Chapter 24 The one who set up the tent and knew that Su Mian was awake was Chang Geng.
"The soup is here~"
Following Su Mian's shout, a bowl of hot fish soup was brought into Mingzheng Hall by Su Mian.
Cheng Changgeng, who was practicing calligraphy in a daze, saw him come in, immediately tore off the paper he had just used, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can next to him, then looked at Su Mian with interest.
"Your Majesty, please try this fish soup that I specially prepared for you. Look at the color. It smells delicious."
Su Mian took a deep breath as he spoke, looking as if he was dazzled by the fragrance.
Cheng Changgeng looked at the big bowl in front of him. The grass carp was clearly only the size of a palm, but Su Mian had cooked it into a big bowl of fish soup. The color of the soup was milky white, as if milk had been added to it.
At least that's what Cheng Changgeng thought.
But he was actually wronging Su Mian in this matter. The color of the soup was indeed the result of Su Mian's cooking.
Looking at the thick fish soup, Cheng Changgeng did not pick up his chopsticks directly, but raised his chin towards Su Mian. The meaning was obvious, asking Su Mian to try the poison.
Su Mian had long guessed that the Dog Emperor would do something like this, so he happily picked up the spoon, skimmed the oil floating on the surface, scooped up a spoonful of milky white fish soup, and took a big sip with satisfaction.
Moreover, I used chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish that was fried until both sides were golden brown and ate it deliciously.
[Oh, it smells so good! I am worthy of being the cheap dog emperor. I can make such delicious fish soup! ]
Listening to Su Mian's inner voice, Cheng Changgeng became less confident. If he wasn't trying to trick himself, how could he have enjoyed the meal so much?
There was a moment when Cheng Changgeng almost suspected that Su Mian already knew that he could hear his thoughts and was pretending to be greedy.
But he was really worrying too much.
Not to mention that Su Mian was not pretending, even if she was pretending, Su Mian couldn't make something unpalatable sound super delicious when it came to food.
This was his last bit of stubbornness as a foodie.
Unable to see any clues, Cheng Changgeng took the new spoon that Su Mian handed to him and tentatively scooped a spoonful to his mouth.
While handing it to him, he glanced at Su Mian's reaction. His facial expressions were extremely rich, as if he would die in the next second if he drank the soup, and Su Mian would drag him away and take the stage herself.
Hiss, this was the first time Cheng Changgeng felt such a strong sense of crisis after traveling here. He didn’t expect that it would be given by Su Mian.
But he still put the soup into his mouth.
The moment Cheng Changgeng tasted the soup, his eyes lit up. He thought Su Mian looked so unreliable and must have made some shady dish, but he didn't expect it to be unexpectedly delicious.
"How about it?"
Su Mian rubbed his hands nervously, looking forward to Cheng Changgeng's evaluation of his bowl of soup, but also secretly happy that Cheng Changgeng might not be able to sleep tonight.
"It tastes good. I didn't expect you have such cooking skills."
Cheng Changgeng's praise came from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't stop moving his hands. It didn't take long for him to finish the big bowl of soup.
Looking at the little bit of soup left at the bottom of the bowl, Su Mian showed an evil smile and muttered silently in his heart:
[Eat, eat, just eat to your heart’s content, it’s for your enjoyment, hehe. ]
Cheng Changgeng was puzzled, but when he carefully recalled the side dishes in the soup, he, as smart as he was, realized it belatedly.
Su Mian made him a super nourishing soup.
No wonder he felt warm after eating. He thought it was due to the hot and dry weather that caused this reaction.
Never mind, it's harmless and not a big deal. Cheng Changgeng won't punish Su Mian for this.
Not only that, he also thought that Su Mian couldn't even think of any bad ideas to take revenge on others. If he hadn't met him, he didn't know how many people would have bullied him.
Su Mian naturally had no idea that her evil intentions were discovered and not only was she not punished, but she also aroused Cheng Changgeng's sympathy.
"That's right."
After drinking the soup and wiping his mouth with a handkerchief, Cheng Changgeng suddenly remembered the memorial he reviewed today and said aloud:
"How is the investigation into the poisoning going?"
In fact, Cheng Changgeng himself didn't care much about this matter. After all, he could use the fact that the matter had not been investigated clearly to avoid sleeping with the emperor.
Therefore, he did not urge Su Mian as there was no progress in the past few days, but now that the memorial mentioned it, he remembered to ask.
This question made Su Mian feel less confident.
In fact, Su Mian didn't seem to take the poisoning matter to heart these days, but every time he came into contact with them, he carefully observed their words, actions and facial expressions.
And when I went to their palace, I also paid special attention to see if there was anything unusual.
It's like, he actually vaguely felt that the relationship between Qin Caizi and Rong Ceqing was not ordinary, there was a kind of "flowers have feelings but water is heartless" atmosphere.
The relationship between Wei Ceqing and Lin Jiaren was not as incompatible as it seemed. According to his interviews with the young eunuchs, he found that the two of them had private contacts, but the feeling they had towards Qin Caizi and Rong Ceqing was quite different.
Ah, what a mess.
After going over this information in his head, Su Mian opened his mouth but nothing came out. He couldn't possibly express his unspeakable guess in front of the dog emperor, the queen, right?
[No, no. ]
Su Mian shook his head in his heart.
[Being cuckolded is already pitiful enough, it’s better for the dog emperor to be kept in the dark. I’m doing this for his own good. ]
It better be really good for me.
Cheng Changgeng listened to these strange thoughts in his head. How could he not know that Su Mian was not concerned about whether he, the emperor, would be harmed, but was simply worried that he would destroy his financial resources.
[What if the dog emperor executes them all, who can I do business with? ]
As expected.
The one who knew Su Mian was Chang Geng.
But the matter had come to this point, and Su Mian couldn't keep silent about Cheng Changgeng's question, so he pondered his words for a long time and said:
"Your Majesty, I have indeed encountered some difficulties. Last time, the eunuch under Lady Lin saw the eunuch Wang beside the emperor..."
Su Mian didn't explain this very clearly. He had recently realized that the tyrant in the original owner's memory seemed to be somewhat different from the actual situation.
In his eyes, although the dog emperor was still obsessed with women, he handled official business in the Mingzheng Hall most of the time and was not blinded by lust.
In addition, Su Mian had never seen any trace of his tyranny as was rumored. The mistakes he had made were enough to punish a hundred clans, but the Dog Emperor had never punished him severely.
He is a little heartless, but he is not stupid. He sees all the actions of the Dog Emperor.
So, after he said this, a bold guess came to his mind.
[Could it be that the Dog Emperor is also a time traveler like me? ]
[If that's the case, I have to find an opportunity to exchange secret codes with him! ]
His thought frightened Cheng Changgeng so much that he trembled and accidentally dropped the spoon in the bowl to the ground, making a loud noise in the empty Mingzheng Hall.
Su Mian was also frightened and silently cursed Cheng Changgeng in his heart. Fortunately, his imagination was not that open and he did not think that Cheng Changgeng could hear his thoughts.
Cheng Changgeng could vaguely feel that he had to be more cautious in the days ahead. After all, he didn't want to reveal his identity as a time traveler too early, but Su Mian would most likely test him from time to time.
This was indeed the case. When Su Mian kept asking him questions, he almost exposed himself several times, and only twisted the words around when they were on his lips.
But that’s all later, so let’s not talk about it for now.
At this moment, Cheng Changgeng understood the hidden meaning of Su Mian's words. It was simply that he did not dare to offend the emperor and wanted him to come forward to help him find out.
"Whatever."
Cheng Changgeng stood up from the dragon throne. He was free anyway, so he might as well find something to do with Su Mian. Maybe Su Mian would give him something fun to entertain him.
"Then let's go to Fengxiang Palace. It has been a long time since I have dined with the Emperor."
But after he finished speaking, he noticed that Su Mian's face twitched, as if she was smiling but not smiling, as if she was forcing herself to hold back her laughter and was about to lose it, and her eyes would glance at his lower body from time to time.
This reminded Cheng Changgeng of the time in the afternoon when Su Mian was wet and he glanced at him in the same way.
A bad premonition arose spontaneously, and Cheng Changgeng realized belatedly that his body was hot. He looked down stiffly.
At the same time, Su Mian's voice sounded in my head.
[Hahahahahahahaha it worked.] ]
[The dog emperor’s tent is so high, and he still has the nerve to go out and meet people, hahaha. ]
[But you know what... the Dog Emperor is truly excellent in this regard. ]
As he kept muttering, something seemed to be wrong. Su Mian couldn't control his brain just because he wanted to.
Two images suddenly popped up in his mind and he imagined them automatically.
The first was to help Cheng Changgeng take a bath and manually satisfy his needs, and the second was the old man pushing the cart in the pornographic book that he read at Wei Ceqing's place.
[stop! ! ! What the hell are you thinking about? ]
[Amitabha, I haven’t silently said to myself twenty times today that I am a straight man. ]
Su Mian really suspected that his brain was about to break down, so he began to repeat "I am a straight man" in his head over and over again, and took the initiative to add it N times.
He felt that twenty times was not enough.
As for Cheng Changgeng, the fish soup had too much ingredients in it, so he couldn't finish it at all. Even though his dragon robe was very loose, it couldn't hide his awkwardness.
Cheng Changgeng tugged at the dragon robe uncomfortably, feeling a little embarrassed for the first time.
But he had just said that he would go to Fengxiang Palace, and now he suddenly said he couldn't go, which seemed like he cared about this matter very much.
Coupled with the constant sound of Su Mian's "I'm a straight man" in his head, he was completely dizzy from the noise.
Cheng Changgeng really wanted Su Mian to shut up.
The body's reaction cannot be faked. With his head buzzing, Cheng Changgeng was so annoyed that he really wanted to press Su Mian down on the dragon throne and let him be a straight man!
So, Xiao Dezi at the door heard the emperor's arrival and glanced inside, and found that both the emperor and eunuch Su were as red as cooked shrimps.
He looked up at the sky which was already setting, wondering:
Is it so hot today?
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