Xia Miaoyuan pondered upon hearing this: "Could it be that my great uncle was also poisoned by a Gu at that time?"
Emperor Mingxi nodded: "I also thought of the Gu worm."
"I recently witnessed the strange situation where Chengnian was controlled by the poisonous insect. Combined with what I learned from Chunyu Yilan today, I was reminded of my eldest brother's abnormal behavior back then."
"What's even more bizarre is that at the time, my eldest brother also had a close female friend whom he loved like a treasure."
When the prince and his two siblings heard this, they all looked curious.
[A close female friend? Love as precious as a treasure? Isn't that exactly the same as my second brother's situation?!]
[Daddy, tell me! What kind of confidante is this?]
The Crown Prince also cast an expectant look at Emperor Mingxi, as if waiting for him to continue speaking. However, the Second Prince's face suddenly turned red, and he turned his face away, as if embarrassed.
Emperor Mingxi continued, "Originally, my eldest brother was a man who didn't care much for women. After he came of age, my father took charge and chose a principal wife and a concubine for him."
"He treated the two Crown Princesses indifferently, devoting most of his attention to official duties. For several years after the wedding, he didn't even take on a concubine or maid."
"But when he was 29, a pretty young woman suddenly appeared by his side."
"He seemed to be extremely obsessed with that woman and soon took her as his concubine. He often had her dressed as a man and kept her by his side."
Xia Miaoyuan secretly glanced at the Second Prince, "Oh my god! This is too much! This is even more outrageous than what Second Brother did this time!"
Second Prince: Please, stop comparing me to others!
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the Second Prince's embarrassed expression and wanted to laugh even more, but suddenly felt that the Second Prince was the victim and it was not nice to laugh at him like this, so he asked, "Father, does the Emperor not care about what happened to my eldest uncle?"
Emperor Mingxi sighed, "It's certainly not right for a prince to take his concubine everywhere, even on errands, but he doesn't care at all and continues as usual."
"Even at the palace banquet where the incident happened, the concubine was disguised as a servant and followed the prince around."
[Ahhh! It's even more similar. This plot is exactly the same!]
"But the strange thing is that after the prince got into trouble, this concubine suddenly disappeared."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's eyes lit up: "So, Father, you suspect that the concubine from back then was Chunyu Yilan's master, the Daiyue witch?"
Emperor Mingxi glanced at the Crown Prince with appreciation and said, "That's right."
The Second Prince murmured, "That's why Father asked Chunyu Yilan to draw a picture of her master."
"Yes!" Emperor Mingxi nodded.
"That concubine, I still remember her appearance. I remember her name was Su Lian. I want to see if Su Lian is a Daiyue priestess."
[Ahhh! Explosion!] Xia Miaoyuan felt her head buzzing, too much information pouring into her mind.
If Daddy's guess is correct, then Dayue had already used this vicious strategy against Daxia more than a decade ago!
【And it was very successful.】
[I remember reading in the book that my great uncle was a man of both civil and military talents, decisive in killing. It could be said that he was an all-round talent.]
[He is absolutely a perfect prince. A future emperor with a promising future.]
If the Great Xia dynasty were to pass into his hands, it would surely usher in a prosperous era.
[It's possible that Daxia will become the strongest nation in the Central Plains.]
[But the tragedy that occurred took its toll on him and the Sixth Prince. The Emperor, unable to withstand the blow, also passed away soon after.]
Before his death, he had no choice but to hand over the throne to his father, who was not fit to be an emperor.
[In the original book, Daddy's character was weak and kind, leading to the dictatorship of his maternal relatives, causing chaos in the Great Xia. Later, the maternal relatives simply usurped power.]
Emperor Mingxi, his son and his two children listened quietly to their daughter's thoughts, feeling deeply moved.
Emperor Mingxi, in particular, felt ashamed when he thought of the outcome of his rule over Daxia as described in the heavenly book by his daughter.
In this life, I am so grateful for my precious daughter. If it weren't for her voice reminding me, I am afraid that Daxia would still follow the old path of being usurped by foreign relatives, and I and the princes and concubines would have become cannon fodder long ago.
Xia Miaoyuan's inner voice continued, "Hey, why is this happening?"
[We finally managed to reverse the fate of Daxia's early destruction, and thought things would go much more smoothly from now on. But now, we've discovered the powerful enemy of Dayue.]
[What a jerk! There are so many hidden plots that were not included. It turns out that the destruction of Daxia was also the work of Dayue!]
The more Xia Miaoyuan thought about it, the angrier he became. His cheeks puffed up like a little goldfish.
Emperor Mingxi looked down at his precious daughter, feeling distressed. He quickly hugged Xia Miaoyuan and coaxed her, "My dear Miao'er, when Daddy finds out what happened to Dai Yue, I will definitely pay you back! I will get you back for all this!"
He said this to Xia Miaoyuan and also to himself.
His closest and most respected elder brother was imprisoned after the accident at the palace banquet.
Killing one's brother is a crime punishable by beheading. The late emperor, mindful of the father-son bond, did not want to take the eldest brother's life.
However, after being imprisoned, my eldest brother became crazy and died of illness just over a year later.
If what happened back then was indeed the work of Dai Viet, he must settle the account.
…
Guest House.
Han Lie, the Great Prince, and Bai Zhou sat around the table.
Han Lie held the teacup and scraped the tea foam with the cup lid.
The prince leaned back in his chair, his eyes half closed.
Bai Zhou said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Lord Han, what should we do now? Miss Chunyu has been arrested. Will she confess everything?"
"I've heard that Daxia's prison is a place where life is worse than death. If Miss Chunyu can't bear the torture and confesses everything, will the Emperor of Daxia arrest us and execute us directly?"
Han Lie frowned.
The prince said bluntly, "Master Bai, you are at least a third-rank official. How can you be so incapable of handling such a matter?"
"You and I are envoys from Dai Viet, representing Dai Viet. If Emperor Mingxi were to arrest and execute us, we would be making an enemy of the entire Dai Viet."
“It’s like declaring war on Dai Viet!”
"Even if Chunyu confessed everything, what could Emperor Mingxi do?"
"When two countries are at war, envoys should not be executed! Has Lord Bai forgotten this saying?"
After hearing this, Bai Zhou looked embarrassed, lowered his head and stopped talking.
Han Lie said slowly: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
"Daxia has just concluded the war in the northern border, and the treasury is empty. It has no ability to continue the war."
"Even if they knew our plan, they couldn't do anything to us."
"Besides, with only Chunyu's one-sided statement and no actual evidence, how can you convict us?"
"What we should worry about now is how we are going to report to the Empress Dowager when we return if our plan fails!"
…
The next day.
Emperor Mingxi had just finished his morning court session and arrived at the imperial study when Debao hurried in.
"Your Majesty, Chunyu Yilan has finished painting the portrait!"
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