Chapter 593: The one who teases first is the mean one
"That's not your reason to seize Mobei land before the negotiations."
Bilige was unwilling to give in.
Zhao Shen didn't care at all: "There's a saying that goes 'the one who teases first is the cheapest,' and you were the ones who started it first."
Bilige: “…”
He had never heard such words before, and when these words came out of Zhao Shen's mouth, it always made people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
Wu Rina also noticed Zhao Shen's aggressiveness. Her eyes flickered slightly as she mediated, "Alright, let's discuss these issues during the actual negotiations. Let's not discuss these today. Let's just reminisce about the past."
Ji Yunshu also said: "Wurina is right. Let me welcome you today and leave other matters for later."
After that, she asked Bilige curiously, "Is the Prime Minister feeling better?"
Wu Jina shook her head: "Of course not. He has been poisoned for too long. Even if the poison is removed now, he will not recover. We can only keep him alive."
Ji Yunshu didn't expect Wu Rina to be so frank. He sighed and said, "It's good to be alive."
It’s not that she really wanted Bilige to be alive, but Bilige looked like he was about to die, yet he could still be saved.
Then Zhao Shen should be able to do it too.
Ji Yunshu has been feeling a little uneasy these days. There is still no news about the whereabouts of Prince Yong, and giving the Biling Pill to Yichen has yielded no results.
Zhao Shen didn't look abnormal, but that was what made her even more worried.
Wujina heard the sincerity in her words, and the smile on her face became more sincere: "Yes, it's good to be alive."
Her words made Bilige's face soften.
The tense atmosphere in the room dissipated.
Wu Rina probably still felt that Ji Yunshu was easier to talk to, so she pulled her aside and asked, "Is Zhao Shen serious this time?"
Ji Yunshu: "I don't know. He didn't tell me these things."
Wujina didn't believe it: "How could he hide it from you?"
Ji Yunshu blinked: "But why should I tell you? And since you are here, you should be mentally prepared."
Wujina is not stupid. She should have thought about the consequences before doing anything.
He has already come to Wuning and intends to negotiate peace. How could he not know Zhao Shen's attitude?
Zhao Shen's attitude was indeed tough, but it was not his fault. Daxia had always valued peace when it came to matters in Mobei.
That's why the other side is so confident and every time they start a war, they won't pay too high a price even if they are defeated.
This time, Zhao Shen was determined to make them remember this lesson.
Next time you go to war, think about whether they can afford the consequences.
Wujina smiled bitterly: "I really didn't expect things to develop like this. The situation in Mobei is very bad now. We really can't afford too much compensation."
Ji Yunshu remained noncommittal about her complaint: "Don't worry, Zhao Shen knows his limits, and the conditions he proposes will definitely not exceed your ability to bear."
If you can't afford the compensation, you can cede land. Mobei can't just give nothing.
Wujina: "..."
She found that she had underestimated Ji Yunshu. This woman seemed easy to persuade, but in fact she was very clear-headed and insightful.
Seeing that Ji Yunshu's explanation was not convincing, she didn't want to bring it up again to annoy her.
She knew from the beginning that this peace talk would not be easy.
So they talked about other things: "You've been in Youzhou for quite a long time. Do you plan to wait until the peace talks are over before returning to Beijing?"
Ji Yunshu said vaguely, "I haven't thought about it yet. I have nothing to do when I return to Beijing, so I can stay here for a few more days. If I leave this time, I may never have the chance to come back in my lifetime."
She knew that Wujina wanted to find out her whereabouts, so she said this on purpose.
But this is also true. The emperor obviously wants to make use of Zhao Shen. He will definitely not let him out easily when he returns to Beijing this time.
Without Zhao Shen's company, he wouldn't have many opportunities to get out.
Wu Rina also knew that she couldn't tell her the exact news, so she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she smiled and changed the subject: "You're still worried about the poison in Zhao Shen's body, right? Didn't I tell you that Prince Yong had the antidote? Haven't you found it yet?"
This time it was Ji Yunshu's turn to smile bitterly. "Prince Yong has disappeared since he left the capital. We can't even find him, let alone the antidote, whose hidden place is unknown."
Wu Rina's eyes flickered. "If this continues, Zhao Shen's poison could break out at any moment. Do you still dare to continue to oppose Prince Yong?"
Ji Yunshu looked up at Wujina. The people of Mobei looked not much different from those of Daxia, but the difference could be seen if one looked closely.
Their facial features are more three-dimensional and their eyelashes are very long.
Wujina is the best among them. When she lowers her eyes, her long and curly eyelashes will cover all the emotions in her eyes.
Ji Yunshu discovered that after only being queen for a few short months, Wujina had become very different from before.
For example, at this moment, she couldn't tell the other person's emotions at all.
But this didn't affect anything. Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Even if we didn't oppose King Yong, he wouldn't give us the antidote. Since the result will be the same no matter what, why bother with so much?"
"But I heard that if you have a medicine, you can trigger the poison at any time. Aren't you afraid that Prince Yong will kill Zhao Shen directly?"
Ji Yunshu laughed and said, "We simply haven't developed an antidote. Do you think we can't even suppress the poison's effects? If that were the case, why do you think Prince Yong would have allowed Zhao Shen to live until now?"
If Prince Yong could really kill Zhao Shen at any time, Zhao Shen would not have survived until now.
Wu Rina heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "That's good. Don't blame me for asking these questions. The peace talks are a matter of great importance. Prince Yong's Mansion will definitely get involved. I'm worried that if Zhao Shen is controlled by others, the peace talks will be affected."
Ji Yunshu felt that Wujina asked these questions because she might have already established contact with Prince Yong's Mansion and was still wavering.
If they are controlled by Prince Yong's Mansion, then naturally other things will have to be considered during the peace talks.
This is a matter of politics between the two countries. Ji Yunshu will not take it for granted, nor will he be as emotional as he was last time.
She didn't respond, but changed the subject: "I remember the last time I saw Bilige, he really looked like he was dying. I didn't expect him to look much better this time. What magic medicine did you give him?"
Wujina didn't mind talking about this: "My father had drugged Bilige since he was a child. He didn't want to support Bilige because he was obsessed with his mother. Instead, he wanted to support a puppet to fight against my mother. When I found out, Bilige was already deeply poisoned. We have been trying to find an antidote for years, and fortunately, we have found one."
Ji Yunshu recalled the moment when she developed the antidote and suddenly asked, "Is it related to the Biling Pill?"
Things couldn't have turned out this way by chance.
The antidote for Bilige's poisoning, which had not been developed for many years, was developed just when they got the Bilingdan.
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