After leaving the Imperial Study, Princess Jinyi headed for Fengyang Palace. Empress Jing'an had already been waiting outside the courtyard gate. Seeing the sedan chair approaching from afar, she held Zishu's hand and hurried to greet it.

"Mother, mother, I'm back." Princess Jinyi jumped off the sedan chair and skipped towards Queen Jing'an like a child.

Empress Jing'an, who had been feeling somewhat sentimental, burst out laughing upon seeing the childish Princess Jinyi. Embracing Princess Jinyi, who had thrown herself into her arms, Empress Jing'an said with a smile, "You're finally back."

Princess Jinyi, nestled in Queen Jing'an's arms, hummed a few times before looking up and smiling, "Mother, did you receive the fruit I sent back?"

Speaking of this, Empress Jing'an pulled Princess Jinyi out of her arms, tapped her nose and said, "You didn't even send a letter. That pile of fruit almost scared your father."

As he spoke, he pulled Princess Jinyi toward the palace, and said as he walked, "There were a few ripe durians that had a particularly strong smell. Your father and I received them as a gift together. After we opened the basket, the smell hit our noses straight. It scared your father so much that he quickly protected me and stepped back." As he spoke, he burst into laughter.

Princess Jinyi thought about that scene and laughed unceremoniously. The two of them walked hand in hand slowly towards the main hall of Fengyang Palace, talking about what had happened during this period.

Empress Jing'an listened to Princess Jinyi speak, and Xu Lin would inevitably mention eight out of ten of her sentences. She glanced at her daughter, who was almost 28 years old, and was lost in thought.

After entering the house, the two of them ate sweet durian and jackfruit. After a while, Ziyan brought up a portion of durian pastry. Princess Jinyi quickly picked up the durian pastry and tasted it. Oh my god, it was so delicious!

Seeing her daughter eating so happily, Empress Jing'an took a handkerchief and wiped the corners of Princess Jinyi's mouth, and gently advised: "Yier, use less for now, don't eat too much in one day."

After swallowing the durian pastry in her mouth, Princess Jinyi nodded and said, "Mother, I understand."

Seeing Princess Jinyi pause, Empress Jing'an tentatively asked, "Have you received the letters I sent you a few times? Is there a man you're interested in?"

Princess Jinyi's cheeks flushed upon hearing this, and she said coquettishly, "Mother, my daughter is still young."

Xu Lin was not bad, though he wasn't employed in the capital. His background was certainly a good match for Princess Jinyi. The Eighth Prince had mentioned Xu Lin, saying he had both good martial arts skills and good academics. He was just a bit old. In ancient times, men of that age, if unmarried, usually had concubines.

Without further ado, Empress Jing'an didn't want to bring the matter to light. Seeing that Princess Jinyi didn't say anything, she stopped asking.

In the afternoon, the Eighth Prince also arrived at Fengyang Palace and chatted with Princess Jinyi for a long time. After dinner, the two siblings left hand in hand.

The Emperor stayed and told her about Princess Jinyi's assassination. Empress Jing'an was so anxious that she wanted to have Princess Jinyi brought back, but was stopped by the Emperor. Embracing Empress Jing'an, she assured him, "Fangting, don't worry. No matter who the mastermind is, as the Emperor, I will avenge my daughter."

Queen Jing'an, feeling slightly apprehensive, asked in a trembling voice, "Why would they do such a thing? Yi'er is just a weak woman."

Yes, that's why they did it. They returned with two fully loaded sea voyages, only losing one ship, and bringing back countless silver. This shows that ocean voyages are a more convenient way to make money.

If the country were to vigorously develop maritime transport, it would inevitably impact the livelihoods of inland canal transport. China has a long coastline, and if maritime transport were to develop, it would be possible to ship from the southernmost point to the northernmost point. Since maritime transport is farther from shore, it is less vulnerable to tampering, making profit from it much more difficult. Maritime transport is not as easy to control as canal transport, and its transportation costs are lower.