When the kitchen staff arrived at the Peony Courtyard, Shen had already been helped into the house and was lying down, and Chen Yu was also resting on a soft chair beside her with her head in her hands.
When the kitchen manager saw this scene, he was so frightened that his legs went limp. He knelt down with a plop and cried out in injustice: "Madam, Master, this is none of our business! The Second Miss kicked everyone out of the kitchen. This meal... was prepared by the cook that the Second Miss called herself!"
"this……"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. The hearts that had originally supported Feng Yuheng began to shift towards Shen's side. The old lady covered her chest, and she felt that she couldn't breathe. Could it be that there was really something wrong with the food?
Feng Jinyuan was furious and suddenly knocked over a cup of tea. He pointed at Feng Yuheng and said, "Tell me! What did you put in the dish?"
Feng Yuheng shrugged: "Medicine!"
"What medicine?"
"I already mentioned it when I announced the dishes just now."
"I'm asking about poison!"
"Father, why did you say I put poison in the food?" She was very confused. "Did father ask someone to test it? Did the doctor come? Did anyone see it with their own eyes? Father, you have no evidence, but you said your daughter poisoned the food. Then, father, why are you all fine after eating it, but only mother and elder sister have problems?"
"It's possible that we haven't gotten sick yet." Fendai blurted out, "It's just that mother and elder sister are weak and react faster. Maybe by night, we will all..."
"Fourth sister, what you said is really convincing." Feng Yuheng raised her lips, "I really don't know what good it is for me, as the daughter of the Feng family, to deliberately poison my entire family. Why should I leave my father who is the prime minister and become an orphan?"
After she said this, Feng Jinyuan also felt that it made some sense. An Shi spoke up at this time and reminded Feng Jinyuan: "Why not call the second lady's cook to ask."
"Yes!" the old lady said again, "Go quickly and call all the people who cooked today to come here!"
The servant went away in response, and when he came back, he was followed by twelve strangers.
Feng Jinyuan looked at these people, and suddenly a bad feeling came over him, but he really didn't know where this feeling came from, so he asked his steward: "Look, are they the ones who prepared this banquet today?"
The steward turned around to carefully identify them, and soon nodded affirmatively, "My lord, yes, it is them."
Feng Jinyuan waved his hand to let the steward go, and when he looked at the twelve cooks again, his right eyelid began to twitch uncontrollably again.
Among the twelve people, there was one with extraordinary bearing. When he saw the Feng family, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He did not have the consciousness of a cook at all. He just clasped his fists and bowed slightly, and said, "Greetings, Lord Prime Minister Feng." That was all he said, without even saying hello to the ladies.
The remaining eleven people behind him did the same. They bowed slightly and said in unison: "Greetings, Lord Feng Xiang." They also ignored the lady and the young lady.
The old lady was a little angry. She snorted and was about to scold her, but Feng Jinyuan suddenly raised his hand, interrupting what the old lady was about to say, and then took the initiative to ask: "Sir, where do you find a job? Why do you come to my Feng Mansion to work as a cook?"
He felt vaguely that this person looked familiar, and seeing his elegant and reserved demeanor, he was certain that he was definitely not a cook. As for the eleven people behind him, they should be good cooks, but they were definitely not ordinary cooks.
Thinking about it again, these people were invited by Feng Yuheng. How could Feng Yuheng recognize the cook? Most likely, they were invited by the Ninth Prince's Xianya Tower.
Feng Jinyuan felt a headache coming on. Xuan Tianming was so stubborn. Even if the people from Xianyalou really tampered with the food, would he still have the guts to settle accounts with them? Not to mention that Shen had just vomited. Even if there was something wrong, Xuan Tianming dared to kill people openly in the palace. He even burned the Ding'an Palace to ashes. It would be strange for him to take a lady from the Feng Mansion seriously.
He was calculating in his mind, if it was someone from Xianya Tower, what should he do so as not to make enemies with the Ninth Prince, and he had already thrown aside the idea of settling scores.
But even so, after the extraordinary man announced his name, Feng Jinyuan was still frightened to the point of shaking his legs, thinking that he had thought too simply.
"My name is Mo Bufan. I was originally a wandering doctor. A few months ago, I was appreciated by the emperor and stayed in the palace to prepare medicinal diet for the emperor, the empress, and the concubine Yun. The people behind you are the imperial chefs who have been preparing medicinal diet with me in the past few months."
Feng Jinyuan's neck began to whistle with cold wind again, and even the old lady was speechless. She should have expected that Feng Yuheng would always have a back-up plan no matter what he did. He sent away his own cook and hired outsiders. How could Feng Yuheng, who was smart and cautious, do such a thing that would leave people with something to talk about?
"Prince Feng." Mo Bufan spoke again, "When I came here just now, I heard that the medicine today poisoned the eldest lady and the eldest daughter of the mansion?"
"That's right!" Feng Zihao was simple-minded and hadn't realized how powerful Mo Bufan was. He rushed to say, "Since you admit that you cooked the meal, you have to give our Feng family an explanation!"
"Shut your mouth!" Feng Jinyuan scolded Feng Zihao fiercely, and then said to Mo Bufan: "Mr. Mo, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here."
He is the prime minister, and there is a famous person in the palace who specializes in serving medicinal food. Feng Jinyuan certainly knows about this. This Mo Bufan has no rank or rank. He has no official title below him, and he has a unique status in the palace. Feng Jinyuan can only be polite when talking to him. The most important thing is that he is not afraid that this person can cook for the emperor and the queen. After all, the two are reasonable people. But the annoying thing is that he is also in charge of Yunfei's meals! For someone who can be arranged by the emperor to be by Yunfei's side, how important and reliable he must be!
Mo Bufan couldn't help but smile when he heard Feng Jinyuan say this, and said, "I was just saying, how come the medicinal meal recipe that the Emperor and the Empress had just used three days ago caused injuries when they were eaten at the Feng family?"
Everyone can understand what he means. What he means is that the emperor and the empress can eat it, so are you, the Feng family, more precious than the emperor?
Feng Jinyuan smiled and said, "Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding."
"Prince Feng." Mo Bufan's face became serious. "We came to the Feng Mansion today because His Royal Highness Prince Chun and His Royal Highness Prince Yu asked the emperor at the same time, saying that the eldest lady of the Feng family had returned to the mansion, and asked me to bring the imperial chef to prepare meals for the mansion. All the dishes for today's banquet were used by the emperor and the queen three days ago. The recipes were prepared by me personally. All the ingredients used were delivered from the imperial kitchen. All the medicinal materials came from the Feng Mansion's own herbal medicine hall. Before these medicinal materials were put into the pot, they were all handled by me and personally tested by me before being thrown into the pot. Prime Minister Feng, do you think there is something wrong with me or with these chefs who specialize in making imperial meals for His Majesty?"
Feng Jinyuan wiped his sweat, "No problem."
"Yes." Mo Bufan nodded, and then wondered, "What does it mean now? Oh, is your Excellency dissatisfied with the arrangements made by His Royal Highness Prince Chun and His Royal Highness Prince Yu? Oh! Prime Minister Feng really failed the good intentions of the two princes."
When she heard that Xuan Tianhua was involved in this matter, Feng Chenyu, who was originally curled up on the couch pretending to be a bear, stood up at once and said repeatedly: "I think it really is a misunderstanding. We just had dinner outside in the garden. I am afraid that I am weak and was blown by the wind. That's why I have a headache. I am fine now."
After Feng Jinyuan received the purse sewn by Chenyu from Feng Yuheng last time, he understood her feelings for Xuan Tianhua. Seeing Chenyu's statement, how could he not understand what it meant? But he couldn't do it. After all, Chenyu said that it was okay, which was better than her continuing to have a headache.
But Shen was still lying on the couch, and it didn't look like she was pretending. Feng Jinyuan felt a little embarrassed. How should he solve this case?
While everyone was in a stalemate, the servants of the Feng family finally invited a doctor. This doctor was a little famous in the capital...
Fame, and it was not the first time he had dealt with the Feng family. As soon as he saw Feng Jinyuan, he knelt down and kowtowed.
Feng Jinyuan had no time to accept this gift, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and show it to Madam, what's going on?"
The doctor responded, stood up and walked to the couch.
Shen's condition at this time was better than before, but she still looked tired and her complexion was not good. Waves of nausea still came up occasionally.
The doctor put a handkerchief on Shen's wrist, pinched it for a while, and then said "eh", then pinched it carefully for a while, then stood up again and asked Feng Jinyuan: "Master Feng, did the lady of the mansion eat something unclean and poisonous?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked again. Before, they thought it was Shen's doing. How could a doctor and a cook from the palace poison the Feng family? But now the doctor mentioned the word poison again. What on earth was going on?
Yao asked anxiously, "Why does the doctor say that?"
The doctor replied: "If you didn't eat anything poisonous, why would you take vomiting medicine?"
"Induce vomiting?" Fendai asked subconsciously, and then looked at Shen. She found that Shen's eyes turned quickly following the doctor's words, and she immediately realized that there must be a problem here.
Feng Jinyuan said: "Doctor, please speak clearly."
The doctor said bluntly: "The lady must have vomited when she was sick, right? That's because she took emetic drugs beforehand. After taking a little of this drug, people will vomit within half an incense stick of time, accompanied by slight convulsions. But if everything in the stomach is vomited out, it will be fine. It is usually used for emergency detoxification."
Mo Bufan pondered for a while, then took two steps forward and said, "Prime Minister Feng, I am not talented, but my medical skills are appreciated by the emperor. Could you please diagnose the Madam?"
Feng Jinyuan was of course happy that Mo Bufan could say that, and quickly stepped aside to let him pass.
Mo Bufan walked to Shen's side, but did not take her pulse. Instead, he directly grabbed Shen's fat palm.
Feng Zihao saw this and couldn't help but yell, "What are you doing? Just treat the disease, why are you grabbing my mother's hand?"
Feng Jinyuan scolded him: "Stop talking nonsense!"
At this time, Mo Bufan's voice was heard - "Strange, Feng wants to see why the eldest lady did this?"
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