The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

In front of the restaurant, the shouts of "Close" were deafening.

"The food was just served, and you guys started foaming at the mouth after taking a few bites. Even if it's poisonous, it would take a few bites for it to take effect, right? Look at the food on your table and what you vomited. How can you be poisoned with just this amount?"

Zhang Da was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He clearly remembered that he had delivered those dishes personally, and most of them were still left on the table.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the two men simply overturned the table, and the food scattered all over the floor, so much that it was naturally impossible to identify the amount.

"Look everyone, he's not taking responsibility for what happened. It's obvious that he's trying to harm the guests who come to eat here!"

The two took the opportunity to incite the crowd, and the onlookers, carried away by their emotions, blamed Brother Chen Er and Chen Xi without any reason.

The two people who overturned the table exchanged glances, and there was a smug look in each other's eyes at the success of their conspiracy.

However, how could these small movements escape Chen Xi's keen observation?

Seeing that the crowd was about to get out of control, the waiters were almost unable to hold back the surging tide.

"In that case, report to the police."

Chen Xi's voice was calm and firm. She was almost certain that this was a premeditated farce, but the motive behind it was still unclear.

Logically speaking, she and her second brother had not offended anyone, so who was behind this? This question was like a fog, shrouding her mind and needing to be solved urgently.

After listening to his sister Chen Xi's words, Brother Chen announced solemnly that the restaurant would suspend business immediately. His voice was steady but revealed an unquestionable power, like a gust of wind blowing across a calm lake, stirring up ripples.

He gently asked the crowd to disperse to avoid unnecessary congestion, while he himself resolutely set out on the journey to the county government to report the case.

"Why go to so much trouble? How about giving each of us five hundred, no, one thousand taels of silver, and just forget about this?"

One of the men who seemed to be the leader spoke, his tone containing some threats and some disdain, as if the thousand taels of silver were just a drop in the bucket for him.

Chen Xi was secretly shocked when he heard this. One thousand and two taels of silver, this was not a claim for compensation, it was clearly naked extortion.

Her eyes were sharp, but there was a barely perceptible sneer on the corner of her mouth, as if she was mocking the other person's greed.

"Or you should just close the shop as soon as possible, before someone dies and it's too late to regret."

Another person continued, his words full of provocation.

Chen Xi chuckled, with a hint of helplessness and sarcasm in her smile: "If I close the door, you won't come to make trouble again? That's too naive."

The two exchanged glances, as if communicating something silently, and that expression seemed to say: How could we give up so easily?

"You have to pay compensation. Look, we are in this state. Who knows if your sister can cure us? Maybe you poisoned us on purpose."

The leading man emphasized again, with a little more certainty in his tone.

"Then we have no choice but to ask the government to resolve this matter. We will close the restaurant for the next two days and see how the county magistrate will judge it."

Brother Chen Er had a firm attitude, and his words revealed a determination that would not tolerate any negotiation.

He knew that the ingredients he carefully selected were all fresh and high quality. His sister also taught him the principle of food interaction. How could the restaurant's dishes have problems? Moreover, if you really want to be poisoned, you have to eat a considerable amount. Unlike these two, they started this drama after just a few bites.

At this point, the situation was at a stalemate, with both sides holding different views, the man saying he was right and the woman saying she was right.

Brother Chen is not an unreasonable person. If it is really the restaurant's fault, he will not hesitate to pay compensation or even close down.

"It's too much trouble to report to the police. Can't you just pay the money directly? If one thousand taels doesn't work, then five hundred taels. It's better to close down a place like this that can kill people."

The sneer on Chen Xi's lips became more and more obvious, and his words were full of thorns, pointing directly at the other party's guilty conscience.

"You are so afraid to report it to the police, maybe you have something to hide?"

Her words were like a sharp blade, hitting the vital point directly, making the two men's hearts tighten and their expressions change slightly.

"You are talking nonsense! Who has a guilty conscience? I think it's you who don't want to pay compensation. Fellow villagers, look at the evil heart of this Jun who came to the restaurant again. He actually treats human life as a joke!"

The two men tried to incite the crowd again, and the discussion in the crowd began to boil over, with calls for the restaurant to close getting louder and louder.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger, and the noise and accusations mixed together to form an invisible pressure.

Seeing this, Chen Xi hurriedly stopped her second brother who was about to explode. She knew very well that once the conflict escalated, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Chen Laosan understood his sister's concerns, slowly loosened his clenched hands, and instead ordered Zhang Da and Zhang Er to report to the police as soon as possible.

The two men who had been demanding compensation aggressively now looked a little depressed. They were hired and thought they could make an easy fortune, but they did not expect to alarm the government. They felt uneasy.

"Please be patient, the officers will be here soon. To avoid blocking traffic, please do not block the door. You can go inside and wait if you want, but please keep order. Let's wait for the officers to handle this matter."

Chen Xi's voice was clear and calm. She hoped that through such an arrangement, everyone could witness the innocence of the restaurant and avoid unnecessary chaos.

While waiting, Chen Xi squatted down nimbly and carefully examined the food scraps scattered on the ground, trying to find clues from them.

Everything seemed normal, so why were the two people suddenly "poisoned"?

The secret behind this made her feel very strange.

Just as he was wondering, Chen Xi noticed that there was a little white powder on the clothes on the chests of the two men, which was hard to detect. If he didn't observe carefully, it would be easily overlooked.

She had an idea and quickly pulled her second sister-in-law over and whispered a few words in her ear. Her second sister-in-law understood and left quietly through the back door. All this did not attract the attention of everyone in the hall.

About an incense stick of time later, Zhang Da and Zhang Er hurried back with several officials. The leading official came straight to the point as soon as he entered the door: "Who was poisoned? What happened here?"

Chen Laosan stepped forward and narrated the whole incident in a clear and orderly manner, and made it clear that if he was really responsible, he was willing to bear the corresponding compensation.

The officer nodded slightly when he heard this. As a frequent visitor here, he knew Chen Laosan quite well and naturally had more trust in him.

"Where are the two people who claimed to have food poisoning or abdominal pain?"

The officer looked around and his eyes finally fell on the two men.

The two men were like eggplants hit by frost, with their heads lowered, not daring to move at all.

"Brother officer, it was them. They started foaming at the mouth after just a few bites. Fortunately, my sister knows a little bit about medicine and rescued them in time."

Chen Xi pointed at the two people, with a bit of helplessness and sarcasm in his tone.

Upon hearing this, several officers stepped forward to check and saw that the two men were pale and looked weak. However, when the officers' eyes fell on the white powder on their chests, they could not help but show surprise.