Xie Pan’Er said quietly, "No news is the best news."
As soon as she said this, the Empress Dowager instantly agreed and responded, "Yes indeed! That makes perfect sense. Nanny Xiao, please call a few people to help relax. I still have a prayer ceremony to attend; I’m here to pray for the disaster-stricken people of Yunhang!"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Xiao laughed softly and then went outside, leading two palace maids in to massage the Empress Dowager’s shoulders.
"Has General Dugu not returned yet?"
The Empress Dowager was at Qixia Temple, but her heart was constantly worried about her darling granddaughter, Xiaosuisui!
Despite Xie Pan’Er saying no news was the best news, without any concrete information, she still couldn’t help but worry about her darling granddaughter’s safety.
"Please don’t worry," Nanny Xiao whispered reassurances to the Empress Dowager. "What we can confirm is that the Princess has already descended the mountain. Qixia Temple is now surrounded, and the monks and pilgrims cannot leave. So, as long as the Princess is out of Qixia Temple, she is safe!"
Xie Pan’Er also said, "Please stop worrying. Xiaobai inford just monts ago. It saw Lady Three rescue Lady Two. Also, there are several novice monks outside, anxious to see Master Liao Kong. Think about it: if they hadn’t noticed the Princess was missing, why would they be so anxious?"
The Empress Dowager considered this and felt it made sense. She then asked, "Where is Xiaobai? Why hasn’t he returned yet?"
Xie Pan’Er could communicate with Xiaobai, and it had already brought them news several tis today. Xiaobai had gone out again. The Empress Dowager, anxious to know Xiaosuisui’s situation, thus asked Xie Pan’Er.
Xie Pan’Er shook her head. "It hasn’t returned yet. I’ll go out and look for it."
Watching Xie Pan’Er leave, Nanny Xiao smiled and said, "The Princess is truly blessed. Having soone as insightful as Miss Xie taking care of her is indeed her good fortune."
"Who could say otherwise? I’ve heard that whenever Pan’Er is with Suisui, Suisui tends to stay out of trouble with her words for a few days. I’ve been thinking, if I hadn’t summoned her to the Palace yesterday, would my little treasure have gotten into all this trouble?"
Hearing the Empress Dowager’s words, Nanny Xiao hurriedly comforted her, "Please don’t dwell on it. The Princess is still young, and she didn’t do it intentionally. Besides, this might just be a fated calamity in her life. We’ve already managed to buy so ti. Now, we just have to wait for Sect Leader Ji to return. He’s a Grand Master; with him here, he will surely be able to protect the Princess."
The Empress Dowager found Nanny Xiao’s words reasonable and said, "Mm! Hopefully, once Ji Youyuan returns, he can make that Liao Kong wary enough not to dare target Suisui!"
Nanny Xiao comforted her, "He certainly will. You can rest assured."
At this mont, the Empress Dowager and Nanny Xiao still had no idea what an uproar Ji Youyuan—the most ruthless mber of the Ji Family, second only to Old Eighth Ji—would cause at Qixia Temple upon his return! What they couldn’t have imagined was that Xiaosuisui was already at the Li Family’s Gambling House, starting to win disaster relief funds for her beloved emperor son.
"BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG!"
The gamblers, seeing Xiaosuisui win whatever she bet on, quickly followed her lead. In less than an hour, the dealer was sweating profusely, so shaken he could barely hold the dice cup steady.
Ji Youzhi wanted to remind her to take it easy a bit. However, every ti he was about to speak, the little girl would excitedly cut in, "Again, again! I’m betting on big! Open it, open it quickly..."
And so, Ji Youzhi remained stuck in a loop of wanting to speak but holding back. His niece’s uncanny ability to make her words co true was becoming increasingly potent, and there was simply nothing he could do about it!
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