Pork knuckle?
When I heard that sentence.
Emperor Yuanwu felt a chill run down his spine.
Thinking about how Mu Qianqian had been insisting on eating this dish, I realized that Mu Qianqian had been making a fuss about it.
...They were poisoned.
"What do you mean?" Emperor Yuanwu swept his hand across the table.
The dish flew off the table in front of him.
It slammed down in front of the head chef of the imperial kitchen, who was kneeling on the ground.
The porcelain hit the ground with a crisp "smack".
As the soup from the dish splashed everywhere.
The entire banquet hall fell into a deathly silence; you could see a pin drop.
A while later.
"What else do you have to say?" Emperor Yuanwu asked sternly.
The head chef of the imperial kitchen was so frightened that he shuddered and cried out with tears in his eyes, "I am truly innocent! I have never had any dealings with the ladies of the palace or the families of the ministers. Why would I poison them?"
"Then where did this poison come from?" Emperor Yuanwu frowned, his expression filled with doubt and confusion.
The head chef of the imperial kitchen knelt on the ground, seemingly deep in thought. Suddenly, he raised his head, his eyes lighting up: "This evening, while preparing the food, Princess Chang'an visited the imperial kitchen."
Princess Chang'an?
Emperor Yuanwu felt a jolt in his chest and slammed his hand heavily on the table.
The bowls and plates on the table were slapped and hovered in the air for a second before falling heavily back onto the table.
This caused a clattering sound of bowls and plates, and soup was spilled all over the table.
"Go and bring Princess Chang'an to me."
The group looked at each other, kneeling on the ground, exchanging bewildered glances.
The time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.
Wu Jixiang rushed in from outside, looking flustered, and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, Princess Chang'an has gone missing."
What?
Emperor Yuanwu's face instantly darkened to an extreme: "What do you mean by 'disappeared'? Could it possibly fly away?"
"We've searched the entire palace, from top to bottom, but there's definitely nothing there..."
Before Wu Jixiang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a cold snort from Emperor Yuanwu.
He wiped the fine sweat from his brow: "This servant will send men to search immediately."
Mu Qianqian blinked.
This has caused quite a stir.
Not only did we miss out on food, but it seems we can't even get any melons to eat.
She pointed to the door and made two "ah ah" sounds towards Lu Zhaolin.
Lu Zhaolin followed her finger and looked over: "Qianqian, do you want to go out?"
Mu Qianqian nodded.
Lu Zhaolin watched as Emperor Yuanwu was talking to Consort Zhen.
He simply avoided the crowd and led Mu Qianqian out through the side door.
The chaotic sounds disappeared from my ears.
Lu Zhaolin felt as if the whole world had become quiet.
He let out a long sigh of relief.
Mu Qianqian looked around to make sure no one was there.
She turned around, turned Lu Zhaolin's head with her hand, and made him face to face with her, their eyes meeting.
The familiar scene startled Lu Zhaolin.
He stared at Mu Qianqian for a second, somewhat puzzled: "Qianqian, is there something you want to say to your uncle?"
She has something to say.
She has things to do.
Mu Qianqian stared at him with her mouth wide open.
Lu Zhaofeng frowned: "Is Qianqian hungry? I'll take you back to Qiluan Garden now so you can drink milk from your mother, okay?"
Mu Qianqian: ? ? ?
She was just about to say something to herself.
A woman's voice suddenly came from behind.
“Isn’t this Young Master Lu? It’s been so long. I’ve been hearing so much about Young Master Lu…” Consort Liang paused, “Young Master Lu is indeed a very handsome man.”
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