The old emperor thought it made sense. Of his sons, Zhu Zhi was imprisoned, the third son was still in Mu City, and only Zhu Yu and Zhu Dan were worth using.

Sending his two princes to negotiate with the envoys of Chen would be giving them too much credit.

The fact that Zhu Heng was not his son was, after all, a royal scandal, and apart from a few royals present at the time, no one knew about it.

He immediately said, "What Minister Qi said is very true. Then the matter of negotiating with the State of Chen will be entrusted to Zhu Dan."

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Dan exchanged a glance, smiled softly, and looked away.

"Your Majesty, if the Chen Kingdom is willing to surrender, shouldn't the 120,000 troops led by the Duke of Ying return to Shengjing? The Northern Army has been in Shengjing for half a year, and they should return to the Northwest. Otherwise, if the Northern Qi makes any moves, it will be too late."

The old emperor glanced coldly at the minister who had spoken and said, "I have my own plans for this matter, there is no need to say more."

After the court session, the old emperor sent an imperial edict to the Duke of England.

Lu Xiaoyun knew Zhu Dan's abilities; in modern times, he could secure orders worth millions without any investment, all thanks to his silver tongue.

As soon as Qi Shaocheng stepped out of the council hall, Zhu Dan called out to him.

"General Qi."

Qi Shaocheng hurriedly bowed and said, "This humble general greets Your Highness the Fifth Prince."

Zhu Dan casually fiddled with the jade pendant at his waist: "A couple of days ago, I overheard the Marquis of Yongbo and his wife mentioning Miss Shen Shuyi, the second daughter of Minister Shen of the Court of State Ceremonies. I think she is a perfect match for you. General Qi is not young anymore, so don't let the Marquis of Yongbo and his wife worry."

Qi Shaocheng's body trembled. No way, what's going on here? It's one thing for Xiaoyun to be a matchmaker, but why does the Fifth Prince also have a taste for this?

He didn't say anything to offend this upright and virtuous Fifth Prince during the morning court session.

"Fifth, Fifth Prince...did I say something wrong?"

He felt that the Fifth Prince's heart seemed to have turned somewhat black.

Zhu Dan shrugged: "No, men should marry when they come of age, and women should marry when they come of age. General Qi is already twenty-six, he should be thinking about his own affairs."

Qi Shaocheng was even more confused; he hadn't been concerned about the Fifth Prince's affairs.

Zhu Dan took a step to walk out, but before he did, he stopped and turned back to look at Qi Shaocheng.

Qi Shaocheng took two steps back under the gaze. Could someone tell him what was going on?

After returning to the manor, Zhu Yu raised an eyebrow at her.

Lu Xiaoyun got goosebumps from being stared at: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing, I just think you look really good today."

In the afternoon, Lu Xiaoyun went out on the orders of the old emperor and was not in the mansion.

As a result, Zhu Dan came over.

Zhu Yu crossed his arms, leaned against a pillar, and raised an eyebrow at him: "If you're here to see Xiao Yun, I advise you to stay away from her. She was, is, and will always be mine."

"Is Fourth Brother really that insecure?" Zhu Dan raised an eyebrow at him as well.

"Ha, she's already mine."

Zhu Dan scoffed, "Fourth Brother should know that Yun'er, Ayan, and I all come from the 21st century, and we don't care about these things."

Zhu Yu said calmly, "But as I said before, don't forget that even if you come from the same era, you are now living in my era."

"So, Fourth Brother is threatening me that he'll tell everyone about what happened that night?"

Zhu Yu: "..." He's not seriously ill.

The two stared at each other.

Zhu Yu himself was tall and slender, about the same height as Zhu Dan. Unfortunately, now that he was in Lu Xiaoyun's female body, he could only look up at him.

Zhu Yu stared for about fifteen minutes, until his neck ached.

Zhu Dan chuckled softly, "I'm here today to discuss something with Fourth Brother, not to argue with you."

"explain."

Did you know that Qi Shaocheng and Yun'er were previously engaged?

"I know, so what? After she and I got married, their engagement naturally became invalid."

“But you are already divorced. What if Qi Shaocheng uses this to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree? He is now a favorite of the Emperor, the new Commander of the Imperial Guards. The Emperor will not refuse such a small request.”

"Moreover, you heard what Qi Shaocheng said that day. Even Lu Yucheng was extremely satisfied with him. If you and Yun'er hadn't gotten there first, you would already be Qi Shaocheng's wife by now."

Zhu Yu: "..." He imagined replacing Lu Xiaoyun on top of him with Qi Shaocheng, and Zhu Yu couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing Zhu Yu's expression, Zhu Dan knew what he was thinking.

"So, I'm here because I need Fourth Brother to do something for me."

Zhu Yu looked at him coldly: "Why don't you go by yourself?"

Zhu Dan smiled and spread his hands: "Who told you to be a woman now, Fourth Brother? Gossiping with the Lady of Yongbo Marquis, getting close to Lady Shen, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, aren't you already quite adept at these things, Fourth Brother?"

Zhu Yu: "..." That makes a lot of sense.

"You want to set up Qi Shaocheng and Shen Mingguang's daughter?"

Zhu Dan snapped his fingers: "That's right. Although Shen Mingguang's second daughter, Shen Shuyi, is a bit young, she is virtuous, gentle, and kind. Moreover, she has already reached marriageable age and is fresh out of school. She is an excellent candidate for a wife."

Shen Shuyi came of age on the fifteenth day of the second month of this year.

"As far as I know, many unmarried prominent families in the capital are interested in forming marriage alliances with the Shen family."

"Okay, tell me what you want me to do?" Zhu Yu asked.

"I've received word that Mr. and Mrs. Shen Mingguang will be taking Shen Shuyi to a peach orchard on the outskirts of Beijing tomorrow. I'll make the arrangements... You can..."

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