It was already noon when the sun shone for three poles.
A burst of hearty laughter came from a large tent outside Dali City.
"Hahaha, Your Highness the Crown Prince has come to Dali. It's really an honor to bring light to this humble place!”
"This humble official offers a toast to His Highness the Crown Prince! Let's drink first."
A coarse man with a face full of stubble sat on the side table below the stage and laughed loudly. As he spoke, he gulped down a bowl of strong wine. There was no change in his expression at all.
It was truly a sea of energy!
This person was the Prefecture Overseer of Dali Prefecture, the culprit who killed Xu Tan, Zhou Qing!
"This subordinate is the deputy of the Prefecture Overseer, Liu Xi. There were too many people in the city just now. For the sake of the peace of the Crown Prince, this subordinate did not kowtow and punished himself with three cups of wine.”
The scholarly middle-aged man who had called out to Zhu Moxie outside the inn earlier had an apologetic expression on his face. He raised the big bowl in his hand and drank three bowls in a row. His face was not red and he was not panting.
These two people were extremely respectful and airtight. There was nothing wrong with them at all.
"Your Highness, these two people are obviously on the side of Imperial Concubine Wan. Should we drink this wine?”
Shang Ming transmitted his voice into his ears, seeking Zhu Moxie's opinion.
He believed that since the Crown Prince dared to come to the banquet, he must have made all the necessary preparations. He just had to listen to his orders.
Zhu Moxie smiled faintly, his expression unchanging. His lips parted slightly, and his voice converged into a line as he said,""Why not? If he didn't drink it, how could he let them reveal their true colors and get clues?”
Looking at Shang Ming's worried expression, he smiled and transmitted his voice,"Don't worry. Don't look at Zhou Qing as a boorish brute. He's actually an experienced person. That Liu Xi is obviously a dog-headed strategist. How could he not know that if anything happens to me, Wan Zhen 'er, that bitch, will definitely throw the blame to them. A mere fourth-grade official can't bear this responsibility.”
"They would never dare to poison us!”
Zhu Moxie was fearless. Although the Crown Prince did not have any real power, he still represented the royal family. If anything happened to the Crown Prince, not to mention a mere fourth-grade official, even the Grand Preceptor, who was a high-ranking official, would die without a doubt.
Immediately, he raised his wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
There was no change in his expression.
This kind of wine, which was only slightly more than ten percent alcohol in the future, simply couldn't make a modern person like Zhu Moxie drunk.
Moreover, his body had been tempered to the extreme, and his metabolism was ten times that of an ordinary person. He had just drunk it, and in less than a moment, wisps of alcohol were expelled from the pores all over his body.
Not to mention alcohol, even if it was poison, it could still be expelled!
"Good! Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly forthright!"
Zhou Qing laughed out loud. A hint of joy flashed across his eyes as he gave a thumbs up.
Then, he turned to look at Shang Ming with a hint of anxiety on his face. If this old pervert did not drink, his plan would be in vain!
"Eunuch Shang, you don't even want to give this lowly official some face?"”
"Humph!"
Shang Ming snorted lightly. Even the Crown Prince had swallowed it, so what else could a servant like him say?
He shook his head helplessly and swallowed the wine in the bowl.
However, he was secretly wary of them in his heart. At that moment, he wanted to circulate his internal strength and evaporate the wine.
"Not good!"
The internal energy in his dantian was swept away by the alcohol and became chaotic, unable to be mobilized at all.
Shang Ming was shocked. There was no poison in the wine!
Instead, it was something that could temporarily make people lose their internal energy.
"Your Highness, I can't use my inner energy.”
Shang Ming was burning with anxiety. He had possessed internal energy for decades and was almost invincible in the world. Suddenly, he lost his greatest reliance and was instantly thrown into chaos.
He could only anxiously call out to Zhu Moxie, hoping that he would be able to turn the tide.
"Hahaha, Eunuch Shang, do you feel weak all over and your dantian is in chaos?”
Zhou Qing laughed maniacally as if he was a scoundrel who had achieved success. It was completely unimaginable that a petty local official like him could look down on the Governor of the East Chamber, who had so much power in the court, and mock him without restraint.
This time, he had used Imperial Concubine Wan's courage to plot against the Crown Prince and the Governor of the East Chamber, which made him feel proud.
"Bastard! After I use my internal energy to force out the medicinal properties, I will definitely tear you into pieces!”
Shang Ming's eyes were filled with anger. He was the supervisor of the East Chamber, and he held the power of life and death of countless nobles in Ming Dynasty. Today, he was actually humiliated by a small local official. He was so angry that he flew into a rage, wishing he could slap him into minced meat!
"What are you panicking for? Useless."
His calm voice echoed throughout the tent. Zhou Qing and Shang Ming were stunned.
Zhu Moxie's expression did not change. He was calmly drinking fine wine and eating delicacies. His unchanging expression caused everyone to be slightly stunned.
Shang Ming's heart suddenly calmed down. He suddenly remembered that the Crown Prince had no internal energy. What could this wine do to him?
Immediately, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhou Qing and Liu Xi, gloating.
"Your Highness, there's no need to pretend to be calm. This Ten Fragrance Tendon Softening Powder is colorless and odorless. No matter how good one's martial arts are, they won't be able to recover in less than an hour.”
"As far as I know, His Highness the Crown Prince is not a martial artist. His entire body is soft and can't use any strength, right?”
Liu Xi chuckled and did not take it to heart. Instead, he praised,"The Crown Prince is worthy of being the genius who caused even Imperial Concubine Wan to suffer a setback in the court. He can still remain calm and composed in such a situation.”
"However, Lord Prefecture Overseer and I are people who have licked blood on the battlefield. Your move may be able to scare those civil officials, but it has no effect on us.”
Zhou Qing patted Liu Xi's shoulder and laughed heartily.""Brother Liu, this move of yours is really too clever. You used the Crown Prince's audacity and lack of taboos to actually make him obediently enter our trap.”
Liu Xi cupped his hands and said humbly," Prefecture Overseer, you flatter me. I've only heard that the Crown Prince has extraordinary methods and can predict things like a god. However, there are always flaws in being young. It's an experience that has been too smooth sailing. It will make one's self-confidence swell.”
"Your Highness must be confident that we wouldn't dare to hurt you, which is why you dared to come to the banquet alone, right?”
" Of course we wouldn't dare to harm the Crown Prince," Zhou Qing said with a fawning smile." We only wish to invite the Crown Prince to return to the capital to see the Imperial Consort."”
Seeing the two of them flattering each other, Zhu Moxie smiled bitterly and said,""Before you return to the capital, can you answer a question of mine?”
"Haha, Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to ask about Eunuch Yu's whereabouts, right?”
Zhou Qing saw that Zhu Moxie seemed to have accepted his fate and laughed loudly. If he had fought to the death, it would have taken him a lot of effort.
He was in a good mood and said frankly,"Eunuch Yu is only thirty miles away from the shrubbery in front of us. However, I have already sent troops to encircle and suppress him. I believe that Eunuch Yu has already met with Buddha.”
As soon as he said this, Zhu Moxie's bitter face instantly revealed a cruel smile, and the temperature in the tent suddenly dropped.
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