Luo Zhan said with a complicated expression: "You are indeed overthinking it——"

Xu Yun was stunned: "Ah?"

"The steamed buns we had for the first meal were also eaten by the invigilators and the yamen runners. So I guess it was probably because of Du Lingyin's blame. Therefore, the second meal was changed to hot steamed buns that were edible." Luo Zhan coughed, "After all, it's too embarrassing for the examinees to eat this under the feet of the emperor."

He even lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I heard that the restaurant that initially took care of the food had some connections in their family, so they got this good job. But because the chef was too busy, so... it went wrong."

Xu Yun's expression at this moment had completely turned into expressionless.

Luo Zhan saw this and couldn't help laughing out loud: "But it's better to be cautious."

Even though I guessed wrong, I would rather guess wrong than miss it.

Luo Zhan really thought it was great, and he really wanted to praise Xu Yun.

But to Xu Yun, Luo Zhan seemed to be mocking her.

She didn't want to pay attention to Luo Zhan anymore, so she turned her head away without even looking at him.

Luo Zhan: ...Do all women change their expressions so quickly?

But Xu Yun had already thought of the candidate from yesterday: it wasn't poisoning, it looked like he had an illness. I hope he's okay.

On the way back home, Xu Yun got off the carriage with a smile on his face, and was determined not to let Xie Wanqing notice anything was wrong.

Luo Zhan saw it and muttered softly.

However, Xu Yun didn't hear clearly, so he just glared at him - he knew at a glance that it was nothing good!

As for the steamed buns that were brought back, Xu Yun simply handed them to Hongyu and said, "The ones that are not finished can be directly fed to the chickens."

Hongyu looked down and hesitated, "Why are there so many left? Do you give out several per meal? Don't you only give out two?"

Xu Yun opened his mouth and said, "Oh, we only give out two per meal, but some people didn't like to eat them, so they didn't take them away. I saw that they didn't want to be wasted, so I picked them up."

The moment Luo Zhan couldn't help laughing, he quickly looked up at the sky: Ha!

Xu Yun urged Luo Zhan calmly, "You are tired too, go back and rest."

Luo Zhan had no interest in exposing Xu Yun, so he obediently went back to rest.

As soon as he left, Xu Yun breathed a sigh of relief: Now he no longer had to worry about being exposed.

Hongyu had no doubts about Xu Yun's words, and Xie Wanqing didn't think much about it, and just prepared dinner.

Having already eaten a steamed bun, Xu Yun was not that hungry, so no one noticed anything.

After dinner, Xu Yun asked Hongyu to make a bowl of ginger soup for him, and then he went back to his room and covered himself with the quilt to sleep.

As a result, before he had slept for long, Hongyu came to call Xu Yun and said with an unpleasant look on her face: "All our chickens are dead!"

Xu Yun was still a little dazed, but when he heard this, he suddenly woke up. He grabbed Hongyu and asked again: "Say it again?!"

Hongyu repeated, her voice full of fear.

Xu Yun was silent for a moment: "Don't touch those chickens first, and then let Chen Ku call Luo Zhan."

Luo Zhan came very quickly.

And his face looked very ugly.

Hongyu had already explained the whole story. When Luo Zhan saw Xu Yun, he sighed and said, "It seems that being cautious is not wrong. Fortunately, you are cautious enough."

Xu Yun pointed at the dead chickens on the ground and asked Luo Zhan: "Is there anyone who wants to compensate?"

This is all money.

Luo Zhan was so stunned by Xu Yun's sincere look that he paused for a moment.

Then I kind of forgot what I was going to say.

Luo Zhan was speechless for a moment, and then he couldn't help asking her: "You're almost dead, and you're still in the mood to ask for money at this time?"

Xu Yun glanced at the dead chickens lying all over the ground and said, "Then I am not dead, am I? Besides, I was scared before you came, so of course I have to think about other things now."

She sighed, "You have no idea how much these chickens cost. And several of them have started laying eggs."

Neither Xie Wanqing nor she had ever raised these before, so they had no idea how difficult it was to raise them, let alone how much food they needed to eat.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the result after half of the chicks died.

Or is it the result of eating a large bag of grains?

Even so, when Chen Ku had nothing to do, he would go outside the city to cut grass and bring it back to feed the pigs.

So, how can I not feel sad?

Xu Yun felt so heartbroken that she wanted to cry.

Luo Zhan looked at Xu Yun's expression and listened to her tone, and he could really see that she was heartbroken.

So, in the end, Luo Zhan said: "I'll ask for you."

It was impossible to ask him to pay for it, as he had to save the money for marrying a wife and buying weapons.

Xu Yun looked grateful: "Thank you very much."

However, after being interrupted like this, the tension in Luo Zhan's heart disappeared.

He looked at the dead chicken and asked, "Then I asked someone to take it away? Besides the steamed buns, is there anything else to eat?"

Xu Yun really didn't know, so he just looked at Hongyu.

Hongyu shook her head: "No. He was fed last morning, and he has been jumping around all morning."

It is basically confirmed that the problem is caused by eating steamed buns.

Luo Zhan said nothing more. He had the dead chicken tied up with a rope and personally delivered it to the yamen.

Before leaving, he looked at Xu Yun deeply and said, "Don't go out these few days."

Xu Yun said: "I don't dare to go out."

Now, saving her life is her top priority.

The chicken died at noon.

Gao Yu and Luo Li came together in the afternoon.

Luo Li went to pick up Ni Yunhui and Jiang Yinghua today, and Gao Yu went to the palace and was delayed.

Gao Yu brought over three roast chickens, saying they were freshly made in the palace and were especially delicious.

Seeing these three naked, greasy chickens, Xu Yun was reminded of the dead chickens on the ground at home, and then he got goose bumps.

Gao Yu was confused: "Why don't you eat?"

Xu Yun smiled: "I just made a vow this afternoon not to eat chicken for seven days. Let them eat it."

"Okay." Gao Yu felt a little regretful, but quickly said, "Then I'll go get you two more in seven days."

Xu Yun thanked him.

Luo Li glanced at Xu Yun, but hesitated for a moment and didn't ask in front of so many people. He just said that Jiang Yinghua and Ni Yunhui's exams were affected and the results might not be satisfactory.

Moreover, the living quarters were too harsh and both of them fell ill.

One of them had vomiting and diarrhea, and the other had a fever. Now both of them have gone home. She also went to see Ni Yunhui, who had a fever, and came back after seeing that she had taken medicine and her fever had subsided.

Gao Yu was so frightened by this that he looked around Xu Yun carefully twice. After making sure that Xu Yun was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Our Ah Yun is really good. Apart from looking a little haggard, there is no other problem."

Xu Yun whispered in his heart: I almost couldn't come back.

However, in such weather, it is not surprising to catch a cold and have a fever. Xu Yun felt that it was not a conspiracy.

As for the vomiting and diarrhea——Xu Yun asked: "What about Jiang Yinghua?"

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