Chapter 096 Chapter 96 (Additional update)

Xu Duanyi arrived in the capital at night.

When we arrived, the palace gates were locked, and even the city gates were almost closed.

But Cheng Hao had the Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's decree in his hand, so he had to get the people safely into the palace tonight. And those... whether they were the guards at the city gate or the soldiers at the palace gate, they would certainly not stop Xu Duanyi from returning to Beijing.

When we arrived in the capital.

Xu Duanyi asked the carriage to stop first.

She knew that she had to enter the palace today and she never thought of objecting.

Her aunt had been worried about her in the palace for so many days, and it was only right that she should go see her immediately.

But there must be an explanation for the Nan'an Palace.

So as to avoid worrying Ping'an and Changning.

Xu Duanyi then told Bixi, "You should stay in the palace for the time being. If Ping'an and Changning ask about it, you will be able to find a way to deal with it."

She was afraid that she and Xie Qingya would be late to return, and the two children would be worried.

Bixi knew what was in her mind and naturally would not refute her.

He nodded in agreement immediately.

"I'll send you a message if there's anything."

Xu Duanyi nodded.

Thinking of something, he said to the person, "When you go back, go to the gatehouse and see if there is a reply from father and Uncle Tan. If the palace doesn't have it, have someone go back to the Marquis's Mansion to see if they sent it to the wrong person."

But I don't think so.

No matter if it was the concierge or the marquis's mansion, once they received a reply, they would definitely report it.

Maybe there was something urgent that delayed him.

After all, Liaodong is close to the border and nomadic tribes often come to invade. She has been accustomed to her father being busy since she was a child, and there has been no news for three months.

It was because of this reason that her aunt insisted on bringing her into the palace.

I was afraid that she would lose her mother and not see her father all day, and stay at home alone without anyone to accompany her, and something would happen to her sooner or later.

Therefore, Xu Duanyi was not really worried.

Even if her father was hiding something from her, Uncle Tan would definitely not hide it from her.

But when she talked about her father with Uncle Cheng earlier, she missed him a little.

Seeing Bixi agreed to everything, Xu Duanyi said to Cheng Hao, "Uncle Cheng, please send some people to escort my maid back to the palace."

Cheng Hao's goal was to send her into the palace.

As for the rest, she has the final say.

Following Xu Duanyi's instructions, Cheng Hao quickly pointed out a few personal soldiers and asked them to escort Bixi back to Nan'an Palace.

"The maid is leaving first."

Bixi looked at Xu Duanyi and said.

In fact, she still had some things she wanted to say to her master, but she thought her master had a better idea in mind than she did, and what she said would only make her master more worried.

Besides, now is not the time to say those things.

I could only hold back and keep silent.

Before leaving, he reminded Yu again: "Take good care of the master."

Shi Yu didn't know her worries. She was very happy to see that she could follow her master.

“I know.”

As she spoke, she waved at Bixi, with an expression that said, "Don't worry."

Bi Xi looked at her and shook her head helplessly, but in the end she didn't say anything more. She just said goodbye to Xu Duanyi again, got off the carriage first, and left with the personal soldiers.

Then the carriage started again and the group headed towards the palace.

It was difficult for Cheng Hao and his group to enter the palace, so they said goodbye to Xu Duanyi at the palace gate. Afterwards, Xu Duanyi and Shi Yu were driven in a carriage by a coachman and they traveled unimpeded all the way to the gate of the inner palace.

Someone was already waiting there.

Almost as soon as the carriage stopped, Xu Duanyi heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

“Here it comes!”

Just by listening to the voice, you can know who is coming.

When Shi Yu lifted the curtain, Xu Duanyi looked out and saw Aunt Danfeng, accompanied by Yingxue, with a palace maid holding a lamp, striding towards her.

"aunt……"

As soon as Xu Duanyi shouted this, tears immediately flowed down Dan Feng's face.

"Your Highness, you really scared us to death this time!" Dan Feng said as he personally helped Xu Duanyi get off the carriage.

After the man stood firmly, he hurriedly held the man's arm and examined him carefully from top to bottom.

Afraid that something might happen to her.

Xu Duanyi was touched and amused by her. Fearing that she might worry, she hurriedly said to her, "Aunt, I'm fine."

Dan Feng also saw that she was fine, but still looked at her with a worried and disapproving expression and said, "It's a pity that you are fine, otherwise the Queen Mother would not be able to sleep well in the future."

When Xu Duanyi heard her talking about her aunt, her expression gradually became calm. She asked in a dry and hoarse voice: "...Aunt, how is my aunt these days?"

Dan Feng was afraid that the Queen Mother would be anxious waiting, so he did not dare to delay.

As she led the group to Shoukang Palace, she sighed and said, "Do you think she can get better?"

"You went to such a dangerous place. The Queen Mother was immediately anxious when she found out. If it weren't for her limited status, I'm afraid she would have to go to Yutian in person to bring you back."

"Not to mention that something like this happened in Yutian later."

"You are unwilling to come back with the prince, how can the Queen Mother be at ease? The Queen Mother is worried about you these days, and she can't eat or sleep at night."

Dan Feng was still a little scared at this moment, and she held Xu Duanyi's hand and said, "Fortunately, nothing happened. If something really happened, I don't know what the Queen Mother would do in the future."

She had been following the Empress Dowager since she was still unmarried.

More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Dan Feng watched her grow from a young lady at the imperial court to getting married, watched her go from being an imperial concubine to being an empress, watched her be full of expectations for the late emperor, and then be filled with disappointment.

Until the prince passed away, she seemed like a completely different person.

There are so few things and people in this world that can make her happy.

Your Highness is not only the second lady’s last bloodline left in this world, but also the Queen Mother’s reliance and companionship over the years.

If His Highness really had something wrong this time, she really didn't know what the Queen Mother would become...

Fortunately, His Highness is fine.

Dan Feng heaved a sigh of relief in her heart, and she didn't want to think about these bad things anymore.

"The bad things are all in the past. Now you should just stay in the palace with the Queen Mother and have a good rest. I see that you have become so thin that your face has become pointed. You'll have to ask the kitchen to make more delicious food for you to make up for it." Dan Feng looked at her with a distressed face.

Xu Duanyi responded softly, "Okay."

She was still full of worries, but she could only focus on the things in front of her and solve them one by one.

"Where's my cousin? Does he know about this?"

Worried that his cousin was still in prison, Xu Duanyi hurriedly asked about Aunt Danfeng first.

Dan Feng did not hide the truth and replied, "General Cheng sent someone to report back at full speed. At that time, the Queen Mother sent someone to tell the Crown Prince first. The Crown Prince should have returned to the Duke's Mansion by now."

"The Crown Prince and his wife are very worried about your accident this time."

At this point, Dan Feng lowered her voice and said to Xu Duanyi, "When the Crown Prince's wife first learned that you had gone to Yutian, the Queen Mother was furious."

Hearing this, Xu Duanyi hurriedly said, "I didn't do this well. It has nothing to do with my sister-in-law."

"If my sister-in-law knew, she would definitely stop me. It's just that she has to bear the consequences for me. I have to apologize to my sister-in-law later."

Xu Duanyi also felt very guilty about this.

At the beginning, she only had Xie Qingya in her mind, so how could she think of anything else? If her sister-in-law was really disliked by her aunt because of her, then she would be so sorry for her.

"As long as you understand it in your heart."

Dan Feng told her, "There aren't many relatives left in this world now."

"Although you and the Crown Prince do not have the same surname, in the hearts of the Crown Prince and his wife, you are their biological sister. They are as worried about you as the Queen Mother is about the incident."

Xu Duanyi knew this, and she nodded and said, "I know."

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We have also arrived at Shoukang Palace.

As soon as the eunuch at the palace gate saw them coming back, he immediately went inside to report the news.

It can be seen that he had received the order early in the morning.

For a moment, the entire Shoukang Palace was resounding with the palace servants' reports, but Xu Duanyi's heart suddenly tightened.

The further we went inside, the quieter it became.

When the palace maids saw her, they just saluted her from a distance and respectfully called her "Your Highness".

Xu Duanyi had no intention of responding at this time.

My mind is full of what to say to my aunt when I see her later.

This is the first time she has been so disobedient.

Thinking of this, she walked over. She saw lights flickering in the distance, and a familiar figure was standing in the corridor, looking towards her.

Xu Duanyi looked over.

When her aunt saw her, her expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously took two steps towards her without even waiting for the palace maid to help her.

But soon, she stood there with a stern face again, just looking at her coldly without moving.

Dan Feng knew that the Queen Mother was deliberately trying to teach Her Highness a lesson so that she would remember it, but she was also afraid that Her Highness would just come back and see this scene, and would be frightened and alienated from the Queen Mother.

I was just about to tell someone around me.

But how could Xu Duanyi not know? Before Dan Feng could say anything, she burst into tears and ran towards the man with tears in her eyes.

"aunt."

After Xu Duanyi ran up to the person, he hugged her and called her while sobbing.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had already lost her composure when she saw her crying, let alone now that she was being held like this.

Although Zhao Zhao is close to her.

But perhaps due to their personalities, they seldom behave in such an intimate manner under normal circumstances.

Being held like this, how could Empress Dowager Zhaoyu have the energy to get angry with others? She immediately asked worriedly, "Who bullied you?"

Xu Duanyi just shook his head, feeling very guilty in his heart.

Aunt Danfeng had only said that she had lost weight, but she hadn't told her that her aunt had also lost so much weight.

When she thought of this, she felt even more guilty. She had only cared about herself before and never thought about what would happen to her aunt in the palace.

Or maybe I have thought about it.

But she didn't have time to think about these things at that time, so she put them out of her mind.

Therefore, when she saw her aunt's haggard appearance, she couldn't hide her self-blame.

What made her feel even more guilty and miserable was——

She knew her aunt would be sad, but she still chose to do it and didn't even regret it.

This was the source of her greatest pain.

Thinking of this, Xu Duanyi couldn't help crying even more sadly.

She always knew that she would be in a difficult position being caught between Xie Qingya and her aunt.

But she didn't expect it to be so painful.

It seems like neither choice is right.

Whoever you choose, you will be sorry for the other person.

Seeing her like this, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was also a little panicked. She hugged Xu Duanyi, worried and surprised, "Why are you crying so sadly?" She called Shi Yu and asked her, "What's wrong with your mistress? Who bullied her?"

But Shi Yu was also confused.

Even if she disliked Prince Nannan, she wouldn't dare to go against her conscience and say that he was bullying his master.

Besides, she didn't dare to involve Prince Nan'an.

On the way here, the master had specifically reminded her, and she naturally did not dare to disobey the master.

But she was indeed a little confused because her master was crying so sadly.

I don't understand what's going on.

She could only close her eyes and replied dryly: "No."

"So what happened to her?"

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had a sullen face, clearly not believing it.

When he was about to say something, Xu Duanyi suddenly wiped his tears, stood up straight, sobbed, and lowered his eyes slightly, and replied: "No one bullied me, I just feel sorry for you."

When Empress Dowager Zhaoyu heard this, she was speechless.

"You still feel sorry for me?" She had no idea what Xu Duanyi meant by this, so she just looked at him with a sullen face and asked.

But seeing her pitiful appearance with tears in her eyes, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu could not say anything else to reprimand her.

I was just thinking that I must teach her a lesson this time, make her remember this lesson and never dare to do such a dangerous thing again.

But really looking at her pitiful expression as she admits her mistakes.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu couldn't help but soften her heart again.

She really treated her like her own daughter, and even if she was angry, she couldn't bear to see her being so pitiful.

"Okay, you've suffered enough, you know what it feels like, and I'm too lazy to lecture you anymore, go in and rest."

"Look at how thin you have become."

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu said this with disdain, but her eyes were full of heartache.

Pulling Xu Duanyi into the hall, he told Danfeng and the others, "Go to the kitchen and ask them to bring all the food over. Then go get a bucket of hot water. After you finish eating, take a bath and have a good sleep."

"I've had the bedding dried for you, and I've also lit the incense for you."

Dan Feng readily agreed and went to give the order.

Xu Duanyi had no objection either. He just held her hand and said, "I want to sleep with you tonight."

When Empress Dowager Zhaoyu heard this, she looked at her in surprise.

"Why are you so clingy after going out?" Although surprised, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was very happy about it.

She held Xu Duanyi's hand and naturally would not refuse, so she smiled and said yes.

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Xu Duanyi is always particularly clingy.

But maybe she was really tired after running around all the way. After taking a shower, she smelled the familiar soothing scent and fell asleep first.

Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was not asleep yet.

She sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Xu Duanyi who was sleeping inside.

"Do you feel that Zhaozhao is a little strange this time when she came back?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu frowned and asked Danfeng.

Dan Feng also felt that it was a bit strange. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. But she didn't think much about it, and just replied in a low voice: "Your Highness is probably also afraid."

This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. "It's time to be afraid."

But after hearing her say this, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not think any more about it: "Forget it, since the matter has passed, let it go."

"Ayuan's birthday is coming up in a few days. I will take Zhaozhao to live in the villa for a while, and then I will accompany her to Huang'en Temple to burn incense for Ayuan. She has been staying in Yutian for a while, and I think she is getting bored."

Before Dan Feng responded.

She added, "Bring Ming and her two children with you as well. She's worked hard this time."

When Dan Feng heard her say this, he knew that the Queen Mother had completely let it go.

She was also happy.

This will naturally be answered with a smile.

After that, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not say anything else. After Dan Feng extinguished a few candles and left, she went to bed to rest.