The kitchen was spotless.
Cooking involves heat and oil fumes.
Therefore, the operation is done on one side, which is cleaner.
The place is spacious, and the food smells delicious, with the aroma of the soup simmering in the pot.
That's not as appealing as it seems.
The eunuch was very excited: "It's said that it was Miss Chang who discovered it!"
Huan Yue opened his eyes wide, they were very bright.
The eunuch thought that if the second young lady were like her older sister, she might actually be able to do it: "It is said that Scholar Bai has a cousin who is not well-off. He killed the entire Bai family and stole their silver. Scholar Bai still has a hundred acres of land, and he can still get a share of it."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Was it really that simple?
The poor scholar and his brothers were probably all poor in the past. The white scholar became rich, and his cousin became envious.
Perhaps his cousin had already sensed Bai Xiucai's abnormality, making it much easier to kill him.
He probably didn't expect this matter to involve so much more, with the Minister of Justice personally taking charge.
The eunuch said excitedly, "It is said that the second young lady discovered that the Bai family's daughter was wearing a silver bracelet. It was made by her cousin and given to her and her niece. Later, it was stolen by Bai Xiucai's granddaughter, who has since been murdered."
The palace maid exclaimed excitedly, "Did the Second Miss find her cousin's weakness by following her own belongings?"
The eunuch said, "I don't know the specifics. But we haven't had time to deal with that cousin yet; there are too many people eyeing Baishi Village."
I wonder how many people are going to Baishi Village to see the spectacle now.
The palace maid was terrified: "To wipe out an entire family just for Bai Xiucai's meager fortune?"
The eunuch said, "It's possible that the two families have a grudge against each other."
Huan Yue nodded: "Since they are cousins, he probably helped Bai Xiucai with his studies. He was a poor scholar, no doubt about it, but he didn't share his wealth with his brothers, which made the enmity huge. He may not have thought that much when he killed him, but in the end, it led to the destruction of his entire family."
Xiuyun said, "If we don't kill the whole family, how can we divide the land? Even if we take the silver, people will know. Or if we are discovered, we can only exterminate the whole family. There are many such cases."
Huan Yue found this logic quite amusing.
I only wanted money → I had to kill people, but I was discovered → I had to kill them all because I was hoping to get away with it → I felt wronged.
The eunuch said, "Didn't he already have the idea of killing Bai Xiucai's family from the beginning? Otherwise, how could he have done it?"
Would a normal person dare to kill fifteen people? There were old and young among them.
The maid asked, "Did Scholar Bai receive any other good things?"
That was enough to make my cousin want to kill me.
The eunuch had a guess: "Could the death of the Chang family's grandmother have been orchestrated by him? Scholar Bai couldn't have done it alone; he must have found someone close to him to share the spoils, which would have led to unequal distribution. And once he's done it, it will be much easier next time."
Therefore, Huan Yue thought: "If the Bai family is investigated, it will implicate more people, so someone wants to silence them?"
It wasn't the Pei family who went to silence them; it was just those dogs fighting each other.
That's interesting.
The Pei family has been dealing with the Chang family for sixteen years. Just how much did Bai Xiucai and his gang actually do?
The Chang family had all heard that the Crown Princess was from the Chang family.
Everyone within a ten-mile radius should know about Baishi Village, right?
Those people thought, "If the Crown Princess is harmed, won't they panic?"
Because people are dying, there can only be more deaths.
This is like a farce.
Don't be surprised; some ignorant people create headache-inducing farces.
Prepare it in the kitchen.
Huan Yue went back to his room and tidied up; he still looked beautiful.
The young palace maids serving the Empress felt that Chang Chenghui was being pretentious.
A palace maid outside laughed and said, "Chang Chenghui will probably go hungry again at noon."
Huan Yue asked curiously, "Why is she still hungry?"
The palace maid said, "I cut my hand badly while chopping vegetables."
The palace maid was overjoyed. She'd cut her hand, but what had she done to deserve such a grudge?
Besides, she was just cooking for herself; no one was urging or forcing her.
Compared to palace maids, she was far more comfortable. Was her life really that much more noble than that of a palace maid?
Because the rations for the Shicui Palace were reduced, the servants in the palace basically no longer waited for Chang Chenghui to cook, so she really served herself.
The palace maid said, "It's probably because Liu Mama ate a beef patty."
Huan Yue laughed and asked, "Where did the beef patties come from?"
The palace maid cautiously replied, "I brought it back from a trip. She said there's a place that makes really good beef patties, and they can't keep up with demand every day."
Huan Yue said, "Bring some for me to try next time. Some people are just good at making one or two things."
Cuizhu gave her two silver ingots.
The palace maid took it and left happily.
Huan Yue remembered something and said to Xiu Yun, "Let's raise some small animals, like rabbits. If something needs to be tasted, let them try it first."
The young palace maid asked with a smile, "Do rabbits eat meat?"
Huan Yue asked, "Why can't we raise carnivores? Raising these things is not troublesome, it's much more worthwhile than human lives, and it's also accumulating good karma for them."
The palace maids were all quite happy.
The Empress was concerned for their lives.
Be careful with things from unknown sources.
Let Xiuyun taste it; isn't she a life too?
There are animals in the palace, but animals are a separate matter.
Huan Yue didn't interfere much.
When Xie Zhou returned, he hugged his wife and kissed her.
Everyone turned away, refusing to watch His Highness get beaten.
Xie Zhou was delighted; his wife was wonderful! His father, the emperor, also loved to hear it.
Xie Zhou whispered to his wife, "Father Emperor granted Sanlang permission to go, and also sent his eldest brother out secretly to check on things."
Huan Yue blinked; this emperor was quite interesting.
Xie Zhou smiled and said, "My elder brother has hardly ever gone out. Father heard about the case in Baishi Village and probably has the same idea. He only lets my elder brother see it and write a memorial for him when he gets back."
Huan Yue then recalled the reporters who had been beaten and added, "It's very difficult to conduct investigations both overtly and covertly. You can't see it on the surface, and it's extremely difficult to get to the bottom of things. Getting beaten or even killed is quite normal. They're not much smarter than that fool from Baishi Village."
Xie Zhou frowned and nodded.
This involves many things in the future.
But if one side refuses to let the other see it, and the other side insists on seeing it, the struggle will continue indefinitely.
Xie Zhou said, "We can always see something."
Huan Yue nodded. That's right. A fox will always show its tail, and when it snows, the ground will always turn white.
Whether the people are doing well or the crops are thriving can reveal a lot.
Sit down and eat.
Xie Zhou ate the food his wife had made and thought it was incredibly delicious. He ate an extra bowl of rice.
The palace official saw that he had eaten too much and asked if he needed to aid digestion.
The empress gains strength from eating a lot, but not everyone who eats that much gains strength; it's a waste.
Xie Zhou is young now, so he can eat so much. He also practices martial arts.
Huan Yue asked him, "Is Your Highness washing the dishes?"
Xie Zhou's eyes widened.
Huan Yue is not good at it; he can't even wash dishes?
The eunuch heard the Empress say, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. If you don't want to wash the dishes, why did you make Chang Chenghui do them?"
Without saying a word, Xie Zhou said, "Let's go wash the dishes!"
Huan Yue thought the attitude was acceptable, so she didn't go with them.
It is said that in the allocation of household chores, cooking is preferred over washing dishes.
However, some people don't want to bother with cooking, no matter what they make, they end up washing the same dishes.
Huan Yue didn't want to wash the dishes anyway, and he didn't have gloves.
She didn't care whether the scoundrel would break the bowl bestowed upon her by the emperor.
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