"Don't make a noise, since Li Binghai can't hold back and wants to make a move so soon, let's treat others in the same way." Seeing that everyone nodded, he raised his voice and called a maid who was guarding the door, and ordered, "Go to the kitchen and see, if the dishes are finished, tell the cooks not to be busy, and come over to eat together." ”

The maid agreed and turned around to go out to pass the word, but Mu Ruqing did not hesitate to change the chopsticks, and divided the meat of the gorgeous but poisonous carp leaping dragon gate by two, and also put a lot of it into the garbage basket casually, making this dish look like it had been passed, so as not to make Li Binghai suspicious.

The three chefs, led by Li Binghai, came in from the small door of Yipinxiang and the county lord's mansion, and as soon as they stopped, they saluted the people at the table: "I have seen all the county lords, I have seen the prince of England." ”

lowered his head, but Li Binghai's eyes secretly glanced at the people in front of him, and he wondered in his heart, why this kind of fragrance was so indiscriminate, and the noble prince and county lord actually let the lowly servants come to the table to eat. The servants in his eyes are naturally Uncle Hua and Ruan Bai, after all, they don't have any titles, and they are not from a big family, they only do ordinary and even some lowly work in Yipinxiang, even if they have an excellent relationship, they will not eat at the same table.

Mu Ruqing stared at Li Binghai for a while, and his small movements naturally followed, but he didn't attack on the spot, but kindly asked them to get up and talk.

"The three chefs are all good chefs with superb skills and valuable character, and with you, business will definitely be more prosperous. We have nothing to thank you for making such a delicious meal today, so you can eat at the same table with us, don't shirk, come, sit down. Mu Ruqing looks kind, he really looks like a good boss who is sympathetic to his employees, but everyone at the table eats without saying a word, and there is not much communication.

Li Binghai was a little surprised, if he said that he had dinner at the same table with Uncle Hua Ruan Bai, it could be said that he had been in love for many years, but he was treated so favorably on the first day, which made him scratch his head and reflect on some of his practices.

"Boss, it's our job to cook a good meal, we really can't afford such a big courtesy, let's go to the back to eat." Li Binghai's modest head lowered even more, and his words were all prevarications.

"It's okay, King Ying and Princess Zhuen don't care too much about the status of the inferior, we have never had such a word, no matter what identity is outside, in Yipinxiang is a family, and there is no need to be too restrained in the future." Mu Ruqing seemed to be more enthusiastic by Li Binghai's shirk, and even got up and pulled Li Binghai and them into a seat.

In this way, Li Binghai did not shirk again, and sat down on the other side of Mu Ruqing, but he didn't make much movement, and there was a sincere smile on his face, as if he was really honored. Qin Feng and Long Dafu had a good relationship, and Mu Ruqing pulled them to sit in the empty seat next to Ruan Mianmian, and asked someone to add new dishes and chopsticks, and the people at the table began to laugh again, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Mu Ruqing raised his glass first, and said softly: "We have added three new people, but the relationship is the same, and I hope that year after year, our relationship will be as good as ever, let's have a drink." ”

The others also raised their glasses and drank their glasses of wine together. When Ruan Mianmian covered the wine glass with his sleeve and drank, his eyes paid attention to Li Binghai opposite, although he was also drinking, but since he sat down, his eyes glanced at the carp leaping dragon gate several times, and his expression relaxed a lot, thinking that Mu Ruqing's trick really worked, Li Binghai already thought that everyone had eaten this dish, and their lives were short, and it was estimated that he was proud in his heart.

Only the proud fox shows its tail, and the clever hunter always strikes at this time.

Ruan Mianmian put down the wine glass, the smile on her face was sweet and lovely, and she used chopsticks to pick up vegetables for Liu Xin'er and Princess Zhu'en, as if she suddenly noticed Li Binghai's restraint, and also sandwiched a chopsticks of fish meat from the dragon gate, which happened to be near the belly of the fish, got up slightly and put the meat into Li Binghai's bowl, and said: "Chef Li, don't see outside, eat more." Then he took his attention away, put the chopsticks in his hand, picked up his chopsticks again, and began to eat.

Li Binghai's face was respectful and restrained, but he was secretly unhappy in his heart, this dish was made for them by himself, and it was naturally clear what was in it, but now it was like God had made a big joke, and asked Ruan Mianmian to put the poisonous vegetables in his bowl, it was really difficult to ride a tiger.

If you don't eat this dish, you will inevitably show clues to let others notice you, but if you eat it, won't you even have to take your own life, although this medicine is not immediate, but there is no antidote, once you enter it, there is absolutely no chance of survival...

When he was struggling, Li Binghai suddenly heard Ruan Mianmian, who was like a smile in his heart, speak again: "Oh, Chef Li, why don't you eat it, don't you want to make your own dishes unappetizing?" ”

Without waiting for Li Binghai to answer, Ruan Mianmian took another bite of enoki mushroom stuffed meat, and said to himself: "Yes, it's the first time I've eaten with us, and I'm not used to it, but I can't starve myself, the dishes you make are so delicious, why don't you taste a little more?" ”

Li Binghai could only nod awkwardly and stiffly, and as soon as he looked up, he saw that everyone at the dinner table had stopped their chopsticks, and they all looked at him along Ruan Mianmian's eyes.

"It's... I..."Li Binghai hesitated, thinking that he might not be able to escape this level, so he simply closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, picked up the chopsticks on the table with trembling hands, and slowly stretched out to the snow-white fish meat wrapped in the golden skin in the bowl, the closer he got closer, the fear in his heart deepened, and the moment the chopsticks touched the soft fish, the last line of defense in his heart completely collapsed.

Li Binghai stood up tremblingly and stepped back, but he tripped over the legs of the stool, and his legs and feet were not good, so he sat on the ground on his back and shrank back, as if the people at this table were going to kill him in the next second to vent his anger.

Mu Ruqing's mouth hooked up an arc, but he still said in surprise: "Oh, Chef Li Binghai, what's wrong with you, why did you fall down, come, I'll help you up and continue to eat?" As he spoke, he was about to reach out to help him, but Li Binghai frantically moved two steps back, dodging Mu Ruqing's hand: "Don't force me, I don't want to die, I can't die!" ”

Mu Ruqing stopped pretending, and withdrew his hand with a cold face: "Who forced you?" Who wants you dead again? It's just a dish, and if you eat the dishes you make yourself, even if you are poisoned, you will suffer by yourself. ”

"You... You know, you know it all? Li Binghai's originally small eyes glared suddenly, and the person no longer dodged, and the whole person froze in place.

"Yes, I know all of them, and we all know them, from when you left the Qi Palace, to the outskirts of the city to confuse the public, to the drug of Qin Feng last night, and the poison in the Liyue Dragon Gate today, we all know it." Mu Ruqing squinted at Li Binghai, alienated and indifferent: "You and your master, King Qi, are in the same vein, and when the incident occurred in the east window, they were all shocked and innocent with wide-eyed eyes, and they were really a raccoon dog!" ”

"Lord Wang... What happened to him! Li Binghai flashed a lot of things in his mind for a moment, the reason why he dared to start immediately in Yipinxiang was because the King of Qi and the housekeeper promised him that once the matter was successful, he would immediately send a signal, and the people of the King of Qi who were hiding near Yipinxiang would immediately come in and join him inside, send him out of the capital, and also promised him a thousand taels of silver, as well as the house in Jiangnan. If something happens to King Qi, then there is really no hope of survival today, and the wealth and glory of the second half of his life are all in vain.

"Oh yes, you don't know yet, you are resting below this afternoon, King Qi has been caught in the wing room on the second floor, he has a foreign country, he disobeys the king, there is no one in his eyes, he is in trouble, and now his life is in danger, he is being treated in the palace, and when he is better, he will be sentenced." Now that the Qi Wangfu no longer exists, all the things related to him have also been erased, originally including you, but unfortunately we are kind, thinking that you can have a chance to survive in Yipinxiang, but you don't want to lure the wolf into the house, and almost killed yourself, you said that you are not a grace to take revenge, damn it. ”

Mu Ruqing rarely said such heavy words, he was really not interested in the things that were fought for in this era, even the regent Yuxi could give it up, but what he cared about most was these people around him, if he hurt one, it was enough to make him crazy, let alone such a person who wanted to kill everyone.

Suddenly hearing the news of King Qi, it was still such an unimaginable thing, Li Binghai was a little stunned, he couldn't see any emotional changes, even his eyes lost focus, he fell to the ground like a wooden stake, and muttered: "You... How could you be so kind to spare my life, no matter what, I came out of the Qi Palace, you can kill me, or send me to see the official, what I have done these days, which one is enough for me to divide the body, you don't have to dirty your hands. ”

Ruan Mianmian pursed his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "You are still obsessed, we never thought of asking for your life, but we just want you to repent, since we can know that you are a fine work sent by the Qi Palace, we can naturally find out that your craftsmanship is the characteristic of the imperial dining room, and we will not kill people who have done things in the palace."

Li Binghai smiled bitterly and slowly raised his head: "Don't kill me?" But it's not interesting for me to live, it's better to be a hundred, lame, and lose the opportunity to gain a foothold in the capital, even if you don't kill me, how much better can you make me better? ”

"Why do you disobey the advice so much, why are you so afraid of eating fish and meat, and the fear of death comes from the bottom of your heart, how can you not be greedy for life?"