"Wedding date was set for the eighth day of next month. There were still more than half a month left."
Inside the Song Kingdom embassy in the Jin Capital, Mai Deman met with Jia Wuqun and informed him of the wedding news he had uncovered.
Anyone capable of representing a nation as an envoy would not be a fool, no matter how incompetent they might otherwise be. By now, based on the various prior arrangements and the matters Jia Wuqun had been focused on, he had roughly understood Jia Wuqun's objective: force Shao Pingbo to marry the Seventh Princess of Jin Kingdom!
Jia Wuqun smiled after hearing this. He reached out and traced words across Yuan Cong's back. Yuan Cong was somewhat surprised when he felt the writing. He glanced back slightly before speaking on his behalf. "Understood. Lord Mai, you came at just the right time. We were about to bid you farewell. We have troubled you greatly of late. Please take good care of yourself, Lord Mai. We shall meet again in the Song Capital another day."
Mai Deman was astonished. "You are leaving already, sir?"
Jia Wuqun said, "I have other urgent business. We will leave after lunch."
Mai Deman hurriedly asked, "Is your sudden departure because this subordinate has not attended to you properly?"
Jia Wuqun said, "Not at all! When Lord Mai returns to the Song Capital to report on his duties, you may come find me at the Chancellor's Residence."
Hearing that, Mai Deman immediately beamed. "Good, good, good! Once I return to the Song Capital, I will certainly pay you a visit, sir."
Jia Wuqun had no wish to waste words on him and dismissed him with a few remarks.
Once the man had left, Yuan Cong was puzzled and asked Jia Wuqun,