C25 (1/2)

In the time it took to make half a cup of tea, the imperial physicians and chefs had hurried over.

”Greetings, Your Majesty.” The two of them spoke at the same time.

”Rise.” Nangong Lin raised his hand, indicating that there was no need for the two of them to be courteous.

Both of them stood up and looked around. They looked at each other, but neither of them could understand what was happening.

Had he done something wrong? Why was the atmosphere in front of him so strange?

”Excuse me, did you fry the soup Miss Liu drank tonight?” During her interrogation, Yan Xiaoxi handed the soup over to the imperial physician by her side.

The imperial physician took it and sniffed it, answering, ”Yes, but there's an additional herb inside.

Indeed, there was an additional herb inside, and adding it into the mix was not a conflict. It could be that an ingredient boy had no intention of putting the herb in here.

Thinking of this, the Imperial Physician was extremely frightened. People who stole from too many hospitals had to be serious in their actions. If they made a mistake, they could cause death, and they wouldn't be able to keep their heads up at any time.

This time, the medicine wasn't too bad. What if, accidentally, the poison fell into the medicine for the imperial concubine? They wouldn't even have enough lives to cut it off.

”Thank you, Imperial Physician.” Yan Xiaoxi had long since noticed this.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the corners of Yan Xiaoxi's mouth lifted into a brilliant smile. She then turned to the imperial chef at the other side and asked, ”This consort wishes to ask, didn't Prince Lin tell you to prepare a cup of chicken soup?”

”Yes.” The chef nodded.

”Then why is there chicken soup at every table?” As she spoke to here, Yan Xiaoxi's voice turned colder. This sudden change had scared the chef out of his wits.

Having been a servant in the palace for so many years, he had seen countless female members of the harem, but none of them had given him the feeling of terror.

This Princess Lin didn't seem as easy to bully as she looked on the surface. She was like a swamp, and the more she struggled, the deeper she sunk. If she stayed still, perhaps she could retreat unscathed.

”It was a palace maid who sent the message saying that it was Prince Lin's orders. Chicken soup is served at every table.” The imperial physician was momentarily stunned before he hurriedly replied to Yan Xiaoxi's question.

”Oh, that Little Lin Lin, did you send someone to deliver the message?” Yan Xiaoxi's question seemed so firm, as if she already knew the answer.

Nangong Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Xiaoxi. At this moment, the two of them seemed to know each other.

”Nope.” Nangong Lin casually spat out these two words.

”This!” The imperial chef was shocked. Who in the palace had the guts to pretend to be Prince Lin and deliver the message? Did they not want to live?

”Does the imperial chef still remember the appearance of that palace maid?” To Yan Xiaoxi, the chef's answer was the key.

The imperial chef recalled the scene and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he replied, ”I have an impression of him.”

Good. As long as you have an impression, then that's good.

Suddenly, the smile on Yan Xiaoxi's face deepened.

At this moment, seeing the smile on Yan Xiaoxi's face, Liu Zhixue began to grow nervous.

Did she discover something?

Impossible, everything had been arranged in such an ingenious manner. There were tens of thousands of palace maids in this huge palace, how could Yan Xiaoxi possibly find that palace maid among so many people?

”Chef, take a look and see if this person is the messenger palace maid.” With that, Yan Xiaoxi pointed at the palace maids beside Liu Zhixue.

Seeing this, Liu Zhixue's expression changed greatly, and her forehead began to drip with sweat. Her fingers intertwined together, and her heart began to become incomparably anxious.

Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that Yan Xiaoxi would be able to hit the heart with a casual flick of her finger.

However, how could she know that Yan Xiaoxi wasn't just randomly guessing. She had evidence to back everything up.

The imperial chef widened his eyes in disbelief as he said, ”It's her! It's her!”