Chapter 264: What is the purpose?
Liang Moyuan's handwriting is just like her, thin but with visible strength in the strokes.
"I heard that my husband will be responsible for receiving the Border Envoy and the Prince of Zhenbei. There are so many people involved, so you should be careful. Doctor Ye specially prepared a bottle of antidote pills and a bottle of fake death medicine for emergency use. Everything is fine in the Marquis' Mansion. I hope my husband will take good care of himself."
Huo Jin read these few short lines over and over again.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and even his eyes were calm, which was rare in recent days.
The light and shadow enveloped him, giving him a soft atmosphere.
Huo Jin put the letter away and stuffed it into the brocade bag. He then took out two pills from the bottle and put them in the brocade bag as well.
Seeing Huo Jin carefully putting the brocade bag into his arms, Wei San smiled secretly.
The master is truly deeply in love with the Crown Princess.
However, Liang Moyuan's worries are not unreasonable.
The emperor has given him full authority over this matter. This is the first thing he will do as the crown prince, and there must not be any mistakes.
The time for Li Mingce and the other three to enter the palace was set at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, and they were invited to meet in the name of a banquet.
Huo Jin realized that what he needed to worry about was not just preventing someone from doing bad things secretly, but also the arrangement of the palace maids, the programs and dishes at the banquet, all of which needed his personal inspection.
"How are the dishes for tomorrow's meal prepared?" Huo Jin put down the list in his hand, which contained the rewards prepared in advance for Li Mingce and the others.
Wei San, who had just returned from the imperial kitchen, frowned and said, "There's nothing wrong with the rest, it's just the beef..."
It looks like something went wrong.
Huo Jin put down the list in his hand, stood up and walked towards the imperial kitchen with his hands behind his back.
On the way, Wei San told Huo Jinjian that the ethnic minorities in the border areas do not eat pork due to religious reasons, so the meat prepared is almost entirely beef and mutton.
The mutton is already prepared.
But for some reason, the beef was clearly being marinated to absorb the fishy smell and flavor, but when the lid was opened, only blood remained.
It is almost midnight now, and it is difficult even for the palace to purchase fresh beef.
Huo Jin frowned when he saw the pool of blood.
His facial features were originally clear and resolute, and now with such a solemn expression on his face, the people around him dared not even breathe.
"Where's the cook?"
The imperial chef stepped forward in a panic, his tone extremely frightened: "My Lord, I have followed all the procedures, but... I really don't know what's going on!"
Seeing the royal chef about to kneel, Huo Jin raised his hand to stop him: "What's the point of kneeling? Nomadic people are very sensitive to the freshness of beef. Trying to get away with using other beef will never work!"
He frowned, and there was a solemn look between his deep brows.
No one present dared to speak, just waiting for Huo Jin to give orders.
It was strictly forbidden to buy and sell cattle, let alone eat them. The cattle in the palace were raised specifically for eating.
We had killed one when we entertained Huo Jin before, and the best meat from today’s slaughter had already been ruined.
There's one left...
It was prepared for the Queen Mother's birthday.
Huo Jin saw the order and said, "Kill some new ones."
It seems that there are only a few dishes of beef missing. If it was really just Li Mingce, it would be fine, but now there are leaders of three other ethnic groups, and it would be embarrassing if it got out.
It is already past midnight, and it is too late to buy cows from outside the palace.
The atmosphere in the imperial kitchen was solemn.
The cooks looked at each other, and no one dared to move.
"Why, my words are of no use?" Huo Jin's voice turned colder.
His expression was cold even under the open fire in the kitchen. His posture was straight and his eyes revealed an intimidating aura that made people dare not refute.
The cook immediately lowered his head, sweating profusely.
"I'll get someone to do it right away."
The imperial kitchen became busy again. Huo Jin sneered as he stared at the blood.
The person who did it was quite capable.
This move seems to be low-level and not presentable, but it is actually the most sinister move that cannot be made any more sinister.
This clearly told Huo Jin one thing.
He could go anywhere in the palace, even to the imperial kitchen. If he wanted to poison someone, he could do it easily.
If Huo Jin didn't have the courage to make the decision alone in the middle of the night to slaughter the cattle left for the Queen Mother, something would go wrong at tomorrow's banquet.
It's the emperor who is embarrassed.
At that time, no matter how much the emperor favored Huo Jinjian, he would not have a good ending.
But this situation was easy to break, as that person's ultimate goal was to tell Huo Jin about his existence.
Who is that person and what is his purpose?
Huo Jin saw the narrow phoenix eyes narrow slightly, and countless possible people flashed through his mind.
Finally he turned around and looked directly at Wei San.
"Wei San, mobilize some of the imperial guards to the imperial kitchen. Except for a few imperial chefs who need to stay, no one else is allowed to get close, not even those around the emperor and the prince."
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