Chapter 149 Taking Action
Ji Shi didn't understand why Gu Shuyan would ask such a question, and immediately shook her head, "No, the previous cook was doing a good job, why would we change cooks?"
"Didn't you change it?"
Gu Shuyan looked at the chicken soup in front of her with some doubt, as the taste was clearly quite different from before.
"Shu'er thinks the chicken soup tastes great! The last few times it's been delivered, it definitely tastes much better than before."
Lady Ji also thought the soup was delicious, which is why she specially ordered a pot to be stewed today.
Just then, Pearl, who had been waiting in the outer room, hurriedly walked in.
Seeing her tense expression, Gu Shuyan quickly waved to her, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Pearl bowed to Madam Ji before entering the room and then approached Gu Shuyan, whispering in her ear.
"Miss, Ginkgo went to the kitchen this morning."
After whispering softly, Gu Shuyan frowned, her gaze unconsciously sweeping towards the food on the table.
Gu Shuyan ate every dish served today, yet she didn't feel unwell. However, Yinxing, who hadn't left the house for two days, suddenly went to the kitchen. It's impossible she did nothing; what had she overlooked?
Seeing that her daughter's expression was not right, Madam Ji hurriedly asked, "Shu'er, is something wrong?"
Seeing the worried look on Madam Ji's face, Gu Shuyan waved her hand and smiled, "Mother, you're overthinking it. What could possibly happen at home? It's Pearl who told me that the rare book I asked her to find has finally been found."
Gu Shuyan has recently become engrossed in reading, which is no secret in the household. When she said it was because she had found a rare book, Madam Ji didn't think much of it.
However, Wu Ma, who was standing to the side, saw it clearly. After Pearl finished speaking, Gu Shuyan had obviously looked at the food on the table.
Could there be something wrong with the food? No, if there were, the young lady would have stopped the lady from eating. But if that's not what she's thinking, then what is it?
With these thoughts in mind, Gu Shuyan quietly watched as Madam Ji picked up the chicken soup and drank it all. After finishing, she asked Mama Wu to serve her another bowl with a look of enjoyment.
Thinking of the taste of that soup, Gu Shuyan suddenly wanted to have another bowl.
Reaching out to pick up the bowl, just as she was about to ask Pearl to serve her some, a sudden thought flashed through her mind, and the bowl slipped from Gu Shuyan's hand and fell to the ground with a thud.
With a crisp "clang," everyone's eyes turned to Gu Shuyan.
"Shu'er, how can you be so clumsy? You can't even hold a bowl properly."
Perhaps her interest had been interrupted, for Ji Shi's gaze toward Gu Shuyan carried a hint of reproach. But when she looked at the chicken soup in her own bowl, the reproach vanished instantly, replaced by a look of satisfaction.
Seeing this, Gu Shuyan frowned even more deeply.
Her mother had always doted on her, and even when dealing with Li Yingxue, who had made a serious mistake, she had never used such a tone. Yet today, she had only broken a bowl, and her usually gentle and quiet mother had actually gotten angry at her.
If that were all, Gu Shuyan could explain it away as her mother being in a bad mood and prone to getting angry.
But how do you explain that satisfied expression at the end, and the way it seemed like nothing had happened before?
Looking at the half-bowl of soup held in Ji's hands, it seemed that everything that was wrong today was related to that bowl of soup. And why did Yinxing go back to the kitchen? Did Yinxing poison the soup?
All the questions were Gu Shuyan's guesses. To confirm these answers, Gu Shuyan turned around and winked at Pearl.
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