Xue Heng was able to become the Minister of Dali Temple, so he was naturally a cautious person. He immediately sent people to investigate.
After Shen Xihe's guidance, the results came out soon. Basil was able to make the horse out of control.
People were sent to investigate the fallen horse, but it was difficult to investigate. There was no way to prove that the horse had the scent of basil.
Except Shen Xihe, no one else could smell it at this moment.
Xue Heng immediately sent someone to ask Ding Jue, the third son of Zhenbei Marquis who was treating the injured horse. Ding Jue knew that the horse was out of control, so he was very angry that Shen Xihe's servants attacked him without asking any questions. After listening to the report from the Dali Temple, he calmed down.
He did smell a peculiar fragrance before the horse lost control, and he specifically smelled the scent of basil. Although it was a blended fragrance, it was extremely similar to the smell emitted by basil.
"Therefore, Zhao Ning has reason to suspect that someone saw Zhao Ning at the city gate and deliberately tampered with the horse of the Third Young Master of Zhenbei Marquis."
Shen Xihe stood in the lobby. Her tone was gentle and unhurried. She did not have the angry or reproachful tone of a victim. She was calm and composed, as if she was chatting with someone.
"If not, why didn't you give the drug earlier or later, but at this time? If you don't know that the city gate is Zhaoning, what's the point of giving the drug to the horse of the Third Young Master of Zhenbei Marquis?"
Yes, as long as it didn't offend Shen Xihe, even if it was just trampling a few common people to death, as long as the common people's families accepted money, the officials would not investigate unless the people reported it.
Then it would be meaningless to do anything to the horse of the third son of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion.
If you just want to play a prank, you should do it in the suburbs. Wouldn't it be easier to just fall off a horse or fall off a cliff
"My Lord, your thoughts are reasonable. Once I find the evidence..."
"Master Xue, you don't need to worry about the evidence. Bring me a basin of clean water." Shen Xihe interrupted Xue Heng, "I have a kind of scented powder here. Pour it into the water. Anyone who has touched basil and gets a little bit of the scented powder on them will change the color of the water when they enter it."
Xue Heng quickly followed Shen Xihe's instructions. When the water was served, Shen Xihe poured in the incense powder and took out some basil incense: "Your Excellency can show it to them in person."
Xue Heng was actually quite eager to try it out. People in charge of prisons were all interested in these strange things.
He asked the medical worker to examine Shen Xihe's fragrance. After confirming that it was basil powder, he stretched out his finger to dip a little, then put his hand deep into the water that had dissolved Shen Xihe's powder. Sure enough, a faint red color spread from his fingertips.
"It is as expected." Xue Heng was greatly surprised, and turned around to give an order, "Line up and put your hands in the water one by one to prove your innocence. You should know that the murder of the princess is punishable by ten years in prison! Using the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion to secretly harm the Northwest Prince's Mansion is not an exaggeration to charge you with a crime of causing chaos beyond the scope of the law. I will report this to His Majesty, and then..."
Xue Heng didn't even need to say what would happen if the disaster went beyond the scope of the order, as these boys and girls were so scared that they turned pale.
Those who have not done it are naturally justified. Shen Xihe looked at these people. There was one person who looked calm, but he was actually rubbing his hands down.
Several people before him had already touched the water, and none of them showed any abnormality. Shen Xihe took this opportunity to slowly walk through the people lined up in a row, making sure that he only smelled the scent of basil on one person, and then he winked at Mo Yu.