Xia Miaoyuan looked at Niu Baijin and immediately became furious. [The stinking spy is here again.]
[You're just trying to deceive people all day long. I'll see if my father gets rid of you sooner or later.]
Niu Baijin's tone was firm, his expression extremely serious, as if he was about to say something extremely important: "Your Majesty, you may not know that the people of Daxia and the people of Jianan are of different races, and therefore their bodies are quite different."
"So, when a Jianan person eats the same thing, the body's reaction is different from that of a Daxia person."
"Just because the people of Jianan are fine after eating these three things doesn't mean that we in Daxia will be fine after eating them."
"We Daxia people will be poisoned if we eat these three things."
"If you take it for a long time, it will become incurable."
Xia Zhengqi's face turned stern: "Master Niu, where did you hear this in such detail?"
A trace of panic flashed across Niu Baijin's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty heard this from a few customers while drinking tea in a teahouse. I thought it was interesting at the time, so I wrote it down."
Xia Miaoyuan puffed out his cheeks, secretly cheering in his heart, "You really can make up stories!"
[I'm afraid Liang Chaozong made all of this up and told you what he said!]
At this time, the King of Jin, who had been silent until then, spoke up: "Master Niu, if the people of Daxia eat these things, they will be poisoned. What do you think of this little prince and the princess?"
"My young prince and princess have traveled around the world for three years. During those three years, we have eaten countless quantities of these three kinds of fruits."
"Then why are the young prince and princess still fine? They haven't been poisoned?"
Niu Baijin's eyes turned: "Your Highness Prince Jin, this poison is not a strong poison, and it may not be fatal in one shot."
"My guess is that it might be like a chronic poison. If people take it for a long time, their bodies will develop problems."
"As for why the King of Jin and his wife were able to stay in a foreign country for three years without any problems, I think that they did not live in Jianan Country and eat these things all the time. After all, they traveled around the countries non-stop."
"They stayed in other countries, and it's been several months since they returned to Daxia. They haven't had the chance to eat these things in such a long time."
“So, there were no obvious symptoms.”
"However, the Jin prince and his wife are only in good health temporarily. Who can guarantee that they will be fine if they eat this food again?"
After saying this, Niu Baijin glanced at Prince Jin meaningfully.
When Xia Miaoyuan heard this, he was startled.
[Ahhhhhhhh! I think I know what Liang Chaozong's conspiracy is! ]
[Spreading rumors, making the ignorant public afraid to eat exotic fruits and vegetables, and deliberately giving Uncle Ten and Aunt Ten a chronic poison—all of this was his doing.]
[This is to wait until these exotic fruits and vegetables are on the market, and then use Uncle Shi and Aunt Shi's health conditions to prove that exotic crops are indeed inedible!]
Xia Zhengqi, Prince Jin, and the Crown Prince, who were relatively close to Xia Miaoyuan, heard every word she said, and all three of them were stunned.
The three of them thought to themselves that Liang Chaozong's plan was indeed very vicious.
With this thought, the Prince of Jin straightened his back, strode out of the group, and spoke loudly to Niu Baijin, "Since Lord Niu insists that these things are poisonous, then your wife and I are willing to test them ourselves. We will eat these exotic crops every day to prove that they are harmless to our health."
In an instant, a smile of success appeared on Niu Baijin's face, and the upturned corners of his mouth could not be suppressed.
But he deliberately used a tone that sounded worried and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin, you must think carefully! This is a matter of great importance to you and the Princess' health."
"Besides, the princess is pregnant."
"You see, even if we in Daxia don't grow or eat these exotic crops, it won't have much impact on people's livelihood."
"But if you insist on doing this out of greed, and if you get hurt, wouldn't that be more harm than good?"
"You stinking spy, according to your original plan, today you were specifically responsible for provoking Uncle Shi to submit, right?" Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Niu Baijin's ugly face, and complained furiously in his heart.
[However, you have made a wrong calculation.]
Niu Baijin, the King of Jin, smiled politely and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Niu. However, I know what's going on, so please don't worry about it."
Prince Jin stood up again facing Xia Zhengqi and said loudly, "Your Majesty, out of concern for this rumor, I would like to carry these things back intact."
"I won't let Your Majesty and the other ministers taste it for now."
"I will eat these foods every day with the princess."
Xia Zhengqi shook his head at the King of Jin and said, "No, King of Jin, leave some of these for me. I don't believe the nonsense that if foreigners can eat them, the people of Daxia can't."
"I want to share these exotic fruits and vegetables with my concubines, princes and princesses."
When King Jin heard Xia Zhengqi say this, his eyes became moist.
But at this moment, Niu Baijin fell to his knees with a thud: "Your Majesty, please take care of your body!"
"Unidentified exotic fruits and vegetables are definitely not edible!"
Censor Chen and a dozen other stubborn civil servants also knelt down.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
"Your Majesty, how could you lead the entire harem to eat these fruits and vegetables of unknown origin with you?"
"If you do this, you are playing with your dragon body and the body of the royal heir!"
More than a dozen civil servants spoke earnestly with red eyes.
At this time, more officials knelt down, including civil officials and military generals, even Xiao Licheng knelt down.
Xia Miaoyuan looked down from a high vantage point and saw a sea of red and green in the huge court, which were the backs of the ministers.
[Wow! Looks like this rumor is spreading pretty aggressively!]
Even my uncle believed it.
[Tsk tsk tsk, you are all officials of Daxia, are you all so brainless? ]
Xia Miaoyuan only felt a palpitation in his chest and a buzzing in his head.
Inside the hall, the voices of the ministers persuading the emperor rose and fell, making the atmosphere very lively.
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order!"
"Your Majesty, if you insist on doing this, you are not only playing with the emperor's body, but also playing with the country."
"Your Majesty, you cannot be so irresponsible!"
"Your Majesty, if you do this, the late emperor and Taizu will be so angry that they will crawl out of their graves and scold you."
"Your Majesty, if you insist on doing this, I will kill myself by banging my head against the wall in this court!"
Prince Jin looked back at the kneeling courtiers and sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, please don't touch these exotic fruits and vegetables for now. Let me, your humble servant, eat them first!"
[Ah, this situation is really difficult for Uncle Shi and Dad.]
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