Chapter 350: Prince Jin’s Highlight Moment

Prince Jin continued, “My Lords, this prince and the princess traveled across the oceans to several countries including Jianan, and saw with our own eyes how tomatoes, potatoes, corn, etc. were grown and eaten by the people in those countries.”

Xia Miaoyuan sat upright in his seat, watching Prince Jin’s impassioned speech, and was inexplicably excited. [Uncle Shi’s Highlight Moment is here! ]

[Come on, Uncle Shi! Today is your big day! 】

"When my husband 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 ate these foods and were in good health. This was all witnessed by my own eyes."

"My wife, my queen, and my followers ate these every day and did not feel any discomfort."

"Among them, the tomatoes have benefited me a lot."

When he said this, many people in the palace showed gossipy expressions on their faces, and looked at King Jin with complicated eyes.

King Jin's face was a little red. He paused and said slowly: "Originally, this involves my privacy, but it doesn't matter today."

"My king will just say it out loud!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the expressions of the people in the palace 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 is an interesting phenomenon there, that is, there are very few infertile men."

"The ceremonial officer who was in charge of taking care of me at the time, after getting to know me, learned about the difficulties my husband and I had in trying to have a child. He learned that the princess was in good health, but had been taking medicine for several years to no avail, so he concluded that it was most likely my problem."

At this point, the prince of Jin lowered his head slightly, as if he was recalling the days when he had been shrouded in the distress of infertility for the past ten years.

The seats on both sides made a sound of "Oh".

Looking at the guests again, they all had a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces, as if they had eaten something incredible.

Some even looked at the people around them and secretly curled their lips.

Xia Miaoyuan looked down from above, taking in all the little movements of the guests, and could not help but curse them in her heart.

[You princes and ministers, you are enjoying eating melons, but if my father asked you to discuss some national affairs or do any work, you would pretend to be deaf and dumb and incompetent.]

After listening to his daughter's voice, Emperor Mingxi agreed with her and nodded slightly.

At the same time, the King of Jin continued, "The etiquette officer told me that if I insist on eating ripe tomatoes every day, it will help men's essence."

"I followed this method and insisted on eating them. Later, the princess really got pregnant!"

"From then on, I became more determined to bring these exotic crops back to Daxia and promote them."

"The saying that Daxia people cannot eat those exotic crops is pure nonsense. The bodies of me and my princess, as well as my newborn son, are the clear evidence!"

When the King of Jin said this, he looked at the guests with eager eyes.

The guests were a little stunned.

"Your Highness, if what you said is true, then what we heard before was not just a rumor?"

At this time, Zhang Yushi in the crowd asked.

"Everyone!" Xia Zhengqi stood up.

"Regarding the exotic crops, whether the people of Daxia will be poisoned if they eat them, the facts are right in front of us. Don't you understand?" When

everyone heard Xia Zhengqi say this, they all felt guilty and lowered their eyes unconsciously.

Some people were whispering.

"It seems that the rumor that it is poisonous is undoubtedly a rumor."

"Ah, it turned out to be a rumor, which really hurts people."

Xia Zhengqi glanced at everyone's reactions and showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Zhang Yushi asked again: "Your Majesty, I am very courageous. I have another question in my mind. The Prince of Jin had a sick look on his face before, why did his complexion become rosy and shiny when he brought the child into the palace just now?"

Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard and laughed a few times: "My dear Zhang, just listen to me. You will understand when I finish speaking."

"Ever since I heard from you that there were rumors that foreign crops were poisonous, I sent people to investigate. Now, the matter has been clarified."

"The rumor that they are poisonous was deliberately spread among the people by someone with ulterior motives. They intended to sabotage our plan to popularize new crops."

When Xia Zhengqi said this, his eyes fell viciously 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 winked at Yao Jinse, and the couple slowly stood up, bent their waists, retreated to the back of the seat, and then moved quietly to the door of the main hall.

However, when they were still seven or eight steps away from the door of the hall, they found that four guards in armor and holding swords were already guarding the door.

The four guards looked at them sternly, and the couple shuddered again. They had to bite the bullet and pretend nothing had happened and returned to the table.

At the same time, Xia Zhengqi shouted: "Bring the people up!"

With the sound of iron chains, the three people were taken to the hall and forced to kneel down by their shoulders.

Three people all had a big black cloth bag on their heads, and no one knew who they were.

[Roar! The big show is about to begin!] Xia Miaoyuan grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them with relish, observing the three people with interest.

At this time, Xiao Licheng, the Minister of the 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 the two people was the head shopkeeper of Tianxiang Restaurant.

"Your Majesty, everyone, allow this minister to report in detail." Xiao Licheng bowed to Emperor Mingxi and said loudly.

[Ahhh! It's my uncle!]

[The highlight moment of the Minister of the Dali Temple! 】

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 spread a while ago."

Xiao Licheng pointed at the old man and said, "This man is called Wang Min! He is the head shopkeeper of Tianxiang Restaurant. A few months ago, it was him who hired people with money to spread rumors in the streets."

Wang Min lowered his head, his forehead almost touching his knees.

When the second prince heard the head shopkeeper of Tianxiang Restaurant, his heart was shocked and he looked at the prince in disbelief.

The 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 whispered to him, "You actually arrested Liang Chaozong's people, and they don't even know about it?! Come to the palace banquet as usual?"