Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

A hint of anxiety flashed in Hongyue's eyes. She didn't expect that the poison would turn black after coming into contact with cabbage.

It's over now. If Su Qiaoer eats it, not only will he be exposed, but the target mission will also fail.

Just when Hongyue was getting extremely anxious, Zhou Chuxuan grabbed the plate and placed it in front of him: "What's the big deal? I'll just eat it!"

"Qiao'er, you've worked so hard, how can I let you eat dusty food? Go get yourself something delicious. This dish is mine, and no one is allowed to snatch it from me!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled as he took the plate of cabbage to himself, while paying attention to the actions of the people present. He knew very well that the dish was poisonous, so he must not let anyone else eat it.

When Su Qiaoer heard this, tears gradually filled her eyes. His Highness was the master, yet he always cared so much about her, a servant.

Everyone present was silent for a moment, then raised their glasses: "Your Highness! We toast to you!"

Looking at the cheerful atmosphere in the venue, Hongyue and Canxue were originally unmoved, but for some reason, the two women suddenly looked at each other unconsciously, as if some memory deep in their souls was touched and was slowly awakening.

"Sister, do you feel that this scene is a bit familiar?"

Hongyue nodded gently: "Yes, I always feel that I seem to have experienced something like this, and similar happy scenes occasionally appear in my dreams, but I don't know why, and I can't tell what it is."

Canxue's eyes flashed with sadness: "Sister, do you think it could be our parents or relatives? I only have a few memories of them..."

After mentioning her hometown and parents, Hongyue's face became obviously sad, but she quickly controlled her emotions. She was an elite killer under Yang Li, and she must not let her emotions lead to the failure of the mission or cause her to lose her judgment.

Thinking of this, Hongyue quickly reminded her sister: "Canxue, watch your behavior!"

Zhou Chuxuan and Nangong Yanling, who were observant, naturally noticed the abnormality of the two women behind them, but did not say anything.

Not only that, Nangong Yanling has extremely strong hearing and can even hear what the two women are saying perfectly. The corners of his mouth curl up slightly, forming a strange arc.

"General Han, how much gold and silver do you have left in the Fuling Army?"

Zhou Chuxuan put down his wine glass and suddenly asked.

Han Bin was slightly startled, but he didn't intend to hide anything. He answered truthfully, "Your Highness, I have less than 30,000 taels of silver left. I estimate that it will last for another year or so!"

"Your Highness, I have a humble request. I wonder if Your Highness could consider it?"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand: "Just say it!"

"Your Highness, this is the situation. The gold and silver we use now are all our own savings brought down from Fuling Mountain. Once we spend it all, we will still have to ask the court for money."

"Why don't we cultivate the land ourselves, grow some food, or something else, and then use the proceeds to trade with other countries overseas? Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

Murong Xue frowned slightly: "Why should we sell it to overseas countries? Wouldn't it be better for the people in our Wu Dynasty? And it's very convenient."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly and explained, "Of course it's convenient to sell to the people of Wu Dynasty, but if we always sell so many things to the people of Wu Dynasty, where will the people have so much silver? This silver circulates back and forth, and there is only so much in total!"

"Also, you probably didn't understand what General Han meant. General Han meant that when we export to overseas countries, we set the price ourselves, and we also decide how much profit we make!"

"So, it's profitable!"

After Han Bin and Zhou Chuxuan's explanation, everyone suddenly realized: "This plan is brilliant, this plan is brilliant!"

"I've forgotten how many countries overseas have signed mutual trade agreements with our Wu Dynasty, and how many of them haven't paid tribute to our Wu Dynasty in many years."

Zhou Chuxuan frowned, and then he remembered this problem. It seemed that he had to go find Xu Qinglong again.

"General Han, tomorrow, go to Lord Xu's residence and ask which other countries still have dealings with our Wu Dynasty."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Gradually, the dinner came to an end and everyone left after eating.

Nangong Yanling and Murong Xue also went to the backyard to rest. Su Qiaoer went to clean up the dishes. Zhou Chuxuan took Xu Hanyan back to the house, still holding the plate of food in his hand.

Hongyue and Canxue were standing outside the door. Canxue's eyes showed a hint of impatience: "Sister, why hasn't he eaten yet?"

Hongyue chuckled and whispered, "Sister, be patient, he will definitely eat it!"

Sure enough, in the middle of the night, a shrill scream was heard from the room, followed by Xu Hanyan's scream.

In an instant, the candlelight in the room lit up, and Nangong Yanling and Murong Xue in the backyard were also awakened. They quickly put on their clothes and rushed over, but saw Zhou Chuxuan lying on the bed in the room, foaming at the mouth, twitching all over, and rolling his eyes.

Xu Hanyan covered her mouth with her hands, screaming continuously, completely at a loss.

"How is this going?"

Murong Xue's sharp gaze immediately swept over Hongyue and Canxue. Xu Hanyan would definitely not harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now only these two people were suspects.

Hongyue and Canxue lowered their heads. "General Murong, we didn't know what was going on. Suddenly, a scream was heard from the room. When we entered, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already like this!"

Nangong Yanling quickly stepped forward, observed Zhou Chuxuan's symptoms, and declared, "This is poisoning! Quick, go call the imperial physician!"

"it is good!"

Murong Xue didn't bother to pursue other things and immediately went to call the imperial physician.

Nangong Yanling deliberately walked to the front of the dish in front of Hongyue, took out the silver hairpin from her bun, and inserted it into the cabbage, and it really changed color.

“It’s the dish that’s the problem!”

Nangong Yanling looked at the two women and said, "You go out and keep Su Qiao'er under guard. Don't let her get away! But remember, don't alert the enemy now!"

"Yes!"

Canxue walked out of the room feeling somewhat proud: "Haha, Lord Yang Li once praised a woman named Nangong Yanling for her cleverness and asked us to pay more attention to her. But after seeing her today, she's nothing special."

"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak?"