Although Su Xing was old, he was still a man, and Wei Huan had just been poisoned and was still weak, so he couldn't break free from Su Xing's grasp at all.

But soon, Su Xing let go, as if he had only scared Wei Huan and had no intention of hurting him.

"Wake up! You're insane!"

Wei Huan spoke to Su Xing with a hateful tone, her previous alluring demeanor completely gone.

Although she was fine, she still felt uncomfortable after Su Xing pinched her.

However, she became even more certain that Su Xing was a good-for-nothing.

He let go as soon as he pinched her; he has no manly courage whatsoever!

Su Xing coldly watched Wei Huan. Just as Wei Huan relaxed his guard and moved his neck, a silver needle pierced Wei Huan's body.

The silver needle was coated with a sleeping potion developed by Su Muxi, and Wei Huan fainted in no time.

Just as Wei Huan was about to faint, Su Xing said softly, "It doesn't matter what you say about me, but you should never say anything about my daughter!"

After Wei Huan completely fainted, he woke up and looked around. Soon after, a man dressed in gray appeared in front of him.

"Master Su, the Princess should have already entered the city. I will now take you away from here."

This was the first time Su Xing had seen the bodyguards that Ye Zeyu had sent to protect him.

He was in his early twenties, of medium build, and with an ordinary appearance—the kind of face that you wouldn't recognize if you threw him into a crowd.

"Have you found out what kind of poison Jia Ren gave to those people?"

Su Xing did not leave immediately, but instead asked the guards about the results of their investigation over the past few days.

After he is arrested, Jia Ren will definitely lower his guard, making it easier for the secret guards to investigate.

The guard nodded upon hearing this, took out an oil paper package from his pocket, and respectfully handed it to Su Xing.

"Jia Ren secretly put this poison into the drinking water for the people."

Su Xing took the paper package, opened it, pinched a little powder from the package with his fingers, and smelled it slightly. His expression instantly turned cold.

Jia Ren is truly insidious. As the magistrate of Fukang County, he actually intends to kill those people!

The guard saw through Su Xing's thoughts and comforted him, "Don't worry, Master Su. The Princess has come up with an antidote and has brought some medicinal herbs into the city. Those people will be fine."

Upon hearing the guard's words, Su Xing was taken aback.

Xi'er had never met the people of Fukang County, nor had she ever taken their pulses, yet she came up with a prescription that could cure this "plague".

Although he found it somewhat unbelievable, Su Xing firmly believed that Su Muxi was not exaggerating.

Because his daughter has never disappointed him in her medical skills!

"Great! Okay!"

Su Xing's voice was slightly choked with emotion, but his face was filled with joy.

Seeing this, the guards urged Su Xing to leave quickly.

Su Xing's eyes darkened, and he whispered to the guard, "Wait for me a moment."

After saying that, he quickly ran into the house.

Seeing Wei Huan lying unconscious on the bed, Su Xing did not hesitate to force half of the medicine powder in the oil paper package into Wei Huan's mouth.

They then focused on inserting several needles into Wei Huan's abdomen.

When Wei Huan wakes up, he will definitely talk about how he poisoned her. When Jia Ren brings this up, it might implicate Su Muxi.

That's why Su Xing, upon seeing the guards, first inquired about the nature of the plague in Fukang County.

The purpose was to create the illusion that Wei Huan had contracted the plague.

As for the needles he inserted into Wei Huan's abdomen, they were simply to help Wei Huan detoxify.

After all, he couldn't let his daughter be humiliated for no reason!

After Wei Huan, who was covered in a foul stench, was carried away, Jia Ren turned his attention to the cartloads of medicinal herbs.

On his way there, he had already heard the report from the yamen runners.

Unexpectedly, Su Muxi was able to piece together the prescription using the medicinal herbs Su Xing brought. But it doesn't matter, the fact that Su Xing is selling fake medicine is already a done deal.

Even if all the people in the current situation can be saved, Su Xing and the entire Su family will not be able to escape their guilt!

"Your Highness, on behalf of all the people of the county, I thank you for saving our lives. Please accept my bow!"

After Jia Ren finished speaking, he actually knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times to Su Muxi.

Su Muxi coldly stared at Jia Ren kneeling in front of her.

Oh!

She really is someone who can bend and stretch.

Su Muxi did not let Jia Ren get up, and Jia Ren did not get up either. Instead, he knelt on the ground and choked out, "If the Princess had come sooner, so many people would not have died in Fukang County, and things would not be like this now!"

Oh!

What a loving and benevolent official!

Su Muxi remained silent, waiting for Jia Ren to continue.

If she's right, Jia Ren should take this opportunity to solidify her father's guilt.

Sure enough, Jia Ren kowtowed three times to her again, and then said loudly, "This humble official knows that Your Highness is a person who can distinguish between public and private matters, so this humble official begs Your Highness to do justice for the people of my city!"

Su Xing knew that an epidemic had broken out in Fukang County, but he adulterated the medicinal materials, which led to the epidemic spreading so severely in Fukang County!

"Such a wicked and greedy person deserves to be severely punished by the Princess, so that justice may be served for our entire Fukang County!"

A group of officials and yamen runners also knelt on the ground.

The officials all looked uneasy, but most of the yamen runners were excited, their eyes filled with undisguised hatred.

Most of the relatives and friends of those yamen runners should be in this county town. If they were unaware of this, they would surely be unable to escape the fate of "contracting the disease".

Even if their relatives and friends did not die from the illness, they would certainly hate Su Xing to the core and wish for Su Xing's death.

Those who came from Jinzhou City, unaware of the truth, also felt that Su Xing deserved to die.

Su Muxi observed everyone's reactions and said to Jia Ren, "Magistrate Jia, the plague is not over yet, and you're already trying to absolve yourself? As the magistrate of Fukang County, do you bear no responsibility for this plague?"

"But regardless of who is right or wrong, we should first deal with this plague. After the plague is completely gone, you can personally write a memorial and have the heir of the Marquis of Anyang deliver it to the Emperor. Wouldn't that be better?"

"Or is it that Magistrate Jia is so impatient that he wants me, the Princess Consort, to uphold justice and eliminate his own family?"

Seeing this, Tao Rong spoke first once again.

"Your Highness is absolutely right. The most important thing right now is to resolve the epidemic in Fukang County. Now that we have the medicine, Magistrate Jia should have his men help brew it! With the time you're shirking responsibility, you could have brewed a whole pot of medicine!"

Jia Ren didn't press the matter further, but quickly got up.

"What the Princess and this young man say is absolutely right. I was too angry and too anxious, but I never intended to shirk responsibility. Once this plague is over, I will definitely submit a memorial to the Emperor to apologize and ask for his punishment!"

After saying this, Jia Ren joined the yamen runners and took on many dirty and tiring jobs.

But the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off.