Xiao Chengyi took the ginseng soup, picked up the spoon and stirred it, and suddenly the aroma of herbs hit his nose.
Suddenly, his expression changed, he frowned and sniffed carefully, then dropped the bowl on the table with a sudden force, and said sternly: "Go and arrest all the people who are responsible for the meals today."
Qingying was stunned for a moment, then realized that their master had always had a keen sense of smell, so he thought there must be something wrong with this bowl of ginseng soup.
He didn't dare to delay, so he said yes and turned around and walked out.
Xiao Chengyi looked at the bowl of ginseng soup in front of him, his eyes filled with gloomy murderous intent. Who is it that wants to kill A Lanyi so impatiently?
If he hadn't woken up, the bowl of ginseng soup would have entered Alan Yi's mouth.
Who is so vicious? He deserves to die!
Not long after, everyone in the kitchen was caught by Qingying and knelt down across the yard.
Qingying was very meticulous in his work. He came over and said: "The ginseng soup prepared for the third princess today is the responsibility of these two women. My subordinates brought the unused ingredients."
He handed the thing in his hand to Xiao Chengyi.
After Xiao Chengyi took it, he pinched a Codonopsis pilosula and saw that it was wet. He brought it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, then raised his eyes and looked at the two women kneeling on the ground: "Why do you want to harm the third princess?
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These two women, one surnamed Wang and the other surnamed Liu, were both in their fifties. Because of their superb cooking skills and being unaccompanied, they were selected to work in the Regent's Palace.
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she looked shocked and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, you are unjust. We did not harm the third princess."
Mrs. Wang was still a little confused and didn't know what happened. After a while, she realized that she was in big trouble.
The two of them knelt on the ground, terrified to death.
Xiao Chengyi said coldly: "No, then how do you explain the Codonopsis pilosula soaked in arsenic? If it weren't for my keen sense of smell, the third princess would have died long ago if she drank the ginseng soup you made. Why don't you tell the truth?"
When Mrs. Wang heard the word arsenic, she was stunned for a moment, shook her head in a hurry and cried: "Your Majesty, we really didn't make it. We bought this Codonopsis pilosula when we went out to buy it today."
"Yes, even if we are extremely brave, we would not dare to murder the third princess. Please be aware of it, Your Majesty."
The two of them cried and complained about their grievances. They originally wanted to seek favor in front of Xiao Chengyi, but they thought it was self-defeating and actually caused trouble.
They didn't even know that Codonopsis pilosula was poisonous.
Qingying said to Xiao Chengyi: "There is no problem with the identities of these two mothers. Since they came to the Regent's Palace, they have always tried their best. Apart from gossiping, they have no other problems."
The people in this house are all selected through layers of screening. Because Xiao Chengyi's identity is unusual, he naturally needs to be more cautious when hiring people.
Xiao Chengyi also felt that it was not the work of these two women, because when he asked, the expressions of these two people clearly did not know what happened?
He asked in a deep voice: "You said you bought this Codonopsis pilosula when you went out today. Which store did you buy it from? Did you meet anyone on the way?"
Mrs. Liu hurriedly said: "I bought it at the Huichun Hall in the east of the city. When I came back..."
She paused and suddenly said: "I remembered that on the way back, a girl carrying a medicine bag bumped into me.
Both of our medicine bags fell to the ground, and coincidentally, the one she bought was Codonopsis pilosula, could she have taken it by mistake?"
Mrs. Wang was also impressed by this and nodded hastily: "Yes, that's right, a little girl did bump into us when we came back."
"Little girl?"
Xiao Chengyi squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you still remember that girl's face? If we meet again, maybe you will recognize her?"
Mrs. Liu nodded: "Yes, look at the girl's dress, she looks like a girl from some mansion. She has a round face, is a little fat, but looks honest and honest."