Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"What are you doing?!" Xin Heng shouted angrily, his hand covered in dog blood.

"Why are you up so late at night?!"

Madam Xin didn't answer, but cautiously asked Zhang Tianshi, "Tianshi, how is it? Has the evil spirit been exorcised?"

"Judging from Lord Xin's vigorous voice, it's clear that the evil spirits have already fled." Zhang Tianshi stroked his beard with a profound and unfathomable expression.

"The evil spirit summoned by Lord Xin this time is called the Gluttonous Worm, which craves leftovers, especially leftover soup."

"I have already performed the ritual to expel it, Madam Xin, you can rest assured."

"That's good, that's good, Master. We're so grateful to you this time." Madam Xin said with a face full of gratitude.

Xin Heng finally understood. So they were treating him like an evil spirit?

He is a dignified Minister of Works, a man of integrity; how could he possibly be evil?

"Nonsense, utter nonsense!!!"

"Get this shameless liar out of here!!"

Xin Heng jumped up from the bed and pointed at Zhang Tianshi's nose, shouting.

"Madam Xin, Lord Xin is unable to accept this for the time being. I'll be leaving now!!" Seeing that something was wrong, Zhang Tianshi ran away in a flash.

Madam Xin quickly stepped forward to comfort Xin Heng: "It's alright, it's alright now."

"I'm not possessed!!"

"I know, I know." The tone was somewhat like coaxing a child.

"I'm definitely not possessed!"

"Okay, let's go wash our faces first." Madam Xin pulled Xin Heng to tidy up.

But inwardly he couldn't help but think: Sure enough, people who are possessed by evil spirits always say they aren't.

They've come to sleep in the servants' quarters and they still say they're not possessed? That's utterly absurd.

Xin Heng couldn't explain himself, so he could only go and tidy up first.

After all that commotion, he was wide awake and a little hungry.

Thinking of the delicious hot pot soup, Xin Heng went straight into the kitchen.

"Hurry up, roll out some noodles for me!"

Noodles cooked in hot pot broth are sure to be delicious!

After giving the instructions, Xin Heng dug the food box out of the rice jar as if it were a treasure.

The servants dared not neglect their duties, and while making noodles, they secretly sent someone to inform Madam Xin.

Madam Xin was startled: "My goodness, the evil spirits must have returned again."

"Going to the kitchen in the middle of the night himself, that makes the possession even worse!"

"Quickly, go and invite Zhang Tianshi again!"

Madam Xin gave a series of instructions to the servants and then hurriedly went to the kitchen.

At this time, the servants were already rolling out noodles.

Xin Heng was staring expectantly at the hot pot soup in the food box.

"Sir, why are you doing this again...?"

Xin Heng turned his head and looked over, then quickly said with a smile, "Come quickly, I was just about to send someone to call you."

"Today I'm going to treat you to an amazing meal—hot pot noodles!!"

After thinking it over carefully, the lady concluded that he was probably possessed by a demon because he was too shocked.

After all, he never sets foot in the kitchen, let alone cooks himself.

So, in order to clear up the misunderstanding, he decided to let his wife experience the power of hot pot noodles.

"..."

Madam Xin was speechless; she felt that Xin Heng had gone even crazier.

What's so delicious about leftovers? And what's so amazing about them?

But fearing it would upset Xin Heng, he could only say, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely try it carefully."

The servants in the kitchen cook every day, so rolling out dough is naturally a piece of cake for them.

Soon, the noodles were rolled out.

Xin Heng personally poured the remaining hot pot broth into the pot and then instructed, "Prepare some more green vegetables and some tofu. Once you've prepared the ingredients, you can leave. You don't need to do the rest."

???

Madam Xin was even more stunned: "You mean you're going to do it yourself??"

"That's right, the beauty of hot pot lies in doing it yourself!"

Xin Heng was all smiles. He really enjoyed the meal today, and he also experienced the fun of cooking himself.

Food you cook yourself just tastes different.

Madam Xin was stunned, with only one thought in her mind: It's over, this evil spirit seems to be even more powerful now.

We can only hope that Master Zhang will arrive soon.

There was nothing she could do but stay with Xin Heng now.

After a while, a fragrant aroma suddenly wafted to my nose.

Looking up, I saw the soup in the pot was already bubbling.

The red broth was boiling and bubbling in the pot, the red oil was flowing around it, and the ingredients in the pot were floating up and down.

Without realizing it, Madam Xin also felt a little hungry.

"Madam, let's cook some vegetables and noodles together, it'll smell amazing! You should try it!" Xin Heng said as she threw ingredients into the pot.

Lady Xin was naturally unwilling.

Having been accustomed to being a noblewoman, she had never done such menial work before.

Even when he went to the kitchen to make soup, it was just a matter of taking a quick look around and instructing the servants to prepare it.

She involuntarily took a step back.

When Xin Heng looked at it, it was as if he saw himself in the daytime.

He chuckled softly and didn't press the matter further, instead using his chopsticks to stir the ingredients in the pot.

He picked up a piece of tofu and placed it in the small bowl.

"Madam, please try some."

Mrs. Xin subconsciously took the bowl, and the aroma at the tip of her nose made her really want to take a bite.

But I felt a strange unease, after all, it was just leftovers.

This is the leftover soup; I don't know how many people's saliva it has absorbed.

"Try it, try it!" Xin Heng urged. "I've only ever eaten this before, so you can try it without worry."

Knowing his wife's problem, he repeatedly explained.

Madam Xin was still reluctant, but damn it, this stuff smelled so good.

The aroma was overwhelming and incredibly potent, making one's mouth water.

After a while, she still picked up the piece of tofu, frowned slightly, carefully placed it to her lips, and took a small bite.

"hiss--"

"It smells so good!"

"It's spicy and numbing!"

"Xin Heng, where did you get this thing?"

Madam Xin's eyes lit up, her face filled with surprise.

Having grown up in such a privileged environment, she has enjoyed plenty of good food.

This was the first time she had ever tasted such a wonderful and domineering flavor; it was absolutely amazing!

"This thing is called a hot pot. You can cook a lot of vegetables and meat in it, and you eat it around the pot."

"I ate this at Yan Wenli's house today, and it was so delicious that I couldn't bear to leave the soup behind, so I thought I'd pack it up and use it to cook noodles."

"Oh no! I never expected to get splashed with black dog blood by that damn Taoist priest!"

Xin Heng explained as he scooped the noodles out.

Madam Xin was finally convinced.

No wonder she was watching it so closely; such delicious food, if it were her, she would watch it just as closely too.

If an ignorant servant spills it or something else goes wrong, there'll be nowhere to turn for help.

Now she believed it; it wasn't that Xin Heng was possessed, but that the hot pot was just too delicious!

"Madam, Master Zhang has arrived," a servant announced from outside the door.

Madam Xin smacked her lips and said, "Get back the money we gave to Master Zhang today. Also, he spilled a bowl of black dog blood on Master, so he has to pay compensation. After we get the money, we'll beat him up and teach him a lesson so he won't cheat and swindle again."

"If Zhang Tianshi does not cooperate, then send him directly to see the authorities."

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