When Xue Ling left the county office, his face could be said to be very exciting, and when he returned to the Taishou Mansion, it finally broke out.

"This Xiao Zhi is really clearly against me!" Xue Ling said, originally thought that Xiao Zhi was a gentleman, and after suffering losses in Lihong County, he would learn to be smart, but it turned out that this was not an ordinary gentleman, and it was not the same as what he inquired about!

Master Zhao came in at this time, and Xue Ling asked, "Is there any movement on the Guo family's side?" Guo Linjiang doesn't know what he is afraid of, although this matter is risky, but if it succeeds, it will be a happy ending for everyone. As soon as the prince leaves, this Xiao Zhi will become his chopping board, and he won't let him knead and pinch flat? !

Master Zhao shook his head: "There is no movement at all, I guess I am afraid and I don't dare." "Attacking under the nose of the prince, the risk is so great, Guo Linjiang is also an old fritter, where would he do such a dangerous thing? Even if Xue Ling is persecuted now, Guo Linjiang will not dig his own grave, not to mention that it is so easy to rob a person in the county government? It's not as fast as killing someone...... Homicide?

Master Zhao suddenly seemed to think of something, so he hurriedly said to Xue Ling: "My lord, Guo Linjiang shouldn't be thinking about killing people directly, once and for all, right?" "Even if you rob the county lady, there will definitely be trouble after that, this ......

Xue Ling was angry, so he said, "Murder? It's useless to kill that Xi Hongdou! ”

"So it may not be the county lady who killed, but ......" Master Zhao had already guessed it, and as soon as these words came out, Xue Ling also reacted, feeling that this matter was really developing in an interesting direction. For him, if Xiao Zhi died at this time, it would be better, even if it was finally investigated, there would be Guo Linjiang to replace the dead ghost, and all his goals would be achieved!

On the other end, Xu Min was asking people to borrow the kitchen to prepare meals for the prince first.

Rue Xiang is busy in the Yamen kitchen, so he and Xi Hongdou usually eat the same things as everyone else, and the kitchen is also saved to cook twice, but the prince is different, Ruxiang's craftsmanship is average, and it is a big pot of rice, and the prince must not be used to eating it, so the diet is arranged by Xu Min alone. After the cook accompanying the prince had finished cooking, Rue Xiang began to prepare everyone's portions.

Xi Hongdou was helping in the kitchen, Liu Fu got up early to buy fish in the market, and at noon he saw that he was about to turn his belly, so Xi Hongdou asked: "This fish doesn't look very energetic." ”

Liu Fu said: "The man who sold the fish in the morning said that it was left over from yesterday, so it was a little wilted, but it didn't die, and the price was only one-third, so I bought a big pot and came back to make a good meal for my brothers." ”

Xi Hongdou nodded, this diligent and thrifty housekeeper comprehended it very well.

After killing the fish, she stewed in the pot, and when she saw that it was almost over, Rue Xiang took out a piece of fish tail and wanted to taste it, but it was too hot, so she simply put it on the table outside first and blew a cold wind.

"Ruxiang, it's time for the steamed buns to come out of the pot, you can just pick them out and serve them first." Xi Hongdou shouted in the kitchen.

Rue Xiang answered, the fish tail was left on the table, and when she picked up the steamed buns and was about to send them to the front hall, she was stunned, took a few steps back, and found that there was a dead cat on the stone table, and she shouted out in fright, and the basket with the steamed buns in her hand also fell to the ground.

Xi Hongdou listened to Ruxiang's shouting, so he threw down the pot and came out to take a look, and when he saw the dead cat on the table, his brows furrowed, Yamen has been really eventful recently!

Half of the fishtail on the table was gone, and the cat died, so you can imagine how poisonous the pot that was stewed in the morning was.

"Young grandma, this ......" Rue Xiang was scared.

Xi Hongdou hurriedly said: "Go and call the young master, I'll go to the prince's side!" "Although it is made alone, but the ingredients used are all from the yamen, and the prince also has this fish, although it is uncertain whether the source of the poison is a fish or not, but the prince can't eat anything at this time, otherwise something will happen, and any of them will have to lose their heads!

Xi Hongdou hurriedly ran to the backyard, and when he arrived at the courtyard where the prince lived, he said, "Has the prince eaten?" Hurry in and tell it, don't eat it, it may be poisonous! ”

The guards originally wanted to stop Xi Hongdou when they saw him running in such a hurry, but now that Xi Hongdou said this, they didn't dare to delay, so they hurriedly went in.

Xu Min was using a silver needle to try the prince's dishes at this time, and there were no problems with a few dishes, but when it came to the fish stew, the silver needle turned black.

The prince also noticed it, but he didn't expect that someone in Lihong County would poison him! Couldn't it be that his brothers had become the ones who pulled him off the horse and had already begun to poison him to death?!

At this time, the guard's report also arrived, and when Xu Min heard it, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the young grandmother of the Xiao family may have noticed something." ”

"Bring people in!" The prince said, what kind of place is this Shuobei Prefecture? I haven't been alive since I came!

As soon as Xi Hongdou entered, Xu Min said, "Young grandma, how do you know that it may be poisonous?" ”

Xi Hongdou saw that the silver needle next to the fish plate was already black, and said: "The maid Rue Xiang in the house was supposed to eat a bite to try the taste, but it was eaten by a wild cat, and the cat died!" ”

When Xu Min saw it, he said, "Is it really deliberately poisoned?" The journey was also very peaceful, he felt that he would have already done it, and he would not use such a clumsy poison, and the silver needle could be tested as the lowest poison!

Xi Hongdou thought about it and didn't say much, it was better to leave the rest to Xiao Zhi, so as not to cause trouble when she said the wrong thing.

Xiao Zhi had already arrived at this time, the prince was not worried, after all, someone had tested the poison, but now that there was time for poisoning, it was not trivial.

Xi Hongdou retreated first, and then Xiao Zhi and the prince didn't know what to say, she went back to the kitchen first, the fish in the morning had been served, and it was estimated that she would have to collect evidence later.

"Young grandma, this Lihong County is really hell, I miss the days of Kyoto City." Rue Xiang cried with a sad face.

Xi Hongdou said: "Otherwise, you can go back first, it's really chaos here." She just asked Xu Min for a silver needle, and when she came back, she tried everywhere in the kitchen, and everything else was fine, only when she put the silver needle on the fish guts that she had taken out earlier, the silver needle turned black, and it could already be concluded that the poison was on the fish.

Rue Xiang shook her head, she came to take care of Xi Hongdou and his wife, where can she go? And she just went back, and the wife of the family also had to know that this life in Lihong County was not good, and she had to worry.

Xi Hongdou also guessed who was poisoned, so he went to Liu Fu, Liu Fu was also shocked after knowing that the fish was poisonous, and recalled that the fish seller was indeed a raw face.

"Remember what that man looked like? You go to the bazaar and see if you can find anyone. Xi Hongdou said, although he also knew that it was unlikely to find someone, but now he had to try his luck, he couldn't just let people run away!

Liu Fu hurriedly went to find someone, Xi Hongdou changed the pot, and Rue Xiang asked, "Young grandma, what are you doing here...... ”

"Cooking, you send the steamed buns over first, don't get cold, everyone is still waiting for dinner." Xi Hongdou said, no matter what happens, you must always eat, otherwise how can you have the strength to work?

On the other hand, Xiao Zhi and the prince also explained, the prince can be sure that it is not his brother who will attack him, and the rest is Xiao Zhi's task.

"The local squire is indeed bold, just because your wife is giving the court an offering, they are so angry that they are going to kill someone!" The prince said.

Xu Min heard what Xiao Zhi said, Xiao Zhi meant that the local squire was dissatisfied with Xi Hongdou's supply of grain to the imperial court and refused to raise the price, so he hated Xi Hongdou, but he didn't know if this was the case, it all depended on Xiao Zhi's mouth.

Xiao Zhi said: "The disaster relief was originally a major national event, and the insiders would definitely not be so afraid, but they almost hurt His Royal Highness the Prince, and it was really the fault of the lower officials, and I asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to punish him!" ”

The prince shook his head: "I didn't blame you for this matter. "But his main purpose is to pay the fee, now that the holy decree has come down, Xiao Zhi also gave his opinion yesterday, and he felt that there was no hurry to pay the fee earlier, but now he also wants to finish it quickly and leave this place of right and wrong.

After appeasing the prince, Xiao Zhi pushed it out first, and Xu Min caught up behind and said, "The prince can't fail now, and he can't make any mistakes." ”

"Don't worry, the prince's credit this time is decided!" Xiao Zhi said that he could not allow failure.

Liu Fu came back from the market, and the result can be imagined, the person who sold his fish was long gone, and asked the person next to him, and the person next to him only said that he had never seen it before.

Xi Hongdou had already thought of such a result, and this time it was a dumb loss.

"It's good that nothing happens to people, just be more careful in the future." Xiao Zhi said, but he won't end this matter.

In the next few days, some of the people in the Yamen were still looking for poisoners who pretended to sell fish, and the other wave cooperated with the regular army of the prince to pay the fees, and it was easy for the locals to touch the terrain, and soon, all the people in the surrounding mountains knew how many people there were.

The prince wanted to start paying it from the small shrimp first, but Xiao Zhi suggested that he directly hit the mountain.

"Direct impact? Wouldn't that be too presumptuous? The prince was a little worried.

"The little shrimp will not resist, as long as His Royal Highness sends troops, those little shrimps will definitely scatter and flee, the big mountain is different, I have seen more pretense to suppress the bandits, I will not be afraid, I will not run, and His Highness will be able to catch them all at that time!" Xiao Zhi said: "Your Highness can't miss the opportunity because of those little shrimps. ”

When the prince heard this, he also had some truth, so he said: "Then do what Master Xiao said!" ”

Xiao Zhi got the order and hurried to deploy, Xu Min asked the prince: "Your Highness, is it really reassuring to hand over this matter to His Royal Highness Lord Xiao?" ”

"It's okay if he is really talented, but if he is not talented, I am not sure about the bandit this time, since it is handed over to him, I must believe him!" The prince said.

Xu Min knew in his heart that although this prince is not particularly fast-minded, he is valuable in knowing talents, but it is also right, the dignified emperor, why do everything himself, as long as the people below can do it well.