Xie Xuanchen made a special trip and changed into his court outfit before he attended the morning court to âwake upâ the group of nerds. Mu Mingtang sent him out early in the morning before she waited in the palace. At noon, the servants sent word that the Prince had returned.
Mu Mingtang greeted him immediately. Xie Xuanchen came striding from the outside and the servant holding the umbrella for him couldnât catch up with him even though he was already scampering hastily. In just a moment, a layer of falling snow had accumulated on Xie Xuanchenâs shoulders.
Mu Mingtang sighed slightly, knowing that the morning court might not have gone well that morning.
Xie Xuanchen saw Mu Mingtang standing at the door before he walked up the steps quickly and stopped her from wanting to come out, âItâs cold outside and you havenât changed your clothes, what are you doing out there?â
Xie Xuanchen pulled Mu Mingtang into the palace and the servants in the Yulin Palace immediately stepped forward to help the pair remove their cloaks or change their clothes. Mu Mingtang didnât go out, so she continued wearing her homely clothes. On the other hand, some parts of Xie Xuanchenâs court outfit had gotten wet and had to be changed.
Xie Xuanchen couldnât help sighing, âThey said that there is a contract and since they just signed it, they will not go back on their promises. Even if Beirong were to truly break the contract, they wouldnât do it in only half a year. If the Ye Dynasty deploys troops now, we will be considered tricksters. Not to mention by then, weâd be provoking disputes between the two countries, fall into the public eye and bring disgrace towards our entire country.â
Mu Mingtang didnât quite believe this. The Mu family was a family of merchants. When she was a child, Father Mu had told her that there were no true brothers in the business world, so it wasnât wrong to be wary of every partyâ friend or foe. Businessmen valued credibility the most, but as long as the interests were large enough, there would be long-term partners who turned against each other every year.
Not to mention that these were two big countries that had many conflicts between them, going as far as to consider each other old enemies in the past. Pinning oneâs hopes on a contract was to make a gamble with all of oneâs wealth and the bet was placed on Beirongâs conscience.
Naturally, Xie Xuanchen couldnât rest assured.
However, this kind of thing was not something he could change simply with willpower. The Sixteen Prefectures were majestically occupied by Beirond and over the years, all literati were really greedy for a better quality of life and remained afraid of death. Did no one else other than Xie Xuanchen bear any desire to reclaim their homeland? Was it because the soldiers of the Ye Dynasty were weak and were without a General or a leader?