Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 384
"Is this princess so fierce?"

Nangong Ruoxue pouted and said coquettishly.

"Okay, I know you are lonely, so I will definitely spend more time with you."

Lu Hao promised.

"This is what you said, don't be fooled!"

Nangong Ruoxue smiled.

"Master Prime Minister, Happy New Year!"

Tantai Mingyue and the six ministers came slowly and bowed slightly.

"My lords, Happy New Year!"

Lu Hao smiled and returned the greeting.

Everyone gathered together and exchanged greetings, and then the two empresses came together.

Soon, sisters Xuanyuan Lingyu and Liu Rufeng, as well as Dong Xiaojun, who had just returned from outside, and other generals also arrived.

This time Lu Hao made four imperial generals, plus a national advisor. As for the generals under his command, basically everyone was promoted to a higher rank and received a lot of bounty.

Therefore, they can all have a prosperous year this year, or a very fat year.

"Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, generals, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!"

Dong Xiaowan came out to speak.

"Happy New Year to both ladies!"

Lu Hao and others quickly congratulated the two empresses in unison.

"On this day of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, I would like to wish the Great Yan Empire prosperity and strength. Although in the past year, the empire has experienced the 'Controversy between Kings and Commanders' and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings. have……"

Concubine Dong Guifei made a long speech.

"The royal banquet is about to begin! Serve the dishes!"

Accompanied by the voice of Xiao Xizi's drake voice, the palace banquet kicked off.

A group of beautiful palace maids filed in, holding a variety of delicacies in their hands, which made everyone drool.

At this moment, Lu Hao's face suddenly darkened.

"and many more……"

Lu Hao stood up suddenly and shouted coldly.

"Master Xiang, what's the matter?"

Concubine Dong Guifei said in confusion.

"There's poison in these drinks and food!"

Lu Hao's words made everyone feel like they were falling into an ice cave.

"Prime Minister, you said these drinks and food are poisonous? Is it true?"

Concubine Dong Gui was also confused.

"But before these wines and dishes are served, there will be special personnel to check whether they are poisonous? It shouldn't be poisonous, right?"

Concubine Xiao Shu interrupted.

"Everyone, don't move! Stay calm. First, make sure there is no poison in the food or wine?"

Lu Hao shouted in a deep voice.

"Come here, check these wines and dishes immediately to see if there are any poisons in them?"

Xiao Xizi said loudly.

"Yes, Eunuch Xiaoxizi."

Several eunuchs quickly brought silver needles.

It is common sense that silver needles will change color as long as they are poisonous.

Sure enough, when the silver needle was inserted into one of the dishes, the color suddenly turned black.

When everyone saw that the food and wine were really poisonous, they broke out in a cold sweat.

If everyone eats these meals, it will be completely over.

The people who can come today are the core of the empire's power. If all these people die, the Great Yan Empire will really be finished.

"Master Xiang, Xiao Xizi is guilty! Please punish him, Master Xiang!"

Xiao Xizi was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a thud.

"Xiao Xizi, please get up. The truth of this matter will be investigated clearly."

Lu Hao slowly stood up and walked towards the meals.

"Thank you, Prime Minister! Thank you, Prime Minister..."

Xiao Xizi quickly kowtowed in thanks.The reason why Lu Hao was able to detect something wrong with these food and drinks was because he had a nose that was not as sensitive as ordinary people.

His strong sense of smell allows him to detect many subtle smells.

Although the smell of the food and wine covered up the smell of poison, it still couldn't escape Lu Hao's nose.

Since these wines and dishes were inspected by special personnel, it means that someone poisoned them after the inspection.

If this is the case, the person who poisoned him should still be here, or still in the palace.

As long as the person is still there, Lu Hao is sure to catch the poisoner.

"Ruyan, everyone present today cannot leave!"

Lu Hao ordered in a deep voice.

"Subordinates take orders!"

Yi Ruyan responded loudly.

No one can leave, so Lu Hao can check them one by one.

I saw him walking slowly past each palace maid, his powerful sense of smell searching for the scent of each of them.

Suddenly, he stepped in front of a beautiful little palace maid.

Not only did this little palace maid smell of poison, but her heartbeat had seriously exceeded the limit due to nervousness, which completely fell into Lu Hao's ears.

Lu Hao stared at her coldly and asked in a cold voice: "What's your name?"

"Prime Minister, my servant... my name is Ning Xi."

The little palace maid hesitated and said.

"Ning Xi, don't be nervous. I know that you must have been coerced by someone before you poisoned me."

Lu Hao's voice was very soft and soft.

Although this palace maid smelled of poison, she was so weak that she did not look like a specially trained spy.

Pfft!
Ning Xi's legs went weak and she fell to her knees, trembling with fear.

"Prime Minister, spare your life! Spare your life..."

Ning Xi was so frightened that she quickly begged for mercy.

"Don't be afraid! Come in as you are."

Lu Hao personally helped Ning Xi and startled the little palace maid again.

Obviously, the little palace maid poisoned her because she was threatened. Therefore, Lu Hao did not want to kill her.

"Master Xiang is really amazing! He found the poisoner so quickly!"

"Yes, the prime minister actually discovered that the food and wine were poisoned, but how did he find out?"

"How do I know? He found out before the food and wine were even served. It's really weird!"

"Fortunately, the Prime Minister found out, otherwise, we would have been poisoned to death..."

Everyone whispered, marveling at Lu Hao's ability, and secretly felt lucky to have escaped disaster.

In the inner room, Lu Hao looked at the little palace maid in front of him, but a smile appeared on his face.

"Ning Xi, I don't think you know how to poison. Who asked you to poison?"

Lu Hao asked with a smile.

"Prime Minister, this slave is being coerced. Please help me, Prime Minister!"

Ning Xi knelt directly on the ground.

"Look at you, why are you kneeling down again? Get up quickly and tell the prime minister if you have anything to do. I will make the decision for you."

Lu Hao still had a smile on his face.

"Prime Minister, a few days ago, someone sent a message to this slave. My parents were kidnapped. They threatened this slave..."

Ning Xi said softly.

Just as Lu Hao guessed, this Ning Xi was a weak woman and did not have the courage to poison her.

It turned out that someone kidnapped her parents, threatened her with their family's lives, and poisoned the food and drinks at today's royal banquet.

"How are you sure that your parents were kidnapped? You won't believe it just based on a few one-sided words, right?"

Lu Hao asked.

"When I learned that my parents had been kidnapped, I immediately asked for leave and went home. I found that my parents were really gone, and a masked man in black appeared..."

"He took the slave to see his parents, and gave the slave a bottle of poison, telling the slave...if not, he would kill the slave's parents..."

Ning Xi burst into tears, tears falling like rain.

Although she was also coerced, murdering the two empresses, as well as the ministers and generals, would undoubtedly lead to death.

(End of this chapter)