Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

Not long after, Pei Yuan, the Lord of Jingzhao Prefecture, came on horseback with a dozen fully armed and majestic soldiers. Seeing this, the crowd that had been crowded around retreated quickly like a tide, leaving a large area for them to pass through.

"Greetings, His Excellency the Prefect!" Seeing Pei Yuan dismount from his horse, the two men hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"What exactly happened? Don't panic, and tell me in detail." Pei Yuanchao waved at the two of them, then put on his airs and asked slowly.

"Your Excellency the Prefect, please seek justice for us ordinary people! A few days ago, my father heard that he could receive free medical consultation and prescription medicine here, so he came here for treatment. Who would have thought that after taking the medicine prescribed by Jishengtang today, he would actually... actually die tragically from poisoning!" As he spoke, the man became more and more agitated, and pointed at Su Luoxue who was standing beside him, his eyes full of resentment and grief.

Pei Yuan looked in the direction the man pointed, but saw that the woman in front of him had an ordinary appearance, nothing special. Originally, Su Luoxue had disguised herself, and now she looked ordinary, making Pei Yuan completely unable to recognize her.

Jishengtang has been providing free medical treatment to the people of the capital these days, which is indeed a good thing, alleviating the suffering of many poor people who have no money to see a doctor. In fact, he admires it from the bottom of his heart. But now that someone has died, it is different. It must be taken seriously. As the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, he must also give an explanation to the people of the capital.

"Come here, take all these people back to the government office for interrogation!" Pei Yuan shouted loudly, his voice revealing majesty and decisiveness. After hearing the order, the soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward like tigers, ready to catch Su Luoxue.

However, at this moment, a cold and sharp voice suddenly sounded: "Stop!"

This roar was like thunder, shaking the hearts of everyone present. They all looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a gorgeous carriage parked not far away. The carriage was surrounded by a group of guards wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades, all of whom looked solemn and on high alert.

The curtain slowly opened, and a figure walked out of the car. Under the sunlight, the figure looked particularly tall and straight, and the dark blue robe fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of mystery. When Pei Yuan saw the face of the person clearly, he took a breath of cold air - it turned out to be the Regent Xuan Moyin!

Xuan Moyin's face was as gloomy as water, and his eyes flashed with a frightening cold light. He walked towards Pei Yuan step by step: "Master Pei, is this how you handle cases? Arresting people without asking questions and just based on one-sided statements of others really opens my eyes." Xuan Moyin's tone was calm, but the pressure contained in it made Pei Yuan sweat on his forehead.

"I pay my respects to the prince!" Pei Yuan knelt down hurriedly and saluted, thinking to himself: Why did the regent appear at this moment? Is this Jishengtang related to him? Or is it just a coincidence that he passed by here?

Facing Xuan Moyin's questioning, Pei Yuan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. He knew very well that the regent was extremely powerful and ruthless, and that he could be killed if he was not careful. The situation at this moment became more and more confusing, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the next development.

"Tell me about it!" Xuan Moyin pretended not to know Su Luoxue and spoke gently.

Su Luoxue was amused, but she also cooperated with his performance and expressed her doubts: "I suspect that they are not father and son. The middle-aged man was deliberately poisoned to death. I request a coroner to perform an autopsy."

"Okay." Xuan Moyin nodded, then looked at Pei Yuan and said, "Master Pei, did you hear that?"

"Yes, I will send someone to fetch the coroner right away." Pei Yuan replied quickly.

Not long after, perhaps only the time it took to stick up an incense stick of time, a soldier led the coroner from Jingzhao Prefecture and rushed to the scene at full speed.

"Go over there quickly and check it carefully." The coroner had just dismounted from his horse and had not even had time to stand firmly on his feet when Xuan Moyin pointed at the corpse lying on the ground without hesitation and ordered in a serious tone.

"Yes, I obey your command!" the coroner replied quickly.

At this moment, the people watching around were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe. Their eyes were fixed on the coroner's movements of examining the body, and the two young men looked particularly panicked.

After about two more incense sticks, the coroner finally finished the autopsy. He slowly stood up, then knelt on his knees and bowed his head to report to Xuan Moyin: "Reporting to the Regent, I have completed the examination."

"What's the situation?" Xuan Moyin asked.

At the same time, Pei Yuan also straightened his body. The originally noisy crowd suddenly became silent. Everyone held their breath, eagerly waiting for the coroner to give the final conclusion.

"My examination revealed that this man was forced to drink Croton Blossom and died of poisoning," the coroner said word by word.

"Impossible, my father died because of the medicine from Jishengtang." The two young men were still shouting. Xuan Moyin gave them a look, and immediately the guards from the Regent Palace stepped forward and restrained the two men.

"Please tell me in detail." Pei Yuan also asked quickly.

"Reporting to the prince and lord, after careful inspection, I can confirm that the deceased died of poisoning. Specifically, I detected the extremely toxic red-crowned crane component in the blood that flowed from the mouth and nose of the deceased. In addition, when examining the body, I also noticed that both wrists of the deceased had bruises left by being tied up with ropes. Please take a look, Your Majesty and lord." The coroner carefully rolled up the sleeves of the deceased's wrists, revealing the obvious bruises. Then, the coroner continued: "Not only that, there are also marks of fierce struggle on many parts of the deceased's body, such as the shoulder blades." As he spoke, he gently lifted the clothes of the deceased so that everyone present could clearly see the shocking scars. Finally, the coroner inferred based on his years of experience: "Judging from the corpse spots on the body of the deceased, the time of death should not exceed four hours."

Hearing this, Pei Yuan suddenly realized something, and he shouted loudly: "Come here! Quickly send people to thoroughly investigate whether there are any missing persons in the capital recently. Remember, focus on investigating those beggars! Don't make any mistakes!"

Before he finished speaking, the soldiers of Jingzhao Prefecture responded in unison, then scattered like arrows from a bow and quickly plunged into the intense search operation.

Looking at the busy scene in front of him, Pei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still uneasy. He turned to look at Xuan Moyin beside him and asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, in your opinion, how should these two people be dealt with?"

Xuan Moyin frowned slightly and was about to respond, but he saw the two young men who were originally firmly controlled by the guards of the Regent's Palace suddenly stiffened, and then collapsed to the ground lifelessly.

"Your Highness, it's bad! They... they are dead!" a guard shouted in panic.