Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Of course, except Lu Xu.

Lu Xu didn't know what was wrong with him these days. He always acted like Xu Xingyin owed him money, which made him very confused.

"what happened?"

Xu Xingyin asked.

Magistrate Song tried to smooth things over in a good-natured manner, "We were just talking about the Crown Prince forgiving Lai Xiangyan."

Xu Xingyin nodded and continued.

"Your Highness has mercy."

"Miss Xu Qi seems to be a little uneasy these days."

Xu Xingyin was indeed often distracted these days, but he couldn't explain the reason, so he could only smile.

"I have been busy with various affairs in the mansion recently. Lord Song, please forgive me for making fun of you."

"At present, Lai Xiangyan has not been released from prison, and there has been no progress in other clues. Princess Yongyi and Miss Xu Qi don't have to come every day. If they come too often and are seen by others, it will be detrimental to the progress of the case."

Song Tuiguan suggested: "Why don't you two wait in the mansion for a few days? When we have made some progress, we will send a letter to invite you two to come and discuss countermeasures."

"Master Song is right. Then we will respectfully obey your orders."

After discussing for a while, everyone went about their own business. Xu Xingyin said hello to Tian Tian and quickly caught up with Lu Xu.

"I need your help with something."

Lu Xu raised an eyebrow, "What's the matter?"

"I would like you to help me find out where the gray market is."

"Are you crazy?"

Lu Xu was so scared that he jumped up and down, "What kind of place is the Gray Market? It's full of people of all kinds. How can a girl like you go there?"

The so-called gray market is a gray area that is ignored by the imperial court, the government, and the underworld.

Those who have been in the gray market for years are either gangsters or local tyrants, and none of them are easy to mess with.

Xu Xingyin naturally knew that the gray market was not a good place, but in order to find out who poisoned her mother, she had no hesitation.

In the past few days, Xu Xingyin secretly investigated the case of his mother's poisoning and found that there was almost no useful evidence in the mansion.

In Chen's Zhilan Courtyard, those serving her were all the dowry she brought from the General's Mansion, and they were the most loyal.

There hasn't been any abnormal behavior in recent months, so Xu Xingyin couldn't find any clues at all.

According to the information about "Soul-Devouring Powder" given by Du Huaigu, Soul-Devouring Powder must be taken orally to be effective. Because of this, Xu Xingyin paid close attention to the small kitchen in Zhilan Courtyard.

Chen’s taste tends to be light, and his daily meals are all prepared in the small kitchen of Zhilanyuan.

Xu Xingyin really investigated the cooks thoroughly, but their family backgrounds were clean and they had no messy connections, so Xu Xingyin could not find any clues.

In addition, it has been so long since this happened that even if there was any evidence, it would have been destroyed by someone with ulterior motives.

In this case, Xu Xingyin could only turn his attention to the gray market for selling drugs.

"Ayang, I have my reasons for going, please believe me. Of course, if it's really difficult, don't make it too difficult, I can go find it myself."

"That's easy to say, but the location of the gray market is not that easy to find."

Lu Xu snorted, watching Xu Xingyin's stubbornness, and finally gave in. "Forget it, go back and wait for the news. I'll send someone to deliver a letter to you if I find out."

The girl's depressed look instantly became lively, her eyes curved into crescents, sparkling.

"Thank you, Ayang!"

Seeing the girl's bright smile, Lu Xu couldn't help but laugh along with her, muttering inaudibly.

"Now you know that I am better than Jing Zhichen."

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xu Xingyin just stepped into Chenguang Courtyard when he saw Danfeng coming out with an unhappy look on his face.

Dan Feng is an honest person, but she is not good at speaking and hiding her emotions. However, Xu Xingyin likes this simplicity in her, so he usually speaks to her in a teasing manner.

"Hey, who has offended our sister Dan Feng?"

"Miss!"

Dan Feng's cheeks turned red after hearing what Xu Xingyin said, and she complained unhappily, "You don't know that Miss Nine came to borrow money again today. She hasn't paid back the money she borrowed last time. She really asked for it."

"I wonder what else is going on."

Xu Xingyin casually waved his hands and walked into the house, picked up the needle and thread in the sewing basket and continued with yesterday's work, "This matter is not worth getting angry about."

Seeing this, Dan Feng no longer cared about borrowing money. He bravely reached out and snatched the needle and thread from Xu Xingyin's hand.

"Miss, you should take a rest! You go to school during the day and do needlework at night. You must be careful not to hurt your eyes!"

"It doesn't matter. I owe it to someone."

Xu Xingyin took back the needle and thread and continued to sew unmoved. Dan Feng knew that it was useless to persuade him, so he had to go to the yard and find a few maids who were good at needlework to come into the house to help Xu Xingyin sew, so that the shredded clothes could be restored as soon as possible.

Since Xu Xingyin was planning to investigate the matter of the Soul-Devouring Powder at home recently, he lied that the female teacher had returned to her hometown to visit her relatives and would not go out to study.

In addition to dealing with necessary affairs in the mansion every day, most of the time was spent mending clothes.

With the help of the maids, a small part of the recovery was achieved in a few days.

On this day, Xu Xingyin was doing embroidery in the house when she saw Dangui come in and whisper something in her ear. Xu Xingyin quickly sent everyone away and asked Dangui to explain herself clearly.

"Last time, didn't Miss Ninth ask me to investigate the matter of Miss Nine borrowing money? This investigation really helped me find out some clues. When the Madam was seriously ill, Aunt Liu was in charge of the household. She used an excuse to dismiss the old woman who was in charge of the account book and promoted a woman named Wang. This woman Wang was a bit dishonest, but she was not stupid enough to deduct the money of the masters of the various rooms. She just took some kickbacks on the purchases."

"You mean, when my mother was seriously ill, she was sent to be a maid?"

Xu Xingyin asked the question too quickly, and Dangui was stunned for a moment before she responded: "Yes."

"Why didn't you mention this last time when I asked you to investigate what happened in your mother's room?"

"It is normal for the staff in the back house to change, and this woman was indeed sent away because she made a mistake. I have seen the woman's identification and found nothing strange, so I did not mention it specifically."

Indeed, Aunt Liu is the head of the household, and if she wants to make a profit from it, she will definitely hire the old woman who is in charge of the accounts, so such a move is not surprising.

But the timing was too coincidental. If Xu Xingyin interpreted it, she might also suspect that Aunt Liu sent the old woman to prison in order to cover up other truths.

"Do you know the woman who was sent away?"

Xu Xingyin asked carefully, and Dangui realized the importance of the matter and told Xu Xingyin all the information she knew.

The person who was originally in charge of the account books was Mrs. Ding. At first glance, Mrs. Ding's experience seemed to be nothing wrong, but upon closer inspection, it seemed a little weird.

Whether it was strange or a coincidence, Xu Xingyin couldn't tell for a moment.