122. Corruption, deceit, accumulation and cunning

Pei Nianyu saw that Lou Yefeng's attitude was relatively firm, and knew that he was always cautious, so he didn't intentionally raise an argument with him.Withdrew his chopsticks and chuckled lightly:

"You should be careful. It's just that...heh, this may not be delicious."

Lou Yefeng didn't care, after all, none of the things he tested the master's poison on for so many years was delicious:

"No problem."

After finishing speaking, he picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of milky white bamboo shoot from the plate of "Zao Liu Sanbai" on the table, and put it in his mouth.

Pei Nianyu looked curiously:

"How, how does it taste?"

Lou Yefeng savored it carefully for a long time, but only replied ambiguously:

"...It's okay."

But he stretched out his chopsticks again and picked up a piece of snow-white and smooth fish fillet.

Pei Nianyu raised his eyebrows:

"Hey, looking at you like this, is it still delicious?"

He looked at the plate marked thirty-four in front of him, the white bamboo shoots and fish fillets were so tender and smooth, it could be seen that they had been thickened.But he hasn't taught how to thicken the cornstarch. Obviously, this cook is self-taught.

It's hard to say about talent. Pei Nianyu knew that chef No. 34 was often among the best in knife practice, so it's not surprising that the dishes in this assessment can be made decently this time.

So Pei Nianyu was instantly aroused of curiosity, and subconsciously picked up the chopsticks to try them.Unexpectedly, as soon as the chopsticks were stretched out, Lou Yefeng's chopsticks quickly hit him to the side.

Pei Nianyu was startled, and turned to look at him:

"...Ye Feng? Is there something wrong with this dish?"

Lou Yefeng frowned slightly, his eyes slightly serious:

"...I haven't noticed it yet. Although there are no ingredients in this dish, it's just... I always feel that there must be something wrong."

"intuition."

Seeing what he said, Pei Nianyu obediently dropped his chopsticks.After all, Ye Feng's weird intuition was honed over the years in countless dangers, and he had saved them many times.

I saw Lou Yefeng began to use chopsticks to rummage through the dishes intently.

It's normal...normal...it doesn't seem to be a problem.

After pondering for a while, Lou Yefeng narrowed his eyes, shook the tip of his chopsticks, picked up a fish fillet and threw it into his mouth.

Seeing this, Pei Nianyu was a little impatient. He clearly had a premonition that there was something wrong, so why did he eat it so casually.

"Ye Feng!"

After he paused for a while, Lou Yefeng covered his mouth with his hands, spit out something, turned around and washed it in the basin.

"……What is it?"

Lou Yefeng placed a medium-thick white long object on the table.

Pei Nianyu carefully looked at it for a long time. The thing was about half an inch long, thick at one end and thin at the other end, and it was translucent milky white:

"Isn't this... a fishbone? Their knives are not good enough, and it's normal that they can't clean the fishbone..."

Lou Yefeng shook his head, looking at the fishbone on the table with rather cold eyes:

"Master, these are not ordinary fish bones. They are crushed into fine powder with internal force, and then kneaded into the shape of fishbone with internal force."

Pei Nianyu didn't understand at all, so:

"What... what do you mean? Isn't this superfluous?"

"Using internal force to re-imitate fish bones... There are many places that can be reformed. Master, if I'm not wrong, this should be the kind used by those low-level killers in the Jianghu... Uh, let's just say it's a fish bone."Hidden weapon."

"The middle of this fishbone can be hollowed out, and the second section of fishbone, which is thinner, can be stuffed in. The two sections of fishbone are fused with some glue. When this imitation fishbone hidden weapon is eaten, the glue is instantly absorbed by the liquid in the mouth.As a result, the second fishbone will automatically slide out, and if the person who eats it is unlucky, then..."

That's right, many people don't pay much attention to or even notice fish bones of this size when they eat them, and often swallow them whole together with the fish meat.If it suddenly becomes longer when entering, it will directly pierce the esophagus...

Pei Nianyu broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

If Lou Yefeng hadn't been always cautious, if Lou Yefeng hadn't insisted on testing the poison, then wouldn't he have eaten this thing by himself!

With the current level of medical care, it is impossible to remove foreign bodies in the esophagus by surgical means.

Pei Nianyu was furious immediately: "What the hell is this!"

Perhaps his voice was a little louder, and Jiang Xue outside the house heard the voice, and flew in quickly and effortlessly:

"Master, what's the matter?"

But Lou Yefeng said:

"Master, please calm down. The subordinates think that the person who put this thing may not have any intention of murder."

"How to say?"

Lou Yefeng didn't answer, but handed the thing to Jiang Xue:

"This is what the master ate from their assessment dishes. Jiang Xue, you are limited to one stick of incense time, let's infer."

Lou Yefeng's meaning is very simple, Jiang Xue's martial arts are already at the top level.But since she has officially taken up the post of deputy commander, in addition to martial arts, she also needs to train her brain.

Jiang Xue knew that it was the former commander who was testing her, so she immediately looked solemn, took the thing, and looked at it carefully.

"This fishbone... the texture is not right, is it an imitation?"

Lou Yefeng nodded:

"Well, that's easy to see."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

It's really outrageous, he, a person who cooks every day and is very familiar with the ingredients, can't tell it. How can they, these shadow guards, see it at a glance?Could it be that this technique has a specialization that also includes identifying hidden weapons...

"Well... if the hidden weapon is made of the length of an ordinary fish bone, it will be useless, so this thing must have two stretching functions to kill people."

Lou Yefeng's expression remained unchanged:

"Yes, continue."

"But... this thing has only one section, and it has no mechanism. So, so..."

Jiang Xue was stuck in her thoughts.

"Let me give you a hint, I found this from the dish of an apprentice who had a high score a few days ago."

"Then it is very likely that... someone else framed it? No, since this thing is only in half, how can it achieve the purpose of framing? And this thing is very likely to be regarded as an ordinary fishbone. If it is really eaten by the owner, it will notWhat are the consequences of..."

Lou Yefeng sighed and shook his head:

"All the previous points are correct, but the last point is simply missing the slightest bit. Jiang Xue, since you are inferring the motives of the perpetrators, you must think about them. You only know that the master will not care if he eats fishbone, that's because you know the Lord..."

Jiang Xue suddenly realized:

"...But they don't know! Those who attack must think that if the master eats the fishbone, he will be furious, and then blame the cook."

Lou Yefeng finally nodded:

"That's right, the master is a majestic prince. How can such foreign objects be allowed to exist while eating. If the prince really chokes his throat, it will be a death penalty. Even if he doesn't eat it, it will be a living crime."

"But...if the owner can get angry with No. 34 just by putting a thick fishbone in, why go to such lengths to use these quack tricks to customize a hidden weapon?"

Lou Yefeng's eyes turned a little cold:

"Naturally, it's because... the person who started the attack is betting on whether we shadow guards will try it out. He is afraid that the fishbone was not eaten by the master, but was found by the shadow guards. If we believe that it is a hidden weapon to murder the prince, then this No. 34 is probably a dead end."

Pei Nianyu frowned:

"Wait, are you so sure that No. 34, who cooks, was really framed, and didn't set it up by himself?"

Lou Yefeng shook his head:

"It's unlikely. Because of his outstanding talent, No. 34, I went to check his details, and there is nothing wrong with him."

Pei Nianyu sighed.

In fact, they can think that it is impossible for No. 34 to put things in their own dishes. Didn't the person who did it think that they would think so?

It’s nothing more than being confident——

According to common sense, he is the honor of the prince, how could he care about whether a little eunuch is innocent or wronged.

As long as he eats the fishbone from his plate, he, the prince, doesn't even need to ask, just drive him out of the mansion.

The identities are too disparate, so the truth doesn't matter.With a wave of your hand, a word can determine life and death.

Even if they were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, maybe the prince would not deal with this cook directly, but as long as this talented opponent can no longer stay in the mansion, the goal will be achieved.

Thinking of this, Pei Nianyu became very angry for no reason.

It's strange that there is no one from top to bottom in this imperial dining room, and all the thoughts are spent on it, so there is no way to study cooking skills.Seeing other people coming out as eyesore, unexpectedly using such an unsightly technique, just for an expulsion order for himself.

People in the palace are unpredictable and walking on thin ice, he has experienced it day and night for ten years.It was hard to be a prince for two or three years, and now seeing this kind of thing again, it is natural that the nameless anger is bubbling upwards.

Humph……

Do you think this king is too lazy to delve into it?

Do you think this king doesn't care about the life and death of a little cook?

Pei Nianyu closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly opened them, and slapped the table:

"Old He! Come out to work!"

He had to find out about this matter, and asking the shadow guards to investigate these things was simply overkill.At that time, those who made small moves, one by one, would all be thrown out of the mansion, and none of them would disturb the tranquility of his palace.

"..."

But his answer was a moment of silence.

"...Where's Old He?"

Lou Yefeng was slightly embarrassed:

"Hey, that...Master, it's not time for him to change shifts, so I'm afraid he's still sleeping."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

He just wanted to say that I'll wait for a while, but Jiang Xue on the side only had the mentality of watching the fun, waiting for Old He to come and lead someone to investigate the "murderer", how could he wait.Straight away, he jumped out:

"Master, wait a moment, this subordinate will call him now!"

"Hey—Jiang Xue, you..."

………………

However, Pei Nianyu was slow to react for a moment, and while speaking, Jiang Xue's figure was tossing and turning on the eaves, and she had already leaped over several courtyards and came directly to He Qi's residence.

"Commander He Da - get up soon! The master calls you!"

As soon as Jiang Xue's Qinggong landed, she eagerly kicked the door with her foot.

However, He Qi, who was immersed in his sleep, was suddenly awakened by the loud noise, and thought it was an enemy attack.

The moment he opened his eyes, he touched the long sword beside the pillow, and the next moment, he drew the sword out of its sheath, and the whole person flew out of the bed, pointing the sword at the door——

Jiang Xue felt the awe-inspiring sword energy inside the door, and immediately retreated a few feet with light work.

With a bang, the wooden door was torn apart.

"..."

It was quiet.

He Qi walked out from behind the wreckage of the wooden door, looked at the ground, and glared:

"Why are you howling!"

Jiang Xue scratched her head numbly:

"...The master is looking for you in a hurry. I'm in a hurry. That... Commander He, damaged the official affairs of the mansion, and you seem to have to pay for the repairs..."

He Qi: "..."