The front hall is already filled with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.
The three little babies were in their respective cradles, babbling and dancing.
Everyone in the Duke's Mansion also took their seats, waiting for the prince and princess's instructions before they could drink to their heart's content.
Strangely, the auspicious time had arrived, but the prince and princess were nowhere to be seen.
Everyone was puzzled to find that even the Duke and his wife, who had just taken their seats, were no longer at the main table. No one knew where they had gone.
Everyone at the table began to whisper.
At this time, Shen Yuyao, the Duke, his wife, and Prince Ning were staring at a pot of meat in the conference hall.
This is the "Assorted Black Swan" that Ling Xiangxiang just took off the main table.
"The black swan is the most precious gift from the palace. I specially made this almost lost dish of mixed black swan and placed it on the main table."
Ling Xiangxiang was kneeling on the ground.
"Just now, the princess asked me to remove it from the main table. Although I don't know why, I am sure that I personally placed this dish on the table and I also personally removed it from the table."
“No one else noticed.”
Shen Yuyao finally felt relieved. She took a deep breath and said softly, "Miss Ling, please stand up. Don't tell anyone else about what happened today. Go out and appease the guests. The prince and I will be there soon."
Ling Xiangxiang responded softly, bowed to everyone, and then left the conference room.
"Father, Mother, the Prince is above..."
Shen Yuyao explained what she had just heard from the little fairy treasure by saying that she had a dream last night in which she dreamed that someone would poison the goose meat today.
I thought that goose meat was not included in the dishes for the banquet I planned a few days ago, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
I suddenly remembered that the palace had given me some food the day before yesterday. When I went to the kitchen and asked, I found out that there was black swan meat. I was afraid that it was just as I had dreamed.
Because the ingredients came from the palace, he didn't know what to do, so he invited the Duke, the Duchess and the Prince to this conference room to discuss.
Prince Ning pondered for a moment, then called the eunuch outside the door:
"Please find a puppy in the mansion."
The eunuch replied, and a few minutes later he brought a puppy about two or three months old.
"Back off!"
"yes!"
The prince caught the puppy and picked a piece of goose meat from the basin, put it in his palm, and let the puppy lick it.
The Duke and his wife had solemn expressions on their faces. They sat blankly in the soft chairs watching the prince busying around without saying a word.
In a moment, the puppy had eaten up all the goose meat, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Just as the prince was about to stand up, he heard the puppy scream and fell down dead.
At this moment, the three people sitting in the room, the Duke, the Duchess, and Shen Yuyao stood up in horror.
Is this true?
Someone dared to poison Prince Ning's Mansion!
The one who was poisoned was the Duke.
This is completely putting the Duke and Prince Ning on the fire!
Shen Yuyao didn't dare to think that if she hadn't listened to the little fairy's thoughts today and found the goose meat, she and everyone in the Duke's Mansion would be lying on the ground like this puppy, and even Prince Ning would not be spared!
There are still so many people waiting in the banquet hall. How can we calm the situation down so that we can send the people from the Duke's Mansion back home as soon as possible?
Prince Ning Xia Yu didn't dare to think that if someone hadn't poisoned the princess in her dream and discovered in time that there was something wrong with the goose meat, then the crime of murdering the Duke today would have fallen on his head. What a vicious intention!
Since the ingredients came from the palace, there must be an insider in his palace. How could he escape this disaster? He had been keeping a low profile, yet still, he encountered such a disaster. Many people wanted him dead, but who had the guts to kill him and the Duke together?
Duke Chen Ao didn't even dare to think that if it weren't for his good little daughter Yaoyao's dream last night, she would have returned to her hometown today.
The ingredients were a gift from the palace. Could it be the current ruler? If the ruler wishes for the death of his subjects, they dare not disobey! But now, over a hundred people in his own mansion are being buried with him?
The three of them were each thinking of how to respond, and for a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the conference room.
"Master, please have this basin of meat destroyed immediately. I am truly horrified by the sight of it!"
It was the Duke's wife who broke the suffocating silence.
"Hmm..." Shen Ao responded, but his eyes looked at his daughter and son-in-law. After all, this was Prince Ning's Mansion, and this matter had to be handed over to someone who could be completely trusted!
Shen Yuyao understood her father's thoughts, and quickly calmed down and said to Prince Ning:
"Your Majesty, there's something wrong with this goose meat. The rest of the palace is still unaware of it, but Miss Ling knows a thing or two. How about..."
"Your Highness is absolutely right. I'll trouble you to take care of this matter! I'll discuss this with my father-in-law in detail and then make a final decision!"
Xia Yu's expression was cold and serious.
"Father-in-law, please follow me."
"Your Majesty, please!"
Xia Yu and Shen Ao walked out of the conference room and went straight to the study.
"Mother, please follow me to the banquet hall."
Shen Yuyao supported the Duke's wife and walked into the banquet hall.
When the guests in the hall saw the arrival of today's host, they immediately stopped whispering, stood up and bowed.
"Long live the princess, long live the Duke's wife!"
After the Duke's wife sat down at the main table, Shen Yuyao looked up and greeted the guests with a smile:
"Sorry to have kept you all waiting. The Duke and the Prince were delayed by something. Now that the auspicious time has arrived, let's begin the feast!"
There were no outsiders at today's hundred-day banquet, only the Duke's family, the Prince's family, and Xu Yunxuan's family.
Although everyone was confused, they all guessed that it must be a serious matter, so they all sat down and started eating.
There were more than a hundred people eating, but only the occasional voices of a few children could be heard.
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