The Second Prince raised an eyebrow and looked at the Crown Prince: "Crown Brother, I'm just too happy today. Can't I have a few more drinks?"
After saying this, he stood facing the prince with his hands on his hips, looking as if he had no respect for the prince at all.
"Today is a palace banquet, not a family banquet. Moreover, there are foreign envoys present. You are so presumptuous. Where is the face of my father and mother?!" The prince pointed at the second prince and said aggressively.
[Wow! Big brother's acting is incredible! It's a shame you guys don't become actors.] Xia Miaoyuan suppressed her laughter and quickly covered her mouth with a large piece of peach blossom pastry.
At this time, Han Lie, who was sitting opposite the second prince, calmly made a gesture to Wu Ya, indicating that the time had come and she should act quickly.
Wu Ya nodded slightly, then she narrowed her eyes, put her two palms together, moved her lips, and began to chant a spell to activate the insect.
Then she took out a very small needle from her sleeve, pinched it between two fingers, and aimed her eyes at the back of the second prince's neck.
At the same time, the Dai Viet envoys sitting opposite were paying close attention to the Second Prince, waiting for the poison in his body to take effect.
At this moment, the prince suddenly took a deep breath, flew up, and landed in front of Wu Ya.
Wu Ya's entire focus was on the Second Prince, and she wasn't on guard at all.
The prince grabbed Wu Ya's throat with one hand in a lightning-fast manner, and with the other hand he firmly grasped Wu Ya's hand holding the needle.
"You bold witch! How dare you murder the prince!"
The prince's sudden action really frightened the guests present.
Everyone's eyes followed the prince, and they noticed that the second prince's maid was actually making a strange gesture.
"What is the maid doing?"
"Just now I thought I saw her lips moving."
"Is she chanting some kind of spell?"
"Who is she anyway?"
"Does she have something in her hand?"
The Dai Viet envoy, who had just been waiting to see the poisonous insect take effect, was stunned and his face changed drastically when he saw this scene.
Wu Ya was so frightened that her face turned pale. She defended herself in a trembling voice, "I didn't do that! I just wanted to dissuade the Second Prince!"
At this time, the Akabane soldiers wearing armor and holding swords came forward, one on each side, and firmly controlled Wuya.
The prince freed his hands and took the fine needle from Wu Ya's fingers, waving it in front of her eyes. He said coldly, "No? Then what is this? Do you think I'm blind?"
Wu Ya pretended to be calm: "That...that...is just an acupuncture needle...I wanted to help the Second Prince sober up."
Xia Miaoyuan looked down at Wu Ya with great interest. "Oh my god, you're such a good storyteller! Do you believe such a lame story?"
At this time, the five, six, seven, and eight princes sitting next to Xia Miaoyuan felt that their eyes and ears were not enough.
They had no idea what happened today. While listening to their sister's inner thoughts, they stared at Wu Ya intently, but they were still confused.
What's going on today? I really don't understand!
Wu Ya had his hands handcuffed behind his back by two Akabane soldiers and was unable to move at all, looking very embarrassed.
She turned her head hard to look at the Second Prince, trying to put on a coquettish expression, "Second Prince, please save me? Xiaoya has been wronged!"
"Hurry up and save Xiaoya. Xiaoya only has His Highness in her heart. How could she harm you? This is a misunderstanding!"
As she spoke, Wu Ya deliberately stared into the Second Prince's eyes.
[Damn it, damn spy, even at the point of death, he still wants to confuse my second brother!]
"Do you think that my second brother still has your poison in him, and that he'll desperately defend you just by waving a finger at him?"
The second prince suddenly stood up straight, and he seemed like a different person, with his drunkenness and insolence completely gone.
Even his eyes were clear and shining, without any trace of drunkenness.
He looked at Wu Ya steadily, and when Wu Ya met his eyes, her heart sank.
"Second Prince, save me..." Wu Ya's voice for help instantly became low.
She understood that the Second Prince was no longer under her control, and his previous indulgence and rudeness were all pretended.
The Second Prince smiled contemptuously at Wu Ya. "Wu Ya, do you really think the young prince is that foolish?"
Wu Ya seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant, and her whole body went limp. She did not fall to the ground because of the support of the Akabane soldiers on both sides.
At this moment, everyone in the hall was stunned.
They seemed to understand some of it, but were still full of doubts.
"What's going on?" Emperor Mingxi asked at the right time.
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at the sullen Emperor Mingxi and chuckled, "Daddy, you're quite good at acting. You really act like you know nothing about this."
When Emperor Mingxi heard his daughter's complaints, he cleared his throat immediately without blinking, trying to cover it up.
"Your Majesty, this woman pretended to be an orphan some time ago and deceived my sympathy, so I kept her as a maid." The second prince answered loudly.
"But later, I discovered that she was a spy, and she had poisoned me in an attempt to control me."
Emperor Mingxi stood up, pointed at Wu Ya, and shouted angrily, "You daring witch! How dare you poison the prince? Take you to the Heavenly Prison and interrogate you strictly!"
After hearing this, the Akabane Army responded and immediately carried Wu Ya out of the hall.
Han Lie and his companions were already frightened to the point that their hearts were pounding like thunder, but since they were at a palace banquet after all, they couldn't show it.
Several people suppressed their nervousness and pretended to be calm.
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at the Dai Viet envoy as if he was watching a show, and keenly noticed that Bai Zhou's hands were shaking slightly.
[Hahaha! Those idiots from Dai Viet, today's show was pretty exciting!]
[You are so vicious, yet you still want to watch our show. I want to watch your show!]
At this time, there was a whisper in the hall. All the officials could not suppress their shock and were discussing in twos and threes.
Emperor Mingxi cleared his throat and said loudly, "I'm truly sorry for what happened just now, envoys from Dai Viet. It was supposed to be a joyous palace banquet, but unexpectedly, an unexpected situation frightened you all."
"Come, I'll offer you a toast, just to calm the envoys down."
Han Lie's face was grim, but he forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, that's not true."
The prince and Bai Zhou also followed suit.
The palace banquet continues.
But ever since Wu Ya was taken away, the atmosphere at the palace banquet has not been very good.
The princes and ministers were all focused on the Uya incident, and the Dai Viet envoys were also not interested and were very nervous.
After finally waiting for the palace banquet to end, Emperor Mingxi said a few polite words and then took the empress's hand and returned to the bedroom.
The guests also quickly left.
…
Inside the sky prison.
Wu Ya was imprisoned in the most secure cell, with her hands and feet chained.
Although it had been less than an hour since Gong Yan was captured, her face was already full of fatigue.
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