Tao Niang was the first one to eat. She became anxious as soon as she smelled the aroma, so as soon as it came out of the oven, she asked the accompanying maid to take the lead.
It was her, the maid next to the queen, otherwise no one would dare to move without Zhao Xi.
Zhao Xi made this snack by herself, so Zhao Xi thought there was no need to have it tested for poison. Besides, if he asked the eunuch with the silver needle to prick the cake, maybe the silver needle would really change color.
So, he went to get the cake by himself.
"Your Majesty..."
Yes! Can’t you do it yourself?
The eunuch who tasted the meal just wanted to eat. Seeing that the prince was about to eat, he hurriedly stepped forward...
"Go aside!"
Wang Zhongzheng pulled him away casually... What a wonderful idea, it's your turn to taste the new gadget created by the prince!
"My lord, it's delicious..."
With his mouth full, Wang Zhongzheng shouted angrily.
The stove that Zhao Xi asked Zhao Xiang to make was not big, so there were only a dozen pieces of cake per batch. Looking at the busy people and their own guards of honor...it was obviously not enough.
"Come here, bring the toast to the queen."
"Sanlang, Tao Niang, go give it to your aunt!"
This girl, hasn’t she eaten enough?
"You said this is a snack made by Professor Xi'er?"
Queen Cao looked at the cakes brought by the palace maid. They were golden, seemed to have a bit of sweetness in their fragrance, and were fluffy... indeed quite tempting.
How did Xi'er know this?
"Auntie, this snack made by Sanlang is delicious. Tao Niang just tasted a piece."
Before the palace maid could reply, Tao Niang jumped in and spoke, but her eyes were fixed on the cake and not on the queen at all.
This taste... The queen only broke off a small piece and put it gently in her mouth.
I don’t like sweets, but the taste of this snack is really addictive. So I broke off another piece...
At this time, Xiao Tao Niang had already stuffed a whole piece into her mouth.
"Tao Niang, drink some water, don't choke."
Not to mention the children, even I was a little anxious about eating.
"Where is the official family?"
"Go back to your Majesty, the officials will rest in Wende Hall."
"Please serve this snack to the official's house... Let's not talk about the prince's affairs."
The queen always felt that it was time for Xi'er to settle down. The news came one after another, which made people overwhelmed.
Fan Xiang actually advised him to stop studying. The queen didn't know whether it was because the court didn't want a knowledgeable emperor, or because Xi'er was really tired.
Even if the official family takes a break, I'm afraid there will inevitably be ministers who report to the right officials, so I won't talk about it for now.
Zhao Zhen really had a rest today. It was almost noon, so he could only rest for a while...
"Guanjia, your Majesty has sent you new snacks, please try them."
Zhao Zhen opened his eyes and finally understood where the sweet smell he just smelled came from.
It was quite tempting, but he didn't reach out. He was already used to it. No matter whether it was new or old, he could never take the first bite of food.
The process with his son is the same. First, a poker-faced internal prison officer takes a silver needle...
"Official..."
The eunuch's voice was trembling when he shouted, and he didn't know whether he should explain. Looking at the slightly blackened silver needle, the eunuch wanted to cry.
This is a gift from the empress, and it’s actually poisonous!
"Let's drive to Ciming Palace!"
Zhao Zhen was no longer confused at all. He never thought that the queen would harm him. He only thought about... such sweet snacks. Xi'er was in Ciming Palace.
In his heart, there was no one more important than Zhao Xi. He even felt that he would rather be killed than have Xi'er make any mistakes... That was a talent that was not seen in a thousand years.
Xianggong Du told him that Gan Luo and Xiang Lu were comparable...
The palace maid who brought the snacks was disabled and couldn't even move her feet. She didn't know what was going on.
The queen tasted it, and Tao Niang also ate it, and everything was fine. Why was it poisonous when it was sent to me? I couldn’t explain it.
Looking at the snacks that were still placed in Wende Hall, she stumbled over and moved over... She must be a desperate person.
Being able to eat the snacks made by the prince before dying is considered a profit...the snacks are so delicious.
After eating two pieces, he is still not dead? As a queen, should he explain his grievances to the queen before he dies? Otherwise, the queen will not be able to explain clearly.
I ate two pieces before I remembered this...
…
"Sage, who serves the snacks? Who eats them? Where is Xi'er?"
As soon as Zhao Zhen entered the Ciming Palace, he threw a series of questions at the queen, who was stunned.
"Guan family, but the snacks Wan Niang sent over just now?"
"Exactly! Who has eaten it? Where is Xi'er?"
Zhao Zhen asked more and more anxiously.
"The dim sum is made by Xi'er. Xi'er is in the imperial dining room!"
"Sage, this snack is poisonous!"
Zhao Zhen's face had changed. He was extremely pale and without any blood. Although he did not forget to tell the queen, he wanted to take a step, but found that his legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
"Move to the imperial dining room! Take Wan Niang to the imperial dining room together!"
When Tao Niang saw that the new snacks were delivered to His Majesty, she had no time to eat them and had already returned to the imperial dining room.
Saburo is still doing it.
This... what should we do?
When Zhao Zhen and the empress arrived at the imperial dining room, they saw the entire imperial dining room's maids, each of whom was taking small bites and stuffing them into their mouths... It was so delicious that I couldn't bear to eat it all at once. Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, everyone.
Only one reward...
It's over! It's over! It's completely over! The entire imperial dining room, including Xi'er and Tao Niang, and their companions are all over.
"Xi'er, the snacks are poisonous! Don't eat them again!"
Zhao Zhen held on and shouted with all his strength.
"Dad, is the silver needle a drug test?"
Zhao Xi had known that this would be the case, but he didn't expect that his father would be so panicked.
"really!"
It's hard to explain, but when Zhao Zhen saw his son responding so clearly and easily, he felt so scared.
"Liu Yi, bring the chicken that I ordered you to steam."
Zhao Xi stretched out his hand, and the prison officer seemed to understand and handed over the silver needle.
Zhao Xi poked the egg with a silver needle a few times, but couldn't break the egg shell. He had to break the egg shell on the ground and insert the silver needle.
Pull it out again, and when the silver needle enters the end of the egg, it turns black obviously, much darker than the color inserted into the cake.
"Dad, the silver needle poison test is not comprehensive, or it is only effective against Hedinghong. Similarly, chickens have some similarities to Hedinghong, so they will also change color."
"There are chickens in the ingredients of the dim sum, so the silver needle will show discoloration when tested for poison. It has been nearly an hour since Tao Niang took her first bite, and she has no symptoms of poisoning."
Originally, a group of idiots were ready to die after hearing what the official said. But after hearing what the prince said, they came back to life.
And that Wanniang who was escorted back...
"Xi'er, is this really true?"
"Daddy, the child dare not play with the lives of his father and mother."
"Guan Jia, I also ate a piece. Apart from the sweet taste, I felt no discomfort at all."
Only then did the queen remember that she had also eaten it.
Zhao Xi, however, took a new piece directly from the baking pan in the stove, raised it with both hands high, and held it in front of Zhao Zhen.
It was given by his son... Zhao Zhen didn't wait for the eunuchs to get too busy this time, picked it up and took a bite...