Free Web NovelChapter 1214: Chapter 30: Debts of Joy (Part 6)_2
While passing by a room, the guard stationed outside took the tray directly and said, "Hurry up with the other dishes, we are in a rush to hit the road."
The waiter wanted to say the dish belonged to someone else, but the guard had already carried it inside.
With a serious expression, the waiter dared not speak up, so he had no choice but to make another serving.
The waiter was afraid Princess Yinchuan would be angry, so he went to inform her.
When Princess Yinchuan saw him return, she quickly asked, "Has he eaten?"
"No," the waiter replied.
Princess Yinchuan frowned.
How could the waiter answer so promptly?
"What about the fish?" asked Princess Yinchuan.
The waiter hurriedly explained.
Princess Yinchuan was stunned, "My fish was given to other guests?!"
Her voice suddenly rose several pitches.
The waiter quickly said, "Please don’t be angry, those guests are in a hurry to leave. I’ll instruct the kitchen to make a serving for you and deliver it soon."
"If you don’t like the braised carp, I can change it to another dish for you."
The waiter’s attitude was excellent.
After all, he had been ineffective in his duties.
But this wasn’t a matter that could be overlooked with a good attitude; the braised carp had castor bean powder.
She had poured an entire bag of castor bean powder into it, leaving none behind.
The seller of the castor bean powder said that using half of it could knock out half a life of an ox.
Wouldn’t it be fatal for a person?
"Go and get my fish back, hurry," Princess Yinchuan urged.
The waiter didn’t expect Princess Yinchuan to be so difficult.
It was just a plate of fish.
Would it be such a big deal if it was delivered a bit later?
Princess Yinchuan urged him again and again.
What could the waiter do but bravely go to urge it?
However, the fish couldn’t be retrieved, and he nearly got punched by the guard.
Luckily, another plate of braised carp came back just in time, and the waiter hurriedly took it to Princess Yinchuan.
Without saying it was newly made, Princess Yinchuan thought the fish had been retrieved, and she breathed a sigh of relief, rewarding the waiter with five coins of silver.
The waiter was so happy that he couldn’t contain his smile.
In that private room, two men were dining; although the inn primarily provided lodging for travelers, the dishes were exquisite, and the braised carp, in particular, was a signature dish of the inn.
If asked which dishes tasted good, the waiter would certainly recommend this one.
After half a fish was eaten, the two men’s stomachs began to rumble, and they rushed to the toilet repeatedly.
Their identities were not ordinary, and the sudden, unbearable stomach pain startled the guard, who quickly called a doctor to assess the situation, discovering it was caused by eating castor beans and pinpointed the braised carp as the problem.
The dish was served from the inn, and the guard questioned the inn’s shopkeeper, whose icy demeanor almost demanded the shopkeeper’s life.
The shopkeeper cried out his innocence, stating his honest business had a reputable standing in the town. Why would he poison guests and bring trouble to himself?
The guard thought the shopkeeper’s words were reasonable, but since the braised carp was the issue, the matter had to be thoroughly investigated.
Upon deep investigation, they found it traced back to the waiter, and it was revealed that the fish was initially meant for Princess Yinchuan and had stayed in her room for a short while.
Princess Yinchuan lay exhausted on a small couch, desperately needing someone to massage and knead her shoulders.
With a kick, the guard slammed the door open, startling her greatly.
She quickly sat up and said, "What do you want to do?!"
The waiter hurried forward to ask, "Did you put castor bean powder in the braised carp, my lord?"
Princess Yinchuan frowned, "I did put castor bean powder."
"Didn’t you bring the fish back to me?"
The waiter, "... ."
The waiter looked at the guard.
He had gone to retrieve the braised carp.
But they didn’t return it.
This couldn’t be blamed on him, nor on the lord.
But what kind of enmity or grudge did this lord have with the other lord that they would poison them with castor bean powder?
The waiter couldn’t suppress his inner gossip.
The guard didn’t care about any of this; they only knew their lord ate the fish with castor bean powder and left half of his life at this rundown inn’s toilet!
The guard gripped Princess Yinchuan and insisted she apologize to their lord still squatting in the toilet.
Princess Yinchuan couldn’t struggle, directly dragged out as a scapegoat.
She felt indignant.
She intended to scheme against Su Yang but ended up implicated herself.
As the guard dragged her past Su Yang’s room, Su Yang leaned by the doorway, watching the commotion.
Princess Yinchuan’s face was burning with shame, not daring to look at Su Yang at all.
Su Yang waved his jade fan with an extraordinary demeanor.
As the guard dragged Princess Yinchuan past, Su Yang’s folded fan blocked their path.
The guard’s face darkened, "If you don’t want to die, move aside."
He was quite arrogant.
Su Yang pointed at Princess Yinchuan and said, "The castor bean powder was intended for me; she has to give me an explanation before she goes with you."
