Chapter 15 Dongpo Pork Did he hear what I was thinking? …
"Your Highness."
Qin Caizi was kneeling in the hall, his head lowered cautiously, the food box placed beside him. Su Mian stared at him, saliva unconsciously secreted from his mouth.
"It's rare for you to come to see me, what's the matter?"
Cheng Changgeng had a stern face and spoke in a cold tone. Su Mian could clearly see Qin Caizi's kneeling body trembling slightly.
It was the height of summer, and although there was a lot of ice in the hall, the heat could still be felt.
Qin Caizi had a thick layer of sweat on his forehead. He spoke with trembling hands, and his nervousness was visibly evident.
"Your Majesty, I remember that you are very busy with government affairs, so I specially prepared some home-cooked dishes for you to taste."
"oh……"
Cheng Changgeng was just about to ask Su Mian to bring it up, but when he heard Su Mian's inner voice, he suddenly changed the subject and wanted to tease him.
Because what he heard was:
[Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, Dog Emperor, eat quickly! ! ]
[I’m starving!] Taste the saltiness, haha. ]
[Come on~ Come into my little belly~]
His fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk, Cheng Changgeng sat crookedly on the dragon chair with his head propped up, his laziness revealing majesty.
"You are being so kind to me for no reason. I am afraid you are poisoning the food."
One sentence broke the defenses of the two men.
Qin Caizi was so frightened that his legs and feet went limp. He immediately fell to the ground and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please investigate. I would not dare to poison you even if I had a hundred guts."
[ah! ! Dog Emperor! Didn’t I test the poison for you? You ask him to bring it over! I'll give you a poison test! ! I eat! ! ! ]
Cheng Changgeng rubbed his ears inconspicuously. His head was buzzing from Su Mian's noises, but he couldn't show any abnormality.
"oh?"
Cheng Changgeng continued to find fault: "Since you didn't poison me, then you must be asking for something from me. Tell me, do you want my favor or the honor of your family?"
"My slave... my slave..."
[You dog emperor, if you are not happy when people send you food, it cannot be that they love you. ]
If it was before, Su Mian would definitely not think so, but after visiting several concubines' palaces today, he found that these men were all devoted to the dog emperor.
[Sure enough, the greatest temptation is to be unable to get the love you want. ]
Cheng Changgeng was shocked by this sentence that suddenly popped up in his mind. Sometimes he really wanted to pry open Su Mian's head to see where all the messy thoughts came from all day long.
But what Qin Caizi said next surprised Su Mian, because he really didn't come for Cheng Changgeng, but to plead for someone else.
"emperor!"
As if he had made up his mind, Qin Caizi straightened his back and faced the emperor, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Rong Ceqing is kind-hearted and sincere, and he will definitely not poison the emperor. Please understand your majesty."
[ah? ? ]
Su Mian was confused.
According to the clues he found, Qin Caizi was still on his list of suspects, and it was very likely that Qin Caizi asked the eunuchs under his command to frame Rong Ceqing.
This was Su Mian’s previous guess.
But he could never have imagined that Qin Caizi would actually go directly to the dog emperor to plead for Rong Ceqing.
Su Mian felt completely confused, and the few clues he had found were suddenly cut off.
[Mo ah? Is it such a surprise? ]
Seeing that he was dazed, Cheng Changgeng was in a good mood and stopped teasing him. He had already heard Su Mian's stomach growling several times, which was really undignified, so he decided to feed him first.
"In that case, present the things first and let me see your sincerity."
After he said that, he cast a look at Su Mian, who immediately understood, walked over briskly, took the food box and placed it on the table.
This brought Cheng Changgeng back to his senses, and he remembered that the first priority was to eat! Let’s forget about investigating the case for now!
Picking up the food box from a close distance, Su Mian could already vaguely smell the aroma of the food inside. He walked into the inner room and took the dishes out of the food box one by one before asking Cheng Changgeng to move.
"Since you prepared it with all your heart, let's sit down together."
Cheng Changgeng said this to Qin Caizi, which made him flattered and at a loss.
Su Mian was in a hurry to eat, so she personally stepped forward to help Qin Caizi up and said, "Caizi, the ground is cold, get up quickly."
Finally, both of them were moved to the dining table. Su Mian breathed a sigh of relief, with his fingers hanging by his side, ready to move, just waiting for Cheng Changgeng's order, and he would fight to the death!
But before he could wait for the dog emperor to give orders, he saw Qin Caizi stand up, pick up the silver chopsticks on the table and prepare to serve Cheng Changgeng.
[Why! Hey hey! What are you doing? Sit down! Why are you still trying to steal my job? Rude! ]
Su Mian was so anxious that she was about to go around in circles. Why was there someone trying to steal her work at work?
[My squirrel fish, braised cabbage with vinegar, and Dongpo pork, wow! ! ! ]
Watching Qin Caizi's chopsticks about to touch the delicious Dongpo pork with just the right amount of fat and lean meat, Su Mian swallowed his saliva and his eyes almost popped out.
"Wait a moment."
Cheng Changgeng suddenly called for a stop. Su Mian was like a fish out of water that suddenly got oxygen and took several deep breaths.
Qin Caizi was puzzled and looked at the emperor in doubt. His chopsticks were hanging in the air, neither falling nor putting down, just about to touch the chewy skin of the Dongpo pork.
"Su Mian."
"The slave is here!"
When Cheng Changgeng said this, Su Mian naturally understood what he meant. He immediately stepped forward to take Qin Caizi's silver chopsticks, helped him sit down and said, "Talent, please sit down quickly. Let me serve the emperor and you."
Then, he began to test poison and serve food openly.
That piece of juicy Dongpo pork finally entered his mouth. It was so delicious.
After traveling through time, Su Mian had never eaten the Dongpo Pork from the imperial kitchen, but the one cooked by Qin Caizi was definitely a hundred times more delicious than anything he had ever eaten before!
[Wow, how could a man who can cook such delicious food have any bad intentions? He is definitely not the murderer! ]
Talking nonsense.
Cheng Changgeng knew Su Mian's personality. When he was overwhelmed with food, his head would start talking nonsense, which was quite interesting.
Su Mian tasted all the dishes on the table with satisfaction, and then served the dishes to Cheng Changgeng and Qin Caizi.
Qin Caizi stared at Su Mian in amazement. He found everything he witnessed very unbelievable. After all, who had ever seen a eunuch tasting food by taking big bites?
He vaguely felt that something was strange, but seeing that the emperor remained calm, he hid the strangeness in his heart.
After all, his primary task today was to plead for Rong Ceqing, and he didn't know whether the emperor would listen to him.
At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he had not tried to win favor for so long, otherwise he would not have been unable to speak in front of the emperor.
But when he thought about the possibility that if the emperor was satisfied with him, he would have to sleep with him, he couldn't help feeling uncomfortable, and naturally he was unwilling to do so.
"Qin the Talented Man."
Just when Qin Caizi was distracted, Cheng Changgeng put down his chopsticks and called his name.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Su Mian cleverly called out again on behalf of Cheng Changgeng. The latter then slowly came to his senses and dropped his chopsticks on the ground in panic.
Seeing his strange behavior, Cheng Changgeng raised his eyes slightly, leaned back and waited for the other party to speak, which invisibly put a lot of pressure on him.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"What crime have you committed?"
The atmosphere gradually became tense. Su Mian stood aside with his lips pursed, not daring to speak. He stared at the food on the table that was barely touched, feeling extremely tormented.
[If you have something to say, say it quickly! If the dog emperor has something to say, fart quickly! The food won’t taste good if it gets cold!] ]
"That's all."
Seeing that Qin Caizi lowered his head and didn't say anything, Cheng Changgeng didn't have the interest to wait for him to speak anymore. He waved his hand and said, "You can go down. Rong Ceqing's matter has not been determined yet. If it wasn't him who did it, I will clear his name, right, Eunuch Su?"
"Ah? Yes! Your Majesty is wise and will certainly find out the truth."
[Why are you cueing me for no reason? Are you sick! ]
"Yes, I will remember the emperor's teachings."
After saying this, Qin Caizi stood up and left. He knew that it was useless to say more at this moment, and the emperor would certainly not listen to a single word he said.
"Wait."
Just when Qin Caizi was about to leave the palace, Cheng Changgeng called him again, but it was not because of Rong Ceqing's matter.
"If you have time in the future, please make some and send them to me occasionally. I really like your craftsmanship."
After that, he looked at Su Mian and said, "Su Mian, go to the warehouse and pick out some good things to send to Qin Caizi later."
“Yes.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
[Can I go to the warehouse again? And can I often eat dishes cooked by Qin Cairen? ! System, oh system, don’t understand me too well! ]
A certain emperor known as the system felt very relieved when listening to Su Mian's sigh.
"Su Mian, what did you find out?"
As soon as Qin Caizi left, Cheng Changgeng asked about the progress of the investigation into the poisoning. Su Mian stepped forward with a guilty conscience and reported the key points.
"There are obvious signs that Rong Ceqing's window has been pried open. Behind the window is the Little Peach Garden. Even if someone is interested, it would not be easy to be discovered."
[Don’t ask anymore, this is all I have, I give it all to you, that’s all! ]
[If the dog emperor knew that I had persuaded the beauties in his harem not to like him, would he be killed to silence me? ]
[Pooh, pooh, pooh, I won’t tell you. Only heaven, earth, and the system know. How could the dog emperor possibly know? You’re worrying too much, hehe. ]
Did I just say something funny? Why is the Dog Emperor smiling at me? ]
Cheng Changgeng really couldn't help it, he raised the corner of his lips and looked at Su Mian, which made him feel less confident.
[Could it be that he heard what I was thinking? ]
"Here, wipe it."
Just when Su Mian was about to doubt whether the Dog Emperor could hear his thoughts, Cheng Changgeng pointed to the corner of his mouth, indicating that there was something there.
"oh!"
Su Mian immediately raised his hand and touched it, and found that there was a sesame seed stuck to the corner of his mouth.
[The dog emperor is laughing too, how hateful! ]
[But it’s okay. I almost thought that the dog emperor could hear what I was thinking. I said, how is it possible! ]
"I am exhausted. Please take these things away and investigate the poisoning as soon as possible."
"I obey your order!"
Watching Cheng Changgeng walk towards the bed, Su Mian happily put all the dishes into the lunch box. The dishes were almost untouched and still hot. It was a real treat!
After eating, I went to the warehouse for a walk. It was another beautiful day!
"Eunuch Su, come quickly, something's wrong!"
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