When Xin Yi walked in, the first thing that caught his eye was a bathtub that was half a person's height. It was steaming. Sun Huai was sorting clothes next to it.

Fu Jiuqu wore a tea-white soft satin pajamas and a velvet cloak. It looked like he had just taken a bath. His handsome and noble face was soaked in water mist and became even whiter and colder.

He doesn't speak.

Just leaning on the wooden couch and looking at Xin Yi.

Xin Yi came in confidently, but she actually felt a little flustered when she saw him.

"Your Majesty." She lowered her eyes and saluted, "I wonder how many more days we will stay?"

Fu Jiuqu said: "I'll go back after finishing my official business."

He said "return", not "go", which means that he is indeed not planning to go to Shouzhou. But this is not what Xin Yi cares about.

The case has nothing to do with her. She promised Queen Cao that day that she would go to the Cao Mansion to see her again before the Chinese New Year.

I can't go back to Beijing.

Xin Yi secretly composed himself and said calmly: "The prince has official business to attend to, but I am an idler with nothing to do. As the New Year is approaching, I have three children hanging in my heart and want to return to the capital as soon as possible."

Fu Jiuqu's eyes were cold, but there was a slight smile on his lips.

"What did you and I say when we came?"

Xin Yi: "The prince and I will investigate the case together and clear the suspicion."

Fu Jiuqu: "Is the case completed?"

"No." Xin Yi moistened his lips and raised his eyes slightly, "But now it is clear that the case has nothing to do with me, which is enough to clear my suspicion. The county prince knew that I went to salvage the sunken ship for money, and had nothing to do with those two

It doesn’t matter if I have a female corpse, so why should I restrict my freedom?”

Fu Jiuqu seemed to be reminded by her words and smiled faintly.

"Salvage sunken ships to seek money? Do you know what is the crime of possessing something found as your own?"

Salvage guilty?

Xinyi people are not students of law. In modern times, they knew that there was such a regulation. Everything that remains in the country's underground, internal waters and territorial waters belongs to the state.

Is it possible that this was also the case in the Song Dynasty?

Fu Jiuqu smiled faintly and poured down a ladle of cold water.

"According to the "Miscellaneous Laws" of the "Song Xingtong", anyone who finds a relic in the palace must send it to the official for collection within five days. If no one comes to claim it, the property will not be recorded in the official account."

Xin Yi frowned, "Have I not found anything yet? I haven't found anything, how can I call it a found relic? I only touched two corpses, shouldn't they both be sent to the official?"

Fu Jiuqu looked at her calmly, slightly curling his lips, "Song Xingtong also has a rule: if the official property lost by sinking the ship, or if the official ship and the official property are lost without sending it to the official, you will get it.

According to the law of Lan, the crime of theft is one hundred for a staff, and the punishment is three years. If you know that there is treasure in the sunken ship and do not report it to the official, the crime will be increased by one level."

Xin Yi's words sent chills down his spine, and he narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Then the prince wants to punish me?"

Fu Jiuqu opened his eyes and said calmly: "I see that you still have regrets and sincerely assist the Imperial City Division in solving the case. Naturally, you can let go of the past. If you are unwilling and want to go against the Imperial City Division, then that is a different matter."

Does it mean that if you help him solve the case, you can be exempted from the crime, otherwise, you will be charged with an additional penalty?

Xin Yi almost laughed.

"Prince, there is something unclear about this little lady."

Fu Jiuqu raised his chin and said, "Say."

Xin Yi's face showed no trace of the "regret" that Fu Jiuqu said, and all the unhappiness in his heart was written on his face. "What kind of virtue is this little woman? Can she help the prince solve the case? What's the use of staying here?"

In fact, she had another sentence following the sentence: Could it be that the prince had some ulterior motive in forcing her to stay with him like this?

But before she could finish her words, Fu Jiuqu interrupted with a low laugh.

"Of course you are useful."

After that, he called Sun Huai, "Bring the things."

Sun Huai lowered his head and said yes, and soon brought a cloth bag. The water stains were not yet dry, and the cloth was stained by the mud and changed its color. However, Xin Yi still recognized it at a glance. It was her treasure - Qi Nanxiang.

"Were they fished out today?"

"Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Hearing this, Xin Yi noticed something was wrong and looked up.

The two people looked at each other, and both saw an unhappy look in the other's eyes.

Xin Yi took out the tin box from the cloth bag, placed it on a high stool, and slowly opened the lid. His expression suddenly changed, and his eyebrows knitted together.

A group of pitch-black Qinan agarwood seemed to have lost color after being soaked in water, and the texture and oil lines on the surface seemed to have changed, completely different from what she saw yesterday.

"how so?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at him and said, "Sun Huai, bring some water."

Sun Huai responded again and quickly brought out a basin of water and placed it in front of Xin Yi.

"Miss Zhang, please."

Xin Yi slowly picked up the Qinanxiang in the tin box and threw it into the basin.

A thud.

It sinks when exposed to water.

Xin Yi's expression suddenly changed.

Agarwood sinks when it comes into contact with water, so it is called "Agarwood". However, the high-quality Agarwood will half-float and half-sink when it enters the water, and will not sink.

This is clearly...

"Fake."

Fu Jiuqu's clear voice spoke Xin Yi's innermost thoughts.

Then, he looked sideways and smiled, "I remember that you are not only strong, but you also have a sharp nose?"

Xin Yi narrowed his eyes, "What does the prince mean?"

"You can identify the authenticity and quality of medicinal materials by your nose, but you don't know that this Qinan agarwood is fake?"

Xin Yi lowered his face and said, "Report to the prince, I don't deserve to know the fragrance of Qinan."

In modern times, Chinensis has basically become a legend, so precious that you can’t even find decent fakes.

Since there is a genuine product, it is not something she can afford or see.

Therefore, Xinyi has never seen the real Qinan agarwood before.

There are many records and descriptions in books about the fragrance of Qinan. It is elegant, refreshing, and sweet. It is called "the best fragrance in life", but what Xin Yi remembers most is its medicinal properties——

Qinan is a natural antibacterial medicinal material that can improve the function of human internal organs and enhance immunity.

Regulates qi, relieves pain, clears the mind, calms the mind, and is especially good for improving heart function.

Xin Yi was very interested in the medicinal material Qinan, but the price was beyond her reach. That's why after receiving the reward from the eldest princess's palace, she regarded it as a treasure and tied it to her belt, fearing that it would fall and fly.

Only after losing it would I be so sad that I almost covered my face and cried bitterly.

After all, that was her rare opportunity to own Qi Nanxiang...

It's fine now.

It's actually a piece of fake.

Xin Yi was surprised and confused, "Why is there fake Qinanxiang in the Princess's mansion?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her and didn't say anything more. He just smiled lowly and said, "This is exactly why I want you to stay."

"Oh." Xin Yi raised his eyebrows, "What can I do for the prince?"

Fu Jiuqu's deep voice had a hint of laughter, and he said slowly and leisurely: "Fake incense is prevalent in Beijing, and most of them come from Shouzhou. The tin and wooden boxes fished out of the shipwreck in the Bianhe River that day also came from Shouzhou. I suspect that the shipwreck has something to do with it.

I wanted to go to Shouzhou to investigate further regarding the counterfeit traders in Shouzhou, but since some people are willing to risk their lives to trick me, I will spend a few days with them in Chenliu first."

After saying that, he raised his eyes and said, "Shouzhou's counterfeiting skills are almost as good as the real ones. I want you to remember the taste of this fake Qinan, and then you can tell the real ones from the fake ones and bring them to you one by one."

Xin Yi: "???"
Chapter completed!