Emperor Xuanwu looked at the envoy, his smile not reaching his eyes, and asked, "Who is it?"
The envoy respectfully said, "The lady that our Beiyue Emperor has taken a fancy to is Brave General Zhan Lan."
Upon hearing the name Zhan Lan, Emperor Xuanwu's face immediately changed.
With royal anger, he rebuked, "General Zhan Lan is a pillar of Nanjin, absolutely not possible!"
The envoy calmly took out a letter, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter from our Beiyue Emperor to you, explaining the reasons."
Eunuch Li presented the letter; Emperor Xuanwu's expression changed drastically after reading the contents.
He clenched the letter tightly, knowing that if Nanjin does not form a marriage alliance with Beiyue, the Emperor of Eastern Wei would marry his princess to the Beiyue Emperor.
This would mean Eastern Wei forming a Qin-Jin alliance with Beiyue.