The side hall of Yong'an Hall.

The emperor simply had a few bites of light lunch, and then met with Ruan Ningxiang and the Crown Prince of Beidu Kingdom.

During the interview, he dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs around him, leaving the old eunuch who had been waiting for him all year round to wait on him.

This time it was real cooperation. Ruan Ningxiang once again explained the content of cooperation with Beidu.

In order to show its sincerity, the Beidu Kingdom was willing to deliver copper, iron, and black stones to Dachu in quotas.

Black stone is modern coal.

The emperor had heard Ruan Ningxiang talk about it once before, so he was mentally prepared for this time.

He put away the cooperation plan in his hand, "Although cooperation is feasible, it's just that the Crown Prince signed this contract on behalf of the Beidu Kingdom. If he returns to the Beidu Kingdom in the future, will he be able to become the master of the Beidu Kingdom?"

The Crown Prince of the Beidu Kingdom replied respectfully: "We in the Beidu Kingdom have originally intended to get along well with Da Chu. Now that we have come to congratulate you and discussed in detail the good things that will benefit the country and the people, my father will naturally not object."

Being friendly with neighbors is like fighting a war and being attacked from both sides. The emperor hoped to negotiate cooperation, so he asked the eunuchs around him to invite Nie Yuan, the minister of civil affairs, to come over.

The cooperation was roughly explained.

He asked the prince and the Minister of Household Affairs to go down and discuss the details in detail.

Ruan Ningxiang was left alone to talk.

There was no one else around, and the emperor looked slightly angry, "You once told me that you used the envoy of Uzi to lure the snake out of its hole, just to catch the man behind it. Now the man behind the scenes not only failed to catch it, but also killed the envoy of Uzi. What do you call

How can we, the great Chu, give an explanation to the Uzi country?"

Ruan Ningxiang knelt on the ground. She had long thought that the emperor would definitely express his power over this matter, and she had already thought of her words.

She straightened her back and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "The death of the Uzi envoy seems to be detrimental to us, but in fact, it actually confirms the doubts we originally suspected.

This Uzi country has long been eyeing our great Chu and has laid a secret clue to come in, and it also directly approached our current prince.

This method is far more clever than the way the Dongdao people used their dreams to devastate our country.

This time they came to congratulate, but their intention was obviously not to congratulate, but to collude with the people behind the scenes.

Now they just killed a puppet messenger. On the one hand, our great Chu lost one of its most capable generals.

On the one hand, he secretly stirred up trouble in the court, making several princes suspicious of each other and fighting among themselves.

Another important point is that if we are suspicious of the Beidu Kingdom, it will not only cause internal strife, but also a struggle between the two countries.

This arrow and three eagles can be said to be a strategic abyss."

The emperor twisted the two jade balls in his hand, and the palace was silent for a moment, with the crisp sound of the jade balls gently rubbing and colliding.

The emperor lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then slowly raised his head and looked at the young girl in a capable military uniform who was kneeling below.

The collision of the jade balls stopped, and the deep and muddy voice sounded again, "Now that you have figured out the other party's intentions, do you have any countermeasures?"

Ruan Ningxiang's eyes narrowed slightly, "The other party's intention is nothing more than to stir up chaos so as to control Da Chu internally.

Until we catch the person hiding behind the scenes, all we can do is prevent and control.

First of all, nothing will happen to General Shen.

Secondly, the Crown Prince of Beidu Kingdom must leave the capital safely as soon as possible and return to Beidu."

The emperor seemed to be thinking, but then nodded slightly as if he agreed.

Ruan Ningxiang suddenly clasped her fists, "After the cooperation between the two parties has been negotiated, I, Ruan Ningxiang, have decided to personally escort the Crown Prince of Beidu to leave Beijing and return to Beidu."

"In person?" The emperor turned the jade ball in his hand again, "General Wu Yuan of Zhenbei is in the capital now. When he came, he was escorted. Even if the Crown Prince of Beidu returns, he should still be escorted by General Wu Yuan."

"Can the Emperor guarantee that General Wu Yuan will be able to escort the Crown Prince of Beidu back to the country safely?"

What Ruan Ningxiang said was already quite rude.

In the past, the emperor would have been angry, but now, the emperor is just deep in thought.

Can General Wu Yuan be trusted?

This is a question worth pondering.

This morning the prince proposed a war.

The emperor did not dare to gamble.

Ruan Ningxiang's eyes flashed, "I am not only the planner of the cooperation, but also fully aware of the conspiracy of the people behind the scenes. No one is more suitable than me."

"Where's Yu'er? Does he agree with you to go?" the emperor asked.

Ruan Ningxiang lowered her eyelashes, pursed her lips slightly, and then raised her head again, "I have discussed it with King Yu, and he has agreed."

The emperor pondered for a while, "Okay, I'm thinking about it."

Ruan Ningxiang came out of the side hall of Yong'an Palace, and the emperor ordered Lin Quan, commander of the Royal Forest Army, to personally escort the prince of Beidu Kingdom back to Guanyi.

She and Su He went to the cold palace where Concubine Rong lived during her lifetime.

Today is the first pregnancy of Concubine Rong.

After Chu Yu came down from court, he came here alone for a long time.

It wasn't until night fell and Ruan Ningxiang appeared here that his sadness and longing were suppressed again.

Chu Yu had already changed into his court clothes and walked out of the room in casual clothes, "Have you met your father?"

"Well, the emperor has no objection to cooperation."

Ruan Ningxiang handed over a piece of snack Su He got from somewhere.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the afterglow of the setting sun shot out a golden glow from the thick clouds.

The two of them were sitting under the plum tree.

Ruan Ningxiang saw a little red spot on the back of Chu Yu's hand when he took the cake, "Why do you have a rash on your body too?"

Chu Yu stretched out his sleeves and said, "It's okay. I'll be down soon."

Ruan Ningxiang didn't know the ingredients in itchy powder, but when she was in the small fishing village of Nanhai City, it was quite scary to see the pustules growing on those people.

"Wouldn't the imperial doctor be suspicious of the fake plague you created?"

Chu Yu took out the handkerchief and was about to wipe the residue on his hands. When he saw that it was the handkerchief embroidered by Ruan Ningxiang, he put it back, took out another handkerchief, wiped his hands and said:

"No, because I had a similar rash when I was very young. At that time, the imperial doctor said it was an epidemic."

Ruan Ningxiang remembered the words of the old eunuch whom she had questioned in the cold palace.

The old eunuch said that when Chu Yu was very young, he had a rash on his body, a high fever that would not go away, and he almost died.

Later, he secretly found Uncle Fu outside the palace and almost saved his life.

"What are you thinking about?" Chu Yu reached out and wiped away a bit of cake foam stuck to the corner of Ruan Ningxiang's mouth.

The brilliance of the setting sun reflected in Chu Yu's black eyes, causing gentle ripples.

Ruan Ningxiang stared at the person in front of her, a big boy who originally only wanted to protect his mother, but now because of her, he was trapped in the court's struggle, getting deeper and deeper into it.

"Tzuyu." Ruan Ningxiang suddenly hugged Chu Yu.

Chu Yu was stunned for a moment, then pushed her away again, "What's wrong?"

"I just want to hug you suddenly." Ruan Ningxiang sniffed.

"Hey... the wild girl is seducing people again. But, you can't do it now. I have powder on my body and will infect you with the rash. I will go home after a while and take a bath. I will let you hug me and kiss me as you please.

Never resist."

Chu Yu smiled heartily and spoke ambiguously.

Ruan Ningxiang suddenly stood up and said, "Old gangster, I'm home."

"I can't wait."
Chapter completed!