Ever since Xiao Tiehan returned to Beijing with the army a while ago, he has been living in the capital and has not returned to the northern border.
The mansion that Emperor Mingxi awarded to Xiao Tiehan and Kezun was not far from the imperial palace. In less than half an hour, Xiao Tiehan arrived at the palace.
At this time, the second prince also drew a portrait of Wu Ya.
Although the second prince was not good at painting, he spent every day with Wu Ya and had her appearance engraved in his mind.
After a lot of trouble, I managed to draw a rough outline. It's not detailed enough, but it has quite some charm.
Xiao Tiehan saw the warm room behind the imperial study, surrounded by Emperor Mingxi and his entourage, with the second prince still lying sick, and was puzzled.
Emperor Mingxi asked, "Father-in-law, have you ever seen the daughter of the chief priest of the Dawa tribe?"
"Yes! Why do you ask this, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Mingxi handed the portrait to Xiao Tiehan and said, "Father-in-law, please take a closer look. Is this woman the daughter of the high priest of the Dawa tribe?"
Xiao Tiehan waved his hands repeatedly: "How could this be the daughter of the high priest?"
"That Wuya, I remember her very well, because she was a famous ugly woman in the Dawa tribe!"
"She inherited the high priest's genes and was born with a rough, masculine appearance. She is very ugly."
"Look at the woman in this painting. She has delicate features, willow-shaped eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a cherry-shaped mouth. The high priest's daughter has scowl-shaped eyebrows, triangular eyes, and a catfish mouth. And she has a round face."
Hearing this, everyone in the room looked as if they understood.
"She really lied to me!" the second prince murmured.
Xiao Tiehan's expression became even more confused. "What's going on?"
"Father, a few months ago, Chengnian rescued an orphan girl on the battlefield in the northern border. The girl said she was the daughter of the high priest of the Dawa tribe. She is the woman in the painting."
Xiao Tiehan slapped his thigh and said, "Chengnian, it turns out that the painting is of the woman you picked up!"
"You little brat! Why didn't you tell the truth to your grandfather at that time?"
It turned out that when the Second Prince picked up Wu Ya, he couldn't hide it from anyone, and many people knew about it.
But the female liar was cunning and told the second prince that she was the daughter of the high priest and asked him to keep it a secret and not tell anyone, otherwise she would be executed.
The second prince was poisoned by a Gu and did everything the female liar said.
Therefore, everyone in the Xiaolin tribe thought that the second prince had just picked up an ordinary woman and asked her to do some cleaning work, and they did not doubt it.
The Second Prince lowered his head and said, "It's all my fault."
The Queen consoled him, "Now that things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything more. We might as well take advantage of their situation."
Emperor Mingxi agreed, "The Queen is absolutely right."
The prince gently scraped the tea foam with the lid of his cup. "If this woman is not Wu Ya, then who is she?"
Xia Miaoyuan said in a baby voice, "She has a pretty face and is good at witchcraft. I think she is from Dai Yue, a spy sent by Dai Yue to harm people."
As soon as Xia Miaoyuan said this, everyone present nodded.
"Well, Miao'er makes sense." Emperor Mingxi agreed.
The prince's eyes flashed. "If my sister's speculation is correct, then Wuya's goal is... to provoke a dispute between Chengnian and me?"
The queen's eyes widened in astonishment.
Emperor Mingxi sighed, "That should be the case. Her words last night to instigate the Second Brother were obvious."
"Now that our Great Xia is strong and powerful, and we have just helped unify the northern border, it is inevitable that we will arouse the fear of Great Yue."
"If we can provoke a dispute between the Second Brother and the Crown Prince, and let them fight to the death for the position of Crown Prince, or even kill each other, the Great Xia court will inevitably be in turmoil."
"If the dispute results in the death or injury of either of them, I will be deeply affected."
Xia Miaoyuan clenched his fists tightly and said fiercely, "Da Yue has a very vicious plan! Fortunately, we discovered it in time."
The prince said gently, "Everyone, calm down first. I'm not talking about taking advantage of someone's trick. Let's discuss a solution first."
The Second Prince said weakly, "Then I will continue to pretend to be poisoned and obey her every word."
The Queen sat down beside the Second Prince's bed and said, "You can pretend, but you are weak now. It is not suitable for you to return to the palace and contact Wu Ya. Otherwise, she might notice."
Emperor Mingxi said, "That's right. You can stay here with me for now. Later, write a note to Wuya and tell her that you have some urgent errands to attend to and won't be able to return for a few days. This will put her mind at ease."
The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow. "Father, tomorrow is the day of the scheduled palace banquet. If the Dai Viet envoys don't see the Second Prince at the banquet, will they become suspicious?"
Emperor Mingxi waved his hand and said, "That's easy. I'll just say I'm feeling unwell and postpone the palace banquet for a few days. Then, let the Third Prince and the others take the envoys out for a few days to eat and hang out."
[Great! Daddy's brain is so sharp now!] Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Emperor Mingxi: Hehe, my daughter praised me! I'm so happy!
The prince said happily, "Oh, I see. Father wants to wait until Chengnian recovers before holding the palace banquet, and then use the same trick against him."
Emperor Mingxi and the Empress both smiled and nodded.
…
Inside the guesthouse.
The Great Prince, Han Lie, and Bai Zhou gathered together to discuss matters.
The eldest prince looked disdainful and said, "Liang Chaozong, this brat, will his idea work this time?"
"He's saying that he's sending people to sneak into the Royal Barbecue Restaurant and tamper with the potatoes to make them sprout. Then, diners who eat the sprouted potatoes will be poisoned. Then, rumors will spread in the capital that potatoes are poisonous and can't be eaten."
Han Lie nodded and said calmly, "Yes. That's roughly it."
The eldest prince rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you think this idea is unreliable?"
"Last time, he said he had a brilliant plan to make all newly planted exotic fruits and vegetables unsalable, turning them into poisons that Daxia would shudder at."
"After that, when Dayue came to visit, we took the opportunity to buy back the unsaleable fruits and vegetables at a low price and planted them extensively in Dayue."
"He was so confident then, but what about now?"
"Potatoes, tomatoes, and corn not only didn't become unsalable, but instead became a delicacy in the capital! They are ingredients that are crazily sought after throughout the capital, and even the entire Great Xia!"
Han Lie said sullenly, "It's not a bad idea to try again."
Bai Zhou agreed, "Yes, yes. Although Liang Chaozong's last plan failed, this new plan is worth a try."
"Besides, we only need to send one person. Even if we fail, the cost to us won't be high."
The prince sneered, "If you want to try, go ahead. But I have something to say."
"Be careful. If you fail, don't let us get dragged down."
Han Lie remained silent with a cold face. Bai Zhou agreed slightly, "Of course, of course."
The prince half-closed his eyes, took a sip of tea, and said, "In my opinion, our grand plan is the most important thing right now."
"The success or failure of this grand plan is of great importance. We should devote more energy to it."
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