After taking a sample of the breakfast, he personally led a team to deliver the meal.

As I passed the back gate of the Hall of Diligent Governance, I saw the ministers of the Six Ministries already waiting inside.

Chief Steward Zhu stroked his smooth chin, turned around and instructed the accompanying eunuch, "Go, prepare some food for the adults and put it in the side hall."

"You're so thoughtful. I'll go right away."

After a hearty meal at noon yesterday, several officials in the Qin Zheng Hall are now suffering from internal heat.

indigestion.

After taking the medicine prescribed by the Imperial Hospital, he had severe diarrhea all night after returning home.

Today, the ministers all looked like wilted eggplants, listless and dispirited.

Apart from Lord Xu Qing.

Xu Qing couldn't sleep all night, waiting for the morning court session so he could present all the evidence and quickly bring the Yang family under control.

As for the speculation last night about whether His Majesty's coma was related to Yang Yong, that's for Qi Yuan to investigate.

He nervously touched the memorial he had tucked into his sleeve.

Minister of Works Li Daoyun leaned closer and said, "Lord Xu, you handled yesterday's matter very well."

He flattered Xu Qing so directly, and Xu Qing looked him up and down. “Lord Li, please speak freely. I did nothing wrong. It is all thanks to His Majesty’s wisdom.”

Li Daoyun looked around and lowered his voice, "Lord Xu, it's really not right for His Majesty not to repair the imperial mausoleum. Do you have any ideas to share with me?"

"This makes me owe you a favor."

Li Daoyun was tall and not very tactful. He was nearly forty years old and still unmarried, obsessed with all sorts of intricate mechanical designs.

If it weren't for the Emperor Emeritus personally appointing him as Minister of Works, someone with his emotional intelligence would never have become Minister, even if he worked his whole life.

Xu Qing raised his arm, patted his shoulder, and said sincerely, "Lord Li, His Majesty is only twenty years old. It is indeed a bit early for you to be considering this matter now."

"But His Majesty has been on the throne for several years now..."

"That's irrelevant. You can use the energy you would have spent building the imperial mausoleum on something else. Maybe His Majesty will be happy and agree."

Li Daoyun fell into deep thought. "Lord Xu is right."

Murong Anle listened from the side and chuckled softly. Only Li Daoyun, being so clueless, couldn't tell that this was Xu Qing's excuse.

Why hasn't His Majesty come to court today?

It's almost an hour later than yesterday...

Murong Yue had just finished eating; she had eaten almost everything on the table, leaving only a plate of clear soup with bok choy, a rare sight in winter.

"tasty!"

(?????)

She pointed to the crab roe wontons, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

She has already eaten three bowls in a row, and she has even invented a new way to eat them.

Crab roe wontons mixed with sweet tofu pudding.

When the sweet tofu pudding arrived, she thought it looked white and tender, like her favorite brain.

The crab roe wontons tasted somewhat like brains.

The combination of the two is perfect!

Ah Hao was quite amused to see Murong Yue enjoying such bizarre food.

She personally tested the food for poison today, and also tasted the flavor.

As a native of Qing Kingdom, she found it hard to accept sweet tofu pudding, let alone eat savory wontons and sweet tofu pudding together.

But... whatever makes Your Majesty happy.

As expected, Chief Steward Zhu of the Imperial Kitchen received Ah Hao's verbal message and hurriedly packed up the empty plates and went back.

His Majesty praised him.

His Majesty loves crab roe wontons with sweet tofu pudding!

So when Chief Steward Zhu returned to the Imperial Kitchen, the first thing he did was personally prepare a bowl of the same dish His Majesty enjoyed.

He wanted to try it to see just how delicious it was.

As a result, putting aside the appearance, it was really hard to look at; no matter how he looked at it, it looked like a lump of roasted pig brains.

But His Majesty said it was delicious!

He closed his eyes, scooped up a spoonful of sweet tofu pudding mixed with crab roe, and put it in his mouth.

"How is it, Chief Steward?" The other people in the Imperial Kitchen looked at Chief Steward Zhu with anticipation.

Manager Zhu felt a sweet and salty smell mixed with the fishy smell of crab rush straight to the top of his head.

I almost vomited from the food I ate yesterday and the day before.

He took a deep breath, still unwilling to give up, and tasted a bite of sweet tofu pudding alone, and then a bite of crab roe wonton alone.

Every flavor is normal.

How could they be mixed together in such an unpalatable way?

That shouldn't be the case.

If it tastes so bad, how could His Majesty eat three bowls?

Undeterred, he scooped up another spoonful of the mixture and put it in his mouth.

yue——

I almost couldn't resist.

What happened?

Could it be that my sense of taste has failed me?

Ignoring the questions from others, Chief Steward Zhu went to the Imperial Hospital with his hands in his pockets...

As the head of the imperial kitchen, one can lose hands, legs, or even one's manhood, but one's sense of taste cannot be lost.

Your Majesty is such a person of refined taste... it must be your own problem.

Waaaaah—

Murong Yue moved towards the Hall of Diligent Governance with a satisfied heart.

I'm happy to eat such delicious brains.

We eat well, live well, and are treated kindly by humans—that's the current situation.

The death brought immense satisfaction.

Ah Hao and a group of palace servants followed behind, walking slowly.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

Finally, Murong Yue obediently sat on the dragon throne, while Li Xuanji stood calmly to the side.

As expected, Xu Qing was the first to submit a memorial.

"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I have compiled. Each item has witnesses and physical evidence. Yang Yong's crimes are too numerous to list."

well--

Murong Yue sighed.

Aside from the human's name sounding somewhat familiar, she genuinely couldn't remember what had happened.

But the document in Xu Qing's hand had already been handed to her, and she stared at the densely packed tadpole-like characters for a long time.

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