Before the banquet, Shi Qingqian saw Shen Shu.

She wanted to look at the extent of the fish porridge, and she didn't dare to walk away easily. Because fish is the most delicate meat, if you cook it for a while, it is easy to have a fishy smell, and if you cook it for a while, it is easy to become very woody, which will affect the taste when eating.

Only by simmering slowly and stirring once or twice at all times can this fish porridge taste like a springy tooth.

In addition, Shi Qingqian also added a lot of medicinal materials to the porridge, so she needed to control the heat by herself.

Shen Shu came to the imperial dining room to see Shi Qingqian.

The little prince will personally run to the imperial dining room, which is really a big jump for the king.

Shi Qingqian didn't think it was anything, she still sat on the small bench, holding her chin with one hand, flickering the small fan in her hand with the other, turned her head weakly, and said hello to Shen Shu who came over, "Hey, Shen Shu, why are you here?" ”

"The palace banquet is about to start, I'll see how your medicinal diet is doing." Shen Shu didn't care about Shi Qingqian being so informal, he reached out and patted her head gently, and said gently.

"Huh? Getting started soon? Shi Qing was stunned for a moment, she had been sitting here looking at the small flame for a long time, and even the time was in a trance, "Manager Wang, how long has this porridge been cooking?" ”

The chief manager Wang, who was named by name, counted the time and replied, "Back to the little county lord, it should be almost two hours." ”

Hearing this, Shen Shu nodded silently.

He saw that the flames in the stove were very small, and it didn't look like the fire that could be used to make porridge, but since it had been boiling for two hours, he was no longer blindly worried.

"Well, that's pretty much it!" Shi Qingqian stood up a little excitedly, she lifted the lid on the pot, and the white mist with fragrance rose up.

Shi Qingqian took a big spoon and began to stir the fish porridge in the pot.

The herbs she put in had also been boiled to color, and now the porridge in the pot was in a burnt yellow state, and it was sprinkled with orange-red wolfberries. What shocked Shen Shu was that the fish meat was not colored, it was still so snow-white, like a little starlight, and like a pearl in the desert.

With Shi Qing's stirring action, the fragrance flew out even faster, making Shen Shu want to close the lid, for fear that the fragrance would run out.

"Child, it's very fragrant...... Shen Shu exclaimed, "It's all full of color and fragrance, but I don't know what it tastes like." ”

"You'll find out later!" Shi Qingqian smiled playfully, as if he was afraid that Shen Shu would steal it, and put the lid back on the pot. Then he waved his hand to Mr. Wang, "Mr. Wang, please call someone to make this fire smaller, I see that the fish porridge is almost cooked, as long as it is still warm when it is served." ”

"Haole, little county lord, don't worry!"

Although Manager Wang has always been respectful to Shi Qingqian, after Shen Shu came, he seemed to be more eager.

Shen Shu saw Shi Qing's tired face, so he reached out to help her pinch her shoulder, "You'er has worked hard, do you still need to do anything?" ”

"No need, I've arranged the rest," Shi Qingqian pulled out a tired smile, fortunately, she had already instructed how to use the radish flower later, and now she didn't need to explain it herself, "Shen Shu, let's go to the banquet hall first, don't be late for a while." ”

Shen Shu nodded, and naturally took Shi Qingqian's hand.

In fact, he was worried that Shi Qingqian would forget the time and never saw her, so he had to run over to find her by himself.

Walking out of the imperial dining room, Shi Qingqian still had the fragrance of the kitchen on her body, she took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and finally understood what the 'smell of oil smoke' was.

"Qian'er, I heard Xue Ying talk about your 'red peony'." As he walked, Shen Shu suddenly said.

Shi Qing pouted, she hadn't had time to see Shen Shu yet, Xue Ying was very anxious.

When she was in the imperial dining room, Xue Ying couldn't help much, so Shi Qingqian simply asked her to go out and play by herself, and wait in the banquet hall when the banquet began, it seemed that she was going to find Shen Shu. Shi Qingqian didn't need to ask, he could guess that Xue Yingding had 'complained' to Shen Shu with a look of grievance.

Shen Shu continued: "Listening to Xue Ying, you seem to have discovered something? ”

"Yes, my 'red peony' was tampered with, so it was broken." Shi Qingqian nodded, and said confidently, "I used yellow mud when I closed the pickled porcelain jar, and I have just seen the mud shell that has faded, and it is clear that it has been wiped twice. I applied it very flatly, and it was impossible for me to have such marks. ”

"So...... Did someone open the jar again after you sealed it, and when that person sealed it again, did that trace appear? Shen Shu suddenly felt a sense of relief. Although he had not personally seen the appearance of the mud shell, he trusted Shi Qingqian's judgment very much.

And how could such a smart person as Shi Qingqian make such a low-level mistake?

"I'll investigate this matter well." Shen Shu said in a low voice.

Shi Qingqian waved his hand and stretched hard, "No need, I can basically guess who did it." ”

"Oh?" Although Shen Shu said in a tone of disbelief, he actually had some thoughts in his heart.

"The family of the Hou Mansion patrols the night, unless you are so good at light skills and can sneak in at will, it is still rare for other strangers to want to run in, so ...... It may have been done by someone who was already in the Hou Mansion. Shi Qingqian explained that in and out of the words, the person who was actually alluded to was Su Yixue.

"Of course, if a powerful person hires someone with extremely high martial arts skills to come to the Hou Mansion to do tricks and feet for my 'Red Peony', it is not impossible." Shi Qingqian continued, "I caused Prime Minister Mo to be dismissed for a month...... He should hate me very much, right? ”

What Shi Qingqian said was exactly the same as what Shen Shu thought. Now it's just the two of them who can do this kind of thing.

"Don't worry, I'll find out who it is."

The two walked side by side in the direction of the banquet hall, without a single attendant by their side. To walk from the Imperial Dining Room to the Banquet Hall, you have to pass through a very quiet place.

was walking with a good student, but Shen Shu suddenly grabbed Shi Qingqi and dragged her to the back of the bushes.

Shi Qingqian originally thought that what was to 'do something', but soon, she heard a familiar voice-

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Xue'er has completely done the things you explained......

"Okay, good, Xue'er is really good, what do you want, tell Prince Ben!"