The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Zhenguogongfu.

Su Jingning sat in front of the window, looking at the ointment left by Gu Yan'an. When Yun Qing applied the ointment to her today, she realized that the bottle was empty. He had said that he would come back after the ointment was used up.

Did he know about the old prince's illness? Did he know that the old prince didn't have much time left? The East China Sea navy was moving, and the Queen Mother would return to the palace soon. She hadn't received any letters from him for several days, and didn't know how he was doing or when he would return to Beijing.

Su Jingning stared at the medicine bottle with a gloomy look and hesitant mind.

How about writing a letter and asking?

She stood up and walked to the desk. Just as she wrote two words, she was interrupted by hurried footsteps outside the room.

"Miss, there is a letter from the East!"

Yun Ya walked in with a letter in her hand.

"Is it a letter from him?" Su Jingning looked happy and walked quickly to Yun Ya to take the letter.

"Yes, Prince Gu has written to me again."

Ever since Master Gu left the capital, their courtyard would always receive letters from the East Territory every two or three days, as well as some small items, strange things, snuff bottles, glass beads, thousand-machine boxes, and even sugar paintings and masks from the roadside.

Seeing the disgust on the young lady's face, she carefully put these things into a special wooden box, locked it, and placed it in a conspicuous place, taking it out from time to time to play with it.

Every time Prince Gu sent a letter, the young lady would always laugh, and she had no idea what he said to her in the letter.

Su Jingning smiled as he unwrapped the envelope and took out the letter. It was several pages of rice paper. When he unfolded it, a small lavender flower fell out. The flower had dried up and one of its leaves was damaged. Perhaps it had dried for a long time, the petals were slightly yellow, but still had a hint of fragrance.

He said that this was a flower he had seen in the East, all over the mountains and plains, very beautiful, and that she would be happy if she saw it, so he picked one for her and said that he would bring her to see it in person in the future. He also rambled on in the letter, telling her about the trivial things that had happened to him recently. Finally, he wrote a few words at the end of the letter.

I am fine, don't worry.

Su Jingning gently stroked those vigorous and powerful words and felt slightly at ease.

"Miss, there is another letter from An Xia."

Su Jingning looked at Yun Ya. An Xia had been in the Eastern Territory for some time, and he didn't know what she had found out.

"An Xia has sent me a letter. Let me see it."

"I delivered the newly arrived letter to the young lady as soon as it arrived." Yun Ya took out another letter and handed it to Su Jingning, smiling.

Yun Ya thought that An Xia had said in her last letter that there was indeed something strange about Laoshan County, but she did not dare to alert the enemy. She still needed to find another way. This time, she must have found some information.

Su Jingning spread out the letter and read it carefully. But Yun Ya saw that her young lady's expression became more and more ugly, and the fingertips holding the letter turned slightly white.

"Miss....."

Su Jingning tightly grasped the letter in his hand and asked Yun Ya anxiously, "Has my father returned home?"

"The master came back an hour ago, and he should be discussing matters with the third master in the study."

"Please keep the letter. I'm going to the study." Su Jingning looked serious, her face tense and her eyes anxious. Yun Ya rarely saw her like this.

After saying this, he hurried out of the yard and walked quickly towards the study without even turning on the light.

Yun Ya lowered her eyes to look at the letter in her hand, and her expression changed drastically.

Something happened to the three young masters in the East Territory!!

An Xia said in the letter that she had found the place where the private weapons were forged in Laoshan County and was preparing to sneak in secretly, but she unexpectedly saw the second son who was supposed to be in the southern border to suppress the banditry near Laoshan County. She didn't know who was chasing him and he was covered in wounds. She secretly helped and saved the second son, but he was seriously injured and has been in a coma ever since.

After some inquiries, she found a surviving guard of the Su family, and learned that the Crown Prince and the Fourth Young Master were also in the Eastern Territory, their whereabouts unknown, and the Su family soldiers who accompanied them were all wiped out. She sent people to look for them for several days but could not find them, and she was afraid that they were also in danger.

Su Jingning walked quickly to the study, which was brightly lit. She could faintly hear a muted argument coming from inside.

"My son is willing to go to the East Territory alone to rescue my elder brother, second brother and Ayi!"

"Uncle, let me and my third brother go. We don't know whether my brothers are alive or dead. My third brother and I will go together to find them."

"I am coming too!"

She heard the anxious voices of her brothers being rejected in a deep voice by her father.

"No, they have already alerted the enemy. If you go again, you will fall into their trap. Besides, you will have to set off for the North soon. The defense of the North must not be lost. Let me think about it again."

"Brother, my second brother is being watched closely in Jiangnan and cannot move. We don't have time to think about it! If we don't make plans, the children will be in real danger." Su Zheng, the third master of the Su family, was also urging Su Bo to make a decision.

The study fell into silent silence.

Su Jingning took a deep breath, pushed the door and walked in.

No one expected Su Jingning to appear suddenly. They all froze and stared at her blankly, forgetting to react for a moment.

Su Jingning glanced at his three brothers who were kneeling in front of his father, and his third uncle whose anxiety was still in his eyes, and walked towards the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Ningning, why are you here so late?" The Duke of Zhenguo forced a smile that was uglier than crying and said to Su Jingning.

"Father, Third Uncle." Su Jingning bowed to the two of them, then took a step back and knelt down to the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Ningning, what is this?" Su Zheng asked anxiously.

"Father, I know everything. Something happened to my brother in the East Territory." She looked at the Duke of Zhenguo and whispered.

"Father, I'm going to the East Territory." Su Jingning looked calm and his tone was unquestionable.

"What! No!"

There was a chorus of rejection in the room.

"Father will find a way to bring your brothers back. You should go back quickly. This matter has nothing to do with you!" The Duke of Zhenguo had a stern expression on his face and spoke sternly to Su Jingning.

"Ningning, yes, you don't know that the situation in the East is dangerous now, you can't go! And, you are so weak, how can you go!" Su Zheng stopped her. Although he didn't know where Ningning got the news, she was so weak that she couldn't go.

"Yes, Ningning, don't be anxious. Your brothers are still here, so it's not your turn to go to the East Territory." Su Jingyu also said anxiously.

Su Jingning shook his head and looked directly at the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Father, I know you won't agree to let me go, but now, apart from me, no one in the Su family is more suitable to go."

"Uncle San will be returning to the North in a few days. My three brothers hold important positions in the army. If something happens in the East, how many eyes will be on them? If they are not in the army at this time, it will definitely attract attention. Then all the plans made by father will be wasted. But it's different for my daughter. I grew up in the south of the Yangtze River since I was a child and I am weak. I seldom go out. If I go secretly, no one will find me."

She looked at her father, whose expression had somewhat relaxed, and continued to persuade him:

"Father, I know the situation in the East Territory is dangerous. The spies that Father sent out to investigate must have all been killed in the East Territory. My second brother was hunted down and was seriously injured. He is still unconscious. My eldest and fourth brothers are missing and their lives are uncertain. Father, the Queen Mother will be returning to the capital soon. You should understand how many people in the East Territory want their lives now! If you hesitate any longer, I'm afraid my brothers will be in danger!"

"What!" The Duke of Zhenguo knew that something happened in the East Territory. Several children had lost contact. The chief governor of the East Territory took orders from the Queen Mother. This time he alerted the enemy, and the East Territory was closed to the news. The spies he sent out all received no reply, and he didn't know their specific situation. He was also very anxious.

"Father, I know you are worried about my safety. Please rest assured, since I have a way to get news from the East Territory, I have a way to protect myself."

The Duke of Zhenguo finally gave in: "You guys get up first, let me think about it."

He knew that with Ning Ning's status, even if something happened in the East Territory, no one would dare to touch her, but he was afraid that if something unexpected happened...

"Father, it's too late. Please make a decision as soon as possible!" Su Jingning spoke when he saw the Duke of Zhenguo frowning and hesitating.

The Duke of Zhenguo closed his eyes, and finally nodded and agreed. Perhaps, only Ningning could solve the dilemma of the East Territory.

"Okay, you go to the East."

Su Zheng, Su Jingyu and others did not expect that the Duke of Zhenguo would actually agree to Su Jingning going to the Eastern Territory, and they wanted to dissuade him for a while.

But the Duke of Zhenguo shook his head and stopped them.

"Leave tomorrow and make sure you return safely, with your brothers."

The Duke of Zhenguo's eyes were slightly red as he looked at his slender daughter. He knew that his daughter was far more complicated than he thought. But he couldn't help but worry.

"Jingning knows, and will definitely come back safely with his brothers."