The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

When Jingxue returned to Yichun Palace, Xiaoman said that the Duke of Fuhai had just arrived and delivered an imperial edict.

Xiaoman was originally going to find Jingxue, but Fuhai said it wasn't necessary and left after delivering the imperial edict.

"What imperial edict?" Jingxue asked, taking off her disposable raincoat.

"His Majesty has asked you to participate in tomorrow's negotiations!" Xiaoman replied.

Jingxue: It seems that the Emperor Emeritus's words still carry weight.

The next morning, Jingxue took Runyue out. As soon as they turned onto the main road, they heard Yingying calling out, "Sister, Sister Yueyue!"

Jingxue turned her head and saw Yingying, An'an, Li Jun, and several guards from Nanzhao. Yingying was riding on the back of the leopard.

"Yingying, you're amazing!" Runyue exclaimed, her eyes wide with surprise.

“We’ve come to play with our sister. Sister, have you missed Yingbao?” Yingying and An’an had already changed into Nanzhao costumes, which looked newly made.

An'an and Li Jun, father and son, bowed to Jingxue.

Jingxue smiled and took a few steps toward them. "Of course I miss you all! But I have something to do today, so I can't play with you."

"Huh?" Yingying said disappointedly.

Li Jun smiled and comforted his daughter, "Yingbao, be good! Your sister has something to do. Let's wait until she has time to come, okay?"

"OK then!"

Jingxue laughed and said, "Although your older sister can't play with you, your Yueyue sister can!"

Leap Moon had been eagerly anticipating it for a while, saying, "Miss, if I don't keep you company, who will?"

"Go call your sister Xiaoman, then you can play with An'an and Yingying!"

"Alright!" Leap Moon ran back to the courtyard.

"Where is your mother?" Jingxue asked.

An'an replied, "Mother went to negotiate with the Great Wizard and the General. Sister, after the negotiation is over, we will go back to Nanzhao with Mother. Sister, I will miss you!" Tears welled up in the little girl's eyes as she finished speaking.

"An'an, your sister will come to Nanzhao to see you. We are men, remember that men don't easily shed tears." Jingxue patted An'an's head tenderly.

The little guy blinked hard, holding back his tears. "Mother said Nanzhao is very far from here, but I believe in my sister. I will definitely become a strong and upright man."

"I will definitely keep my promise to you. You trust me, and I trust you too."

An'an nodded, "My sister is the person I trust the most!"

"Great! This leopard is quite docile!" Jingxue changed the subject.

Li Jun smiled and said, "Yes! I heard that it was tamed from a young age and was once the mount of an old wizard. Yingying can understand its calls and has even learned gestures to communicate with it."

Jingxue nodded. "That's right. I'm going to the negotiation too. You didn't tell Lan Yuan about the drones, did you?"

"Xue'er, the good things you gave me are my talisman, how could I say that! Your uncle will listen to you."

"it is good!"

At this moment, Xiaoman had already run out with the leap month.

"I have to go now, have fun, everyone in the leap month!"

"Don't worry, Miss."

Jingxue didn't delay any longer and led Xiaoman toward the main gate of the East Palace.

To her surprise, Ye Muchen was waiting for her at the gate with Gao Chi and Li Guangxing. The two hadn't seen each other for several days. Jing Xue was fine, but Ye Muchen was eager to see her.

"How did you come?"

"Oh! I knew you were also participating in the negotiations. Since not everyone had arrived yet, I just came to pick you up!" Ye Muchen said naturally.

Gao Chi: Your Highness! It's obvious that you came all this way to pick up the Princess Consort because she hadn't come yet, and you even said it was on your way.

Li Guangxing is very obedient now. He knows that his cousin has the prince under her thumb. Look at the way the prince looks at his cousin; you can practically stretch out two feet of silk threads from his gaze.

Jingxue didn't think much of Ye Muchen's words and said, "Let's go then!"

She glanced at Li Guangxing behind her and said, "You three go first. I have something to say to the Prince."

As Xiaoman and the other two walked forward, Ye Muchen asked in a low voice, "Is it about An'an?" He knew that An'an had been brought into the palace, and Jingze talked about her every day.

"I guess so! Princess Nanzhao is An'an and Yingying's mother."

Jingxue's words startled Ye Muchen, causing his eyes to widen considerably: "No wonder Yingying called her 'Mother' that day, but why doesn't she recognize her own child?"

"There's a reason for this," Jingxue explained to Ye Muchen.

Ye Muchen listened as he walked, and by the time they were almost at the Minghua Hall where the talks were to be held, Jingxue had finished speaking, even mentioning the matter of having Li Jun use a drone to spray pesticides the day before.

"Xue'er, don't reveal the plan to repel the enemy yet. His Majesty told us that whoever can defeat the barbarians without losing a single soldier will be granted one wish. I think you should wait until His Majesty issues the decree before revealing your plan..." Ye Muchen didn't finish his sentence. He knew his father and brother well and didn't want Xue'er to waste her time this time.

Jingxue smiled brightly at him and said, "Okay! We won't act until we see the results."

Ye Muchen was amused by Jingxue's words and nodded, "That's right!"

Actually, there was something else he wanted to tell Jingxue, though it wasn't very important. It was that the Princess of Kangping had gotten married the day before yesterday. Although they had sent an invitation to the Prince of Zhan's mansion, Ye Muchen hadn't gone or sent anyone to deliver gifts. He simply didn't want to have any dealings with them, whether it was the Marquis of Quyang's mansion or the Imperial Princess's mansion.

It's better not to say anything, so as not to upset Xue'er.

Today's talks mainly focused on listening to the Nanzhao envoys describe the information they had about the foreign lands, which was also very important for Beiye.

After all, if the Western Frontier were to advance deep into the North Night border, this side could prepare in advance.

After listening to General Yihan Aru's account, Jingxue pictured the fire musket in her mind. It resembled a long-barreled hunting rifle, but it still looked quite crude.

Although crude, their bullets were quite powerful, and they were even loaded with iron pellets. Nanzhao spies saw that many of the wounded soldiers from Nanyu Kingdom had been blown up, missing limbs.

After Yihan Aru finished speaking, no one on Beiye's side said anything.

Ye Muchen asked the first question, "How long do you estimate it will take for the foreign tribes to reach Nanzhao?"

"It will take about three months if things go smoothly! The Southern Island Kingdom has also launched surprise attacks on foreign states before, but they have suffered heavy losses. After all, no one wants to be a subjugated slave. Besides, the soldiers of those foreign states burned, killed, and looted, completely disregarding the principle of not harming civilians in previous wars between two countries. Their behavior is infuriating. The Southern Island Kingdom has also put up a very tenacious resistance. After all, they are going to die anyway, so they might as well perish together," Yihan Aru said.

"Does the Kingdom of Nanyu only use weapons like swords, bows, and arrows?" Yemus asked.

Yihan Aru said, "Yes, but the foreign tribes have shields, so bows and arrows are not very effective. They usually clear the way with shields, and then they use their fire muskets."

Minister of War Gao Pengju was also there; he was Ye Musi's father-in-law. A couple of days ago, the War King sent them a shield and asked if they could make it. The officials below studied it for a long time but couldn't find the same iron material.

He had already informed the Emperor at the morning court session, and the Emperor didn't say anything.

Ever since his second daughter married Prince Rui, his heart has never been at peace.

He originally wanted to align himself with Prime Minister Zou, but the Emperor arranged a marriage for his daughter. Moreover, he sensed that the situation in the court was quietly changing, and the previously seemingly stable power structure was now becoming blurred.

Therefore, he needs to observe for a while longer.