The third prince looked out the window and saw nothing unusual about the streets outside.

Gutali was actually very puzzled, because the communication had been very smooth before, and even the huge palace did not stop Princess Hu Rou from sending letters out.

The third prince pondered for a moment and said, "You find someone and say that you are delivering hometown delicacies to Princess Hu Rou in the palace. Send someone to the palace to take a look!"

Gutali hesitated for a moment and nodded: "It seems that this is the only way."

However, what these people don’t know is that although the streets are still bustling, there are still people watching them.

The person who was staring at them was a martial arts expert and was Yueying's subordinate.

Princess Hu Rou in the palace had been peaceful for quite a few days, and she didn't even send any news to Gutali.

The main thing is that Princess Hu Rou now has no idea how to describe her situation.

You're saying that she can't conquer the people from the Central Plains. Hu Rou looked at the purple marks on her body and thought of Zhao Ji, her eyes filled with love.

But if you say that she conquered the emperor, Hu Rou hasn't even seen what the emperor looks like these days. In such a large harem, she and the emperor can't meet at all.

And now Hu Rou herself has no time to think about the emperor's matter.

"Princess, someone from outside the palace has sent something in." A palace maid reported.

Hu Rou's heart trembled. She naturally knew that this was obviously because she had not sent any news out of the palace during this period of time, and the Third Prince must have some doubts.

What was sent from outside the palace was actually nothing special, just a plate of Hu Bing.

There wasn't even any paper slips mixed in the paste.

Because everything sent to the palace had to be strictly inspected, if there was something else put in the Hu Bing, it would definitely be discovered.

Hu Rou looked at the pancake with a lost look in her eyes. She didn't know what to do now.

What the beauty didn't notice was that there were some new palace maids in her palace during this period, whom she was not familiar with before.

This was all arranged by Zhao Ji in order to monitor Hu Rou's every move.

Zhao Ji, holding the records of the unusual movements of the foreign envoys during this period, finally went to the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have noticed that these envoys seem to be always asking questions everywhere, from our people's livelihood to the city's defense. It seems that they always have many questions."

The emperor didn't take it seriously when he heard this. After all, the envoys had been very well behaved during this period, and even Princess Hu Rou hadn't been hanging around in the harem much.

So at first the emperor said disapprovingly: "They are just barbarians from the north. They don't understand much about these things. They probably have never seen these scenes before, so they keep asking questions."

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "But recently they have begun to find out about the situation in our army. I think this situation is wrong, at least it is not normal."

"So I reasonably suspect that they are still unwilling to give up!"

Hearing this, the Emperor's expression became a little more serious: "How dare they ask about the situation in the army? They also ask about such a sensitive matter?"

Zhao Ji saw that the time was almost right and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, their words, deeds, problematic behaviors, etc. have been recorded on this paper. If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can take a look!"

After flipping through a few papers, the emperor's expression became more serious: "How far have your trade negotiations progressed in recent days?"

Zhao Ji quickly stepped forward and replied: "I would like to discuss this matter with them, but they are obviously not very cooperative. Every time I want to discuss this matter, these envoys always have their own things to do, such as visiting temples, or admiring flowers and lanterns..."

When the emperor heard this, even if he was slow-witted, he realized that these envoys from Fan State were unusual.

"Where is General Yun?" asked the emperor.

Zhao Ji looked embarrassed: "General Yun may be tired from the long journey, and he has been sick recently. He is now lying in the general's mansion."

The emperor frowned and asked, "You really can't get up?"

Zhao Ji nodded quickly: "This is the second thing I came to the palace for. I would like to ask the emperor to send a doctor to see the general and prescribe some medicine to make the general recover."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You can arrange this kind of trivial matter yourself. Didn't General Yun say anything else?"

It was obvious that in the emperor's mind, General Yun's illness was not a big deal. Even in private, he was unwilling to act like an emperor who cared about his subjects in front of Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji went on to say, "Before the general fell ill, he had told me to be careful of these envoys. In fact, when the general had dealings with these envoys before, they had also tricked him. So it seems that the general is quite afraid of these foreign envoys."

The hall was filled with smoke, and the emperor was a little hesitant. To be honest, the envoys had not made any nominal unusual movements during this period, so even if Zhao Ji reported that there was something wrong with the envoys, the emperor did not have any real feeling.

So after a long silence, the emperor sighed and said, "Although the treasury is now fuller than before, we should avoid conflict if possible. After all, the cost of fighting a war is extremely high, and the people will be impoverished when a war breaks out."

"So Zhao Ji, you understand what I mean, right? If we can reach an agreement with these envoys, it is not impossible to open these three cities to them for trade."

"Compared to fighting, peace talks, which would incur fewer losses, are obviously a better solution."

In fact, Zhao Ji had already figured out the emperor's general decision before entering the palace.

The emperor is obviously unwilling to use force, and at the moment, he seems to feel a lot of goodwill from the envoys.

This was an expected result, and Zhao Ji didn't feel anything at first. However, he now inexplicably remembered General Yun's resolute expression in the yard under the moonlight, and began to feel a little sad.

But you have a plan, and I have a ladder, so Zhao Ji naturally has his own way.

When leaving the palace, Zhao Ji was accompanied by an imperial physician.

Zhao Ji specially prepared a horse-drawn carriage, which rushed through the streets, making an extremely grand scene.

He even took a detour to the other side of the palace to get to the general's mansion.

Basically went around half of the imperial city.

It can be said that many ministers received the news that the general was seriously ill that afternoon.

The imperial physician was invited to the general's residence to feel Yun Nishang's pulse. The frightened Yun Nishang originally planned to stretch out her hand and let the imperial physician put his hand on it.

But Zhao Ji suddenly said: "Although the general is fighting in the north, the army is definitely not as comfortable as the capital, but the general is also a noble lady in the capital, so some idle doctors should be avoided!"

The imperial physician suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this, and gratefully bowed to Zhao Ji to thank him for his reminder.