Chapter 124 Small Actions

Jingzhao Prefecture.

Yang Fangwen had just put on his official uniform when he heard a servant come to report, "Sir, His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has arrived!"

His face changed and he wondered why that gentleman came.

He quickly straightened his official hat, adjusted his official robe, and hurried out to greet him.

"I didn't know that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan had arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you. Please forgive me!"

"There's no need to be so polite, Lord Yang." With his figure as straight as a pine tree, Xiao Jinxuan raised his hand lightly, exuding a very majestic aura.

Yang Fangwen stood up and asked carefully, "Your Highness Prince Xuan came to Jingzhao Prefecture in person, but is there anything important you want to tell him?"

Xiao Jinxuan spoke slowly, "The Baiweixuan cake poisoning case has a very bad impact. I have brought a coroner here to perform an autopsy together with the coroner from Jingzhao Prefecture. I hope we can catch the real culprit as soon as possible to calm the public anger."

Hearing that they were here for the poisoning case, Yang Fangwen breathed a sigh of relief and said hastily, "Your Highness Prince Xuan has sent someone to help me, and I am more than happy to do so."

Xie Zhuoning and Song Yuqiu both pretended to be subordinates and followed behind Xiao Jinxuan.

Hearing Yang Fangwen agree so readily, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, it worked when Xiao Jinxuan was brought along.

"Be careful." Xie Zhuoning advised.

"Well, Sister Zhuoning, don't worry."

Song Yuqiu nodded and followed the people from Jingzhao Prefecture to the morgue.

"Your Highness, the autopsy may take some time. How about going inside and having a cup of tea and waiting for a while?"

"Yeah." Xiao Jinxuan nodded lightly.

Xie Zhuoning hurriedly followed.

Soon, the maids from Jingzhao Prefecture brought teacups, melons and fruits and placed them on the table.

Xiao Jinxuan glanced and didn't move.

Yang Fangwen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "It's my fault for being careless. I forgot that the things that Your Highness brings in need to be inspected in advance. Come here..."

Just as he was about to call someone over, Xiao Jinxuan interrupted him, "No need. You come."

He said the last two words while looking at Xie Zhuoning.

Xie Zhuoning knew that people like them who were in high positions and had great power valued their lives. After Xiao Bicheng ascended the throne in the previous life, every meal had to be tasted by three palace maids before they could start eating.

But that is food, you can take a small piece of it, but how do you try this tea?

She hesitated for a second, and the next moment, she picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and put it back.

The tea is fragrant and has a sweet aftertaste.

You know what, it tastes quite good!

She smacked her lips and gave an affirmative answer, "It's not poisonous."

Yang Fangwen was stunned: "..."

No, in this situation, shouldn't you ask someone to get a small cup and share the food? Why do you have to sip it directly from your lips?

How can you drink something that has been drunk by servants?

He was just thinking about whether to ask someone to bring him a new cup, but he saw His Royal Highness Prince Xuan pick up the teacup with a normal expression and take a sip calmly.

Yang Fangwen was dumbfounded: "..."

Although I don't understand, there must be a reason why His Royal Highness Prince Xuan did this... right?

Not only was Yang Fangwen shocked, Xie Zhuoning was also shocked.

Because she clearly saw that when Xiao Jinxuan picked up the teacup, he deliberately turned the cup half a circle without leaving any trace.

So when she took a sip, the sexy and slightly cool thin lips were imprinted inch by inch on the place where she had just drunk!

This guy... did this on purpose, right?

Xie Zhuoning's face felt a little hot, and his fair skin was tinged with red, like the morning glow reflected on the snow, so beautiful.

Fortunately, the coroner and Song Yuqiu finished the autopsy soon, and her attention immediately shifted to the case.

"Xiao Jinxuan, please ask about the progress."

Secretly pulling Xiao Jinxuan's sleeve from behind, she urged him to quickly inquire about the autopsy results.

The dragon robe was embroidered widely and loosely, and when it fell down, it barely concealed the movements under the sleeves. Xiao Jinxuan grabbed the little girl's messy hands.

As he looked away, his expression remained the same as usual. "What are the results of the autopsy?"

Xie Zhuoning wanted to pull his hand away but couldn't, and he was afraid of making too much noise and being noticed, so he could only let him hold it.

The slightly thin palm was so hot that it made her heart skip a beat and sway.

Song Yuqiu's face was not good, his eyebrows were gloomy, "The deceased had no external injuries on his body, his bones were black, his lips were purple, he was indeed poisoned. After the autopsy, only undigested cake residue was found in the deceased's esophagus and stomach..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fangwen immediately laughed and said, "It seems that Baiweixuan was indeed the one who poisoned He Er in the cake. The case was solved so quickly thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Xuan who brought in talented people from other countries to personally take charge!"

The case was solved, and he wanted to go with the flow and do a favor.

But Xiao Jinxuan's face was unexpectedly cold and gloomy, and his face was full of sternness. "Baiweixuan is doing business well, why would it dig its own grave? What is the motive for murder?"

Yang Fangwen was a little embarrassed. "As for the motive, we can find out by strictly interrogating the people in Baiweixuan."

Xie Zhuoning's heart skipped a beat, but before he could say anything, Xiao Jinxuan forced him back.

His tone was calm, but intimidating. "Master Yang, are you going to resort to lynching?"

Yang Fangwen was so frightened that he kept explaining, "Your Highness Prince Xuan has misunderstood. As an official appointed by the court, how dare I violate the law?"

The autopsy results are out, and all that remains is the trial.

Now the area outside Jingzhao Prefecture is surrounded by enemies, and everyone is waiting to see the great judge make decisions for the people.

Xiao Jinxuan asked Yang Fangwen to go to court first, then turned to look at Xie Zhuoning, only to find that she looked thoughtful.

"What are you thinking about?"

“I wonder what went wrong.”

The shopkeepers and employees of Baiweixuan were all carefully selected by her and Murong Yan and their family backgrounds were checked. They were all clean and honest people.

In other words, the problem cannot be with Baiweixuan.

All the ingredients for making the cake are purchased and made in the same place. It is impossible for one of them to be poisonous and the others to be non-toxic.

In this way, the problem cannot be with the raw materials.

After the cake was made, He Er bought one, but he died of poisoning after eating a few bites.

There was no one else involved, so the poison on the cake could only have been put by He Er himself!

"But what I can't understand is, what kind of deep hatred does Baiweixuan have with him that he would risk his life to frame us?"

Xie Zhuoning rubbed his brows, puzzled.

"Actually, I think there seems to be something wrong with the cake..." Song Yuqiu said hesitantly.

"What's the problem?" Xie Zhuoning looked at her quickly.

"The cake can indeed be tested for toxins using a silver needle, but I smelled it and it doesn't look like a lethal poison. It's a pity that we can't do a toxicology analysis, otherwise we would know whether the poison on the cake was the cause of He Er's death."

She herself wasn't sure, so she didn't say that just now.

But now all the evidence is against Baiweixuan, and it is impossible to clear the suspicion by pure speculation.

Xiao Jinxuan said bluntly: "There must be something wrong with this He Er. Let's check his background first."