Chapter 176: There's a Ghost in the Kitchen
After returning to his room, Ye Lingxi instructed Xingchen to close the doors and windows, and only Ye Lingxi and Xingchen were left in the room.
"Queen Mother, the slave swears to the sky, and there is no intention to kill the Queen Mother!"
As soon as the doors and windows were closed, Xingchen hurriedly knelt down to show his loyalty.
Ye Lingxi picked up Xingchen, and his face was very solemn.
"Xingchen, I don't know who you really are. However, judging from the fact that there is poison in this dish today, I believe you. ”
Xingchen raised his arm and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve robe, feeling a sense of happiness for the rest of his life.
"The most important thing now is to find out the real culprit. You tell the story of serving food from the kitchen yesterday as it is, and don't let go of any details. ”
In fact, Ye Lingxi has a trace of speculation about the murderer.
That day, I happened to hear the conversation between Concubine Xuan and the noble person in the toilet, and listened to the meaning of Concubine Xuan's words, and there were other poisons in her hands. Moreover, Concubine Xuan and Ye Lingxi have a deep grudge, and they also have motives for committing crimes.
However, Ye Lingxi inexplicably felt that this matter was not particularly like Concubine Xuan's handiwork.
Concubine Xuan is insidious and vicious, cautious and bold, it is too easy to leave evidence by poisoning directly, I believe that Concubine Xuan will not take this risk easily.
However, apart from Concubine Xuan, Ye Lingxi really couldn't think of anyone else who would have such a deep hatred for her.
"Back to the queen, the slave just went to the kitchen and ordered a few of your favorite dishes on weekdays, a few of which are original, and a few are freshly made by the imperial kitchen, and the poisonous dish is made by the imperial chef."
"After the imperial kitchen was finished, the minions returned to Xingliu Palace with those dishes all the way, although they met a few palace maids and eunuchs from other palaces on the way, but none of them had ever been close to the minions, let alone had the opportunity to manipulate the food."
"The minion really couldn't figure out when this dish was poisoned. Could it be that there is something wrong with the imperial chef? ”
"But that doesn't make sense...... After the imperial kitchen cooks the dishes, there is a special palace maid in the kitchen who is responsible for testing the poison, and at that time, the slave has been watching from the sidelines, and the silver needle has no response. At that time, there was still no poison in the dish. ”
"Why did the minions turn into poisonous dishes when they came back?"
Listening to Xingchen's narration, Ye Lingxi couldn't help but sneer.
I don't know who invented the method of testing poison with silver needles, although most of the poisons can be tested, but there are still a considerable number of poisons that cannot be tested by silver needles.
The person who poisoned must be very familiar with the poison testing mechanism of the diet in the womb, and naturally will not use the poison that can be tested by the silver needle.
The poison of the lancet happens to be a poison that cannot be tested by silver needles.
"What did the queen think?"
Xingchen saw Ye Lingxi's contemptuous look, thinking that Ye Lingxi had an eyebrow for the real murderer.
"The kind of poison in the dish, the silver needle can't be tested. Therefore, the silver needle test cannot prove that the dish you get is not poisonous. ”
The first time Xingchen heard about it, there was still poison that the silver needle couldn't test, and his eyes were immediately shocked.
"Judging from your description, what you got should be the poisoned dish."
"As for when the poison was planted, I can't guess for sure."
"First of all, the stir-fry link should not be poisoned. Because this will contaminate the whole pot, a simple scrubbing will not completely wash away the poison. ”
"In addition, the possibility of poisoning is not very likely to be poisoned during the silver needle tasting process, and you have been staring at it, so it's not easy to start. As for the silver needle, there should be no problem, otherwise, all the dishes will be poisonous. ”
"Then, only the imperial chef is left to poison the dishes while you are not paying attention, or it may be that the palace maid who is responsible for preparing the plate has put the poison on the plate in advance."
"But anyway, there's a ghost in the kitchen, that's for sure!"
Reasoning to such a conclusion, Ye Lingxi was both helpless and bored. In this case, how will she eat in the future......
Although Ye Lingxi's poison technique can be completely unique in the world, she can't be too careless...... After all, there is no end to learning, and if the enemy lays a poison that she didn't recognize, she'll die!
"And there is another question, did this person poison me specifically, or did it happen to fall on my head...... Is his target me......"
Ye Lingxi pointed his finger at his nose, and the expression on his face was extremely innocent.
"Queen Mother, what are we going to do next?"
Ye Lingxi's eyes gurgled and rolled, no matter whether the target of the poisoner was her or not, she had a foolproof strategy.
That is-go to Yuwenyin's place to eat!
If the person who poisoned her was a harem concubine and just wanted to poison Ye Lingxi, then if she dined with Yu Wenyin, the person who poisoned her would definitely not poison again.
If the target of the poisoner is not Ye Lingxi, then no matter who the target of the poisoner is, Ye Lingxi and Yuwenyin dine together, and by the way, they can also help Yuwenyin recognize the poison and avoid him being harmed.
As for the ghost in the kitchen, wait until she is injured and then fix it!
"Let's go! Go and have dinner with the emperor! ”
Thinking of acting, Ye Lingxi immediately came to the imperial study with Xingchen in a hurry and with great fanfare.
At this time, Xiao Yumo was discussing with Yu Wenyin in the imperial study about the specific matters of the Thousand Poison Gate.
"Your Majesty, the queen asks to see you."
"She didn't just get burned, why did she come......"
Yu Wenyin subconsciously muttered, which happened to be heard by Xiao Yumo.
Xiao Yumo's heart froze, and he couldn't help but worry about Ye Lingxi's burns.
"Xuan."
Since Ye Lingxi had a dislike for Yu Wenyin, she no longer cared about Yu Wenyin's helplessness and passivity as the emperor. It doesn't matter if he's busy with state affairs or not, as long as you want to find him, look for him.
Xiao Yumo stared at the door carefully, and saw Ye Lingxi limping into the imperial study with the support of Xingchen, and he couldn't tell how badly she was injured.
"Husband, are you hungry?"
Yu Wenyin raised his eyebrows and did not answer Ye Lingxi's question directly.
"What? Aren't you in the palace to recuperate from your injuries, and you came here to bring me food? ”
Ye Lingxi slandered in his heart, why is this Yuwenyin so self-indulgent, and he specially sent him delicious food...... Think beautifully!
"Uh...... I really didn't come here to bring you food, I...... I'm here to wait for you to eat, and I'll be with you when you're eating. ”
After speaking, Ye Lingxi found a chair and sat down by himself, as if waiting for the food to be served.
Xiao Yumo's eyes kept staring at Ye Lingxi's playful appearance, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.
Ye Lingxi seemed to have noticed Xiao Yumo just now, and waved his hand enthusiastically at Xiao Yumo.
"Yu Mo is also there!"
Regarding Ye Lingxi's cheeky appearance of "begging", even Xingchen felt very embarrassed for Ye Lingxi. But Ye Lingxi himself was very natural, and his natural and unflinching look made Yu Wenyin have no way to refuse.
Especially hearing Ye Lingxi intimately call Xiao Yumo "Yu Mo", it made Yuwen Yin's chest have a sour lemon taste, and he didn't dare to drive Ye Lingxi away again.
"Let's go prepare a meal."
Yu Wenyin didn't say anything superfluous, and directly ordered the eunuchs around him to serve the food.
"This palace wants a plate of stir-fried pork with green vegetables! Don't forget! ”
The eunuch walked towards the door quickly, and when he walked to the threshold of the door, Ye Lingxi shouted as if he suddenly remembered something, and directly ordered the dish that had just been poisoned.
Ye Lingxi's shout directly frightened the eunuch and almost tripped over the threshold.
"Slaves obey!"
The eunuch held on to the door frame in time, so that he didn't fall directly to the ground, turned around and respectfully replied to Ye Lingxi's words, and then turned around and ran away as if he hurried to prepare a meal.
This queen seems to be more difficult to serve than the emperor......
After the eunuch beside Yu Wenyin left, Yu Wenyin and Xiao Yumo did not speak again, and there was silence in the imperial study for a moment.
Grunt~
Ye Lingxi has been a little hungry for a long time, he has not eaten for so long, and now he is very hungry. This voice came from Ye Lingxi's stomach.
The few people present, except for Xingchen, were all people with deep internal strength, and naturally they all heard Ye Lingxi's stomach screaming.
Xiao Yumo clenched his hand into a fist in embarrassment, put it to his mouth and coughed lightly twice.
Yuwen Yin looked at Ye Lingxi with interest, as if waiting for her embarrassed expression.
But who is Ye Lingxi...... How is it possible to play cards according to common sense?!
"Look, I'm hungry! Hungry to growl! ”
Ye Lingxi generously admitted that it was her stomach that was rumbling with hunger, which made Yu Wenyin lose the opportunity to laugh at her.
Although ordinary ancient women would be embarrassed by this kind of thing, Ye Lingxi didn't feel embarrassed at all. I'm so hungry that my stomach growls!
Xiao Yumo smiled secretly in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh at Ye Lingxi's uniqueness.
"The minister will not disturb the emperor and the queen's mother's meal, and retire first."
Xiao Yumo saluted and planned to leave, but Ye Lingxi stopped him.
"Huh? Yu Mo, don't go! Let's eat together later, I just owe you a bun last time, and I'll treat you today! ”
After speaking, Ye Lingxi turned to Yuwen Yin again, with a look of anticipation.
"Husband...... No problem, right? ”
Ye Lingxi's voice "Husband" was really sweet and greasy, making Yu Wenyin powerless.
Although Xiao Yumo and Yu Wenyin grew up together since childhood, they have a deep relationship. However, except for the banquet in the palace, Xiao Yumo has never had the experience of dining with Yu Wenyin.
After all, Yu Wenyin is a king, and Xiao Yumo is a minister.
In the royal family of Jun'an Kingdom, the king's meal is very particular, and it can be regarded as a supreme honor to have the opportunity to eat at the same table with the king.
"That's right."
Yu Wenyin waved his big hand and accommodated Ye Lingxi infinitely.
Ye Lingxi's little face suddenly became smiling, and he was very happy in his heart.