer into his arms. Su Xiuer pretended to struggle, looking shy.

When the man's profile came into view, Su Xiaoxiao almost cried out behind them.

"Isn't this Prince Gong?"

Prince Gong was not wearing his official robes, but only simple casual clothes, yet his noble bearing as a prince was still undeniable.

But how did Prince Gong end up in their village when he wasn't in the capital with him?
Su Xiaoxiao was very puzzled. Prince Gong had always been a womanizer. He wasn't satisfied with playing around in the capital. Why would he come to such a remote mountain village?

Seeing the behavior of this adulterous couple, Su Xiaoxiao felt genuinely ashamed for Su Xiuer.

She remembered that Su Xiuer had previously been a chaste and virtuous woman, willing to risk her life rather than let Prince Gong take advantage of her.

Now it seems, Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, that the chastity and virtue of the woman was just an act, wasn't it? This unrestrained and unconventional behavior is really quite different from the dignified Su Xiuer she usually is.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to see these inappropriate scenes for children, but she also didn't want them hanging out here.

So she came up with a plan. On her way back, she gently patted her horse's back, and the horse understood its master's intention perfectly.

(End of this chapter)