Unexpectedly, Yu Nanqing survived the ordeal and was released, causing other countries to begin to observe the situation.
Now that the news of Yu Nanqing's triumphant return has spread, the generals of various countries have been affected and have shown signs of backing down. Coincidentally, at this time, the alliance between the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Yue Kingdom also seems to be in trouble.
This caused the armies of both the South and North Vietnam to be routed and retreat in disarray.
The news was delivered to Yu Nanqing earlier; it would take about half a month for the battle reports from the northern and southern borders to reach the capital.
The victory on the northern and southern borders was a good thing for the Great Jin Dynasty, but Yu Nanqing seemed to be deep in thought.
"Your Highness," Tanaka said as he entered from outside, "there is another message coming from Xining."
Xining was the first to assemble troops to attack the Great Jin, and at that time the Great Jin had already lost two cities.
Among them, there are many works by Yu Nanqing.
In order to restrain Emperor Yuanhe, Yu Nanqing reached an agreement with the fourth prince of Xining, which took a lot of effort.
The letter from Xining is for no other reason than the good news of the Fourth Prince of Xining. Through Yu Nanqing's underhanded manipulation, the Fourth Prince of Xining has finally seized the throne.
According to the agreement, the two cities lost by the Great Jin Dynasty will be returned to Xining according to Yu Nanqing's plan when needed.
"Your Highness, it has taken quite a bit of time to help this fourth prince of Xining ascend the throne." Xining is far away, and their prince is too far away to reach it, so many messages cannot be delivered in time.
"It will take some time." Yu Nanqing threw the note into the incense burner, and a flame immediately rose from it. He said in a deep and slow voice, "Only after some time will he realize how hard-won the throne is."
It is precisely because this help was hard-won that we should express our sincere gratitude to him.
Doing things too quickly only creates the illusion that it can be done without him, thus wasting a lot of the value and potential that can be utilized.
"Your Highness, the people from the East Sea have come to negotiate peace. Do you need me to send someone..." Tanaka's eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he made a throat-slashing gesture.
As long as the envoy is killed, the negotiations between the East Sea and the Great Jin will come to nothing.
"Keep this matter discreet. Ideally, you should make sure that even the body of the envoy from the East Sea cannot be found." Yu Nanqing did not reject Tanaka's suggestion and made the decision calmly.
Since they were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead, and the envoy from the East Sea could not be located, it meant they had never been there.
Since they had never been here, all suspicions were unfounded. Even if the Empress Dowager knew about this, she would have no way to question them.
Tanaka understood and nodded respectfully: "Yes."
"Then... what about the border between the South and North Vietnam?" Tanaka continued to ask.
"No need to worry about it for now."
He remembered that the Ding'an Marquis's Mansion was guarding the Southern Kingdom, and the eldest grandson of the Ding'an Marquis's Mansion was already engaged to Dai Zhiwan. If he interfered now and delayed their marriage, Yan'er would be unhappy.
As for Su Shixu...
It can only be said that North Vietnam is too weak, unable to even defeat Su Shixu, which Yu Nanqing finds extremely distasteful.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Just as he was thinking, Qiu Ye's urgent voice suddenly rang out from outside. Yu Nanqing frowned and quickly walked out of the study.
Qiu Ye looked anxious and hurriedly curtsied, saying, "Your Highness! The Empress Dowager has sent someone to invite the Empress to the palace. They are probably already at the gate of the mansion. Please go and see for yourself."
If it were a normal summons, Akiha wouldn't be so flustered.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Nanqing had vanished.
Akiha was stunned for a while before she reacted. She turned around and was about to catch up with Yun, but Tanaka grabbed her arm: "What's going on? Is there a problem with the Empress Dowager summoning the Empress?"
"The people sent by the Empress Dowager wouldn't even let Her Highness do her makeup. They insisted that Her Highness enter the palace immediately. Moreover, Her Highness clearly stated that she wanted to wait for the Prince to come together. But the old woman said that the Empress Dowager only summoned Her Highness alone. This doesn't sound right. Huang Ye is watching right now, so I rushed over to report."
"Where's Xiaobu? Where's Brother Ming?"
"They're all following!" Qiu Ye said anxiously. "The Empress Dowager summoned us. Before we know the purpose, Her Majesty can't refuse. She hasn't used force, so Xiao Bu and Brother Ming can't just forcefully stop her, can they?"
Qiuye curtsied to Tanaka: "Brother Tanaka, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I'm going to see the Empress."
Tanaka frowned, but ultimately did not follow.
He has his own duties to perform, and the Empress has the Prince on her side, so nothing will happen to him.
At the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, Yu Nanqing arrived just as Su Wanyan was about to board the carriage.
"Yan'er!" Yu Nanqing called out anxiously.
Su Wanyan then stopped and turned around.
Yu Nanqing exuded a powerful aura, with a hint of anger flashing in his eyes. Taking advantage of his height, Su Wanyan saw him arrive in front of her in just a few steps.
"Yan'er, where are you going?" Yu Nanqing asked with a furrowed brow and no smile on his face.
After he finished speaking, he looked at the old woman standing to the side.
The old woman looked to be in her fifties, with gray hair. She bowed respectfully to Yu Nanqing and said, "This servant greets Your Highness. Your Highness, the Empress Dowager invites the Princess Consort to the palace for a chat."
Yu Nanqing's face darkened: "When meeting the Empress Dowager, one should be dignified and proper. Yan'er hasn't even put on her eyebrows yet, and you're already urging the Princess Consort to enter the palace. If she offends the Empress Dowager, can you bear the consequences?"
The cold tone made the old woman feel weak for a moment.
However, being an old servant who had served the Empress Dowager, she quickly regained her composure: "The Empress Dowager said that the Princess Consort's entry into the palace was by special permission of the Empress Dowager, and there is no need to concern herself with those elaborate formalities."
Yu Nanqing finally understood why Qiu Ye was in such a hurry.
This is completely illogical.
The Empress Dowager's summons of Su Wanyan to the palace this time was certainly not for good purposes.
Yu Nanqing's gaze suddenly turned cold, and he stepped forward to press further: "In that case, I will go to the palace to have a chat with the Empress Dowager. Coincidentally, I received some news today, but I haven't had time to report it yet."
Upon hearing this, the old woman pursed her lips, unsure how to respond.
Yu Nanqing's aura was not something everyone could withstand. Everyone in the welcoming party lowered their heads, afraid that Yu Nanqing's anger would affect them.
Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Su Wanyan smiled and helped Yu Nanqing up, saying to the old woman, "I'm sure the Empress Dowager wouldn't mind if I went to the palace with the Prince to catch up with her."
The old woman quickly went down the steps: "Yes, that is exactly what the Empress Dowager meant."
Su Wanyan smiled and glanced at Yu Nanqing, and Yu Nanqing's expression softened.
Today, the Empress Dowager summoned Su Wanyan in a forceful manner, and Su Wanyan could roughly guess the reason.
The fact that the Empress Dowager visited her at Fubaolou yesterday has likely been learned by the Grand Empress Dowager.
Indeed, if the Empress Dowager wanted to imprison the Empress Dowager, she couldn't possibly be unaware of the Empress Dowager's every move. Last time, she even knew about the palace maids who had infiltrated the Empress Dowager's palace to make purchases. It was impossible for her to keep such a big target as Xia Yunshang leaving the palace a secret.
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