Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Shen Qing calmly replied, "I have some connections with the Emperor of Da'an, so he should agree."

Trade is good for both countries, and the new emperor is wise and powerful; he will surely agree.

The Liao emperor was still somewhat incredulous. After all, that was the Emperor of Da'an! How could he possibly have come to Liao territory?

"Father, please trust Lady Shen. When I was on a mission to Da'an last time, everyone there spoke highly of her. If Lady Shen were to write a letter to the Emperor of Da'an, she would surely be able to invite him here!"

Yelü Qi stood by and offered his support.

After all, he was someone who had personally been to Da'an.

Compared to the Liao Dynasty, Shen Qing's reputation in Da'an would only be greater.

Yelü Gan echoed, "I believe Madam Shen. Madam Shen cooks so well, she certainly wouldn't lie to us!"

Empress Xiao chimed in, "Why don't we let Lady Shen try first? What if she can actually invite Emperor Da'an?"

"If the problem of surviving the winter could be solved so easily, we wouldn't need to start wars and commit unnecessary killings."

The crowd overwhelmingly supported Shen Qing, and even the emperor couldn't help but nod in approval.

Just as he was about to agree, Yelü Meng suddenly shouted:

"Father! You can't agree to this! What if this Lady Shen is a spy?"

"She must be a spy sent by Da'an! Da'an wants to attack our Great Liao!!!"

"Father, please don't fall for this!"

Yelü Meng shouted because he was terrified of being driven out of the capital.

If the emperor agrees, then his proposed method of redeeming himself through meritorious service will be useless, and he will still be driven out of the capital.

Leaving the capital meant leaving the core political circle of the Liao Dynasty.

Therefore, Yelü Meng had to stop it.

Shen Qing remained standing there steadily, her expression calm:

"Your Highness, please understand. I wrote a letter asking the Emperor of Da'an to come to Da Liao, not that I took His Majesty to Da'an."

Li Sanwan, standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "It seems more dangerous for the Emperor of Da'an to come to Da Liao..."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood.

No matter what, this is Liao territory. Emperor Da'an is unfamiliar with the area, so he should indeed be more worried about his safety.

Yelü Meng: "..."

That doesn't seem quite right.

"Alright, that's settled then. Yelü Meng, you shall leave the capital today."

"You don't need to take care of those children anymore; I will send people to raise them for you."

The emperor made the decision and pronounced Yelü Meng's fate.

Yelü Meng was completely unable to refute him and collapsed to the ground.

This time it's really over!!

"Yes, Father."

"Then, Father, when will I be able to return..." Yelü Meng's eyes held a hint of pleading.

The Liao emperor snorted coldly: "It depends on my mood."

"Or it could depend on Madam Shen's mood," he added.

This means the return date is uncertain.

Yelü Meng's eyes quickly dimmed.

The emperor ignored Yelü Meng and turned to Shen Qing, saying, "Madam Shen, I still need to ask you to write a letter to the Emperor of Da'an."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will do my best."

Shen Qing smiled; she would do her best for her mission.

After all, the reward of "traveling a thousand miles a day" is a good thing, and she wants to take Tuanzi everywhere to play.

The area in front of Zhiwei Restaurant became lively again, and Shen Qing started selling bubble tea as usual.

Li Sanwan watched from the side, asking this and that, his eyes practically overflowing with admiration, wishing he could immediately become Shen Qing's apprentice.

"Bubble tea is so delicious~"

"Madam Shen is the most beautiful woman in the whole world!"

"..."

Shouts and cries rose and fell, creating a lively atmosphere, and the air was filled with Grandma's sweet scent.

Yelü Meng gritted his teeth, but nobody cared about him at all.

He could only walk back to his tent dejectedly.

......

At that moment, Yelü Bo and a group of children were hiding not far away, keeping a close eye on the commotion at the entrance of Zhiwei Restaurant.

"Big brother, now that Father has left, can we sneak off to buy some food?"

"The spicy hot pot smelled so good that day! I'm still craving it now. I wonder what we'll be eating today. I'm so looking forward to it."

The children were not too close to the Zhiwei Restaurant, and with many diners around, the place was bustling with noise. They were unaware of the milk tea competition or the news that Yelü Meng was to be expelled from the capital.

Although they were beaten that day for eating spicy hot pot, children always forget the punishment. If Yelü Meng hadn't found them and taught them a lesson yesterday, they would have planned to eat donkey meat sandwiches.

Today, they were prepared to use the same trick again, sneaking into Zhiwei Restaurant to buy food, but Yelü Meng arrived, so they had to hide quickly.

The journey to enjoying delicious food can be described as extremely bumpy.

Yelü Bo frowned and said, "Why does Father's back look a little lonely to me, as if he has suffered a blow?"

"Oh, big brother, Father has already left! Let's hurry and get in line, I'm so hungry!"

"Yes, brother, let's hurry, lest Father finds out."

"..."

The children were all tempted, and Yelü Bo gritted his teeth: "Let's go."

A group of children rushed out and lined up at the back of the queue.

At this moment, the diners were still discussing what had just happened.

"Madam Shen is really something else. I really want to try bubble tea right now."

"I don't know what the eldest prince was thinking, he insisted on forcing Lady Shen to leave. Now look what happened, she's been banished from the capital."

"His Majesty won't even let him take the child with him!"

Yelü Bo was completely dumbfounded. What? What did he just hear?

"What did you say? Say it again!" Yelü Bo grabbed the sleeve of the diner next to him and shouted.

"You rude child..."

"What happened to the eldest prince?"

"The eldest prince must leave the capital today, and he must leave by himself."

Yelü Bo: "???"

My God, is Father leaving the capital?

Why is this happening?

What exactly happened?

"Big brother, Father is leaving. Does that mean we won't have to sneak around when we come to Zhiwei Restaurant to eat anymore..." a child whispered nearby.

"Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

"Yeah, that's awesome!"

Yelü Bo: "..."

He felt that this might not be a good thing.

But it seems we can now enjoy the food at Zhiwei Restaurant without any restraint.

"Otherwise, let's go and take a look at Father's tent," Yelü Bo couldn't help but suggest.

"I'm in line right now. If I leave now, there won't be any bubble tea left."

"Yeah, bro, that sweet bubble tea might not be available tomorrow."

"It's the same whether we finish our bubble tea or go see Father."

"..."