The house was confiscated at the beginning, so I evacuated my enemy's house to escape.

In the capital, the study of King Qi.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Your Highness, Minister Meng requests to see you." The voice of the guard came from outside the house.

"Well, let him in." The King of Qi replied in a low voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Squeak~" Minister Meng pushed the door open and entered the study. At this moment, a faint smell lingered at the tip of his nose, which seemed to be the smell of sandalwood, but also the smell of ink.

The smell is extremely special, but it still smells strangely good.

However, Minister Meng had some doubts in his heart. He remembered very clearly that the King of Qi never used incense because he was worried that someone would put drugs in the incense.

Why is the King of Qi using incense today?

Soon, Minister Meng walked to the desk and saw the King of Qi drinking tea in front of the desk. He immediately bent over and saluted respectfully, "Greetings, King of Qi."

"Well, Minister Meng, there is no need to be so polite." said the King of Qi.

Minister Meng found that the closer he got to the King of Qi, the more obvious the fragrance became. So, Minister Meng raised his head and looked at the King of Qi, wondering, "Did the King of Qi use incense?"

"Hehe, that's not the case." King Qi laughed loudly.

From his voice, one could tell that he was in a particularly good mood.

"Hey, but why is there a very pleasant fragrance in the study? I thought the prince used incense."

"Haha, Minister Meng's nose is very sensitive. I didn't use any incense, but the fragrance emitted by the painting behind me."

As he spoke, the King of Qi pointed to the painting hanging behind him.

Minister Meng looked up and saw a landscape painting hanging behind the King of Qi. He took a closer look, then his eyes were shocked and his mouth opened slightly, "Your Highness, this is Zhang Huaian's painting!"

"Haha, Minister Meng has good taste. This painting is exactly Zhang Huaian's. It is one of the only two paintings of Zhang Huaian left in the world today. This was brought back to me by my uncle Xiaoyao when he was traveling abroad.

As expected of Zhang Huaian, even the paintings he drew have a special and pleasant fragrance. "The King of Qi's voice was slightly proud, and he took a few deep breaths while speaking.

"It's worthy of being Zhang Huaian's painting, it's really lifelike!" Minister Meng praised it and made the King of Qi in a good mood.

"Minister Meng really knows how to talk, haha." The King of Qi was very proud.

Seeing the happy look on King Qi's face, Minister Meng felt somewhat puzzled.

How come he didn't know that there was a fragrance in Zhang Huaian's paintings?

In fact, he also has a painting by Zhang Huaian in his house.

He knew that the King of Qi loved paintings, and so did he.

In order to prevent the King of Qi from coveting the painting by Zhang Huaian in his mansion, Minister Meng never dared to announce that he had a painting by Zhang Huaian in his mansion. If he had not been worried about the King of Qi coveting it, he would have shown off to his colleagues long ago.

Secretary Meng Shang noticed that the painting by Zhang Huaian in his house did not have any fragrance. Could it be that the one in his house was fake?

Before he could think about it, the King of Qi interrupted his thoughts.

"Minister Meng, what's going on in Jiangnan?" The King of Qi returned to his usual gloomy look and asked in a cold voice.

Minister Meng quickly gathered his thoughts and stopped thinking about the previous question. He raised his head, smiled at the King of Qi, and said, "I came here to report this matter to the King.

News came from Jiangnan that the prince had been infected with the disease, and it would probably only be a day or two. After the prince arrived in Jiangyang City, he was worried about being infected with the disease, so he ordered his attendants to take full charge of Jiangyang City's affairs. The prince stayed in the governor's mansion in Jiangyang City and never went out of the front door or the back door, and he almost never came into contact with people, in order to avoid being infected with the disease.

But our people found a set of tableware that was exactly the same as the one the prince used every day and gave it to the patients with the plague. Then we found an opportunity to swap the tableware with the prince's. As a result, the prince was infected with the plague soon after he used the tableware we swapped.

"Haha, good, Minister Meng, you did an extremely good job this time." The King of Qi showed a look of joy, and he looked radiant.

Hehe, counting the days, it’s about time for the old guys in the palace to go.

*

Mao time, Imperial Palace, Main Hall.

In the court meeting.

Emperor Ji Wu was sitting upright on the supreme dragon throne, his face stern and his eyes majestically scanning the ministers who were standing solemnly below.

"Lord Zhang," Emperor Ji Wu frowned, his face gloomy, and said in a low and powerful voice, "What is the situation in those places affected by the epidemic now? Have you found a good way to resolve the epidemic?"

"Your Majesty, the doctors are working day and night to study the prescription for the epidemic." Zhang Wen, the Minister of Rites, said with cold sweat and fear.

"Waste! You mean there has been no progress at all? What use do I have for a bunch of you wastes!" Emperor Ji Wu was furious, with veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is more important!" Eunuch Gao, who was standing beside him, advised fearfully.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The dragon's health is the most important!" All the court officials below knelt on the ground and said in unison.

"Calm down, calm down! How can you ask me to calm down? It has been almost a month since the epidemic broke out, and there has been no progress at all. Do you want the people to riot?" Emperor Ji Wu cursed.

The court officials below knelt on the ground, silent as a mouse.

At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall.

The visitor walked quickly into the hall and knelt down in the main hall.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has been infected with an epidemic in Jiangyang City. The Crown Prince, he has died!"

A single stone caused a thousand ripples. The ministers kneeling on the ground raised their heads in shock and began to discuss fiercely.

"What! The prince, he's dead?"

"Impossible! How could the prince die?"

"What should I do? Why is the prince...ah!"

......

King Xiaoyao raised his eyes and glanced at King Qi who was secretly pleased with himself. Then he quietly looked at Emperor Ji Wu who had fallen back on the dragon throne with a pale face. A hint of deep meaning flashed across King Xiaoyao's eyes.

At this moment, a shrill scream was suddenly heard.

"Ah, sire, sire, what is the matter with you?"

The court officials below immediately stopped whispering and quickly raised their eyes to look at the dragon throne.

They were terrified!

Emperor Ji Wu was sitting on the dragon throne with his body tilted, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood. The bright red blood dripped onto his bright yellow dragon robe, which looked quite shocking.

Finally, Emperor Ji Wu could no longer hold on and fainted.

The court officials were frightened by the sudden scene. Before they could react, a tall figure had already rushed up.

"Father, Father, are you okay? Please don't scare me!" The King of Qi shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Someone, come quickly! Call the imperial physician immediately!"