Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

The Third Prince's sudden show of goodwill and support had obvious intentions, especially his attempt to win over the Ministry of Justice in front of the First Prince. It couldn't be more obvious.

After a little thought, Shen Xuanheng understood his intentions, and also understood why he had previously attempted to attack the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, and why he suddenly showed goodwill to him recently.

After all, the fight for the throne is about to start, and the third prince wants to win over a wing for himself, so he wants to turn his enemy into a friend.

If it were any other day, Shen Xuanheng would definitely reject the Third Prince's kindness outright, but now the poisoning case has not made any progress. If the First Prince were to interfere, the case would only become more difficult to investigate.

Shen Xuanheng's expression softened and he bowed, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

In the eyes of the eldest prince, this move seemed as if Shen Xuanheng had chosen to rely on the third prince. He snorted coldly and left.

The third prince had a secret smile on his face. He had received a tip-off early this morning that the eldest prince had left the palace, so he followed him to see what he was doing. Unexpectedly, after strolling around the street, the eldest prince ran to the Ministry of Justice to give orders.

The Third Prince felt that his timing was very good at this moment. He not only disgusted the First Prince, but also won over Shen Xuanheng. It was no exaggeration to say that he killed two birds with one stone.

"Okay, can you guys do that? Just take care of your own business. I won't bother you anymore."

The Third Prince smiled and looked at Shen Xuanheng again, "Your Highness, I will come to have a drink with you after you solve the case."

"must."

Just for show, Shen Xuanheng also kept a calm expression, as if he had no idea that the Third Prince wanted to harm him.

After the third prince left, the Ministry of Justice continued to be busy investigating the case.

night.

Since returning to the Zhennan Palace during the day, Su Xuqing has been serving in the old princess' room, trying to find a way to detoxify her.

Su Xuqing looked through a large number of recorded poisons, and none of the symptoms were like the poison the old princess was poisoned with. This poison was most likely made by someone themselves.

But what is the point of indiscriminate poisoning in Jingcheng?

Is there really someone in this world who enjoys murdering others?

As night fell, the old princess fell asleep weakly. After Su Xuqing gave her acupuncture, the pain on her face was much lessened.

In the small courtyard of the fourth room, Su Xuqing leaned in Shen Xuanheng's arms.

"Husband, what can we find out today?"

Hearing this, Shen Xuanheng took out a stack of files with a tired look on his face and placed them on the table in the yard. Seeing this, Yinhuan hurriedly picked up two lanterns and hung them on the peach tree.

"These are all the intelligence gathered by the criminals of the Ministry of Justice. The food that the patients in the clinic take every day is all on it."

Su Xuqing sat on a stone bench, holding the file and reading it attentively.

Shen Xuanheng rubbed his sore brows and said slowly: "Among the things these people eat, there is only one thing that is the same, and that is rice."

Su Xuqing compared them carefully and found that it was true.

"Is there a possibility that someone poisoned the rice in the rice shop?"

Shen Xuanheng shook his head upon hearing this. "I have already sent people to investigate the rice jars in the homes of ordinary people. There is absolutely no toxin in them. I have also checked the water sources in the capital, and there is no problem either."

"This……"

Su Xuqing frowned. If she couldn't find out what the problem was, it meant that she couldn't find the murderer. Now the capital city was in an uproar and the gates in and out of the capital city had been blocked. People were only allowed to enter but not leave.

This situation obviously cannot continue forever. The ban will be forced to be lifted in half a month at most. If the criminals escape by then, the people who are poisoned in the capital will be doomed!

Su Xuqing felt heavy-hearted when she thought of this possibility.

No! Nothing can happen to the old princess!

Su Xuqing kept browsing the files, trying to find any clues.

Among the many lists of food, Su Xuqing saw something familiar, Xu Fuji pastries.

At this moment, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck her mind, and she recalled many details.

If I remember correctly, after the old princess caught a cold for the first time, she asked Su Min'er to buy some Xu Fuji pastries, and a few days later Su Min'er fell ill.

I still remember that the old princess gave half a box to the fourth room, but she disliked it because it was bought by Su Min'er, so she didn't eat it, and asked Yinhuan to take it and throw it away.

Su Xuqing suddenly raised her head, and Yinhuan had said before that the Dalmatian she had fed died inexplicably!

But... Xu Mo was a good person, why would he poison the cakes and endanger the people of the entire city?

No, that's not right. Su Xuqing quickly discovered the problem.

Xu Mo is just a businessman, how could he have such a poison that even she finds difficult to deal with? Perhaps someone else poisoned the cakes!

In short, find out the facts first, and then find out the reasons.

"Husband, I know whoever is behind this has poisoned something."

Shen Xuanheng frowned and asked quickly, "What is it?"

“Xu Fuji’s pastries.”

Shen Xuanheng stared at the file and found that indeed many people had eaten Xu Fuji's pastries, but not everyone had.

Su Xuqing seemed to see through his doubts, and then slowly said: "Husband, the entry list provided by the people may have omissions, or they may have forgotten. Why not ask them one by one?"

"Okay, I'll go now!"

Shen Xuanheng stood up suddenly and walked out with big strides.

Seeing that he looked tired, Su Xuqing moved her lips and wanted to stop him, but there were priorities. She knew in her heart that now was not the time to rest, so she kept silent.

"Husband, I'll accompany you!"

Su Xuqing lifted her skirt and hurriedly followed.

When the two arrived at the Ministry of Justice, it was already curfew time. Shen Xuanheng ordered the bailiffs to rush to the clinic overnight to ask the patient whether he had eaten Xu Fuji's pastries before he fell ill.

The news soon came that those patients had indeed eaten Xu Fuji's pastries.

"Everyone, follow me and get him!"

Xu Mansion.

It was late at night and Xu Mo and his wife were already fast asleep.

Woof woof woof.

Suddenly, there was a burst of fierce dog barking in the alley. Xu Mo, who was a light sleeper, was awakened by the continuous barking and yawned.

"Could there be a thief? Why are these dogs barking non-stop?"

Xu Mo muttered to himself and planned to stuff cotton in his ears and continue sleeping, but at this moment, the doorman who was on night guard suddenly shouted in panic outside the door.

"Master! It's bad! There are a lot of soldiers outside, saying they want to arrest you."

Xu Mo was stunned for a moment and quickly got up from the bed.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Xu Mo's wife woke up from the bed and asked in a daze.

"It's okay, there must be some misunderstanding. I'll go check it out and be back soon."

Xu Mo smiled and didn't take it to heart. As long as you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.

Soon, Xu Mo arrived outside his house. He looked up and saw Su Xuqing standing at the door, and was stunned for a moment.

"Princess, why are you here too?"