Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "Thanks to your previous idea, we kept a sample of the porridge for two days. Mr. Zhou has checked it and there is no problem with the porridge."

"The rice in each store's inventory has also been checked and nothing unusual has been found."

Lin Wuchen asked again: "Then you come to me. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Shen Zhixiu coughed lightly and said calmly: "I just came to tell you to save you from worrying. Mr. Zhou and I have to go for a post-mortem examination, so we should leave first."

When Shen Zhixiu and Mr. Zhou turned around and left the tent, Su Qingyu muttered in a low voice: "Don't you have something to say? Is this called something?"

When the government investigates the case, merchants like them cannot get involved. We can only wait anxiously for the news and do our part.

When it was time to give out porridge at noon, officers and soldiers came to each house to help. Su Qingyu couldn't sit still, so she also did what she could.

After Shen Zhixiu was busy with the autopsy, he walked back and met Su Qingyu who was helping to divide the medicinal materials.

He stepped forward and asked, "Have you had lunch?"

Su Qingyu stood up, raised her sleeves to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and said casually, "No, I'll just eat something here."

There is not much they can do, but at this time, it is kind to eat a pot of porridge with the victims instead of feasting on the side.

Just as Shen Zhixiu was about to say something, he heard the sound of a carriage driving from the direction of the city gate, followed by the servant's sharp announcement, "His Royal Highness has arrived."

Everyone around was in a panic, preparing to welcome the prince. Shen Zhixiu seemed to know that the prince was coming, his expression did not change.

He just said to Su Qingyu: "I'm going to see His Highness the Crown Prince first. There is no shortage of work for you here. It's not peaceful outside the city, so go back home early."

Su Qingyu's expression was inexplicable. People said that Mr. Shen cherished words like gold when he was away from home. How come he was more blasphemous than her second cousin after being in contact with him in the past few days?

But she only dared to curse in her heart, but with a normal expression on her face, she nodded and said, "I understand, Third Master, walk slowly."

Neither of them noticed that the prince's chariot was followed by a carriage with a green curtain and canopy. The woman in the car was raising the curtain and looking at the two of them, looking at Su Qingyu up and down with a pair of bright eyes.

No matter what the prince came to do, it would have no impact on Su Qingyu. She was ordering people to boil medicinal materials to dispel the cold, and planned to give a bowl to all the victims.

"Miss Su, you are so kind-hearted that you came to do these things outside the city yourself."

Su Qingyu turned around and recognized the person, bowed and said, "See Princess Chaoyun."

The person who came was none other than Princess Chaoyun of Prince Shanjun's Mansion, and she was also someone who had discussed getting married to Shen Zhixiu before.

Li Chaoyun looked Su Qingyu up and down with a smile on his face. But if you look closely, you will find that the smile does not reach the eyes, and even has a critical look.

Su Qingyu and others lowered their heads, so naturally they didn't notice her strange expression.

"Miss Su, there's no need to be polite. I'm just here with the prince's cousin to have a look." Li Chaoyun said with a smile.

Su Qingyu raised her head, and what she saw was Li Chaoyun's head full of gorgeous pearls and his big fur red fox fur cloak. The makeup is exquisite and full of nobility.

"It's a little dirty here, don't dirty the princess's clothes." Su Qingyu said in a low voice.

She didn't want to get too involved with Princess Chaoyun. First of all, because of the unsettled marriage between Princess Chaoyun and Shen Zhixiu, their relationship was somewhat awkward.

Another reason is that the reputation of this person in his previous life was not very good. In her previous life, Li Chaoyun later married the prince and became the prince's main concubine. One year after marrying into the East Palace, eight lives were lost. There are the prince's concubines and the palace maids who do menial work.

This matter was later revealed by Li Yunzhou, the fourth young master of the Li family, in order to take revenge on Princess Yongjia after he was crowned king.

"It's okay if your clothes are stained. There are spare ones on the carriage." Li Chaoyun said gently.

Just at this time, a maid brought tea to Li Chaoyun and said, "Princess, please have tea."

Li Chaoyun took the tea cup and approached Su Qingyu and asked, "What are you doing? What are these?"

Not sure if it was because of lack of concentration or because his hand slipped, but the tea in Li Chaoyun's hand tilted and spilled out.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Su, I didn't hold it properly." Li Chaoyun apologized sincerely, and took out the handkerchief to help Su Qingyu wipe the tea stains.

Of course, Su Qingyu couldn't blame her, so she could only wipe the water stains herself and said, "Princess, you don't have to be polite, it's all trivial."

Jade on the side said anxiously: "Miss, we came out in a hurry this morning and didn't bring any clothes."

In fact, except for attending banquets, they rarely bring clothes with them when going out normally.

Li Chaoyun turned around and told the maid beside him, "Go and bring the clothes in my car to Miss Su."

Su Qingyu said hurriedly: "The princess is too polite, how can I wear the princess's clothes?"

Li Chaoyun consoled her, "It's just a piece of clothing. Besides, I made your clothes dirty, so I should give you a new one as compensation."

Su Qingyu lowered her head and looked at the skirt of her clothes. She really couldn't see anyone without changing her clothes. Then he smiled and thanked, "Thank you so much, Princess."

Not long after, Li Chaoyun's maid came over holding a set of clothes. Su Qingyu took it and went to the empty tent on one side.

Before changing clothes, she and Jade inspected the clothes from inside to outside, then picked them up and smelled them for a long time. Jade looked carefully even at the thread ends.

The master and servant didn't see anything wrong at all. It was just an ordinary coat and skirt, which was not new this year.

Could it be that Li Chaoyun's glass of water just now was really careless?

Su Qingyu didn't dare to take it lightly. After changing her clothes, she asked Jade to see if there was anything wrong.

Jade looked up and down and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, but are these clothes really Princess Chaoyun's? Compared with what she is wearing, they look a bit shabby."

Su Qingyu lowered her head and looked at it. It could be seen that the clothes were new, but they were indeed not worthy of Li Chaoyun's status.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Li Chaoyun outside asking in a loud voice: "Miss Su, are your clothes still suitable?"

Su Qingyu didn't bother to think about it, straightened the hem of her dress and walked out.

"Thank you, Princess. The clothes are just right."

Li Chaoyun looked up and down and said with satisfaction: "It fits very well, as if it was tailor-made for Miss Su."

The prince came out of the palace this time not only to appease the victims, but also to see how the investigation on the poisoning went.

Also symbolically, I went to look at the porridge shacks of various families. Shen Zhixiu and Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment followed behind.

When Su Qingyu, Lin Wuchen and others saw the prince coming, they all knelt down to greet him.

The prince was dressed in an apricot-yellow four-clawed dragon robe. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, and his every move exuded a noble and majestic demeanor.

He looked around and said, "Everyone stand up."

Su Qingyu stood up and disappeared into the crowd, inconspicuously.

But the prince still saw her at a glance, and his eyes fell on her and did not leave her for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Li Chaoyun calmly walked to the prince and said in a voice that only the prince could hear.

"Cousin, that is Su Qingyu, the eldest daughter of the Su family of Pingninghou Mansion. She just broke off her engagement with Mr. Shen a few days ago."

"I heard that she is kind-hearted and very stable. She is in charge of all the worldly affairs of the Su family."

The prince stared at Su Qingyu. Listening to Li Chaoyun's words, his eyes were inexplicably filled with waves.

It was like looking at Su Qingyu, and also like looking at others through Su Qingyu.

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