The girl in front of her had a sick look on her face. From her withered hair color, she could accurately tell that this person had been exposed to radiation for a long time.

"Girl, please have some snacks." Cuilan gently placed the snack plate on the table.

Xia Qianqian reached out to pick it up, holding her wrist with her fingers, placing her fingertips on her pulse, and pressed it slightly.

Cuilan was in pain, breathed out softly, and nodded quickly, "Girl, you are..."

"This little sister, I see you are serving His Highness, but are you His Highness's food taster?" Xia Qianqian asked.

Cuilan was stunned and waved her hands repeatedly, "Young lady misunderstood, I am the maidservant of Ziwei Pavilion."

As expected.

The lotus flowers on the table in Ziwei Pavilion were picked by her.

She has been exposed to the water in the pond for a long time, and her body has been destroyed.

So, Cuttlefish sent this person to her because he wanted her to expose the radiation in the pond and give her a credit?

Sitting across from each other are Zhao Shu and E Qiaomei, so let her first knock the mountain and shake the tiger.

"Not a food taster?" Xia Qianqian raised her eyes to look at the girl in front of her, let go of her hand, and said nothing.

She nodded her head, distributed the peach blossom cakes on the plate to a few people around her, and warned: "Eat the things that His Highness the King has given you, hurry up and eat them."

Finally, they got the order to eat. Yuanbao and Huazhuer held the cakes and ate them happily.

On the side, Li Yunniang, Wang Yueyue and Aunt Gui were still sitting upright and did not move their chopsticks.

Cuilan stepped back behind Ji Zimo, feeling a lot of emotions. She didn't know what Miss Xia's sudden question just now meant, and she felt uneasy for a moment.

Ji Zimo picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip, "Young lady knows medicine, but what do you see?"

"Indeed!"

The two sang and acted in harmony.

"What's the problem?" Ji Zimo continued to ask.

"This girl's body seems to be unwell." Not wanting to let the delicious food on the table go to waste, Xia Qianqian said tactfully: "Your Highness, I don't like to talk about my illness at the dinner table."

"Forget it!" Ji Zimo glanced sideways and warned: "After the banquet is over, come to Ziwei Pavilion. This is the new maid my Highness has taken in today. Naturally, Your Highness needs to be responsible for her health."

His words made Cuilan so flattered that she knelt on the ground, her whole body trembling slightly.

Zhao Shu and E Qiaomei on the left suddenly changed their expressions.

"Don't be restrained, let's have a party."

While Zhao Shu diligently prepared dishes for E Qiaomei, he did not forget to raise his wine glass and toast to Ji Zimo.

The two of them exchanged glasses and chatted wordlessly.

Xia Qianqian ignored the scrutinizing gaze of E Qiaomei opposite her and turned around to greet Li Yunniang beside her, "Mom, eat quickly. Later, you will need to take Aunt Gui and the others to guard the stall."

Li Yunniang picked up her chopsticks in an orderly manner, with a timid look in her eyes, "Qianqian, is it dangerous for you to go to Ziwei Pavilion?"

"Ah?" Xia Qianqian pretended not to understand.

Li Yunniang whispered: "Mrs. E across from you, there's something wrong with your eyes."

"Don't worry, as long as His Highness is here, no one can touch me."

A few people started eating in silence.

During the dinner, Zhao Shu stood up and said: "Your Highness, I and my wife will go greet the other guests and excuse me for a moment."

"Go ahead."

Zhao Shu got up and took E Qiaomei with him, and first went to where the young masters were sitting, toasting and greeting them one by one.

Aunt Gui, who had been silent all this time, came up to Xia Qianqian and whispered: "Girl, I have something to discuss with you."

Xia Qianqian remembered that Zhao Shu seemed to recognize Aunt Gui in front of the stall.

She glanced at Li Yunniang beside her.

At this time, Li Yunniang was treating Yuan Bao to dinner and had no time to take care of the two of them.

She whispered: "Mom, please speak."

"A year ago, when the late emperor passed away due to illness, the empress in the palace accused the cooks in the imperial kitchen of not taking good care of the late emperor's diet, which affected a lot of people."

"Many of the main people in charge of the imperial kitchen were punished and either killed with a stick or sent out of the palace. Among them, one of my apprentices was released from the palace and came to me with scars."

"At that time, I was still in the Marquis Mansion, and I received the news that I would place her in a private house first. But when I went there, she was shot through the heart with an arrow."

"Dead?" Xia Qianqian's heart suddenly sank.

This matter is a bit complicated.

A trace of sadness flashed across Aunt Gui's face, "I called her, but she was still alive and only said one word to me, Sa."

"I was so sad that I buried her secretly, but I didn't know who was the person who killed her."

"Until today, I just woke up from a dream." Aunt Gui's face became even more ugly.

"What's going on?"

"When the maid Cuilan was kneeling just now, I saw the word 'Sa' embroidered on the corner of her dress."

Listening to Aunt Gui's words, Xia Qianqian felt complicated for a moment, "Does Zhao Shu know you?"

"A few years ago, we met him occasionally when he went to the palace to attend various banquets."

Aunt Gui explained: "A young city lord shouldn't care too much about a cook. But he looked at me just now, very wary. I'm afraid..."

"I understand."

If someone from Sadicheng killed the cook, they would definitely know that the last person the cook came into contact with was Grandma Gui.

Aunt Gui is lucky. She has been staying in the Hou Mansion, leaving them unable to do anything. As time goes by, they will gradually relax their vigilance until they let her go.

"That disciple of yours may know some secret that could lead to death."

"She left a piece of silk, and I have always kept it."

"Okay, let's take a look later. Now focus on eating."

Without Zhao Shu and E Qiaomei around, everyone relaxed a lot and ate happily, and the food on the table would be cleared away in a while.

Ji Zimo ate very little, and ordered Cuilan to reward him with all the food on the table.

Cuilan lowered the plate one by one, and finally stepped back, quietly moving to one side without even daring to raise her head.

Xia Qianqian looked at her reserved look and said, "Your name is Cuilan, come here."

Cuilan stood there, not daring to move.

Ji Zimo said in a deep voice: "Whatever Miss Xia asks you to do, just do it."

"Yes." Cuilan obediently came over and knelt down in front of Xia Qianqian's desk.

"Come." Xia Qianqian reached out and pulled her to her side, filled a bowl of food and gave her a pair of chopsticks, "Eat quickly, we have to go to Ziwei Pavilion together later."

Cuilan was so frightened that she trembled all over and did not dare to touch the chopsticks.

"Your Highness said, you will do whatever I ask you to do. Now I want you to eat." She ordered as if she was angry.

Cuilan was frightened, took the bowl and chopsticks, stepped back, held the bowl, and knelt down to eat.

On the corner of the spread dress, there is a small word embroidered on it, "Sa."

Sure enough.

Outside the screen, E Qiaomei and Zhao Shu walked around from the banquet of the princes of each house to the women's banquet. E Qiaomei finally couldn't help it and asked in a low voice: "Husband, Your Highness the King Xian, this time

Coming to the Yunlan Flower Appreciation Festival may not be as simple as it seems."

"Madam, you are worrying too much!" Zhao Shu said in a brisk tone, "Your Highness is young and at the age where your blood is boiling. It is understandable that you want to come here to make friends with some women in the boudoir. It's just..."
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