Li Wei glanced at Tuoba Yunwu and paused.

Yuwen Wuji knew that Li Wei was doing this on purpose, so he replied, "What did you say!"

Li Wei immediately knelt down, his voice trembling, and said, "Your Highness said that Princess Tuoba is after the Princess! During the palace banquet, she tried to frame the Princess but failed. Last time, she caused a scene at the Prince's residence, resulting in the Princess losing her child. Now she wants the Princess dead. Bei Qing simply doesn't take Da Chen seriously!"

"Nonsense! Based on the principle of friendly exchanges between our two countries, how could Beiqing possibly harm the Princess Consort! It's just that my sister is too strong-willed, which led her astray. She had no other intentions whatsoever!"

Tuoba Yunwu argued vehemently that if it was just a momentary lapse of judgment, an apology would suffice, but if it was classified as intentional murder, they would not fare well.

Thinking about it this way, he became even more determined to stick to his idea.

"My sister would never have any malicious intentions; there must be some misunderstanding!"

Yuwen Wuji coughed a few times, looking quite troubled, and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, Beiqing, but I also have to answer to my ministers!"

"Your previous commotion caused Princess Xiaoyao to miscarry, which was a precious life! I have compensated the couple for your actions, but they must still harbor a lot of resentment. Today, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to act as the peacemaker."

When Tuoba Yunwu heard him say that, he knew that the old man was being pretentious and trying to extort money from him.

Tuoba Yunwu thought that the Great Chen Dynasty had every reason to punish them, and he was now at their mercy. If he had to sacrifice some benefits, returning home was the priority. Once he was back, he could discuss the things he had promised.

"Emperor Chen, how about I increase the number of horses by another 10% next year?"

Yuwen Wuji's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm and said, "Let's leave that aside for now. The main issue is how to compensate Prince Xiaoyao and his wife. They've only lost one child, and I've only sent them some gifts as a form of consolation. If I force them to stop making a fuss, I'm afraid it will discourage my ministers!"

Tuoba Yunwu gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's add another 20%. This is the most I can do."

Yuwen Wuji smiled and said to Li Wei, "Go and fetch my imperial seal. Since Prince Tuoba wants to amend the contract, then let's amend it."

Tuoba Yunwu's lips twitched violently, thinking that Emperor Chen was truly shameless.

He then said to the young eunuch, "You bunch of shameless bastards, hasn't the Prince of Xiaoyao been standing there long enough already!"

The eunuch hurriedly invited Xie Liwei in. Xie Liwei was naturally furious, but seeing the attitudes of Yuwen Wuji and Tuoba Yunwu, he understood that the two had reached an agreement: he could make a scene today, but he couldn't go too far.

"Your Majesty, Princess Beiqing has gone too far! First, she caused a scene at my residence, resulting in the Princess Consort's miscarriage. Considering that she may have been unintentional, I refrained from further action for the sake of friendly relations between our two countries. Who knew she would escalate her actions so blatantly? Now she has resorted to underhanded tactics in the competition. Her intentions are extremely malicious! I beg Your Majesty to do me justice!"

Yuwen Wuji remained calm and composed, saying, "I know about your grievances, but what's done is done. Now, all I can do is try my best to make it up to you and the Princess."

After saying that, he looked at Tuoba Yunwu and said, "Prince Tuoba just told me that they did not do it on purpose and it was all a coincidence. Now that you two are here, you can speak your minds in front of me."

Tuoba Yunwu cursed the old fox inwardly. He'd already taken advantage of him, and now he didn't care about anything else. Now he was just letting Xie Liwei negotiate compensation himself! What had he done? He'd just watch, making sure Xie Liwei wouldn't openly break ties with him! As for whether he'd ask for an exorbitant amount, who knew!

Tuoba Yunwu gritted his teeth and said gently, "Prince Xiaoyao, I sincerely apologize to you on behalf of my sister. I am willing to offer you the treasures of Beiqing. Please forgive my sister's passing!"

Xie Liwei snorted coldly, "No treasure is as precious as my child!"

“Our Northern Qing royal family possesses a dazzling yellow sapphire, a gem that is extremely rare in the world. I am willing to offer it to you to clear up the misunderstanding between us!”

Xie Liwei glanced at Yuwen Wuji's expression and, seeing the dark look in his eyes, knew that he wanted to.

The yellow sapphires from Beiqing are indeed unique, beautiful, and dazzling, worth a fortune. But what did he want them for?

Such a unique item is hard to sell. Aside from keeping it at home as a keepsake, the only other option is to give it to someone in power to curry favor.

But because this thing is so rare, who would dare to buy it? Apart from Yuwen Wuji, he seems to have no one to choose from.

But to ask him to give his compensation money to Yuwen Wuji? Dream on!

"What use is your worthless yellow jewel to me! Is it worth more than the lives of my son and my wife! You have caused so much trouble for my family, and now you think you can settle this with a broken stone? That's far too easy!"

Tuoba Yunwu choked up. Although that was the logic, as the party seeking compensation, he naturally wanted the matter to be resolved as soon as possible.

"If yellow gemstones won't do, how about a hundred taels of gold?"

"Ha, I have plenty to eat and drink, why would I need your pittance?"

Tuoba Yunwu looked at Yuwen Wuji, hoping he would say a few words on his behalf. He couldn't even get his compensation terms approved; how could they possibly negotiate?

But in Yuwen Wuji's eyes, Xie Liwei's problem wasn't that he couldn't accept compensation, but rather that the compensation wasn't adequate.

So he took the initiative and said, "Since it's already compensation, why be so stingy? Then give us both the yellow gem and the gold!"

Tuoba Yunwu almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

This Emperor Chen is truly inhuman!

Xie Liwei sneered. It was clearly him who wanted the yellow gemstone! He was using him as a pretext; he couldn't let him succeed.

"Your Majesty, I don't want those cold, impersonal things; I only want my child!"

Yuwen Wuji found Xie Liwei really unlikable; he had already said so much, yet Xie Liwei remained so stubborn.

He immediately put on a stern face and said, "How are you going to compensate me for this? You can't expect the Princess of Beiqing to give you one!"

Xie Liwei seized the opportunity, saying, "Your Majesty, your idea is excellent!"

Yuwen Wuji's face instantly turned ashen.

Meanwhile, Tuoba Yunwu was pondering the feasibility of a marriage alliance between Beiqing and Dachen.

They already had the idea of ​​a marriage alliance with the Great Chen Dynasty. The Emperor of Beiqing asked him to ask for the hand of the Great Chen Dynasty's eldest princess, or to arrange a marriage between Tuoba Hongyun and the fifth prince of the Great Chen Dynasty.

It's impossible for Tuoba Hongyun to marry into the Great Chen now; she's performed too poorly, and the people of the Great Chen hate her.

If she were to marry into the Great Chen now, she might be killed by the people of Great Chen in no time.

“Your Majesty, if a marriage alliance between Beiqing and Dachen can resolve the misunderstanding between us, I think my sister would be willing.”

Yuwen Wuji felt a lump in his throat; he didn't want to!