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"No, the poison was given by the people of Xishu. My father brought it back from the south. I accidentally ran into him when he was giving it to the third prince. I heard them mention the mother and daughter of the Chen family, but I didn't pay much attention to it. On the wedding day, I found out that the princess had been replaced, so I thought about the poison."

"Isn't your idea a bit too far-fetched?"

"Before the wedding, I saw the Third Prince and the concubine of the Chen family going in and out of the restaurant together. Based on my experience, they have an unusual relationship. A man and a woman alone stayed in the box for an hour or so. If you say there is no trick, no one will believe it."

"The imperial physician said that what they planted was a knockout drug, not the Western Shu poison you mentioned."

"You've all been fooled. That's not a knockout drug, it just has the same symptoms. Don't disbelieve me, I heard that General Sima's concubine died from this poison."

Chen Xu stood up in surprise and asked anxiously, "What did you say?"

Qian Mingcheng realized belatedly that he had made a mistake. He slapped himself in the face and denied it repeatedly: "No, no, I was just talking nonsense."

Chen Xu slowly approached him, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up until his feet were off the ground. Qian Mingcheng's legs were so weak from fear that he repeatedly indicated that he was willing to talk. Chen Xu let go of his hand and sat back in his chair, staring at Qian Mingcheng who was squatting on the ground.

"I heard from an old shopkeeper of the Qian family that General Sima's concubine was the daughter of a merchant. At that time, our Qian family's business had just established itself. A large medicinal material merchant in Western Shu was looking for a store to cooperate with in Anguo, and the family of the concubine had the greatest competition with the Qian family. The Western Shu merchant heard about the relationship between that family and General Sima from somewhere, and intended to choose that store as the cooperative store. At that time, the old shopkeeper who went to negotiate business on behalf of the Qian family was addicted to gambling and urgently needed money. If the deal was successful, there would not only be a large bonus, but also an additional commission."

"The shopkeeper's hand?"

"Yes, he didn't dare to kill anyone, but he accidentally bought some knockout drugs from a person from Western Shu. Unexpectedly, General Sima's concubine was poisoned to death. The imperial physician diagnosed that she was poisoned by knockout drugs, but no one discovered it until the next morning. It took too long to save her. General Sima was away from home fighting for many years, and the Sima Mansion didn't find out who was behind it at the time."

"Why would the old shopkeeper tell you?"

"When I went to inspect the shop, the old shopkeeper was drunk and boasted about his past achievements! He was so happy that he somehow mentioned Princess Hao. He said he had seen Chen Lian and it was obvious that she was not a decent person. He felt sorry for Prince Hao. He said she was worse than the legitimate daughter who was poisoned to death. I was curious how he knew this. He said he bought the medicine from the people of Western Shu."

"Where is the old shopkeeper now?"

"died!"

"when?"

"Not long after Prince Hao got married."

"Oh, this is his retribution. Is the Western Shu man he mentioned the Crown Prince of Western Shu?"

"I don't know."

"Where is the iron mine you mentioned?"

"In a deep mountain where the Dongyi meet."

"Have you ever been there?"

"No, my father gave him to the third prince a few years ago."

"Your father is really generous. He cares much more about his grandson than you, his own son!"

"Humph! Nearly 60% of the Qian family's profits were given to him."

"Oh, you remember it so clearly?"

"That's right, I wrote them down one by one!"

"You are smart. You remember where it is?"

"As long as you let me and my mother go, I can hand it over to you."

"You care about your mother."

"My father always says I'm stupid, but my mother never cares. She always protects me."

"Give me the things, and I will let you and your mother go."

"In my yard, you take us back and I'll take you to find it."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to go back for a while."

"Why?"

"Didn't your father tell you?"

"no"

"Prince Hao has rebelled, taking your father and Minister Chen with him."

"No wonder, in the middle of the night, they asked us to leave the city with Chen's concubine."

"Aren't you surprised?"

"As a prince, a lord, I realized that boxes and boxes of gold and silver were not enough to spend, but I didn't want to believe it."

"You are not stupid at all. Don't worry, they are not that lucky. If your evidence is true, it may really be a life-saving talisman like you."

"Who are you? Does what you say work?"

"You will know later. You can't go back to the capital now. Tell me where you hid the things. I will send you back after this matter is over."

"We are in your hands and we can't run away. My mother and I need to have more exquisite meals."

"Row."

"Will you kill my father?"

“We need to wait and see the outcome of the trial.”

"Actually, my father was a pretty good guy. It was the Third Prince who led him astray."

Chen Xu couldn't help but twitch his lips. "You are really your father's great son."

"I'll tell you where the things are. Go find them. Let my father admit his mistakes sooner so he can make fewer mistakes."

Chen Xu walked over and patted his shoulder. "You are the most polite person in the Qian family. Your father should thank you." He didn't say the first half of the sentence, thank you for leaving a descendant for the Qian family.

Chen Xu arranged things here, had lunch, and returned to Beijing with a guard. At night, he returned to Chen Wang Mansion. Seeing An Chen was still in the mansion, the two went to the study to talk.

Chen Xu asked: "Didn't the prince plan to leave the capital with Miss Xu early in the morning? Why are you back now?"

An Chen said, "Qian and Chen are waiting for the outside to transfer food and troops to the capital! We are rushing to deliver the letter, shouldn't we let ourselves rest first?"

"The prince has changed. And it's a bit surprising that he didn't accompany Miss Xu today."

"Don't be so mean. Looking at your spirit, you have gained a lot."

"Indeed, not only did we find the murderer of my mother and sister, but we also unexpectedly found out who killed Sima Yi's biological mother."

"who?"

"It must have been an accident. An old shopkeeper of the Qian family has died. It's a pity that Sima Yi lost his mother at such a young age."

"He is also lucky. The lady of the Sima Mansion has always kept him by her side and treated him like her own child."

"That's true. He has been missing for nearly three years. I hope his deceased mother can keep him safe."

"Have you found any evidence about Qian and Chen?"

"Speaking of which, I want to ask you about someone."

"who?"

"Qian Mingcheng, the eldest son of the Qian family."

"Him? They say he's a bit of a fool."

"I don't think so. Maybe he is the salvation of the Qian family."

"What did you find out?"

Chen Xu told King Chen everything about their conversation. God is merciful and kind. It must be said that fools have good fortune!

Prince Chen asked Chen Xu: "Is there any news about the mistress of the Qian family and her son?"

"No, Madam Qian mentioned them. She only knew that they lived in a farm outside the capital."

"Well, let someone go check it out. You go eat first. You've been traveling all afternoon, so take a good rest. I'll ask someone to go to the Qian family."

"Okay," Chen Xu said and left.

Prince Chen called the secret guards to go to Qian Mingcheng's yard to find evidence of rebellion. Qian Mingcheng is really a talent. Just because he is jealous of his father's kindness to the third prince, he secretly wrote down the income and expenditure of the head of the Qian family that he knew. It's really---this double-edged sword should be handed over to the emperor.