As soon as the news of the sudden death of the Tatar prince came out, the entire Ningyuan City was in an uproar.
"When did the Tartar prince enter the city?"
"Oh, the Tartar prince's entry into the city is not the point. His sudden death is the key. Doesn't it mean that the emperor is ready to negotiate a peace? The envoy hasn't come yet, and there is something wrong with the Tatars. How can we negotiate a peace?"
"God, we're not going to fight again, are we?"
"Stop talking about it here, pack up quickly and leave Ningyuan City."
There was a lot of discussion in Ningyuan City, and soon some people reacted, packed their luggage and fled out of the city.
Lin Yujun did not stop them, and even opened the city gate wide when the people left.
However, in just three days, half of the people in Ningyuan City were missing.
At this time, Wen Yixiu, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of Song Shuwan and Pei Huan.
"I can give the prince an explanation regarding the sudden death of the Tatar prince."
Pei Huan said calmly: "He's just an uninvited person. You don't need to explain anything. But you showed up at the right time. I have something to ask you to do."
Wen Yixiu's expression was obviously a little dazed, but he quickly came to his senses: "Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."
"Previously, the Luo family in Anyuan City came to me and negotiated some terms. But since that person left, the Luo family has been silent. I need to go there alone to figure out the problem."
Wen Yixiu understood: "I understand, leave this matter to me."
After saluting, Wen Yixiu retreated.
Song Shuwan watched Wen Yixiu's figure go away and turned her head slightly: "There are many people who can handle the affairs of the Luo family. Why would the prince leave the matter to Mr. Wen?"
It's not that Wen Yixiu is incompetent, but with Wen Yixiu's ability, leaving Ningyuan City for the sake of the Luo family seems to be overkill.
Pei Huan smiled: "There are indeed many people who can handle the Luo family's affairs, but the only one who can really make the matter bigger is Bowen leaving."
Song Shuwan's heart skipped a beat: "What does the Crown Prince mean?"
"I want to use Bowen's departure to build momentum and suppress the emperor's idea of negotiating peace."
Song Shuwan opened her mouth, and suddenly she didn't know what to say. She could understand the meaning of Pei Huan's move, but if the relevant calculations were spread, Pei Huan would be doomed.
Thinking about it, Song Shuwan couldn't help but said: "Has the prince ever thought about what will happen if he is exposed? You must know that Prince Ning, Prince Yong and the fifth prince are all in Ningyuan City. If the prince acts like this, he will become the target of public criticism if he is not careful.
, then..."
Pei Huan raised his hand to signal Song Shuwan to stop talking.
"I know the relevant situation well, don't worry, I won't put myself in a dilemma."
Even so, Song Shuwan still felt uneasy.
"Your Majesty, maybe it would be a good thing for Zhou to negotiate peace with the Tatars?"
Pei Huan sighed: "If it's a good thing, I won't interfere with it, but that's the Tatars. I've dealt with the Tatars too many times. I know their thoughts very well."
Hearing this, Song Shuwan said nothing.
That afternoon, the fifth prince came to the inn. When he saw Pei Huan, he asked, "Prince Pei, why did you allow those people to leave?"
Pei Huan looked at the fifth prince in surprise: "What are you talking about, His Highness? Didn't those people leave with His Highness's permission?"
The fifth prince said angrily: "How could I allow them to leave?"
Pei Huan sighed: "The Tiger Talisman is in your hands now. Isn't it your permission for the people to leave?"
Looking at each other, Pei Huan and the fifth prince fell into silence, but compared to Pei Huan, the fifth prince's heart was a little heavier.
The next moment, he threw a box in front of Pei Huan.
"I have to say that Prince Pei is very scheming. With just a tiger charm, he dragged this prince into the quagmire."
Pei Huan glanced at the box and said calmly: "Isn't this tiger talisman what the fifth prince wants? How can you say that the lower official is scheming?"
The fifth prince sneered, threw up his sleeves and left.
Pei Huan shook his head and asked An San to put away the box.
An San opened it and took a look, raised his eyebrows and said: "This fifth prince is really interesting. He wanted the tiger talisman, and now he has come to make trouble in front of the prince. Whether the cooperation is good or bad is the prince's problem?"
Pei Huan smiled and said nothing. No matter how good or bad it was, the situation in Ningyuan City was now under his control.
"Put away the tiger talisman, His Royal Highness will come again tomorrow."
"yes."
An San left with the Tiger Talisman.
The next day, Song Shuwan had just finished her breakfast when she saw Wen Yixiu appearing in her sight. Their eyes met and she raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Master Wen hasn't left yet?"
Wen Yixiu nodded and took out a box from his arms: "Wen was entrusted by someone to give something to the Crown Princess."
"Entrusted by someone?"
Doubts flashed through Song Shuwan's heart: "Who is it?"
"Miss Zhen."
Song Shuwan's lips twitched, it turned out to be Zhen Yuan, it was hard for her to still miss him in the capital.
"Thank you, Mr. Wen."
After saying that, she reached out to take the box in Wen Yixiu's hand, but before she could touch it, Wen Yixiu dodged it.
"Master Wen, what do you mean?"
Wen Yixiu lowered his eyes, his eyes full of gentleness: "Wen wants to ask the Crown Princess for a favor."
Song Shuwan frowned, her eyes swept over the box and landed on Wen Yixiu's face, and she suddenly understood.
"Young Master Wen already had this box when he came, right?"
Wen Yixiu admitted very neatly: "Yes, this box has been in Wen's hands for a long time."
Song Shuwan understood that Wen Yixiu had been keeping it, hoping to get something from her or change the conditions, but why did Wen Yixiu think that she would give in because of a box?
Thinking about it, Song Shuwan said it directly.
Wen Yixiu smiled: "Generally speaking, the Crown Princess will not give in for a box, but Miss Zhen and Wen said that the contents of this box can help the Crown Princess overcome a difficult situation."
Help her get through a difficult time?
Song Shuwan's heart skipped a beat, followed by a surge of anger: "Since Mr. Wen knows that Miss Zhen's box can help me overcome a difficult situation, he still refuses to give it to me for his own personal gain. If this matter is reported back to the capital...
…”
"Wen will not let this matter spread back to the capital. The Crown Princess knows that Wen has this method."
Song Shuwan clenched her fingers tightly, and the anger in her heart became more and more intense. However, after a moment, she suppressed the anger again.
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Mr. Wen, just tell me directly. What do you want me to do?"
Wen Yixiu condensed his eyes: "Wen, I want the Crown Princess to save someone."
"who?"
"Forsythia."
When the name came out, Song Shuwan's brows instantly furrowed: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Wen was seriously injured because of Forsythia suspensa. Under such circumstances, why do you ask me to save people?"
"I was indeed seriously injured because of her, but she also saved me."
At this point, Song Shuwan no longer knew what to say. After a long time, she held back one sentence: "The prince will not agree to let her go."
"This is something that the Crown Princess should worry about. Wen only wants one result."
After that, Wen Yixiu put down the box and turned to leave.