It is impossible to punish adults

Chapter 233
Qiniang's words were somewhat distasteful, the second lady didn't even bother to look at her at first, but when she heard this, she flew into a rage, and even slapped the tea table and stood up abruptly.

"Don't talk nonsense in front of the adults! That night I just ran into Wu Rongzhi seeing off the guests. When he asked me to send someone to give you a face, you clearly poked half of your head out of the room, sneaking around. Peeping and eavesdropping, do you really think I didn’t see it?!” She pointed at Qiniang and scolded, “We only talked about three or five sentences before and after, but now you are deliberately vague in front of several adults, what is your intention? ?!"

Qiniang probably didn't expect her eavesdropping to be discovered that night, her expression was a little embarrassed, she fell on the ground and continued to put on a cute and pitiful look, if she didn't distinguish carefully, she seemed to be scolded by the second lady Dare to speak the same.

"So, no matter how you say it, Qiniang, you were the last person who stood by Wu Rongzhi's side before his death!" Mu Liuyun added quietly.

Qiniang trembled even more, and said in a crying voice: "My lord, I have been wronged! Since I entered the master's house, I have no worries about food and drink here. I used to be a maid to serve others. After I came here , the master praised me, made me a concubine, and sent two maids to serve me, what a blessing!
I'm afraid I'm not the one in this family who looks forward to the master's well-being the most, and hopes that the master can live a long life!
Besides, I was indeed with the master during the banquet that day, but not only me, but also so many guests were there, everyone was drinking and having fun together, and the guests were all well when they left, master It's also good!

I'm a weak woman, I can't lift my hands, I can't hold my shoulders. The master drank a lot of wine during the day, and after returning to his room, I was so tired that I waited for him to sleep. I was almost dead. Is it possible that I still have some witchcraft? , killed the master quietly in the middle of the night?
The master has always loved me and doted on me, why should I cut my own life, and after killing the master, I still stay on this chopping board as a fish for others? ! "

When Mu Liuyun heard this, he couldn't help but look at Qiniang a few more times.

Just now she thought she was a stupid woman, she couldn't see what the situation was, and she dared to look bad to the second wife who was in charge of the family, now look at it, although she is not very smart, but this favored concubine is also Still a little careful.

After turning around, I still wanted to hint to Mu Liuyun and the others about Mrs. Wu's suspicion.

Mrs. Wu Er sat there, looking at Qiniang who was kneeling on the ground, her teeth were gritting, but she didn't say anything else.

Mu Liuyun thinks that Mrs. Wu's reaction is quite clever. The more a character like this who deliberately wants to pour dirty water on Mrs. Wu, the more she confronts her and abuses her, the more hypocritical she will be. With a vague, ambiguous, and even hesitant attitude, the impatient party is full of mouths and can't speak clearly.

"Which one is the cook of the Wu family?" Yuan Mu listened for a while, glanced at a group of servants shivering over there, and asked.

The red-faced woman wearing an apron staggered forward slightly from the crowd. She didn't know whether she was too nervous when she walked out, which caused her unsteady steps, or whether she was pushed from behind. Almost fell out.

"My lord, it's me, I'm the cook of the Wu family." The red-faced woman knelt down hastily after she stood firm, and said in a trembling voice.

"Wu Rongzhi hosted a banquet at home to entertain guests that day, and you cooked all the meals at home?"

"My lord, it's me, and there's another cook." The cook replied tremblingly.

Before she finished speaking, another person staggered out from the crowd behind. This time, Mu Liuyun could see clearly that both the cook and the wife who helped the cook were pushed out. The ones who came out were all servant girls and the like, as if they were afraid that if they were not pushed out quickly, they would be implicated.

The cook and the helper knelt on the ground, their faces ashen.

"Do you still remember clearly what kind of dishes Wu Rongzhi cooked for the banquet at home that day?" Mu Liuyun asked.

The cook nodded again and again: "Respond to my lord's words, remember! I remember clearly! That day we were tired all day, and we almost cooked ourselves by guarding the stove, but in the middle of the night, we heard that the old man was gone. , We were so scared that we lost our souls!
I was very afraid that there was something wrong with my dinner at night, so I recalled it carefully and made sure there was nothing wrong, so I could feel a little more at ease in my heart.

A wave of appetizing pickles were served that day, including sugar garlic, sweet radish in sweet sauce, sweet sour milk melon, candied fruit, candied ginkgo, similar sweet dates, and candied green plums. These are all for the adults who came that day. For an appetizer.

The following dishes are spicy tripe, Yipin tofu, three fresh meatballs, stir-fried squid, sauced venison slices, sesame fish, Kung Pao hare, stir-fried field duck, hydrangea scallops, mushroom duck feet, hanging furnace mountain Chicken, sweet and sour lotus root, Arhat prawns, fried quail, diced Shouwu chicken, and ginseng turtle soup.

In addition, there are golden cake rolls, small bean cakes, bergamot cakes, millefeuille steamed cakes, lotus seed porridge, and nothing else. "

Mu Liuyun was speechless. When they first arrived in Yuyong County, it was very difficult for the people in the county to eat a bite of pork and chicken. Wu Rongzhi entertained guests with great pride, whether they were flying in the sky or swimming in the water. Yes, there are all of them.

The meal that he ate was richer than this one, maybe it was the current emperor!
Others only allow state officials to set fires and not allow people to light lamps. Wu Rongzhi does not stop people from lighting lamps, but he does not allow people to eat meat. His other absurdities are not counted, and this alone is enough to hate people!
But these dishes are also good, candied pickles or soup porridge, it sounds like there is nothing particularly rare, and there is nothing that can kill people if they eat it.

"Are these served at lunch, or for dinner?" Mu Liuyun asked.

The cook said: "My lord, a small part of these was made at noon, and most of the rest was prepared in the afternoon for the whole afternoon, and it was ready to be served to the gentlemen in the evening.

After the master had an accident that night, the second wife once sent someone to inquire with the guests who came to the house for dinner, and none of the guests who came home from us had an accident, and they were very good.

That day when we were cooking and passing dishes, we all used the same dishes, and we couldn’t tell who’s was which, so it was fine! "

(End of this chapter)