Clutching his stomach, he listened intently to the sounds of food being prepared outside. After a while, silence returned, and Lian Jingzhi came in, pulling Shen Ye up. "Come here, let's eat together."
His movements were gentle, yet contained an irresistible force, causing Shen Ye to give up the idea of struggling.
You really don't know until you see it, and once you see it, you're shocked. A table that could seat twelve adults without feeling crowded was filled with a variety of dishes, none of them the same.
Every dish was exquisitely prepared; some wouldn't have looked so appealing without careful plating. Shen Ye's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Did people in ancient times eat as extravagantly as Lian Jingzhi? How much silver must this meal have cost? Shen Ye suddenly felt a pang of regret for the money, but then he thought, it's not his money, so why should he feel bad?
Now, he is convinced that Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty had more than a hundred different dishes at every meal. She was rich and could afford it!
"Eat up, what are you standing there for?" Lian Jingzhi couldn't help but remind him as he looked at Chen Ye's ever-changing expression.
My thoughts were interrupted. "Ah, okay."
After saying that, he unceremoniously grabbed a roasted lamb leg and started gnawing on it. Lamb was Shen Ye's favorite meat, especially roasted lamb; he simply couldn't resist its temptation. The roasted lamb was crispy, and one bite filled his mouth with oil. Shen Ye wiped his mouth haphazardly with his hands a few times and then ignored it, continuing to gnaw on the meat in his hand.
Lian Jingzhi stared at Shen Ye, shook his head as he watched him eat, and after a long while, took a handkerchief and gently wiped the corner of his mouth.
Shen Ye turned to look at Lian Jingzhi, and under his unfathomable gaze, Shen Ye lost his composure...
After wiping her hair, she smiled and said, "Sometimes I really wonder if you're some young lady dressed as a man." As she spoke, she raised her hand and used her slender fingers to smooth a few stray strands of Shen Ye's hair. Her gaze was gentle and tender, making Shen Ye more and more captivated.
But soon, his gaze shifted elsewhere, and he elegantly picked up the chopsticks in front of him and placed a piece of cake on Shen Ye's plate. "You can't just eat greasy food; you also need to try some light desserts."
Just then, Chengqian's anxious voice came from outside: "Your Highness, something has happened to the Princess Consort."
"What?" The two people inside the room were both taken aback.
"The princess suddenly fainted while having her meal. The imperial physician came and said that the princess had been poisoned."
Upon hearing the news of Han Yunqi's poisoning, Lian Jingzhi was somewhat surprised, as was Shen Ye.
Lian Jingzhi put away his gentleness and said to Shen Ye, "You stay here and don't go anywhere. I'm going to go and take a look."
"I'll go with you." Shen Ye was worried that Han Yunqi was up to some kind of trick!
"OK."
They opened the door and went outside, with Shen Ye following behind Lian Jing. They arrived at Han Yunqi's residence. Pushing open the door, Lian Jing, still in that calm tone, asked the imperial physician, "How is the Princess Consort?"
The imperial physician first bowed to Lian Jingzhi, then respectfully replied, "The princess has been poisoned."
"What happened? What kind of poison did you get?" Lian Jingzhi's gaze was cold, and his voice was icy.
Lian Jingzhi only had one princess consort, Han Yunqi. Logically speaking, there shouldn't have been any poisoning or vying for favor. In addition, Han Yunqi had been staying in the manor dutifully since she married into the family and had never offended anyone, so there was no way that she could have been poisoned.
"The princess fainted because she ingested a large amount of Baiqiu grass and also smelled the fragrance of wood. It's fortunate that she fainted today, otherwise she would surely have died if it had continued!" The imperial physician sighed.
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