The emperor's uncle is the only favorite: the mysterious doctor's crazy concubine is going

Chapter 176 The manipulated fish
  The Hungry Ghost Festival will soon arrive.
  The kitchen was busy early in the morning. The weather was too hot, so the sacrifices could only be prepared temporarily for fear of spoiling them.
  Therefore, Shen Zhuoxi also got up very early.
  After washing up and eating some breakfast, the chef sent a boy over and said in an anxious tone: "It's not good, miss. I don't know when all the fish brought back yesterday turned white."
  "No one noticed it overnight. The water has become smelly and the fish cannot be used. I just sent someone to the market to ask. We have to pay homage to our ancestors today and the fish have been ordered long ago. What should we do?"
  Shen Zhuoxi stood up and said, "Have you gone somewhere farther away?"
  "We have already sent someone, and it will probably take a while before they come back." The boy sent by the chef said timidly: "The chef said that the possibility of fish is very small, after all, the day is special."
  "Take me to have a look." Shen Zhuoxi stood up and told Dragonfly, "Go to Taoxi Tower and ask for twenty good fish to be sent to the Taishi Mansion."
  The boy led Shen Zhuoxi to the back kitchen where the fish was placed.
  Several cooks also stopped what they were doing and came over to say hello to Shen Zhuoxi.
  "The fish are kept here." One of the cooks pointed to the water tank in the kitchen and said, "After dinner, the people in the kitchen dispersed and no one came."
  "The boy who got up this morning to light the fire and boil the water smelled something wrong, and then he saw that the fish was soaked."
  The fish were still in the water tank, about twenty of them, all floating on the water, layer upon layer pale, and the room was filled with a faint rotten smell.
  Shen Zhuoxi went to pick up a branch next to the big stove, took a look at the fish on the top, and said, "Who left last night in the kitchen?"
  The cook who just spoke paused and said, "It's Dawei. After washing the dishes last night, he was the one who cleaned and poured out the swill."
  After saying that, the servant named Dawei stood up and said: "Second Miss, the villain is Awei."
  "When you left, was the lid of the water tank closed?" Shen Zhuoxi asked.
  Ah Wei scratched his head and said: "This little man didn't pay attention, but the master gave instructions when he left, saying that there were many fish and the lid should not be covered, but the little man didn't care about this."
  "That is to say, when you left, the lid of the water tank was uncovered." Shen Zhuoxi pointed to the big wooden lid next to him and said, "Then why are there residual fish scales on it?"
  When a fish is depressed, it will jump out of the water.
  There was no fish on the ground, but there were several fish scales left on the lid of the water tank. When she turned the fish over just now, she also found that the scales on several fish were missing.
  Everything points to one problem - someone used a lid to cover the fish tank last night, and also used something heavy to hold down the lid so that the fish couldn't jump out.
  Shen Zhuoxi looked around and found a big stone for pressing sauerkraut in a corner not far away.
  The chef understood what she meant and said, "You mean, someone ignored the villain's instructions and closed the lid last night?"
  "Obviously." Shen Zhuoxi sneered: "You cooks have dirty hands and feet. You just want there to be no fish in the tribute today."
  "This..." The chef immediately panicked: "Second Miss, young people don't dare to do this. Chicken, duck, and fish are indispensable for worship, especially fish, which symbolizes the wealth of future generations."
  "If something goes wrong, the little people will also be responsible. Who dares to do this?"
  "I know it's not you." Shen Zhuoxi glanced at the people in the kitchen and said, "The worship service will start in a moment. Do whatever you are supposed to do. Someone else will come to investigate this matter."
  "Yes." After the chef responded, he added, "I can't buy fish today. How about using dried salted fish instead?"
  "It's okay. The fish you cooked as usual was delivered shortly. It's fresher than what was served last night." Shen Zhuoxi said coldly: "No one in the kitchen can leave in advance until we find out what happened."
  "Okay." The chef looked at the water tank and ordered the servants: "You guys, take this tank out and clean it up later!"
  "Don't clean it up. There is evidence here that will tell me who is so bold." After Shen Zhuoxi finished speaking, he took Dragonfly back.
  Halfway through, Dragonfly didn't understand and wondered: "Miss, since you knew someone was doing tricks, why did you point it out in front of so many people? How can we investigate if that person is on guard?"
  "I just took a look at the chefs, cooks, waiters, and women setting the fire in the back kitchen. There are twenty-seven people in total. Do you really think I can predict who it is and catch them right away?"
  "Oh!" Dragonfly reacted quite quickly now and said, "You want to tell me first, but you don't start to investigate, and wait for the person to get confused and expose himself in a panic?"
  "You're so smart, I'll leave the investigation to you." Shen Zhuoxi smiled and said, "Give me the answer after lunch."
  "Ah?" Dragonfly was startled and muttered: "There are so many people, how can we find out before noon?"
  "Let me tell you a piece of news." Shen Zhuoxi lowered his voice and told Dragonfly: "All the fish will die. In addition to someone closing the lid of the water tank, there is another reason, and that is because lime was put in the water."
  "As long as you find out which boy is related to Lime, you can catch the murderer quickly."
  Dragonfly was ordered to investigate. Hui Zhi also heard about what happened in the morning and guessed: "Do you think it was the eldest lady who took action this time, or the third lady?"
  Shen Zhuoxi shook his head: "No matter who it is, they are quite stupid. You can even think with your toes that I have a Taoxi Tower, and there will definitely be fish in it for backup."
  "You actually want to use this method to make me mess up the Ghost Festival, ha!"
  Huizhi thought of something and whispered: "My guess is that it is the third young lady. She is locked up in the ancestral hall in the backyard and has no idea that you have taken over Taoxi Tower."
  "When we catch him, you'll know who it is." Shen Zhuoxi smiled slightly: "Let's go and see how the ancestral hall in the backyard is decorated."
  What happened in the morning was also known to the old lady.
  After hearing how Shen Zhuoxi dealt with it, he calmly took a sip of tea and said with admiration, "Zhuoxi, that kid, is young but has a lot of abilities."
  "This way of handling it will not affect the worship, and it will not cause trouble, and it will be calm."
  Shen Zehuan happened to come over to say hello. Hearing this, he said: "Second sister has only recovered for less than two months. It is really amazing to have such ability. If I didn't know the inside story, I would definitely think that second sister is a different person."
  "It's not easy for her either. She's alone in Xiaoxiang Tower, and the only one she can rely on is Aunt Ju." The old lady felt a little guilty and said, "It's our Shen family too. I'm sorry for their mother and daughter."
  "Grandma, don't be sad. Hasn't the second sister recovered now?" Shen Zehuan added some tea to the old lady and said, "This tea is called Qingye. It can calm the mind. I brought it to you specially. Drink more. "
  "You also have filial piety." The old lady nodded happily and said: "Don't be affected by your mother's affairs, and don't learn from her. Your future lies in your official career. The third prince is a laid-back man. You can avoid being involved by following him. Right and wrong.”
  "Yes." Shen Zehuan lowered his eyes, covering up the emotions in his eyes, and said, "Everything will be subject to grandma's arrangements."
  (End of this chapter)