After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

There is no reason why he cannot compare to a rising star in the Pingning Marquis Mansion.

Even if, even if her father worked under Marquis Pingning, so what?

The power of the old nobles should not be underestimated.

What's more, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has her in his heart.

She only needed to go back home to discuss it with her mother, and then ask her grandfather to help her. It was only a matter of time before she married into the Eastern Palace.

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Wangxian Town.

This place is only a day's journey from Shengjing.

The Northern Di delegation is currently resting in an inn in Wangxian Town.

They rejected the local government's request to provide accommodation and instead booked the entire inn.

In the Tianzi Room, a handsome young man in gorgeous clothes was sitting at the eight-immortal table, drinking tea and listening to reports from his subordinates.

"Your Highness, since entering Wangxian Town, I have detected at least three forces watching in secret." A young man in black reported from the side. He was a member of the Lone Wolf Guard.

One of the Beidi secret guards who was responsible for contacting Xiao Yu.

"It's alright. Since I dare to come, I'm already prepared," the young man in brocade clothes said calmly. "This time, I'm here to see Emperor Yong. Besides inquiring about my eighth brother's whereabouts, the more important matter is the annual tribute."

"The whole palace is full of court officials waiting to see me make a fool of myself. It was only because of my father's strong opposition that I was able to make this trip today. The annual tribute from the Great Yong Dynasty to the Northern Di people is still too little. Times are different now, and it's time to raise the price."

"The marriage between Dayong and Xirong is imminent, and I'm afraid the annual tribute issue will be..." The minister standing on the other side, wearing a dark red envoy uniform with silver patterns, said worriedly.

He always felt that His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince was thinking too simply.

The two countries have formed a friendly alliance like Qin and Jin, and they will inevitably unite against foreign enemies. Unless Beidi and Nanzhao cooperate, it will not be easy to achieve results in this audience.

Yelu Zhen waved his hand slightly, his face looking as if he had already expected it. "Don't worry, Liu Qing. Since I dared to accept this task, I must be confident in my success!"

"I see!" Liu Dingfu quickly bowed. "So His Highness the Seventh Prince has already made all the arrangements. It's us who are worried. But, may I ask... where exactly is the solution?"

"The solution lies in the exchange of interests behind this. Who benefits and who loses? As long as we make good use of this, breaking the deadlock will naturally be easy."

“Who benefits? The marriage between Dayong and Xirong will benefit both countries…” Liu Dingfu racked his brains and felt that the only loser was the Beidi.

After all, Nanzhao was far away and located in the southwestern swamp area. It never liked to get involved in other people's business, so Liu Dingfu naturally excluded it.

Yelu Zhen looked at Liu Dingfu with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He really didn't understand why his father would list such a naive and ignorant person as the head of the delegation?

Wouldn't it be better for an envoy representative to be quick-witted and eloquent?

Looking at Liu Dingfu who was still thinking, Yelu Zhen felt that his stupidity was about to come back.

He glanced away wordlessly, and with his eyes he slightly signaled to the guard beside him. The guard immediately understood the order and stepped forward to add:

"I thought that, on the surface, both countries benefited, while Beidi was at a disadvantage. But in reality, Princess Zhaoyang, who was married to Dayong, is the Second Prince's biological sister."

"Although Li Yuanche, who married into the Western Rong clan, was the legitimate son, he was the third child. He had two older brothers and three younger brothers."

The guard only said two short sentences, but Liu Dingfu suddenly felt enlightened.

Yes, the one that Dayong married was Princess Zhaoyang, but she was the second prince’s elder sister. She married into Dayong to help the second prince.

But above the second prince, there is a crown prince.

Would Crown Prince Murong Fu allow such a thing to happen?

When it comes to the position of crown prince, he will not sit idly by and wait for death!

On the other side of Xirong, Li Yuanche was the legitimate son but not the eldest son. He had been favored by the two palaces since he was young and had long been a major concern for other princes.

Now he is going to marry the beloved daughter of Emperor Dayong.

In this way, his power will be even greater, and there is no way that other princes will watch him marry so smoothly.

Although the Northern Di seemed to be at a disadvantage on the surface, they were actually secretly cooperating with the three parties.

The Crown Prince of Dayong, the Grand Prince of Xirong, and Nanzhao.

Although Nanzhao does not like to get involved in other people's affairs, it will not be willing to see the marriage between Dayong and Beidi succeed, because if the two countries form an alliance, it will also threaten the safety of Nanzhao.

If they extend an olive branch of cooperation, Nanzhao will definitely accept it.

Yelu Zhen's eyes turned slightly cold, thinking of his father's instructions before leaving, that he must bring his eighth brother back successfully.

But he felt that his eighth brother might have already died.

From the information he received, it seemed that the eighth prince had indeed eloped with Princess Zhaoyang to Fengcheng, waiting for reinforcements, but within just five days, his traces disappeared completely.

Next, the entire Yongyi Marquis’s family was suddenly imprisoned, shocking the whole country.

The leader of the Black Dragon Guard, Si Qiyu, led his team to Fengcheng and secretly protected a woman.

Everyone was guessing that the woman was Princess Zhaoyang.

Princess Zhaoyang suddenly appeared in the capital and said that she had never done such immoral things and that everything was a false accusation.

Emperor Yong even spoke from his own experience, revealing his own scars, saying that the person Qi Yu protected was actually his princess who had lived among the people.

Now the princess has entered the palace and been canonized as Princess Zhaohua and given the name Murong Ning!

Yelu Zhen pondered these clues over and over again. Although all signs showed that his eighth emperor Xiao Yu fled because he was afraid of being implicated by the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.

But he always felt that the initial guess was true.

The elopement was real, but the princess was fake.

If this is the case, I am afraid that not only the common princess is fake, but the woman who appeared in the capital to clear Princess Zhaoyang's name is also fake.

And his eighth brother may have already been killed.

Thinking of this, a hint of interest flashed in Yelu Zhen's eyes. He had no interest in the so-called eighth prince. There was no such thing as brotherhood in the royal family.

But as the smartest man in Beidi, he was very interested in this series of mysteries.

Princess Zhaoyang, a common princess.

At the Chongyang Palace Banquet, he will personally verify his guess.

He wanted to see how much of a stir a mere woman could stir up.

If she was just an ordinary woman that Emperor Yong randomly found to cover up the truth, I'm afraid she would be scared to reveal her true identity just by standing at the palace banquet in front of the ministers.

A true daughter cannot be cultivated in just a few days.

"Your Highness, a secret letter from the Crown Prince of Dayong!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, and a guard in black walked in carrying a secret letter!

Yelu Zhen took the letter, opened it, and then sneered.

"My guess was correct. This Crown Prince of Dayong is indeed restless. He has already taken the initiative to write to me, requesting cooperation, before I even invited him!"

"Just wait, I believe the letter from Xirong will arrive soon!"

Several people looked at each other in surprise, then bowed in unison and congratulated, "Your Highness is truly brilliant and wise. We admire you!"