On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

The Grand Metropolitan Government of Shanghai.

Xiao Chiye has been in office for almost a year. He used to be the deputy governor who followed Huo Changhe, so he is familiar with all the affairs of Shencheng.

After Huo Changhe left, he took office and his subordinates and the people were convinced.

Over the past year, he has done his best in everything, just like when Huo Changhe was here, with no difference.

He didn't expect to see Huo Changhe again three nights ago.

Having not seen each other for a year, he was so surprised and happy that he didn't even bother to put on his shoes and came to meet me barefoot.

"Dadu Tong!"

He was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently: "How...how did you get here? Is there anything I can do for you?"

He lowered his voice but still couldn't hide his joy.

Huo Changhe was also very happy and patted him on the shoulder: "You've lost weight."

"Before I followed you to work, you took care of everything, so I didn't have to worry about anything. Now... please take a seat."

He quickly turned on the light and asked Huo Changhe to sit down.

As a brother who had been through thick and thin with him, Huo Changhe was not overly polite to him.

"You are now the Grand Commander of Shencheng. I came here secretly this time because I want to ask you for help."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"This king wants to retrieve a person's official resume."

These things should normally be in the Ministry of Personnel, but Youcheng and Shencheng are different. When Huo Changhe was in power, if there was a need to appoint military officials, the senior officials were appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. He would select the best officials below the fourth rank, and for those above the fourth rank, he would first appoint them as acting officials and then write memorials to the court.

This rule has not changed now.

Xiao Chiye did as he was told immediately.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with this man?" Seeing Huo Changhe's serious expression, he had a bad feeling.

"I haven't found anything yet, but I think there's something wrong with him, so I came here to check."

Huo Changhe paused and asked, "When did this happen?"

Xiao Chiye looked at the place he pointed at: "It was shortly after you left."

"Take me to see it."

"Yes."

……

When Yan Ruyu arrived at the governor's mansion, the fire had already been put out.

There was a burning smell in the air, and the small yard was almost burned to nothing, turning it into a scorched earth.

Not to mention the corpse, even the beams of the house are almost unrecognizable.

This fire is ridiculous.

Yan Ruyu looked puzzled. Governor Cao was talking to Cui Chong. When he saw her coming, he brought Cui Chong over to answer the question.

"Princess, I am truly sorry. I failed to supervise him carefully, and such a disaster occurred."

Cui Chong bowed and said, "Princess, we have just checked and found a suspected body, but... it is so burnt that we have to wait for the coroner to examine it before we can make a final conclusion."

"I have seen the scene and it seems someone poured oil on it, which is why the fire was so big. I failed in my duty."

Yan Ruyu glanced around: "No wonder it burned like this."

Governor Cao was very upset: "I thought that since she was a pregnant woman, she couldn't escape if she was locked up here, so I only sent two yamen runners to guard her. I didn't expect... it was my fault."

Yan Ruyu waved her hand: "Now it's not about who is at fault, but why it happened and who did it."

Two yamen runners came over and knelt down to greet them: "It is our fault for failing in our duty!"

Yan Ruyu asked, "When did you discover the fire?"

"Just an hour ago, when the two of us were taking over from the brothers who were on duty last night, we discovered the fire had already started, and it was too late to find help."

On the other side, there were several yamen runners cleaning up the scene, two of whom were on duty last night.

They were supposed to go back and rest after handing over their shift, but now that this had happened, the two of them did not leave.

Yan Ruyu asked again: "You went into the hospital to rescue people after you discovered the fire. Before you went into the hospital, or when you first came in, did you hear any sounds, such as calls for help?"

The two yamen runners looked at each other and shook their heads: "No."

Cui Chong immediately understood: "If not, then it is possible that Yu was killed before the fire started."

Yan Ruyu lowered her eyes to look at the scorched earth on the ground: "Killing people, setting fires, destroying corpses, no matter how you look at it, it seems like there is a deep hatred."

Governor Cao said: "When the fire started, Shen Wenqi was in the lobby, so it couldn't be him."

"However, whether he sent someone to instigate this remains to be verified," Governor Cao pondered. "He took the child to buy a maid early in the morning, and even had an argument with the maid because he had no money. Could it be that all this was planned and done on purpose for us to see?"

"How could a Sima suddenly fall to the point where he doesn't even have a servant to look after his children?"

Cui Chong also thought it was possible: "Didn't he and Yu have a maid by their side? He said that the maid heard that Yu was arrested and ran away secretly, but it was too coincidental."

Governor Cao looked at him and felt that it made sense, so they both nodded solemnly.

Yan Ruyu said slowly, "He didn't know the truth about this. Mrs. Zhao was captured by my people."

Governor Cao: "..."

Cui Chong blushed and was about to say something when the coroner came over and said, "Princess, sir, we have examined the body and found that she was indeed pregnant. She did not die in the fire, but there was a wound on her neck. She was killed first and then her body was burned."

It was just as Yan Ruyu expected.

Yan Ruyu was not happy, and frowned slightly, thinking: "Who would hate her to such an extent?"

Cui Chong said: "Could it be...Mrs. Shen?"

Yan Ruyu glanced at him, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

"You are also talking about a direction. If you have any questions, just check it out. Don't worry about anything," Yan Ruyu said slowly. "Also, I will go back and ask that woman if Yu had any grudges with other people. I will also inform you when the time comes."

Governor Cao quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Princess."

Yan Ruyu changed the subject: "How is Shen Wenqi? Did you have any reaction when you heard about Yu's death?"

"Just when I was about to report this, I told him about the silver and denied that I had asked him to do any business. He was obviously angry and looked unhappy. When he heard about Yu's death, he didn't ask any more questions."

"With a large sum of money gone and no place to stay, this reaction is understandable," Yan Ruyu stroked her bracelet. "He didn't react when he first heard about Yu's death, which just shows that Yu's death should have nothing to do with him."

Cui Chong was puzzled: "May I ask, Princess, why is this happening?"

Yan Ruyu smiled and said patiently, "If you were the murderer, what would you do in front of the governor if you heard about this?"

Cui Chong said without hesitation: "I will definitely express my shock and ask some questions to show that I am not involved in this matter and I don't know anything about it."

Yan Ruyu listened to him and smiled without saying anything. Cui Chong came back to his senses.

"I see. What the princess said is absolutely right."

"This is just a preliminary judgment, and there is no need to rule it out. We still need to investigate if necessary."

Cui Chong hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Princess, I have an unwelcome request."

"Just tell me, I will not hesitate to help you if I can."