Chapter 15 Deliberate Revenge

Wen Liyu's voice was not small, and the remaining grilled mushroom skewers fell to the ground.

For a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to her. When they saw the black-outer and white-inner mushrooms left on the ground in her hand, they all expressed their condolences to Wen Liyu.

In particular, the Imperial Noble Consort's hand holding Wen Chengming began to tremble, her face was filled with sorrow, her lips trembled for a long time, and her eyes were red.

"My dear sister-in-law, use your brain and think about it. If it was really poisonous, why would you still be shouting here?"

Cheng Weiyao was amused by Wen Liyu's exaggerated reaction, and immediately took another grilled mushroom skewer and ate it herself, and at the end she did not forget to shake the skewer in her hand.

"I ate it too. If anything really happens, I'll die with you. It's not a bad thing to have a companion on your journey to the underworld."

Cheng Weiyao's bold move shocked everyone, and their eyes widened. How confident was she in herself? Many women in the family had already covered their children's eyes, fearing they would witness the two men's death from the poison.

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what bad luck! Who wants to die with you?"

Faced with Cheng Weiyao's self-destructive behavior, Wen Liyu's face showed a trace of disgust and anger.

It wasn't long after the wedding when his wife died. If this got out, it might become known that Prince Qinghe was unlucky with his wife! Although the palace was in decline, my brother's reputation couldn't be damaged!

"It won't taste good when it's cold. I'll heat it up now and we can try it later."

Cheng Weiyao smiled indifferently and started to prepare for dinner.

The chicken mushrooms are rolling in the pot, and the smell is so delicious that it makes your eyebrows drop.

A group of children were watching with their eyes wide open, almost drooling.

The adults were actually greedy too, but the impression of poisonous mushrooms killing people was so deep that they could only pretend not to smell or see them.

"We're going to die anyway, so why don't we just die with our fill, right?"

Cheng Weiyao filled a bowl of mushroom soup and handed it to Wen Liyu with a smile. Ever since she accidentally ate mushrooms, the sister-in-law had been in a very low mood, looking like she was waiting to die.

"You're still here to provoke me? I'm already annoyed! You said we had no grudges in the past or the present..."

Wen Liyu grumbled in disdain, but she honestly took the bowl of soup. After all, what Cheng Weiyao said made sense...

"You know what, it's quite delicious, but the price is too high... Another bowl, please."

Cheng Wei Yao laughed in silence. These ancient people had long reaction times and hadn't reacted yet. If it was really poisonous, they would have been lying on the ground convulsing.

"Please, Madam, serve me a bowl as well."

Wen Chengyun leaned over as the Imperial Concubine seemed to be hesitant to speak, and looked at Cheng Weiyao with soft and trusting eyes.

"good."

Cheng Weiyao was not surprised, as her husband was the smartest among this group of people.

With Wen Chengyun's arrival, almost everyone in the Qinghe Palace had soup, while Cheng Weiyao started stir-frying mushroom dishes.

Everyone waited for a long time, but the family was intact and not only did they not ascend to heaven, they didn't even have a headache or fever.

The children from the imperial concubine's family were so greedy that they all gathered around Wen Chengming.

"Is your sister-in-law's soup delicious? Can you have some more later..."

"And me, please bring some for me. I want to eat that fried food. Just give me some, and I will protect you in the future..."

After learning from the lesson of Cheng Weiyao's ferocious behavior, these kids knew they couldn't just rob, so they all discussed it secretly with Wen Chengming.

"I……"

It was the first time that Wen Chengming was surrounded by so many people of his age, and they were all so gentle. He was a little at a loss for a moment.

No matter how good the food is, it was made by his sister-in-law, and he cannot make the decision on his own.

"Oops, I think I accidentally made too much. Do you and your friends want to try some?"

Cheng Weiyao saw everything and immediately gave them a way out, defining their relationship as friends.

With Cheng Weiyao's invitation, a group of children gathered around happily, and Wen Chengming also successfully integrated into this small group.

During the exile, any food except dry food and biscuits was rare for the children.

"Mom! Please try it, it's really delicious, much better than dry food biscuits!"

"Daddy, you eat. I came back full. Hehe..."

After eating Cheng Weiyao’s meal, the children turned into Kuakua monsters and took some back with them when they returned to their families.

Children could ask for it, but adults were somewhat embarrassed. The previous bamboo raft incident had already earned Cheng Weiyao the trust of the women, and now this thoughtful gesture had unknowingly won their hearts...

Everyone was eating when several officials came over and started shouting at Cheng Weiyao and her family.

"The men of the Qinghe Palace, come and carry the things! What are you eating? You've done nothing, but you're getting hungry quickly..."

Cheng Weiyao's heart sank. These officials who came looking for trouble were the same ones who had taken advantage of the situation when they crossed the river earlier. It seemed they hadn't gotten anything out of it, so they came here to seek revenge...

"Sir, I'm done eating. I'll go with you..."

"I'm fine now, I can move..."

The people who received the favor soon wanted to help, and Cheng Weiyao was also moved and felt everyone's kindness.

"What are you yelling about? Did I call you? You've all had enough rest, right?"

However, how could the officials let the people of Qinghe Palace have an easy time? It was a bit unreasonable for Cheng Weiyao, a woman, to be embarrassed by her, so they tortured the men of Qinghe Palace.

"Here I come."

Wen Chengyun had already stood up and walked towards the officers, obviously compromising.

"You're the only male in the Qinghe Palace? You don't understand what I'm saying, right? That little guy, come here too!"

The officers were not going to give up, and pointed their fingers at Wen Chengming in the imperial concubine's arms, asking him to come and work as well.

"Sir, he's just a child. He's weak and can't do any heavy work..."

A trace of panic flashed in the Imperial Concubine's eyes, and she subconsciously hugged Wen Chengming tighter.

Her pleading tone obviously encouraged the officers' arrogance, and they immediately stepped forward and tried to rob the things.

"Everyone is a child now. He's from the Prince of Qingping's mansion, right? He's a boy, right? He just needs more training..."

Wen Chengming was frightened by the officer's posture and shrank into the imperial concubine's arms. His arms, as white as lotus roots, were scratched until they turned red, but he was unwilling to follow the officer.

"What kind of work can a half-grown child do? You are abusing your power and using your official position for personal gain!"

Cheng Weiyao hadn't intended to say anything, but since these officers were going too far and even resorted to using child labor, she stood up.