Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078: There’s an Issue with the Seasoning_1 Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078: There’s an Issue with the Seasoning_1 The words “poisoned” had barely been uttered before both Tong Sanlang and Qiao Xiaomai’s complexions instantly changed.

Especially Qiao Xiaomai, who let out a cry of alarm, her peach blossom eyes widening in terror, “Poisoned?! It couldn’t have been the food I cooked, could it? Your Highness, I didn’t poison anyone!”

“It wasn’t you who poisoned,” Yang Wenxiao waved his hand upon hearing her words, “I’ve made Tong Sanlang my personal guard, how could it be you who poisoned.”

Tong Sanlang extended his arm, wrapping it around Qiao Xiaomai’s shoulders, and pulled her close, speaking in a deep voice. “Don’t panic, it wasn’t us, and His Highness hasn’t suspected us.”

As he spoke, he looked up at Yang Wenxiao and began, “Your Highness, when Xiaomai and I were cooking earlier, we noticed something was wrong with one of the spices. We set that spice aside, and if you wish, I can go get it now.”

“What?!” exclaimed Yang Wenxiao, suddenly standing up, “A spice was tampered with?!”

“Yes,” Tong Sanlang nodded.

“Go fetch it… No!” Yang Wenxiao immediately changed his tone, “Go after Ren Zhong, he took the Military Order Token and left the Palace to summon the Imperial Guards. You’re good at lightbody techniques, go quickly and chase after him.”

He had given up hope on Qiao Xiaomai, so he had Ren Zhong summon the Imperial Guards.

But now that Tong Sanlang and Qiao Xiaomai had discovered the suspicious spice, they must call Ren Zhong back without alarming anyone.

Upon hearing this, Tong Sanlang immediately let go of Qiao Xiaomai, “Where is the Imperial Guard camp?”

“It’s southeast of Capital City. Ren Zhong might not have left Capital City yet, go quickly and chase him.”

“Please protect Xiaomai,” Tong Sanlang bowed to Yang Wenxiao.

“Rest assured, I’ll have her stick close to my side,” Yang Wenxiao gestured with his hand.

After hearing this, Tong Sanlang once again wrapped his arm around Qiao Xiaomai’s shoulders, dropped a “Don’t panic, wait for my return,” and then soared out of the great hall using his lightbody technique.

Once he left, Yang Wenxiao immediately approached Qiao Xiaomai, “What peculiar thing did you and your husband find?”

Having been embraced by Tong Sanlang a couple of times, much of Qiao Xiaomai’s panic had dissipated. She looked at the eagerly waiting Yang Wenxiao, took a deep breath, and after patting her chest to calm her racing heart, she replied, “Herbal Fruit. There’s something unrecognizable mixed in the Herbal Fruit. Exactly what it is, Sanlang and I are not sure.”

“Herbal Fruit?!” The image of Herbal Fruit immediately appeared in Yang Wenxiao’s mind, “Someone, go to the kitchen and fetch the Herbal Fruit.”

A guard hurried off to the kitchen at once.

Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang had originally separated the Herbal Fruit from the unknown substance, but later they had mixed them together again to avoid drawing attention, deciding that was the best course of action.

Qiao Xiaomai received a palm-sized clay pot handed to her by a guard, opened the pot, poured its contents onto the table, then picked up a piece of Herbal Fruit and another object with a suction cup on top to show Yang Wenxiao.

“Although these two items look similar, they shouldn’t be the same thing. I noticed something odd when I was about to add it to the pot, but unsure of what it was, I didn’t use Herbal Fruit in the cooking this time.”

Yang Wenxiao held one of the items in his hand, examining it closely before his eyes.

Both items looked similar, brownish in color, with ridged exteriors. The only difference was at the top; either the Herbal Fruit had nothing or it had a dried-up, leaf-like object.

The other item had a tiny flower on top, and despite its size, its petals were still quite discernible.

Just by appearance alone, they indeed did not seem to be the same thing.