Chapter 216: A Fat Cat with a Sweet Tooth
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Old Man Lu couldn't sit still when he received the news, on the one hand, he sent someone to the palace to inquire about the news, and on the other hand, he summoned everyone in the Lu family to discuss countermeasures.
So far, no news has leaked out from the palace, as if everything is as rumored, it was Concubine Xian who did something wrong and angered the saint, so she was demoted.
But anyone with a little brain knows that there is the Lu family behind Concubine Xian, and the Lu family and the prince are in the same line. Even if the saint is angry and angry, he will never say a word and go directly from the fourth concubine to the palace people.
In Yuhua Hall, the men of the Lu family sat together, all frowning about what had happened recently.
Lu Zhiyuan hadn't come back yet, and Old Man Lu looked at the two sons present, and suddenly became angry.
He has a total of three sons in his life, the eldest of whom has been both civil and military since he was a child, but unfortunately died young. The remaining second and third children, one is unlearned and unskilled, and the other is addicted to pleasure. None of them can share his worries, that is, the third child gave birth to a grandson for him, which makes him feel more comforted.
Lu Zhenghe sat on the chair, he held a cup of tea in his hand, and took a sip to hide the look in his eyes. He is now the elder of the Lu family, and Old Man Lu also called him over to discuss countermeasures.
"Big brother, what do you think about this?" Old Man Lu asked towards Lu Zhenghe.
Hearing this, Lu Zhenghe raised his head, put the teacup on the coffee table on the side, and thought, "According to what I have seen, someone must be making trouble behind my back, I don't know if our Lu family has offended anyone recently?" ”
When it comes to offending people, Old Man Lu's first reaction is the third prince.
But that was all a few years ago, and if the third prince is taking revenge on the Lu family now, it will inevitably be too calm.
A few years ago, the three princes not only restored the identity of the prince because of their meritorious service in saving the driver, but also won the special favor of the saint, plus the three princes have always been able to put forward opinions that are in line with the thoughts of the saints on the affairs of the court, and even overshadowed the prince for a time.
In order to show his favor for the three princes, the saint gave him the right to assist in the administration of the court. You must know that since ancient times, in addition to the prince, there are only auxiliary ministers who can assist in the administration of the court, and how can there be a practice of handing over the power to a prince while the prince is still there.
There are many rumors in the court, and even the most powerful one is that the saint wants to abolish the prince.
The crown prince is the prince of a country, if he does not have great virtue and loss, how can he be easily deposed.
Even if rumors come out, they may not be groundless.
The Lu family and the prince are tightly tied together, and if something happens to the prince, the Lu family will not have a few good days.
Therefore, the old man Lu, together with several highly respected ministers in the court, went on a concert together, which means that the saint wants to take back the will of the three princes to assist in the administration of the court.
The emperor's decree was forced to be withdrawn by the ministers in less than three days, and he was really depressed.
The Lu family's offended the three princes also from that time, although the face has not been completely torn off, but there is only that layer of skin that can be pierced at any time.
The men of the Lu family were discussing some countermeasures for what was to happen in the future, and compared to the tense atmosphere in the front yard, the backyard was not greatly affected.
Bai Susu just got up after taking a nap, he was still a little sleepy, and he was a little unhappy between his eyebrows. She glared at the kitten who woke her up from nowhere, and snorted angrily.
Just now, when she was sleeping soundly, she heard a cat meow, and finally succeeded in waking her up. The little bottle happened to come back from outside, and when she woke up, she smiled and said, "It's a coincidence, the kitchen has brought desserts, freshly made rose milk and sweet bean cakes." Sister, come and try it. ”
When Bai Susu heard that he had something to eat, the displeasure of being woken up dissipated a lot.
The food box was opened, and the small bottle took out the two delicate small plates inside and set them on the table, a plate of sweet bean cakes with a bowl of rose milk.
Both of these are her favorites, and she would have eaten them as usual. But I don't know what's going on today.,I've had no appetite since I woke up.,Just looking at these two things makes me feel full.。
She didn't want to eat it, but she wanted to eat, and a cat meow came again, and she looked up to see a fat cat looking at her. To be precise, looking at the sweet bean cake in her hand.
Bai Susu thought it was funny, so she put the sweet bean cake on the palm of her hand and used her to tease the fat cat to eat.
The fat cat was also teased, jumping up and down and shaking her fat body to snatch the sweet bean cake in her palm, and her clumsy appearance made Bai Susu laugh non-stop.
Later, she was tired of playing, and the fat cat was also a little tired, so she fed the sweet bean cake to the fat cat, and sure enough, there was something to eat, and the fat cat, who had no energy just now, suddenly became energetic again.
Bai Susu smiled, "Not only a fat cat, but also a gluttonous cat." ”
The fat cat seemed to understand her and meowed at her twice, as if in protest against her evaluation.
Bai Susu felt that this fat cat was a little sophisticated, how could it be so popular, thinking about it, she asked Chunlan to find out who raised the cat, if no one claimed it, she would raise it herself.
Chunlan was ordered to go out to check the origin of the cat, Bai Susu looked down at the fat cat eating, and when it finished eating the sweet bean cake and took rose milk to feed it, obviously this is a cat that likes to eat sweets, after it was full and drunk, it ran to the door to find a comfortable position, and began to bask in the sun lazily.
This look of not treating himself as an outsider at all made Bai Susu feel funny and funny.
She saw that the fat cat had an appetite for food, and she felt a little appetizing, and when she pinched a piece of sweet bean cake and was about to stuff it into her mouth, the fat cat who was lazily nesting at the door just now suddenly barked.
The cry was so terrible that Bai Susu was startled, and he didn't care about eating, so he hurriedly walked to the door to check how the fat cat was.
It's okay that she didn't look at it, but when she saw it, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
The fat cat is out of breath.
In just such a short moment, the cat that was still on its toes just now was lying motionless on the ground.
The fat cat also ate her taste just now, and it will die suddenly, Bai Zhi is not stupid, and after a little thought, she thought about what the problem was.
There is a problem with the rose milk and sweet bean cake inside.
The vial was with her, and she was also frightened at the moment, so she quickly took out the silver needle, reached out and inserted it into the rose milk, and then took out the silver needle and it was already blackened.
When Lu Zhiyuan hurried back, he saw Bai Susu sitting in the room with a frightened white face, and he had already heard about what happened all the way, someone had poisoned Aunt Bai's diet.
Bai Susu was uneasy in her heart, when she saw Lord Lu, her eyes couldn't help but redden, she threw herself into Lord Lu's arms, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid." ”
If she hadn't been lucky enough to feed the fat cat some before eating something, she would have died at this moment. When she thought of this, she felt cold in her hands and feet, and she was afraid that she couldn't say it.
Lu Zhiyuan felt the mood swings of the little woman in his arms, he reached out and patted her shoulder, and comforted her gently, "Don't be afraid, it's okay anymore." ”
Bai Susu still felt scared, but this would see that Lord Lu was by his side, and his emotions were relieved a lot.
Lu Zhiyuan didn't urge her, and waited for her to stabilize her mood before she spoke, "I was negligent, I didn't expect them to attack you." ”
The kitchen is a place where you can master the three meals of the landing family. Such an important place was easily exploited, and the poison could be put in if it wanted to, and today was lucky, so what about the next time, what will happen if it is unlucky.
Lu Zhiyuan didn't dare to imagine that the only thing he knew was that this matter must be strictly investigated, and the person hiding behind must be found out.
Since the problem lies in the food this time, the first thing to check is naturally the kitchen.
There are a total of twenty-two people in the Lu family's big kitchen, some of these people are the sons of the Lu family, some are transferred from the outside Zhuangzi, and some are from the outside.
Lu Zhiyuan handed over the matter to Mama Zhuang to investigate, and Mama Zhuang quickly brought someone to the kitchen after receiving the order and called everyone together. Mama Zhuang sat on the chair and looked coldly at the people standing in front of her, stretched out her hand and slapped the table fiercely, "It's going to turn the sky upside down, and even the master's diet dares to put unclean things. ”
Mama Zhuang has always been very dignified among the people in the house, and when she was so angry, the people below were all frightened, and they didn't dare to say anything with their heads down. A bold one quietly asked, "Mama Zhuang, what's going on, why is there such a big fire?" ”
Mama Zhuang pointed to the plate on the table with a cold face, "Who gave this sweet bean cake and rose milk to Aunt Bai?" ”
Her gaze swept around the faces of the people in front of her, and she said expressionlessly, "These two things were poisoned by people, and they almost hurt Aunt Bai." Now the second master asked me to find out who did it, if you dare to hide or cover up, you will be dealt with as an accomplice. ”
Hearing this, the subordinates in front of them all involuntarily shrank their necks, and many people looked at each other, and then lowered their heads.
Mama Zhuang was angry and reached out and slapped the table fiercely, "Do you think you can escape without talking like this, let me tell you, if you don't read it, then I will let people report to the official and hand over the matter to the government to solve." ”
What kind of place is the government, even good people have to shed a layer of skin when they enter, and these people feel unwarranted fear and fear when they mention the word government.
When the words fell, the trembling little girl's legs were weak, and she almost fell to her knees on the ground, she said with a pale face, "It was sent by the slave, but the slave didn't know anything." The thing was given to the slave by the ginkgo. As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and pointed to another maid next to her.
Pointed at her like this, the maid named Ginkgo suddenly turned pale, and she said, "It's true that the thing was given by the slave maid, but the slave didn't put anything in it." ”
Mama Zhuang frowned and looked at the little maid and said, "You are usually responsible for what you do." ”
The little maid said truthfully, "The slave is the maid who is responsible for sprinkling and sweeping. ”
Ginkgo said in a low voice, "The slave is responsible for delivering food to the courtyards. ”