The carriage traveled through the streets and alleys, and two hours later, it arrived at the palace gate.
Yun Duoduo looked at the high palace walls and red eaves. Books say that the palace is magnificent and splendid, but only those who are inside the palace can feel the oppressive force that makes it hard to breathe.
Although there were always bad people trying to assassinate her or frame her with dirty words, fortunately, she had a loving grandmother, father, and several royal brothers who accompanied her as she grew up.
This made her days in the palace much more colorful.
...
Back in the palace, Yun Duoduo got off the carriage and had A Xiang, who had come to greet her, take Sun Huohuo and Jin Zhuangzhuang back to Fushuang Palace. She then ran to Zichen Palace to see Yun Beiye.
"Father!"
The guards standing at the entrance of Zichen Palace neither announced nor stopped the arrival of the Ninth Princess, Yun Duoduo.
Yun Beiye had given an order that the Ninth Princess, Yun Duoduo, could freely enter and leave the Zichen Palace without needing to report.
"Duoduo is back!" Upon hearing Yun Duoduo's voice, Yun Beiye put down his calligraphy brush, stood up with a beaming smile, and walked to the door.
"Father missed you so much!" Yun Beiye picked up Yun Duoduo and spun her around.
"Duoduo misses Father too!" Yun Duoduo gave Yun Beiye a kiss on the cheek.
"Father, Duoduo has a gift for you!" Yun Duoduo patted Yun Beiye's shoulder, signaling him to put her down.
"Really?" Yun Beiye was very curious. He already possessed the world and had everything, so he was very curious about what gift this little dumpling would give him.
"As expected of my daughter, she still cares about her father." Yun Beiye gently placed Yun Duoduo on the ground.
"Duoduo, your father thinks you've lost a lot of weight."
"Zhao Zhongquan, quickly have the imperial kitchen stew braised pork hock and send it to the princess's palace in a bit."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant will go and give the order immediately."
Yun Beiye felt that her daughter must not have been eating and drinking well at the Guan residence, as the little girl looked quite thin.
"Father, this is a gift for you!" Yun Duoduo handed the box containing the painting to Yun Beiye.
"Oh? Father, take a look."
What kind of gift could it be?
It looks like a painting.
Yun Beiye opened the box, unfolded the scroll inside, and laid it on the table.
"This is, this is 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains'?!" Yun Beiye looked at the painting on the table in surprise.
"I never expected to see this painting again!"
Yun Duoduo nodded with a smile.
"I heard that Father Emperor gave this painting away because of me. Now that Grand Secretary Guan has given it to me, I'm bringing it back to Father Emperor." Yun Duoduo sat on the soft couch, swinging her legs.
"Oh, that's wonderful, a daughter is the best!" Yun Beiye's eyes welled up with tears.
"That's wonderful." Yun Beiye gently stroked the painting on the table, his eyes filled with affection. He was overjoyed to have it back.
"Duoduo, come here, quickly tell your father how things have been at the Guan residence these past few days."
Yun Beiye held Yun Duoduo in his arms, and Yun Duoduo told him about the important things that had happened at the Guan residence in the past few days. As for the things she had done, such as creating "Heavenly Wrath", she did not mention them.
“Yes, Guan Wude is truly an unfilial son.” Yun Beiye said with a serious expression.
Yun Duoduo looked at the pile of memorials on the table, which resembled a small hill, and jumped out of Yun Beiye's arms.
"Father, since you still have many memorials to review, I'd like to go see Grandmother first!"
"Okay, go ahead."
"Zhao Zhongquan!"
"This old servant is here!" Zhao Zhongquan had just been giving instructions outside when he heard His Majesty calling him, so he quickly ran in.
"Go, have someone escort the little princess to Shouchang Palace, and then take all the rare and exotic items that Nanrong sent over to Fushuang Palace!"
"Duoduo likes it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant will take care of it immediately."
"Oh, right, after all these things are done, go and get my seal!" Yun Beiye's eyes shone as he rubbed his hands together, looking at the painting with a smile on his face.
Zhao Zhongquan wiped the sweat from his brow. "Sigh, His Majesty is about to start stamping documents again."
...
After leaving the Zichen Palace, Yun Duoduo went to the Shouchang Palace. She hadn't seen her grandmother for a long time and missed her dearly.
The walls and eaves of the palace were covered with a thick layer of snow. The weather was not very sunny, but rather gray and gloomy. The sun was hiding in the clouds and refused to show its face.
Yun Duoduo, wearing a white fox fur cloak and a rabbit fur hat, still felt a bit chilly. She shrank her neck and quickened her pace.
Upon entering Shouchang Palace, the palace servants greeted Yun Duoduo in turn. Yun Duoduo watched as the palace maids were replacing the newly transported charcoal in basins to the main hall.
"Grandmother!" Yun Duoduo called out as she walked inside.
"It's so cold! It's much warmer inside." Yun Duoduo took off her hat and cloak and handed them to the palace maid.
"The princess is back!" Zhang Mama greeted her with a beaming smile upon hearing the voice.
"Princess, come in quickly. When the Empress Dowager heard that the princess had returned, she immediately ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare the princess's favorite snacks and fruit drinks."
"Duoduo?" The Empress Dowager came out when she heard the commotion.
"You heartless little thing, you still know how to come back?!" The Empress Dowager scolded, but there was a smile in her eyes and brows.
She bent down, picked up Yun Duoduo, and hugged her tightly, kissing her.
"Grandmother, don't be angry. Duoduo missed you so much. As soon as the Guan family's affairs were settled, Duoduo came back to the palace to see Grandmother."
Yun Duoduo gave the Empress Dowager a quick kiss on the cheek.
"That old man from the Guan family clearly hasn't been feeding Duoduo well." The Empress Dowager looked at Yun Duoduo's originally chubby and pink face, which had now become a more defined oval face, and felt extremely distressed.
"Grandmother has also heard about the Guan family's affairs. Grand Secretary Guan was wise all his life, but unexpectedly, in his old age, he was defeated by his own son."
The Empress Dowager sighed.
"Never mind them." The Empress Dowager waved her hand, seemingly trying to clear these thoughts from her mind.
"Quickly, have some soup to warm yourself up." The Empress Dowager placed Yun Duoduo on a chair and handed her a bowl of hot beef soup sprinkled with cilantro.
"Thank you, Grandmother!" This beef soup sprinkled with cilantro was her favorite.
With a slurp, Yun Duoduo took a big gulp of beef soup. As soon as the hot soup went down her throat, she felt a warm current flow through her whole body.
"Mmm, delicious!"
"Eat slowly, this whole table is for you."
After Yun Duoduo finished eating, the Empress Dowager waved her hand, and Zhang Mama nodded, dismissing the palace servants and leaving only Yun Duoduo in the room.
"Duoduo, come here, let your Grandmother see how well you've practiced your inner energy," the Empress Dowager said solemnly.
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