"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Jiang Yingcheng hurriedly spat out the meatball just as it was about to enter her mouth. Even that did not feel like enough, so she turned her back to the round table and spat several more times.
The others had no idea which dish Jiang Yingcheng meant in her thoughts, but they were so frightened that they dropped their silver chopsticks, secretly thankful that Jiang Yingcheng had been the first to accept food from the serving matron.
Kan Nianzhen's expression darkened.
After learning from the little one's thoughts that Yue Tao would secretly tamper with her meals, she had quietly taken precautions. When dinner was served, she had deliberately sent Yue Tao away to the various palaces to notify the children's mothers.
Yet even after she had been so careful, she had still given the villain an opening!
But where exactly had things gone wrong?
Kan Nianzhen took a cup of tea from a palace maid and personally held it to Jiang Yingcheng's lips. Only after watching her swallow did she ask with concern, "What's wrong, Chengcheng? Is the food not to your liking?"
[The imperial chef was bought off too? Why didn't you tell me sooner, System Bro?!]
She had been just a tiny bit away from eating that poisoned meatball!
[He's got some nerve! For such a little reward, he actually helped poison Her Majesty's food!]
Jiang Yingcheng's eyes darted around twice, and an idea flashed into her mind.
She said pitifully, "That meatball was so bitter! So, so bitter!"
[Bring that chef here and make him taste it himself!]
Kan Nianzhen's hand paused as she gently stroked Jiang Yingcheng's back. Slowly lowering her head, she studied the little one for a long moment with a seriousness she had never shown before.
That happened to