After saying that, Yun Duoduo didn't even wait for the carriage. She shouted for the horses to be prepared, and immediately a guard led the horses to the gate of the princess's residence.
Yun Duoduo leaped onto her horse, shouted "Giddy up!", and rode swiftly all the way to the Prince of Jibei's residence.
Yun Duoduo dismounted, and the guards at the door quickly came forward to lead the horse away.
Yun Duoduo walked quickly up the steps. When the guards at the entrance of the Jibei Prince's Mansion saw that it was Yun Duoduo, they bowed and said, "Princess? The Prince is not at the mansion."
"I'm not looking for him!" Yun Duoduo said, then continued walking quickly inside.
The guard looked at her and scratched his head in confusion.
[If the princess came to the manor but didn't seek out the prince, what was she there for?]
Yun Duoduo rushed straight to the study. She had been there several times and knew the way well, so she could find the location of the study.
As soon as she entered, she saw the sandalwood box she was looking for, which was placed on the table.
"Great, you even put it in such a conspicuous place?"
"Could it be that he takes it out to look at and play with it day and night?"
A surge of anger ignited within him.
She opened the box and confirmed that the painting inside was the same one she had seen last time.
[Hmph, even with the key parts of the woman in the painting erased, you can still see the allure of her figure.]
[The painting is completely ruined, yet he still left it in his study.]
Yun Duoduo looked around the study and saw a brazier with flames burning in the corner. Without hesitation, she threw the painting of twelve beauties in their boudoirs into the brazier.
As she watched the flames in the brazier leap higher and higher, her anger subsided somewhat.
Okay, I feel much better now.
The guards at the study door could only watch helplessly, their hearts clenching at Yun Duoduo's actions, but they dared not step forward to stop her.
The prince said that the princess should not be stopped in whatever she does.
Therefore, this can be interpreted as meaning that even if the princess were to demolish the palace, they could not stop her.
The guard stood at the door, somewhat hesitant.
The prince said that he should not stop the princess from doing anything, but what if the princess burns down the prince's study?
The study was filled with books and secret letters that the prince valued more than his own life.
The guard hesitated, but seeing Qingdai approaching, he quickly grabbed her. After all, Qingdai had served the princess before, and perhaps she could persuade her.
The guard asked her in a low voice, "Sister Qingdai, the Princess has burned things in the Prince's study. What should we do?"
"Should we stop them?"
Qingdai was taken aback when she heard this. She looked into the study and saw Yun Duoduo staring angrily at the brazier, where flames were leaping.
Qingdai shook her head: "Send someone to the military camp to inform the prince."
Qingdai knew that no matter what Yun Duoduo did, they absolutely could not stop her.
However, they could not bear the responsibility if something important in the prince's study were destroyed.
"If the prince is not in the military camp, we can only wait until the prince returns to discuss this further."
The guard nodded and quickly sent someone to find Jin Jinzhi.
The prince and princess may have had a fight.
Qingdai pondered, her hands clenched tightly, standing nervously at the study door.
Looking inside, she worried that Yun Duoduo might burn all the books and paintings in the study if she got upset, and that by the time the prince returned, there would be nothing left.
Just as she was hesitating whether to go in and ask, Yun Duoduo came out from inside.
"princess."
Qingdai bowed.
Yun Duoduo hummed in agreement and left without looking back.
Yun Duoduo's mind was filled with thoughts like, "Men, really, once they're engaged and have won someone over, they change completely."
Qingdai stood at the door of the study and looked around. Seeing that the books and scrolls were still on the shelf, it seemed that the princess had only burned one painting. She breathed a long sigh of relief and felt at ease.
...
In the western suburbs of the capital, inside the Zhenbei Army's camp, the guards of the Jibei Prince's Mansion failed to find Jin Jinzhi and had no choice but to return to the mansion dejectedly, preparing to face his thunderous wrath upon his return.
That night, after the fourth watch of the night, Jin Jinzhi returned to the Prince's mansion.
Military Advisor Cao also looked exhausted.
"Go to the study and go through today's clues again."
Jin Jinzhi rubbed her temples. The matter in Jiangning was somewhat tricky, with the clues scattered and she couldn't make sense of it for the time being.
Military Advisor Cao groaned incessantly, looking at Jin Jinzhi with a mournful expression: "Your Highness, it's already past 1:00 AM! My brain is practically turning to mush!"
Military Advisor Cao pointed to the sky, which was pitch black. Even the moon seemed to be dozing off, hiding behind the clouds.
It was very quiet at one o'clock in the morning. The only sounds in the mansion were the voices of Jin Jinzhi and Cao Canjun. Even the roosters were unwilling to crow.
I'm so sleepy!
Military Advisor Cao let out a big yawn.
Jin Jinzhi pulled Cao Canjun into the study. If the matter in Jiangning was not investigated thoroughly and the situation was allowed to develop, it would likely lead to consequences that neither of them could bear.
Cao Canjun's eyelids were drooping, and he was like a walking corpse, letting Jin Jinzhi drag his broken body towards the study.
Although Cao Canjun's physical body was still with Jin Jinzhi, his soul was already half-floating in the air.
Jin Jinzhi arrived at the study, sat down at the table, and gestured to Cao Canjun to grind ink for him.
He had barely sat down when he noticed something amiss in the study: the painting in the sandalwood box on the table was missing.
Where's the painting?
"What happened?"
Jin Jinzhi took the box in her hand and looked around. It wasn't on the ground; the painting was indeed gone.
The guards at the gate were still dozing off, but when they saw Jin Jinzhi frowning, they quickly went to call the guards who were on duty during the day.
He was on night duty and slept during the day, so he had no idea what happened in the palace during the day.
"Your Highness, I deserve to die!"
The guards on the day shift hadn't even finished dressing when they rushed over and knelt before Jin Jinzhi with a look of fear on their faces.
"This morning, the princess came to the palace, and without saying a word, she went straight to the study and burned your painting!"
The guard had a mournful face, looking as if he wanted to die.
"Your Highness, you said not to stop the Princess from doing anything, so I didn't stop her!" the guard explained, his voice growing softer and softer.
Military Advisor Cao swallowed hard. He knew that the devilish princess was not to be trifled with. Now that she had been married by the prince, things were bound to get messy from now on.
Today they burned the prince's painting; if they're unhappy tomorrow, they might even poison the prince!
"You mean this painting was burned by the princess?" Jin Jinzhi put down the wooden box in her hand and asked to confirm.
The guard rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things. Why was the prince smiling?
Military Advisor Cao also looked at him with surprise.
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