Tuoba Di's eyes suddenly tightened, and his tone was filled with surprise: "Minister Xuan, which countries' envoys are you talking about that have already arrived in Beijing?"

Minister Xuan bowed and replied, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the envoys from the Northern Yue Kingdom and the Western Chu Kingdom arrived in the capital at the same time today."

The Emperor heard that the envoys from Western Chu and Northern Yue, who were attending Crown Prince Tuoba Di's wedding, had already arrived in the capital. Remembering that the Crown Prince's wedding was the day after tomorrow, his sullen expression softened slightly, and he asked, "Lord Xuan, when did this happen?"

"Your Majesty, the envoys from these two countries have just entered the city. As soon as they entered, the soldiers guarding the city gates sent someone to inform me. I have personally gone to the post station to confirm."

"Who led the delegations of these two countries?" Prince Tuoba Di asked immediately.

He frowned, secretly puzzled. The envoys from both countries had arrived at the post station, but he had not received any news at all.

"Your Highness, the Western Chu delegation is led by Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao and Prince Jing." Minister Xuan paused briefly before continuing, "From the Northern Yue Kingdom, Crown Prince Bei Jinheng and Seventh Prince Bei Jinyan are accompanying them."

Hearing Chu Chenjing's name among the visitors, Tuoba Di's eyes gleamed. Chu Chenjing had come too. Since he was here, Ouyang Yunyao must have come too, so he could finally catch a glimpse of her.

But the next second, his eyes dimmed again. The Crown Princess at his wedding was not Ouyang Yunyao. He sighed in his heart and thought that now was not the time to take action against Chu Chenjing.

The emperor standing by didn't know what the prince was thinking, he nodded slightly to show that he knew.

"Your Majesty, the princes of Western Chu and Beiyue have both requested to come to the audience this afternoon." Minister Xuan reported again.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then instructed Tuoba Di and the others, "Prince, after lunch, you and Minister Xuan will go to the posthouse to greet the two princes on my behalf, and then bring them to see me."

"Father! Your Majesty! I obey your command."

"Your Majesty! I obey your command."

Tuoba Di and Xuan Shangshu said in unison, and then they walked out.

The Emperor rubbed his tense brows, his gaze sternly sweeping over the three people in the hall. He said in a deep voice, "Prince Han, General Zhen, you should continue to send more people to investigate the missing warhorse. There must be a result."

"Yes! I obey your order." Tuoba Honghan bowed in response.

"I obey your order!" General Zhen answered loudly.

The emperor paused briefly, then added, "The Dirong tribe should also be sending people in the next two days. This is a good opportunity for you to test the waters." He then looked at Tuoba Honghan with particular attention, and said gravely, "Prince Han, think of a way to purchase another batch of war horses from them."

Even though he was angry with them, he knew that he still had to rely on them to dominate the Yuzhou Continent, so it was not appropriate to investigate them further at this moment.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Dirong tribe may not have many war horses left." Tuoba Honghan reported truthfully.

"Then try to get a batch from other tribes." The emperor's tone turned cold, with an unquestionable majesty.

"Yes! I obey your order!"

At this time, the emperor raised his eyes and glanced coldly at Tuoba Feng, then waved to several people, signaling them to leave.

Upon seeing this, Prince Han, General Zhen and Tuoba Feng immediately bowed and took their leave, quietly leaving the imperial study.

Tuoba Feng was already covered in cold sweat when he came out of the imperial study. He was secretly glad that his father did not pursue them this time.

……

Danyan Kingdom, the posthouse in the capital.

After the members of the Western Chu and Beiyue delegations checked into the inn and settled down, it was soon time for lunch.

Because the crown princes and princes of the two countries were going to the palace to pay homage to the emperor of Danyan in the afternoon, they had lunch in the inn.

After lunch, the members of the two countries' delegations returned to their rooms in their own courtyards to rest for a while.

Not long after lunch break.

The Crown Prince Tuoba Di of Danyan State came with Minister Xuan and the Vice Minister of Rites, and met with the Crown Princes and members of the envoys from Beiyue and Xichu States at the posthouse.

After a brief greeting, Tuoba Di accompanied the Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao of Western Chu, Prince Jing Chu Chenjing, as well as the Crown Prince Bei Jinheng of Beiyue and Prince Bei Jinyan of Flame to the palace to meet the Emperor of Dan.

Ouyang Yunyao stayed in her room and did not go to see Tuoba Di, nor did she go with Chu Chenjing and others to the palace to see the Dan Emperor.

She planned to take Mei'er and Xiaolu to stroll around the streets of Danyan Kingdom's capital in the afternoon when Chu Chenjing and others went to the palace.

Before going out, Ouyang Yunyao disguised herself, Xiaolu and Mei'er, making them look like people from Danyan and wearing clothes similar to those of Danyan people.

The three of them walked out of the gate of the inn in a swagger, with An Yi and An Er following them like shadows, protecting Ouyang Yunyao in secret.

The posthouse was not far from the main street, so Ouyang Yunyao did not take a carriage and walked out with her two maids.

After leaving the street where the posthouse was located and turning a corner, they arrived at Danfeng Street, the most prosperous street in the capital of Danyan Kingdom. The street was bustling with people and pedestrians coming and going in an endless stream, a scene of great bustle.

Perhaps it was because the New Year had just passed and the Crown Prince of their Danyan Kingdom was about to get married, the entire street was decorated in red, and a festive atmosphere was everywhere.

The three of them walked in the bustling crowd. Because they had dressed up, their clothes did not look out of place and did not attract the attention of the people here.

The capital of Danyan Kingdom was already home to various people from other tribes in their country, and their clothing styles were also different. Therefore, although their clothing was slightly different from that of the locals, no one felt that they were different.

Ouyang Yunyao took Xiaolu and Mei'er for a walk, stopping as they went from one end of Danfeng Street to the other, and found everything quite new.

As they walked, they ate some snacks that were different from those in Western Chu. They also bought a lot of novelty gadgets. Every time Ouyang Yunyao bought something, she would quietly store it in her space when no one was paying attention.

Afterwards, the three of them turned to another street - Yanfeng Street. This street was lined with restaurants, teahouses, and many jewelry shops.

Just as they were about to enter one of the jewelry stores, Mei'er, who was walking behind them, suddenly pointed at the entrance of a restaurant in front of them and said to Ouyang Yunyao, "Princess, Princess, look, that woman at the entrance of the Hong Family Restaurant over there, isn't that Miss Liu...?"

Ouyang Yunyao looked in the direction she pointed and saw several women walking up the steps of the restaurant. She saw the one leading them and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Oh, Mei'er, you are not mistaken, she is really Liu Qingxiu."

"Princess, why is she in this Danyan Kingdom?" Xiaolu also recognized her and asked in confusion.

"It's like searching for a needle in a haystack, but it turns out to be something you haven't found yet." Ouyang Yunyao sneered, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Princess, what's going on..." Mei'er asked in confusion after hearing Ouyang Yunyao's tone. Xiaolu and Mei'er were not in Kyoto during the New Year and were unaware of what had happened there.

"Let's go, follow them, we're going to that restaurant too."

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