The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the anniversary of Zhao Yunshu's death.
For the first time, Xiao Sheng held a memorial service for Zhao Yunshu.
Xiao Sheng instructed Xiao Ma'er to go out of the palace to buy all the items needed for the memorial service, and they left the palace early in the morning to go to the imperial mausoleum.
The journey to the imperial mausoleum, including the offering of sacrifices and the round trip, would take three days. To atone for his filial impiety, Xiao Sheng knelt before Zhao Yun's spirit tablet for a full day and night.
Emperor Hui made no comment. Qianmian replied that the emperor, in the palace of the newly promoted imperial concubine, did not even mention the Empress Yuan.
Xiao Sheng had given up hope for his father, so he decided to let him be.
It's my own mother; I'll avenge her myself.
On this day, Xu Ningyou also set up an altar to pay tribute to Zhao Yunshu, telling her that Xiao Sheng was now being raised by her and her husband, that he was very obedient and hardworking, and that he would grow into a qualified emperor sooner or later.
Furthermore, the couple will also protect Nanchen Kingdom and prevent that scheming woman, Zhao Yunwan, from achieving her goals.
In the afternoon, Xu Ningyou received a secret letter from her family.
After Li Xingran was born, Xu Ningyou arranged for the secret service to open a fast escort agency in Nanchen Kingdom, which was dedicated to delivering important items that were lightweight and easy to carry.
In the past six months, not a single order has been lost.
Within six months, the name "Kuai Da Escort Agency" appeared all over Nan Chen Kingdom.
Kuai Da Escort Agency then became an escort agency specializing in transporting secret messages and tokens.
On the anniversary of Zhao Yunshu's death, Xu Ningyou received a letter and a mysterious box.
When Fu Feilong, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of Yuzhou Kuaida Escort Agency, learned that the letter and box were for his master, he personally sent them over from Yuzhou by fast horse.
Yuzhou is located in the southeast of Nanchen Kingdom.
It is a thousand miles away from the capital of Nanchen Kingdom, and can be reached by either water or land.
When the letter reached Xu Ningyou, Fu Feilong had been traveling at breakneck speed for three whole days without sleep.
Xu Ningyou told Fu Feilong to go and rest first, and they could talk about other things later.
The Li couple looked at the box and the letter in the room, trying hard to figure out who had sent it.
“My husband, this box is something my junior sister cherished when she was young.”
"She liked to keep rare and precious treasures she acquired in the martial arts world inside."
"But since her death, there has been no news of her in the entire Southern Chen Kingdom. Her sudden appearance makes me fear there might be a trap!"
[Father, Mother, why don't you just look at the letter? It can't be a bomb in there, can it?]
[When it comes to unpacking boxes, Mom is the best! What's there to be afraid of?]
"Madam, look, Ruanruan isn't afraid at all. Let's read the letter first."
Xu Ningyou opened the letter with a mixture of anticipation and worry.
The first thing that catches the eye is the word "Senior Sister" in big letters, but there are no other words.
"It's my junior sister, it's her handwriting." Suddenly, Xu Ningyou remembered something.
He walked to the bookshelf, took out a few books, and gently touched the spot where the books had been. A hole appeared in the floor of the room.
The entrance faces underground and has steps.
Xu Ningyou held the letter and the box in her arms, while Li Ting, holding a candle, carried Li Xingran down into the tunnel together.
[Haha, the secret room from a TV series, wow, how amazing!]
I really want to know how they keep the room ventilated like this.
It has a kind of tunnel warfare feel to it.
As Li Ting and his wife listened to Li Xingran's heartfelt words, they became even happier.
Surprisingly, Li Xingran didn't throw a tantrum. You have to understand, the first time she brought Li Ruiyue down here, he cried and screamed for ages.
"Madam, why do you want to go to the secret room today?"
“My junior sister and I once made a pact: if one of us were to die and the other were to receive a letter from the other, then that letter would be written using the Qianji Sect’s concealment technique.”
"If you receive another box, then this box has a self-destruct mechanism. You need to come to the secret room, otherwise the noise will be too loud and may scare the others."
Is it really that amazing? I really want to learn those secret techniques my mother talked about!
[I'm curious what Zhao Yunshu will write to her mother.]
What will be inside the box?
At the bottom of the steps was an empty room with a strange set of table and chairs in the center.
On the table were writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, some bottles and jars, and a basin.
On a black wooden table, there was a large metal cabinet, the material of which was unclear.
Li Ting held Li Xingran in his arms, while Xu Ningyou set the candles down. She first placed the letter in the basin.
The basin is a standard-style iron basin.
Xu Ningyou laid the letter flat in the basin, then took several bottles from the table and poured them into the basin one by one.
At this moment, the densely packed words on the letter paper became visible.
Amazingly, the letter paper could actually expand after being soaked.
What used to be a thin sheet of paper has now become a thick stack.
Xu Ningyou clipped the letter together with a clip, then poured the medicine from the basin into a ceramic jar on the ground.
At this moment, Li Ting had already lit all the candles in the secret room.
Inside the secret room, Li Xingran could occasionally feel a breeze.
This sealed room must be connected to the outside world, otherwise people would suffocate and die from lack of oxygen, right?
Xu Ningyou sat at the table reading the letter. "Husband, why don't you come and see it too? It will save me from having to relay it later."
Li Xingran peeked out.
I want to watch it too!
Li Ting: Ruan Ruan, can you read?
Xu Ningyou: Curious baby Li Xingran.
The three people finished reading the letter, and their expressions varied.
Li Ting thought to himself: No wonder Zhao Yunshu used swift and decisive methods to solidify Xiao Jing's position as crown prince when she first entered the palace, and then quickly made Xiao Jing hold the imperial power firmly in his hands after becoming empress, at a heavy price. This woman is truly extraordinary.
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