The King of Jin continued, "Everyone, this King and the Princess have traveled across the oceans to several countries, including Jianan, and witnessed firsthand how tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and other fruits are grown and eaten by the people in those countries."
Xia Miaoyuan sat upright in his seat, watching Prince Jin's impassioned speech, his heart filled with inexplicable excitement. [Uncle Shi's highlight moment has arrived!]
[Come on, Uncle Shi! Today is your big day!]
"When my wife and I were in Jianan Country, we followed the local customs and ate these every day."
"Local people, from eighty to eight years old, all eat this food and are in good health. I have witnessed this with my own eyes."
"The king, the princess, and my entourage eat these every day and don't feel any discomfort."
"Among them, this tomato has benefited this king greatly."
At this point, many people in the hall showed gossipy expressions on their faces, and looked at Prince Jin with complicated eyes.
Prince Jin's face flushed slightly. He paused and said slowly, "Originally, this involves my privacy, but it doesn't matter today."
"I'll just speak my mind!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the hall became even more curious. They all pricked up their ears, concentrated and held their breath, as if they were afraid of missing a word.
The Prince of Jin continued in a cheerful voice, "Most men in Jianan love to eat tomatoes. There's an interesting phenomenon there: very few men are infertile."
"The ceremonial officer who was in charge of my care at the time, after getting to know me, learned about my husband and I's struggles in conceiving. He learned that the princess was fine, but had been taking herbal remedies for several years without success. He concluded that it was most likely my fault."
At this point, Prince Jin lowered his head slightly, as if recalling the days when he had been shrouded in the distress of infertility for the past ten years.
There was a chorus of "Oh" sounds from the seats on both sides.
Looking at the guests again, they all had a look of sudden enlightenment, as if they had eaten something incredible.
Some of them even exchanged glances with the people around them and secretly curled their lips.
Xia Miaoyuan looked down from a high position and took in all the little actions of the guests, and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
You princes and ministers, each of you enjoying gossip, never tire of it. If my father asks you to discuss state affairs or perform any tasks, you all pretend to be deaf and dumb and incompetent.
Emperor Mingxi listened to his daughter's thoughts, agreed with them deeply, and nodded slightly.
Meanwhile, Prince Jin continued, "The ceremonial officer told the young prince that eating ripe tomatoes every day can improve a man's vitality."
"I followed this method and persisted in eating it. Later, the princess really became pregnant!"
"Since then, my king has been even more determined to bring these exotic crops back to Daxia and promote their development."
"The claim that the Daxia people can't eat those exotic crops is pure nonsense. The bodies of the prince and princess, as well as the prince's newborn son, are clear and irrefutable proof!"
When the King of Jin said this, he looked at the guests earnestly.
The guests were a little stunned.
"Your Highness Prince Jin, if what you said is true, then what we heard before was just a rumor?"
At this time, Censor Zhang in the crowd asked.
"Everyone!" Xia Zhengqi stood up.
"Regarding the question of whether the Daxia people would be poisoned if they ate the exotic crops, the facts are right before our eyes. Don't you all understand?"
When everyone heard Xia Zhengqi say this, a trace of shame flashed across their faces and they lowered their eyes unconsciously.
Some people were whispering.
"It seems that the poisonous statement is undoubtedly a rumor."
"Ah, it turned out to be a rumor. It really hurts people a lot."
Xia Zhengqi glanced at everyone's reactions and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Censor Zhang asked again, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask you a question. The Prince of Jin had a sickly look on his face earlier, but why did his complexion become so rosy and radiant when he brought the child into the palace?"
Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and laughed a few times: "Zhang Aiqing, please listen to me. When I finish, you will understand."
"Ever since I heard you say there were rumors that exotic crops were poisonous, I sent people to investigate. Now, the truth has been revealed."
"The rumor that it's poisonous was deliberately spread among the people by someone with ulterior motives. They were trying to sabotage our Great Xia's plan to popularize the new crop."
When Xia Zhengqi said this, his eyes fell fiercely on Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse, and then he looked at Niu Baijin.
At this time, Liang Chaozong, Yao Jinse, and Niu Baijin were all panicked when they heard Xia Zhengqi's words.
Liang Chaozong gave Yao Jinse a wink, and the couple slowly stood up, bent their waists, retreated to the back of the seats, and then moved quietly towards the door of the main hall.
However, when they were still seven or eight steps away from the palace gate, they found that four guards in armor and holding swords were already guarding the door.
The four guards gave them a sharp look, and the couple was startled again. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend nothing had happened and returned to their seat.
At the same time, Xia Zhengqi shouted, "Bring the people up!"
Accompanied by the rattling sound of iron chains, three people were taken into the hall and forced to kneel down by holding their shoulders.
All three of them had a big black cloth bag on their heads, and no one knew who they were.
[Roar, roar, roar! The show is about to begin!] Xia Miaoyuan grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them with relish, observing the three people with great interest.
At this time, Xiao Licheng, the Minister of Dali Temple, stepped forward, came to the three people, and suddenly took off the cloth bags on the heads of two of them.
Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse looked at the faces of the two people and their hearts skipped a beat.
One of those two people was the head manager of Tianxiang Restaurant.
"Your Majesty, everyone, please allow me to report in detail." Xiao Licheng bowed to Emperor Mingxi and said in a loud voice.
[Ahhh! It's my uncle! ]
[The highlight moment of the Dali Temple Minister! ]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at Xiao Licheng with admiration and excitement, and even forgot to eat melon seeds.
"These two people have a lot to do with the rumors that were circulating a while ago."
Xiao Licheng pointed at the old man and said, "This man is called Wang Min! He's the head shopkeeper of the Tianxiang Restaurant. A few months ago, he was the one who hired people to spread rumors in the streets and alleys."
Wang Min lowered his head so low that his forehead almost touched his knees.
When the Second Prince heard the name of the chief manager of Tianxiang Restaurant, he was shocked and looked at the Crown Prince in disbelief.
The Crown Prince was sitting next to him. Seeing the Second Prince's surprise, he smiled at him with some pride.
The Second Prince couldn't help but whisper to him, "You actually captured Liang Chaozong's men, and they didn't even know about it?! Are you still attending the palace banquet as usual?"
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