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He was frightened by the word "behead" and shrank her neck unconsciously.

She was still confused at the moment. She was clearly working hard to provide disaster relief, so how did she end up being beheaded?

I vaguely remembered that Shen Zhixiu said the medicinal materials were all moldy and there were fake medicines.

She immediately realized that something had happened to that batch of medicinal materials.

But how can there be fake medicine?

At this moment, He didn't have time to think too much and wanted to distance herself from the matter first.

At this moment, your mother's family and your brother are not as important as saving your own life.

He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please be aware that these herbs are all provided by the He's Herbal Medicine Store. We, the Su family, are just contributing and earning some hard-earned money. This matter of herbs has nothing to do with us."

Su Chengyan also echoed He's words, trying his best to make the prince believe that the Su family was innocent.

He Guangfu was kneeling on one side, he knelt straight, his face calm and composed. He was not frightened by what the two said, his expression did not change at all.

After Su Chengyan and his wife finished speaking, Shen Zhixiu looked at He Guangfu calmly, "What did Shopkeeper He say?"

He Guangfu then spoke, "Your Highness, Lord Shen, I am innocent."

"For this disaster relief, the He family did seek cooperation from the Su family. The two families agreed that the Su family would provide the labor, the He family would provide the medicinal materials, and the He family would give the Su family 20,000 taels of silver as a reward for their hard work."

Shen Zhixiu asked in confusion: "In other words, you admit that the medicinal materials used by the Su family for disaster relief were all provided by the He family?"

He Guangfu shook his head, "I admit it, and I don't admit it."

Everyone was even more confused and didn't know what he meant.

He Guangfu continued, "The He family did provide medicinal materials for disaster relief, but they were not the ones at the door."

"Those were sold to the He family before, but they may have been improperly stored and later became moldy. I also told them at the time that these herbs must not be sold, let alone used for disaster relief."

"As for the fake drugs inside, the He's Herbal Medicine Store did find a batch of fake drugs, and we also told the Su family that we would destroy them. They knew all about these things."

"As for the disaster relief herbs, we gave them back to the Su family and they have been put into the Su family's warehouse."

He Guangfu's words made He Shi stunned. Others didn't know what was going on, so how could she not know?

I can still vividly remember what they said at the He family that day. Why are they saying something completely different today?

She pointed at He Guangfu and loudly retorted, "You are talking nonsense. It was you who said that day. Although these herbs are moldy, it would be a pity to throw them away. It is better to use them for disaster relief. The victims don't deserve good medicine anyway. Even if they die, they will only die of freezing and starvation. It has nothing to do with our herbs."

He Guangfu did not argue with He, nor did he look at He. He always faced His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Shen Zhixiu, with a respectful look, as if he was waiting for them to make the decision for him.

After He finished scolding, he just threw his robe and said, "The innocent will be innocent."

It seemed as if he was extremely angry, which made He seem even more unreasonable and he wanted to argue.

In addition to Shen Zhixiu, there were several officials from the Ministry of Revenue. But except for Shen Zhixiu, no one dared to say a word. The Su family and the He family each had a prince's concubine. Although the head of the He family was from a side branch, who knew what the prince was thinking. If you said something wrong and the prince hated you, it would be more trouble than gain.

Shen Zhixiu didn't care. She was just the Crown Prince's Consort and not worth his attention.

As for He Guangfu's performance, it cannot be used as evidence of his innocence.

"Manager He, you keep saying that the Su family knew about it. Do you have any evidence?"

He Guangfu said in a deep voice: "Of course I have evidence. I am afraid that these moldy herbs will be sold privately by the Su family, so I specifically asked them to sign the document."

After saying that, he took out the document from his arms and handed it to Shen Zhixiu.

Wen Zhu took it and handed it to Shen Zhixiu.

He Guangfu continued, "Master Shen, please take a look. It is clearly written on the document that the second wife of the Su family has signed and sealed it."

As he spoke, he took out another piece of paper and handed it over.

"These are medicinal herbs for the Su family's disaster relief, and they are also signed and sealed by the Su family."

He was stunned. Sign and seal?

She did sign and seal that day, but He Guangfu said that he needed a certificate just for the account office to record it.

What was written on it happened to be blocked by his sleeve, so she didn't dare to read it carefully. She still had some trust in her cousin.

But the reality gave He a heavy blow. What she thought was trust turned out to be stupidity in the eyes of the other party.

She foolishly signed and sealed the agreement, and was pushed out by the He family as a scapegoat.

He was still trying to explain, shouting hysterically, "That's not the case. Those herbs were not for disaster relief. The He family compensated them with another batch because the herbs were moldy."

"I didn't read the document. He tricked me into signing it."

At this time, Su Chengyan, Su Yuanqing, and Su Xiangling who was standing behind the prince were all surprised.

None of them expected that He was tricked into signing the document.

Once this document is signed, it will be irrefutable evidence.

Shen Zhixiu looked at the document in his hand, handed it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and said in a low voice.

"Your Highness, please read it. It is clearly written in the document."

The prince picked up the document, looked at it casually, and returned it to Shen Zhixiu.

The most anxious person at this time was Su Xiangling. She wanted to plead with the prince, but was afraid of displeasing him.

Just as he was about to bow his head and beg for mercy, the prince had already looked at Shen Zhixiu.

"My father has asked Lord Shen to preside over disaster relief. Lord Shen will have full authority over how this matter will be decided."

"I will just watch and when my father asks me about this when I return to the palace, I will know what to say."

"Since the evidence is irrefutable, I believe Lord Shen knows how to deal with it."

The prince naturally wanted to keep the He family, not for anything else, just for the annual tribute.

Now my mother has been stripped of her title and demoted to a talent. If a new imperial medicine merchant is appointed, my mother won't be able to intervene. It's best to keep everything the same and maintain the current status.

So no matter whether the He family knew about this matter or not, or whether the Su family was innocent or not, the prince didn't care.

He just wanted to keep his current way of making money, and he didn't care about anything else.

When Shen Zhixiu heard what the prince said, he did not refuse.

He said, "Manager He, in my opinion, the He family is 80% responsible for this matter, and the Su family is 20% responsible."

"And if the imperial court wants to hold someone accountable, of course it will be the He family that will be held accountable."

He Guangfu was shocked when he heard this, and he was not convinced by Shen Zhixiu's words.

He asked, "Sir Shen, the evidence is irrefutable, why do you still say that? Is it because the Su family is your in-laws that you are so protective of them?"

Upon hearing this, the prince looked at Shen Zhixiu with a puzzled expression.

"They say Lord Shen is henpecked. I didn't believe it before, but today I believe it a little more."

"Could it be that Lord Shen has forgotten the most basic fairness of an official in order to please his wife?"