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

Chapter 1079: Chapter 1079: What Should We Do?_1 Chapter 1079: Chapter 1079: What Should We Do?_1 “`

“Is this not Herbal Fruit?” Yang Wenxiao asked, holding the petal-adorned object.

“The real Herbal Fruit is the one in your left hand. I don’t know what this is. When preparing food for you, both I and the third brother are extremely cautious, to the point where we would not dare to act recklessly even over the slightest difference,”

Qiao Xiaomai said earnestly.

As she spoke, she picked up a Herbal Fruit and another object with a flower on top that resembled Poppy. She exerted a little force with her hands and opened the two objects, which looked very much alike on the inside, almost identical.

The outer shell was the same, the inside was the same, the only difference was that one had a flower on the top and the other did not.

If Qiao Xiaomai did not know about Poppy, she would most likely have overlooked this subtle difference eight out of ten times.

But she knew that there was a plant called Poppy, and when she saw this object with a flower, she instinctively thought of Poppy.

Especially now that Yang Wenxiao had mentioned Yao Xian was poisoned and suffered from abdominal pain, her suspicion grew even stronger.

Seeing Yang Wenxiao’s manner, he clearly did not know where the problem lie. Now, this object with the flower on top was the only clue, so it was time to start from there.

“Your Highness, you can call the person who purchased the Herbal Fruit and ask them,” he suggested.

Upon hearing this, Yang Wenxiao gave a wry smile. Ever since he had noticed something was amiss with the Imperial Kitchen, he had put everyone there under surveillance.

That included families with major suspicions like the Shen Family.

But despite the lengthy surveillance, he had discovered nothing unusual.

Last time he examined these spices carefully, maybe he really was old and his eyesight was failing since he had not noticed this difference.

Perhaps the people in the Imperial Kitchen also used this object thinking it was Herbal Fruit?

Such a minute difference would not be noticed by most people.

Even if someone did notice, they wouldn’t recognize what the object with the flower on top was.

Seeing that it looked exactly like Herbal Fruit inside and out, they might have used it as Herbal Fruit instead?

When exactly did this substance get mixed in with the Herbal Fruit…

If it had been mixed in a long time ago, then he should have been poisoned as well.

Yet, he did not find the food that Xiaomai prepared at the manor distasteful when he visited.

Hmm…

Nine times out of ten, this substance was mixed in during his visit to the manor. Moreover, it was not just in this form.

Many dishes do not require Herbal Fruit, and yet Emperor Yongan and several others had been poisoned severely so quickly. The enemy behind this must have added the poison to other dishes as well.

At that thought, he clenched the object in his hand.

Even if he had discovered where the problem was now, what good would it do?

Should he kill everyone in the Imperial Kitchen?

That would surely alarm the snake in the grass.

He wasn’t afraid of using force, but he was afraid of the enemy surreptitiously poisoning them.

The enemy hid in the shadows, making it too easy to strike covertly.

Moreover, Emperor Yongan, Yao Xian, Yang Zheng, and Feng Huihui had all been poisoned, and they were deeply affected. Where were their antidotes?

Without antidotes, what would become of the poison in their bodies?

Questions continued to emerge, swirling in Yang Wenxiao’s mind as his eyes narrowed and his expression darkened like still water.

What to do?

What to do!

Qiao Xiaomai stood on the side, observing Yang Wenxiao’s expression and knew what troubled him.

But she was really at a loss with this issue. The only thing she could tell was that the object with the flower on top was impure, but beyond that, she could offer no further assistance.

“How about you and the third brother go to the Imperial Kitchen and take charge?” Yang Wenxiao suddenly said, turning his head to look at Qiao Xiaomai, “I’ll use my fondness for your cooking as a reason to let the two of you into the Imperial Kitchen. You can then take the opportunity to investigate and see where exactly the problem lies. How does that sound?”

[Chapter Eight, good night!]

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