Chapter 185: Some Thoughts
"What?! Something happened to my aunt?!"
Yuan Siyin was startled and took the secret letter from her father with trembling hands. It read: "The Empress Dowager is unconscious. Return immediately."
"How is this possible? It can't be..."
She gripped the letter tightly, her knuckles turning white from the pressure.
My aunt has always been in good health, so why is she unconscious?
Even though she was certain that her aunt had always been healthy in the original book, the path she was on now was no longer the same, and she couldn't be sure that someone was secretly plotting against her aunt.
No, she wouldn't feel comfortable with that.
"I cannot go back," Yuan's father murmured, his expression grave.
After thinking it over, Yuan Siyin sat down again, her voice much calmer than before: "I understand. Father's status is special, and he cannot return to the capital without being summoned. I will go back."
"I'll go back with you," Si Fangming said hurriedly.
"No, you stay here and help Father. I can manage on my own."
When do you plan to leave?
"Now."
"I'll pack some valuables for you, on the way..."
“No need, travel light.” After saying that, Yuan Siyin got up, lifted the curtain, and went out to fetch Taxue.
There were only a few things in her bundle, nothing important except for the secret letter she had seized in Huaizhou.
Yuan's father and Si Fangming escorted her to the camp a few miles away. They watched as she mounted her horse and galloped away, then exchanged a relieved smile.
"We finally managed to persuade her to go back. Luckily, the Empress Dowager was there to help us," Si Fangming couldn't help but sigh.
"You did a good job just now, kid." Yuan Jin patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"No, our General Yuan is the one who is truly hiding his true abilities."
“It’s good that she’s going back. The northern border is bitterly cold, and it’s very inconvenient for her to move around here. It’s better for her to go back to the capital, where someone can take care of her, and I can rest assured.”
Yuan Jin sighed, withdrew her somewhat reluctant gaze, and then put on her usual resolute expression.
——
"You know what, your method actually works!"
After reading the letter from the frontier, the Empress Dowager was overjoyed and smiled broadly: "Good, good, good, you are a good person."
Yu Shiyan smiled slightly: "Grandmother, you flatter me. It's clear that the Princess still cares about you, otherwise no matter what method she used, it would have been useless."
The Empress Dowager folded up the secret letters in her hand, looked up at him, and smiled with undisguised mockery: "Princess? Why are you calling me that so formally?"
Yu Shiyan lowered his head slightly, a hint of a smile in his eyes: "Nothing can be hidden from the Empress Dowager."
“Oh my, Emerald, look at this child, he’s already starting to flatter me.”
When people are happy, they are in high spirits. The Empress Dowager had just learned of this good news and found everyone pleasing to the eye. She immediately waved her hand and dismissed the palace servants, keeping only Emerald by her side.
"Jade is my confidante, there is no one else like her. So tell me honestly, do you have feelings for Yinyin?"
"yes."
Yu Shiyan smiled slightly, admitting it quite readily.
"Not bad, not bad."
The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction and leaned back. Emerald immediately and quickly propped up the cushion so that she could lean back more comfortably.
"I was worried that you two children wouldn't get along, but it seems you did it on purpose. It turns out you were giving in to Yin'er all along."
Tell me, when did this happen? I have no idea.
This statement carries a hint of interrogation.
Yu Shiyan knew that the Empress Dowager doted on Yuan Siyin, and no matter who was sitting in front of her today, she would definitely ask her questions and give her advice.
"My grandson can't say exactly when it happened; it was probably something that arose without him knowing why."
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