The prince smiled cunningly and said in a low voice, "I caught him last night in a brothel, without anyone noticing."

"My uncle interrogated him overnight."

After hearing this, the second prince showed indescribable admiration on his face.

On the other side, Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse's eyes were filled with anger and regret.

Early this morning, when they were about to leave, they heard the servant report that the head manager had gone to a brothel last night and had not returned all night.

At first, the two hesitated for a while. At the critical moment, the head shopkeeper suddenly did not return home all night. Could something unexpected have happened?

The couple discussed and decided not to attend the palace banquet to be on the safe side.

At this time, Wei Chong, their new retainer two years ago, said with a confident look, "Master, Madam, you can just go to the banquet without any worries."

"I know the head shopkeeper's whereabouts very well. I went to the brothel with him last night. Later, he drank a little too much and stayed there."

"I'll go to the flower house and bring him back."

"Besides, our plan is so thorough, how could anything go wrong?"

After hearing what Wei Chong said, Liang Chaozong and his wife felt much more at ease and went to the banquet as usual.

At this moment, they were regretting their decision.

Looking at the guests in the hall, they were all looking at Wang Min and Xiao Licheng in surprise.

"The person who spread the rumor turned out to be the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant!"

"Why did the shopkeeper do this?"

"Could this Wang Min be a spy from another country?"

"The boss of this big shopkeeper is the dignified imperial merchant Liang Xin! Could Liang Xin be the mastermind behind this?"

Many people have secretly looked at Liang Chaozong and his wife who are sitting in the corner.

Liang Chaozong and his wife pretended to be calm and sat firmly in their seats, but their hearts were beating like thunder.

Xiao Licheng pointed at the kneeling middle-aged man and said, "This man is called Zhang Mazi, the leader of the East City Beggars' Gang."

"A few months ago, it was this Wang Min who found Zhang Mazi and gave him eight hundred taels of silver. He then asked Zhang Mazi to lead the beggars in his gang and spread the rumor that the exotic crops were poisonous."

At this point, Xiao Licheng kicked Zhang Mazi's butt and said, "Speak for yourself!"

Zhang Mazi quickly said, "That's right. I accepted the money. It was Wang Min who gave it to me."

At this time, Xia Zhengqi stared at Wang Min below and asked sternly, "Wang Min, tell me the truth in front of all the princes and ministers today. Who is the mastermind behind you?"

Wang Min was already trembling with fear. "I will tell you the truth, Your Majesty. Can you spare my life?"

Xiao Licheng kicked Wang Min's butt hard: "How dare you, you idiot, negotiate terms with His Majesty!"

Wang Min's voice trembled: "I dare not, I dare not, I say."

"My boss asked me to do this."

After saying that, Wang Min turned around with a guilty look on his face and glanced at Liang Chaozong quickly.

Liang Chaozong's face was tense. He stood up quickly, bowed to Xia Zhengqi, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. This Wang Min is talking nonsense! He is just making random accusations to get away with it."

"Your Majesty, please don't believe his lies!"

Yao Jinse also echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, Liang Xin is loyal to you!"

Xia Zhengqi looked at the two of them intently, and spoke word by word, "Liang Xin, the imperial merchant of Great Xia! The remnant of the Liang Dynasty, Liang Chaozong!"

"Liang Chaozong! Do you think I won't recognize you just because you changed your name and identity? Do you really think I'm stupid?"

[Wow! Daddy’s highlight moment!]

[Famous brand name fight! The fight has begun! Roar, roar, roar! So exciting!] Xia Miaoyuan's lips were already trembling with excitement.

At this moment, all the guests were stunned.

"What did the Emperor say?"

"It seems to be Liang Chaozong!"

"Ah! It's actually the fallen prince of the Former Liang Dynasty!"

"So, the emperor means that Liang Xin is Liang Chaozong?!"

When Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse heard these three words from Xia Zhengqi, they all froze.

But soon, Liang Chaozong put on a calm expression, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Hahahahahaha!" He laughed exaggeratedly towards the sky.

"Dog Emperor, I really underestimated you!"

"When did you discover my true identity?" This question was asked quite seriously, as if he really wanted to know the answer to this question.

[What courage! He's worthy of being the hero of the book, the chosen one!]

[Even with her underwear stripped off, she's still so calm and composed! ]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Liang Chaozong's performance and couldn't help but admire him.

All the guests stared at Liang Chaozong in amazement.

The guests who were close to Liang Chaozong stood up using their hands and feet as if by reflex and retreated to a farther position in panic.

It was as if Liang Chaozong was some kind of monster.

"He is actually the fallen prince Liang Chaozong!"

"This is absolutely ridiculous! He's actually a royal merchant in Daxia! And he's openly attending a palace banquet!"

The guests were talking incessantly.

Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "It's not a long time, but it's not a short time either. It was more than three years ago!"

As soon as Xia Zhengqi said this, it was like a thunderclap exploding out of nowhere.

All the guests looked at Xia Zhengqi with admiration.

"The Emperor actually knew Liang Chaozong's whereabouts as early as that time!"

"Our emperor is so powerful!"

"The Emperor is truly a man of few talents!"

Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse had been calm and composed, but when they heard this, it was as if all their strength had been drained away, and they immediately lost their spirits.

Liang Chaozong widened his eyes in disbelief, and in the blink of an eye, a self-deprecating smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Liang Chaozong laughed almost crazily, as if he was crazy.

[It’s over, the defense is broken! The male protagonist’s defense is broken this time! ]

Come to think of it, he thought he had done it perfectly, parading around the capital under a new identity, scheming and plotting one scheme after another.

[In the end, he discovered that his opponent had already seen through his identity. In the eyes of his opponent, all his conspiracies and tricks were nothing but jokes.]

This blow is too great.

[You know, in the book, the protagonist's plans almost always succeed, and everything goes smoothly.]

Liang Chaozong pointed at Xia Zhengqi in a daze, "So, you already knew my identity from the moment I first entered the palace?"

Xia Zhengqi smiled contemptuously, as if looking at a clown: "You can say that."

After Liang Chaozong became an imperial merchant, he attended a palace banquet for the first time, and it was at the banquet that Xia Miaoyuan recognized him.

It was for this reason that Xia Zhengqi learned from his daughter's thoughts that Liang Xin was Liang Chaozong.

So Xia Zhengqi thought about it and felt that what Liang Chaozong said was right.