Chapter 65: Pig Heart

After learning about the secret between Xiao Qian and Lu Zhaonan, Lin Yinyin's first reaction was to warn Lin Jingyuan, "Don't you dare follow their example, or I'll break your legs. Our family is counting on you to carry on the family line."

Lin Jingyuan was stunned. How did someone else's fire end up burning him?

"Sis, what are you joking about? I'm perfectly normal, okay?"

Lin Yannan looked uncertainly at her brother's face and said, "You should avoid hanging out with Prince Lü and Tenth Prince in the future, so you don't pick up bad habits. You don't have to rush back for dinner tomorrow, I'll treat him for lunch."

Lin Yannan has made up her mind not to let Jing Yuan associate with those two abnormal guys, so as to avoid bad influences.

"Sister, why do you insist on inviting him alone? What if it gives Prince Lu Xiaowang the wrong impression? It wouldn't be good."

“就一顿饭而已，能有什么误会？行了，这事儿你别操心了。”

翌日中午，萧潜神清气爽地来到墨渊阁。

林晏晏做了个陈皮参芪煲猪心，又做了蜜汁火方和清汤瑶柱玉笋片，慧娘也炒了几道菜。

"You actually made these two dishes?" Xiao Qian thought she was just talking casually.

"Since I promised, I have to follow through. Try the authentic Nan Tui and Xuan Lian."

Xiao Qian took a bite of the roasted fire, and the taste was fresh and fragrant, with a perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness. The meat was thoroughly steamed, yet it was not overly soft and had a slightly chewy texture. The more Xiao Qian chewed, the more delicious it became. Then, she tasted the Xuan Lian, and true to its reputation, it was crispy and not mushy, delivering a delightful and refreshing taste.

"Try this soup." Lin Yannan scooped a bowl of dried scallop and bamboo shoot slices for her.

萧潜喝了一口，怎一个鲜字了得，瑶柱乃海中之鲜，山笋则是山珍之鲜，两种鲜混合在一起，碰撞出无与伦比的鲜美口感。

萧潜不禁暗暗赞叹，看来她还真不是吹嘘，的确有做菜的天赋。

"How is it?" Lin Yannan smiled slightly as she looked at Xiao Qian.

"Hmm! Not bad," Xiao Qian pretended to be calm.

Can't praise her, what if I praise someone else?

"How about compared to Changyi Ju?"

"It's about the same!"

"Tanyun, Jinxin, remove the honey-glazed fire square and the dried scallop and bamboo shoot slices."

Tan Yun, as soon as the dish is served, you want to take it back.

"Wait, wait... how can you withdraw just like that?"

Lin Yannan said seriously: "If His Highness says it's almost done, it means I haven't done well. Naturally, the dish that I didn't do well has to be withdrawn."

萧潜：呃……老虎屁股摸不得啊！不夸两句还不给吃了。

“那个……我向来不擅长夸赞，其实你做的比畅意居的好吃多了，真的。”萧潜真诚道。美食面前，不得不低头。

Lin Yannan's corners of his mouth curved slightly: "Is this okay? Then keep it! Tanyun, Jinxin, you don't need to serve here, go eat."

Tanyun and Jinxin exchanged a glance. There were differences between men and women, and Miss was an unmarried woman. Is it really appropriate to have a meal alone with a man?

Lin Yannan gave a urging look when she saw the two people not moving.

Jin Xin nudged Tan Yun's elbow and the two left one after the other.

或许昨晚之前，孤男寡女这样关起门来同桌而食，林晏晏心里还会有些顾虑，会不好意思，但现在林晏晏是一点顾虑都没有，一个喜欢男人的男人，没什么好担忧的。

"This is the dried tangerine peel and ginseng stewed pig heart that you wanted. It has been slow-cooked for a long time and has the benefits of nourishing the heart and qi, invigorating qi and blood, and soothing the liver and relieving depression."

"Let me taste it." There were only two people in the room, and Xiao Qian felt much more comfortable.

"Has the case from yesterday been concluded?" Lin Yannan asked.

Speaking of the case from yesterday, Xiao Qian's eyes lit up: "You were right, I found traces on the beam in Cui Shi's house, and Cui Shi has confessed."

Xiao Qian detailed the incident to Lin Yannan.

林晏晏听的心情沉重，韩杏秀被家人蒙蔽嫁给了瘸子，崔实掏了家底娶了个不贞的媳妇，但凡双方都能忍一下，退一步，也不至于闹出人命。

Everyone only has one life, once it's gone, it's gone. Not everyone is as lucky as her to be able to live again.

"Snap..." A sign was placed in front of her.

Lin Yannan looked intently, "What does this waist plaque of Shuntian Mansion mean?"

"I got you a waist plaque, it will make it easier for you to enter and exit Shuntian Mansion, and also make it convenient for investigating cases."

Lin Yannan chuckled, "Do you think I really want to investigate cases?"

"It's a pity that you're not investigating more cases based on your abilities. How many unjust souls will there be in this world? How many murderers will be able to escape justice?"

"Investigating injustices and capturing criminals is the responsibility of your Shuntian Prefecture."

"I know you have a desire to punish evil and promote goodness." Yesterday, she was just the same, complaining on the surface but acting decisively and efficiently without any hesitation. Unless one sees it with their own eyes, who could imagine that the eldest legitimate daughter of the Ding'an Marquis Mansion would dare to examine a corpse?

And that day, she encountered a child choking on a sugar-coated hawthorn stick on the street. Without hesitation, she rushed forward to save the child. Despite being scolded and misunderstood by others, she remained indifferent and unfazed.

She is someone with a compassionate heart and a resilient spirit.

一句惩恶扬善戳中了林晏晏的心，不管是陶思雨还是林晏晏，心底都是柔软的，良善的，不管是治病救人还是惩恶扬善，都是根植在骨子里的东西，抹不去也改不了。

"If I accept this waist plaque, can I work with Xu Wu to perform autopsies in the future? I mean, dissecting bodies."

Xiao Qian was stunned, unable to imagine how Lin Yanyan, with her mesmerizing appearance and eyes like stars and moons, could wield a knife to slice open someone's belly and reveal their intestines, liver, and so on.

他也是上过战场杀过人的，但此刻还是情不自禁地打了个哆嗦。

Is her taste that heavy?

"C-can I?"

“行，这腰牌我收下了。”林晏晏干脆的收起腰牌，可以解剖尸体真的太好了。

Her great-grandfather Tao Lingxi, who wrote "Lingxi Notes", once worked as a corpse handler in order to understand the human body structure. Some doctors secretly went to dig graves in order to obtain corpses for dissection.

The "Lingxi Notes" documented the method of performing open abdominal surgery on patients, but no one in the Tao family after Great-Grandfather Tai has ever attempted it. It is because of a lack of understanding of human anatomy that they dare not easily wield the knife.

Now she has the opportunity to dissect a corpse, and she can use Tao's open abdominal treatment method.

"Come, have some pig heart. I've cleaned it very thoroughly, drained the blood, and even scrubbed it with salt and flour before slicing it..." Lin Yanyan enthusiastically scooped a spoonful of pig heart into Xiao Qian's bowl.

Xiao Qian looked at the pig hearts in the bowl and suddenly lost his appetite.

"Go ahead, they're delicious."

"Oh, I'll eat..." Under Lin Yannan's expectant gaze, Xiao Qian swallowed the pig heart in one gulp. He secretly vowed never to eat pig hearts again, in fact, he would never eat any internal organs anymore.