Li Ruizhi said: “The story is very interesting, otherwise it wouldn’t be so popular in the market.”As he said, he looked at Liu Yuan on the side again, and said, “It’s a pity that Li only watched half of it, and he was still guessing what happened afterward. Now that the adult said it, I know it.”

Liu Yuan: “…”

Is this because he was too talkative and revealed the ending of the story in advance?

Glancing at Lin Fei who was standing aside, he heard that he just put the “Resurrection Pavilion” back on the table in front of Li Ruizhi, and then asked Li Ruizhi: “On the day of the incident, when the Duke of Huai’an was taking a lunch break, is there anyone who can testify to the matter?”

Li Ruizhi said: “My uncle doesn’t like being disturbed during his lunch break, so he sent all his maids and servants away. To prevent accidents, I am usually left alone on the ship. I can testify that my uncle had never met Mr. Yan.”

Lin Fei nodded, looked at Li Ruizhi for a moment, and suddenly asked him: “Are you married?”

At the age of around twenty, the men in the country were considered to have reached the prime age for marriage among ordinary men. In contrast, Li Ruizhi, at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six, was considered somewhat late for marriage by common standards.

Li Ruizhi’s face suddenly turned red when he heard this, and he calmed down, then shook his head and said: “My parents died early, so there is no need to rush my affairs.”

Lin Fei said “Hmm” and asked Li Ruizhi: “Is there an engagement?”

Liu Yuan subconsciously glanced at Shangfeng, who was talking a lot of nonsense today.

Li Ruizhi shook his head and said: “I have never been engaged.” He smiled bitterly and said, “This kind of thing…just let it happen!”

Lin Fei glanced at him and continued to ask: “Is there a girl you like?”

Li Ruizhi hesitated. After a moment, he said: “No.”

It was not like there was no hesitation, Liu Yuan noted.

Lin Fei said “hmm” to express that he understood, and then asked him: “Did you come forward to buy the medicated soup bags for public use for Duke Huai’an?”

Li Ruizhi’s face turned red again, but he still nodded, embarrassed. He said: “Uncle himself can’t come forward, and the people below are worried, so he asked me to do this.”

Lin Fei nodded, and did not ask him again, but turned around and took Liu Yuan out of the Huai’an County Mansion.

After leaving the house, Lin Fei took Liu Yuan directly back to Dali Temple. After writing down a few medicinal materials on a piece of paper, he handed the paper to Liu Yuan and said, “Go and check…” Before he finished speaking, he heard a “gurgling” sound coming from Liu Yuan’s stomach.

Lin Fei stopped what he was doing and looked at Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan rubbed his belly, laughed twice, and explained: “Lin Shaoqing, we haven’t eaten the evening meal yet!”

They left Dali Temple before eating the evening meal and went to the Huai’an County Duke’s Mansion. No one was polite enough to offer them something to eat. Of course, even if they were polite, they wouldn’t dare to eat it. After all, this was the mansion where the suspect was. If the suspect turned out to be the real murderer and directly poisoned the food, wouldn’t they be in trouble?

Anyway, after returning from a trip, the public chef’s evening meal had ended long ago, but they hadn’t eaten yet.

Liu Yuan thought for a while and suggested: “How about asking Zhao You to buy it outside…”

Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao arrived, and Zhao You walked in with a bowl of Chaoshan to eat.

Liu Yuan: “…”

That bowl of wontons resembled goldfish, each one with a slightly translucent skin, revealing the pork filling inside. Right now, these goldfish-shaped wontons were “sitting” in a well-mixed sauce. The sauce at the bottom had a hint of darkness, likely a blend of soy sauce and vinegar. What made it unique was the layer of bright orange chili oil floating on the surface of the sauce. Within the chili oil were tiny, tender sesame seeds, and on top, there was a sprinkle of fresh green scallions. It was a sight that instantly whetted the appetite.

Zhao You tasted one, praised it repeatedly, and then mixed it with chopsticks. When the sauce mixed with red spicy oil wrapped the goldfish wontons one by one, the rich aroma of red oil sauce also filled the air. Liu Yuan’s stomach growled even louder.

Such a “gurgling” sound finally caught Zhao You’s attention. Looking at the two people in front of him, he paused in his hand-picking movements and asked: “Lin Shaoqing, Liu Sicheng, have you two eaten the evening food? Master Wang’s evening meal was really unpalatable. Fortunately, Master Wen made another midnight snack today…”

Before he finished speaking, Liu Yuan’s eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn’t wait to ask: “Seriously?”

Zhao You nodded, pointed to the public kitchen, and said: “Thanks to Ji Cai’s craving for shopping, Master Wen prepared some food for tomorrow’s morning meal in advance!”

Hearing this, Liu Yuan hurriedly turned his head and looked at Lin Fei: “Lin Shaoqing, can I…”

Lin Fei put down the pen in his hand, pressed the paper on the table with the inkstone, stood up, and said, “Let’s go to the public kitchen and have a look!”

Liu Yuan listened to this sentence. While he was surprised, his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason: Lin Shaoqing rarely went to the public kitchen to eat. He still remembered that the last time he went back to the public kitchen, after finishing his meal, he arrested the chef of the public kitchen. This time… …

Thinking of Master Wen’s barbecue, pan-fried buns, and cooking skills, for some reason, Liu Yuan was inexplicably afraid that Lin Shaoqing would show off his prowess again. But thinking of Master Wen…he thought there was nothing wrong with her. Even her background was not something she could choose. Besides, the case was over, so she wouldn’t be accidentally injured by Lin Shaoqing!

Of course, no matter what he thought, Liu Yuan couldn’t stop Lin Fei from going to the public kitchen, so he could only recite “God bless Master Wen” several times in his heart.

When the two of them arrived at the public kitchen, they saw Wen Mingtang wrapping her hand around a square-sized piece of wrapper, filling the middle with meat filling, pressing the diagonal corners, and then pinching the two corners, and there was a Chaoshou that looked like a goldfish.

Liu Yuancai walked into the public kitchen door and called out “Master Wen” loudly.

Wen Mingtang, who was outflanking his hand, instinctively looked up when he heard the voice, and blurted out: “Liu Sicheng…”

His eyes fell on Liu Yuan for a moment and then fell on the man behind Liu Yuan who was wearing a scarlet official robe. ——Lin Shaoqing, who was known as the man with a fairy face and Shura heart.

Wen Mingtang’s actions in wrapping the wontons paused for a moment. Under the dim evening light, only a few candles were lit in the kitchen of the Dali Temple. However, the moment he appeared, it was as if his presence had illuminated all the dimly lit candles in the Dali Temple’s kitchen.

After a brief pause, Wen Mingtang came back to her senses. Thinking back to the first time she saw Lin Shaoqing in front of her, there were so many people lined up in the long queue to leave the palace. The moment he appeared, the entire Tongming Gate fell silent.

She was not a murderer, and she had no worries about facing Lin Shaoqing. He was so beautiful, it was really a pleasure to look at!

After hearing her call “Lin Shaoqing”, Lin Fei nodded and looked towards her. When his eyes fell on her, he seemed a little surprised, but then he recalled the situation of these days and suddenly realized.

Zhao Youzao had mentioned earlier that the new Chaoshi chef was a woman, surnamed Wen, and Wen was not a common surname. In addition, the sour plum drink in the big celadon bowl that day was very similar to the one he took back to cook.

In fact, he should have thought of it a long time ago, but he just didn’t think much about it.

But…that’s fine! He went to Zhao Ji Restaurant again later. He originally wanted to eat the egg-fried noodles that day again, but he only saw Liu and others who were trembling when they saw him. Seeing that she was not there, he left.

She was the one who made the egg-fried noodles. No wonder the morning food these days was so appetizing.

With such craftsmanship, the imperial kitchen in the palace is willing to let people go?

Author’s Note I’ve been a little busy these past two days due to some personal matters. I’ll gradually adjust from tomorrow

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