The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 736: Negotiations Are About to Begin

Returning to the mansion and entering the main courtyard, Jiang Zhongxing saw Ruru crawling on the ground and his mood did not improve.

Ruru was originally his source of joy; no matter how big the issue, holding Ruru would resolve it.

But now, Ruru had lost her effect.

Lady Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Why have you returned? Weren’t you guarding the city?"

"I was just about to send some clothes over to you."

Jiang Zhongxing let out a sigh, "No need, I’ve been dismissed."

Lady Wu was shocked, "How can that be!"

Beside them, Yun Jiao was also startled. Over the past month, the Duke had firmly defended the Capital City with minimal losses. Who wouldn’t raise a thumbs-up when talking about the Duke?

Jiang Zhongxing sneered as he spoke of the former emperor being captured.

Lady Wu angrily said, "Why didn’t you kill him?"

Jiang Zhongxing’s lips moved slightly, "I acted, but I failed." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Lady Wu stood up, "I’ll go."

"I’ll sneak into the Jin Army’s camp tonight and kill that old thing!"

Jiang Zhongxing shook his head, "It’s too late, and it would be pointless."

"Even if we kill the former emperor now, it won’t stop the peace talks."

Lady Wu gritted her teeth, "It must be done."

Jiang Zhongxing held her hand, "A regicide is a criminal against the world, forever bearing the weight of infamy."

"Besides, even if the emperor and former emperor are killed, we can’t possibly kill all those weak-willed court officials!"

Lady Wu sat down in defeat.

Yun Jiao silently sighed nearby.

Ruru crawled to Jiang Zhongxing’s feet, patting at his boots with her little hand.

Jiang Zhongxing bent down to pick her up, Ruru laughed gleefully, and she put her fingers in her mouth.

Jiang Zhongxing pulled her fingers away, "Forget it, I won’t care anymore, having Ruru is enough for me."

At noon, as they were about to eat, another Imperial Eunuch arrived at the Duke Mansion.

Jiang Zhongxing, extremely impatient, addressed the eunuch, "What does the Emperor want me to do in the palace?"

The eunuch replied cautiously, "Duke, right now someone needs to leave the city to discuss the specifics of the peace talks with the people of Jin Country."

"The court officials have all nominated the Duke."

Jiang Zhongxing glared and cursed, "Bah, those cowards are too afraid to go themselves!"

"Go and tell the Emperor, I won’t attend the peace talks. If he’s got the guts, he can chop me instead!"

The eunuch’s mouth twitched, and he left in embarrassment.

Back at the court, it was a complete chaos; no one was willing to leave the city to negotiate with the people of Jin Country.

Suddenly, someone suggested, "Your Majesty, why not shout from the city wall, asking Jin Country to send envoys into the city for peace talks."

As soon as this was said, officials praised, "Good, this method is the best."

Du Wei watched these people coldly and suddenly stepped forward, "It’s not impossible to let Jin Country’s envoys into the city."

"But the city gates must not be opened, the envoys must be lifted up in baskets."

The Emperor paused for a moment and then nodded repeatedly, "Du Aiqing makes sense, let’s do it this way."

The Emperor quickly sent an eunuch to convey the message on the city wall.

Wanyan Zhang received the news and promptly had a letter written, putting it in a basket and sending it up the city wall.

The Vice Commander, lacking the Duke’s confidence, did not dare to open the letter privately and handed it directly to the supervisor.

The supervisor delivered the letter to the palace, presenting it to the Emperor.

It turned out that Wanyan Zhang’s letter stated that having envoys enter the city in baskets would disgrace Da Jin’s national dignity; it requested Great Chu to send envoys to the Jin Army camp for negotiations.

At the court, there was a noisy debate again, but they couldn’t decide on who should negotiate for a long time.