"My lord, this is food prepared in the small kitchen in Rui'an's courtyard. Over the years, Rui'an has always said that the food is delicious. Today happens to be the Little New Year, so we're bringing it out for everyone to try."
Ye Lanyin pointed to the dishes on the table and gave a quiet comment.
Marquis Zhenbei didn't hear clearly, but thought the dishes looked good, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Over the years, the old lady's appetite had grown accustomed to the chef's culinary skills, and she even thought that the dish Ye Lanyin mentioned was made by the head chef.
Lin Shixuan was close enough to hear Ye Lanyin's words, but he dared not let Ye Lanyin know about his current condition.
Seeing the old lady start eating, his face turned terribly pale. He was about to tell her not to eat when Ye Lanyin stopped him.
"Brother Xuan, what's wrong? Is your fever still not better?" Ye Lanyin asked with a worried expression.
"Since it's not good, don't go out to eat. Go back and rest."
Lin Shixuan felt a warmth in his heart.
He forced a smile: "Mother is fine. It's the eve of the Lunar New Year, so I'll go back after I finish eating."
"All right."
The concubines were all amazed by the dishes in front of them.
Normally, they thought they were eating well enough, but now that they had eaten the food prepared by the mistress of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, they found the dishes to be even more delicious.
Without any hesitation, they picked up the food and began to eat heartily.
Ye Lanyin picked up her chopsticks and started eating as well.
Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, suddenly, the concubines, who had been eating with blissful expressions, collapsed one by one.
The maids present were so frightened that they screamed.
"ah--"
Ye Lanyin slammed her chopsticks on the table and stood up abruptly. "The food is poisoned!"
The Marquis of Zhenbei shook his somewhat dazed head and stood up in fright.
The frightened old lady tried to stand up, but suddenly became dizzy and collapsed.
"Guards! The food is poisoned!"
Ye Lanyin exclaimed in horror, "How could this happen? We've been eating the chef's food for over ten years without any problems, so how come something like this just happened when we all got together?"
She then looked at her two dazed sons and cried out.
"Quickly, someone go and fetch a doctor!"
Lin Shixuan was filled with fear and unease. When he heard Ye Lanyin say to call a doctor, he hurriedly stopped her.
“Mother, no!” he cried out.
"What happened?" Ye Lanyin asked, tears streaming down her face. "Your brother fainted and you didn't call a doctor?"
Lin Shixuan hurriedly said, "No, Mother, what I mean is, with the local doctor, the local doctor is enough."
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