After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 440 Su Xiaoxiao Investigates the Case

This time, Su Xiaoxiao secretly made up her mind: if she couldn't save Qian Musheng, she wouldn't come back. She was determined to stand her ground. Just because you're princes doesn't mean you can arbitrarily frame others! What kind of nonsense is this?

The next day, Su Xiaoxiao drove the carriage to the capital alone. Su Ping'an was a little worried about her, but Su Xiaoxiao said, "Actually, I'm already pretty familiar with how to get along that section of the official road. As long as I follow the official road and don't take any other side roads, there won't be any problems."

Su Ping'an finally had no choice but to agree. Before leaving, Su Xiaoxiao told Su Ping'an, "I don't know when I'll be home for a while. The soybeans at home will be ready for harvest in a few days. Please work hard and hire a few more people to help harvest the soybeans. Then dry them properly, because I need them when I get back!"

Su Ping'an knew without asking that Su Xiaoxiao wanted to brew soy sauce from soybeans. He believed one thing: Su Xiaoxiao and Prince Gong's plan to open a soy sauce workshop together could no longer continue.

However, Su Xiaoxiao decided to expand her soy sauce business, and the workshop would be up and running sooner or later.

She wasn't too worried about that, and Su Ping'an quickly nodded in agreement. After a brief farewell, Tang Xiaoman hurriedly set off for the capital.

As a new type of soy sauce, it is an essential ingredient in cooking, and Fumanlou has achieved excellent results in using this new soy sauce.

This gave Su Xiaoxiao a lot of confidence, which is why she decided that she must continue to promote and develop the brewing of new soy sauce.

After giving instructions to her family, Su Xiaoxiao packed some money and food and set off for the capital alone.

To be honest, this wasn't the first time Su Xiaoxiao had gone to the capital alone. This time, she traveled to the capital by herself, and she was somewhat uneasy about it.

However, just as Su Xiaoxiao said, it was indeed very safe for her to go to the capital alone as long as she took the official road, and nothing else happened along the way.

After arriving in the capital, Su Xiaoxiao stayed at Qian Musheng's residence. She still lived in the small courtyard next to Qian Musheng's study. The only difference this time was that Qian Musheng was no longer studying in his study.

Looking at Qian Musheng's study, so cold and deserted, without even a light, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. She vowed that this time she would definitely seek justice for Qian Musheng and clear his name.

Xiao Zhuozi and the others found out that the Tenth Prince is indeed not in the capital at the moment. As Su Xiaoxiao said, Qian Musheng and the Tenth Prince had been exchanging messages by carrier pigeon. They believe that as long as the carrier pigeon is still reliable, there should be no problem with this matter.

If the Tenth Prince receives the letter, he will definitely come back to save Qian Musheng.

Su Xiaoxiao was also very anxious at her residence. She thought to herself that she wished she could go in and investigate the case now. She had watched some period dramas before, and she found the case-solving scenes very exciting. When the case was finally solved and the truth was revealed, she felt very thrilled.

However, not only does she lack experience in handling cases, she also holds no official position. Asking her to go in and examine the crime scene, thoroughly inspect the body, or ask witnesses for their testimonies is something she cannot participate in.

Now, Su Xiaoxiao is just a woman from the village; she has nothing else to offer and truly doesn't know how she can help Qian Musheng. Su Xiaoxiao paced anxiously in her own quarters, but she felt unwilling to do nothing while waiting for the Tenth Prince.

So, Su Xiaoxiao disguised herself slightly, dressed in ordinary clothes, and painted her face with black ash. After this makeup, she looked at least ten years older. In this way, she successfully dressed herself up as a peasant woman, pushing a cart to the gate of Prince Gong's house. She was dressed like someone who was collecting scraps. In short, she looked quite convincing. When she came out of Qian Musheng's house, Xiao Zhuozi didn't even recognize her.

Thinking she was just an old woman collecting scraps, Su Xiaoxiao pressed her white headscarf down a little more before confidently wandering around the vicinity of Prince Gong's residence.

She saw that the Prince Gong's mansion was indeed adorned with white sails, and the servants coming and going were all dressed in mourning clothes.

Because of the funeral arrangements for Prince Gong's sister, all the servants in the household were dressed in mourning clothes. They were busy going in and out. Not long after Su Xiaoxiao pushed her cart over, she saw an old woman coming out to take out the trash waving at her and calling out, "Hey, old lady who collects trash, come here!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at herself and realized that her makeup had worked well. Her face already didn't show her age, and with her old, patched clothes, people were even more convinced that she was a real garbage collector.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly pushed her cart over, and the old woman took out some clothes, all of them made of fine silk and satin, and quite new. She stuffed them directly into Su Xiaoxiao's cart, saying, "Here you go, you're lucky today. You're quite lucky, old woman, to have come just when we were throwing away these clothes to collect the trash!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly lowered her head and thanked them, "These clothes are all new, why did you throw them away?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked in a hoarse voice. Actually, her voice, which she had disguised as that of an old woman, was quite convincing, and the old woman on the other side really didn't notice.

"They're new, but it's a pity our young lady can't wear them anymore. The old lady told us to throw them away! Of course, we had to do it! Actually, these clothes are still quite new. You can take them back and sell them for money, or give them away! Sigh!"

After saying that, she sighed, and Su Xiaoxiao pretended to be very confused and asked, "Why can't your young lady wear it anymore?"

"Didn't you see the white mourning banner hanging in our house? Our young lady just died a few days ago; she was murdered!"

The old woman felt she had said too much, so she said to Su Xiaoxiao, "You'd better hurry up and grab your clothes and leave. Stop talking so much nonsense."

Actually, she herself has a strong desire to share and can't control her mouth; Su Xiaoxiao doesn't say so much to anyone.

She said all of this herself. Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao didn't seem to be leaving, she asked, "Is there anything else?"

Su Xiaoxiao said directly, "Sigh, I'm struggling to make ends meet. Look at me, I'm barely scraping by collecting garbage. Could you please take me in? I can do any kind of work."