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

Seeing Xu Mo, Su Xuqing looked helpless.

"Xu Mo, after an investigation by the government, the cakes in your shop contain an unknown poison, which is the source of the poisoning and illness of the people in the capital."

"what?"

Xu Mo was horrified and blurted out, "How is this possible!"

"I also think it's unlikely, but it's true. You have to come with us."

After hearing what Su Xuqing said, Xu Mo felt a little uneasy, "Princess, my wife is not feeling well... I'm afraid she can't stand the stimulation."

Xu Mo's wife, Su Liuer, suffers from wolfsbane. After several treatments by Su Xuqing, her health has improved a lot, but her mood still cannot withstand the ups and downs.

Su Xuqing knew his difficulty, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, I will send someone to help take care of your wife, and try to keep the fact that you were taken away by the government a secret from her."

Xu Mo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, bowed and said, "In that case, thank you very much, Crown Prince's Consort."

Seeing Xu Mo surrender, Shen Xuanheng, who was standing next to Su Xuqing, said slowly, "Take him away."

Half an hour later, in the Ministry of Justice prison.

Xu Mo was sitting on a chair in shackles and shackles, while Shen Xuanheng was sitting at the interrogation table, looking at him with deep eyes.

"Xu Mo, you really didn't put the poison in the cake?"

Xu Mo smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "Your Highness, Xu Fuji is a century-old brand and my livelihood. How could I poison it and ruin my reputation? Your Highness, you can't wrongly accuse a good person."

As Xu Mo spoke, the person in charge beside him wrote down his words smoothly.

Shen Xuanheng nodded slightly and said slowly: "I am just asking as usual. I have not determined that you are the instigator. But you also know that the poisoning case in the capital has caused panic among the people. Even the emperor has issued an imperial decree, requiring the three courts to quickly investigate the case. So no matter what I ask next, you must answer honestly."

Xu Mo obviously realized the seriousness of the matter, so he nodded quickly.

"Your Highness, please ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

Shen Xuanheng tapped the table lightly with his fingers and asked, "According to the Crown Prince's Consort, your family is well-off. Although your wife was ill, she has gradually recovered. It can be said that she has finally gotten through all the hardships and things are going well. Logically, there is no reason for you to poison someone. But after our investigation, the cakes in your shop do contain chronic poison. If it wasn't poisoned by you, maybe it was done by the shop assistants?"

"This……"

Xu Mo hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness, the guys in my shop are all veterans who have worked at Xu Fuji for many years. They are sincere and pragmatic, and they don't seem like people who would do such a thing."

Shen Xuanheng frowned and said slowly: "Is there no one worthy of suspicion?"

"No."

At this time, a yamen runner came in from outside the door, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, all the employees in Xu Fuji's shop have been arrested. The Minister investigated their backgrounds and found that they are all ordinary people who behave themselves and have not been arrested for breaking the law. Moreover... these employees are too sick because they have to taste the cakes every day."

Hearing this, Xu Mo slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot that I haven't taken care of the shop for a long time. I have been serving my wife at home. A few days ago, I heard from the housekeeper that many of the shop assistants were sick. At that time, I didn't take it seriously and just raised their wages."

Shen Xuanheng's expression became more and more solemn. If Xu Mo and the shop assistants were not suspects, then the person who poisoned the food must be someone other than Xu Fuji.

"Xu Mo, do you have any enemies? Or competitors?"

"I don't have any enemies... but I do have a lot of competitors..."

Xu Mo groaned and said, "Competitors are enemies. All other dim sum shops in the capital can be considered competitors..."

Hearing this, Shen Xuanheng rubbed his brows. There are at least fifty or sixty dim sum shops in the capital. If you investigate them one by one, you really don't know when you will find out everything.

"That's all for today's interrogation. Take him to the cell first."

Shen Xuanheng felt weak. He had been in poor health to begin with. He had been busy all day and stayed up most of the night, and he could no longer hold on.

Xu Mo was carried by the yamen runners on both sides and walked towards the cell.

"His Royal Highness."

Xu Mo paused, his eyes uneasy, "Will the official uniform clear my name?"

"rest assured."

Shen Xuanheng's face was serious and earnest. "With me here, no one can wrongly accuse you."

Xu Mo was relieved immediately, "I believe Your Highness."

Outside the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Su Xuqing walked back and forth in the moonlight. Sometimes she frowned, sometimes she was deep in thought, muttering various medicinal herbs in her mouth, as if she was looking for a way to break the deadlock.

Footsteps were heard from behind. Su Xuqing turned around quietly. In the blink of an eye, Shen Xuanheng walked out of the gate, holding on to the wall, his face pale.

"Husband, what's wrong with you!"

Su Xuqing looked panicked and quickly stepped forward to support him.

Shen Xuanheng smiled faintly and said, "Nothing, just a little tired."

"Then let's go back and rest."

Su Xuqing helped Shen Xuanheng get on the carriage, and then told Li Er to return home quickly.

In the carriage, Shen Xuanheng leaned on Su Xuqing and said weakly: "After questioning Xu Mo and the investigation of the Ministry of Justice, I found that Xu Mo and Xu Fuji's partners are not very suspicious. The scope of the next investigation has become larger. If the culprit cannot be found in a short period of time, I am afraid that the court will forcibly put the crime on Xu Mo for the sake of stability."

“So troublesome…”

Su Xuqing was gloomy. After all, she and Xu Mo knew each other before, and she didn't want to see him take the blame...

"Oh, my dear, I just saw the ingredients for making cakes that the officials of the Ministry of Justice brought back from Xu Fuji's pastry shop, and I found some poison powder in the sugar. Give me some time tomorrow, and I should be able to research the composition of the poison, and then I can make an antidote."

When Shen Xuanheng heard this, the fatigue in his eyes disappeared, replaced by surprise.

"This is true."

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

Su Xuqing raised the corners of her mouth with a smug smile.

Shen Xuanheng's eyes moved.

"If the antidote is successfully made, the poison that the people have been poisoned with can be cured, and the impact of the poisoning case will be much smaller. In this way, I can buy more time for the investigation on the emperor's side."

Su Xuqing reached out and hugged Shen Xuanheng's waist, murmuring: "I'll make the antidote, you just focus on investigating the case, but you have to promise me that if you are tired, you will have a good rest and don't exhaust yourself."

Shen Xuanheng felt the warmth in her arms and his heart softened. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The carriage went farther and farther away, and the moonlight stretched its shadow very long.

In the alley outside the Ministry of Justice, a figure in a black robe sneered as he watched the carriage going away.