Chapter 67 The vicious woman shouldn’t have believed her in the first place.
Song Jin wants to open a restaurant, it is not impossible.
She has money, as everyone has seen. If everyone goes together, it means she has cooking skills and can do things. Not to mention opening a big restaurant, as long as she can maintain good relations between the Chai family and Ji Shubai, she will never have to worry about food and drink.
Thus, the matter of leaving their citizenship together was decided. The next morning, Song Jin took Chunyun to the market to buy groceries, while Caiwei and Hongxing were responsible for informing the others.
The accountant Arong wanted to quit, and his two assistants were happy to follow him. Anyway, if they stayed, they would have to look after Quan Rui and Hong Yun's faces, and no one could stand the other, so it was better to just leave.
The two women shook their heads. They had lived in the Bai family all their lives. Where else could they go? It would be the same as burning on the stove in everyone's house.
They were familiar with this place and didn't want to move, so Song Jin naturally wouldn't force them.
That morning, Song Jin took Chunyun to the market to buy vegetables for the evening. He then piled them together and asked Chunyun to watch them. He went to a nearby herbal medicine shop and bought something. He secretly put the thing in his arms before returning to Shidinglou with Chunyun.
The purpose of tonight's meal was not to taste good, but to be a way to escape, so Song Jin did not spend too much time thinking about it and just wanted to do it well.
Unexpectedly, Ji Shubai was not the only one who came that night. When Lu Junnian heard that Ji Shubai was going to have dinner at Shidinglou in the evening, he happily followed him and he did not refuse.
Song Jin frowned slightly, said nothing, and silently welcomed the person to the second floor.
Dishes such as steamed sea bass, steamed pork ribs with glutinous rice, boiled shrimps, and poached chicken were served one by one, and Lu Junnian was very happy.
"Brother Shu Bai, you are so generous. I knew it was the right thing to follow you."
However, Ji Shubai's eyes were fixed on Song Jin's face.
Where does this problem come from?
Song Jin said nothing, but served the dishes silently until he finally brought out a caramel pudding.
"I heard that Master Ji loves sweets, so this is specially prepared for you. Please enjoy it slowly."
Song Jin held a bowl of caramel pudding and glanced at Ji Shubai. Ji Shubai immediately guessed that something was fishy and paused.
During this meal, the caramel pudding fell into Lu Junnian's hands.
"That's your fault. How come you only remember Lord Ji's taste and forget my taste? I like it too. This bowl belongs to me. You can prepare another one for Lord Ji."
Song Jin: “…”
Song Jin turned to look at Ji Shubai, wondering whether he should stop him, but Ji Shubai put his fist on his lips and turned his eyes away.
"Hey, your caramel pudding tastes different from before. Did you add any new ingredients? It's still as delicious as before."
Song Jin responded with a faint smile, and said frankly that he would change back to the original recipe next time.
Lu Junnian praised her for being obedient and enjoying the meal very much. After the meal, he asked for more tea, so Song Jin had to go downstairs to prepare it.
After the tea was served, Song Jin went back to the kitchen to busy himself. About half a quarter of an hour later, there was a noise outside.
Song Jin guessed that it was Lu Junnian looking for the toilet without even looking.
She put in a sufficient amount of croton.
Lu Junnian was squatting in the toilet, while Ji Shubai was waiting outside, rubbing his brows in worry.
"I knew this person was petty and narrow-minded. What did you do to her? You were so vicious!"
"This vicious woman, when I get out, I will make her pay!"
"I tell you, wait till I'm better, ouch..."
"...I'm not done with her!"
......
Ji Shubai was originally quite close to the toilet, thinking in his mind how to comfort Lu Junnian, but as he stood there, his feet involuntarily moved away.
Song Jin was lying behind the door frame and peeking over here. When Ji Shubai glanced at her, she immediately shrank back.
Quan Rui and Hong Yun took over Shidinglou and had to follow to apologize. When they passed Song Jin, they grabbed the collar and dragged him out without any hesitation.
"Master Ji, Master Ji, we are innocent. It's all because of this little bitch. She must be the one causing all the trouble. It has nothing to do with us."
"Yes, Master Ji, she prepared the meal tonight, but it didn't go through my hands."
As Quan Rui spoke, he kicked Song Jin on the leg, causing her to kneel forward.
"My Lord, this little bitch has evil intentions and is full of evil ideas. She is not on good terms with us. She must be holding a grudge against you for arresting her that day. When she heard that you were coming to eat today, she poisoned the food and wanted to harm you."
Several people pushed all the responsibility onto Song Jin. Ji Shubai couldn't help but glance at Song Jin, and that one glance made him furious.
Song Jin knelt straight, but there was no sign of admitting his fault on his face. His eyes looked at Ji Shubai innocently, and his face said: You can do whatever you want.
"How do you explain this?"
Ji Shubai asked, and Song Jin could only answer: "It's because I'm confused."
This is an admission of guilt.
"Confused?" Lu Junnian's weak but angry voice came from not far away: "How dare you drug an official appointed by the imperial court, and you just let it go with a word of confusion?"
The attendant helped Lu Junnian walk towards Song Jin. By then, he had been in and out of the toilet three times.
"You are so brave, Shopkeeper Wen. You even use drugs to open a restaurant. If I don't punish you today, who will dare to eat in a restaurant in the future?"
"Brother Lu, this matter..."
"Ouch——" Lu Junnian didn't listen to Ji Shubai's words and ran into the toilet again, holding his stomach.
As Song Jin was kneeling, she felt a cold light coming towards her. When she looked up, she saw Ji Shubai staring at her.
After thinking it over again and again, she bent her straight back, lowered her head and pressed her whole body down, so that Ji Shubai could not see her face at all.
"Master Ji, I was wrong. I was confused for a moment."
She didn't hear Ji Shubai speak, only a sigh.
"Sir, you heard it, this is what she did, it has nothing to do with the shop, and even less with us."
"Yes, sir, we run a shop to do business, so it is unreasonable for us to put drugs in customers' bowls. It's all her fault. She is vicious and murdered you. It has nothing to do with us."
......
Ji Shubai's pair of soapy leather boots moved back and forth in front of Song Jin's eyes, and soon she heard Lu Junnian's voice.
"Master Ji, today I must ask you clearly, who did I offend?"
Feeling a little weaker, Song Jin lowered his head even lower.
"You! Why on earth did you drug me?"
Song Jin had no choice but to raise his head and said aggrievedly: "This medicine is not for adults..."
"What?" Lu Junnian bent over and tilted his body to look at Ji Shubai: "She seems to have prepared it for you."
Ji Shubai had no choice but to ask again: "Why did you try to murder me?"
Song Jin said sincerely, "I worked as a cook in your house a few days ago, but you...you didn't pay me."
Ji Shubai: "......"
"Do you owe anyone money?"
Facing Lu Junnian's questioning, Ji Shubai rubbed his nose.
He had no idea how things turned out like this, he only knew that Song Jin would harm him a little, and then he would use this as an excuse to hold him accountable, and take him away to deal with his fate on the pretext of settling the matter privately.
However, he didn't know that Song Jin's method was actually a laxative, and he "accidentally" fed it to Lu Junnian.
The medicine seems to be effective.
"It was indeed my fault." Ji Shubai closed his eyes and acknowledged Song Jin's accusation.
What else can I do? I shouldn't have trusted her in the first place.
"What did you do wrong?" Lu Junnian was not as easy to talk to as Ji Shubai: "She poisoned me just because I owed her a few coins. How can this be tolerated? This is outrageous."
"I'm telling you, if I don't punish you today, I won't be in office anymore."
Song Jin quickly defended himself: "Please spare my life, sir. It is not easy for me to do business for my mistress. If my mistress knew that I did not bring back money after going out to work, she would definitely punish me. I was scared for a moment and made the wrong decision."
"You can't get the silver, so you won't ask for it? Besides, you can't get it, oh—"
Lu Junnian was too angry and exerted too much force, so his stomach reacted faster. At this moment, he had to support others and go to the toilet again because of the abdominal pain.
Ji Shubai lowered his eyes to the ground, and after a while he looked up at Song Jin. His tone was indifferent, as if he was dealing with a trivial matter.
"I will not let this matter go. Everyone in Shidinglou will be held accountable."
"It's unfair, sir—"
Everyone cried out in injustice, and Song Jin almost stretched out his hand and asked Ji Shubai to arrest him quickly.
However, Ji Shubai did not move and turned to look for Lu Junnian.
Song Jin watched Ji Shubai pull Lu Junnian, who had just come out of the toilet, to a corner to talk. He watched Lu Junnian get angry, and then watched him become dejected. He just stared at him viciously with his eyes.
Then he came over.
"It's you who is trying to murder me, right?"
Song Jin: “???”
"Okay, I'm going to go find your mistress and give you a good beating."
Awesome!
However, others do not think so.
"My lord, my lord, this shop belongs to my young master. How can there be any mistress? My lord, please don't listen to her nonsense."
Song Jin tilted his head to look at Quan Rui and Hong Yun, and realized that they were trying to get Wen Ya out.
How could he possibly succeed?
"I don't know what a young master is. I only recognize the mistress of the second branch of the Bai family."
Jeon Rui Hong Yun: “???”
That night, Shidinglou closed early, and everyone followed the two sedan chairs to the Bai family.
In the main hall of the Bai family, Lu Junnian sat on the right, Ji Shubai sat on the left, and a large group of people knelt below, even Wen Ya was no exception.
She ran a restaurant outside, and her own chef poisoned the court officials. Wen Ya felt a large area of sweat on her back. Knowing that it was Song Jin who did it, she didn't dare to say it at this moment. The lawsuit for succession was very fierce at the time.
"My Lords, this matter has nothing to do with me. It must be that my subordinates are confused."
"Of course she is confused!" Lu Junnian wanted to scold, but he didn't speak loudly. At this moment, he was holding his stomach: "Your family members went out to do business and actually did such a thing. I think the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked. She is not the only one who is confused. All of you can't escape."
Wen Ya was sweating profusely: "I understand, but sir, I really don't know about this matter."
"Humph! You're innocent just because you didn't know? You raised that person, and now that he's done something like this, do you think you can get away with it by saying you didn't know?"
"Where is the head of this family? Why are you the only one coming out? I want to find the head of the family!" Lu Junnian stood in the hall and shouted, completely losing his former demeanor.
Wen Ya hurriedly explained, "My husband passed away two years ago. Now my nephew is managing the family business. He has not returned tonight. Please rest assured and leave them to me. I will definitely discipline them well this time."
"You want to discipline her? You dare to ask for discipline after she's already like this?" Lu Junnian pointed at Song Jin angrily, "She dared to poison my food. Who knows what she'll do in the future. There's no point in disciplining such a person. She should be dragged to the government office and tortured. Maybe she's committed more than one crime."
Song Jin was lying on the ground listening to these words. He agreed with them in his heart, but the situation seemed too severe. He couldn't help but feel nervous and tilted his head to look up.
The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of soap leather boots, followed by a straight-fitting coat made of pale blue satin with a round pattern of precious stones, and a jade belt tied around the waist.
Ji Shubai had a good figure, and he looked quite gentlemanly in a long robe and a sash.
Song Jin turned his neck hard, trying to see Ji Shubai's expression, but he couldn't see his face clearly. He only saw a scallion-like hand holding the tea bowl, drinking it slowly with a calm look in his eyes, without any intention of speaking for her.
Song Jin's neck was sore from twisting it that he had no choice but to lower it, take a breath, and then look at Ji Shubai.
To her surprise, Ji Shubai also looked at her this time.
When their eyes met, Song Jin seemed to see a smile. She suspected that she had seen it wrongly, so she blinked twice and looked again.
This time she confirmed that Ji Shubai was looking at her with a smile.
There was a hint of playfulness in that smile.
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