Uncle, don't overdo it

Zhiqi smiled slightly, asked Lingzhi to bring a bowl, filled half a spoonful of porridge, and tasted it first in front of everyone.

Testing poison for the master is a common thing in the palace. When she served the queen Jiang Ziyin before, she would often take a sip of the substitute first, and Jiang Ziyin would continue to eat after making sure it was all right.

It's just that I occasionally encountered a higher level of poison in the palace, and I couldn't try it at the time. There were also cases where both the master and the servant died suddenly, but it was very rare.

However, this time, Zhiqi didn't feel apprehensive about testing the poison. After all, she made it herself, and she didn't have any thoughts.Yang Chen asked her to eat first, so she just ate first.

"My lord, Steward Yang, it's alright." Zhiqi passed the bowl in her hand to Lingzhi to take it down safely.

Ximen Jingxuan nodded slightly.

Zhiqi took an empty bowl, filled it with porridge, and presented it with a spoon.

Ximen Jingxuan took the bowl and stirred it gently with a spoon in his hand, as if following circles in the porridge, he felt much more at ease.

Maybe it's because I've been too busy recently, it's almost noon, and I haven't even taken care of breakfast, and my physical and mental fatigue made me feel disturbed.

"Ganoderma lucidum, give this bowl of porridge to Mrs. Mei." Zhiqi handed the second bowl to Lingzhi, "In the morning, I promised to invite her to eat porridge, but unfortunately she didn't come, and she doesn't like to join in the fun. Send it."

Lingzhi took the bowl and was ordered to leave.

Next, Zhiqi served Yang Chen another bowl.

"Zhiqi, why did you suddenly want to make porridge today? I remember that you couldn't sleep at night, so you usually sleep until late during the day." Ximen Jingxuan asked casually.

Zhiqi's hand holding her porridge bowl was a little stiff, if she hadn't held it hard, she might have missed it and fell to the ground.

Zhiqi lowered his head, slowly swallowed the porridge he had just brought into his mouth, then stabilized his expression, raised his head and said, "The concubine happened to go to bed early last night, so I got up early this morning, too. If you have nothing to do, call Lingzhi to do this."

"Last night, when someone asked you, weren't you still awake?"

Ximen Jingxuan, who had returned to the palace, had already inquired about what happened at night.

"Yes, the concubine fell asleep later." Zhiqi replied, holding a spoon in her hand, she kept stirring the cold porridge to cover up her panic.

Ximen Jingxuan stared down at Zhiqi's trembling hand.

She also concealed it very well, and she couldn't see the slight trembling without looking closely.

"What? You went to bed early after chatting with Mrs. Mei last night? It seems that you sisters need to move around more in the future." Ximen Jingxuan said.

From Ganoderma lucidum who delivered the porridge, when she heard that King Xuan was at Zhiqi's place, Mrs. Mei followed Lingzhi who had left first to find Zhiqi's residence.

As soon as he stopped at the gate of the courtyard, he heard Ximen Jingxuan's question, and stopped suddenly.

Across the backs of several people, Mrs. Mei looked at Zhiqi quietly.

She lied to the guard last night, does Zhiqi dare to deny her words now?

Zhiqi didn't dare, Mrs. Mei was sure, staring at Zhiqi intently, people with ghosts in their hearts would not dare to easily deny another lie.

Mrs. Mei raised her eyelids and saw Mrs. Mei standing at the gate of the courtyard. She didn't know where King Xuan heard such news. When did she talk to Mrs. Mei?

However, King Xuan's tone was affirmative, that is, I don't know why Mrs. Mei created such an illusion, could it be...

Zhiqi met Mrs. Mei's complex eyes, and there was something in Mrs. Mei's eyes that she couldn't see through. This is not the old Mrs. Mei with indifferent eyes!

Mrs. May found out what happened last night?It shouldn't even be thought about, how could Ximen Yin let people discover his actions?

At this time, Zhiqi didn't want to think too much, Ximen Jingxuan was still waiting for her reply, and she dared not deny what Ximen Jingxuan said casually.

She could only smile lightly at Mrs. Mei, and said, "Yes, we sisters will move around more in the future."

Does this mean that she and Mrs. May have colluded to confess a lie?But what is Mrs May's purpose?

Mrs. Mei followed Zhiqi's words and walked into the yard slowly, and bowed to Ximen Jingxuan, "See you, my lord."

Ximen Jingxuan didn't ask any more questions, and quickly left with Yang Chen.

Zhiqi couldn't relax, looked at Mrs. Mei who was on the side, and just about to ask, Mrs. Mei smiled, "Thank you sister for the good porridge, I will send her the scented tea made by her own hands someday."

Then, without giving Zhiqi a chance to speak, walk away as if nothing happened.

"Ma'am, did Mrs. Mei come here last night? Why didn't the maidservant know?"

After everyone left, Lingzhi couldn't help asking curiously.

"You fell asleep, I don't know." Zhiqi held the bowl in her hand blankly.

The porridge in the bowl had been completely cooled, soaked in the cold wind of late autumn, but she only took a sip, and it still tasted very bitter.

"Oh." Ganoderma lucidum didn't notice anything, and replied.

Normally, she goes to bed first, and I don't know when Madam will fall asleep.

"My lord, it must be when our people noticed the movement. Mrs. Zhiqi was meeting with someone. She responded to our people deliberately to cover up. It's just that Mrs. Zhiqi's response is normal. Our people are afraid of making trouble, so it is inconvenient to approach. I didn't find any suspicious person coming in or out after guarding outside. I guess that person used either the hidden technique or the shadow breaking skill." Yang Chen and Ximen Jingxuan returned to the study and said, "The sky was very gloomy last night, really. Too dark is indeed an opportunity to do things."

And he just went out and ran all night last night!Yang Chen was annoyed by his negligence, and unknowingly put his anger on Lin Xiner. If it wasn't for her, he wouldn't be worried about the prince's affairs and affect his work.

"Yes, the sky is very cloudy, and I'm afraid it will be the first snow this winter." Ximen Jingxuan looked out the window.

At this time, northern Xinjiang is probably covered with snow.

Ximen Jingxuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Yang Chen quietly, he had something on his mind.

And he seemed uneasy again.

Could it be because of something Yang Chen hid?

"My lord." Madam Mei's voice sounded softly outside the door.

Ximen Jingxuan looked away from Yang Chen.

Yang Chen is someone who is loyal to him, so there is no need to worry about his unruly intentions, he can say something after he has struggled.

"Come in."

Hearing Ximen Jingxuan's voice, Mrs. Mei pushed the door open and entered, holding the same scented tea on the tray.

"My lord has been tired in the palace recently, drink a cup of tea to refresh your mind." Mrs. Mei put the tea in front of Ximen Jingxuan.

Ximen Jingxuan picked up the teacup and looked at it leisurely.

When can I drink tea with Xin Er?

When the tea enters the throat, it is fresh and pleasant, and the elegant floral fragrance permeates the heart, which is Xin'er's favorite taste.

Ximen Jingxuan's gaze was fixed on the teacup, Yang Chen's heart was in a mess, no one noticed that Mrs. Mei's eyes were paying more attention to Ximen Jingxuan's tea drinking behavior than usual.

The already familiar demeanor was elegant and indifferent, but there was still a deep tenderness in it.