Chapter 441： For the first time, I saw the sinister nature of people’s hearts

Chapter 441 I saw for the first time the sinister nature of people’s hearts

“Yes, yes,” Cui Yudie admitted bravely.

A few more ordinary dishes were served next, and then a dish of steamed sea fish was served again.

The sea fish was estimated to be about ten kilograms. If such a big fish was fished out of the sea and brought to the capital, one fish would cost several taels.

Cui Yudie observed carefully. The two ladies who just spoke only ate sea cucumbers and sea fish, and left nothing else untouched. Not only them, this was the case for most nobles. After the entire banquet, almost every table had different dishes. There were few leftovers, only a few tables were eaten, and one or two tables were almost untouched and were fine.

These are all silver!

Cui Yudie was so distressed that she rushed to the back kitchen to settle the score with the cook.

The chefs and workers at Yongtai Restaurant had been busy all day and were extremely tired. As soon as they packed up and were about to leave, they were blocked by Cui Yudie and Cheng Jiaojiao.

The chef knew that Cui Yudie was the mistress of the Cheng family, so he saluted respectfully and asked, "Mrs. Cheng, do you have any other instructions?"

Cui Yudie asked sternly, "What are my orders? I want to ask you! My Cheng family spent so much money to invite your Yongtai Restaurant to come over to take charge of the wedding banquet. But what kind of dishes did you cook? Even the dogs didn't eat it. !”

The chef's face suddenly changed and he defended himself again and again, "Mrs. Cheng, I have been a cook at Yongtai Restaurant for more than ten years, and I have never made any mistakes! These are the dishes that I cook every day, how come the dog doesn't eat them?" ?”

Obviously it was Mr. Cheng who confirmed the dishes that day and said there would be no problem!

The chef’s mind is full of thoughts and speculations.

The man saw that the situation was not right, so he hurried back to fetch reinforcements.

When Gong Haining rushed to the Cheng Mansion, Cui Yudie was setting up a chair in the front yard, sitting arrogantly drinking tea. The chef of Yongtai Restaurant was detained by her nearby, and the leftovers in the courtyard were not eaten. tidy.

He stepped forward and bowed with his fists in a neither humble nor condescending manner, "Mrs. Cheng, I heard that you are not satisfied with the food cooked by Yongtai Restaurant today. Why?"

With a sound of "Bang!", Cui Yudie put down the tea cup and stood up suddenly, "The dishes are all here. You have your own eyes to see them. Our Cheng family didn't pay you to come to our house to fool the guests!"

The chef was trembling with fear and cried in grievance, "Young master, the little ones are all cooking according to the usual methods, there is no problem!"

“I know, don’t panic!”

Gong Haining appeased the chef and began to wander among the tables. He looked at them carefully and asked for chopsticks to try a bite of each dish. He made some guesses in his mind.

He put down his chopsticks, smiled jokingly, and asked Cui Yudie: "May I ask Mrs. Cheng why she thinks there is something wrong with the food in our Yongtai Restaurant? Have you asked today's guests or has someone taken the initiative to ask you about it? About this matter?"

Cui Yudie snorted coldly, "Isn't this obvious? If the food is delicious, why don't the guests eat it? It's obvious that the food cooked by your chef is unpalatable!"

“No, no!” Gong Haining walked to the three empty tables, “Then why do these three tables have almost no leftovers?”

Cui Yudie smiled sarcastically, "Then why didn't the young master talk about the two tables where no one was serving chopsticks?"

Gong Haining's expression remained unchanged, and he turned to look at the Cheng Mansion housekeeper beside him, "May I ask the housekeeper, who are sitting at these two tables?"

The butler didn't know why, so he replied truthfully: "One of the two tables is occupied by the Imperial Guards escorting the princess's betrothal gift, and the other table is occupied by several high-ranking ministers in the court, including the Prime Minister, the Minister of Rites, etc."

"What about these three tables?" The steward's eyes fell on the three empty tables and he said without thinking, "The envoy Wuya is sitting at these three tables."

Gong Haining smiled and said, "Thank you butler for clarifying my doubts. You can go and do your work."

The housekeeper looked at Cui Yudie and saw that Cui Yudie did not keep him, so he honestly withdrew.

Gong Haining then lowered his eyes and said: "Mrs. Cheng, although I am the young owner of Yongtai Restaurant, I am also a scholar with a reputation for raising people. I don't want to go too far with some things. It is better for everyone to be harmonious and make money."

Cui Yudie thought she was hallucinating, "What did you say? Young master! I came to you to ask you to give me an explanation. I didn't come to listen to your nonsense! I will give you two choices today. First, return it to me. If you give me half of the Cheng family’s money, I won’t pursue this matter any further; secondly, if you don’t want to refund the money, don’t blame me for making the matter bigger and making it impossible for Yongtai Restaurant to gain a foothold in the capital!”

She was so arrogant that even a good-tempered person like Gong Haining was driven out of her anger. He gritted his teeth and said: "It seems that the huge Cheng family has degenerated to the point of extorting people's money! Since Mrs. Cheng is so disrespectful of face, I What's the point for a man to be afraid? But I, Yongtai Restaurant, can't be insulted for no reason! Come on!"

“How dare you!” Cui Yudie stared angrily with her eyes wide open.

Her original intention was to rely on the princess to get started, use her power to suppress others, and force the other party to submit. Anyway, what she wanted was not all the money, but half. In this way, she would not make the other party jump over the wall and save some of her own losses. Unexpectedly, this person Not enough oil and salt! She still needs to report to the official. If she really reports to the official, if today's incident spreads, she will not be able to go out to attend banquets in the future.

Gong Haining clasped his fists again, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Cheng, people from the government should be on their way here. This matter must be investigated clearly today. I must not let Yongtai Restaurant leave any hidden dangers. You need a reasonable explanation again. Isn't this good? ?"

"You" Cui Yudie was so angry that she fell down on the Grand Master's chair, clutching her chest.

Cheng Jiaojiao saw something was wrong and immediately put her hands on her hips, pointed at Gong Haining and scolded her, "How come you, a grown man, are so graceless? You made my mother sick!"

Gong Haining: “.”

This is the first time I have seen the unreasonable and unreasonable appearance of a noble girl. Sure enough, it is true that the ancients said that only women are difficult to raise with villains!

"Miss Cheng, I can make my own judgment on right and wrong. I won't argue with you." Gong Haining looked indifferent.

Cheng Jiaojiao was so angry that she stamped her feet and shouted: "Come here! Drive this evil person out of here, Miss!"

Several Cheng family servants looked at each other and walked towards Gong Haining hesitantly.

Gong Haining's face suddenly darkened, "Let's see who dares! Today you are the one who detained me indiscriminately at Yongtai Restaurant. Now that the matter has not been resolved, you want to drive me out. Why! Are you considering us easy to bully?"

"Who reported it to the official?" Fu Yin came over at this time with four official servants.

The servants of the Cheng Mansion were frightened and quickly retreated.

Cui Yudie cursed angrily, "Useless thing!"

Gong Haining hurriedly stepped forward and explained the situation carefully.

This kind of thing is not a big deal. The governor is usually in peace. What is difficult to deal with is that on one side is the princess's mother-in-law, on the other side is the support of King Xiaoyao, and there is a Xuanwu cauldron standing there. He is facing no one. .

Just when the governor was in trouble, someone else came over.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Cheng Dongjiang stumbled out drunkenly and with the help of the housekeeper. He could make many twists and turns while walking, and it looked like he had been pulled out of the bed by someone.