Western Liang was clearly impossible, and Southern Rui didn’t even know about this. The only remaining option was the Secret Department. Could the Emperor be worried that destroying the Fifth Princess’s body might offend An Jin?
But that didn’t make sense either. Although we secretly sympathized, on the surface, the Fifth Princess had no connection to An Jin. This concern had no basis.
Besides, spending so much time and manpower to have the Tang Sect design these mechanisms seems quite suspicious.
His Majesty the Qi Emperor’s style of doing things is very clear; every decision he makes seeks to achieve the most goals through the simplest method. I have never figured out the answer to this question. The thick fog in my heart has mostly dissipated, leaving only a few blurry spots that still need a crucial wind to completely disperse.
The atmosphere in the An residence has gradually become different from before. Everyone’s face carries an indescribable solemnity, as if a mountain flood is imminent, and everyone is preparing to weather this invisible flood together. Even Yuan Xiang and Xiao Huang seem to sense this atmosphere, no longer causing mischief, but crouching in the courtyard and vigilantly looking around, crying out neurotically at the slightest disturbance.
The old eunuch seems to have noticed it too. With his leg injury just barely healed, he struggles to get out of bed and move around. Although his eye condition has not improved, he has begun practicing adapting to a blind person’s life, seemingly not wanting to burden others because of himself. Probably due to this injury, he has become even thinner, with a yellowish complexion, looking very weak.
Only Que’er still maintains her lively and carefree smile, which gives me some peace of mind.
Compared to the solemnity of the An residence, the atmosphere in my family home is much more cheerful.
Miao Yin has been married for only two months but has already been diagnosed as pregnant, and my parents and elder brother are overjoyed. The previous mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tension has completely disappeared. Now, my mother makes nourishing soup for Miao Yin every day.
