In the afternoon, the peak of Yipinxiang's noon meal with the most people passed, and Ruan Mianmian also patted his bulging belly that had already eaten, and went to the kitchen with a cup.

Although the excitement outside has eased slightly, but the kitchen is still in full swing to prepare for the evening meal, Uncle Hua boiled two pots of hot pot soup, is considering adding seasonings, Qin Feng and Long Dafu are carefully learning on the side, after all, the hot pot of Yipinxiang is a unique delicacy, such a learning opportunity must not be missed.

Ruan Mianmian didn't bother anyone, quietly detoured behind the three of them, patted Qin Feng's shoulder playfully, startled him, turned around and saw Ruan Mianmian, smiled again, and said respectfully: "Hello county lord, it's very hot in the kitchen, why are you here?" ”

Ruan Mianmian came to his side to watch Uncle Hua make soup, and said softly: "I just ate a lot of things, so I can walk around and eat at will." ”

Then, she saw that Uncle Hua was boiling a pot of tomato soup, and the orange bubbles were very tempting, so she took a small bowl and put half a bowl on it, and drank it while watching, blowing hot air with a round mouth, and asked casually: "By the way, there is something I want to know what you think." ”

"County Lord, please speak." Qin Feng and Long Dafu said at the same time.

"Li Binghai is dead, dying in his own home, I think you all know, you have spent a lot of time with him, maybe you can see anything strange about this person?" Ruan Mianmian pondered the words, trying to express them clearly without letting them think too much.

"This... I've always hated him since he hurt me, and what he does seems to be ill-intentioned, I'm afraid it's not good for me to evaluate these, so I'd better ask Dafuku. Qin Feng scratched his head, he felt uncomfortable when he talked about Li Binghai, after all, he was almost killed by his vicious methods.

"I know something, although he came late, but he is very conceited, relying on his older seniority to look down on other chefs, the night before the game at the dinner table, Xiao Qin was praised, his eyes are not quite right, so that night he did something to Xiao Qin, and prevented us from going in to find him, I think Li Binghai came to get rid of the opponent, and he cares very much about the throne of this leader." Long Dafu pursed his lips and said everything he knew.

"Alas, it's not a good thing to be too proud, don't mention him, Uncle Hua, I want to eat tomato hot pot and the osmanthus cake you made tonight, can you take the time to make me a little, and leave the other things to the two of them to experience, okay?" Ruan Mianmian sighed, put on a cute smile again, and hugged Uncle Hua's arm to be coquettish.

"Of course, I'll steam the glutinous rice later, make osmanthus cake for us to sleep, and how about a plate of rose soufflé?" Uncle Hua's eyebrows trembled, and there was nothing more to disagree.

Now that there is a lot of noise outside, the ups and downs of the magnates are commonplace, even the emperor's brother King Qi is inevitably destroyed, and now there is only a spacious kitchen with a good smile.

Uncle Hua doesn't care about others, he just wants to carry forward the fragrance over the years, he used to watch Mu Ruqing grow up, and naturally loved him as his own child, and now Ruan Mianmian has come this year, Uncle Hua loves Ruan Mianmian more than Mu Ruqing, and has always responded to requests.

Asked for their favorite snacks, Ruan Mianmian also left the kitchen with satisfaction and no longer delayed their work, as soon as they walked into the courtyard, a maid came over there and said that Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue had come back and were in the county lord's mansion, Liu Xin'er and Duan Yan also came back from the Wei State Mansion, waiting for her to go over and talk about things.

Ruan Mianmian followed the maid to the main hall of the county lord's mansion, and sure enough, everyone was like a dusty servant, and there was a middle-aged woman kneeling on the ground in the middle, who seemed to be a slave of which family, dressed simply, with only a thorn hairpin on her head, but her demeanor was generous and decent, and she thought that she had followed the master's experience.

Ruan Mianmian gently paced to his place and sat down, and looked at the woman intently, "Sister, who is this?" ”

Liu Xin'er was sitting next to Duan Yan and snorting melon seeds, and also grabbed a handful and stuffed it into Ruan Mianmian's palm: "It's a coincidence, Xiao Yanyan and I didn't go to the Wei Mansion to mourn today, and we didn't stay long after saluting in front of the mourning hall, and we didn't even eat before I said goodbye and prepared to go home. ”

"Oh? There is such a coincidence in the world, but it was encountered by our people. Ruan Mianmian pinched a melon seed and bit it with his teeth, and then took it out and there was only a shell left, put it on the table casually, and looked at the woman again, "What's your name?" ”

"The slave's name is Qiu Niang, thank you for saving my life, if it wasn't for the help of the engong, I would have been killed by them." Qiu Niang's face was full of grief, and a tear came from the corner of her eyes.

"Why did they beat you?" Jiang Xinyue continued to ask.

"Because... Because the slave maid is the Duchess of the country to serve personally, the people of the Guogong Mansion passed away, and the maids around them are regarded as ominous bodies, and they have always been beaten out of the house, intended to teach the people the crime of inconsiderate service, but other people's families are just doing a look, and they will not be too embarrassed by these old people, who knows that Mrs. Shilang actually moved the real character and sent someone to kill him, I don't believe you look, from last night to now, they beat me so miserable! ”

Qiu Niang trembled and rolled up her sleeves to reveal her arms, which were all bruised whip marks, and even burns, and then looked at her neckline, she could vaguely see some fresh scars, which was really shocking.

"It's... Why was it ordered by Mrs. Squire? Ruan Mianmian, Jiang Xinyue, and Liu Xin'er glanced at each other, maybe their speculations were not far from ten, the Guogong Mansion looked calm, but it was already in chaos inside, and it was impossible to say that the smiling tiger of Mrs. Shilang had already grasped the real power.

"As soon as I came back yesterday, Mrs. Shilang gave an order, saying that the prince was punished and delirious, so he needed to recuperate in his own courtyard, and no one should disturb him, and also said that Mrs. Shizi was imprisoned, and the Guogong Mansion would draw a line with her in the future, plus the little prince was exiled, and the eldest prince was left alone in the big house, so he couldn't say anything, and the old lady's ceremony today was also presided over by the second room." Qiu Niang was choked up and intermittent, but they still listened to it.

"What about the old lady?" Mu Ruqing asked the most critical question.

Qiu Niang's eyes flickered, and she seemed to be very evasive of this question, and even the trembling of her body intensified a little, and she lowered her head deeply, as if she was very reluctant to speak.

"Don't be afraid, since we rescued you into the county lord's mansion, then the Guogong Mansion may not get the news, if you leave at this moment, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk out of the long street at the door intact, if you are obedient and tell us the truth, we can keep you in the county lord's mansion, how much salary and reward will the Wei Guogong Mansion give you in the past, and the Jingshu County Lord's Mansion will double it for you." Jiang Xinyue was gracious and powerful, first explained the relationship between the past and the harm, and then promised benefits, not afraid that she would not open her mouth again, a normal person knows how to choose.

"This..."Qiu Niang hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "It's not that I deliberately concealed it, it's just that Mrs. Shilang did it too secretly, and I happened to be able to see it." Everyone went to sleep last night, and I was still in the old lady's room because I happened to be on duty. Then Mrs. Squire came in, saying that she had brought tonic to the old lady, and I took a look, like rock sugar pear soup, because the old lady had a cough and her lungs were not good, so she should drink these. ”

"At that time, I didn't think much about why Mrs. Squire came to the old lady's side so late, but she didn't need me to serve her closely, so she had to serve the old lady herself, so I couldn't intervene when I waited aside. When she had finished feeding the old lady, she gave me the bowl and told me to take it out, and she went back to her yard herself. Qiu Niang wiped her tears, her face full of panic, "I poured the rest of the soup in the bowl and found that there were a few pieces of flesh in it that did not look like pears, but rather looked like peaches, because the pear flesh was crisp and white, and the peach flesh was soft, I knew it was not good when I touched it with my hand, and it was really a peach." ”

"What's wrong with Peaches?" Ruan Mianmian was a little puzzled.

"My old lady can't eat peaches since she was a child, she will be swollen and difficult to breathe after eating once, and she will never touch peaches in the Guogong Mansion."

After listening to Qiu Niang's explanation, Mu Ruqing nodded and said: "Hearing you say this, the old lady seems to have an allergic reaction, and it is best not to touch it in this case, let alone eat it, otherwise her throat will be swollen, she will not be able to breathe, and she will probably suffocate to death." ”

"Brother Mu, what is... Allergic? Ruan Mianmian heard a new word from Mu Ruqing's mouth again, and asked curiously.

"I can't tell, it's just that some people are naturally very sensitive to certain things, and they will be extremely uncomfortable when they come into contact with them." Mu Ruqing thought for a while, and tried his best to explain it in plain language, so that others could understand.

"Yes, yes, this is the old lady... Allergies, Mrs. Shilang fed her peaches, I found that there was peach meat in the bowl and ran back in a panic, and I saw that the old lady was already flushed, as if she was in pain, and when I called the doctor, she was already dying. Qiu Niang recalled this frightening incident, still her face turned pale with fright, and her lips trembled.

"The doctor didn't see anything?" Liu Xin'er asked.

"Everyone has passed away, and the doctor did not examine it carefully, only said that the old lady's liver was vigorous, her lungs were weak, and she was suffocated by a mouthful of phlegm stuck in her throat, and the old lady's appearance was not visible, and people who have not served for a long time do not know that the old lady cannot eat peaches." Qiu Niang thought for a while, and added: "By the way, even this doctor came to the mansion to serve in the past two days, and the original doctor was said to have stolen something by Mrs. Shilang and was driven out of the Guogong Mansion. ”