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Anyone could hear the dissatisfaction in the prince's casual question.

Shen Zhixiu bowed to the prince and said, "If Your Highness feels that I have been partial to someone, you can report this to the emperor. I say that the He family bears the main responsibility, and I have sufficient reasons."

The prince was filled with anger, but a smile still appeared on his face.

Su Qingyu glanced at the prince and muttered in her heart: Smiling tiger.

Even though she was not familiar with state affairs, she could see what the prince was thinking, let alone Shen Zhixiu.

The prince said with a fake smile: "Then please tell me, Lord Shen. I want to hear if the reason is reasonable."

Shen Zhixiu nodded at the prince, then looked at He Guangfu.

"Manager He, the disaster relief was a countermeasure that His Majesty and all the officials discussed in Qianyang Palace. The He family participated in the disaster relief as an imperial merchant."

"If you didn't have the ability or were short-handed, you should have told me at the time."

"But the He family didn't say anything. They will do their best to ensure that disaster relief can be completed."

"But they privately entrusted the disaster relief to the Su family. Now that something has happened, they still want the Su family to bear all the responsibility. That doesn't make sense."

He picked up the document presented by He Guangfu and weighed it in his hand. "This document was signed by you and the Su family, but the court does not recognize this document. What the court recognizes is your He family's guarantee to the court."

"How you hold the Su family responsible is a matter between you two. Now the court will first hold your He family responsible."

"During the disaster relief process, it is true that people were poisoned, medicinal materials became moldy, and fake medicines were discovered."

"All of this requires the He family to take full responsibility."

"As for the final decision, we will have to go to court tomorrow. I will present a memorial to the emperor and see how he decides."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the prince again, "Does your Highness have any other instructions?"

The implication is that if there is nothing else, we can disband today.

Su Chengyan and his wife, as well as Su Xiangling and her brother and sister, all breathed a sigh of relief. With Shen Zhixiu's words, even if the Su family couldn't completely get out of this, they wouldn't be punished too severely.

The prince drooped his eyelashes, not knowing what he was thinking, and did not speak for a long time.

After a long while, he suddenly spoke.

"Even if the victims were vomiting and having diarrhea because of fake medicine, that doesn't prove Madam Shen's innocence. It is true that croton powder was found in the dough for making steamed buns. How does Madam Shen explain it?"

Su Qingyu was just thinking about how to settle accounts with Su Yuanqing when the prince brought this up. I was really sleepy and someone sent me a pillow.

She stood up and walked to the middle of the hall.

"Your Highness, there is croton powder in our basin because we were framed."

"Since Your Highness asked, please make the decision for me."

The prince was stunned. "Framed? Who framed you?"

Su Qingyu shouted, "Bring the people up here."

Su Yuanqing glanced at the door, not knowing what Su Qingyu meant.

Thinking of the wash basins placed in a secret place, Su Yuanqing felt flustered.

A moment later, Feicui brought Desheng into the hall, and Su Yuanqing's hands that were holding the armrests of the chair suddenly clenched hard.

Desheng came in and knelt in the middle of the hall, with his head lowered and not daring to speak.

Su Qingyu's beautiful face was cold, "Desheng, tell me the truth in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What did you do in the small kitchen to make steamed buns today?"

Feicui had already knocked Desheng outside to make sure that he would tell the truth before bringing him in.

When Su Qingyu asked, Desheng said without hesitation, "I put croton powder in the basin, and then I saw the eldest and fourth young ladies went there. I was afraid of being discovered, so I pretended to steal the steamed buns."

"Who sent you there?"

"It was the Second Young Master who ordered me to go. Please spare my life, Miss. I will never dare to do it again."

Afterwards, Desheng told Su Yuanqing exactly what he had instructed, where he had bought the croton powder, how much silver he had taken, and how much was left.

Su Qingyu glanced at Su Yuanqing and Su Xiangling indifferently. The brother and sister grew up in Qianzhou, so they were not very familiar with the twists and turns of the inner houses of the wealthy families in Beijing.

Many of the things they thought they did were secret and unknown to others, but little did they know that they had been seen by many people.

Just like what happened today, Su Yuanqing actually asked the servant beside him to poison, it would be strange if he was not discovered.

If it were her, she would find a smart person among the disaster victims. She would not put the poison in the fermented dough, but directly mix it into the flour. Moreover, she would use the kind of poison that would react when eaten, and the incident would happen directly during the disaster relief. When the disaster victims ate the steamed buns and fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth, it would be the most powerful evidence.

Su Yuanqing looked ashen and looked at his sister Su Xiangling for help.

Even though he seems full of energy when doing bad things, he actually becomes very timid once something happens and has no idea what to do.

Su Xiangling looked at his pleading eyes and felt very angry. He was like a hopeless case again. It was like this when they were in Qianzhou. Every time he got into trouble, he would run back home, and she would go out to clean up the mess for him.

But he is his younger brother after all, and the second branch of the Su family still relies on him. Su Xiangling cannot just stand by and watch.

She thought for a moment, then lowered her head and whispered in the prince's ear: "Your Highness, this is my brother's first offense. Can you please forgive him this time?"

Su Xiangling was standing behind the prince and did not notice that his face had darkened because of her words.

Because of the Su family's stupidity, the He family was liquidated by Shen Zhixiu. And because of Su Yuanqing, the prince's questioning of Su Qingyu became a joke.

He now hated these people in the Su family very much. Su Xiangling's plea at this time was equivalent to directly stabbing the prince's lungs.

Su Xiangling couldn't see through the trick here, and continued to say, "I will definitely ask my family to discipline him well, and in the future..."

Before she could finish her words, the prince suddenly turned around, raised his hand and slapped Su Xiangling in the face.

All the anger of the whole afternoon was vented on this slap.

Before Su Xiangling could figure out what was happening, she stumbled and fell to the side.

She covered her face and looked at the prince in confusion. She was still pregnant, why did His Royal Highness use such a heavy hand?

The prince shook the corner of his brocade robe embroidered with cloud patterns and said in a cold voice.

"Fool, return to the palace. As for how to deal with these people in the Su family, leave it to Lord Shen."

Everyone hurriedly saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince off, and Su Xiangling was helped into the carriage by palace servants.

Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu handled the rest of the matter according to the prince's instructions. He Guangfu, Su Chengyan, and Su Yuanqing were taken into custody.

As for the final result, we will have to wait until tomorrow's court meeting for the emperor to make the final decision.

When He heard that she was going to be detained, she panicked. Her daughter had just been slapped, and that scene was still lingering in her mind.

She thought her daughter entered the palace to become a noble lady, and she also believed that with her daughter's abilities, she would be favored by the prince.

There were even countless times when she couldn't sleep at night, as He's mind was filled with the glorious scene of her daughter being crowned queen.

But the slap from the prince today seemed to have woken He up.

It is not easy to be crowned as a queen. It is not easy to survive in a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones.

And I don’t know if the baby in my daughter’s belly is okay?

Su Yuanqing was also terrified at this time. Would he have to spend the night in a dark dungeon full of rats? When fear filled his mind, he only had one thought left, which was to escape the crime.

"It's not me. I am innocent. This was not my idea."

"They are all my sisters. It's her..."