Once she can walk, we can go to Western Shu?!
Yun Duoduo shuddered. If Xishu was Sichuan, she really wanted to go there. The food there was amazing, and she wanted to learn to walk as soon as possible!
"Old Lady Wang is truly blessed, with a multitude of granddaughters, so many that they could play polo!" The Empress Dowager continued, recalling the letter written to her by the Empress Dowager of the neighboring Shu Kingdom.
"Old hag Wang, just you wait, what's there to brag about? I have a grandson now!" The Empress Dowager laughed happily, her smile as bright as a sunflower.
"When Duoduo is a little older, I will teach her to ride horses and play polo!"
Teach her to ride horses? And play polo?!
Yun Duoduo's heart skipped a beat. This was wonderful! Riding a horse across the grasslands—just thinking about it made her feel so excited!
"Alright, Mochou, have someone send this letter over quickly!" The Empress Dowager packed the letter away.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured."
"Oh, right, Mochou, go and bring over the salvia I raised. There's nectar in it, perfect for Duoduo to eat."
As soon as she heard that there was nectar to eat, Yun Duoduo's eyes lit up.
Is the "red string" also known as "red under the wall" or "red firecracker"?
She remembered when she was in elementary school, there was a patch of scarlet sage growing in the open space outside the classroom. It was a bright red patch with long, thin flowers. The red flowers on a single stem were connected together, like a small firecracker, densely clustered together.
During breaks between classes, she loved to enjoy sucking the nectar from the red spider lilies with her friends.
The Empress Dowager was also surprised by Yun Duoduo's reaction; the child seemed to understand their conversation.
"This child has had such a hard life, he needs something sweet." The Empress Dowager sighed.
"Your Majesty, this salvia is your most precious flower. The few plants in the courtyard were a birthday gift from the Queen Mother!" Although Zhang Mama loved the little princess dearly, she also knew how precious the flower was. If she were to eat the nectar, wouldn't she have to pluck all the petals off?
These red silkworms were kept in a side hall in the backyard. The side hall was heated by a stove and guarded by eunuchs and maids. The room could not be too hot or too cold.
These flowers are the only splash of red to be seen in this pale and desolate winter.
"Go quickly, look how hungry Duoduo is, she's even started sucking her thumb."
Yun Duoduo sucked on her fingers, somewhat surprised. Wasn't this the most ordinary village flower? Yet it had become a rare species in Nanyang.
However, she was very grateful to her grandmother for being willing to give her such a precious thing to eat.
When she grows up, she must plant lots and lots of salvia for her grandmother.
There is no sugar in Nanyang, and it's freezing cold with no sweet and delicious fruits to eat, so eating something sweet is a real luxury.
A moment later, the eunuchs carefully moved the red sage to Shouchang Palace. Empress Dowager Nangong Rui plucked a petal and placed it near Yun Duoduo's mouth.
Yun Duoduo pouted her little mouth and sucked on a petal. So sweet!
"I suddenly remembered that Consort Bai has passed away. Are there still palace maids in her palace who haven't been dismissed?" The Empress Dowager placed the flower petals in Yun Duoduo's hand, encouraging her to feed herself.
Yun Duoduo's chubby, soft little hands grabbed a petal, brought it to her lips, and began to suck on it.
"Yes, His Majesty ordered yesterday that Consort Bai be promoted to Consort Shu and that someone be assigned to guard the Hibiscus Palace and clean it every day."
"They say that when the little princess grows up, she should see the place where her mother lived and the things her mother used." Granny Zhang added a few pieces of incense charcoal to the brazier.
Listening to Zhang Mama's words, Yun Duoduo pursed her lips slightly. This scumbag father still has some humanity!
"Well, at least the Emperor has some thought in mind."
"Mo Chou, go to the Hibiscus Palace. Last time, I thought the head maid of Consort Bai, uh, Consort Shu, was quite good."
"Her master is not of high status, yet she goes to such lengths to protect him; she seems to be a loyal person."
"Bring out her case file; I want to see what's going on with this palace maid."
Ah Xiang? Is Ah Xiang coming to take care of her? On the day she was born, in the Hibiscus Palace, she vaguely heard her mother calling Ah Xiang, and she also remembered Ah Xiang begging the imperial physician to save her mother.
Ah Xiang is a good person, and Ah Xiang definitely knows a lot about her mother.
The palace maids of Mulan Palace had not yet been dismissed. Yun Duoduo rolled her eyes, her gaze gradually hardening. She wanted to grow up quickly and find out who had poisoned her mother, causing her to become weaker and weaker!
"Go and take a look. If she is capable, bring her to the princess's side to take care of Duoduo."
"We two old women are getting old and our energy can't keep up. We're afraid we won't be able to take good care of my grandson all the time."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
Granny Zhang bent down and changed Yun Duoduo's diaper. Yun Duoduo looked at Granny Zhang's face and her little eyebrows furrowed slightly. [Granny Zhang seems to have aged a lot. There are more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and more silver hair in her hair.]
After changing Yun Duoduo's diaper, Granny Zhang headed towards the Hibiscus Palace.
Looking at Zhang Mama's back, Yun Duoduo felt that her body was even more hunched and her walk was a little unsteady, unlike when she first met her, she was so agile.
[Could it be because he was overworked from taking care of her day and night?]
Yun Duoduo felt a little bittersweet. When she grew up a bit more and could talk and walk, she wouldn't need Zhang Mama to stay by her bedside day and night anymore.
At that time, she would be able to protect herself, and she would also use her medical skills to treat Granny Zhang's health.
...
Inside the Zichen Palace, Yun Beiye frowned as he read the ministers' memorials, then wrote the words "I have read them" in a flamboyant style.
These ministers are all masters at shirking responsibility! Today one comes to complain, tomorrow another to report on us. If the court is full of people like this, how can we talk about the future?
Yun Beiye looked out the window, lost in thought.
"Your Majesty, Prince Jin requests an audience." Zhao Zhongquan entered from outside the hall, where Prince Jin, Yun Mohan, was waiting.
"Prince Jin? Didn't I tell him to get out of the capital?" Yun Beiye rubbed his temples.
"Fine, let him in and see what he has to say."
Zhao Zhongquan went out to deliver the message, and as soon as Prince Jin Yun Mohan heard that Yun Beiye had granted him permission to see him, he rushed inside.
As long as his elder brother was still willing to see him, there was still a chance for things to turn around! Sure enough, he guessed right; his elder brother had softened his heart!
Yun Mohan strode to the Zichen Palace and saw Yun Beiye sitting on the chair. He knelt down with a thud, kowtowing and saying, "Brother, brother, I'm innocent!"
Yun Mohan wore a silver robe with a beast-patterned belt around his waist and silver satin boots. He looked somewhat like Yun Beiye, but lacked some of his heroic and domineering aura and had more of a cunning look.
He cried out in tears, "Brother, please see the truth! How could my princess consort possibly harm her own niece?!"
"Heaven have mercy! My brother is overjoyed to have a niece!"
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