The leading envoy looked at Lin Yuxin in disbelief and asked:
"It's her??"
"Yes."
The man nodded, and the leading envoy, having received confirmation, gritted his teeth and could only swallow his anger, saying nothing more! However, he prayed in his heart that the woman might not be able to guess correctly.
Why are the envoys from the Sauna Kingdom so afraid of Lin Yuxin? Of course, it's because Lin Yuxin's handling of the Qi Kingdom's envoys last year left a deep impression on them. This woman is too smart; she can even tame tigers! How could she not be frightening?
When the envoy returned to Sauna, he told the king about it.
Although they didn't quite believe how powerful the woman was, they still told the envoys what they had heard in the Xia Kingdom: it was best not to provoke Lin Yuxin unless absolutely necessary, to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
"Yuxin! You really managed to guess it?"
The Emperor saw Lin Yuxin step forward, looking confident, and asked with concern, after all, they had never even seen these things before, how could this girl recognize them?
"Your Majesty, rest assured! I do not do things I am not sure of. But Your Majesty, if I can really guess it, could you give me a few dairy cows?"
Lin Yuxin felt that she should state her conditions in advance, otherwise the Emperor would just brush her off again. Didn't he just not give her a reward? It wouldn't be unreasonable for her to ask for a reward in advance, right? Besides, it's just a few cows!
"Okay, as long as you win, you'll get a cow! Here you go."
The emperor felt that the cows were a minor matter; as long as they won and brought honor to the Xia Kingdom, that was the important thing.
"That's easy! Your Majesty, just you wait and see! Envoy of Sauna Kingdom, are you sure that as long as I guess this thing, you'll give us all your cattle, sheep, and horses?"
Lin Yuxin was overjoyed when she heard the Emperor agree. She then turned to the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom to confirm again, just in case he changed his mind and refused to give it to her. Otherwise, she would be unhappy and throw a tantrum.
"Of course, we in Sauna Country keep our word. If you can guess it, then all of these are yours."
The envoy from the Sauna Kingdom didn't think the woman could actually answer the question, believing she must have just been lucky last year, so he readily agreed.
"That's good, but how about we change our bet?"
Lin Yuxin thought for a moment and decided to go for the big prize, so she said.
"Change what?"
The envoy from the Sauna Kingdom asked, puzzled.
"If I guess these three items, you'll not only have to give us these livestock, but you'll also have to sign a twenty-year treaty of peaceful coexistence with us, how about that?"
Lin Yuxin spoke directly, expressing her thoughts.
Lin Yuxin's words shocked not only the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom, but also the emperor and the ministers present, who were stunned by Lin Yuxin's audacity.
What gives this Regent's Consort the audacity to represent the Emperor in negotiations with the Sauna Kingdom? And on such a momentous national matter no less! The Sauna Kingdom will certainly not agree!
The Emperor remained silent, waiting for the Sauna Kingdom to make a decision. Although Lin Yuxin's bet was sudden, it suited his purposes perfectly. If they could live in peace, who would want to fight?
After a moment of surprise, the three envoys from Sauna Kingdom formed a circle with serious expressions and discussed the matter for a while before one of them finally looked up and asked Lin Yuxin:
"What if you didn't guess it?"
"If I haven't guessed correctly, we'll send you grain and vegetables for ten years free of charge, how about that?"
Lin Yuxin's words truly hit the nail on the head.
The people of Sauna Country live on grasslands year-round and have a large livestock population. The soil there is unique, making it impossible for wheat and vegetables to survive. Therefore, they exchange livestock with other countries every year.
However, they still couldn't supply the entire population, and people still ate meat almost every day, so constipation was a common problem.
If Xia Kingdom could send them rice and vegetables free of charge for ten years, that would be a great help to them!
The envoys from the Sauna Kingdom could no longer remain unmoved, so after some discussion, they agreed:
"Okay! We agree to the bet!"
Lin Yuxin was relieved to hear the confirmation; it was good that they had agreed.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of my suggestion?"
Lin Yuxin looked at the Emperor; this matter required his approval!
"I agree. You may compete!"
The Emperor thought of Lin Yuxin's methods for preparing grains and vegetables, and within a year, the people of Xia Kingdom were basically able to have enough to eat.
So it's worth it to exchange food for twenty years of peace.
Once Lin Yuxin received confirmation, she slowly walked to the center, looked at the contents of the three trays, circled them twice, frowned when she looked at the third tray, and then turned and stopped in front of the first tray.
"What? You didn't know? If you didn't know, you should have said so earlier. After all, you're pregnant and it's normal for you to be naive."
Seeing that Lin Yuxin had circled around twice without saying anything, the envoy assumed she was bluffing and immediately spoke up to mock her.
Seeing this, the ministers also felt that Lin Yuxin couldn't possibly have guessed it.
"How could a mere woman like the princess possibly know such things? Wouldn't she be bringing shame to the Xia Kingdom by going up there?"
"There's nothing we can do; the Emperor values her! I doubt he'll blame her if she can't guess! After all, she's a favorite of the Emperor now."
"But this sauna country is really going too far. They're using things that nobody recognizes to make things difficult for us. Do they really think our Xia Kingdom has no temper?"
"Who can argue with that? But what exactly are these things? I've never even seen them before, how could the Princess possibly know?"
The ministers discussed among themselves, some doubting, some resentful, and some worried, but none of them stood up to help Lin Yuxin out of the predicament, because they didn't know what the thing was called and decided not to embarrass themselves by going up there.
Zhao Yingjie and the others watched Lin Yuxin's figure with worried expressions. They had already made up their minds that if Xinxin couldn't guess the answer, they would go up and beg for mercy to exonerate Lin Yuxin.
Cheng Tinghao also looked nervous. He believed his sister could guess, and he knew a thing or two about her abilities, but he couldn't help feeling nervous and worried.
Lin Yuxin ignored the surrounding whispers, calmly picked up the first item, twirled it in her hand, and with a slight smile, spoke softly:
"This is a nine-linked ring, made of nine interlocking iron wires. All you need to do is untie these nine pieces one by one. Am I right?"
After Lin Yuxin finished speaking, she looked at the envoy from the Sauna Kingdom.
"...You're right!"
The envoy's face froze. She actually guessed right? Yes, she must have guessed. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit she was right. However, his eyes darted around, and he began to make things difficult again:
"Even if you're right, so what? Can you solve it? If you can solve it, then I'll believe you!"
Lin Yuxin glanced at him, rolled her eyes, and said:
"You only told me to guess, but you didn't tell me to solve it. How can a grown man be so slow and indecisive?"
"How dare you talk like that?...I don't think you can solve it!"
The envoy was so angry at Lin Yuxin's words that his face turned red. How could she say that a grown man like him was being indecisive? How utterly foolish!
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