The envoys who came to Dongchen for peace talks this time were the second prince of the Western Kingdom, Yu Xiunan, and several other envoys.
Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun were both surprised when they learned the news.
At the same time, Ye Fuxun was still a little worried. After all, her current identity was Yu Siling, not Ye Fuxun.
She had never dealt with people from the Western Kingdom, so she was afraid that she might accidentally reveal a flaw and make the second prince suspicious.
In the garden, Bai Yuxian and Xiao Yunchen were sitting under the pavilion playing chess, while Ye Fuxun was watching.
"According to the reports coming from the border, the Western Kingdom has recently been ready to make troubles at the border, and has a strong tendency to invade Dongchen. What is the purpose of sending envoys to Dongchen at this time?"
Xiao Yunchen took the sunspot and hesitated for a while before placing it down, then frowned and said in confusion.
"This will only become clear after the envoy arrives in Beijing." Bai Yuxian paused leisurely, with an unclear expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"After entering Beijing? I'm afraid that we will be passive. If we can take countermeasures as soon as possible, I will feel more at ease."
Xiao Yunchen said sadly, now he is no longer the idle prince who had nothing to do and didn't care if the sky fell.
As the regent, he had too many things to consider, and he couldn't afford to be lax at all.
Bai Yuxian raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Yunchen, dropped his gaze steadily, and reminded:
"If you don't pay attention, you will lose! Just such a little thing will make you uneasy. It seems that your psychological quality still needs to be improved."
Xiao Yunchen laughed twice, as if he was breaking a jar: "It doesn't matter if you lose. Anyway, I haven't won a single chess game with you."
He really couldn't calm down now, so he brought the topic back to the West Country.
"People from the Western Kingdom have been coveting Dongchen, but they sent people here at this time. Who knows if they are thinking about how to annex Dongchen?"
Every word he said was scolding people from the Western Kingdom. As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that his sister-in-law was also from the Western Kingdom, and she was also a princess.
So he quickly glanced at Ye Fuxun and said with an apologetic smile: "Sister-in-law, you are not included in the cunning and treacherous Westerners I just mentioned, so don't take it to heart."
Ye Fuxun didn't take it seriously, but smiled brightly: "You are not wrong. Westerners are indeed cunning and cunning, and I am no exception."
If it were the previous Ye Fuxun, she would definitely not be happy if she heard someone say that about herself, but the current Ye Fuxun no longer cares about this.
On the contrary, she felt that the word "cunning" was not a completely derogatory term. Only by being cunning can a person survive in this world full of jackals, tigers and leopards, right?
Xiao Yunchen was a little stunned. Is there anyone else in this world who describes himself like this?
Ye Fuxun saw that Xiao Yunchen always felt hesitant to speak when he talked about things in the Western Kingdom. He thought it might be because of her status as a princess of the Western Kingdom, it was difficult to say something.
So he simply stood up, touched the teapot and said, "The tea is already cold. I'll make another pot."
Bai Yuxian was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Xiao Yunchen was consciously guarding against Ye Fuxun.
But he also understood very well that as a regent, suspicion and caution are inevitable, especially when facing the interests between the two countries. Therefore, he cannot blame Xiao Yunchen.
"You don't have to be so worried about your sister-in-law. She married Dongchen and is already my Princess Chen. She is a member of the Dongchen Kingdom. She will not have any second thoughts about Dongchen or you and me."
"Brother, I'm not doubting my sister-in-law, it's just that the Western Country is her hometown after all, and it is inconvenient to talk about the Western Country in front of her."
Xiao Yunchen said frankly that his eldest brother was like this. Once he fell in love with someone, he would treat her wholeheartedly and give her all his trust. He did this to Hongyue back then, and he does this to his sister-in-law now.
Although Xiao Yunchen has an easy-going personality and is a bit wild and unruly, he is actually a very suspicious person.
He knows very well that nothing in this world is certain, people's hearts can change, and he will not completely trust anyone except his eldest brother.
Bai Yuxian tried his best to see things from Xiao Yunchen's perspective and try to understand him, but the fact that he could not trust Ye Fuxun still made him worried.
"Then from now on, when your sister-in-law is here, you should take care of your mouth and don't talk nonsense."
"Okay, I understand." Xiao Yunchen shook his head and sighed. He was impressed by how much he doted on his wife.
"Brother, tell me, what do you think the purpose of the Western Kingdom's envoys coming to Dongchen is?" Xiao Yunchen simply put the black stones back on the chessboard and looked at Bai Yuxian with interest.
"I'm not very sure, but one thing I'm sure of is that the envoy came to Dongchen to see how the emperor was doing and whether our court was in turmoil due to the emperor's coma.
To put it bluntly, before starting a war, send someone over to inquire about the situation."
Xiao Yunchen nodded. Of course he had thought of this. After all, the Western Kingdom was still a small country and its national power was not as strong as Dongchen's. Even if Dongchen was in internal chaos and its national power was weakened, it would still be afraid of Dongchen.
Half a month later, the Western Kingdom's mission set out from the capital of the Western Kingdom and headed west. After a long journey of nearly half a month, it finally arrived in the capital.
On the night of arriving in the capital, the prime minister and several reception officials met him at the city gate, and took the delegation to the post house to settle down. The next day, they arranged to enter the palace and meet the regent and officials.
After the Prime Minister settled the delegation, he immediately went to the Regent's Palace, where Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun happened to be there.
The prime minister followed the palace manager to the study in a hurry, and bowed first: "I see the regent, Prince Chen, and Princess Chen."
Although Xiao Yunchen was eager to know the situation of the envoy, he still maintained his proper demeanor and said with a serious face: "Prime Minister, please take a seat. Have the Second Prince and the envoys settled down?"
The Prime Minister nodded: "Everything is settled, we just wait to see you in the palace tomorrow."
"That's good, thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister," Xiao Yunchen said politely before turning to the topic: "How many people are there in the mission?"
The prime minister replied: "Except for the five hundred accompanying guards, there are only a dozen envoys in total. Among them are the second prince of the Western Kingdom, eight ministers, and a princess."
"Princess?" Xiao Yunchen was a little surprised and subconsciously looked in the direction of Bai Yuxian, but saw no reaction from him.
Since ancient times, how could anyone take a princess with him when he went on missions to other countries? What on earth did the emperor of the Western Kingdom think?
Ye Fuxun was also surprised and immediately asked: "May I ask which princess is accompanying you?"
Yu Siling was originally the princess of the Western Kingdom, so there was nothing wrong with asking, so the prime minister said, "She is the third princess."
The third princess Yu Yunxuan!
Bai Yuxian narrowed her narrow eyes and roughly guessed the significance of the third princess accompanying her.