Chapter 61 How can you be in the officialdom without acting skills?

The bacon that He Zhen highly recommended was served, smelling delicious.

Zang Wenwu looked at the bacon in front of him with great interest, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Lin Xi was calm and composed, eating her food leisurely. She had already replaced the poisonous bacon anyway, so there was no problem eating it now.

Unexpectedly, Zang Wenwu just took a slight bite, put down his chopsticks, and started chatting with others.

At this moment, Lin Xi's hand slipped and she dropped her chopsticks. She had to bend down to pick them up, and then she discovered that there was a piece of bacon at Zang Wenwu's feet.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like what he just ate.

The moment Lin Xi stood up, he heard a cry of surprise from not far away, "My lord, my lord, what's wrong with you!"

Lin Xi looked over and saw Zang Wenwu covering his chest with a look of great pain on his face.

He Zhen was so panicked that he was at a loss for words. Soon someone shouted, "Call the doctor, call the doctor quickly."

The yamen runner who accompanied Zang Wenwu heard the noise and hurried to find a doctor.

Everyone gathered around Zang Wenwu, and He Zhen kept asking, "How could this happen?"

"I saw that Lord Zang only ate a piece of bacon just now. Could it be that there is something wrong with the bacon?"

Now, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Xi.

Oh, so he was waiting for her here. Lin Xi felt the gazes from all directions and immediately put on an extremely panicked expression. She even trembled when she spoke, "Why are you all looking at me? Do you think there is something wrong with the bacon? No way, I sold so many strips of bacon, there is absolutely no way there can be a problem."

He Zhen seemed not to hear this, "Boss Lin, I bought all the bacon, and I have no other way to buy bacon. Lord Zang became like this just because he ate bacon. You said it's not your fault, so whose fault could it be?"

"That's right," the other bosses echoed, "We have so many eyes watching us. The master only took a bite of your bacon. If you say there's nothing wrong with your meat, I'll be the first one to not believe it."

Lin Xi's expression became even more frightened, and she almost cried, "Impossible, there must be some misunderstanding here."

Amidst the commotion, the doctor arrived.

The doctor first felt Zang Wenwu's pulse, then stroked his beard and said with a heavy face, "Sir, this is poisoned."

He Zhen immediately yelled at Lin Xi, "Boss Lin, I didn't expect you to be such a person. Tell me, why did you poison the bacon!"

Lin Xi was speechless. Could this play be any more fake? The bacon with problems had clearly been replaced by her, but now they were saying with certainty that there was something wrong with the bacon. This was clearly an elaborate setup.

"Sir," He Zhen finished scolding Lin Xi and turned to Zang Wenwu, "This woman has evil intentions. You must punish her severely."

Without investigation or inquiry, He Zhen sentenced her to death with just this one sentence.

She really didn't expect that an official appointed by the imperial court would collude with others to harm a common citizen like her.

How could Lin Xi deserve such kindness that a big shot would go to so much trouble to trick her?

Just as Zang Wenwu was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion outside. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, each one of them confused.

Lin Xi looked at the person walking in from outside the door. He looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

Come to think of it, this is not the governor!

How could he be here!

Zang Wenwu had suffered a loss at the hands of the prefect last time. When he saw the prefect, he jumped up from the ground like a mouse seeing a cat.

"The governor has arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you. Please forgive me."

Seeing that the county magistrate had knelt down, the others did not dare to be negligent and knelt down quickly.

"Greetings, Lord Governor."

The governor was not in a hurry at all. He forced everyone to kneel for a while before he slowly spoke, "Everyone, stand up."

Then, he walked to the dining table and said with a smile, "It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. I'm called just in time for dinner. I wonder if I can ask the county magistrate for a meal."

How could Zang Wenwu dare to refuse? He quickly said, "Your Excellency, the governor, what are you talking about? This meal is prepared for you, but it has been touched. I will ask the kitchen to bring a new one."

As he spoke, Zang Wenwu's eyes unconsciously fell on the bacon on the table.

This thing was poisoned, he knew it better than anyone else. If the prefect accidentally ate it, he would not be able to chop off enough heads even if he had ten.

Therefore, the prefect must not be allowed to come into contact with the poisonous bacon.

"What are you all standing for?" The governor said with a smile, "Sit down."

When everyone heard this, they quickly sat down obediently.

Everyone felt quite uncomfortable when they suddenly met such a high-ranking official, and their every move was very restrained.

Zang Wenwu was also puzzled as to why the prefect suddenly appeared today.

"My Lord, please help me."

Lin Xi's words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere, frightening everyone present.

Is this little girl crazy? What is she doing in front of the prefect? ​​Does she want the prefect to make the decision for her?

Lin Xi was certainly not crazy, but from what happened last time, she knew that the governor was a good official who understood what was happening.

If the prefect had not been here today, it might have been a little more difficult for her to escape, but with the prefect's arrival, things became simpler.

"Make the decision for you?" The governor raised his eyelids slightly, but his eyes did not look at Lin Xi.

“Sir!” Zang Wenwu quickly stopped him, “This woman is talking nonsense. It’s my fault for not keeping a good lookout for her. I’ll have someone take her away right away!”

In the panic, Zang Wenwu's words seemed incoherent.

"No hurry, listen to what she says." The prefect said lightly.

These words frightened Zang Wenwu, and he dared not say anything more.

Lin Xi glanced at Zang Wenwu and briefly recounted what had happened.

Finally, Lin Xi added calmly, "Just now I saw Lord Zang in unbearable pain, but I didn't expect that since the governor came in, all his symptoms have disappeared, and he doesn't look painful at all."

Zang Wenwu was shocked when he heard this. Lin Xi had actually caught his weakness in his panic.

The governor looked at Zang Wenwu with a hint of concern, and asked, "Are you feeling well?"

"My Lord, I am in good health. I am definitely not in as much pain as Lin Xi said." Zang Wenwu quickly defended himself.

"Sir," Lin Xi said immediately, "Just now the doctor said that Sir Zang showed signs of poisoning, which caused the abdominal pain. To be on the safe side, it would be better to let the doctor examine Sir Zang again to avoid delaying the treatment."

Zang Wenwu looked at the sharp-tongued Lin Xi in front of him. There was no sign of fear on his face. Not only was he not afraid, it was clear that he was determined to fight him to the death.

"Woman, what nonsense are you saying in front of the governor? I am in good health!" Zang Wenwu said.

"Are you okay?" Lin Xi immediately caught Zang Wenwu's flaw. "You said you were in good health, so why did you say there was something wrong with my bacon?"