Qi Yuan mentally gave himself a thumbs up for being clever. He'd go ask Li Daoyun how to raise hedgehogs later.

Then you can openly and legitimately come to Ah Hao again.

The capital city was shrouded in a blanket of white snow, but the lives of the people in the city were not affected at all, because there were people specifically responsible for cleaning the main roads.

The shop is responsible for cleaning the area in front of its premises.

In the alley and in front of each house, each household naturally sweeps its own area.

This is a rule set by the retired emperor.

The colder it is, the more sweltering the city seems.

As the Yue delegation was about to arrive, Murong Anle straightened his official robes, tucked a silver charcoal hand warmer into his pocket, and led his men out of the city to greet them.

There's no other way; the royal family's direct descendants aren't many, so we can't have His Majesty come in person.

As a member of the royal family and the Minister of Rites, he was perfectly suited to welcome the Yue delegation.

The Yue Kingdom sent its second prince, Xiao Yuanche, and third princess, Xiao Yuanshuang, along with officials and guards, making a large delegation of nearly a thousand people.

Xiao Yuanche was originally riding a horse, but the further north he went, the colder it got, so he had no choice but to get into a sedan chair.

After entering Daqing territory, they were freezing cold, so Xiao Yuanshuang ordered someone to put a brazier inside the sedan chair, which made things a little better.

"Second brother, put on your new fox fur cloak. You'll have to get out of the carriage when you meet the Qing officials."

Xiao Yuanshuang gave her instructions.

This second brother is a carefree and impulsive person. The reason he was sent as an envoy to Qing Kingdom was purely to provide cover.

I still remember what my father said to me before I set off.

“Yuan Che is in the light, you are in the dark. You are a princess, a woman, and no one cares about you.”

"What you need to do is find out the strength of the Qing Kingdom, whether it has any plans to send troops to any other country, and if you can find out whether any other country has allied with the Qing Kingdom, that would be even better."

"You are no worse than Murong Yue, Father believes in you."