"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have already sent people to look for her. We believe that the little princess is blessed with good fortune and will be protected by Heaven. Nothing will happen to her."
Zhao Zhongquan clenched his fists, his face turning pale with anxiety.
[May Heaven protect the little princess and ensure her safe return to the palace soon, otherwise, His Majesty will surely become a tyrant!]
[At that time, no one will have an easy time!]
"The person who kidnapped Duoduo was able to bypass the Imperial Guards and escape, so they must be very familiar with the palace's layout," Yun Beiye mused.
"It must be someone close to me."
"Your Majesty, do you think it might be..." Zhao Zhongquan shuddered.
"explain!"
"Could it be the Prince of Jin?" Zhao Zhongquan was startled by Yun Beiye's angry roar.
[His Majesty dotes on the little princess so much, will Prince Jin use her to force His Majesty to abdicate?!]
Zhao Zhongquan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Yes, send someone by fast horse to Jin Jinzhi in the Northern Frontier. Tell him that Duoduo has been kidnapped and to be careful. If it really is Yun Mohan, he must have been colluding with Beiliang when he was in the Northern Frontier."
"Let Jinzhi go find Duoduo."
"Go now, day and night, with the fastest horses!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
...
The following morning, in the main tent in the northern frontier, Jin Jinzhi received a letter from the Nanyang Palace.
"Your Highness, a letter from the palace." Military Advisor Cao handed the letter to Jin Jinzhi.
Oh dear, I heard that two Akhal-Teke horses died on this road. What a pity!
"The palace? Quickly, bring it here." Jin Jinzhi knew that a letter sent from the palace by fast horse must be urgent.
Jin Jinzhi held the letter, and the more she read, the more anxious she became.
"The princess has been kidnapped?!"
He put down the letter in his hand, his voice trembling slightly.
【Duoduo, you've really had a tough time. You're so young, and you've already had to endure so many assassination attempts.】
"Your Highness, you said the princess has been kidnapped?!" Military Advisor Cao looked at Jin Jinzhi in surprise.
He remembered that the Ninth Princess was very bold and quite different from ordinary little girls.
The last time we met was at the Marquis of Chi Nan's residence.
The little princess is someone who isn't afraid of torture instruments or corpses.
"The letter only said that she might come to the Northern Frontier, but no one knows where Duoduo is now." Jin Jinzhi's hand gripped the letter tightly, her knuckles turning white.
"Pass on my order to inform the post stations along the way that if they encounter any suspicious people with a five- or six-year-old girl, they should report it immediately."
Jin Jinzhi looked at her subordinates and said.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
As the Prince of Jibei, he now holds the Tiger Tally, which allows him to command an army of 200,000. At the same time, he also oversees the post stations along the route from the northern border to the Nanyang royal family.
All officials had to obey his orders, especially since this was a matter of great importance concerning the princess's disappearance.
...
Night fell, a cold wind blew, dark clouds filled the sky, and the sky was gray as if it were about to rain. The moon and stars hid behind the clouds, and everything around was indistinct.
Inside the main tent, Jin Jinzhi stood by the table, his face grim, deep in thought as he looked at the map hanging on the wall.
If someone kidnapped Duoduo without leaving any information, where would they take her?
If they really are heading north to Xinjiang, they're bound to discover something along the way.
"Your Highness, the soldiers have discovered these things along the way."
The curtain of the main tent was lifted, and Cao, the military advisor, handed a wooden box to Jin Jinzhi.
He opened the box and immediately recognized it as Yun Duoduo's. "This is the princess's hairpin, her favorite little golden flower."
He gripped the hairpin tightly.
"And these ribbons, these embroidered patterns, are in the style of a princess's dress."
Where was it found?
"They said it was discovered along the way, and following the direction, it should have gone to Lianyuan Mountain Villa."
"Let's go, take some men and investigate immediately!" Jin Jinzhi tucked the hairpin into her bosom.
"Search along the route!"
【Duoduo, where are you?】
I wonder how the little one is doing, and if he's hurt.
Sigh, so young, and she's already endured so many assassination attempts. So young, and she has to suffer so much.
[Now that he's been taken hostage, he must be eating and sleeping poorly.]
Poor little girl.
...
Inside Lianyuan Mountain Villa, mist swirls around.
The incense in the room was very pleasant. Yun Duoduo sat at the table, shoveling rice into her mouth and eating Dongpo pork with its alternating layers of fat and lean meat, her mouth dripping with oil.
She picked up the white porcelain cup and took a sip of the sweet and refreshing osmanthus wine.
Ah, what delicious wine and food! It smells wonderful!
[Well, I must say, although the Prince of Jin is a complete scoundrel, he's quite particular when it comes to food. This chef is quite good.]
【Hmm, the cook…】
Yes, take this chef with you when you leave.
"Your Highness..."
Low voices could be heard outside.
She glanced at Yun Mohan and Princess Jin standing outside the door and sneered inwardly.
Wow, they really treat her like a mentally challenged toddler; now they don't even bother to hide their conversations from her.
[I remember when I was just born, before I even had a hot meal, in the freezing cold, you sent palace maids to throw me into a well.]
Yun Duoduo picked up a peanut and popped it into her mouth.
If it weren't for my grandmother's timely arrival, I probably would have lost my life there.
She suddenly remembered that Xu Zheng had taken care of her mother on the day she gave birth.
He once said two things.
"My child, your mother is deeply poisoned. I have done everything I can."
[This is a slow-acting poison, not fatal, but it will wear down a person's health. The infighting within the harem is constant and far-reaching; please forgive me for not being able to reveal the truth.]
Who poisoned her mother?! The hatred for killing one's mother is irreconcilable!
Once she returns to Nanyang, she must find Xu Zheng and get to the bottom of this.
Except for the day she was born, she lived in Shouchang Palace until she had her own bedroom.
At that time, Yun Luoxue was holding poison and wanted to kill her, but fortunately, her brothers piled up on top of each other and stopped Yun Luoxue.
There's no good person in this family.
Just then, a girl of about sixteen years old suddenly appeared at the door.
Yun Duoduo put down her chopsticks and listened attentively.
That bitch! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have suffered so much in the Northern Frontier!
[If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have used poison in the first place; I should have just burned her to ashes!]
[They were burned to death along with the old woman.]
Yun Duoduo swallowed the food in her mouth and stared at the girl's back.
Yun Luoxue, it's you! I didn't know you'd grown so tall!
Even after all these years and so much reading, you're still so malicious!
Well, you wanted to harm me when I was still an infant.
I was wondering where to look for you, and you just happened to come to me.
"Father, Mother, why didn't you kill her?" Yun Luoxue said through gritted teeth, her eyes blazing with murderous intent and resentment.
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