The envoy from Daxia arrived late, but Gong Yao was not seen among the entourage.

The envoys were welcomed and sent to the post station to rest, while the palace servants quickly delivered the news to the palace.

After learning that the envoys from Daxia had come to the capital, Nan Xiao looked towards Eunuch Zhou below with his phoenix eyes.

"You mean the envoys don't have the Princess of Daxia?"

Eunuch Zhou responded, "Our people have tried to test it, and the envoys from Daxia are very tight-lipped, and they seem to be very shocked that their princess is going on a diplomatic mission to Xirong. It really seems as if the princess has not been on a diplomatic mission.

If we hadn't received the news that the Princess of Daxia had left Daxia with the Daxia envoys, we would have believed in Daxia's time."

Nan Xiao frowned slightly, "He clearly left with the envoys, but now he is not coming to the capital with them. Either he went to the capital to investigate secretly, or he never intended to go on the mission with the envoys."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Zhou's expression became serious, "Then we must send people to look for it. After all, no matter how Daxia and our Xirong will develop in the future, they are brother countries for now.

The princess of the other side accompanied the envoy to our Western Rong openly, but she did not appear in our capital. If something happened to her, we would not be able to explain to the Emperor of Daxia!"

"Have someone secretly keep an eye on the Great Xia envoys. As for the Great Xia princess, I will send someone to secretly look for her."

"Old slave obeys the order."

After Eunuch Zhou left, Nan Xiao called out, "Qingzhu."

Outside the palace, his personal guard Qingzhu quickly entered, "Master."

"Go to the capital and secretly search for any traces of the Princess of Daxia. I estimate that she must have entered the capital before the envoys."

Qingzhu was alert instantly, "Princess Daxia sneaked into the capital first, could she have some ulterior motive?"

"It doesn't matter whether there is an ulterior motive or not."

When Qingzhu was confused, Nan Xiao continued, "It is more important to ensure her safety in the capital."

Qing Zhu was surprised but didn't say much, "I obey your order."

Just as he was about to leave, Nan Xiao said again, "Do you know what the Princess of Daxia looks like?"

Qingzhu shook his head repeatedly, "I don't know."

After saying this, I realized that since the other party came to the capital in secret, he would definitely not reveal his true identity. It is indeed difficult to find someone in the capital of Xirong who is always cautious and hidden, and you don’t know what the other person looks like.

Although as the emperor's personal bodyguard, he could certainly find someone in the capital, but it would take time to find such an unfamiliar person. Who could guarantee that Princess Daxia would not be in any danger in the capital during this period?

Just as Qingzhu was daydreaming, Nan Xiao put down the pen in his hand, and at the same time, a portrait of a person wearing a veil appeared on the dragon table.

Gong Yao's crescent-shaped eyes suddenly appeared, but other than these eyes, the other facial features were not there.

Nan Xiao's only impression of Gong Yao was the chance glance he got at the wedding of Nan Mo and Gong Chenyu. The pair of pure crescent eyes left a deep impression on him, but nothing else left a mark in his mind.

So the portrait at this moment only shows a pair of crescent eyes and a veil.

Qingzhu took the portrait and was stunned for a moment, then finally put it in his pocket and left quickly.

Gong Yao had indeed entered the capital of Xirong before the envoys.

She disguised herself as a seemingly ordinary little girl, and beside her was an energetic old eunuch dressed as an old grandfather, and a woman played by Aunt Jinse, who looked like three generations of outsiders who had come to seek refuge with their relatives.

They stayed at Penglai Inn.

The third floor of the inn.

Gong Yao opened the window of the room and looked out at the bustling street. "Old Yu, do you think the emperor of Xirong will be a more powerful emperor than my brother?"

The old eunuch stepped forward and asked respectfully, "My Lord, do you think our emperor is a good emperor?"

Hearing the sudden question, Gong Yao turned around and leaned against the window in silence for a while before speaking, "Brother has received imperial education since he was a child. He is indeed a talented person who can be molded by an emperor, but it is undeniable that he still has a long way to go and needs to be tempered before he can become a truly good emperor."

The old eunuch's eyes were full of kindness. "Since the Lord knows about this, do you think His Royal Highness Prince You and the Princess don't know about it?"

Gong Yao took a deep breath, "It is because of this that I am... somewhat unwilling. I am unwilling to see Great Xia become a vassal state in the future. My brother needs time to gain experience. He will be a good emperor in the future."

"If that's the case, why didn't you step forward and take on Daxia's mission before His Royal Highness Prince You and the Princess left?"

"My identity as the Dark Emperor was forced upon me by the old prince. I just want to be a carefree princess. What's more, I believe in my brother's ability."

The old eunuch smiled helplessly, "Your Majesty still has time to hone his skills, don't be in a hurry. Since you don't want to shoulder this responsibility, then don't interfere too much in future developments. Just like His Royal Highness Prince You said, the world's general trend of division and reunion is inevitable, your Majesty can just let nature take its course."

"The premise of letting nature take its course is that I want to determine whether the new emperor of Xirong is really more suitable than my brother to be the emperor who unifies the world."

The old eunuch shook his head. "My Lord is just being stubborn and unwilling to admit that the other party is indeed capable. From the time we entered the Western Rong territory to this prosperous capital, everything we have seen and heard along the way proves that the new Western Rong emperor is indeed capable."

"The prosperity of Xirong is the result of the governance of the previous queen of Xirong. The new emperor is just taking advantage of it."

Hearing this, the old eunuch laughed. Even Jinse, who was setting out delicious food, smiled helplessly and said, "Your Highness, even I have heard that when the Queen of Xirong took over the surrounding countries, she was indeed the first to lead and was invincible.

But the then Crown Prince, now the new Emperor of Xirong, always acted as the vanguard. Most importantly, after recovering the countries, the Crown Prince almost always governed the country himself, implementing various policies and properly organizing the cities recovered after the war."

Gong Yao snorted, "You really don't treat me as your master now. You have learned to talk back to your master."

The old eunuch and Jinse looked at each other and laughed.

Gong Yao snorted and walked to the table looking angry. "Hurry up and eat. What's so funny?"

Jinse and the old eunuch immediately stopped laughing and sat down nearby, but their flushed faces showed how much they wanted to laugh.

They wanted to laugh not because of Gong Yao's words, but because Gong Yao had slowly regained the innocence and purity that she should have at her age, and her emotions came naturally at her age like a flower.

Gong Yao looked at the two of them and the porridge in his mouth spat out with a "puff".

"Hahahahaha..."

The next moment he burst into laughter because he sprayed the two people opposite him in the face.

The two of them wiped it and smiled helplessly and dotingly.

The meal ended with the three of them laughing and chatting happily.

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