When the ginseng soup was just scooped out of the casserole, it was piping hot.
In order not to burn the princess, the maid stirred the ginseng soup with a spoon, and fanned the ginseng soup with a fan to speed up the cooling of the ginseng soup.
When the heat of the ginseng soup subsided a little, and it was just in the mouth, the maid put down the spoon and fan, took the ginseng soup and left the kitchen.
Xiao Xixi held the spoon, slowly stirred the chicken soup, and continued to ask.
"Did you stir the ginseng soup like this?"
The maid nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
In order to restore the scene at that time to the greatest extent, Xiao Xixi asked someone to bring a fan over.
She shook the fan while stirring the chicken soup.
When the temperature of the chicken soup dropped and became less hot, Xiao Xixi stopped stirring.
She put the spoon on the edge of the bowl, tapped it twice, and knocked down the soup hanging on the spoon.
At the same time, she did not forget to look at the maid and asked.
"Did you knock the bowl like this at the time?"
The maid first recalled, then nodded: "Yes."
After stirring the soup, tapping the edge of the bowl with a spoon is a small action that many people will do subconsciously.
Everyone present didn't think there was anything wrong with this little action.
until…
The government doctor detected toxicity from the bowl of chicken soup.
Everyone present was shocked.
Luo Yechen asked, "Is it the same poison as in the ginseng soup?"
The doctor nodded and said yes.
The butler hurriedly explained.
"This chicken soup was stewed in the kitchen this morning to nourish the princess after she gave birth.
Due to the fact that the ginseng soup was poisoned, in order to prevent the same situation from happening again, I specially arranged two people to test dishes in the kitchen.
After all the food is out of the pot, you have to try it again.
The same goes for this bowl of chicken soup, there is no problem trying it! "
The government doctor also checked in front of everyone before, and this bowl of chicken soup was originally non-toxic.
So what the butler said is believable.
Luo Yechen asked impatiently.
"What exactly is going on?"
Luo Qinghan already understood in his heart that the problem lies in the spoon.
From the first inspection of the chicken soup to confirm that it is non-toxic, to the second inspection to be poisonous, Xixi only touched the bowl of chicken soup with a spoon.
as predicted.
Xiao Xixi shook the small and delicate ruby spoon.
"Because this spoon is poisonous."
The doctor said hurriedly, "But I checked before and there is no poison on the spoon."
Xiao Xixi: "Is there a silver needle?"
"Yes." The doctor opened the medicine box he carried with him, took out the needle bag, and took out a slender silver needle.
Xiao Xixi took the silver needle.
She inserted the silver needle into the hollow of the spoon handle, then pressed it against the edge, rubbing it slowly.
When she pulled out the silver needle, she found a little reddish substance on the tip of the needle.
She motioned for everyone to come and take a look.
The crowd rushed over immediately.
They all saw what was on the tip of the needle.
The government doctor took the silver needle and checked it carefully.
"This looks like beeswax."
Xiao Xixi gave a positive answer: "Yes, it's beeswax."
Luo Yechen was still confused: "What does this have to do with chicken soup being poisoned?"
Luo Qinghan had already guessed the truth of the matter.
"Someone used beeswax to seal the poison here."
As he spoke, he tapped the handle of the spoon with his finger.
There are several hollows in the handle of the spoon.
Some people hid the poison in these hollowed-out holes and sealed them with beeswax.
Xiao Xixi picked up the spoon, stirred slowly in the chicken soup, and explained at the same time.
"When the ginseng soup was just scooped out, it was very hot, there would be a lot of heat rising up, and the beeswax would melt when it was hot. After stirring, the maid put the spoon on the bowl and knocked it..."
She put the spoon on the rim of the bowl and tapped lightly.
The glass bowl then made a crisp sound.
"The poison hidden in the hole will fall out and fall into the ginseng soup, and the maid who completed all this is not aware of it. She left the kitchen with the poisonous ginseng soup and sent it to the princess to take."
When the maid next to her heard this, her face became as pale as paper.
She almost became the murderer of the princess!
She hurriedly knelt down and cried, "This servant does not know that this spoon has been touched by someone. The servant never thought of harming the princess and Xiao Lang, please forgive me!"
Xiao Xixi said: "You don't have to be too nervous, if it weren't for you, Ben Gong might not be able to discover the truth."
The maid was stunned and looked at her blankly.
Xiao Xixi explained: "Because when you were holding the spoon, your fingers were relatively down, blocking a hole in the handle of the spoon, so that the poison inside could not fall out, and it was precisely because of that little residual poison that I let Ben Gong's experiment just now was successful."
Probably the person who poisoned did not expect that such an accident would occur.
When most people take a spoon, they will pinch the top part.
But this maid was different. She habitually moved down a little so that the spoon could be pinched more firmly and would not slip easily, but her posture would not look good, and she looked a bit clumsy.
Luo Yechen originally wanted to severely punish the maid who almost poisoned the princess, but after hearing this, she could only change her mind.
Forget it, she was also implicated, it wasn't her fault.
The housekeeper said: "This spoon is a gift from a foreign businessman. The businessman is specialized in the jade business. He came to the palace to give gifts, firstly to show his goodwill to the prince, and secondly to be able to show his love to the king in the "Shengjing Daily". Advertise the jade sold by his family."
Since the "Shengjing Daily" became popular in the city of Shengjing, some people soon discovered the business opportunities, one of which was advertising.
Of course, they didn't know the word "advertising" at first, because Xiao Xixi said the word "advertising", and King Ying thought it was quite appropriate, so he used it. opened.
Today, "Shengjing Daily" has specially set up a small section dedicated to advertising.
These advertisements can not only bring popularity to the business, but also facilitate the people in Shengjing, and generate income for the newspaper.
Three birds with one stone!
It is precisely because of the good effect of newspaper advertisements that more and more businesses have come to hear the news, hoping to place advertisements in newspapers.
"Shengjing Daily" does not accept all advertisements. It needs to be screened to confirm that the content of the advertisement is true and the business reputation is good before it can be published.
Even with strict scrutiny, there are still many merchants advertising, and now they have been lined up three months later.
In order to be able to jump the queue and advertise in advance, some businesses will come to the newspaper office with gifts in private, but there are also more courageous people who will go directly to the King of England.
The jade merchant in the butler's mouth is obviously the kind with a lot of courage.
When the businessman came to the palace, King Ying was still in Wanhai City, and Princess Ying was too lazy to deal with him, so she asked the housekeeper to receive him.
The butler listened to his explanation and politely declined his request.