"Granny Hua, take a look. That's a new face."
Qin Mohan glanced at the cooks for a moment, then turned to Granny Hua and said.
After hearing this, Granny Hua turned around and looked at the cooks. She examined them carefully and then frowned slightly.
"Huh? Everyone from the kitchen is here?"
The cooks looked at each other and then nodded.
"No, when I went to your kitchen tonight, there were clearly seven of you. Why are there only six?"
Seven?
The cooks looked puzzled after hearing this.
One of the head cooks spoke up: "Granny, are you mistaken? There have always been six people in our kitchen!"
Granny Hua shook her head: "No, absolutely not. There is one more person among you. I remember when I first entered the kitchen, he accidentally knocked over a vegetable basket."
"Bumped over? Granny, you must be mistaken. Our Prince's manor has always only had six people in the kitchen. If you don't believe me, you can ask Steward Wang."
"Only six all the time?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Granny Hua, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
“Your Highness, this old servant remembers very clearly that when I first arrived at the kitchen, there was indeed a person who accidentally knocked over a vegetable basket. This old servant even glanced at him and saw that he was a stranger.”
The head cook frowned slightly upon hearing this: "A new face?"
"That's right."
"This...that's impossible! I'm in charge of the kitchen, and it's always just been a few of us responsible for the food for everyone in the Prince's mansion!"
"Hmph, I can't speak for other times, but I remember tonight very clearly, I'm absolutely not mistaken," Granny Hua said coldly to the head cook.
Upon hearing this, the head cook frowned and glanced at the few assistants beside him.
"Are there other people in our kitchen tonight?"
The henchmen shook their heads, indicating that they didn't.
"Granny, you see, they also said no, you must have remembered wrong."
Granny Hua also shook her head, insisting that she hadn't misread it.
And at this time.
Qinglian also summoned Steward Wang.
When Butler Wang arrived, he was puzzled to see so many people in the room.
However, he still bowed respectfully to Qin Mohan, Ye Qingcheng, and Ye Jingyu, and said:
"Greetings, Your Highness, Your Highness, and Young Prince."
Qin Mohan looked at Butler Wang.
"Steward Wang, take a look at these cooks. Did you hire them all?"
After hearing this, Butler Wang turned to look at the cooks, glanced at them, and then nodded to Qin Mohan.
"Yes, Your Highness, these are all people I summoned. I wonder if something has happened?"
Qin Mohan did not answer, but asked again: "Are there only six of them in the entire kitchen?"
"Yes, our Prince's Mansion has always only had six cooks."
Upon hearing this, Qin Mohan looked at Granny Hua.
Granny Hua insisted, "Your Highness, this old servant really hasn't misremembered."
Qin Mohan frowned slightly, and after a moment...
"Steward Wang, immediately summon everyone in the Wang residence to the courtyard."
"Thirteen, Qinglian, Ningxin, the three of you, search the entire Prince's mansion thoroughly and arrest any suspicious persons you find immediately."
kindness?
"Your Highness, has something happened?" Thirteen asked in confusion.
“My lord, someone has poisoned the food,” Granny Hua replied.
"What? Poisoning?"
Thirteen, Steward Wang, Qinglian, Ningxin, and Xiaotao all trembled.
Xiao Tao looked at Ye Qingcheng with a worried expression. "Miss, are you alright?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "It's alright, Yu'er discovered it in time."
Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
And the same is true for everyone else.
However, Qin Mohan saw that Thirteen, Steward Wang, and the others were still standing there dumbfounded.
He shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Get up and go!"
Yes, yes.
Steward Wang, Thirteen, and the others were so frightened by Qin Mohan's shout that they quickly responded and retreated.
After they left...
Qin Mohan looked at Granny Hua.
"Granny Hua, take these cooks and servants to the front yard."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Then.
The servants and cooks then followed Granny Hua out of the room.
Then Qin Mohan looked at Xiao Tiao and the others.
"Xiao Tao, you guys, pack up all these dishes and take them to the front yard."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After everyone had left her room, Ye Qingcheng looked at Qin Mo and said, "Qin Mohan, the poisoned food is what Yu'er likes to eat."
"It's only been a few days since Yu'er returned to the manor. Aside from those of us around here, logically speaking, no one should know about Yu'er's fondness for food!"
"Yes! Indeed, that's what I was thinking too. So, does the Princess have a plan? Who do you think it might be?"
Ye Qingcheng frowned slightly: "Xiao Tao has been with me since she was a child, and her loyalty is beyond question. I have also seen the loyalty of Xiao Cui and Xiao Xin."
Chunlan and Qiuhong, although they haven't been with me often, their loyalty to Xiaotao, evident from their time by her side and caring for her until she recovered, is unquestionable. Therefore, it couldn't be them.
"Does the princess suspect that it's Granny Hua?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "No, Granny Hua wouldn't do that either."
"In the entire Wisteria Courtyard, there are only a few of them. If it's not them, what does the Princess think?"
"Besides them, only the kitchen staff know about Yu'er's favorite foods."
"So Your Highness thinks it was someone from the kitchen?"
"That's right."
“But Granny Hua, didn’t you say there’s another unfamiliar face?”
"Yes! So I'm going to check out the kitchen."
"Very well, I will go with you."
"No need, I can go by myself. You take Yu'er to the front yard and check if there are any servants missing or extra in the mansion. I will go there after I have finished checking the kitchen."
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