Hua Xue'er felt her head getting dizzier and dizzier. She didn't have the energy to continue chasing and could only stagger back with her head down. She planned to tell Su Qingwen about this and make sure that little eunuch didn't play any tricks secretly.
By now, Su Qingwen's preserved egg and lean meat congee was finally ready. She looked at the fragrant congee on the table with satisfaction and couldn't help clapping her hands. "Not bad. This congee is truly a feast for the eyes, nose, and taste buds. It's sure to win Hua Yueye's heart."
【System: Honey, while the congee is still hot, you'd better take it to Hua Yueye quickly. Stop blabbering, okay?】
"Come on. You never know how to praise me." Su Qingwen rolled her eyes and carefully carried the preserved egg and lean meat congee out of the door.
Hua Xue'er rushed all the way but still arrived a bit late. Su Qingwen had already left with the congee.
She let out a helpless sigh, and a sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in her heart.
Meanwhile, Su Qingwen had excitedly reached Hua Yueye's side.
Smelling the aroma of the preserved egg and lean meat congee, Hua Yueye raised his eyebrows and asked playfully, "I didn't expect you could cook congee."
"What's so difficult about that?" Su Qingwen thought that since she had managed to make cakes and mung bean cakes, cooking congee should be a piece of cake.
"Have a taste quickly." Su Qingwen looked at Hua Yueye excitedly, her eyes filled with anticipation. Now, she couldn't wait to see the excited and thrilled expression on Hua Yueye's face.
"Okay." Hua Yueye sat up from the bed, looked down at the preserved egg and lean meat congee, reached out and picked up the spoon to stir it. Suddenly, he noticed some white powder that seemed not to be evenly stirred and had clumped together. It didn't look like any kind of seasoning.
Hua Yueye had been staring at it for a long time without taking a bite. Su Qingwen glanced at him silently and thought this man was really being so fussy. She said, "Hey, what's wrong with you? It's been ages. Why aren't you eating?"
"Oh." Hua Yueye cleared his throat and put down the chopsticks and bowl. "I've thought about it. I'd better not eat it for now. I'm not hungry yet."
"What?" Su Qingwen felt like she was about to explode with anger. What the hell was this? She had prepared for so long, but he didn't even appreciate it?
"I'll eat it later." Hua Yueye stared intently at the preserved egg and lean meat congee on the table, his expression extremely serious.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen snorted. "Come on. You don't think this congee doesn't taste good, do you? I'm telling you, my cooking skills are top - notch."
"No." Hua Yueye shook his head, looked into her eyes and said, "I think there's something wrong with this congee. Look, there's white powder in it. Before we know what this stuff is, we'd better wait before eating."
Hearing this, Su Qingwen was stunned for a moment. Then, the system's voice suddenly rang in her ear: 【System: Honey, is Hua Yueye suspecting you now?】
Hearing this, Su Qingwen's anger flared up immediately. She snorted and turned to look at Hua Yueye. "Hey, don't you trust me?"
"No." Hua Yueye shook his head, frowned and looked at her. "You're being too sensitive."
But Su Qingwen thought carefully. No one else had touched this preserved egg and lean meat congee. If there really was a problem, wouldn't she become the prime suspect?
"Absolutely not." Su Qingwen looked at Hua Yueye firmly, raised her eyes and said, "There's definitely nothing wrong with it. I wouldn't put any weird stuff in it."
For some reason, a strong sense of grievance suddenly welled up in Su Qingwen's heart. She lowered her head, her eyes slightly red. Just a moment ago, she was still happily imagining the happy expression on Hua Yueye's face when he saw the congee. But now, all she got was suspicion.
She felt so uncomfortable that she clenched her fists tightly. Her expression was extremely ugly. She looked up at the sky and said, "Hua Yueye, you're really going too far. I made this congee whole - heartedly for you, but you turn around and suspect me."
Hearing this, Hua Yueye frowned tightly. In fact, he never thought that it was Su Qingwen who had poisoned the congee. But he did have a feeling that there was something wrong with this congee.
"It's not like that." Hua Yueye felt a bit headache and didn't know how to explain this to her.
He thought for a while, sighed, and in order not to make Su Qingwen feel bad, he decided to take a sip of the congee first.
Unexpectedly, just as he picked up the spoon, the Fat Concubine's voice came from outside. "Your Majesty, don't do it!"
As soon as the voice fell, she pushed the door open and rushed in. Without saying a word, she knelt down in front of Hua Yueye, crying. "Your Majesty, please don't drink this. It's poisoned."
"What?" Su Qingwen looked coldly at the woman beside her, her face ashen. She pointed at her and said, "Fat Concubine, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence to say that I poisoned it?"
"This..." The Fat Concubine lowered her head, rolled her eyes, and tightly clasped her fingers together, as if secretly planning how to deal with Su Qingwen.
After a moment, as if she had thought of something, her eyes sparkled. "Su Qingwen, there was no one else in the imperial kitchen at that time. You drove everyone out. Isn't that malicious? It's really ridiculous. Your Majesty, if she had nothing to hide, there would be no need for her to do so!"
Hearing this, Su Qingwen felt that she was more wronged than Dou E!
"No, it's not like that. Those people were just getting in the way, so I asked them to leave. Why do you think I wanted to harm someone? Your mind is really too vicious, Fat Concubine!" Su Qingwen turned around and pointed at her.
"Your Majesty, look at this woman. Even now, she still wants to shift the blame onto others. She's really going too far." The Fat Concubine blinked her eyes and squeezed out a tear from her tiny eyes. She leaned against Hua Yueye pitifully.
Hua Yueye felt extremely disgusted. He frowned slightly and leaned to the side to avoid the Fat Concubine's touch.
The Fat Concubine was really thick - skinned. She sighed and continued to cry. "Your Majesty, you can see clearly now. Su Qingwen can't explain why she drove all the people in the imperial kitchen out. And if this stuff is really poisoned, she'll be charged with attempting to murder the emperor."
"It's not like that!" Su Qingwen felt that even if she had a hundred mouths, she couldn't explain herself clearly. She just regretted why she didn't leave someone as a witness.
"Then prove it!" The Fat Concubine asked defiantly.