During these three days, Zhang Tao was waiting for the emperor's decision about Bai Xiang's demand. He wrote a letter to the emperor telling His Majesty about Bai Xiang's demand.
If the emperor refused, they might fight the Liuyin Empire and Gao Shoushan might probably die. However, if his emperor agreed with Bai Xiang's demand, they would avoid the fight and Gao Shoushan and other war prisoners would be saved.
Zhang Tao felt he could predict the emperor's decision. Gao Shoushan was His Majesty's nephew who was not related to the emperor. He was someone from a noble consort's family. However, the emperor cared a lot about that noble consort. She was the current favourite of the emperor. Whatever she wanted, the emperor would try and make it happen.
Zhang Tao knew that that noble consort would pillow talk the emperor. She might ask the emperor to save Gao Shoushan. He did not know what to say about that.
