He still has the strength to hate, and it seems he can live for a long time.

The emperor, who carried all of Su Yuan's hopes, was thinking about something else at that moment.

He had already forgotten about the former prime minister.

Because of the Empress's death, Sheng Zixi was depressed for many days, and the Emperor also claimed to be ill and did not attend court.

He's been sick quite a few times this year, and there are all sorts of rumors circulating about him. He's not unaware of these rumors, but he doesn't want to bother with them, feeling that there's no point in saying anything more.

Once this period passes, he can go to court as usual, and the suspicions will soon disappear.

It's no wonder people suspect he's in poor health; he's always claiming to be sick, which just sounds unhealthy.

But he knows his own health condition; there's no need to worry about those speculations.

Seven or eight days later, an urgent message arrived from the border, carrying a letter from the Emperor of Qikong Kingdom.

It's the same old story: the eldest princess is homesick and wants to return.

The emperor knew he couldn't delay any longer, but he hadn't figured out what to do yet.

Last time, Su Wenyuan said she had an idea, but the Emperor was too eager to smear Sheng Jingyu to ask for details.

He thought that if he thought about it for a few more days, he would come up with an idea, but it turned out that he overthought it and didn't come up with any ideas at all.

It is still unknown why Qikong Kingdom is doing this, but it can be sensed that if this matter is not handled properly, Qikong Kingdom will launch a war.

Yasukawa is no match for them, so conflict must be avoided under any circumstances.

Should we sue for peace again? But the people of Qikong Kingdom are all ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. They want to restore their kingdom and reclaim all of Qikong Kingdom's former territory.

For this purpose, they don't care how many people will die in the war, nor do they care about the suffering of the people of both countries from the ravages of war.

With no scruples, even if Ankawa wants to make peace, it probably won't be able to stop them.

They might become even more reckless, proving that Yasukawa's military strength is insufficient and their offensive will only become more and more intense!

Besides bringing back the eldest princess, the more important task of the envoys sent this time was to find a way to maintain peace between the two countries.

This is a difficult task; the Emperor would feel most at ease sending Sheng Jingyu.

But he doesn't trust Sheng Jingyu at all now and doesn't dare let her leave.

If he goes, it can stop the war between the two countries, but it will also cause other problems.

After agonizing over the matter all night, the Emperor could not come up with a solution, so he could only ask everyone at the morning court the next day who should go.

They put forward many candidates, all of whom were in this golden palace.

Nobody is willing to take the initiative to handle this.

Hearing his own name, he was so frightened he almost couldn't stand up straight. It was just an envoy to Qikong Kingdom, was it really necessary?

Was it because the previous envoys shared their experiences that they were so frightened?

Regardless of the reason, seeing them like this, the emperor knew he couldn't send them.

I chickened out before even leaving the house; how much courage will I have left once I get there?

Sheng Jingyu remained calm and composed, standing there without speaking or refuting.