Jin Jinzhi paused for a moment, then gently patted Yun Duoduo's back to comfort her.
"Ah, that's true. The assassins in the palace are full of tricks." Jin Jinzhi sighed.
After saving Yun Duoduo from the brink of death several times, he realized that the methods used to harm people in the palace were far more dangerous than the straightforward assassinations in the Northern Frontier.
"Fortunately, Xiao Jinyu is here. Brother Xiao is guarding the vicinity of Fushuang Palace. I heard that Duoduo is also practicing diligently, so I believe she can protect herself."
"It's okay to cry if you want to. These things will pass, and everyone has to go through them eventually," Jin Jinzhi gently comforted her, patting Yun Duoduo's back softly.
Yes, as a princess, with unwavering resolve comes immense responsibility. She will inevitably have to endure these hardships and experience these unpleasant things.
After crying herself to sleep in Jin Jinzhi's arms, Yun Duoduo suddenly remembered, "Oh right, why did he come to the palace?"
Yun Duoduo raised her head, sobbing, and asked, "Brother Jinzhi...why...did you come to the palace?"
"I came to see you and Zhuangzhuang." Jin Jinzhi poked Yun Duoduo's little face.
"Look at you, you've cried your way through your face like a little kitten." Jin Jinzhi wiped away the tears and snot from Yun Duoduo's face.
Yun Duoduo frowned. Her disheveled appearance had been seen by the handsome young man, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Let's go, I'll take you back to Fu Shuang Palace." Jin Jinzhi stood up, took her hand, and the two walked slowly.
"good."
【Duoduo, although I don't know exactly why you're crying, you must cheer up.】
The situation in northern Xinjiang is very chaotic right now. I may have to return to northern Xinjiang soon, and I might even go back to the battlefield. Take good care of yourself.
Yun Duoduo heard Jin Jinzhi's inner thoughts, and her body stiffened slightly.
[My brother Sumire is going to war?!]
Yun Duoduo held Jin Jinzhi's hand, applying a slight pressure.
Yes, she needs to pull herself together and not let the bad guys get away with it!
[With internal and external troubles looming, her father and brother Jinzhi must be worried about the situation on the northern and southern borders. She must take good care of herself, protect herself, and not cause them any trouble.]
Yun Duoduo fell into deep thought.
Who, ultimately, is trying to harm me?
Some of the people who harmed her have already been caught, while others are still lurking in the shadows, and she can't see them clearly.
The person who harmed her knew she possessed this secret manual, knew she was practicing internal energy cultivation, and even knew where the manual was kept.
[He must know some martial arts; otherwise, why would he tear out this crucial page?]
Who could this person be?
...
Inside Shouchang Palace, the Empress Dowager sat at a pear wood table, her brows furrowed and her lips tightly pressed together, looking very grave.
"Mo Chou, prepare pen, ink, and paper. I want to write a letter," the Empress Dowager instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Mama went to prepare the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
The Empress Dowager gazed out the window, recalling the small, lonely, and sorrowful figure of Yun Duoduo when she left Shouchang Palace.
She wanted to write to Wang Fengru to ask if there was a problem with that manual on internal energy cultivation, and also how to solve the problem that Duoduo was facing.
Although she was also a martial arts expert, the true qi she cultivated was different, and the paths and techniques were different. She couldn't solve the current predicament. The one who tied the knot must untie it. This matter still had to be asked of Wang Fengru.
Granny Zhang ground the ink and laid a sheet of letter paper on the table.
The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, trying her best to calm her tense, angry, and anxious feelings, then picked up a brush and wrote in a flowing, elegant style on the letter:
You old fool, the internal energy manual you gave your granddaughter almost killed her!
This letter is like a personal message; your sister is truly angry!
Elder sister, the True Qi Manual is missing a page, so my granddaughter's True Qi cannot circulate properly. I also tried it myself, practicing according to that tattered book, and my True Qi almost broke through my blood vessels.
If my true energy tears my heart and lungs apart, you'll never see me again in this lifetime. You almost killed me too!
Sister, is this tattered book missing a page? Or was it lost in Nanyang?
Now, how can we solve the granddaughter's predicament?
I look forward to your reply. I miss you.
Nangong Rui
...
The Empress Dowager was very angry when she wrote the letter. But when she got to the end, she felt that she might have been too harsh, so she crossed out the words "you old hag" and added "best wishes" at the end.
Then he instructed Granny Zhang to prepare the seal.
Granny Zhang brought over the seal, and the Empress Dowager stamped a red seal at the end of the letter. She looked out the window, then at the vase on the table, and said, "Mochou, bring me a wintersweet."
Granny Zhang handed over a sprig of winter plum blossom. The Empress Dowager tucked the sprig into a letter and gave it to Granny Zhang.
"Don't worry, have someone send it to the Shu royal family as fast as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty, is this a letter for the Queen Mother?"
The Empress Dowager nodded. "That old hag has never seen a winter plum blossom before. She wants to see what the winter plum blossom described in the poem looks like, but she always complains that the winters in Nanyang are too cold and doesn't want to come. This is a good opportunity to send her a winter plum blossom to take a look at."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Mama took the letter, carefully put it in a bamboo tube, and sent it out.
The weather in Shu was humid and it rained frequently, so in order to ensure that letters arrived intact, they were always packed in bamboo tubes.
...
Yun Duoduo's initial emo mood gradually dissipated after meeting Jin Jinzhi.
Bad moods come quickly, but they also dissipate quickly.
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