The more people you have, the easier it will be to make decisions. Assume that there are five people who are Xiangyin believers. How can they not feel that they have killed someone even though they have killed someone? This is easy to do. Five people received five orders without knowing it - all of them were opaque and unknown to each other, but they could also be verified afterwards. A learned that he wanted to find a knife, B learned that he wanted to polish a knife, and Bing and Dingmao respectively learned that they wanted to put the knife somewhere, contact someone, and ask someone to stand somewhere. This sounds very piecemeal, doesn't it? These five people also have other tasks, which are to entrust those who are not believers among them to do unrelated things... When these unrelated things are accumulated layer by layer, there is a relationship. Put them together, it's a murder, but no one feels that they are the murderer. They all felt that they were just obeying orders or doing someone a favor in exchange for reward. "
A few people were extremely quiet.
"Damn it." Bai Ya cursed, "You're so fucking shameless."
"But you can't say who is at fault. They were just doing their own thing... Of course, we have no way of knowing whether they killed someone or not. Blatantly taking someone's life is not the style of the Xiangyin Sect. I just Just give me an example."
"You can give such an example, I'm afraid I'm still biased against them, right?"
Qi Huan asked tentatively, but Liu Shenghan neither answered nor nodded. However, she did not shake her head in denial.
Back to business. Bai Ya was always sober as to what issue they were discussing in the first place.
"So, the monarch was involved? Based on this, you doubt his loyalty?"
She said this: "This matter is based on my long-term observation. It cannot be explained to you overnight. Just believe me and I will tell you why - if he is really a devout believer, he will not be able to explain it to you when he discovers that the painting is not the God of Fragrance." The first glance will expose us and demand a true portrait righteously.”
Jun Aoyan was thoughtful: "But he didn't..."
"Not only did it not happen, but it didn't even say what the painting was..."
Qi Huan started thinking again and kept tapping his nails on the table, making a clicking sound.
"If he had said outright that it was him in the painting, everyone in the court would have doubted our identity. But he did not say: He was protecting us, so he did not reveal our 'unfair' intentions. But this will not stop us from stepping down. We Can’t we just say that we got the wrong painting?”
"Then why didn't you say there were two when you paid tribute?"
"Are you stupid?" Bai Ya directly contradicted Ao Yan, "I'm afraid Gandharva's arrogance is very big. If he and the king are really treated as equals, I'm afraid there will be a lot of objections. The king of this country doesn't want to get into trouble. .”
"Then he also made it clear that it was not this thing?"
"At best, people around him think that we just want to bribe him to increase the possibility of asking to see the God of Fragrance, and they won't think too much about it."
"I see……"
"Shenghan is so awesome!"
After this check, Jun Aoyan's impression of Miss Liu has improved by more than one level. The other two people naturally recognized her intelligence, but if they stayed here long enough, the more people they met and the more things they knew, they could always draw a similar conclusion. It’s hard work for her to spend such a long time here alone.
They wanted to review some other things, but at this moment, Ajaan suddenly knocked on the door. So they had to give up their brief conversation and call her in. There were two maids who came in with her, both carrying dinner plates, and probably all the dishes for the meal were put on them. This is different from their hometown, just ordinary people. I heard that nobles eat different dishes in different orders or entertain guests, and they pay attention to everything.
The few of them didn't say anything. It was good to have food to eat, and there were a lot of tricks. The other two people bowed and then left. Ajaan was holding a tray with several wet handkerchiefs on it and stood by the table.
The food in Xiangji Kingdom looks too normal. They were all starving after not eating for so long. But is there something missing from the table? Bai Ya held it in for a long time and said slowly:
"Are you preparing to...catch it with your hands?"
"Where are the chopsticks?" Jun Aoyan also asked.
"Chopsticks?" Ajaan looked confused, "What chopsticks? Ah, ah, you mean the kind with long, thin bamboo strips?"
"Uh, yes! Where?"
"We don't use that kind of thing here," Ajaan explained. "Just grab what you want to eat with your hands. You see, these handkerchiefs soaked in flower juice are used to wipe your hands before meals."
Jun Aoyan didn't mind, after all, their military life was so simple and rough. If they were a little more particular, they could just break off two straighter branches on the spot. Because Liu Shenghan knew about it, he had no objection. Although Bai Ya and Qi Huan have not experienced this kind of careless life, it is just the norm throughout the country, and it is still difficult to get used to it in such a short period of time.
"……OK."
Bai Ya raised his hand, grabbed a handkerchief, and rubbed it casually. Those handkerchiefs were so soft, like succulent petals, with a light pink color. The pink handkerchief was immediately wiped gray by him. Ajaan handed the tray over and everyone wiped their hands on it. Jun Aoyan lowered his head and smelled it twice more.
"Smells really good."
"It doesn't matter if you wiped it clean or not, as long as it smells good, that's all." Bai Ya sneered.
They just put some dry food in the morning, but by now the sky was darkening and they were all starving. Qi Huan just stretched out his paw and landed on a fruit. He grabbed it and was about to put it into his mouth. Ajaan suddenly took a step forward and stopped talking.
"What are you doing?" Qi Huan's hand froze near his mouth, "Can't you eat this?"
"That one has to... be peeled off." Ajaan gestured carefully.
"Peel it open?"
"That's right. Look, there's an eye at the back. Open it from there and eat what's inside."
Bai Ya tried to do it, and the white stuffing was exposed in the cool fruit, which was steaming. The stuffing looks like rice, but not like it. It's just particles made of yellow-white fine sand, mixed with chopped fruit pulp. It smells sweet and tastes sweet.
"That's right." Ajaan was as happy as teaching a child who has just learned to eat. "Don't eat that black and purple shell. It will be poisonous if you eat it."
Their hands were frozen in the air again, and they really didn't know whether they should speak or not. Ajaan continued to explain, saying that it would not be a big deal if you got some of it, but your lips would be numb and nothing would happen if you ate it in your stomach. The fillings inside are the staple food of Xiangji Country. It began as a widely grown crop in a certain town in the past, coming from a hollow tree that produced starch inside before blooming. But once it blooms, the dozens or hundreds of kilograms of contents will disappear overnight. Later, people discovered that this tree was easy to feed, had low cost and high yield, so farmers planted it widely. As for the method, just add water, put it in bamboo joints or fruits and steam it in a pot. Usually some chopped vegetables or fruits are added to it. The black-purple fruit is also very interesting. It is said that the entire fruit is poisonous, but when heated in boiling water, the pulp will spread outward and form a thick and crisp skin with the outer skin, which weakens the toxicity. Fill it with rice again and put it into the pot for steaming for the second time.
This is the staple food. Next, Ajaan really explained to them one by one the order of what they should eat, just like teaching children. It turns out that the temperature of every food on the table is just right. As the time of eating changes, the hot food gradually cools down, and the hard food slowly softens. Each dish is eaten at the most suitable time. This was quite refreshing for a few people.
The most unbearable thing is probably a rabbit wrapped in animal entrails. They had only eaten beggar's chicken and tripe chicken, but this was their first time eating rabbit meat - it was a whole rabbit with its hair plucked. Although they had heard similar dishes in their hometown, they didn't know it was so fishy. Qi Huan muttered quietly, saying that this thing was well made and there shouldn't be any peculiar smell. But Ajaan just said that this is the specialty dish of the Royal Kitchen Room, and this is the original taste.
"Then why don't I chase the rabbit and chew it."
This is Bai Ya's evaluation.
The earthenware pot, which is always covered with a lid, is a soup. Liu Shenghan said that she had been looking forward to this dish for a long time, and had never forgotten it since the last time she tasted it at a banquet. This made others eager to eat it too. When you can open the lid, the soup is just right warm. Unfortunately, there was only one big ladle for dividing the soup, and no chopsticks or small spoons. Ajaan could only take one mouthful after serving it to them.
That's a mushroom stew.
It sounded very ordinary, but it still left several people speechless. Only Liu Shenghan picked up the bowl naturally. The reason is probably that its color is really weird. As we all know, brightly colored mushrooms are a warning to them. If they eat them without hesitation, it can be fatal in severe cases. The mushrooms were not chopped, but put into the pot as they were until cooked.
Jun Aoyan's expression was hard to describe. She looked at Liu Shenghan, who was blowing the noodle soup gracefully, feeling a little embarrassed. Holding the bowl, she turned it around slightly to observe its contents. There are blue mesh-shaped fungi, like a net bag; the green umbrella cover is dotted with golden "water drops", which are not even broken; the rod-shaped pink mushrooms are like deformed sarcomas. Although they were not too big, looking up at other people's bowls there were more exaggerated things, but she really didn't have the courage to chew and swallow.
"You are in for a treat!" Ajaan said seriously, "In order to maintain the shape and color of the fungus, it needs to be simmered for several hours. If the monarch hadn't been greedy today, he wouldn't have had time to prepare it for you. But this thing is a It’s just a big pot, and those of us who have a good relationship with the Imperial Kitchen can also get a share of the pie.”
"Ah...Old Bai, look -"
"dont see."
"Is this really possible..." Jun Aoyan frowned and looked at Liu Shenghan, "Will nothing happen?"
"I suggest you see if Madam Liu is poisoned and die within a quarter of an hour before making a decision."
Qi Huan frowned: "Why are you such a loser?"
"Then you come."
"No, no, no, no, you are too polite."
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