On the evening of the arrival of the Western Xia envoys, Xiao Ling held a palace banquet in the Linding Hall to entertain the foreign envoys.
"Your Majesty, in fact... the Emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom has already learned about your birth mother, and knows that your birth mother, the Queen Mother of Anguo, is from our Xia Kingdom."
At the banquet, when the envoy headed by the Xia Kingdom talked about the purpose of this mission, the first sentence he said caused a storm.
Xiao Ling was very surprised that the Xixia Emperor knew his private affairs, but he did not interrupt and waited for the envoy in front of him to continue.
"His Majesty of the Xia Kingdom misses the little princess so much that he proposed this condition in the hope that in exchange for His Majesty's help in touring the fairy beasts of the Xia Kingdom, His Majesty of the Xia Kingdom will also help find the Queen Mother of An Kingdom, and may even help the Queen Mother return to An Kingdom to reunite with her family."
At this time, Chu Yi had already stood up and looked at the envoy in front of him who was talking eloquently with a smile.
"In that case, does your Majesty know what the Queen Mother's status is in Xia Country?"
Seeing a man in a red official robe suddenly stand up from the side of Empress Anguo, the envoy couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
Then, he leaned forward a little, "Who is this gentleman...?"
Chu Yi smiled at him lightly, without any extra words, "I am the Prime Minister of the Da'an Kingdom Cabinet."
"The Prime Minister?"
The official was slightly stunned, seemingly not understanding the significance of this position. After a moment's thought, he spoke, "This... the foreign envoy believes that while this is a matter of state, it is also a private matter between His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xia and Her Majesty the Empress. It's simply that His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xia is concerned about the little princess's illness, and Her Majesty the Empress is concerned about the Empress Dowager. Perhaps it's inappropriate for the Prime Minister to get involved?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Ling, who was in the first seat, heard them and immediately covered his mouth and laughed.
Chu Yi was also happy. It seemed that the statement about the closure of the Western Xia Kingdom was indeed true.
After all, the Empress Dowager's other identity is his mother-in-law. Whether as the Empress's man or as the chief minister of the Anguo Cabinet, it is reasonable for him to ask about this matter both publicly and privately.
"Since things have come to this, I think it's best to speak frankly."
Chu Yi quickly stopped laughing and his expression became serious.
"Just tell me, who is the Queen Mother of Da'an? And why does your Xixia Emperor know about this?"
"this……"
The envoy did not expect that the chief minister in front of him would speak so forcefully, and even stood next to His Majesty An Guo to cover up the emperor's momentum.
After a long silence, he decided to speak out:
"Now that things have come to this, I will speak frankly. If the Imperial Master's speculation is correct, your country's queen mother is none other than Princess Tianfu of my Xia Kingdom!"
After hearing the envoy's answer, Xiao Ling, who had seemed calm, couldn't help but stand up.
It wasn't because her mother's identity was outrageous, but she had never expected that her mother was indeed not an ordinary person in the Western Xia Kingdom.
But as for the identity of the Queen Mother, whether from his father or the Tianwei's investigation, he actually knew very little.
If my mother belonged to the royal family of Western Xia, then perhaps my journey to find her relatives would be a little more difficult.
Who knows whether the Xixia Emperor is willing to let a princess from the royal family come to Anguo to be the empress dowager?
Before Xiao Ling could ask anything, the Xixia envoy continued speaking like a bucket of cold water:
"Perhaps what I say will disappoint Your Majesty, because... at present, the Emperor of Xia has stated that Princess Tianfu cannot easily leave the territory of Xia."
"What do you mean?" Chu Yi frowned.
In fact, when he learned the identity of the Queen Mother, he had already anticipated it.
It is obvious that the purpose of the Western Xia Emperor is not just to get Xiaotuan. After all, if Emperor Qingyuan was really worried about his little daughter, he would not have the leisure to send an envoy to An Guo. Instead, he would directly send someone to offer the biggest bargaining chip in exchange for Xiaotuan's treatment.
The Xixia envoy also explained: "My Xixia country has its own national conditions, and Princess Tianfu is a member of the royal family after all."
Xiao Ling couldn't sit still any longer and couldn't help but ask coldly, "Doesn't your Emperor want the immortal beast anymore?"
"No, it's not."
The envoy's tone had become tougher by this time, and he stated leisurely:
"His Majesty, the Emperor of Great Xia, is deeply concerned about the little princess's condition, but surely your meeting with Princess Tianfu and her daughter is more important than a civet cat?"
This is true, but Chu Yi, who has always suspected that Xixia is up to something, has lost his patience.
"I have never liked people who tell riddles. What exactly does your Emperor Qingyuan want to do? If you don't want the immortal beast back, then I think you can go back now."
Chu Yi's answer was very straightforward and decisive, seemingly leaving no room for maneuver.
Xiao Ling almost panicked because he didn't know what he was going to do, but thinking that Chu Yi would not say anything nonsense, he finally endured it.
Unexpectedly, the Western Xia envoy laughed at this time.
"Then it is you, the Prime Minister, who are to blame."
"Princess Tianfu is the cousin of His Majesty of the Great Xia Kingdom. He is well aware of the pain the princess has endured from the Empress. His Majesty's love for the little princess is well known to everyone, young and old. Our two countries are relatives, so I'm sure both hope that this matter will be resolved satisfactorily. Why not discuss this in detail?"
"So...what does your Majesty think?" Chu Yi continued to ask.
"My Great Xia Majesty is saying that if your Majesty the Empress truly wishes to meet the Queen Mother sooner rather than later and confirm her identity, it would be best if she could move to the border between Anguo and Xiaguo. At that time, my Xia Majesty would also bring Princess Tianfu to Fuying City, and we could then witness the reunion of your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Wouldn't this arrangement be appropriate?"
"Fuying City?"
Chu Yi couldn't help but feel puzzled. His eyes fell on the face of the envoy in front of him, but he could not see anything.
If Xiao Ling wants to go to the border area, the first thing he needs to do is be cautious.
Although Anguo is no longer afraid of the mere Western Xia, this matter is still strange.
And witness the reunion of mother and daughter together?
Are you bored because you ate too much?
Chu Yi was very sure that Emperor Qingyuan would do something about this matter, but he didn't know the details, so he couldn't say it directly.
And... there is a very troublesome point here, that is, if Princess Tianfu is really the mother of the Empress, his own mother-in-law, then he has to be cautious.
The previous emperor died early, and the little empress had never felt the love of her mother since she was a child. Considering the feelings of the little empress, Chu Yi certainly still hopes that mother and daughter can be reunited.
Chu Yi was thinking about how to continue to take the initiative, but Xiao Ling glanced at the ministers and quickly spoke:
"I know everything the foreign envoy said. Today's palace banquet ends here. If I have any instructions, I will summon the foreign envoy tomorrow."
Without even greeting Chu Yi first, Xiao Ling retreated after saying this.
The emperor left first, leaving the Western Xia envoy stunned. When he was about to ask Chu Yi, Chu Yi also left without a word.
A palace banquet that was supposed to welcome foreign envoys ended in a bad mood.
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