After traveling to ancient times, I relied on my husband to win

Li Dequan, who was beside the emperor, received the emperor's signal.

"Prince Xuancao is here to see you!"

Amid the discussions of the court officials, the grassland envoy walked into the hall.

Leading the group were four princes, who spoke Chinese with limited fluentness and performed Mongolian rituals.

"The Abaga tribe, Wu Li has rarely seen His Majesty the Emperor of Dongwu!"

"Xianbei tribe, Temur greets His Majesty the Emperor of Dongwu Kingdom!"

"Amur/Agudam from the Wuheng tribe greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Dongwu Kingdom!"

The entourage following behind also saluted.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Dongwu!"

The emperor sat upright on the dragon throne and waved his hand.

"No need to be polite. You princes have worked hard all the way here. Thank you for your hard work."

Wulihan was the representative. "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. We came here to ask Dongwu Kingdom to lend a helping hand and save the grassland to get more food. We brought the wild horses and countless cattle and sheep from the grassland to exchange for them."

Temur was a strong man and a warrior on the grassland. He couldn't stand Ulihan's procrastination.

"Your Majesty, we come here with sincerity, which will be of great benefit to Dongwu Kingdom."

The left prime minister could not stand their bossy attitude in the court. "I didn't see your sincerity, but I did see your attitude towards my Dongwu Kingdom. This is my Dongwu Kingdom, and I will not allow you to act recklessly in the border areas."

Timur could not stand the provocation, and turned around and said to the left prime minister with a fierce look, "What did you say? Say it again if you dare. You actually belittled my vast grassland. If you dare, let's fight."

The left prime minister snorted coldly, "You are so rude."

Other officials in the court were also whispering to each other, and the military officers were also sniffing and glaring, ready to fight.

"you……"

Before Temujin could say anything, he was interrupted by Ulihan.

"Timur, that's enough. Don't forget the purpose of our trip. If this transaction goes wrong, you and I will be sinners of the grassland."

“Hmph!” Timur retracted his fighting spirit and crossed his arms across his chest.

Wulihan bowed to the emperor and saluted, "Your Majesty, it is Timur's fault. Please don't mind, Your Majesty. We sincerely want to cooperate with Dongwu this time."

The two brothers Amur and Agudamu stood quietly. It was not their turn to speak here, as they were the lowest in status.

Although it was the Abaga tribe that unified the grassland, it was still composed of various tribes. Among them, Timur's Xianbei tribe was the second largest tribe, only behind the Abaga tribe, and their Wuheng tribe lagged behind the two major tribes.

However, it was the leaders of the three major tribes who came here this time. The two brothers did not care about the exchange of grain, which was the business of Timur and Ulihan. They were thinking about marrying the princess of the Emperor of Dongwu Kingdom, so that their tribe would get the support of Dongwu.

The emperor has been observing these grassland princes since they came in. Each of them has hidden ambitions, even the reckless-looking Timur is a calculating man.

Hiding his inner thoughts, he said amiably, "How could that be? Don't worry, this is a deal between two countries, there won't be any mistakes."

"My princes, you have come a long way. Please take a rest first. I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you."

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor."

They hurriedly took their leave and returned to the post station.

After the court session, the emperor kept Qin Yan.

The emperor sat in the imperial study, rubbing his brows, "Qin boy, what do you think of these grassland princes?"

The corner of Qin Yan's mouth twitched. No matter how he looked at it, he was just a small and idle official. It was not easy for him to come out to work. And he was asked to discuss the affairs of state. Did he want to live anymore?

Qin Yan said carefully, "Your Majesty, I think they are here to exchange for food sincerely."

The emperor didn't expect Qin Yan to say anything. "Forget it. How are your banquet preparations going?"

Qin Yan: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready."

Emperor: "Okay, you can go down now."

Qin Yan: "Yes, kid, I'll take my leave."

The emperor was left alone, sitting on the dragon throne and sighing.

After Qin Yan left the palace, he hurried home.

Qin Mansion

Old Madam Qin was tending to the flowers and plants, Jiang Zhi was sitting in the pavilion looking at the account books sent by Century Square, and Qin Rui was doing horse stance in the yard after practicing martial arts for a few days.

Qin Yan just ran over, went to the pavilion, and poured himself some tea.

"Ah~ I'm alive again."

Jiang Zhi put down the account book and said, "Didn't you say that the envoy from the grassland is coming? Why do you look like this?"

Qin Yan lay on the table and said, "It was because of that envoy that I finally didn't have to go to court. As a result, I just finished the banquet and was pulled up to go to court before I could rest. This is a hopeless day."

Qin Yan slumped on the table dejectedly.

Jiang Zhi had no choice but to pick up the tea and drink, "Then just bear with it and wait until they leave."

Qin Rui finished her horse stance and ran over.

After drinking a pot of tea, he asked Qin Yan, "Brother, have you seen those people from the grassland? What are they like? Are they different from us? Are they good-looking? Are they tall?"

Qin Yan felt his head buzzing now. He reached out his hand and pinched the little mouth that kept asking questions.

"Shh~ Shut up, I'm starving and I don't have time to bother with you, go play somewhere else."

After saying that, he turned her head to the side, pushed her out of the pavilion.

Qin Rui was not convinced. "Humph, you deserve to starve to death. I just asked you a few questions. Why are you so impatient? I don't want to play with you anymore."

After saying that, she ran to Old Madam Qin to complain. Old Madam Qin rubbed her head with a smile, and the two of them watered the flowers together.

Jiang Zhi got up and went to the kitchen to bring him food. "Hey, you must be starving. Come eat quickly."

Qin Yan's eyes filled with tears, "My wife still cares about me, woooo."

Seeing that this person was still pretending to cry, Jiang Zhi reached out and pinched his mouth, saying, "Shut up and eat."

Qin Yan couldn't speak and just nodded.

On this day, Qin Yan was still spending time with his wife.

Those grassland princes were asking about the news of Dongwu Kingdom at the post station.

Additional personnel were deployed to the border defense of Kyoto, and court ministers and people from the imperial palace were also sent to monitor the post stations.

Second day

The emperor discussed with his officials in the morning court the purpose of the grassland princes' visit, which was definitely not as simple as exchanging for food and fodder.

Qin Yan did not go to court today. Those were all conspiracies and calculations of the old hands and had nothing to do with a nobody like him.

He slept comfortably at home with his young wife in his arms.

At noon, the emperor prepared a welcoming reception for the prairie prince.

The banquet prepared by Qin Yan was not used, but after discussion among the ministers, the usual welcoming banquet was used.

Qianqing Palace

The emperor sat in the main seat, with the empress and the imperial concubine sitting on his left and right.

Sitting below were the crown prince, the second prince and the third princess.

Next came the four prairie princes, sitting opposite each other in pairs.

The two rows behind are all officials of different ranks.