Shi Lidie looked at the gloomy look of the Fourth Princess, thought for a moment, and comforted her:

"There is no clear outcome yet. The emperor hasn't even mentioned the idea of ​​marriage yet. You don't have to be so upset. Maybe there will be a new turn of events in the end."

The fourth princess wiped the tears from her eyes and asked:

"But is there any room for change?"

Shi Lidie analyzed it to her point by point:

"First of all, your aunt told you about the military situation in the North in private. She was just reminding you as an elder to be mentally prepared so that you wouldn't be overwhelmed by the sudden news."

"But what I want to say is that there has been no official public statement on the military situation in the North, and His Majesty has not discussed this matter. No one is sure whether it will be a marriage alliance or not."

"Secondly, His Majesty is your father. Don't you know what kind of person he is? Although the princes and princesses in the palace are not the Queen's legitimate children, he loves you very much. If you really want to marry, he may not let you go."

"In the end, whether or not to have a marriage alliance is still an unknown. If the soldiers of the Great Yin Dynasty can take back the three cities from the Ye State, then wouldn't the marriage alliance be a mistake?"

Perhaps what Shi Lidie said made some sense, the Fourth Princess also listened to it, she nodded:

"You are right. The marriage has not been finalized yet. I can't cry so early. I believe in my father. He is so talented and wise. How could he let his daughter marry?"

"Princess Yun'an, thank you. After my second sister got married, there are no more women of my age in the palace who I can talk to. If you are free, please come to the palace to play with me more often."

Shi Lidie smiled and nodded.

Anyway, she had to go to the palace from time to time, so there was nothing wrong with chatting with the Queen and then talking to the Fourth Princess.

"Okay, next time I go to the palace, I'll bring you milk tea and snacks from my shop." Shi Lidie said.

When the fourth princess heard this, her eyes lit up:

"Are these the ones you brought out at the last banquet? After I ate them last time, I couldn't stop thinking about them. Later, Concubine Mei said that you and my second sister were going to start a business selling these, but I can't leave the palace, so I don't have the chance to eat them again."

"If possible, next time you come to the palace, can you bring me some more spicy noodles? I love them so much!"

Shi Lidie couldn't help but laugh. She didn't expect that the Fourth Princess was a person with a strong taste for spicy food. The girls from other families felt that spicy strips had too much oil and salt, and left a bad taste in their mouths, which was not very elegant. However, the Fourth Princess preferred this kind of food.

"No problem, I'll bring it to you next time." Shi Lidie agreed.

After comforting the Fourth Princess, the two walked out of the rockery and then parted ways, one returning to the harem and the other leaving the palace.

Just when Shi Lidie thought that the marriage would not happen, a letter came from the distant Ye State, and was delivered to the hands of His Majesty the Emperor of the Dayin Dynasty at the fastest speed.

The letter of credence reads:

It is a great pleasure to hear that the Empress of Dayin Dynasty has given birth to a legitimate son. The Crown Prince of Ye State will soon bring an envoy to the capital of Dayin Dynasty to congratulate, attend the little prince's full moon banquet, and discuss the issue of exchanging the three cities for the princess' marriage.

Shi Lidie didn't know about the exchanges between countries so quickly.

But after the letter arrived, His Majesty asked the court officials to clean the inn and prepare to welcome the envoy. The matter was handed over to the Honglu Temple, and the Cabinet also sent people to participate. Liu Luping was sent out to gain experience.

The emperor wanted to train him, so he asked him to follow Prince Yi and others and be responsible for the reception of the envoys from the Prince of Ye State.

Liu Luping came back and told the second princess about this matter, and sighed:

"Fortunately, the princess and I got married early. If it had been delayed until now, the princess might have been one of the candidates for marriage."

The second princess was also very fortunate. When she saw Shi Lidie the next day, she also sighed:

"It's hard for my fourth sister. If the marriage could be avoided, it would be better. My fourth sister wouldn't have to marry far away to the Kingdom of Ye."

Shi Lidie was also a little surprised when she heard the news.

I didn't expect the Prince of Ye to be so arrogant. He had blatantly planted an intelligence organization in the capital of Dayin Dynasty. Not long after Xuanyilou's embarrassing escape, he actually set his sights on the princess of Dayin Dynasty.

In recent years, the Dayin Dynasty and the Ye State have occasionally fought each other.

As the few major Central Plains countries on this continent, the two sides trade and cooperate with each other and share what they have, but at the same time they are wary of each other, and clashes occur from time to time at the border.

But basically, the Dayin Dynasty always ended in victory, and the Ye Kingdom did not gain much advantage.

It was precisely because of this that the State of Ye sent spies to try to disintegrate the Dayin Dynasty from within. However, the Xuanyi Tower was exposed by Shi Lidie, so this trick naturally did not work.

As Ye State was repeatedly at a disadvantage, the Crown Prince of Ye State should not have been so arrogant.

But unexpectedly, in order to assist the third prince in his rebellion, Marquis Dingbei transferred troops away from the border, which gave the prince of Ye an opportunity. He even cooperated with the Beidi and occupied three cities of the Dayin Dynasty.

These three cities gave the Prince of Ye the confidence to challenge the Dayin Dynasty.

The Emperor of Dayin Dynasty was reluctant to give up these three cities, and even more reluctant to see the people in the cities being killed by the Prince of Ye. If he could not come up with a safe solution, the Fourth Princess might really have to marry.

When Shi Lidie heard the news, she thought about all the causes and consequences in her mind.

But she could only think about it. National affairs were not something a little woman like her could interfere in. What the final outcome of the negotiations between the two sides would be was a matter for the senior officials in the court.

While handling the business of the two shops, Shi Lidie took time to complete elegant tasks. From time to time, she went to the palace to chat with the Queen and the Fourth Princess, and then waited for the little prince's full moon banquet to arrive.

She wanted to see what kind of person this prince of Ye State, who wanted the princess to marry, was.

If it really doesn't work, at worst she can see if there is anything useful in the system mall to make the Prince of Ye change his mind and help the Fourth Princess avoid this marriage far away.

As time passed, the newborn little prince grew up day by day.

The baby was a wrinkled little baby at first, but he changed every day. In a month, he became fair, tender and cute, with two dimples on his chubby face.

The little prince doesn't like to cry, he is always smiling, with bubbles of milk coming out of his mouth. He is a truly adorable baby.

Every time Shi Lidie entered the palace, she would hold the little prince tightly in her arms.

And so, a month later, the full moon banquet arrived.

The venue of the banquet was, as usual, the Qing'an Palace. Concubine Xu's organization was perfect and there was nothing wrong with it. All the civil and military officials took their seats in the Qing'an Palace in turn and watched the Emperor and Empress come in with their child in their arms.

After the greetings, the fixed process of the banquet began.

Until a eunuch's voice came from outside the store:

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Ye State has brought an envoy to see you. He said he brought gifts to wish the little prince a full moon."

The emperor's eyes were gloomy, and he could not see whether he was calm or angry. He teased the little prince and then said:

"Please invite the Crown Prince of Ye and the envoys in."

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