King Tufan had lost contact with Qiu Tianmi and Qiu Yuanrong for a long time. He ordered the palace servants to inquire about them, but they found no clues. Qiu Yuanrong and his group of more than 20 people disappeared without a trace, and Qiu Tianmi seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth.
As for...the palace servants who accompanied Qiu Tianmi, they only knew how to beg for mercy, but did not provide any useful clues.
When Qiu Tianmi wanted to escape, she naturally did not take the palace maids with her, only her personal maids, so all the members of the marriage team were stranded in the capital.
After returning to the capital, Miao Qinghua never mentioned the assassination in the temple again. Even though she knew that the person who shot the dart might be Qingfeng under Ni Yueshan's orders, it was of no avail.
After this matter was exposed, Jing Yuchen handled the affairs of the court as usual.
The court officials were also extremely puzzled by Qiu Tianmi's escape. Someone in the court asked Jing Yuchen, "Prince, Princess Tianmi poisoned the emperor on the day of her wedding, causing him to remain unconscious. Prince, have you sent someone to Tufan to ask King Tufan to hand over Princess Tianmi?"
"This Crown Prince intends to use this matter as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Tufan about the tribute. If we can spare Tianmi's life and only ask for a reduction in tribute items, wouldn't that make things much easier for the people?"
"But... the Emperor has been in a coma since now. If Princess Tianmi can be forgiven for this, then the Emperor's dragon body is not worth a mere 300,000 annual tributes?"
Jing Yuchen sighed helplessly, "First, even if everyone witnessed Princess Tianmi serving tea to my father, and then my father vomited blood and passed out, did you find any evidence of poison in the teacup?"
"Secondly, Princess Tianmi disappeared on the day of the wedding. What if Tufan turns against us and says we lost her? What if he wants us to compensate for her?"
"Thirdly, with an annual tribute of 300,000, it would only take a few years to empty the entire treasury?"
These three questions silenced all the ministers present, not knowing what else to say...
Jing Yuchen sighed and said, "First, solve the problems one by one and get the contract that exempts us from paying tribute. Then we can slowly settle the accounts!"
Jing Yuchen's explanation convinced everyone present, and no one was interested anymore.
However, one minister looked at Zou Yangyao standing aside and said, "General Zou, shouldn't the prescription you provided to the emperor have brought him back to life? If the imperial physician continues to give the emperor the medicine, I believe he will definitely wake up."
Zou Yangyao was wearing a military officer's court uniform and standing in front of all the civil and military officials, remaining silent. When he was asked a question, he looked at the person asking the question.
"How do you know that pill can bring back the dead? Just based on those rumors out there? That it's a pill that can bring back the dead?"
"I have never said such things. They are all rumors! If the imperial physicians feel that the pill is suitable, then they can give it to the emperor. However, I am not an imperial physician. I will not bear such responsibility!"
Zou Yangyao was obviously unhappy when he was mentioned, and the minister who was criticized snorted in displeasure.
Finally, no one wanted to discuss anything else and everyone went their separate ways.
When Jing Yuchen returned to the Prince's Mansion, a servant came to report that the people who had gone to negotiate with Tufan had returned...
Although this matter was only discussed in the court today, people were sent to inform King Tufan long ago.
"Send someone in to see me!"
Soon, a dusty man knelt down and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. King Tufan has sent an envoy who would like to discuss matters with you. Please allow us some time to chat with the envoy in the teahouse!"
Simply going to the teahouse means it is not public, but private.
Jing Yuchen stood up and prepared to meet him immediately, but Ni Yueshan came over holding Jing Xueer.
The weather is not hot now and there is not much sunshine. I wrap the baby tightly and pull the swaddle down a little, not worrying about the glare of the bright light.
"Husband..."
Hearing the cry, Jing Yuchen turned around and looked. Although Ni Yueshan was dressed like a woman and had given birth to a child, there were no wrinkles on her face. She still did not wear any makeup, but was still bright and charming.
Jing Yuchen took the initiative to step forward and wanted to hug Jing Xueer, but Ni Yueshan didn't give him the chance. She just smiled and said, "Husband, are you going to be busy?"
Jing Yuchen nodded. Ni Yueshan called him husband so attentively that he felt a little scared for some reason.
Seeing Jing Yuchen staring at her in confusion, Ni Yueshan smiled and said, "I have something to trouble you, my husband."
Although Ni Yueshan only smiled faintly, he did not miss the cunning in her eyes.
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