Seeing Xu Miaomiao so determined, Nangong Jin could only respond to her: "Okay, I promise you, if this matter is found out at that time, I will definitely not blame anyone else in your department store."
"Thank you, Mr. Nangong." After hearing Nangong Jin's agreement, Xu Miaomiao slowly stood up.
"Is there an antidote for this rouge powder?" Nangong Jin immediately asked Xu Miaomiao.
"Yes, there is." Xu Miaomiao responded, "But everyone's physique is different. I can't guarantee that every soldier can be as energetic as before."
Hearing this, Nangong Jin also sighed deeply and said, "Go prepare the antidote first."
"good."
The preparation of the antidote is relatively simple, but it is a pity that it would be extremely difficult to find out the real culprit behind the scenes. If the culprit is not found in the end, Xu Miaomiao will have to bear the blame for the crime. When Nangong Jin thought of this, he felt very upset.
While Xu Miaomiao was preparing the antidote, he immediately ordered a blockade of everyone in the military camp, prohibiting everyone from entering or leaving, to prevent any leakage of the military's situation.
Xu Miaomiao knew that Nangong Jin did this for her sake, but she also wanted to find the real culprit and didn't want to bear such a crime for no reason. After preparing the antidote and sending it down, Xu Miaomiao immediately found Nangong Jin and said, "Mr. Nangong, I have a way to find the real culprit behind this."
"Oh?" Nangong Jin became interested after hearing this, and immediately pulled Xu Miaomiao to ask, "What's the solution?"
"Since that person poisoned the food, he must be very curious about the situation in the army. He poisoned the cakes just to frame me. It would be better to spread the news that the criminal Xu Miaomiao has been captured. That person must be very proud and want to come over to check it out. If he is the first person to ask about it, he must be related to this matter."
"How can this be possible?" Nangong Jin immediately retorted, "If the news is leaked, if someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of it, then your department store will be implicated for no reason. Not to mention that the government previously agreed to your sending food to the military camp, it might even involve lives."
Seeing that Nangong Jin disagreed, Xu Miaomiao immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Mr. Nangong, this was not Miaomiao's fault, nor was it my department store's negligence. I don't want to be charged with this crime for no reason. Please, Mr. Nangong, give Miaomiao justice."
Seeing Xu Miaomiao's persistence, Nangong Jin finally gave in: "In that case, let's follow what Madam Xu said and release the news first."
Ah Da, who had been listening on the side, noticed Nangong Jin's look and immediately went down to prepare.
Soon, rumors spread throughout the capital, saying that the lady of the Song family had offended Mr. Nangong and was taken into custody.
It was almost dusk when Princess Jiahe came to the military camp carrying a food box.
The servant outside the door did not recognize the woman and stopped her at the door.
"How dare you! This is Princess Jiahe, the wife of Mr. Nangong. How dare you block our way? Don't you want to live?" The maid behind him immediately scolded the servant in front of him.
Seeing this, the servant immediately knelt on the ground and said, "It is my fault that I did not recognize the great man. I hope Lord Jiahe will not take it to heart."
But at this time Jiahe didn't care about these small people. He immediately went to the military camp and found Nangong Jin.
Seeing her coming, Nangong Jin raised his head from the book and asked in confusion: "Why are you here?"
Putting down the food box in her hand, Princess Jiahe took out the food inside and said, "Why, my husband is working in the military camp, can't I, as his wife, come over to take a look?"
In response, Nangong Jin remained silent.
"Come and eat." After placing all the food on the table and handing a pair of chopsticks to Nangong Jin, Princess Jiahe spoke.
"No, I'm not hungry yet."
Nangong Jin refused the woman's invitation, but seeing how stubborn he was, Princess Jiahe did not force him.
Instead, he tentatively sat next to Nangong Jin, grinding ink for him, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "I heard that Madam Xu is here today."
"who?"
"Mrs. Xu, the one from the department store. Her husband's name is Song Wushao."
Nangong Jin nodded lightly, but his eyes never left the book, and his attitude towards this matter seemed a bit perfunctory.
Seeing him nod, Jia He immediately spoke anxiously, "But why didn't I see that Madam Xu?"
Flipping a page of the book in front of him, Nangong Jin casually said, "She made a mistake and has been detained by me."
"What crime was so serious that you could just skip the government office and lock that woman up directly?"
Hearing this, Nangong Jin stopped pretending, put down the book in his hand, turned his gaze to Princess Jiahe, and said, "Do you know something?"
Princess Jiahe immediately lowered her head to hide her feelings and said, "I'm a woman, what can I know? You are not the Madam Xu whom I have always admired. What mistake could she have made that made you punish her like this?"
"Poison." Nangong Jin said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Jiahe's eyes were filled with shock and he was a little overwhelmed, and he almost fell to the ground.
Seeing Nangong Jin staring at him, he laughed awkwardly and said, "So, that's how it is. I knew she wasn't a good woman, but I didn't expect her to be so vicious. She should be punished. Do I need to report this to the government?"
"The military incident concerns the imperial system, so it's natural that we have to tell the emperor about it." Nangong Jin said as he spread out the book in his hand, "It's just that whether this incident was done by her remains to be considered. I believe the emperor will naturally make a decision."
"Such a small matter, why do we need to report it to the authorities? I think it was clearly Xu Miaomiao who did it alone, so why not sentence her to death? Wouldn't that put the matter to rest?"
Princess Jiahe responded immediately.
Hearing this, Nangong Jin sneered: "If this matter is considered small in your eyes, then what is a big deal?"
As soon as Nangong Jin finished speaking, Princess Jiahe immediately spoke up, "Aren't the soldiers in the army okay? Besides, they have already taken the antidote, so there shouldn't be any big problems. It's just that Xu Miaomiao, the culprit..."
Princess Jiahe wanted to continue speaking, but suddenly she felt a pair of cold eyes staring at her, which made her shiver. When she slowly raised her head, she saw Nangong Jin looking at her as if he was looking at a dead person, which made her tremble a little.
He stood up quickly and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I am just trying to help you. If mother hadn't asked me to understand you, I wouldn't have come here!"
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