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Rucheng took something important, Jin Zijin faintly remembered that Rucheng indeed had something important.

However...

Jin Zijin was momentarily distracted, feeling that something was off.

"How could your mother suddenly leave such a letter?"

Lun Yu laughed, "Don’t forget, she has a nickname called ’Busybody’.

Although she has been drifting around these past years, she is very aware of what’s happening here.

She’s cold on the outside but warm on the inside, just wanted to give us a hand.

Well, whether it is true or not, let’s just go to Rucheng and see? "

Jin Zijin held the letter but did not move, thoughtfully staring ahead.

Yi Yan also seemed thoughtful, looking at the letter in Jin Zijin’s hand.

She asked, "Do you think this might be a trap?"

Lun Yu said amusedly, "But who would bother setting such a trap? Tricking us into running a trip to Rucheng? It would take us only a day to go and return, but setting up this plot would take more than a day. Also, my mother’s handwriting is not very good, but it’s not that easy to..."

Before he could say ’imitate’, Lun Yu felt something was wrong.

He abruptly took the letter and looked at it, saying, "No, this isn’t right. My mother always pauses slightly after finishing the final stroke, and the last stroke is always heavily inked, but this ’tong’ character is drawn without any sense of lifting the brush free from the ink."

Jin Zijin suddenly thought of something, his expression darkened, he leapt onto his horse, turned the horse’s head towards Beijing and rode off.

Lun Yu shouted, "Hey, hey, what’s going on exactly, slow down..."

Yi Yan pushed Lun Yu and said, "Stop asking, just go and see what happened, I’ll go to Rucheng and meet Yue Rujing."

...

The Emperor received news that the Empress had gone to the Crown Prince Residence, and the Crown Prince had left early in the morning, narrowly missing her by moments.

He felt something was off, and immediately ordered Wan Decheng to prepare to leave the palace.

He was all too aware of the Empress’ ruthless streak from her younger years, as the women she dealt with all deserved their fates, so he had always watched from the sidelines, never interfering.

And these years, besides Sheng Qiaoyue, there were no other women around him who could threaten her, hence her claws had gradually been withdrawn.

But this time... she went to the Crown Prince Residence, was she going to make a move on Gu Youyou?

He knew too well Jin Zijin’s feelings towards Gu Youyou, should something happen to Gu Youyou at the hands of the Empress now, it might stir up unknown turmoil.

And inside Gu Youyou, there was also his grandchild with Xiao Qinqin, he absolutely would not allow the Empress to wreak havoc at this time.

"Go to the Duke’s mansion and call Xiao Jinyan!"

"Summon everyone from the Imperial Medical Bureau!"

"Go to Chengqian Palace, call for Sheng Noble Consort..."

A string of commands issued, Wan Decheng was considerably shocked.

For many years, he had not seen the Emperor this anxious.

At this moment, a Palace Maiden from the Empress’s side also arrived.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Walking too hastily, the Emperor’s face looked a bit flushed.

Seeing the Palace Maiden beside the Empress, his heart skipped a beat.

"Dispense with the formalities!" Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, the Emperor tried to calm himself.

"Your Majesty, the Empress is currently at the Crown Prince Residence, the Crown Prince’s wife has given birth, it’s a little prince. The Empress asks you to hurry over."

The Emperor paused, unsure of what trick the Empress was playing now.

He hummed softly, still, he led his people to continue leaving the palace.

He turned back and instructed, "Bringing the Imperial Physician will suffice."

"Are the Crown Prince’s wife and the little prince alright now?" the Emperor asked, masking his own nervousness.