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"Woman!" Seeing Li Ruo, the expression on the Minister's face improved a little. If not for the help from this girl, he would have gone to see Hades.

Li Ruo could not be bothered with him, and silently glared at Xuanyuan Yi before quickly turning around.

"It's not arsenic at all!"

"Huh?" Everyone cried out in alarm. It was something that everyone had witnessed just now, so how could she speak falsely?

"My lady, although this old official is very grateful for your help, this old man has seen it with his own eyes, how could you …" He's lying with his eyes open.

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone else understood.

"Shut up!" Li Ruo reached out her hand to rub her ear, why was this person so noisy, didn't she see that she was about to say something?

"Ugh!" Hearing this, Xuanyuan Mo couldn't help but laugh as he was glared at by Li Ruo once again. Afterwards, the two brothers looked at each other with a helpless expression. This woman, she really couldn't be provoked.

"If there really is arsenic in this dish, why is it that you're the only one who's doing business and the others are safe and sound?" Liru asked.

"Every dish tonight is made by the kitchen, and it will be served separately. There will be an imperial guard overseeing the entire process, so no one will be allowed to tamper with it!" Su Lin walked over slowly and accepted Liru's words.

"That's right, so I can guarantee that what you did just now has absolutely nothing to do with these dishes!" Liru nodded.

"Stone Men all know that arsenic is extremely poisonous. If you eat it accidentally and lose the power to reverse the situation, you will definitely die within a short period of time. So, if you plant arsenic, you … you won't have the chance to talk to us like that anymore!"

"Heh, let's not talk about that anymore. If you really took arsenic, even if we wanted to save you, it would be too late!" It was true that no matter what it was, it would become a pleasure to talk to Su Lin together.

Hearing this. Everyone was enlightened, but Long Yu's facial expression changed a few times.

He had previously exchanged blows with Li Ruo and Xuanyuan Mo, so he knew that Li Ruo was a character that couldn't be underestimated. However, that was only hearsay. However, now that he personally saw it, he realized that she was truly a powerful person.

But what was that arsenic? Also, the woman standing beside Liru. He had just seen her arm in arm with the president of the Ministry of Justice. Could she be the coroner who was said to be bolder than the heavens and saw the corpse without panic?

These two women were rather interesting.

He took a sip of the wine on the table, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening and the outcome that was about to be revealed.

After he finished drinking, a similarly handsome man behind him filled the cup for him. The two of them seemed to have nothing to do with each other.

"That was food poisoning, it was similar to the reaction from arsenic, but it wasn't!" Zhiruo finally said what everyone wanted to hear.

"Food poisoning?" This question was asked by Xuanyuan Mo. If there was food poisoning, wouldn't it mean that there was a problem with Xuanyuan as well?

"Don't worry, this has nothing to do with Xuan Yuan!" Laughing lightly, Li Ruo realized that there was actually a huge difference between Xuanyuan Mo and Xuanyuan Yi.

"Princess Li Ru!" This person called Liruo was Ye Ming. He had watched this play for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask, "Yeye, when did this brother become so impatient?"

"Don't you feel that your words are very contradictory?" Ye Ming got up and walked to Liruo's side. He found her more attractive looking at such a close distance. Only, she was so short. How could she be so much shorter than him?

"Since it's food poisoning, how can it have nothing to do with your country?" Ignoring everyone's doubts, Ye Ming continued.

"Food poisoning can be divided into many types as well!" Liru frowned. Was this person retarded? Why was he so close to her? She took a few steps back in dissatisfaction.

"Some food poisoning is intentional. Of course, there are also some that aren't intentional!"

He walked to the position of the minister. He picked up the plate of jujube and ate a few pieces. Then, he casually spat out the jujube core and jumped off the table. "As far as I know, there's no such thing at tonight's banquet!"

She held the plate high so that everyone could see. Everyone lowered their heads and looked at where they were. Xuanyuan Yi nodded his head. That was for sure. Every single dish on the table had to be checked over and over again by the royal kitchen and the Imperial Physician Courtyard. Although he did not know why he had to remove the fresh dates, there had to be a reason.

"What does that have to do with food poisoning?" He was originally just curious, but now that Liru seemed to be avoiding him, his goal had already been achieved. Moreover, he couldn't go too far in front of such a large crowd.

"There are some prawns in the meal tonight. Those who have the slightest knowledge of medical knowledge know that eating both prawns and fresh dates is tantamount to eating arsenic. Although its power isn't as great as that of true arsenic, it still cannot be underestimated!" Li Ruo raised an eyebrow, and threw another jujube into her mouth. She looked very cute, and also had a hint of mischief in her expression.

"Old man, when you want to eat dates in the future, you'd better not eat prawns. Now that you're alive, I can't guarantee that you'll be so lucky next time!" Liru leapt to the side of the minister, saying words of warning but amusement.

"Later, when we get out, the imperial physician should help clean up your stomach. Otherwise, I won't just die in bed without knowing!" So much injustice! "

"Ha ha!" After that. Laughter broke out in the whole hall. The Minister's face turned completely red. Long Yu put down his cup, but didn't look up, and his face was gloomy.

"How is this possible?!" The court official was obviously unable to keep his face straight as he shakily questioned.

"Tell me, why do you think dates would appear in the hall?" Xuanyuan Yi looked at the young palace maid and spoke gently.

"Because Minister Long Yao said he was thirsty, he wasn't used to eating fruits here, so he asked this servant if there were any dates. This servant thinks that since the other party is my esteemed guest, I must not neglect them, so I will take them …"

"This is not your fault!" Seeing that the little palace maid was blaming herself, Li Ruo stepped forward and pulled her up.

"Send word to the imperial physician!" Liruo seemed to like this palace maid very much. After the banquet, should he tell his imperial brother to bring this little palace maid back?

"Reporting to the emperor, Madame is right. These two items could not be eaten at the same time, so they were removed from the menu!" The imperial physician had already reached the door, so he heard everything clearly. Right now, the Emperor had only called them in to verify. With that said, the Emperor waved his hand and ordered them to withdraw.

"Is everyone clear?" The emperor's voice was still very soft.

"I understand now, please forgive the offense I committed just now, Your Majesty!" Everyone returned to their seats and spoke a few polite words.

"Your Emperor, please punish me!" The Minister knew he was wrong, and knelt down to apologize.

"As Long Yao's courtier, and also because of the friendship between the various countries, we have gathered once again. I should have let you off this time!" The Emperor spoke softly, but before his voice could fade, his imposing aura was completely revealed.

The court official's face lit up. He clearly knew that offending Emperor Xuan Yuan just now should have been punished severely. However, hearing those words, there seemed to be a turning point. Could it be that the emperor would spare him because it was such an important occasion?

"But …" It was just one thing, but everyone was already worried. Long Yu frowned slightly, but quickly regained his composure.

There was nothing left for Ye Ming to see, so he returned to his seat.

"But, at this moment, if I am not punished in front of so many countries, it would seem that I, Xuanyuan, am easily bullied!"

The smile on the Minister's face froze. What the Emperor had said meant that not only was he going to be punished, he was going to be punished too. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, his legs trembling slightly.

"Someone, drag it out and kill him!" These few simple words had already determined the life and death of a person. Liru sighed in regret. It was such a pity that the life she had just saved was cut off by Xuanyuan Yi just like that.

However, his expression did not seem to be one of genuine regret.

Everyone was taken aback, and expressions of surprise could be seen on their faces.

"Your country's emperor, both countries are at war with each other, yet you still haven't used your sword. Isn't it a bit too much for you to use your sword like that?" Long Yu fiddled with the cup in his hand, speaking nonchalantly, but the people around him could clearly feel his discontent at the moment. The gloominess of his lowered head seemed to be able to freeze the people at his side.

"Oh, really?" Xuanyuan Yi sneered but didn't answer his question. "If my Xuanyuan official were to come to your country and publicly criticize you, what would the Dragon King or your father do?"

Long Yu raised his head and looked straight at Xuanyuan Yi. He didn't say anything, but the answer was obvious.

"Since that's the case, why would the Dragon King make a move?" Xuan Yuan pursed his lips and smiled.

Long Yu's face was ashen as he returned to his seat. He glared at the minister with a look of disappointment.

Even though he loathed that official, even though he felt that he was going to lose a lot of face, he had no choice but to defend. Not to mention whether that old thing, his father, the emperor, had secretly sent people to monitor him, even if that was disregarded, he could not weaken Xuanyuan in terms of might.

However, it was very clear that he had still lost in this second little competition.

Li Ruo noticed that after Long Yu sat down, the man behind him lightly patted him on the shoulder. What did that person have to do with him?

If it were just a single waiter, he would definitely not dare to comfort her at this time. That person looked like a pampered person, but he looked more like a powerful character …

"Calm down!" That person only moved his mouth slightly, but he didn't say anything. Liru understood, she believed, and Su Lin understood as well.