"Your Majesty, these pig's trotters were prepared by the three of us at the same time. During the entire cooking process, the three of us supervised each other, and no one had the chance to poison them!"

The three of them nodded at the same time.

One of them said again.

"Your Highness, we have been cooking for you for more than ten years. We have been cooking for you since you were a child. If you don't believe us, you can behead the three of us immediately!"

Chu Mobai said calmly: "Well, I believe you three, please leave first."

The three chefs immediately stepped aside.

Then an aunt came forward and said.

"Your Highness, I am Aunt Wang. I am cleaning the pig's trotters for you. How could an old woman poison them? I clean each pig's trotter very carefully, roasting the hair off with fire and scrubbing the skin clean with a large iron brush!"

"Old lady, I have cleaned thousands and tens of thousands of pig's trotters for you. Why would I poison your trotters?"

Chu Mobai nodded again.

"Well, you should leave first."

The remaining few people also spoke their reasons one after another and told Chu Mobai, and almost no one seemed hesitant.

In the end, there was only one person left at the scene, and that was Uncle Liu who went to buy pig's trotters every day.

Uncle Liu spread his hands and said, "Well... Your Majesty, I went to the market to buy pig's trotters as usual, nothing has changed... If there is any change, the pig's trotters I bought today are a little cheaper... I only spent less than two taels of silver... This..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Liu knelt down immediately and spoke in fear.

"Please spare my life, my lord, please spare my life!"

"I just embezzled one or two taels of silver... From a few years ago to now, I only embezzled one or two taels of silver today. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Uncle Liu was terrified.

He was afraid that Chu Mobai would exterminate his entire clan because of this incident, so he knelt down and begged for mercy.

After hearing this, Chu Mobai only paid attention to the cheap pig's trotters.

Obviously, it is very likely that the problem lies here.

He asked.

"First of all, why is it one or two taels cheaper? Who did you buy it from today? Didn't you buy it from the same store?"

Uncle Liu said quickly.

"This... In the past, we always bought pig's trotters from a butcher's shop. If the prince wanted to eat some, we would go to the market early in the morning to buy them. We usually bought them from Zhang the butcher, but last time he spit on my face... I was so angry that I refused to buy from him."

"This morning when I went to buy meat, I passed by Zhang the butcher's shop and spat at his shop..."

Chu Mobai touched his forehead helplessly.

"Alright, alright, get to the point!"

Uncle Liu said, "Yes, yes, yes... I will continue..."

"After passing Zhang the Butcher's butcher shop, I wandered around several butcher shops. Later, a farmer in sackcloth told me that he had pig's trotters and asked me to go to his house to get them."

"He also told me that his pig's trotters were one tael cheaper than mine, as if he really knew that I would come to buy them every day. Then I went to his house."

Si Yin asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, where is that farmer's house?"

Uncle Liu scratched his head.

"Well...if I remember correctly, I followed him out of the city. After leaving the south of the city, I walked two miles and arrived at a wooden house."

"That wooden house looked like it was newly built. His pig's trotter was hanging on the door. He gave it to me as soon as I got there. It was exactly the amount the prince needed on a daily basis."

"I was still wondering at the time, but he just urged me to hurry up, so I bought it directly. Now I have caused a big disaster. I hope the prince will not blame me. If the prince wants to kill someone, just kill me..."

After he finished speaking, Second Uncle Liu actually started to cry, "Wow wow... If the prince wants to kill, just kill me. I may have elderly parents, young children, and two little kids who need to be fed at home... Wow, woo..."

After seeing him crying like this, Qian Ruoyu looked helpless.

Si Yin, who was standing aside, nodded to Qian Ruoyu, who also nodded slightly. Si Yin then immediately rushed out of the prince's mansion with several people.

"If you make even the slightest cry, all nine generations of your clan will be exterminated."

When Uncle Liu heard this, he immediately stopped sobbing. He stood there, looking completely at a loss.

Chu Mobai glanced at Uncle Liu in front of him and knew that Uncle Liu might not have made the mistake intentionally, but the outcome of everything still had to be traced back to Uncle Liu.

If this matter really had nothing to do with Uncle Liu, perhaps he could be released, but he could avoid the death penalty but could not escape the punishment of life imprisonment.

We will have to wait for Si Yin to come back with his people to find out everything.

Less than half an hour later, Si Yin came back with his men, looking out of breath.

He came to Qian Ruoyu first.

"Your Majesty, when I arrived at that place, I saw only a wooden frame left, and the rest of the place had been burned down!"

"The wooden house was just burned down an hour ago. The ashes in some places are still hot. I searched for it within two miles nearby, but couldn't find it!"

Si Yin looked extremely anxious, with a hint of disappointment on his face.

Obviously, Si Yin was very unhappy because the murderer who poisoned the food had not been found.

Chu Mobai is the savior of the two brothers and the one who promoted them step by step. Therefore, they treat Chu Mobai with deep gratitude.

I wish I could repay Chu Mobai with my sincere heart!

After hearing this, Chu Mobai frowned slightly.

This means that the clues have been cut off at the wooden house, and we have no idea who poisoned him!

But this incident also illustrates one thing, that is, Qian Ruoyu is innocent!

The thought of this made Chu Mobai feel extremely heartbroken, because Chu Mobai had wrongly accused her and put her under house arrest in the first place.

Just at this time, Butler Wang happened to enter the attic.

"Reporting to the prince, the princess has been confined to her house. I have also sent some food to her..."

He originally thought that he would be scolded by Chu Mobai, but he didn't expect Chu Mobai to say.

"Well, you did a good job. Remove the people and lift the princess's house arrest."

Butler Wang was stunned.

He had just arrived here, and had the misunderstanding been resolved?

Looking at the row of people kneeling in the hall, Butler Wang was also surprised, but he nodded immediately and then ran back!