Prince Gong just watched everything in front of him silently without saying a word. There was not even a moment on his face to show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he looked like he was just watching a show.
But it was enough to scare everyone into silence, and everyone in the Xue family, from the master to the servants, knelt down hurriedly.
Seeing this, Xue Zhiyi felt that it would seem too awkward, so he followed them in saluting.
Prince Gong didn't criticize him harshly, but sighed leisurely, "The matter has not yet been concluded. For now, we should wait for the doctor to arrive before we proceed. Lord Xue and Madam Xue, please don't be polite."
The two men then dared to stand up, lowering their heads and waiting for the doctor to arrive.
The doctor arrived quickly and hurried over to take the pulses of the two Fu sisters.
This was not a difficult problem, so he gave an answer quickly.
"Both young ladies suffered from abdominal pain because they accidentally ate incompatible foods."
"Incompatible foods?" Fu Ling muttered to himself, then turned his gaze towards Xue Zhiyi, his face suddenly cold: "Zhiyi, come here."
Xue Zhiyi stepped forward and said, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"You arranged the refreshments in the garden, but what went wrong?"
Others who listened only felt that Fu Ling's tone was calm, and they could not even hear much blame in her voice. Only Xue Zhiyi, who stood close, could clearly see the extreme coldness in her eyes.
"My daughter arranged all the food and drinks for today's banquet. She made the list a few days ago and only gave the order after Mother reviewed it. There shouldn't be any mistakes."
After that, she called out, "Su Yue."
Su Yue understood what he meant and handed over a beautifully framed booklet.
Xue Zhiyi took it and opened it. Inside was a red paper with gold powder pressed on it, and several pages were filled with neatly written small calligraphy with hairpin flowers.
She handed the menu to the doctor: "Please take a look, doctor, is there anything missing here?"
Xue Zhiyi's advance and retreat were measured, neither hurried nor slow, and every move was graceful and elegant. This made Fu Rongxin, who was watching from the side, feel particularly uncomfortable: he was just a fake who was putting on airs and wearing a human costume!
The doctor lowered his head, carefully examined it again and again, and then said, "Miss, I have taken a look at the menu, and there is nothing wrong with it."
"Oh?" Xue Zhiyi was puzzled. "If that's the case, why would there be abdominal pain? But what did the doctor forget?"
The doctor waved his hand and said, "I am old, but if I can't even tell which foods are incompatible with each other, I'm afraid my clinic will have to close down soon."
Xue Zhiyi frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said to Fu Ling: "Mother, I have a guess."
Fu Ling looked at her, his brows still calm: "You say."
"Only Jiahui and Jiamin have abdominal pain today. No other guests have. Perhaps the problem isn't with the dim sum at Bajiaoting, but rather that they happened to have eaten something else that was incompatible with the dim sum on the table."
After saying that, she bowed to Fu Ling and said, "My daughter thinks that we need to carefully check with today's lunch menu to find out which two foods are problematic."
Fu Rong's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She said, "Zhiyi, now that we know the cause of the illness, let the doctor diagnose and treat it properly. Wouldn't it be too much trouble to trace it back to its source?"
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhiyi said, "Cousin, you are wrong. We have so many guests at the banquet today, so we should get to the bottom of it and completely rule out the possibility of poisoning so that everyone can rest assured. Otherwise, if we are vague, I am afraid that rumors will spread in the future. Cousin is simple-minded, so it is inevitable that she will oversimplify the matter."
After hearing these words, the color drained away from Fu Rongxin's face... She had too many flaws today and couldn't stand up to scrutiny, but she really couldn't say anything to refute it.
"What do you think, mother?" Xue Zhiyi asked back, his round almond-shaped eyes were gentle and warm, without any distracting thoughts, as clear as the bright moonlight, as if this was just the most ordinary question in his daily life, making it impossible for Fu Ling to refuse.
But soon, she met Fu Rongxin's gaze. She saw Fu Rongxin clutching his sleeves, his eyes burning with anxiety, as if he wanted to say something, and was looking at her eagerly.
Fu Ling was stunned. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat: Could it be that this matter is related to Rong Xin? Or is that bitch Xue Zhiyi up to something bad again?
She turned to look at Xue Zhiyi again, but saw that Xue Zhiyi just raised his face to look at her, and blinked his eyes: "Mom?"
As Fu Ling hesitated, Prince Gong Gu Shichong suddenly said, "Madam Xue, there are some things that should be clarified while everyone is here. Otherwise, if rumors spread in the future, wouldn't it tarnish the reputation of the Xue family?"
Xue Zhiyi looked over and saw Gu Shichong with his eyebrows slightly raised, looking at them with interest, as if he was watching a play.
Does this guy think it’s not lively enough?
Xue Zhiyi blinked... Let him be, anyway, it was Fu Rongxin who felt guilty at the moment.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ling quickly said, "Your Highness is right. I am just a woman with a shortsighted perspective. Thank you for your advice."
Having said that, there is no reason to refuse the investigation.
She told Mother Xing: "Send it over."
Mother Xing said yes and told a little maid to go to Anxianju.
Fu Rongxin was about to wring sparks out of her handkerchief, and her eyes were rolling around.
She has gone through too many twists and turns today and left too many loopholes. If they want to investigate, she can't stay out of it.
After thinking for a moment, she gave a look to Ying'er who was following behind her.
While waiting, the doctor gave Fu Jiahui and Fu Jiamin some medicine, and they finally recovered.
After a while, the maid came with the menu.
The doctor scratched his beard as he checked the two menus, puzzled. "That's strange. There aren't any two foods on the two menus that conflict with each other. I wonder if the two ladies have eaten anything else?"
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