I am Yuan Niaoniao

"Do you remember whether Prince Rong's wife was in the mansion before the fire?" Chen Shaoyi couldn't help but ask.

Wu Quan looked at Chen Shaoyi, then at Chen Yuheng, and finally recognized that this was the son of Prince Chen. He slowly said, "No, when the fire started in the mansion, I was cooking in the kitchen, and suddenly there was a raging fire everywhere. But I remember that after Prince Rong's accident, Prince Rong's wife disappeared."

"Father!" Upon hearing this, Chen Shaoyi looked at Chen Yuheng in surprise. If Princess Rong was not there when the fire broke out, it meant that someone wanted to pin this crime on father's head, which would have made father suffer from guilty conscience for more than ten years!

"Really?" Chen Yuheng was also a little bit unbelievable!

"Really!" Wu Quan nodded affirmatively, "There were not many people in Prince Rong's mansion at that time. Only a few of us old people were left in the mansion. We helped put out the fire when it started. Later, the fire was too big, so we all ran out. We ran together, but except for me, everyone else was found buried in the sea of ​​fire the next day!" Wu Quan said with a sad look on his face. "I even heard later that the princess was also burned to death in there. This is impossible!"

"Father, there really is someone interfering!" Chen Shaoyi looked at Chen Yuheng, and Chen Yuheng nodded with emotion with red eyes.

"I wanted to go to the government, but then I thought about how Prince Rong had already been convicted of a serious crime and the princess was gone. I was just a cook and my life was worthless. How could anyone listen to me? So out of fear, I ran to the charity cemetery in the west of the city and became a night watchman. I survived it steadily. Sometimes living people are scarier than ghosts!" Wu Quan knelt down and kowtowed to Prince Chen: "If Prince Chen wants to punish me for being cowardly, I will do my best to deal with it."

"I understand. You get up first." Chen Yuheng was still in a state of panic, so he waved his hand and asked Chen Shaoyi to handle the rest of the matter. He stood outside the door and breathed in the air: Rong Zhen, I didn't let you down! The heavy stone that had been weighing on his chest for so many years finally fell.

Then Chen Shaoyi sent someone to send Wu Quan back to the charity cemetery. After thinking it over, he assigned two or three secret guards to protect Wu Quan secretly.

"Father, you don't have to feel guilty about facing Prince Rong next time. You have done enough." Chen Shaoyi patted Chen Yuheng on the shoulder.

Chen Yuheng smiled and nodded, then followed Chen Shaoyi back to Prince Chen's Mansion.

"However, now that we know the truth, we can't let Uncle Rong suffer injustice. How about helping Uncle Rong?" Chen Shaoyi looked at Chen Yuheng with a firm gaze.

Chen Yuheng sighed and said, "Shao Yi, father knows what you are thinking. But this matter involves a lot of people, so we need to think carefully."

"Father, I understand. If you are determined to help, you must act as soon as possible to avoid any complications." Chen Shaoyi nodded and said.

Chen Yuheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you should first investigate your uncle Rong's intentions and then see how to help him. Remember, you need to be careful and cautious in your actions. Your uncle Rong is a reckless person. If you can't persuade him, just be patient and persuade him more."

"Yes, I know!" Chen Shaoyi naturally knew Prince Rong's temper. If he had made up his mind, it would be extremely difficult to change his mind.

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"You're back." Yuan Niaoniao had just finished making a new elixir when she saw Chen Shaoyi coming back. "Everything went well, right?"

"Thank you Niaoniao, father's knot in his heart has finally been untied." Chen Shaoyi walked quickly forward and hugged Yuan Niaoniao.

"Don't be polite, we are a family." Yuan Niaoniao smiled, but she leaned tightly in Chen Shaoyi's arms. "By the way, come and see." Yuan Niaoniao reluctantly left Chen Shaoyi's arms and pulled him to the desk.

He picked up two bowls of water and compared them to Chen Shaoyi: "Look, the water here is a bit turbid, but the water in this bowl is clean and clear."

"The turbid water is probably because the well is polluted." Chen Shaoyi looked at the two bowls of water carefully.

"Yes, but this bowl of seemingly clear water is poisoned." Yuan Niaoniao put down the two bowls of water, took out a silver needle and stirred it in the turbid water before taking it out. The silver needle did not change color, so she put it into the bowl of clear water and stirred it. The silver needle turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye. "After you left today, Qingxin reported that the servants in the mansion and even the people around were poisoned to varying degrees, and Han Junyi's clinic was crowded with people. I immediately went out to check the source. Someone deliberately made the water at the source turbid, and then put a small amount of poison into the clean well. It will not be fatal, but it must be seen and taken medicine to alleviate the degree."

"Do you suspect that Han Junyi did it?" Chen Shaoyi frowned and said when he heard that.

"Yes, and this poison is closely related to the Yi people. Only the Yi people can accurately control the dosage of poison. And I have studied the poison of this clear water. The person who poisoned it was very cautious. It is just a common poison. Maybe the Yi people cannot be traced back to them, but he forgot that he can accurately control the dosage of poison and knows how much medicine will not be diluted by water. All these signs show that it is closely related to the Yi people." Yuan Niaoniao analyzed, "I think it is that the Yi people have already climbed up to Zhen Luoyi, so this time they should use poisoning to help Han Junyi win the support of the people again."

"Shameful and hateful." Chen Shaoyi said with disdain.

"This guy is simply struck by lightning. He is using the lives of ordinary people to gain merit." Yuan Niaoniao said indignantly: "If it is not controlled well, how many lives will be lost?"

"Will it be helpful to put the antidote into the water source?" Chen Shaoyi asked.

"Okay, but I need to measure it several times to see if the poison has been completely detoxified. We need cover during this period because if things go wrong, we're afraid someone with ulterior motives will see it and say we're poisoning. If they poisoned, they would definitely send someone to follow us." Yuan Niaoniao said with some concern.

"This is a small problem." Chen Shaoyi turned around and called Ming Xiao, whispering to him. Ming Xiao took the order and left.

"Then I'll start preparing more antidotes." Yuan Niaoniao immediately perked up, walked to the workbench, and began to tinker with the medicine seriously. Meanwhile, Chen Shaoyi went out again.

He changed his clothes and went to the black market, where he received news that Gu Yunmu had been hanging around in the black market recently, while his brother was focusing on interacting with people from the royal family. The two brothers were doing their own things. Gu Yunmu's whereabouts were easy to grasp, but Gu Ruochen was really hard to find. This guy was like a rat, cunning and shrewd, and his base could not be easily found at night.

Wearing a mask and walking around in the black market, there are all kinds of people here, all kinds of hard-to-buy or prohibited items are traded here. Foreigners are frequent visitors here, and the conveniences given to them by the black market are not available outside.

Chen Shaoyi finally found Gu Yunmu in a small corner, where a buyer was talking to Gu Yunmu. Gu Yunmu looked around vigilantly, and Chen Shaoyi did not approach him directly. He just observed from a distance, and suddenly the two seemed to have agreed on something, and walked away talking and laughing, and Chen Shaoyi immediately followed them. Following all the way, Chen Shaoyi came to a dilapidated house, and Gu Yunmu and the foreigner went in and never came out again.

After observing the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, Chen Shaoyi quietly approached the window and observed the movements inside the house. Suddenly, he heard a conversation between Gu Yunmu and another person, who mentioned mercenaries.

"Brother Gu, you also know that our brothers need to eat. You offer such a low price. I am willing, but our brothers may not be willing!" said the man.

"You are a smart person. You know that we Yi people always keep our promises. Since you asked, I can add another 100 taels of silver. Especially in..." Gu Yunmu's voice became less and less. Chen Shaoyi held his breath and was about to continue listening. At this time, a small wild cat ran by and accidentally hit the flower pot beside it, and it fell to the ground with a sound. The people in the house immediately became alert. Seeing this, Chen Shaoyi quickly jumped onto the roof.

Gu Yunmu quietly opened the door and looked in. He only saw a broken flower pot and an innocent kitten, so he thought it was the kitten that made the noise, but this time they spoke in a much quieter voice. Chen Shaoyi didn't hear anything on the roof. He just lifted the rubble to take a peek and left the black market.

"Gu Yunmu brought so much money to recruit mercenaries, that's not right." Chen Shaoyi returned to Chen Wang Mansion with a frown. At that time, Yuan Niaoniao was also ready. Seeing him coming back, she stepped forward and said, "I have prepared everything. We can set off. Have you arranged everything?"

"Yeah." Chen Shaoyi nodded, and then he quietly went out from the back door with Yuan Niaoniao, who was in disguise.

At this time, there were many people drawing water from the well, because the water source on the other side had become turbid and the muddy water drawn up was completely unusable, so more people came to the well to draw water.

Ming Xiao signaled to the two secret guards, and then the disguised secret guards stepped forward and mixed into the crowd, acting and talking to themselves.

"Hey, isn't it strange? The business of Prince Yi's medical clinic has been very good recently. Do you think there is something wrong with the water?"

"Don't tell me! I really have some doubts. There are two water sources that can be used, and we don't have to queue up to get water like now. It's turbid for no reason. What do you think is the reason?"

"I think it might be someone from Prince Yi's Mansion who poisoned the water!"

"Don't talk nonsense, you bastard."

The two secret guards acted out their performance in a very realistic manner. When the citizens around them heard it, they thought it made sense and started discussing it. Then the two of them performed even harder: "Come on, let's get a bucket of water and take it to the clinic to see if the people in Prince Yi's mansion dare to drink it! Even the living people will follow!"

"Okay! Support!" This instantly stirred up the people's emotions. They picked up their tools to fill water and headed for the city's medical clinic. The people who were secretly observing saw that something was wrong and immediately sent someone back to inform them. Others who stayed behind showed themselves and stopped everyone. More and more people were making trouble.

"Are you from Prince Yi's Mansion? Why are you stopping us?" someone shouted.

"That's right! He must be hiding something, that's why he's trying to obstruct us in every possible way!" People were talking about it.

Someone took the opportunity to push the crowd forward. The people in Prince Yi's Mansion tried their best to stop those who wanted to cause trouble in the clinic. After all, they knew best whether there was any problem in the water. If there was a disturbance, the people on the other side would have to rush over to support. The other water source was unattended. Yuan Niaoniao quickly began to stir the antidote into the water. After a while, she drew a bucket of water and tried it with a silver needle. It was still slightly black, so she added some more antidote and waited again. After some time, she drew water again and tried it with the silver needle. It was not black. Yuan Niaoniao excitedly waved the silver needle towards Chen Shaoyi.

"Now let's intercept this deliberately washed down mud, the water source will flow naturally and soon become clear and can be used again," Yuan Niaoniao looked around and found that the water became turbid because someone deliberately changed the water course, causing the mud to slide down around the mountain, causing the water source to become turbid with mud and sand.

Chen Shaoyi waved his hands in the air. Now that the problem had been found, he just handed it over to the secret guards. After a while, the water route was changed back and the water began to become clear.

Yuan Niaoniao smiled and said, "We are really professional in water management." She looked at her achievements and said, "Now we want the people to switch back to using the water here. We can only drain the water from the wells and then drill underground to get water again."

"Okay." Chen Shaoyi smiled, then took Yuan Niao Niao's hand and said, "You must be tired, go back and rest."

"Yeah, okay." Yuan Niao Niao stretched and left with Chen Shaoyi.

The secret guard on the other side received the signal and said, "Forget it, forget it. If you are not allowed to go, then don't go. Let's go to the other side to get water! Anyway, you are not allowed to get water here!"

"That's right, let's go, everyone go over there!" Another secret guard also followed suit.

The crowd went to the other side to fetch water. Han Junyi's people breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to report to Han Junyi: "Your Majesty, those people are now fetching water from the originally turbid water source, and somehow the water there has become clear again."

"Okay, I understand." Han Junyi waved his hand and asked everyone to leave, leaving Feng behind.

"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do for you?" Feng knelt on one knee.

Han Junyi thought for a moment and took out a bottle of medicine powder from the desk. "Take this and pour it into the well." He paused and said, "Then seal it and send people to dig a few new wells."

"Yes, Your Highness." Feng took the order and left.

Han Junyi narrowed his eyes, stood quietly by the window, staring into the distance, with the corners of his mouth slightly curled, and snorted coldly: "Humph! It failed again! Who on earth saw through this carefully planned scheme? Could it be... Yuan Niaoniao again?" He frowned, and the elegant figure involuntarily emerged in his mind. That's right, Yuan Niaoniao is not only a disciple of Yao Zun, but also extremely intelligent and quick-witted. It is very likely that she saw through his plan. "Damn it! This Yuan Niaoniao, why does she always ruin my plans again and again!" Han Junyi was secretly angry in his heart, and his resentment towards Yuan Niaoniao became stronger and stronger.