Xu Zheng sighed, his gaze distant.
Oleander...
Could it be Prince Jin and Princess Jin? If it is, Mother, Duoduo will avenge you.
But what if it were someone else?
There is a large patch of oleander in Linhua Palace. If someone from Linhua Palace were to commit the act, it would be far too obvious. Using poison from one's own palace to harm someone would be tantamount to blatant poisoning.
"Thank you for informing me, Uncle Xu." Yun Duoduo cupped her hands in gratitude.
"Does Uncle Xu know where oleanders are found in the palace, or where one can obtain them?"
“In the palace, this old minister remembers, there are some in Linhua Palace, and there are some in the Cold Palace.”
"As for other places, this old minister is not aware of them."
Although Xu Zheng was an old man in the palace, having served there for decades, there were still some places he had never been.
[The Cold Palace?!]
Yun Duoduo savored Xu Zheng's words.
She had previously heard Ah Xiang say that Consort Zheng lived in the Cold Palace, and that Yu Meiren, who had put Huang Guo powder in her sweet soup at her first birthday banquet, causing her to have diarrhea for three days, had also been banished to the Cold Palace.
Could it be that someone in the Cold Palace did this?
"I see."
"Duoduo will not mention today's events to anyone else, and please, Uncle Xu..."
"This old minister understands. This old minister takes his leave."
Yun Duoduo nodded slightly, watching Xu Zheng leave.
The evening breeze brushed against Yun Duoduo's body, and she shivered, staring blankly at the brightly lit palace.
...
The news that Princess Rui had given birth to twins spread throughout the palace early the next morning.
Yun Beiye was very happy. After finishing the morning court session, he went to Shouchang Palace to see his grandson.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
Yunbei Ye bowed and greeted the Empress Dowager.
Yun Beiye's eyes were full of smiles, but the Empress Dowager glared at him unhappily: "As an emperor, one should not show one's thoughts and emotions on one's face."
"All these years, have I ignored all your teachings?"
"Yes, yes, Mother is right."
Yun Beiye was somewhat embarrassed, especially being lectured in front of his son and daughter-in-law.
"How is Princess Rui?"
Yun Beiye changed the subject, looking at Yun Yibo sitting to the side.
He looked around but did not see Princess Rui.
"Replying to Father Emperor, Qin'er is resting."
As they were talking, the wet nurse brought over two wailing babies.
"Come here, let me hold my grandson."
"It must have been tough for Princess Rui, giving birth to twins at once."
Yun Beiye took the child from the wet nurse and gently rocked him.
"Look, this child is so cute, but compared to Duoduo, Duoduo is still cuter!"
Yun Beiye poked the baby's face, and the baby cried out twice.
"By the way, Zhao Zhongquan, go and invite the princess over. Tell her that Father has prepared her favorite Snow Top Cold Jade Milk Tea and invites her to come and see her little nephews."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Zhao Zhongquan finished speaking, he went out to relay the message, and the conversation inside the main hall continued.
"Father, please bestow a name upon me."
Yun Yibo bowed respectfully to Yun Beiye.
"Grandmother, please bestow a name upon me by Father and Grandmother."
[Should we name you?]
Yun Beiye scratched his head; the thought of naming a child gave him a headache.
"Have you two not named my grandson yet?"
"This is your son, not mine. Why should I trouble myself to name your son?"
Yun Beiye raised an eyebrow and found a suitable excuse to refuse Yun Beiye's request.
"Go if you want to!"
"Yes, Father is right."
Yun Duoduo could hear from outside that her grandmother was scolding her father, who was scolding her eldest brother. She said that when her nephews grew up, it would be the eldest brother's turn to scold them.
Alas, what goes around comes around; no one escapes the wrath of Heaven. What a pitiful child.
"Father, Grandmother, Eldest Brother!"
Before seeing her, you could hear her voice; Yun Duoduo called out as she walked inside.
"Duoduo, pay your respects to Grandmother and Father!"
Yun Duoduo bowed to the two of them.
"Duoduo, get up quickly."
"Zhao Zhongquan, please take a seat!"
"I've heard about what happened last night. We owe it all to Duoduo!"
"Duoduo has done a great job!"
Yun Duoduo's little face turned rosy after being praised.
"Zhao Zhongquan, draft my decree."
Seeing his little dumpling happy, Yun Beiye was also very happy.
"Your servant is here."
"Princess You Rong cares deeply for the people and is dignified and gentle. She is granted Yu Ze as her fiefdom, along with a hundred acres of fertile land, a small estate in the suburbs of the capital, and a second-class palace pass that allows her free access to the palace!"
[Freedom to enter and leave the palace!]
This is fantastic news!
Yun Duoduo hugged Yun Beiye's neck with joy and excitement: "Father is the best! Duoduo loves Father the most!"
[With the freedom to enter and leave the palace, she can visit the clinic more often!]
Zhao Zhongquan looked at Yun Duoduo, "[The princess is truly clever and intelligent; she's been completely charmed. No wonder His Majesty dotes on her so much.]"
[A child who is only 7 years old already has a fiefdom.]
"Congratulations, Princess Yourong!"
Generally, princesses are only granted fertile land and fiefdoms when they marry or are sent to a marriage alliance, and the annual tax revenue from the fiefdom belongs to the princess.
Yuze was the closest fiefdom to the capital, and it was rich in real estate and very prosperous.
Yun Duoduo was overjoyed, her eyes and brows beaming with happiness.
She had already made a lot of money from her third brother's shop, and with Yun Beiye's reward this time, the princess was definitely the richest woman in the capital!
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