"Make way, make way!"
I was staying up all night for Ye Lisheng when I suddenly heard the voices of Lan Yi soldiers downstairs. They sounded very impatient and fierce.
The soldiers were all holding swords, and they looked quite frightening.
"Where is your boss?" the leader asked.
When Mai Su'er saw that the soldiers had put away their fierce expressions and were hiding in a corner, they looked very scared.
Seeing this, the fat man used his large body to hide the petite woman behind him.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Watching his retreating figure, Mai Su'er felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
"Are you his bodyguard?" I asked Ling Ran.
He nodded.
"Protect your prince well, no matter what happens, he must not come out."
"If you need any help from your subordinates, Boss Qiu can ask anytime."
I shook my head: "Thank you!"
...
When the soldiers couldn't find anyone for a long time, they took their anger out on the people eating in the restaurant: "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"
Skinny Monkey secretly brandished his meteor hammer, ready to smash them to death if they dared to make a move.
The skinny guy stood silently by, quietly reminding the two of them not to make any rash moves.
The leader spotted the blue-and-white porcelain vase on the counter, his brows furrowed as he hugged it to his chest and said, "This is definitely stolen goods. I'm going to take it back for investigation!"
This vase is one of the few treasures in the shop, and the skinny guy wipes it clean with a cloth every day.
"Sir, this could never be stolen goods!"
The leader immediately drew his sword and pressed it against the skinny man's neck: "What did you say?"
He looked fierce and menacing, as if the sword would slit his throat if he uttered another word.
Just as things were at a stalemate, a pleasant and gentle voice came from upstairs.
"I wonder what brought you gentlemen here?"
Everyone turned their gaze toward the source of the sound, where a fiery red dress stood out against the dry yellow sand.
Her long black hair danced in the wind around her waist, and although she wore a veil, it added to her mystique.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, I took the blue and white porcelain vase back from his hands and presented it to him with both hands: "If you say it's dirty, then you must have a reason."
"We, the people of Chunfeng Shilidian, are upright and honest in our dealings and are not afraid of being investigated by adults."
"Then I'll trouble you to take it back and investigate it thoroughly, sir. You must find out the truth."
The leader smiled when he saw my very pleasant tone and reached out to take the bottle I handed him, but as soon as he touched it, he heard a crisp sound.
"Smack!!!!"
The blue and white porcelain vase fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, the fragments scattering everywhere like mischievous children.
Those around felt a pang of heartache, after all, the bottle was quite valuable.
My heart is bleeding too. I fell in love with this bottle at first sight and begged Yu Shaoqing for a long time before he agreed to buy it.
It's no exaggeration to say that I ate dirt for a whole month.
"Sir, why did you let go just now?" I asked in return.
"Even though it's stolen goods, we can't destroy it!"
The leader's eyes changed, turning sinister as he said through gritted teeth, "Boss Qiu."
"His Highness the Crown Prince was poisoned after eating food purchased from your shop. We've come to ask Boss Qiu to come back with us to explain the situation."
Upon hearing this, the person eating put down their chopsticks, feeling a lingering fear and wondering if what they were eating was poisoned.
I recently started making spicy strips, and I was thinking that people here wouldn't be used to them, but the response was great on the first day.
Therefore, the people who cook for the imperial family also came to my shop and bought some to take back, but they didn't expect it was for the crown prince.
There are only two possibilities: either the person who prepared the food secretly poisoned the spicy strips.
Secondly, they are deliberately trying to frame me!
But I just can't understand the second one. I have no grudge against the people in the palace, so why would they frame me?
A daring thought suddenly dawned on me: Could the person who wants to kill me be hiding in the palace?
"May I ask when the Crown Prince was poisoned?"
Without a second thought, the leader said, "The night before last."
He's right about that. I personally packed it for them when they came to buy it the day before yesterday.
"Besides the food from my shop, has Your Highness eaten anything else?"
The leader touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and said guiltily, "No, the Crown Prince ate and then went to sleep!"
"Have you finished eating everything?"
"Yes, not a single bit left."
"Didn't you drink any water?" I asked back.
"What?" He looked at me, completely bewildered. "Why would you want to drink water?"
I curled my lips into a sly smile.
I already know the truth of the matter. I clearly remember that the person bought a pack of extremely spicy snacks the day before yesterday.
If you've already finished eating, how can you resist drinking water?
"Is what you said true, sir?"
Seeing me looking at him with those innocent, doe-like eyes, he immediately turned his head away, feeling a little guilty.
"We'll talk about these things when you get to Laurie."
Seeing that I was about to be taken away, Mai Su'er took a deep breath and rushed in front of me, saying, "I was the one who poisoned you."
"You should arrest me."
The leader's eyes changed slightly. This was a premeditated scheme, so why did someone else suddenly appear to take the blame?
"How dare you! Do you know what the punishment is for taking someone else's place?"
Seeing her trembling, I felt both angry and touched.
I picked up Mak Sue from the casino; I first met him at a casino table.
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