Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 209

Chapter 209 A Matter of Great Magnitude
“Absurd! Investigate! Immediately send someone to investigate! You actually dare to kill people in the palace! Lawless!” The Jin Emperor’s face was ashen with anger, and his expression was extremely embarrassed.

The Empress was obviously also very angry, but she still had her rationality. “It’s all up to the Emperor to decide,” she said.

Emperor had already begun to instruct Eunuch Wei, “Go and pass on my orders. Arrest and interrogate all the ghosts and devils that are around Imperial Kitchen and the Imperial Garden today. Also, bring over the half bowl of soup that was found in Imperial Kitchen and the soup that Yun Xiao cooked today.”

Eunuch Wei hurriedly ran down to work.

Zhou Jingchen hurriedly took a step forward with an anxious expression, “Father, Fourth Young Lady is definitely not the murderer. If Fourth Young Lady really is the murderer, she will not help Ninth Brother.”

Zhou Jingxu also asked for mercy, but was stopped by the Jin Emperor. “Since Fourth Young Lady is not the murderer, I have to give her a chance to prove that she is not the murderer.” With that, he warned Zhou Jingxu to take good care of his injuries, and he didn’t need to help with the rest.

Yun Xiao did not say anything from beginning to end. She only narrowed her eyes dangerously. She did not expect that at this time, the Jin Emperor was still doubting her.

However, she did have some suspicions. Since that was the case, she might as well use this opportunity to prove her innocence. Otherwise, if she were to be infected with the crime of poisoning the Jin Emperor, Yun Clan would never be able to turn around.

Not long after, two father-in-law brought in two kinds of soup.

The Jin Emperor pointed at the identical bowl that the two of them were holding, and then squinted at Yun Xiao. “Look, which one of them was made by you?”

After Yun Xiao bowed her head, she walked towards the two elders. She brought the bowl over and gently sniffed it. Then, she put it down and sniffed the soup in the other elder’s hand again. Then, she said, “Neither of these are the meals I cooked.”

When Yun Xiao finished speaking, she saw another father-in-law walk in with an identical bowl in his hand. “What about this one?”

Yun Xiao stepped forward again and shook her head again, “This isn’t the soup I made.”

Everyone’s gaze became more and more surprised as they looked at Yun Xiao. Their expressions were a little strange. When they observed the expression of the Jin Emperor, they knew that what Yun Xiao had said was correct. However, it was simply too strange for a person to be able to smell whether or not he had made the soup himself.

However, it wasn’t surprising that everyone remembered that the Yun Clan’s four young ladies were capable of such a ridiculous dream.

Outside the hall, two father-in-law walked in again. As usual, Yun Xiao took a bowl and sniffed another bowl. The corner of her mouth raised slightly, “Reporting to Your Majesty, this bowl of soup was made by me. As for the other bowl, it was poisonous.”

“Why are you so sure?” This time, even the Jin Emperor was a little surprised. He had made people prepare so many bowls because he was afraid that Yun Xiaozuo would be confused. He would treat any bowl as his own. In this way, even if he punished her, she would not accept it.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curved up slightly. “When I make soup, I like to add some herbs to the soup. Take this bowl of soup as an example. I added a rhizome of Smilax glabra. The root of Smilax glabra has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and prolonging life. It is even more beneficial to the body when placed in the soup. As for the other bowls, it doesn’t taste like Smilax glabra.”

The Jin Emperor immediately called the imperial physician who hadn’t left to examine him. After examining him, he respectfully said, “This soup does indeed have the taste of Smilax glabra. However, the taste is extremely faint, and it is usually difficult for people to notice it.”

The Jin Emperor pointed at Yun Xiao and said, “Why are you so sure that the soup is poisonous?”

Yun Xiao was embarrassed, but she still said, “Actually, it’s not poisonous, Instead, there were two things inside that collided with each other, it becomes poisonous, This bowl of soup is the most similar to the soup I’ve ever cooked, Even if the ingredients are almost the same, The only difference was that, I put Smilax glauca in the soup, And this bowl of soup is filled with earthen almonds, The dried almonds are non-toxic, but the newly peeled almonds are poisonous. “She remembered that when she cooked the soup, she grabbed a handful of soil almonds and intended to put them in the soup. Afterwards, she remembered that it was mixed with one of the dishes, so she changed it to Smilax. Who would have thought that the person who imitated her cooked the soup would not notice this and make a mistake.

Not only that, the person who made the soup probably didn’t know that the almond was poisonous, so he added another poison to the soup.

The Jin Emperor looked at the imperial physician. Drops of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still had to say, “Fourth Young Lady, what you said is that almonds don’t normally go into meals.”

The Jin Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and a strange expression flashed across his face. “Do you know who made this soup? Or did anyone learn it from you when you were making it?”

Beside her, only Chun Lan followed closely.

However, Chun Lan had been helping her to add firewood to the stove, so she did not come into contact with the soup at all. She trusted Chun Lan.

At this moment, Yun Xiao remembered that while she was cooking soup, there was a young father-in-law next to Chun Lan who spoke a few words to Chun Lan. Later, she noticed that after father-in-law returned, he arrived next to Imperial Chef Lu.

She had already suspected that it was Lu Yu’s doing, but now, she could confirm that it was Lu Yu’s doing.

However, Yun Xiao raised her head and looked at the Jin Emperor. She had already made up her mind that she would decide whether she would win or lose in the competition with Chef Lu tomorrow. If everyone knew that the culprit was Chef Lu now, they would probably lose Chef Lu in the competition.

Not to mention, the evidence she had given was not big. It was better to wait for the Jin Emperor to verify it himself. Everyone said that Lu Yu Chef would not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

Yun Xiao shook her head, lowered her eyebrows and said, “I don’t know.”

The Jin Emperor sized up Yun Xiao a few more times. “Since that’s the case, Eunuch Wei, tell people to investigate. We must find out everything.”

After Eunuch Wei left, Eunuch Wei brought in the soup. “Your Majesty, the medicine has been cooked.”

“Bring it to His Highness the ninth prince.”

However, when Eunuch brought the medicine over, His Highness the Ninth Prince was unwilling to take it, “I won’t drink it.”

The Empress took the bowl of medicine with a gentle glow on her face. “Xu’er must not be so willful. Drink the soup early so that her body will recover faster.”

Zhou Jingxu raised his head to look at Yun Xiao, and a strange look appeared in his jade-like eyes. “Mother, I can drink medicine, but I have one condition.”

“What conditions?” As long as Zhou Jingxu was willing to drink the medicine, he would agree to ten conditions, not to mention one.

Zhou Jingxu raised a small hand and slashed across the people in the room one by one. Finally, it landed on Yun Xiao’s body. “I want her to take care of me.”

The Empress cast a glance at Yun Xiao. She was not an important person. It was only right to take care of His Highness the Ninth Prince. “Alright, mother promised you to drink the medicine quickly.”

Only then did His Highness the Ninth Prince drink the medicine happily. He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled softly, “Mother, remember, this palace maid has been in my palace for the past few days, right?”

The Empress immediately nodded, “Alright, it’s convenient to take care of you.”

Yun Xiao frowned. Didn’t Zhou Jingxu hate her? Why would she need to take care of him?

The Jin Emperor sighed and said, “Follow Xu’er and Fourth Young Lady Yun. Take good care of His Highness the Ninth Prince these few days.” It could be seen that Yun Xiao knew some pharmacology about today’s matter. Since she knew pharmacology, taking care of Zhou Jingxu was naturally the best.

Yun Xiao only wanted to stay far away from Zhou Jingxu, but at this moment, she had no choice but to agree.

Zhou Jingyan’s eyes scanned the bed. A hint of jealousy flashed through the depths of his eyes as he stepped forward quietly. “Father, Fourth Miss Yun is still suspected of poisoning. Is it really appropriate to put her next to Ninth Brother?”

“What Yan’er said makes sense. It seems that the fourth young miss is indeed not suitable. Why don’t we let the imperial physician guard Xu’er here?”

Hearing this, Zhou Jingxu became anxious. “Father, you have clearly promised me. How can you go back on your word? I want that woman. Otherwise, whoever comes to my dormitory, I will beat him out.”

When Yun Xiao heard this, she was speechless. Zhou Jingxu was still like a child.

Sure enough, he saw the Jin Emperor’s gloomy expression and hurriedly took a step forward. “The commoner has a way. His Highness the ninth prince has asked the commoner to take care of her. She only likes the dishes prepared by the commoner. The commoner can cook in Imperial Kitchen. Ask the imperial physician to watch. After the dishes are ready, the commoner will personally try the dishes. What does His Majesty think?”

Originally, she didn’t want to interfere in this matter, but when she saw Zhou Jingxu’s injured arm, she would think that Zhou Jingxu was injured because he saved her.

Moreover, although many people thought that Zhou Jingxu’s words just now were just a joke between children, Yun Xiao knew that he was telling the truth. The determination in the depths of his eyes was not frightening.

Whoever comes will be sent out. Isn’t that saying that the father-in-law who delivers the food will also be sent out?

This was a hunger strike!

Yun Xiao said this, but the Jin Emperor was still somewhat unwilling to take the risk. Zhou Jingxu had already started pestering him again, pulling the quilt over his head and continuously kicking the quilt on his body, “Father and Empress did not keep their word, they did not keep their word!”

The Empress was anxious that Zhou Jingxu would touch the wound on her arm. She wanted to pull the blanket to check, but Zhou Jingxu hit her. She looked at the Jin Emperor worriedly, “Your Majesty, what should we do now?”

Standing at the side, Zhou Jingchen bowed and said, “If Father Emperor doesn’t believe in Fourth Young Lady, you must trust your son, right? Your son is willing to guarantee with his life. Fourth Young Lady definitely has no intention of harming Ninth Brother.” What he said was resolute, and no one could not believe it.

The pleas for mercy made the Jin Emperor narrow his eyes. His gaze looked at the princes for a while, and his expression was inexplicable.

At this moment, a father-in-law suddenly ran in from outside and said, “Report to Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Hua has fainted.”

The Jin Emperor’s expression changed slightly. “Did you summon an imperial physician? What did the imperial physician say?”

“This servant is also unclear. Once I get the news, I will immediately rush back and report it to you.”

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, another father-in-law said, “Reporting to Emperor, county princess Hui Ning wants to see you, saying that you have something big to report.”

The Jin Emperor did not think that county princess Hui Ning would have anything big to report. He coldly snorted and turned around and walked out. “This is what Fourth Miss Yun said. As for county princess Hui Ning, let her wait.”