Looking at his daughter who was working hard to cook, Chief Tongtu could only let out a long sigh. He looked as if he had aged ten years.
Just at this time, someone came from outside to report that the groom had been found. He had been hiding in a wine cellar after escaping last night. He was already drunk when he was found.
Lying motionless on the ground, the people looking for him almost thought he was dead.
Chief Tongtu originally hated Bubule and gnashed his teeth. This kid escaped from marriage in front of so many people, making him unable to step down. It was a great insult to both him and his daughter.
When he first received the news, Chief Tongtu even had the idea of chopping him up.
But after seeing Tong Qianxi stuffing four steamed buns into her mouth in one breath, Chief Tong Tu now only felt extremely tired.
The people below waited for a while and saw that Chief Tong Tu was still reluctant to speak, so they could only take the initiative and said, "Um... do you think this person will be sent to prison, or..."
The man made a head-cutting gesture.
Chief Tongtu thought for a while and then said, "Send him over."
"Are you going to do it yourself?"
"What are you doing?" Chief Tongtu shook his head, "Bubule is my son-in-law, how could I do anything to him? Send him here, change into clean clothes, and fill up the bridal chamber when Qianxi's condition stabilizes. .”
"…………"
Bubul's incident made the Tongtu chief a little less interested.
He ordered Lu Jing and Qi Wenren to go down and try their best to meet any requests they had, and then left his daughter's palace to inspect the army.
Tong Qianxi's mood stabilized a lot after eating, and she was finally able to answer Qi Wenren's questions.
She suddenly developed a huge appetite a month ago, and she didn't care at first. After chewing a whole leg of lamb, she was still hungry and couldn't stop anymore.
In the past month, she had tried various ways to stop eating, but none of them worked. She could only watch as she turned into a ball of meat.
Now she can't even do simple actions like getting out of bed.
She had to be cared for to eat, drink, and take care of herself, and the bed she slept on was collapsed. Chief Tongtu hired a skilled craftsman to build a new bed for her. It was not only large but also very sturdy.
As Tong Qianxi spoke, she grabbed a handful of lamb kidneys fried with green onions and threw them into her mouth without any explanation.
"I'm a restless person. I've always liked running around, so if you ask me where I've been a month ago, it's hard for me to tell you."
"Is there any place you haven't been to before?" Qi Wenren asked.
Tong Qianxi thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, there is no place within thirty miles of Ganding County that I haven't been to."
"What about people? Especially strangers."
"Since I go out, most of the people I see on the road are strangers." Tong Qianxi said.
"Uh... I mean the stranger you have interacted with."
"That's not the case either."
Tong Qianxi finished a plate of lamb kidneys fried with green onions in three clicks, licked her lips, and reached for another plate of boiled meat. But after trying several times, I just missed it and couldn't catch it.
Seeing that she was about to turn on her irritable mode again, Lu Jing reached out and gently pushed the plate in front of her.
Tong Qianxi had no time to express her thanks and had already started eating again. As she continued to eat, her spirit stabilized again.
But at this time, Qi Wenren didn't know what to ask.
Tong Qianxi was uneasy about playing by the rules. The places she had been and the people she had met were the same as before. So how did she come into contact with that strange thing?
The first thing Qi Wenren thought of was food. After all, food can be considered a foreign object, and it is different every day. Moreover, Tong Qianxi's current illness is also related to food, and it is easy to think of food.
But Qi Wenren himself soon ruled out this possibility.
If it was related to eating, it makes no sense that Tong Qianxi was the only one in such a huge palace to be affected, and there were no reports of anyone else having a huge appetite after that.
But what is it if not food?
Qi Wenren felt that he was stuck. He didn't expect that it would be so difficult to investigate the case. He thought that as long as he followed the steps, there wouldn't be any big problems. However, after only asking a few questions, he couldn't continue.
Fortunately, Lu Jing came to his rescue at this time and suddenly interrupted, "What do you think of Bubul?"
Tong Qianxi was stunned when she heard this, "Bubul? His father is my father's number one general."
"Then what?"
"I have met him a few times before, but I didn't have much of an impression. He is different from his father. He prefers reading and doesn't like dancing with swords, so he and I don't have much in common."
Tong Qianxi paused and then continued, "In order to win over me, Dabini, my father has always wanted me to marry Bubul. He made an appointment with me, Dabini, for us to get married in a year.
"But I didn't expect that I would become like this. My father was worried that the marriage would change, so he decided to let us get married in advance. But I heard that Bubul had escaped halfway."
Tong Qianxi didn't have much emotion when talking about this matter. She was neither sad nor embarrassed.
It can be seen that she really has no feelings for Bubul. To her, this is a normal political marriage.
Qi Wenren didn't know why Lu Jing suddenly became concerned about Tong Qianxi's marriage. In his opinion, it had nothing to do with that strange thing.
So Qi Wenren took the initiative to bring the topic back on track and said to Tong Qianxi, "Can I check where you live?"
"Please."
Most of Tong Qianxi's attention is now on the roast chicken in front of her. As long as it doesn't delay her eating, she has no objection to whatever Qi Wenren wants to do.
So Qi Wenren searched her entire residence and called several maids to question her. After questioning, he pulled Lu Jing aside.
Although Qi Wenren's ability in investigating cases is questionable, one good thing about him is that he doesn't pretend to be fat, he doesn't pretend to understand, and he will ask questions in a timely manner.
For example, he is now asking Lu Jing why Lu Jing mentioned Bubul before.
Lu Jing explained, "I started from the perspective of the beneficiaries. Who can benefit from Tong Qianxi's obesity?"
"Can Bubler still benefit?" Qi Wenren's eyes widened.
In his opinion, no one in their right mind would want their wife to turn into a ball of flesh.
"Yes, that Akuman said that Chief Tongtu only has two children, one boy and one girl. His youngest son has a brain problem, so he can't take over from him. The remaining one, Tong Qianxi, is from Shizhou. Next owner.
"And if this master dies, then who is qualified to take over Shizhou?"
