The queen's heart is unpredictable

Seeing Qi Yao's painful look, Duanmu Yu leaned on the back of the chair and admired it leisurely.

Some people are always ignorant of good and evil, and a little bit of suffering does not necessarily lead to a long memory, so it is better to suffer a lot.

After Qi Yao regained his composure, Duanmu Yu said slowly, "There should be a lot to say about this matter in the future."

"My lord!" Qi Yao endured the pain and said seriously, "I have never done this before, so someone must have framed it!"

Seeing his words clanging, Duanmu Yu nodded, "This matter has not been investigated yet, so we should not make a decision lightly."

After finishing speaking, Duanmu Yu looked at Deng Li and said, "Go and bring all those people from Junyue Palace. Since the little eunuch said that the Queen ordered it, then we must let that little eunuch come and confront the Queen." Fan, that's fine!"

After finishing speaking, Duanmu Yu turned his head to look at Qi Yao, and asked with a half-smile, "Really?"

Qi Yao's eyes flickered for a moment, and his brow twitched unusually, and he didn't know whether it was because his fingertips were too painful or because he was too nervous.

It wasn't long before Deng Li left, but Qi Yao's face was full of anxiety.

"Is the Queen panicking?" Duanmu Yu leisurely held the teacup, gently scraping the floating tea leaves in the cup.

Her eyes drifted to Qi Yao, and Qi Yao immediately sat upright and looked at Duanmu Yu, "I just made an appointment with my father today, but now I'm afraid it's delayed, I don't know my father—"

"That's a coincidence, since your father has entered the palace today, it's enough to invite Mrs. Qi over here." Duanmu Yu's eyes darkened, and the smile on her mouth became more charming, she turned her head to look at the little eunuch beside Qi Yao, Said, "You! Go to Fengyi Palace for a while, if you see Mr. Qi, please invite him to come over."

The little eunuch tremblingly glanced at Qi Yao, Qi Yao looked uneasy, but still nodded.

Not long after, Deng Li arrived at Chaosun Palace with a large group of people.

As soon as Ziba entered the door, without saying a word, he threw the little eunuch in her hand in front of Duanmu Yu.

The little eunuch staggered and fell down in front of Duanmu Yu. He lowered his head, looked at Duanmu Yu's toes, pleaded with snot and tears, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The little ones are just following orders."

"On orders? On whose orders?"

"This..." the little eunuch secretly glanced at Qi Yao's direction, and immediately

, as if he had seen something terrible, he immediately lowered his head and begged for mercy, "I can't say anything, I'm afraid that my life-"

"In front of Gu, there are other people who can kill you?" Duanmu Yu said with a smile, "Then you let him stand up and let Gu grow up."

"This..." the little eunuch hesitated for a while.

Zhang Xiaohua stood on the side and looked in Qi Yao's direction.

I saw Qi Yao's eyes were wide open, fixedly staring at the little eunuch at Duanmu Yu's feet.

The little eunuch cried for too long and choked.

Qi Yao's body trembled uncontrollably.

It seemed that he was so nervous right now that he couldn't even control his body.

But at this moment, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"The old minister has seen the monarch!"

Zhang Xiaohua followed the sound and saw Qi Yao's father, Qi Yongzhuo.

Why is he here?

Zhang Xiaohua felt a little strange, so she looked at Duanmuyu.Duanmu Yu drank his tea calmly, as if he knew he was coming back.

Since the matter was within Duanmu Yu's expectations, Zhang Xiaohua had nothing to worry about.

Just stood there quietly, patiently waiting for the good show to play.

Qi Yongzhuo walked into the room, glanced at the little eunuch at Duanmu Yu's feet, and then at Qi Yao, before he bowed and saluted Duanmu Yu.

"I'm free from the courtesy." Duanmu Yu winked at Deng Li, "Give me a seat."

, Mr. Qi has old arms and legs, don't tire him out. "

Embarrassment flashed across Qi Yongzhuo's face, but he sat down without saying anything.

He said, "The old minister heard that the queen has been unwell recently, so he wanted to go to the palace to have a look. No, it seems that it was not a coincidence."

"Coincidence! It's a coincidence that you came here!" Duanmu Yu raised his leg and pointed to the little eunuch next to him, "It just so happens that there is an unsolved case here. Since Mr. Qi is here, I will be an adviser to Gu Can."

Duanmuyu continued without further ado. She took a sip of tea and remained silent for a while.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room seemed a little strange.

Everyone stared with bated breath, waiting for Duanmu Yu to continue.However, Duanmu Yu didn't say anything, and at this time there was a bird cry outside the house, which was crisp and sweet, and the tense nerves immediately relaxed.

The next moment, Duanmu Yu laughed, "A few days ago, the queen and the little prince ate something that shouldn't be eaten, and they felt a little unwell. The lonely man investigated the matter thoroughly, and it happened that there was a little eunuch who wanted to frame him right now. When she was concubine Yuejun, she was captured! It was the little eunuch who said that everything was ordered by the queen!"

"Nonsense!" Qi Yongzhuo yelled angrily, "The queen is pure and good, how could she do such a villainous thing!"

Hearing Qi Yongzhuo's angry shout, the little eunuch who committed the crime immediately wailed and crawled to Duanmu Yu's feet. He wanted to grab something, but was afraid that Duanmu Yu would be angry, so he could only kowtow, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! !"

"If you have something to talk about, don't make such nonsense." Duanmu Yu frowned, "You said that the queen ordered you, do you have evidence?"

"From now on, I said that this matter was a secret, so I secretly talked about it with my slaves, and no one else saw it."

"Nonsense!" Qi Yao finally couldn't bear it anymore, "I don't know you at all!"

"Every word of the slave is true. Although no one has proved it, the queen gave me another thing while giving me the poison." Said, the little eunuch touched his sleeve.

Then he took out something and handed it to Duanmu Yu.

"Jade pendant?" Duanmu Yu picked it up and took a look, "This little thing looks like something that the queen treasures."

"It's just an ordinary jade pendant, who can prove that it's mine?"

"I have a way to prove the queen's innocence!" Feng Xiaoxiao suddenly stood up.

Duanmu Yu smiled, "What can Immortal Poison Doctor do?"

"Your Majesty has been applying ointment these days because of finger pains, and that ointment will change color when it comes into contact with white vinegar!" Feng Xiaoxiao glanced at Zhang Xiaohua, and then said the lines he had memorized before, one by one. Poured out.

After hearing this, Duanmu Yu immediately sent someone to bring white vinegar.

In order to prove what Feng Xiaoxiao said was true, Deng Lixian put white vinegar on the teacup that Qi Yao just brought.

In a moment, red fingerprints appeared on the teacup.

When everyone was amazed, Duanmu Yu nodded to Deng Li.

Deng Li understood, and applied white vinegar on the jade pendant again.

In the next moment, red gradually appeared.

At the same time, Qi Yao's face turned pale to the extreme.

But just when Duanmu Yu was about to speak, Qi Yongzhuo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up, "It's just to prove that there are fingerprints, how to prove that the fingerprints belong to the Queen?"

"Everyone's fingerprints in this world are different. If Mr. Qi doubts, he can rub out his fingerprints and compare them with other people's one by one." Zhang Xiaohua stood up and looked at Qi Yongzhuo neither humble nor overbearing.

Qi Yongzhuo didn't expect that someone would stand up. He looked at Zhang Xiaohua, and there was a sternness in his falcon-like eyes, but then he smiled and put on an amiable look.

"Even if this jade pendant belongs to the empress, it does not prove that the empress gave this jade pendant to this little eunuch!" Qi Yongzhuo pointed to the little eunuch, "It is very likely that this little eunuch stole it privately!"

"The Empress began to apply the ointment three days ago, and has never left since then

Pass Fengyi Palace.Under such circumstances, what kind of supernatural ability does this little eunuch have to steal this jade pendant under the eyes of the queen? "Zhang Xiaohua's voice suddenly rose, sonorous and powerful, shocking.

Everyone present was slightly taken aback, they definitely did not expect that Concubine Yue Jun, who is always amiable on weekdays, would be so aggressive.

But think about it carefully.

First someone poisoned the little prince, and then someone wanted to frame him.No matter how good-tempered a person is, he is bound to get angry.

But Qi Zhuowen smiled coldly, "According to what Concubine Jun said, it is believed that this matter was done by Junhou."

"This matter is not what I think, but all the evidence points to the queen!" Zhang Xiaohua looked at Qi Yao, her eyes were dazzling, accompanied by her confidence and firmness.

Qi Yao clenched his fists tightly, at this moment he could no longer care about the pain in his fingertips.His eyes were cracked, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.Apart from the pain, there is more panic.

Duanmu Yu, who had been silent all this time, saw that there was no possibility of any change in the matter, so he stood up with an unclear smile.

She asked, "Does your queen have anything else to say?"

"The humble minister has never done it!", even at the point where it is irrefutable, Qi Yao is still unwilling to admit it.

Qi Yongzhuo argued in a deep voice, "If the Queen really intends to harm others, how can she let herself be poisoned?"

"In order to get rid of the suspicion, it is not impossible to put yourself in danger." Duan Muyu added lukewarmly, looking like he was watching the excitement.

Qi Yongzhuo's face suddenly turned livid, and he stopped saying anything.

And the rest of the people, without saying a word, raised their attention to the highest level, quietly waiting for Duanmu Yu's verdict.

After an unknown amount of time, Duanmu Yu buckled the teacup, "Regardless of whether the poisoning was done by the Queen or not, it is already confirmed that the Queen bribed the eunuch and framed the Concubine. The Queen lost her virtue and was banned for three months. , Meditate on your past. During the period, the affairs in the palace will be handled by Concubine Yue."

After finishing speaking, Duanmu Yu looked at Qi Yongzhuo, "Do you have any objections to such a small punishment and a big punishment?"

"The old minister still feels that this matter is full of doubts—"

"From what I heard, Lord Qi is dissatisfied with the result." Duanmu Yu cast a cold glance.

Qi Yongzhuo said unwillingly, "The veteran just thinks that there must be something wrong with this matter, and he shouldn't make such a hasty decision."

"So of course Master Qi feels that the result of continuing the investigation will not bring trouble to the queen, right?"

Duanmu Yu's words were full of temptation.

In fact, her punishment to Qi Yao was not very severe.She didn't even put this matter completely on Qi Yao's body, this is already the biggest face she gave to their Qi family.

If Qi Yongzhuo is sensible, he can only accept this dumb fault.

Otherwise, if you continue to pursue it, no one can tell what the result will be

Duanmu Yubao made them feel guilty and would not hold back.

Sure enough, just when Qi Yongzhuo was about to continue speaking, Qi Yao who was beside him stopped him loudly.

"Father!" Qi Yao looked at Qi Yongzhuo with bloodshot eyes, "Let's end this matter! Now that I am still poisoned, the monarch grounded me to let me rest. I thank you!"

After finishing speaking, Qi Yao put his hands together, knelt down and made a big salute.

In this way, a farce can be regarded as coming to an end.

Zhang Xiaohua noticed that Qi Yongzhuo was secretly glaring at herself, his eyes were cold and full of hatred.

If Zhang Xiaohua used to be trembling, but now, Zhang Xiaohua is very calm.

From the day she entered the palace, she imagined all the possibilities she would face in the palace.

After all, she has watched so many dramas and dramas, she will never be overwhelmed by such a small scene.

She knew very well that if she wanted to stand beside Duanmu Yu, she had to become stronger.

This

To be strong is not just to be able to survive in this era, but to have enough self-confidence, firm beliefs, and flexible minds.

She must not let what happened in the hunting grounds happen again!

After making a fuss, when Qi Yao left, his complexion was pale and his expression was vain.

No matter how tough Qi Yongzhuo was, he couldn't hide his worry after seeing Qi Yao's appearance.

"Since there is flower and plant poison right now, the Immortal Poison Doctor hasten to get rid of the remaining poison for the queen." Duanmu Yu leisurely expressed his concern before the Qi family and his son left.

Qi Yao paused, as if recalling something, he turned around gratefully, and saluted Duanmu Yu.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He said sadly and helplessly.

Then, with the unwillingness of a loser, he left the Asahi Palace with a dejected back.

"Your Excellency is so good at predicting things this time, how did you do it?" Due to the previous poisoning, Duanmu Nian spent the last few days recuperating in the Grand Hyatt Palace, so he witnessed the whole thing happen.

"When the Poison Doctor Immortal detoxified the Empress before, I asked her to give the Empress a taste of his secret poison that would cause great pain. How could such a painful situation be possible for a pampered son like Qi Yao? Can you bear it?" Zhang Xiaohua blew the medicine in her hand to cool down, and placed it in front of Duanmu Nian.

Duanmu Nian frowned, with an expression of unwillingness to drink.But after glancing at Zhang Xiaohua, Duanmu Nian obediently picked up the medicine bowl and drank all the medicine juice in one gulp.

The bitterness of the concoction made Duanmu Nian's eyebrows wrinkle together.But in the next moment, he felt something stuffed into his mouth, and then a sweetness spread from the tip of his tongue.

"This is the candy your mother bought for me. Before I have time to eat it, I'll give you a taste." Zhang Xiaohua rubbed Duanmian's head.

Duanmu Nian immediately smiled contentedly, and then he tilted his head and said, "Even if my lord can predict that the Queen will intentionally frame things because of the unbearable pain, but there is still one thing I don't understand."

"You said."

"Why does the place Junfei touched turn red after encountering white vinegar?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaohua has to say, the fear of being dominated by chemistry in high school.

"I mixed a lot of purple onion juice soaked in white wine into the ointment that the queen smears on her fingertips every day. The juice will change color when it meets white vinegar."

The principle of the whole thing is that after the purple skin of the purple onion is mashed, it can be used as an acid-base indicator, and it turns red when it encounters acid.

Naturally, it was impossible for Zhang Xiaohua to go into details about chemistry, so after briefly mentioning it, she arranged for Duanmu Nian to read the book as well.

"After a while, there will be an autumn feast in the palace. Last year it was a crab feast, and this year." Duanmu Yu, who had been reading silently by the side, immediately sat beside Zhang Xiaohua after seeing Duanmu Nian leave.

Zhang Xiaohua tidied up the table. After hearing Duanmu Yu's words, she stopped and thought about it seriously.

"In the past, this kind of matter was decided by me, and then let Qi Yao handle it. Now you are in charge of the harem affairs, and I would like to hear your opinion." Duanmu Yu squeezed Zhang Xiaohua's palm.

Zhang Xiaohua thought about it intently, "If I say to eat Western food this year, would you disagree?"

"No." Duanmu Yu gave the answer without thinking.

However, she was still a little worried and said, "The things you made for us before are only for two people, and you have already spent so much time. If you want to do it for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, wouldn't it be?"

"Pick some simple styles, such as steak, which is very good." Zhang Xiaohua rubbed her chin and said, "It's just that with such a huge base, there will be a lot of beef cattle, so I have to buy them from other places quickly and ship them over."

"In addition, the demand for pepper is also great, and we need to buy some from Shunda as soon as possible."

"The production of biscuits is relatively simple, only

It requires a lot of ovens, so it should require a large place for special production. "

"There is a huge demand for manpower, and we may find some more capable people from outside the palace."

"In terms of beverages, milk tea is a good choice."

Seeing Zhang Xiaohua thinking about everything as if no one was there, Duanmuyu sat on the side, showing a very gratified smile.

Zhang Xiaohua has considered that it is impossible to truly have complete Western food in Dazhao, so after thinking for a long time, she decided to put her catering selling point on innovation.

Modern people have thought of many strange ways to cook some ordinary dishes in a fancy way.

Egg Rice Bowl, Salted Mountain, Potted Yogurt

As long as she can catch users' attention, Zhang Xiaohua is confident that she can catch their hearts!

This is Zhang Xiaohua's first time handling such a large banquet. Considering what Qi Yao did before, Duanmuyu specially sent a team of people to take care of all the ingredients and the imperial catering department.

"What is Concubine Jun doing?" A deep, mellow and soft voice suddenly appeared behind Zhang Xiaohua.

Zhang Xiaohua shifted her gaze away from the oil pan, and the next moment she saw a slightly sick face.

Long Creek?

Why is he here?

Due to poor health, Lang Xi went in and out.Zhang Xiaohua had never met him since entering the palace.

Right now, she was busy making French fries, but she didn't expect Langxi to appear suddenly.

She wiped her hands quickly, and then said a little embarrassedly, "I'm a little busy here, I didn't notice you coming, I'm really sorry."

Lang Xi smiled, very gentle.His pale lips are like cherry blossoms in April, pure and soft.

"It's okay." He said, "I just smelled the fragrance when I was passing by, so I came here to have a look."

Lang Xi glanced at Zhang Xiaohua's oil pan, and a trace of surprise and curiosity flashed across her calm eyes.

Zhang Xiaohua stepped aside quickly, then pointed to the frying pan and explained, "I'm frying French fries, do you want to stay and have a taste?"

"is it okay?"

"Of course." Remembering that Langxi had helped her before, Zhang Xiaohua smiled kindly at Langxi.

Seeing that the French fries floated up after several times in the hot oil pan, Zhang Xiaohua quickly scooped them up, and then sprinkled some coarse salt on them.

"You have a taste." Zhang Xiaohua carefully put the French fries in front of Langxi, then she suddenly remembered something, turned around quickly, took a plate of fried tomato sauce and put it on Langxi In front of him, "Try it, will it taste better when you dip it in this sauce?"

Lang Xi gracefully picked up a long, thin French fries, and he watched it carefully.

Afraid that he might have any concerns, Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly said, "If you really don't like it, you won't even eat it—"

In the middle of the conversation, Lang Xi put the French fries in his mouth after throwing a sentence of "it's all right".

After chewing it carefully, Lang Xi showed a look of approval on his face.

Then, without Zhang Xiaohua's second recommendation, Lang Xi picked up the other stick and dipped it in the ketchup next to it, and put it in his mouth.

His movements were very slow, like flowing clouds and flowing water, and his every move carried a unique nobility.

Zhang Xiaohua watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but wonder if Lang Xi was Lang Zhenshan's son.

After all, the difference between father and son is too great.

"Concubine Jun is very powerful." After eating, Lang Xi wiped his mouth and gave a very high evaluation.

"Is it just something to eat at the autumn banquet in a few days?" He asked.

Zhang Xiaohua nodded, "Yes, these are the potatoes that King Shunda brought over. I found out that everyone didn't like them, so I asked someone to find a piece of land to plant them. Now it's time for the harvest."

The so-called Shunda feels like the original Xi

area.

When King Shunda came, he brought a lot of messy local things, but because the people in Dazhao didn’t know how to use them, and the people in Shunda themselves didn’t eat very finely, so many good things were hidden.

"By the way, why did Concubine Jun come to look for me?" Zhang Xiaohua took a piece of oil paper, wrapped some warm French fries in it, and prepared to take it back to Langxi.

Lang Xi stared at Zhang Xiaohua, smiled softly, "Father has been in poor health recently, I want to go back and have a look."

"Poor health?" Recently, Zhang Xiaohua was busy with the autumn banquet, so she didn't have a good chat with Duanmu Yu for a long time, and learned about the affairs of the court.

Zhang Xiaohua was a little surprised, "What's wrong with You Cheng? Are you sick?"

"I heard that I was frightened. My father firmly believes in strange things, so"

"Oh." Thinking of Lang Zhenshan's superstition, Zhang Xiaohua nodded knowingly, "Then Concubine Jun should go back quickly."

Lang Xi nodded, and then his eyes fell on the oiled paper bag in Zhang Xiaohua's hand.

Zhang Xiaohua regained her senses, and quickly stuffed the oiled paper bag into Langxi's arms, "I'll take this and this for you to eat."

"Thank you." Lang Xi gently took the oil-paper package, and then he showed a comfortable smile.

She is obviously a weak and sickly beauty, but for some reason Zhang Xiaohua has doubts about him.

She always felt that Langxi didn't seem to be simple.

But people don't offend me, and I don't offend others.

Zhang Xiaohua withdrew her thoughts and shrugged indifferently.

After nearly three months of busy work, the day of the autumn banquet finally arrived.

If this water test is successful, Zhang Xiaohua's western restaurant will open next month as scheduled.

Of course, if everyone's acceptance of Western food is not high, Zhang Xiaohua can only think of other things to make money

"You said you said they would like these things?" Zhang Xiaohua sat there looking at Duanmian with some anxiety.

Duanmu Nian is Zhang Xiaohua's little fan girl, so it's natural to brag about it.

But at this moment, Deng Li suddenly came to report that something was wrong in the back kitchen.