Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 804 Consumption

When the War King saw how angry the Emperor was, he was startled and stepped forward to pick up the memorial and quickly read it.

The more he looked, the uglier his expression became.

The secret report detailed how Princess Anas of the Southern Desert bribed servants in the Grand Tutor's residence to secretly add a slow-acting poison to Wang Qingyao's daily flower tea, hoping to weaken her body and render her unfit for the position of principal wife.

The marriage of the Prince Kang's principal wife took place more than four months later. Only after the principal wife was married would the concubines be married on a special day.

Princess Nanmo had a clever plan. When Wang Qingyao's health deteriorated, she could take over the Kang Prince's residence first, and might even have designs on becoming the Kang Prince's principal wife.

Fortunately, Wang Qingyao grew up in the Grand Tutor's mansion and received careful guidance from her elders, so she was well aware of the inner workings of the household.

Moreover, after the betrothal, the old lady of the Grand Tutor's mansion gave her experienced nanny to her granddaughter. The nanny had some medical knowledge and noticed that the flower tea tasted strange, thus preventing a major disaster.

The old woman was also very composed. She immediately and secretly kept the items without making a fuss, and reported it directly to the old lady.

Only then did the Grand Tutor directly present the evidence and report to the Emperor.

The War King closed the secret memorial and said in a cold voice, "This Anas has such a vicious mind! Such outrageous methods!"

With Anas becoming a concubine of Prince Kang, the Prince Kang's harem is likely to be unstable in the future. Fortunately, Wang Qingyao is quick-witted, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Anais is incredibly audacious. If she succeeds, it will not only affect the life of the royal family's daughter, but also the face of the royal family and the stability of the court!

The War King remained outwardly composed, but his words were righteous and stern: "Father, this matter must not be left like this! Anas's actions are a blatant provocation against our national prestige and an attempt to sabotage the marriage alliance!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "Of course I know! Originally, I gave her some face because she was a princess of a country and a person sent for a political marriage, but I did not expect her to be so ungrateful and seek her own death!"

The Emperor looked at the War King with a deep gaze: "War King, what do you think should be done in this matter? How can we severely punish the murderer without immediately escalating the conflict with the Southern Desert?"

After all, the peace talks are still ongoing, and the Southern Desert has made many concessions, and the border has just returned to calm.

After a moment's thought, the War King replied clearly, "Father, I believe this matter requires both overt and covert measures. Overtly: immediately order Anas to be confined to the post station and not allowed to leave without an imperial edict. On the grounds that she is 'unaccustomed to the climate and needs to rest and recuperate,' suspend all concubine ceremonies."

The War King glanced at the Emperor, and seeing that the Emperor did not object, he continued, "At the same time, we will use this matter as a pretext to lodge a strong protest and make negotiations with the Southern Desert delegation, demanding more tangible benefits as compensation in the peace talks, using this matter to control them and make them pay a real price."

If you disagree, you don't have to agree to the marriage alliance.

If the Southern Desert isn't afraid of Anas being sent back and losing face, then not having a marriage alliance wouldn't be a big deal.

After all, no one expected a princess sent for a political marriage to actually play a significant role; she was merely a symbol of friendship between the two sides.

The Emperor was pleased with what the Prince of War had said and nodded slightly, saying, "Go on, what do you plan to do in secret?"

The War King replied matter-of-factly, “I have secretly requested Your Majesty's permission to send men to thoroughly eliminate Anas's trusted confidants from the Southern Desert involved in this matter, especially the maid who delivered the medicine and carried out the conspiracy. Furthermore, I will use this opportunity to thoroughly investigate and eliminate any Southern Desert spies planted in the capital, particularly those possibly lurking in the residences of princes and high-ranking officials. This will not only cripple their influence but also further deter the Southern Desert.”

It's also to let them know that this isn't a place where they can just reach out and do whatever they want.

The person who poisoned them is most likely a spy from the Southern Desert, but they haven't admitted it yet. That's alright, we can get rid of them. If we can use this to lure out other spies, that would be best. Even if we can't, there are plenty of ways to get rid of them.

The Prince of War paused, then added, "As for the Grand Tutor and Wang Qingyao, Father Emperor could perhaps comfort them and bestow some gifts upon them to show the royal family's protection and regard for them. Through this incident, Miss Wang has established her authority sufficiently, which will also benefit her in managing the inner quarters of the Kang Prince's residence in the future."

The emperor listened, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He thought to himself that of all his sons, the Prince of War was indeed the most capable.

This approach combines swift and decisive action with room for maneuver, yielding tangible benefits while also providing an opportunity to clean up internal issues—a truly win-win situation.

The Emperor was pleased and quickly approved, saying, "As you have suggested! The Court of State Ceremonial will handle the matters of confinement, protests, and demands for compensation. As for clearing out the spies and eliminating their associates, you will have full authority to do so!"

"Your subject obeys the decree!" The War King bowed and accepted the decree, lowering his head to conceal the cold glint in his eyes.

This time, the princess of the Southern Desert has truly crossed his line.

He wanted to see how much courage Nanmo still had to play tricks after this warning!
As Zhan stepped out of the palace gates, preparing to clear out the spies in the Southern Desert, Tang Wan, far away in the Northern Desert, was also cultivating ten acres of new land in her own space.

The continuous days and nights of clearing and planting had almost exhausted her.

When the last ten acres of new land were cultivated, Tang Wan felt a strong wave of dizziness, which was significantly more severe than before.

Tang Wan dared not forcefully use her spiritual power to cultivate the land any further, so she had to stop.

He quickly regulated his breathing and meditated. After a short while, his body felt slightly better, and he quickly returned to the villa.

After drinking two cups of spiritual spring water and meditating for a while, my body felt a little better.

Tang Wan still felt very tired, so she decided to take a shower and get a long sleep.

Back on the comfortable, soft bed, Tang Wan fell asleep almost as soon as her head touched the pillow.

An hour later, Tang Wan woke up naturally. Although she was not completely exhausted, she had recovered most of her strength.

Tang Wan didn't delay and immediately got up to sow sorghum seeds on all the newly reclaimed, unplanted land.

If you do the math, the tireless work over the past few days has actually resulted in the reclamation of another eighty acres of new land.

These new fields are all planted with sorghum. Roughly estimated, given the Yu family's grain consumption rate, this batch of sorghum will be enough to sustain them for quite some time.

After doing all this, Tang Wan flashed out of the space.

The sun was setting outside the window, but it was still some time before it got dark.

Tang Wan pushed open the door to the main house and went out.

Wang Da was tidying up the trinkets in the front yard when he saw Tang Wan come out. He immediately stopped what he was doing and asked, "Master, what are your orders?"

"Prepare the car," Tang Wan said calmly, "to take me to the rouge shop."

"Yes, sir, I'll go get the carriage right away." Wang Da responded and ran off to prepare.

The carriage was quickly prepared, and Tang Wan sat down. She said to Wang Da, who was driving, "Wang Da, starting tomorrow, take some time each day to go to the fortune teller's shop and find that young clerk. Learn to read from him. I've already made arrangements with them."

Wang Da tightened his grip on the reins slightly, and said with a delighted expression, "Thank you, Master!"

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