The Crown Princess calculated with her fingers and the prince was terrified.

After the Su family left, Huo Rujing suddenly knelt down.

"Your Highness, I thank you for your help."

Shen Shijing didn't look at Huo Rujing, but simply raised his chin and looked at Jiang Xianyue.

“I have no interest in your family background, but Miss Jiang is now starting a business, and this is her first big deal. I must help her out.”

After Shen Shijing finished speaking, he patted off non-existent dust.

"how?"

His tone was full of confidence, as if he was certain that Jiang Xianyue could solve the problem at hand. He glanced at Jiang Xianyue with clear eyes.

"I have a general understanding. I just need to find the sedan chair carriers who are still alive and ask them to find out the whole story."

If I'm not mistaken, something must have happened to the Lu family. The marriage exchange between Su Ying and Su Rou was to save Su Rou's life.

As for this constellation, it is only natural that it should participate.

After Jiang Xianyue finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

"The Star Palace was involved?"

Huo Rujing turned his head: "I can understand what Miss Jiang is saying about other things, but what about the Star Palace?"

The Star Palace is directly under the Emperor, and all its departments are neutral. How could it possibly harm my wife?

Even though I heard that the Grand Preceptor of the Star Palace was on good terms with the Second Prince, I did not offend the Second Prince.

"The sorcerers of the Star Palace all possess some skill. With such a strong sense of resentment towards Miss Su Rou, it's impossible that he couldn't see it. It's not surprising that he wanted to brush it off without knowing the reason."

However, the people from the Star Palace wouldn't even make money; they insisted that Su Ying bring back Su Rou's body for a quick burial, precisely because they were afraid of this matter.

Jiang Xianyue's expression was solemn.

"General Huo, perhaps I am not helping you."

Today, the Crown Prince resolved the matter concerning Miss Su Rou, which has led some people to believe that you have some connection with His Highness the Crown Prince, or that those who are plotting against you may do something to harm you.

"It's just that Miss Zhao didn't contact me, so I didn't know what happened today. I really didn't mean to."

After Jiang Xianyue finished speaking, Huo Rujing smiled.

"Huo Rujing is all alone and fears nothing."

They killed my wife; that has taken everything from me.

Previously, Huo Rujing was loyal to the emperor and loved his country, and did not form cliques or engage in personal gain. He only wanted to sacrifice himself for the country and make contributions.

Even if I truly support His Highness the Crown Prince now, what good will it do? Su Rou was truly killed by them. I must defy the entire world to avenge Su Rou.”

Huo Rujing was someone who knew when to advance and when to retreat.

After saying this, he knelt down before Shen Shijing.

"Your Highness, I beg for your protection. I will repay your kindness in the future. Right now, I am only trying to resolve the matter of my deceased wife."

Shen Shijing was arrogant and did not agree.

Jiang Xianyue bumped into Shen Shijing.

"Your Highness, you won't ruin my business, will you? I've already taken the money. Besides, I've already gotten involved in Miss Su Rou's karma, so I have to deal with this matter."

Otherwise, how will I do business in the capital?

Jiang Xianyue's tone was somewhat absolute, which sounded like a threat to others.

So everyone was taken aback.

Liu Yan screamed and nearly lost a tongue.

Jiang Xianyue was quite domineering; she opened a shop and even had to rely on the Crown Prince's influence, yet Shen Shijing didn't get angry.

Shen Shijing rubbed his temples.

"What does Miss Jiang want to do?"

Shen Shijing dotes on Jiang Xianyue, yet his repeated references to "Miss Jiang" are always calm and distant.

Jiang Xianyue simply glanced at Shen Shijing, and Shen Shijing nodded.

"Whatever you do, just do it. Whoever in the capital dares to make things difficult for you, I will take their life."

Zhao Xiuxiu gasped. In fact, her admiration for the Crown Prince was no longer there.

Thankfully, he's gone.

Jiang Xianyue is such a strong girl that she can barely be considered as an ally of Shen Shijing. It's not certain that she could be an ally of someone else.

"Young General, please rise. Since the Crown Prince has agreed, you need not be so polite. In the end, this is all a business between us. The Crown Prince has invested money, so you don't need to be so reserved."

Huo Rujing was surprised again.

His mere hundred taels of silver would make it difficult for the Crown Prince to even leave his house. Huo Rujing knew that finding Jiang Xianyue was a huge bargain.

"What does Miss Jiang need me to do?"

“Take a strand of Miss Su Rou’s hair, perform the final ritual, and then we can wait for news. You are more famous than me; wherever you go, people in the court will notice you. Keeping a low profile is best for now.”

Zhao Xiuxiu stood in front of Jiang Xianyue.

“Miss Jiang, I’m different. I, Zhao Xiuxiu, am not a big shot. I just hope to help Rou Rou.”

"Please take me to find those living sedan chair bearers and matchmakers, Miss Zhao. You must be concerned about these matters."

"Ok!"

Zhao Xiuxiu readily nodded.

"Miss Jiang can just call me Xiuxiu. Calling me Miss Zhao is too awkward."

Zhao Xiuxiu seems easy to get along with.

……

Zhao Xiuxiu led Jiang Xianyue to a house where all the people who were alive that day were still inside.

When Zhao Xiuxiu opened the door, everyone was still trembling, but they felt relieved when they saw that it was Zhao Xiuxiu.

"Tell me what happened on the day Su Rou got married. If I remember something, I'll give you a silver ingot. That Miss Su is the daughter of the Prime Minister and the wife of General Huo. If she's lying, she won't even know how she died."

After Zhao Xiuxiu finished speaking, others rushed to speak first.

The matchmaker said, "The Su family's wedding was very strange that day. General Huo's mansion is in the capital, but they insisted on traveling at night and chose a secluded forest path. They said that Miss Su used to live here and just wanted to walk the old road. Miss Su was perfectly fine when she got into the sedan chair."

"That day, were you sure it was Su Rou who got into the sedan chair? And were you all still there when Su Rou got into the sedan chair?"

Jiang Xianyue asked the first question.

"That day, the two daughters of the Su family got into the sedan chair together."

The matchmaker thought for a moment and then answered Jiang Xianyue.

"No...not really. The second young lady has already gotten into the bridal sedan chair. We were in charge of the eldest young lady's affairs and saw her get into the sedan chair."

The younger one even asked, "Why did the second daughter get into the sedan chair before the eldest daughter?"

The maidservant scolded Yu Xiao, saying, "Don't meddle in the affairs of the Prime Minister's residence."

The matchmaker seemed to be thinking hard, and under Zhao Xiuxiu's barrage of silver ingots, she seemed to have thought of something.

"Oh right, I remember now, Miss Su's sedan chair was also once in front of me."

The eldest daughter of the Su family had just gotten into the sedan chair when the matriarch of the Su family said she wanted to reward us. She was only gone for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. When I returned, I checked the sedan chair, and the young lady was still sitting there safely.

Jiang Xianyue touched her chin.

"that's it?"

Jiang Xianyue said in a calm tone: "Miss Su Rou is already dead. If we can't find the murderer, he will probably keep bothering you all."

As soon as Jiang Xianyue finished speaking, everyone felt a chill in the air.

Jiang Xianyue snapped her fingers, and a chilling wind swept through the area, startling the matchmaker into immediately speaking up: "I know, I was hiding it. Actually, we know the Su family's secret."