Chapter 154,
Now that such a big thing has happened in the imperial city, the master has only given him this one task: to protect Su Guoer.
The result...
After passing through the encirclement of the imperial guards and some unknown army, he finally found Su Guoer. However, no matter how hard he searched the entire palace, he couldn't find her.
He was so angry that he wanted to shout, but at this moment he heard a noise coming from outside. It was a group of imperial guards wearing golden armor, carrying swords, and followed by a panicked little eunuch.
Xiao Shunzi: "This is it, that's where Chef Su lives!"
What a droopy voice!
Chang Qi secretly spat in the darkness. He knew that he had given a gift to his own boss, but now he turned around and sold the person out. What a servile bastard!
Then several guards kicked open Su Guoer's courtyard door, rushed in and turned the house upside down, but found nothing.
Qingniang stepped forward at the right moment and asked, "Are you looking for that young lady surnamed Su? May I ask what she has done wrong?"
The leading guard said, "What crime have you committed? Humph! Treason!"
Xiao Shunzi: "Oh my, Doctor Qing, you don't know, someone poisoned the banquet today. There were seven people in the Hu Kingdom's delegation, and all seven are dead!"
"The emperor was furious and ordered the arrest of all the chefs who prepared the dish, especially Su Guoer. The imperial physician examined it and found that the dish that was poisonous was the Yunjiang fish balls made by Miss Su!"
Isn't this too much of a coincidence? Even Qingniang couldn't help but frown.
Framing Su Guoer would not benefit the Imperial Concubine at all, so it was definitely not her who did it, but who else could it be except her?
She couldn't guess, but...she replied to these people first: "I haven't seen Miss Su come back, why don't you look for her along the way?"
After hearing what she said, the group really left, but Xiao Shunzi brought two young eunuchs to Madam Qing and said, "Such a big thing happened up ahead, why don't you ask the adults to move to Chaoyang Palace as well?"
Qingniang nodded and followed him. This was exactly what she wanted.
How could such a lively scene be without her?
Changqi, who was listening to their conversation in the dark, guessed that Qingniang should be the imperial concubine's person, but... her behavior was a little strange, and... if he was not mistaken, she appeared quietly just now?
A medical officer appeared quietly in the backyard. What does this mean?
This means that she knows martial arts, and her martial arts skills are not low, and there must be something fishy here.
So he sneaked into Qingniang's yard while she was away and turned the house upside down.
Strangely, he only saw some miscellaneous medicinal herbs and food on the table.
The food tasted very delicious, just like the meat cooked by his boss.
But he just thought it was probably the work of his shopkeeper. After finding nothing, he flew away and continued to search for Su Guoer in the palace. He also left a letter for Pei Yan, telling him that Su Guoer had not been found yet.
But he probably didn't have time to read it.
Chaoyang Palace is very lively at this moment!
It was said to be lively, but looking at the dancers kneeling on the ground and the dead people lying on their seats, no one dared to say a word.
Several imperial doctors were kneeling on the ground treating people from the Hu Kingdom.
But after more than a dozen imperial doctors took the patient's pulse, they all shook their heads and replied to the emperor: "There is nothing we can do."
Then a group of imperial doctors knelt on the ground in scattered groups.
Zhang Yuanzheng, the leader, said, "The poison that the envoys were poisoned with was the Wu Teng poison mentioned in ancient books. If you take the juice of the Wu Teng and put it in food, even a single drop can kill dozens of people. Moreover, the onset is very short and there is almost no medicine to cure it."
The last sentence is the key point.
That means the person is already dead. Emperor Mingde held his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache. He was so angry that he couldn't stand it.
All seven envoys died, and they died at the banquet. If this news were to get out, it would inevitably lead to a war between the two countries.
By then, the situation will be out of control.
I've calculated everything, I've been keeping an eye on it the whole time, but I still couldn't prevent it. The envoy is dead, and it's time to find someone to bury him with him.
The commander of the Imperial Guards came before the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, all the chefs have been brought here, but... one cook, Su, is missing."
Emperor Mingde placed his hands on his knees and nodded: "The cook surnamed Su?"
"Is it the Chef Su who won the Chef God Contest this time?" The eunuch beside him replied, "Yes, it's the Chef Su, and the dish she made this time is the Yunjiang Fish Balls."
"Your Majesty, please send someone to check if there is any poison in the soup of the Yunjiang fish balls. Once you test it, everything will be clear."
Concubine Zhang was getting anxious. Most people in the palace knew that Su Guoer was hers. If there was something wrong with the food she cooked, wouldn't that mean it was her own problem?
But you can't relate it to yourself.
But Su Guoer ran away, so she said, "I don't know what this girl is doing. Is she trying to escape for fear of being punished?"
The late emperor then put the blame of the poisoning on Su Guoer: "I never thought this girl would harbor such evil intentions!"
"Someone, go outside the palace and tie up Su Guoer. I want to interrogate her myself!"
Unfortunately, Emperor Mingde didn't buy her talk and remained silent.
At this moment, no one dared to speak, for fear of offending the emperor.
Only Pei Yan came out from behind the curtain and said, "Even if the dish is poisonous, it may not have been poisoned by the cook."
Liao Xiang: "Humph! Are you willing to protect her?"
These words made people think deeply. For a moment, all the ministers looked at each other, wondering what the relationship was between this little cook and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
However, Pei Yan said, "Poisoning the food he cooked, and then disappearing for no reason, is the Left Prime Minister probably confused? Who would do such a stupid thing?"
Then he turned to look at the emperor and said, "In my humble opinion, we should first send people to stabilize the Hu country followers who are still staying in the palace, and then make plans after they are comforted."
Prime Minister Liao: "Appease? Finding the murderer is the greatest comfort to them. Why has the prince been obstructing this?"
Just as he finished speaking, a young eunuch covered in blood came stumbling over from outside.
"Oh no! Oh no! The enemy is coming! The enemy is coming!"
These shouts startled everyone present and made them stand up. The leader of the imperial guards, who was closest to them, grabbed the young eunuch and asked, "What enemy troops are there? How many city gates have been opened?"
Seeing that the young eunuch didn't say anything, he drew out his long knife and placed it across the young eunuch's neck, forcing him to wake up, and then... everyone present heard those despairing words.
"They're all...all open. Now they've...already reached Chengqian Gate."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
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