"Yes," a soldier from Pengcheng replied. In recent days, there has indeed been a continuous stream of assassins targeting the Crown Prince.
"Please bring all those assassins to me. These few assassins are useless; you can take them with you." After giving the order, he put his hands behind his back and went to the courtyard of Physician Zhou next door.
Zhao Shu knew what Physician Peng was going to do, but she was still very uncomfortable. So she said to Xiao Guozi, "Hand Yang Quan over to Peng Rui and let him see how Peng Rui treats prisoners. Tell him that if he obediently serves the prefect, that's fine. If he doesn't serve the prefect, then what happened to those assassins today will happen to him tomorrow!"
After saying that, she turned and went back to Jinlan Palace. It was already late. Sun Yun was already waiting in the front hall. When he saw her return, he came out to greet her with joy, "You're finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have starved to death."
"Let Xing'er set the table," Zhao Shu said with a smile. In front of Sun Yun, she hoped to be as gentle as possible so as not to frighten her, even though from all indications, Sun Yun seemed incredibly audacious.
While Xing'er was setting the table, Xiao Zhuzi came over with his hands tucked into his sleeves. Zhao Shu could tell from his hesitant expression that he must have something to report. She quickly finished her meal and then returned to her boudoir under the pretext of washing up.
"Princess, a letter has arrived from the capital," Xiao Zhuzi reported as soon as they entered the embroidered chamber.
"Give it to me." Zhao Shu reached out her hand, and Xiao Zhuzi quickly placed two slips of paper in her hand. The slips of paper were unfolded, and both were signed with the character "Wei". Zhao Shu frowned. How could it be Wei Tingsi's?
However, upon reading the contents of the letter, the gloom that had clouded her face all day dissipated considerably. The letter read: "It has been several days since we parted at Chamei Mountain. I wonder if the Princess is well..."
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