Remarrying Chun Yuan

Jiang Yunjiao didn't expect Tuoba Yun to threaten war right off the bat, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

She wanted to retort, but Tuoba Yun's arrogant demeanor prevented him from speaking to her at all. "Who do you think you are, speaking to me like this? Even if Qin Mushuo doesn't have time, the Empress or the Princess Consort should step in!"

"!!!" Jiang Yunjiao's most painful spot was directly torn apart by Tuoba Yun, and she could only retreat awkwardly to report to Qin Mushuo.

Qin Mushuo had not expected the envoy from the Mongol Kingdom to be so difficult to deal with, and he certainly did not want to start a war now.

"Then let the Empress Dowager see her." Qin Mushuo naturally thought of the Empress.

"Why not let the Princess Consort..."

"no!"

Qin Mushuo had already broken up with the Princess Consort last time, and he didn't think she could help him in this matter.

The Empress was the only one who truly considered the bigger picture. Besides, she was his mother; he didn't believe she would betray him.

Unable to refute her, Jiang Yunjiao had no choice but to back down.

They could send someone to invite the Empress, but the Empress wanted the envoy from the Mongol Kingdom to go to the Fude Palace. "...Your Highness didn't want me to go out, so let the envoys come in to see me."

In one sentence, the matter was completely deadlocked.

Qin Mushuo had no choice but to compromise.

Jiang Yunjiao felt that something was wrong, and her attempts to stop them were to no avail. "...Have those two palace maids with children leave Fukang Palace first. I have a feeling that there is something wrong with this matter, and we must be careful."

Qin Mushuo was taken aback. "Where can we retreat to?"

“To a place they never expected.” Jiang Yunjiao volunteered, “This humble woman will personally lead them away, and after the Mongol envoys leave, we will return to Fukang Palace.”

Qin Mushuo felt that she had a bit of a problem, but he had no choice but to agree.

Tuoba Yun was led to Fukang Palace, where discussions began on exchanging Liu Yuechu's two children for support of Qin Mushuo's ascension to the throne.

"These two children are quite troublesome even if you leave them in your hands. It would be more appropriate to hand them over to our sect leader."

The Empress was taken aback; she hadn't expected the Mongols to directly demand the two children. They had all assumed they wanted the Huaizhou mine in exchange…

"No, that's impossible."

"If it's in your hands, it's just a hot potato, but if our sect leader uses it to make a deal with the King of Yan, it has nothing to do with the Great Qi." Tuoba Yun continued to negotiate.

The Empress repeatedly refused, resolutely declining.

"Such generous terms, and you all refuse to agree? Could it be that those two children have already been executed?" Before Tuoba Yun could speak, Xu Xianglan, disguised as a man, went straight to the point.

The Empress looked at her for a moment, feeling something was off. "I would never do something so heinous."

"Heh..." Xu Xianglan let out a cold laugh.

Tuoba Yun glared at her, and she could only shut up and leave.

"This deal is actually quite lucrative. Your Majesty might as well tell His Highness about it, and it would be better if His Highness made the decision." Tuoba Yun said no more, bowed, and left with Xu Xianglan and the others.

Xu Xianglan was a little anxious, "They left so quickly? There are still many things we haven't found out."

"As long as we confirm they're still alive, we've completed our mission."

"what?"

Xu Xianglan naturally had no idea how Tuoba Yun and Li Chengyue had discussed their plan, so she could only obediently follow along.

At this moment, Jiang Yunjiao took her two children and the palace maid to the lakeside in the back garden.

If anything goes wrong, even if the two palace maids make a mistake, she can simply throw the child into the lake and drown him.

But she had only been sitting there for a short while when Qin Mushuo's men came to deliver a message, telling her to quickly take the children back.

Jiang Yunjiao was taken aback. "Now?"

"Yes, Your Highness intends to use them in exchange with the Mongols."

"The Mongolians want to exchange children?"

"Correct."

……

Jiang Yunjiao immediately realized something was wrong. "Absolutely not!" She immediately rejected the idea when she saw Qin Mushuo. "What if the Mongols go back on their word, take the child away, and then deny everything? What will Your Highness do then?"

“But the child is in my hands, which makes things even more difficult for me.” When Qin Mushuo heard the Empress send someone to deliver the message, he immediately thought it was worth a try. “Moreover, by shifting the conflict between Meng and Yuancuo, I can reap the benefits without lifting a finger and only have to deal with Father Emperor.”

He had already received word that Emperor Qi Xiao was on his way back, and that he was on the path where he had laid an ambush.

Of the sixteen locations, ten have already been completed, leaving six remaining.

He refused to believe that Emperor Qi Xiao could get through these six places unscathed without any surprises.

And that last spot is the most brutal.

Those weren't ambushers, but assassins... If news of Emperor Qi Xiao's death reached the capital in a couple of days, his position would be firmly secured.

The child had been handed over to the Mongols long ago, so Yuan Cuo was naturally in a hurry to deal with them and had no time to deal with him.

By the time Yuan Cuo turned his attention to him again, he had already made all the necessary arrangements.

This was not only his wish, but also the Empress's.

Therefore, Jiang Yunjiao's opposition could not sway Qin Mushuo's mind at all.

Jiang Yunjiao was extremely disappointed in him, feeling that Qin Mushuo was too stupid. She wanted to persuade the Empress, but it was clear that the Empress had made the decision.

Before she could even speak, the Empress waved her hand and shooed her away, saying, "This kind of woman is not worthy to speak in front of me; she's polluting the air."

With just this one sentence, Jiang Yunjiao's future path was completely ruined.

Qin Mushuo had no time to pay attention to the women's squabbles. He quickly sent someone to contact Tuoba Yun to discuss how many troops the Mongol Kingdom should send for him, and to demand that the Mongol people present a document supporting his ascension to the throne, which must also bear the seal of Yuwen Chan.

The Right Chancellor stepped forward to negotiate with Tuoba Yun.

Everything was being carried out in secret.

Jiang Yunjiao was not only expelled from Fukang Palace, but also banished outside the palace.

She simply couldn't understand why Qin Mushuo couldn't see through such a simple and obvious conspiracy, and even the Empress couldn't see through it? Why were all these people in high positions fools? And why was she, a smart woman, unable to make decisions?!

She wandered aimlessly down the street.

They didn't even get on the carriage.

During this time, she was so busy running around in the palace that she had forgotten what the streets of the capital looked like.

But the streets of the capital were very quiet at this time.

There wasn't even the sound of vendors hawking their wares.

Ever since Qin Mushuo made a fuss about ascending the throne, the students' protests and disturbances were suppressed, and ordinary people stopped going out, fearing that if they weren't careful, they would die under the blades of the Golden Feather Guards, which would be a great loss.

But as Jiang Yunjiao walked, she arrived at the entrance of Prince Chun's Mansion.

She had just found the existence of this mansion ironic when she saw a figure quietly slip out from the corner. Why did it look like Liu Yuechan? And it was even wearing a small Taoist robe?

She sensed that Liu Yuechan was acting suspiciously, so she quietly followed behind her.

She followed Liu Yuechan to a pharmacy, and then saw Liu Yuechan secretly run off to a post station.

Wasn't that post station where the Mongol delegation stayed?

So they were all in cahoots!