Is it easy to solve?

"It's a good solution, but the medicinal herbs used are very conspicuous. If they are sent in, people will probably notice. I don't think anyone has discovered that the king has been poisoned yet."

Upon hearing Zhao Yinfang's words, the expressions of the three men turned solemn. What he said made sense. If the poisoner were to discover the truth, they might immediately increase the dosage to a lethal level, at which point even a god descending to earth would be powerless to save them.

The three remained silent for a long time, but the little princess skipped and hopped in.

"Why is Lord Zhao here too? Did he also smell the food?" the little princess asked with a smile.

“Ah? Ah yes…” Zhao Yinfang answered vaguely.

Xu Yuehuai quickly stepped in to defuse the situation: "Do you have any carp?"

"Yes, yes," the little princess replied hastily.

"That's fine then. Go to the imperial kitchen and wait for me. I'll discuss it with Lord Zhao and then I'll come over. He just made a few suggestions," Xu Yuehuai said, patting the little princess's head.

"Okay." The little princess, without suspecting anything, smiled and agreed before skipping away.

"I have a plan," Xu Yuehuai said after the little princess left. "Lord Zhao, you can mix the medicinal herbs you need into the dishes and send them in in batches. When the time comes, I will put them into the food for the king to eat, and no one will suspect anything."

"This plan is excellent. I'll go prepare it right away." Zhao Yinfang agreed and hurried off to make the preparations.

...

After all that work, although the taste wasn't great, the king finally took the medicine, which relieved his immediate crisis, and his condition visibly improved.

"Father, Father, you only got better after eating Sister Xu's cooking. It was my idea!" The little princess stepped forward and hugged the King of Mingyue.

Xu Yuehuai quickly winked at the King of Mingyue, who understood immediately. Holding the little princess, he smiled and said, "Thank you so much!"

The two embraced intimately for a while, then the King of Mingyue asked her to leave first, as he had something to say to Xu Yuehuai.

Although the little princess was unwilling, she still went out.

"Thank you so much this time," the King of Mingyue said after the little princess left.

"Your Majesty, it seems you already knew you were poisoned?" Xu Yuehuai sensed something was amiss.

“Of course,” King Mingyue sighed, “but I can’t do anything about the inability to transport the medicinal herbs. If it weren’t for this little girl’s quick wit, I would probably be in grave danger.”

"Your Majesty, please don't joke around. Aren't you perfectly fine?" Xu Yuehuai frowned.

"I know my own body well, but since you saved my life, I should reward you with something. Tell me, what do you want?" The King of Mingyue waved his hand, skipping over the topic and steer the conversation toward the reward.

"Your Majesty, I just want to ask a question, but I'm not sure if I should say it." Xu Yuehuai's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. Wasn't this the opportunity she had been waiting for?

"Please feel free to speak."

"Your Majesty, it's about Princess Chu Chu," Xu Yuehuai asked tentatively.

The King of Mingyue was stunned for a long time after hearing this, before he sighed and said, "I thought I would keep this to my grave, but I didn't expect someone to ask about it. Well, I'll tell you."

I arranged a marriage for Chu Chu back then, but I can't remember who the man was now. I only know that Chu Chu made a huge fuss about it and was very unhappy with the marriage. But I was very firm in my stance, and in a fit of anger, she left the Mingyue Kingdom.

When she returned, she was pregnant. I felt ashamed and ordered her to abort the child. I also banished her from the palace.

Unexpectedly, Chu Chu gave birth to the child all by herself. I heard it was a boy. I missed her and was afraid she would suffer outside, so I brought the mother and child back with me.

Perhaps due to illness sustained during childbirth, Chuchu passed away not long after. I made many inquiries and learned that the child was actually the son of the current emperor of the Great Zhou. Therefore, I sent the child back to the Central Plains and ordered the entire court to refrain from discussing this matter again.”

After saying so much, the King of Mingyue was exhausted. He sat idly in his chair, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai felt a pang of pity, but still asked the most crucial question, "Does Your Majesty remember where you sent the child?"

Upon hearing this, the King of Mingyue Kingdom's expression turned sour.

"I don't know."

He was indeed unaware of this, but he had heard that the child was currently in the Central Plains and had been in contact with Maimaiti. He didn't think the child could be of any use, so he didn't place any hope in him and was too lazy to inquire about the person's whereabouts.

Xu Yuehuai felt that she wouldn't get anything out of him by asking, so she quickly said, "Some time ago, the Crown Prince of the Central Plains went missing. Although he was found, I don't think that person is the same Crown Prince who went missing. Does the King really not know about this?"

Her question was so direct that it caused the king's expression to change repeatedly.

"I don't know," he replied.

However, being able to sit on the throne, he naturally possessed a sensitivity unlike that of others, and thus he understood the meaning behind those words—that 'crown prince' must be that child.

Xu Yuehuai was clearly losing patience after repeatedly hitting a wall.

If she can't get anything out of the king, then no one else will know anything either.

She sighed.

“However—” the king spoke again, “If you really want to know these things, why don’t you ask General Maimaiti? He should be able to tell you what you want to know.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Yuehuai's expression turned serious.

She and Maimaiti have never gotten along, so it's unlikely she could find out anything.

"Your Majesty, since this matter has come to this, I have another request." Xu Yuehuai had no choice but to change his strategy.

The king closed his eyes briefly and asked, "What?"

“I hope that the barter issue can be handled by a different person,” Xu Yuehuai explained. “Right now, General Maimaiti is still hostile to us, so it is difficult for him to push forward the barter issue. We in the Central Plains don’t care, but if the Mingyue Kingdom cannot stockpile enough food in the next few months, I’m afraid it will be difficult to survive the winter.”

Her words made sense.

Although Maimaiti's abilities are among the best, the affairs of ordinary people are more important.

"Very well." The king nodded. "But I can't think of a suitable candidate right now. Why don't you give me two days? I will definitely satisfy you."

Xu Yuehua hesitated for a moment, then said directly, "Wouldn't Lord Fang be suitable?"