Chapter 55 Roast Chicken

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Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Roast ChickenSeeing Su Jin staring blankly at him. Xie Jingchen said indulgently, "Eat." Su Jin got goosebumps. She looked at the maids and said, "You all go out first, I want to discuss with your Eldest Young Master about how many legs a chicken should have." The maids were angry but dared not speak. Is there even a need to discuss this?! The Eldest Young Master spoils the Eldest Young Madam so much! However many legs the chickens at Duke Mansion have, isn’t it up to the Eldest Young Madam! The maids withdrew with anger. Xingxing didn’t leave. She seemed bewildered. Because as soon as the maids left, her young lady gave both chicken legs in her bowl to the young master. "Eat quickly," Su Jin smiled gently. Xie Jingchen frowned, his eyes scrutinizing, "What exactly are you up to?" Su Jin shrugged with a smile. "The maids’ glares made me reflect. Sometimes I am indeed a bit too overbearing. I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf and become a gentle, virtuous, and kind Eldest Young Madam." "Could it be that the sun rose from the west today?" Xie Jingchen said suspiciously. "...." "Don’t you believe me? I gave both chicken legs to you, doesn’t that prove my sincerity? Fine, this whole dish of braised chicken is yours," Su Jin placed the braised chicken in front of Xie Jingchen. Xie Jingchen didn’t know what she was scheming, but he decided to test her, picking up a chicken leg and taking a bite. Su Jin rested her chin on her hand, watching him, and swallowed, "Is it good?" "Not bad." "As long as it’s good. I, being so gracious, just gave this braised chicken a new name, ’Croton Braised Chicken.’ Sёarch* The Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "...!!!" Xie Jingchen turned his head. He spat out the chicken leg meat from his mouth. Xingxing quickly offered tea for Xie Jingchen to rinse his mouth. Su Jin maintained her chin-resting posture, smiling indifferently, as calm as the clouds and wind. I asked you to put down the chicken leg. You just assumed I wanted to take over your chicken leg. The maids probably cursed me countless times in their hearts. Now you see the pettiness of judging others’ intentions by your own small-mindedness. If it weren’t for my soft heart, reluctant to waste those medicinal herbs, he would have eaten the entire plate of braised chicken. Xie Jingchen’s face darkened. "Call all the kitchen staff!" he shouted angrily. Su Jin said nothing. She lifted each dish on the table and smelled them one by one. No issues. When the kitchen steward, Mrs. Liu, brought over four or five maids, Su Jin was joyfully eating. Xie Jingchen glanced several times. Even after discovering croton in the dish, how could she still eat? Mrs. Liu stepped forward and said, "Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Madam, you called us?" "When cooking today, besides you, who else entered the kitchen?" Su Jin asked. Mrs. Liu and the others exchanged glances. "When cooking, besides us, no one entered the kitchen," Mrs. Liu replied. "Certain?" Su Jin asked again. "Certain." Su Jin held a silver needle, its tip turning black, she coldly said, "If no one else came, then someone among you poisoned this plate of braised chicken." Mrs. Liu’s face changed. She knelt down with a thud. The maids and old ladies behind her all knelt down, pale and nearly fainting. "Who cooked this braised chicken?" Xie Jingchen asked. "It was me, it was me," an old woman cried out, "But I didn’t put poison in the dish, I’m innocent." Xie Jingchen looked at the others. Each cried innocence, wishing to swear to the heavens. "Innocent?" Su Jin chuckled, "If the braised chicken isn’t poisoned, why did the silver needle turn black? If none of you poisoned it, did the poison grow legs and run into the braised chicken, or did the chicken decide to poison itself?" Xie Jingchen, "...." He held his forehead. Su Jin waved, instructing Xingxing, "Bring the braised chicken to them and have them eat it all." Xingxing nodded vigorously. She picked up the braised meat and headed toward Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu turned pale as Xingxing approached with an unfriendly look, "If you take it yourself, you can pick a good piece; if you don’t, I’ll force-feed it." Mrs. Liu wanted to die. The braised chicken was poisoned; even if it had gold hidden inside, she couldn’t reach out for it. "Hurry up and take it!" Xingxing urged. Mrs. Liu trembled as she picked up a piece of chicken, sweat dripping in large beads from her face. Feihu Village kills mercilessly, and in the eyes of the Eldest Young Madam, their lives are worth less than weeds. She didn’t even interrogate and directly wants them to eat the braised chicken, it’s kill first, ask later. She would haunt whoever implicated her even in death. Seeing Mrs. Liu taking the chicken, even the most timid of the others took a piece in hand. Su Jin was very satisfied. "Eat." The faces of those people were ashen. Su Jin slapped the table and said, "Eat quickly! If you don’t, I’ll have you beaten to death!" Xingxing kindly advised them, "Hurry and eat. If poison enters your mouth, you’ll die right away without feeling much pain. Being beaten to death is a painful way to die; between two evils, choose the lesser." Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." Xie Jingchen glanced at Su Jin. Is that how you at Feihu Village choose the lesser of two evils? Su Jin glanced back. Though the maid used it incorrectly, one can’t deny, there are not many maids with such eloquence. Thinking of Marquis Dongxiang’s self-assessment, Xie Jingchen was defeated. When Su Jin slapped the table again. Mrs. Liu and the others had eaten. Eating with tearful eyes. Su Jin rested her chin on her hand, watching them. She absorbed the scene of Mrs. Liu and the others eating. After they finished, Su Jin pointed to the first maid to finish and said, "You stay, the others can leave." The maid’s face turned ghostly pale. Mrs. Liu struggled to stand, her legs gone weak. After they left, Su Jin looked at the remaining maid, smiled, and said, "The others just started eating, and you finished. You seemed so at ease eating; it indeed shows you knew the poison in the braised chicken wasn’t lethal." The maid shook her head repeatedly. She just ate fast. Dead is dead, sooner or later, she might as well die quickly. Su Jin laughed. Not only is this maid brave, but also witty. Su Jin smiled and said, "No need for many explanations; keeping you here is just to tell you, I know the braised meat only had croton added, but in Feihu Village at Qingyun Mountain, we believe in reciprocation. If someone gives us croton, we’ll return with arsenic." The maid turned pale. "Seeing your face turn white, you must have guessed, indeed, I just added some arsenic to the braised chicken," Su Jin said with a light smile. The maid’s face turned as white as paper. Finally looking like she ate poison. Su Jin continued, "Such a small amount, it won’t kill, but if you refuse to admit, this platter of braised chicken is enough to kill you again and again." Xingxing approached with the dish, eyes fierce, "Speak up! Is it you trying to harm my young lady, or did someone instruct you to?" The maid, terrified, knocked her head on the ground with repeated thuds. Her smooth forehead hitting the bluestone floor. "Eldest Young Madam, I have no enmity against you; I don’t want to harm you. I was forced," the maid cried. "Who forced you?" Xie Jingchen asked. The maid shook her head, "I don’t know. Someone sent me a letter threatening me with my brother to poison the Eldest Young Master and Eldest Young Madam. I dared not disobey. But I knew if Eldest Young Madam died, everyone at Agarwood Pavilion would not escape. I’m cowardly and afraid of death, so I changed the poison to croton." "Where’s the poison?" Su Jin asked. "I’ll get it," the maid quickly stood up. "You speak, I’ll get it," Xingxing said. "It’s— it’s under Chunlan’s pillow," the maid weakly said. "...." Su Jin’s lips twitched, "You’re quite something, even set up a fall guy."

Chapter 55 Roast Chicken

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