Hu Chenkun deliberately broke into the door, but the sword on his neck was exuding a cold air. He raised his eyes to look at the old man holding the sword. There was a dignity between his brows and eyes, which did not allow anyone to be presumptuous.

"Xia Qianqian, I know you!"

At the beginning, the Hu family failed at the clothing exhibition because of problems with the pattern of the design drawings, and lost the qualification to enter the imperial palace for their splendid clothing.

The drawings that the artist stole were drawn by Xia Qianqian.

Because it was a big deal for the Hu family to enter the imperial palace and wear embroidered clothes, Hu Chenkun had a deep memory of the person who caused his failure.

"Since you know me, you must have heard of me from Mr. Hu!" Xia Qianqian's attitude of not feeling guilty at all surprised Hu Chenkun.

He had not only heard about her from Hu Tang.

Recently, many things have happened to the four major families in Jiang City, and every thing seems to be related to the girl in front of them.

Moreover, he also heard about it from his servants.

Hu Tang chased her all day long and was obsessed with her.

"What did you do to Hu Tang?"

"He is a close friend of mine, so of course I saved him. And I was entrusted by him to find the person who poisoned him and tried to kill him."

Xia Qianqian persuaded: "Master Hu, it's best to wait here patiently for a while."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on Ji Zimo beside her.

Their eyes met, and both of them understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

Ji Zimo winked at Shopkeeper Qiao, who took the order. Then a guard picked up a boy by the collar and threw him to the ground.

The boy was so frightened that his face turned pale, he kowtowed repeatedly, and directly denied it: "Young man didn't do anything. He didn't know anything."

"The young one just went into the private room to deliver drinks, and then took the silver reward and came out. When the young one came out, the young master was obviously fine and definitely not poisoned!"

Xia Qianqian said coldly: "If you want to prove your innocence, it's very simple!"

She looked at the boy and said, "The dirt in this bucket is Mr. Hu's vomit. This poison is very strange. The person who handles it must have a breath in it, as long as this person touches this thing again

, he will definitely die from the poison within a quarter of an hour."

Xia Qianqian smiled and stared: "Do you dare to touch this sewage to prove your innocence?"

"Little... little..." The boy's lips trembled and he didn't dare to say anything.

"If you don't dare, then you are the poisoner."

"No, no!" The boy waved his hands repeatedly, "If I am suspicious, everyone who entered the private room today and touched the wine jar will be suspected!"

Shopkeeper Qiao heard what he said, waved his hand, and several guards escorted three young men to look after the wine cellar, and a cook in the back kitchen who was responsible for warming the wine.

Xia Qianqian looked at the four of them and said calmly: "Did you understand what I just said?"

"If you are innocent, prove your innocence. Afterwards, you will be compensated for today's abruptness."

Xia Qianqian looked at their simple clothes and suggested: "Shopkeeper Qiao, your subordinates have been wronged and must be healed. How about giving each of them ten taels of silver?"

Ten taels of silver can cover the annual salary of a young servant.

Among the four people standing side by side, the depressed faces of three suddenly changed.

Only the cook had a sullen face, and her mood could not be clearly seen.

Xia Qianqian said: "Let's start!"

The filth from the two barrels smells really bad.

Therefore, Geng Zhong placed it in the corner of the stairs.

Five people, go to the corner one by one, put their hands into the barrel, stir it, and then take it out.

Xia Qianqian's eyes fell on the last cook, and she followed the rules.

Five people stood in a row, waiting for the quarter of an hour to arrive.

"What are you doing?" Someone in the lobby whispered: "If a murder is committed, someone should be sent to report it to the official, and let the general make a decision, find out the source of the toxin, and apprehend the murderer. When will it be a girl's turn to come? In terms of length and breadth, is it a crime?"

As soon as he mentioned it, someone in the lobby immediately suggested: "That's a good statement. She said she saved Mr. Hu, but she didn't want anyone to see her. Who knows whether what she said was true or false. Look, a knife returned the favor. Putting it on Mr. Hu’s neck, is this something a normal person can do?”

"Xia Qianqian is just a silly girl from Fu'an Village. Are we all going to be crazy and stupid with her?"

"Bad luck!" someone shouted, "I don't have time to linger here, I have to go back home."

"Let's go!" Another person stood up, "This smell is really bad, I really have no appetite, I have to change my place."

"Let's go!"

Many people stood up and shouted to leave.

"Today, I'm afraid you all have to take a rest here and eliminate the suspicions one by one before leaving." A loud voice sounded at the door of the lobby.

Immediately, Cao Ran, who was dressed in armor, strode forward, swept his eyes around, and said coldly: "The front and back of Juwang Tower are all surrounded by our generals. Everyone must prove their innocence. Only then can you leave."

Cao Ran's prestige in Jiangcheng is unrivaled.

If he leaves, he will naturally be unable to resist.

As he entered, outside the Juwang Tower, groups of officers and soldiers armed with long swords were guarding the surroundings mightily.

When Hu Chenkun saw Cao Ran at the door of the private room, he suddenly stepped back and ran down the stairs as if he had seen a savior.

When he arrived on the first floor, he knelt at Cao Ran's feet with a bang and said with tears in his eyes: "Master Cao, you must make the decision for me!"

"Although my son is naughty, he is not a heinous person. Now he is trapped in the house. It is not clear whether he is alive or dead. The younger one wants to go in and check, but..."

He turned his head, pointed at Xia Qianqian at the door of the stairs, and accused word by word: "Xia Qianqian forced me with a sword and refused to let me see my son. Her intentions are unpredictable and really suspicious. Please make the decision for me, Mr. Cao!"

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Cao Ran raised his head and looked at the girl in pink dress on the second floor.

After Fan Shan said goodbye, his last meeting with Xia Chi indirectly confirmed her identity.

Back then, the person who was shot and killed by his arrows and fell into the Fu'an River never thought that she was alive and well.

She has grown into such a dazzling appearance.

It was so dazzling that he couldn't look directly at her light.

Under the public gaze, when he faced her, the cold light on his face suddenly disappeared, and a touch of tenderness emerged that was not easy to detect.

He stared, and when he spoke, his voice was much softer than when he roared at everyone just now, "Are you... okay?"

As soon as the words came out, there was no blame or interrogation, but concern.

At that moment, everyone present was stunned.
Chapter completed!