Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 282 Financial Loss
Li Yue still wanted to get away with it, but after glancing at Su Qingwan, she realized she shouldn't lie to her. The Third Master had sent her to Su Qingwan's side so that everything would be for Su Qingwan's benefit. It was also Li An's idea to keep it from the princess, his intention being to prevent the princess from worrying. Li Yue felt she shouldn't keep it from her either.

“Princess, Third Master was ambushed and drugged. The Sun family girl went mad trying to marry the Prince as a concubine. She threatened him with a knife, and when Third Master tried to take the knife, the drug took effect, and he stabbed himself. The Sun family in the south of the city only wanted to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, and they dared not risk their lives. Miss Sun cried for help, which alerted the guards. The Prince was almost killed by her and was bedridden for more than ten days. He was only able to get out of bed a few days ago when the Eldest Princess summoned him to the palace to handle state affairs. His wound reopened, he has a persistent high fever, and he is not very lucid. The imperial physician said he needs to rest for several days.” Li Yue recounted her investigation, and then added, “I went to see Third Master, and he is not in good spirits. This knife wound has damaged his vital energy.”

"Where is she?" Su Qingwan was somewhat displeased. She knew the palace was dangerous, but she hadn't expected someone to take such a risk. Lu Jing couldn't afford to break ties with the powerful families, and that woman was certainly bold. If Lu Jing was lusting after her beauty, she would be the one to take advantage. A concubine in the Regent's Palace held a similar status to an imperial concubine, and the Sun family could then cling to this powerful figure.

Dream on!

"Abdomen!" Li Yue exclaimed, "That was close!"

"So Miss Sun knows martial arts?" Su Qingwan was genuinely displeased. Lu Jing was a veteran of countless battles; it was impossible for him to be ambushed by a woman who couldn't even kill a chicken. Even if he was drugged and lost his mind, it wouldn't be to this extent.

"Yes, he will." Li Yue thought Su Qingwan was bothered by Miss Sun, so she hurriedly explained, "Third Master has already taken care of things. He was arrested and imprisoned in the Embroidered Uniform Guard prison that very night. Although the Sun family is trying to pull strings to get him released, Li An hasn't released him yet. He said he'll discuss the matter again once Third Master is fully recovered."

"It's time to teach him a lesson, to make an example of him, otherwise the consequences will be endless." Su Qingwan's tone was indifferent. Seeing that she no longer cared about Lu Jing's injuries, Li Yue didn't dare to say anything more.

The princess was really indifferent; it seemed that the fact that the Third Master had been stabbed was not a big deal to her.

At night, before going to sleep, Qingyun was making the bed and putting out some calming incense. Su Qingwan was doing her makeup in front of the bronze mirror when Qingyun said, "Miss, you didn't sleep well last night. I put out some calming powder. Go to bed early."

"Qingyun, are we the underwriters for the Sun family's tea business?" Su Qingwan asked.

"It seems so." Qingyun is now in charge of the Xie family's voice, and she's quite adept at it. Having served Su Qingwan for a long time, she knows her thoughts. "Miss, you want to deal with the Sun family, right?"

"Let's release the underwriting rights and see who dares to take them on."

"it is good!"

In the tea business, the Xie family was the largest merchant. They controlled more than half of the tea business in Jiangnan. After tea farmers sold their tea to merchants, they would mostly go through the Xie family for distribution. This was because the imperial court strictly controlled the tea industry, and private tea business was punishable by law. Only those with connections and backgrounds could obtain the right to operate a tea business.

If word gets out in the industry that the Xie family doesn't want anyone's tea, their tea business will likely be stuck with unsold tea.

Qingyun said, "The Sun family mainly deals in green tea, which doesn't keep for long. If we don't take their business, all our tea this year will be stuck with us, resulting in huge losses. Will that affect the Xie family?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Let my name spread. The Princess of Huainan forced me to do this, so who can blame the Xie family?" Su Qingwan said calmly. "If they dare to bully my people, I may not be able to kill them, but I can certainly ruin their wealth."