Chapter 579: Falling Into a Trap

Shen Ningning's first reaction was to suspect Mo Lingwei.

Could it be her brother who did it?

To make her give up Lu Shaoyuan?

But after years of getting along, she suppressed this thought the moment it came up.

It couldn't be Mo Lingwei.

Even if he was usually domineering, he would never do such a thing.

Lu Shaoyuan was shocked and murmured: "Dead... How could she die? If so, who will clear my name?"

The crowd of onlookers had already begun to point fingers--

"Why did a good girl jump off the building?"

"It looks like she was killed!"

"Just now I heard from the waiter in the restaurant that the youngest son of Mrs. Meng, the boss of the business, that is, the second young master Lu, got drunk and took possession of another girl's body, and he didn't want to take responsibility!"

"What? There is such a thing, no wonder the princess also came. The second young master Lu was probably afraid that his marriage with the princess would be affected, so he couldn't wait to kill!"

People's public opinion, if combined with malicious speculation, has always been the most terrifying.

In just a few moments, no one cared about the truth.

In everyone's mouth, Lu Shaoyuan had become a murder suspect.

Mo Lingwei immediately sent out his personal guards to seal off the scene, disperse the people, and order them not to spread rumors.

Then, he hurriedly stepped into the restaurant.

The personal guards followed Mo Lingwei and quickly surrounded and controlled the restaurant, clearing all the guests out.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was so scared that his face turned pale. He chased Mo Lingwei and kept saying, "Your Highness, my family are all good people. This restaurant has been open for almost ten years, and this is the first time such a thing has happened!"

"Why did the second young master Lu kill people? I don't know. He just drank with a group of people here, and then went to rest when he was drunk. I don't know them at all! Your Highness, you must not close my shop. My family of eight depends on this job!"

Mo Lingwei pursed his thin lips on his cold face and completely ignored the shopkeeper's crying.

Until he walked in front of Shen Ningning, looked at Lu Shaoyuan beside her with a stern look, and then said to the shopkeeper: "Go and get the hangover soup, go now."

The shopkeeper sighed in embarrassment and turned away.

Lu Shaoyuan seemed to have suffered a major blow. He sat at the table with a pale face, covering his forehead with one hand, and kept muttering: "How could this happen, how could this happen..."

Mo Lingwei looked at Lu Shaoyuan and said coldly: "There are many people with cunning minds in the world. You just started doing business and just got to know the door. You don't know that the most difficult thing is not making money, but dealing with people. I'm afraid you have been tricked by others."

After saying that, he looked at Shen Ningning, with undisguised concern in his eyes.

He rushed here as soon as he heard the news, for fear that Shen Ningning would be affected and criticized by others.

However, the girl just looked at him quietly with a puzzled look at this time.

"Are you okay?" Mo Lingwei asked.

Shen Ningning shook her head: "Brother, why are you here?"

Mo Lingwei: "I'm going to leave the palace for an inspection today. When I was nearby, I heard that something happened here."

Shen Ningning frowned: "So soon?"

It took only a cup of tea from the time Lu Shaoyuan got into trouble to when Mo Lingwei rushed over.

The news was so well-informed, it was obviously planned by someone!

Lu Shaoyuan slammed his fist on the table: "It must be Lord Long who harmed me! I'll go find him now!"

Shen Ningning hurriedly grabbed him.

"Don't rush to go. Shu Yan can commit suicide to harm you. You don't know what will happen if you go to find Jiang Shanglong. It's not too late to go after the investigation has a clue."

Mo Lingwei immediately called the guards around him: "Go and control the people who drank with Lu Shaoyuan last night and take them to the government office for interrogation."

Shen Ningning suddenly added: "Take my token with you, otherwise I'm afraid my brother's people will be too busy."

As she said, she handed over the princess's jade token.

After Shen Ningning was promoted to princess, there were 300 guards waiting for her dispatch in the princess's mansion.

Mo Lingwei glanced at her.

He keenly felt that Shen Ningning arranged her own people to go with her to detain Jiang Shanglong and others, as if she didn't trust him.

However, Mo Lingwei still didn't say anything, nodded to the guards, and let them take the jade order away.

Lu Shaoyuan was in great pain.

"I can't figure out why. Jiang Shanglong is old, and his shipping business is gradually declining. As far as I know, his subordinates have a lot of deficits. At this time, I put money into his account, which is beneficial to him. Why would he harm me?"

It happened that the waiter brought the hangover soup, and Shen Ningning sat next to him and poured him a bowl.

"Maybe he didn't do it, but if we start with him, we will definitely find clues. Don't worry, drink the hangover soup first."

Lu Shaoyuan took the soup bowl and looked at Shen Ningning with bloodshot eyes: "Believe me, I really haven't done anything to let you down."

Shen Ningning nodded: "Of course I believe you."

Lu Shaoyuan is not such a person, and even if he really did it, Shen Ningning doesn't intend to blame him for anything.

Mo Lingwei stood by and saw it. As soon as he saw the deep displeasure in his eyes, he was forced to suppress it.

He turned his head to look aside, trying not to look at how they were getting along, so that he could be calmer in his heart.

Under Shen Ningning's comfort, Lu Shaoyuan's collapsed mood gradually improved, and his thoughts became clearer.

Shen Ningning guided him to recall the details of last night.

He only remembered that after Jiang Shanglong left, the shopkeepers took turns drinking with him, so he got particularly drunk.

"I usually have a good alcohol tolerance, but I didn't expect to get completely drunk." Lu Shaoyuan pressed his brows, feeling infinite regret in his heart.

Mo Lingwei sat in a chair beside him, listening indifferently, his jade-white cold face had no expression.

Suddenly, he asked: "You went out to have a banquet with others, without bringing the servant?"

Lu Shaoyuan sat up straight: "Yes! I brought an entourage, why is it gone..."

He lowered his head and looked at the soup bowl in his hand.

Sobering soup...

"I remember! Those shopkeepers urged him to go to the kitchen and cook sobering soup for me."

The servant must have not come back, otherwise they would not let the situation develop like this.

Hearing this, Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning walked to the door tacitly, and both of them went to the backyard to check.

Lu Shaoyuan also hurriedly followed.

The prince's guards had surrounded the restaurant, and there were also guards in the backyard.

When Mo Lingwei and his team arrived, several guards were guarding the four corners.

Everyone in the restaurant had been cleared out. Lu Shaoyuan walked around the kitchen and didn't see his servant.

Shen Ningning looked around, and Mo Lingwei was beside her, wondering: "Did they take the man away?"

Since this group of people wanted to harm Lu Shaoyuan, they wouldn't keep his servant.

Shen Ningning's eyes turned around and fell on the only large water tank in the yard.

She reached out to open the lid, but Mo Lingwei held her wrist.

"Don't scare you, let me do it."