Chapter 305 Seeking cooperation?

"Your Highness, we have encountered the Beixiang delegation. The leader is the Seventh Prince of Beixiang. He said he wants to see Your Highness."

"Why is there another Seventh Prince?"

Yun Chuhuan had no good impression of the diplomatic delegation from Beixiang that always caused a lot of trouble every year.

It can even be said that just hearing it makes me want to roll my eyes:
"How many princes are there in Beixiang? They change every year. Next time, the King of Beixiang will just come over directly!"

Beixiang is in civil strife, and the old King of Beixiang can no longer hold on for much longer. Logically speaking, anyone who wants to compete for that position will not choose to leave the capital of Beixiang at this time.

The Seventh Prince of Beixiang. According to the intelligence Yun Shu had read before, this man could even be considered one of the most competitive among the many princes of Beixiang!

But why did he choose to go on a diplomatic mission to Tiansheng at such a critical juncture, and also to come and see her?
Yun Shu hesitated for a moment and lifted the blanket on his legs:

"Pass the order down, everyone rest here for a while."

"Yes!"

The guard received the order and quickly trotted down to pass it on.

Yun Shu soon met the Seventh Prince of Beixiang in an open space not far from the team.

Just as she had seen in the intelligence before, this seventh prince did not look like a guy who was good at scheming.

Instead, he is more like a quiet scholar who only likes calligraphy and painting.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, this scholarly calmness was immediately shattered——

"I have long heard of your great name, and now that I have seen you, I know that the rumors are true!"

"Rumors?"

Yun Shu doesn't like to indulge those people who don't like her and say polite words to her:
"What rumors?"

"that is……"

The Seventh Prince's expression froze for a moment, but luckily he reacted quickly and immediately praised him:
"It probably means that Your Highness is extremely intelligent, wise and brave..."

"I see."

Yunshu was puzzled:

"But can you tell these just by meeting them?"

The Seventh Prince: “?”

Are you not happy when I praise you?

The Seventh Prince, who had been choked twice, now realized that Yun Shu was not interested in listening to his nonsense. He paused for a moment, and simply followed her wishes and got straight to the point:

"Your Highness the Crown Princess and my Ninth Brother should have reached some kind of agreement, right?

I heard that although he stayed in Tiansheng Capital under the name of Her Royal Highness, he has only met Her Royal Highness a few times in the past year?"

Seeing that Yunshu only raised his eyelids but did not speak,
The Seventh Prince continued:
“Your Highness the Crown Princess is in Tiansheng, so perhaps she doesn’t know my Ninth Brother very well.

The Ninth Prince was born in a humble family. He had lived in Beixiang for more than ten years and could be said to have been bullied by everyone.
He clearly had the ability to escape from the predicament, but he chose to endure it, lying dormant for many years like a poisonous snake.

Until last year, I seized the opportunity and found you, Your Highness."

"People like him will do their best to use everyone they can to achieve their goals.

As for gratitude and promises, they are all empty to him.

Maybe after he achieves his goal, he will bite back!
But I am different.
As long as Your Highness agrees, I can even offer you a city right now as a token of my appreciation."

After laying a lot of groundwork, the Seventh Prince finally threw out the bait and said seriously:
"Since we are cooperating, why don't you choose a more reliable one?
As long as Tiansheng is willing to send troops to help me, after I seize the throne of Beixiang, I am willing to give all the seven cities adjacent to Beixiang and Tiansheng to Tiansheng!
"Join forces with other countries to attack your own country?" Yun Chuhuan would be speechless after hearing this train of thought!
Yun Shu pulled the corner of his mouth, and finally had some reaction:
"Doesn't sound like a smart decision."

"Then if I tell Her Royal Highness that I don't do this, I won't have any chance of winning.
And no matter which of my brothers takes the throne in the future, I will be doomed forever?"

The Seventh Prince also knew that his current behavior was difficult to understand.
But he really had no way out.

Now that the competition for the throne in Beixiang has reached a white-hot stage, proposing cooperation to Tiansheng has become his only way to survive.

In order to gain Yunshu's trust, the Seventh Prince did not hesitate to tell Yunshu about the current situation of Tiansheng.
Finally, he also criticized Hu Yanmingchuan:
“To be honest, I will bring my ninth brother back to Beixiang with me this time.

As long as the Ninth Prince is interested in that position, he will definitely go with me.

But over the past year, the Ninth Prince's secret actions have caused dissatisfaction among almost everyone.

Once he goes back, he will definitely become everyone's target.

He might even be left behind halfway and unable to go back!
Under such circumstances, if Your Highness continues to cooperate with him, he will not gain any benefit at all.

And I am the most reliable choice for Your Highness!"

"Finished?"

“…That’s all.”

He noticed that Yun Shu's reaction seemed a little too calm, and it didn't seem like she wanted to agree to him.
The Seventh Prince was still trying to think of anything else he could add.
Yun Shu nodded, indicating that the conversation could end.

“What the Seventh Prince said makes sense, but I cannot just listen to the Seventh Prince’s one-sided opinion.

Besides, this matter is of great importance, and I need to discuss it with my father before making a decision."

"It should be!"

It's a good thing that you didn't refuse immediately.
Anyway, he would have to stay in Tianshengjing City for some time, so he was not in a hurry.

The Seventh Prince quickly cupped his hands, imitating the etiquette of Tiansheng, and bowed in a not very skillful manner:
"Then I will wait for good news from His Highness!"

……

The team returning to Beijing set out again, but this time they were followed by a team from the Beixiang delegation.

Yun Chuhuan leaned on the window frame and looked back several times, and the more he looked, the more he disliked it:

“It’s still a few days away from the birthday party!
I haven't heard that the Beixiang delegation arrived so early this year.
Fifth sister, could it be that they are deliberately coming here to pretend to meet us by chance? "

"Have you seen this?"

Yun Shu was slightly surprised, and was very pleased:

"It seems that your study time was not in vain. You have made great progress."

"That is!"

Yun Chuhuan boasted for a while, then came closer to Yun Shu curiously:
"So what did you say to the Seventh Prince and the Fifth Sister just now?

He doesn't want to marry you, does he?"

"Do you think I'm a garbage dump?"

Yun Shu couldn't hold back after hearing this guess that seemed reliable one second and turned outrageous the next:
"You should go play!"

“What’s a recycling station?”

Yun Chuhuan looked innocent:
"Is marrying many people a waste dump? Does the emperor count as one of them?"