Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "Thanks to your previous idea, we kept a sample of the porridge for two days and had someone guard it. Mr. Zhou has already checked it, and there is nothing wrong with it."
"The rice stocks of each household have been checked and nothing unusual has been found."
Lin Wuchen asked again: "Then why did you come to me? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Shen Zhixiu coughed lightly and said calmly, "I just came to tell you so that you won't worry. Mr. Zhou and I still have to perform an autopsy, so we'll be leaving first."
After Shen Zhixiu and Mr. Zhou turned around and left the tent, Su Qingyu muttered softly, "Didn't you say you had something to say? What do you mean by something?"
The government was investigating the case, and merchants like them had no say in it. They could only anxiously wait for news and do their part.
At noon, when the porridge was distributed, soldiers came to help each family. Su Qingyu couldn't sit still, so she joined in and did what she could.
After Shen Zhixiu finished the autopsy and was walking back, he ran into Su Qingyu who was helping to sort out the medicinal herbs.
He stepped forward and asked, "Have you had lunch?"
Su Qingyu stood up, raised her sleeve 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, being able to eat from the same pot of porridge with the victims instead of feasting on them is also a kind act.
Just as Shen Zhixiu was about to say something, he heard the sound of a carriage coming from the direction of the city gate, followed by the eunuch's sharp announcement, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
Everyone around was in a panic, preparing to welcome the prince. Shen Zhixiu seemed to know that the prince was coming, and his expression did not change.
He just said to Su Qingyu: "I will go see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. You don't need any more work here. The situation outside the city is not peaceful, so go back home early."
Su Qingyu looked puzzled. It was said that Third Master Shen was very frugal with words when he was out there, but how come he was even more talkative than her second cousin in the past few days?
But she only dared to complain in her heart, but her expression remained normal. She nodded and said, "I understand. Take care, Third Master."
Neither of them noticed that behind the prince's carriage was a carriage with a green curtain and a canopy. The woman in the carriage was looking at the two of them with her bright eyes, sullenly examining Su Qingyu.
Whatever the prince came for, it had no effect on Su Qingyu. She was ordering someone to boil some herbs to dispel the cold, intending to give a bowl to each of the disaster victims.
“Miss Su, you are so kind-hearted that you even come out of the city to do these things in person.”
Su Qingyu turned around, recognized the person, and bowed, "Greetings to Princess Chaoyun."
The person who came was Princess Chaoyun of Prince Shan's Mansion, who had previously discussed marriage with Shen Zhixiu.
Li Chaoyun looked Su Qingyu up and down with a smile on his face. But if you look closely, you can see that the smile does not reach his eyes, and there is even a critical look in his eyes.
Su Qingyu and the others all lowered their heads, so naturally they didn't notice her strange expression.
"Miss Su, there's no need to be so polite. I just came here with my cousin the prince." Li Chaoyun said with a smile.
Su Qingyu looked up and saw Li Chaoyun, her hair adorned with gorgeous pearls and jade, and a furry red fox fur cape. Her makeup was exquisite, and she exuded nobility.
"It's a bit dirty here, don't dirty the princess's dress." Su Qingyu said in a low voice.
She didn't want to have too much involvement with Princess Chaoyun. One reason was that Princess Chaoyun and Shen Zhixiu's marriage had not been finalized, and their relationship was somewhat awkward.
Another reason was that this person's reputation in her previous life was not very good. In her previous life, Li Chaoyun later married the crown prince and became his principal wife. Within a year of entering the Eastern Palace, she had caused the deaths of eight people. There were concubines, as well as maids who did 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 doesn't matter if your dress gets dirty. There are spare ones in the carriage." Li Chaoyun said gently.
Just then, a maid brought tea to Li Chaoyun, "Princess, please have some tea."
Li Chaoyun took the teacup and approached Su Qingyu and asked, "What are you doing? What are these?"
Perhaps it was because of a lack of concentration or a slip of his hand, 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 a handkerchief to help Su Qingyu wipe the tea stains.
Su Qingyu naturally couldn't blame her, so she could only wipe the water stains herself and said, "Princess, don't be polite, it's just a small matter."
Feicui on the side said anxiously: "Miss, we left in a hurry this morning and forgot to bring any clothes."
In fact, except for attending parties, they rarely bring clothes when going out normally.
Li Chaoyun turned around and ordered the maid beside her, "Go, get the clothes from my carriage to Miss Su."
Su Qingyu hurriedly said, "My Lady, you are too polite. How can I wear your clothes?"
Li Chaoyun consoled him, "It's just a piece of clothing. Besides, I soiled yours, so I should give you a new one as compensation."
Su Qingyu looked down at her clothes. She felt that she couldn't face people without changing her clothes. She smiled and said thank you, "Thank you very much, Princess."
Soon, Li Chaoyun's maid came over with a set of clothes. Su Qingyu took it and went to an empty tent nearby.
Before changing, she and Feicui checked the dress from inside to outside, picked it up and smelled it for a long time. Feicui even looked at the thread ends carefully.
The master and servant didn't notice anything wrong. It was just an ordinary jacket and skirt, not this year's new style.
Could it be that Li Chaoyun really drank that glass of water accidentally?
Su Qingyu did not dare to be careless. After changing her clothes, she asked Feicui to check if there was anything wrong.
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