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The prince was about to return to the palace, but heard that he had to stay again. With something like this, he would be questioned by the emperor even if he returned to the palace, so it would be better to deal with it before returning.

Su Xiangling looked normal. She had made all the necessary preparations today, so she naturally had nothing to worry about. She was glad that she had come with the Crown Prince today. Not only could she clear the Su family of suspicion, but she could also teach Su Qingyu a lesson.

This house was previously the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue. After it was decided to provide disaster relief here, a hall was partitioned off. They would discuss matters and countermeasures here on weekdays.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in the main seat, and Su Xiangling stood behind him. The other officials sat according to their ranks. The merchants who provided disaster relief sat at the end.

Su Qingyu sat next to Su Shunci, and sat there as the owner of Huajin Pavilion.

Shen Zhixiu had already asked the imperial physician Li from the palace to check on the condition of the victims. Now everyone was sitting here, waiting for the imperial physician's reply.

Su Qingyu sat calmly with her eyes lowered. When she noticed Su Xiangling was looking at her, she raised her head and looked at her, her eyes full of sneer and disdain.

Su Xiangling was so angry that she gritted her teeth and wished she could convict Su Qingyu immediately.

Soon, Doctor Li walked in quickly.

He knelt down in the middle of the hall and said, "Your Highness, I have treated all the victims. It looks like they have been poisoned. We don't know what the poison is yet."

The prince asked, "Is it serious? How should it be treated?"

Doctor Li replied respectfully, "It's not serious. You just need to boil some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine and drink it for a few days, and you'll be fine."

"These people are safe, they are just suffering from vomiting and diarrhea."

The prince said in a deep voice: "Father loves the people like his own children, and he has always been concerned about the situation of the victims. Now that such a big thing has happened, we must do our best to treat them. We should use whatever medicine is necessary."

Doctor Li hesitated for a moment and said, "The biggest problem here right now is the shortage of medicinal materials. Your Highness, can you send someone back to the palace to get some?"

The prince asked Doctor Li in confusion, "They are just some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines. If I remember correctly, they should all be on the list of medicines for disaster relief. How come they are not there?"

Doctor Li replied, "I have asked, and the one who is in charge of the medicine storehouse is the servant of the Su family. He clearly said that these herbs are not available."

Upon hearing this, the prince immediately looked at Su Yuanqing, "Where are the medicinal herbs? How come there are none?"

Su Yuanqing subconsciously glanced at Su Xiangling, who frowned and glared back at him. He suddenly remembered that his sister had taught him how to respond to this question.

"Your Highness, we have run out of herbs today. New herbs will be delivered to you in the evening. It was my negligence that I did not expect the victims to be poisoned suddenly."

"I should still be in time if I go to the store to get the medicine now."

As soon as Su Yuanqing finished speaking, a man's gentle voice came from behind him.

"No need, I've sent someone to deliver the herbs, they'll be here soon."

Lin Wuchen, wearing a green mink coat, walked in slowly.

He knelt down in the middle of the hall and said, "Your Highness, I just went to see the victims. I happened to hear Doctor Li say that there were not enough medicinal materials, so I took the initiative to send someone to deliver them. Your Highness, please forgive me."

How could the prince blame him? He said, "Young Master Lin San is thoughtful. Please sit down."

Lin Wuchen thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his grace, stood up and sat down next to Su Qingyu.

When Doctor Li heard that medicine was available, he went downstairs and told his young apprentice to prepare it.

The prince looked at Shen Zhixiu, his face somewhat gloomy, "Sir Shen, your father ordered you to do your best to lead the disaster relief, how could such a big thing happen?"

Shen Zhixiu bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, please calm down. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the Emperor and Your Highness."

The prince pondered and asked, "How does Lord Shen plan to investigate?"

Shen Zhixiu had obviously thought it through. "Since so many people were poisoned at the same time, it must be related to something they ate or touched together."

"First, check the disaster relief supplies and daily food. There should be some leftovers for lunch in the kitchen. It won't be difficult to check."

"As for the coal provided by the Lin family and the medicinal materials provided by the Su family, we need to ask the imperial physician to check them thoroughly to see if there is anything wrong."

The prince nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Shen. I will leave this matter to you. I will wait here for the results of your thorough investigation."

Shen Zhixiu hurriedly said: "This is my responsibility. Fortunately, no one was killed in this incident, otherwise we would be blamed."

Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu brought people from the Imperial Hospital to thoroughly check all the food and items that the victims had access to.

But I found nothing. Everything was normal, no problem at all.

Su Yuanqing felt something was wrong. Could it be that Su Qingyu and the others' steamed buns were okay? He turned around and made an excuse to go to the toilet, and quietly went to the small kitchen where the steamed buns were made.

After searching for a long time, I finally found several large pots of unused, fermented dough in a hidden place at the back.

According to Desheng, he put the medicine in the basin of fermented dough.

They had just finished lunch and it was not time to prepare dinner yet. So, did they not use the noodles for lunch?

Did Su Qingyu notice something wrong, or did she make too much dough and these were left over?

He immediately called Desheng over. Desheng took a look and said, "Second Young Master, these bowls of noodles are indeed the ones I drugged. Eh? Why don't they work?"

Su Yuanqing turned around on the ground for a moment, not knowing what to do. He wanted to go back and ask his sister, but Su Xiangling was beside the prince, so he couldn't get close to her.

After thinking it over, Su Yuanqing finally made up his mind and asked Desheng to pick up one of the bowls of noodles and go to the front hall.

No matter what, it was a fact that croton powder was found in the dough for making steamed buns. It would be difficult for Su Qingyu and Su Shunci to deny it.

"Your Highness, this is a discarded noodle that I found by accident. I wonder why such a good noodle was thrown away. Maybe there are some clues in it."

Afterwards, Desheng placed the washbasin in the middle of the hall and knelt down beside it.

Su Qingyu looked puzzled. Su Yuanqing had found out all this? It seemed that he was undoubtedly the mastermind behind this.

As for what was inside the noodles, Su Qingyu already knew. She kept it because she wanted to see who would be anxious in the end. Of course, this was also evidence that she was framed by Su Yuanqing.

It happened that Shen Zhixiu and Doctor Li were replying to the prince. Upon hearing what they said, the prince ordered Doctor Li to go and take a look.

Not long after, Doctor Li knelt down and replied, "Your Highness, this noodle has been mixed with croton powder."

"What if it is made into steamed buns and someone eats it by mistake?" the prince asked.

"In mild cases, patients may suffer from abdominal pain and diarrhea, while in severe cases, patients may feel sore and weak all over."

The prince heard him say this and looked at Shen Zhixiu with a sullen face, "What did Lord Shen say? This involves the third wife of the Shen family."

"The emperor trusted Lord Shen and asked you to preside over the disaster relief. I didn't expect that the victims were poisoned and the mastermind behind it was Madam Shen San."

"If Lord Shen doesn't give me a reasonable explanation, I can only report the truth to you."

Shen Zhixiu did not show any panic and spoke in a deep voice.

"I would like to ask Doctor Li a few more questions."