In order not to expose Jiang Changtian's identity, Qingfeng and the others did not follow Jiang Changtian for the time being.

Jiang Changtian frowned, intending to turn around, but Lin Shuyun pressed his hand down.

"Don't rush, let's go eat mutton hot pot first."

The restaurant was extremely popular. Lin Shuyun and her group were at the last table when they entered. They were lucky to have arrived, otherwise there would have been no seats available.

"Sister-in-law, this mutton is delicious, but it's still not quite as good as yours!"

When the pot was served, Gu Bao happily ate the mutton while breathing out warm air.

This restaurant was packed with people, it was lively, and the lamb was indeed delicious, without any gamey smell.

It's so nice to be with my older brother and sister-in-law.

A man nearby, who was drinking and eating meat, heard this and sneered.

"Tch, what a country bumpkin. This mutton restaurant is famous throughout Shengjing. Does he really think just anyone can make it taste like this?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Shuyun. She was quite a pretty woman, yet she was sitting down to eat with a man so casually. She must have come from an ordinary family.

Women of status would not show their faces in public to eat in such a crowded place; at least they would eat in a private room upstairs.

Gu Bao was mocked, and the smile on her face vanished instantly. She lowered her head and dared not speak.

Jiang Changtian said calmly, "Children haven't seen much of the world, they just think that what their family does is the best."

“Since this gentleman is not a country bumpkin, he must be a local. I thought that the locals of Shengjing should be cultured and magnanimous, so why would they take a child’s words to heart?”

Jiang Changtian's words made the other person blush and blush, wanting to refute but afraid of appearing uncultured.

I was so uncomfortable holding it in.

At the other table sat a young man, a bit older than Jiang Changtian, who looked at Jiang Changtian upon hearing this.

"Brother, you seem to be a scholar as well. Which academy did you study at?"

Jiang Changtian glanced at the man and his eyes flickered. "I am not at the academy."

"Tsk, what a pity."

After the man finished speaking, he stopped looking at Jiang Changtian and the others.

They were enjoying their meal when suddenly someone stealthily approached them.

The man looked away from them, and sprinkled the white powder in his hand directly into the pot in front of Lin Shuyun and the others.

The instant the man finished scattering the contents, Jiang Changtian grabbed his wrist. "What were you holding in your hand that you threw into our pot?"

The servant hadn't expected to be caught after trying to escape. After a moment of panic, he quickly calmed down.

"Young master, you've been wronged! I didn't put anything in your pot! Are you sure you're not mistaken? I was just passing by, looking for our young master!"

"You say you don't have any, then what's on your hands?" Gu Chen pointed at the servant's hands.

They were just looking elsewhere on purpose, just as their sister-in-law had told them to.

Unexpectedly, this person started throwing things into their pot.

The commotion drew everyone's attention, and they saw that there was indeed white powder on the person's hands.

The servant cried out excitedly, "Sugar! No, I took salt, salt!"

Gu Chen said with a face full of resentment, "Since you say it's salt, then lick it yourself!"

He seemed to have met this person once before; he was a servant in the Jiang family.

The Jiang family doesn't have that many servants; this one seems to be from the stables.

Are the Jiang family so eager to harm them?

The servant shouted, "I haven't offended you gentlemen, have I? You're about to crush my arm! Help!"

"What are you doing? Why are you making things difficult for a servant?"

The guy who was just rebuked by Jiang Changtian has finally found his chance.

"Are you blind? Didn't you see them putting poison in our pot? They were caught but still denied it. If he really had nothing to hide, why didn't he dare lick the salt on his hand? Salt won't kill you!" Gu Bao finally had the courage to speak up.

Having been rebuked by a child, he felt even more embarrassed and awkwardly said, "Yeah, salt won't kill you, why are you making things difficult for him?"

"Since it won't kill anyone, then this brother should have a bite first. You can taste whether he sprinkled salt on it." Lin Shuyun smiled and put a piece of mutton on his plate.

The man looked at the beautiful Lin Shuyun and immediately shut up. So what if he was embarrassed? Who knows if what was sprinkled in the pot was actually salt?

What if it's not that, and he gets poisoned to death?

"Tell me, who sent you?" Jiang Changtian's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

He kept applying force with his hands, and his wrists even made a cracking sound.

The servant let out a bloodcurdling scream, "Young master, help!"

"Isn't your young master right in front of you? You're so eager to poison him, what are you still pretending for?"

Looking at all these people, Lin Shuyun thought, "What a great place! There's strength in numbers. It's a perfect opportunity to promote the Jiang family and make them famous."

He cleared his throat, raised his voice, and started shouting.

"Everyone, listen and look! Heavens above, under the emperor's very nose, in broad daylight, can't the Jiang family even tolerate a few children?"

"This is the Jiang family's newly found grandson. The eldest son of the Jiang family personally went to pick him up, but he was only allowed to enter through a small gate used by servants. And there are these three children next to him. The Jiang family spent the mother's dowry money, but in the end, fearing that the matter would get out, they turned their backs on her, divorced her, and killed her... This is what the Jiang family, who pride themselves on being upright, has done!"

Lin Shuyun spoke with great emotion, and Gu Chen and the others beside her had red eyes and tears streaming down their faces.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"I heard that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family died, but I didn't expect there to be more to the story?"

“I’ve also heard that the Jiang family lost a child. Jiang Hao from the Jiang family has been looking for him for several years. I didn’t expect him to actually come back.”

Such a juicy juicy story while having dinner has sparked a lively discussion among everyone.

Just then, a middle-aged man arrived.

"I am the shopkeeper. I was not in the shop just now, but I came here as soon as I heard that someone had poisoned the place."

"This is the one who poisoned him!" Lin Shuyun pointed to the servant whose face had turned pale with pain.

Without saying a word, the shopkeeper said directly, "Someone, take him to the government office, and send all this evidence with him."

The servant was immediately arrested, and the mutton pot was taken away.

Then the shopkeeper apologized to Jiang Changtian, "We're sorry you were frightened, our shop will serve you a new one."

As he spoke, he waved to the waiter next to him to remove the bowls and chopsticks from the table.

Lin Shuyun said, "The shopkeeper is already very grateful that he doesn't blame us for causing trouble. There's no need to bring another serving. We'll pay for this one. Please pack another one for us separately!"

The shopkeeper was sincere. "I'm just a businessman, and you're my customers. We bear some responsibility for what happened, so it's only right that we compensate you with a mutton hot pot."

Lin Shuyun, who was still hungry, said happily, "The shopkeeper is so generous. No wonder your business is so good and you make a fortune every day!"

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