She threw all the memorials into the brazier to burn, in order to warm the palace.

"Your Majesty, an envoy from the Qing Kingdom has come to visit."

The eunuch rushed in to report.

"Envoys from the Qing Kingdom? How did they get here? What kind of visit is this?"

Xiao Yuanshuang immediately sensed something was wrong.

When a country sends an envoy, it must first write a letter, then plan the route, and finally visit the country.

What's the reason for their sudden visit?

The eunuch's next words were, "The envoy is Murong Anle, the Minister of Rites of the Qing Kingdom."

In fact, several ministers had gone to great lengths to secure this assignment. It was a matter that would be remembered for all time. He had begged His Majesty for a long time before finally getting this job.

Upon meeting Xiao Yuanshuang, without even drinking tea, his first words were, "Your Highness, why not submit to my Great Qing?"

Xiao Yuanshuang was stunned for a full quarter of an hour after hearing this before she could react.

He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Was all of this Murong Yue's doing? Is that right?"

Murong Anle shook her head, "Your Highness is overthinking it. Our Emperor is of pure heart; her mind is not on this matter."

"Ha, then what's she thinking? Doesn't she want to unify the world?"

“No,” Murong Anle shook his head, “Our Emperor’s mind is not on this.”

They had previously thought that His Majesty only wanted to unify the world, but for a while they felt that His Majesty's mind was on the retired emperor and the empress dowager.

But that day, she heard His Majesty say that she had three wishes.

"Everyone in the world can have enough to eat and wear, ordinary people can get a fair chance, and powerful and wealthy families can get a broader stage."

"Find your father and mother, and tell them that Yue'er has not let them down."

"May everyone around me be happy and safe, and may my good friends and I always be together."

As for who that good friend was referring to, everyone knows the answer.

None of these three wishes concerned unifying the world.