The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 271: What Can Be Done?

What was done?

Jun Ning’s shoulders trembled with anger.

"Did the Grand Empress Dowager take her medicine?" Jun Ning asked.

"She just did."

"That’s good."

Originally, Jun Ning thought that if the Grand Empress Dowager hadn’t taken her medicine, she would watch her take it first, and then study the contents of the letter carefully after she finished.

But now it seems unnecessary.

Jun Ning brought over a small stool, sat by the Empress Dowager’s bed, and carefully studied the letter word by word.

Jun Yang’s handwriting was indeed uniquely ugly, almost illegible. But with Jun Ning’s unwavering effort, combined with some guessing, she finally understood what was written in Jun Yang’s letter.

Jun Yang complained that the Grand Empress Dowager had changed; she used to always indulge her and never upset her. But since Jun Ning arrived, the Grand Empress Dowager stopped favoring her, constantly finding fault and watching as the Emperor punished her and her father, without uttering a word of support.

What made her even more disappointed and resentful towards the Grand Empress Dowager was that she stood by and watched the Emperor deduct her father’s salary, watched her live without silver coins, and be bullied by those who once flattered her, yet did nothing.

The Grand Empress Dowager only shed crocodile tears, pretending to be kind by secretly sending a few tens of silver to her, urging her to strive and live well.

What can a few tens of silver do?

She could lose it all in a single gamble at the casino.

In the end, she still had no money to spend, living by observing others’ moods. How could she strive and live well?

The Grand Empress Dowager stands tall and speaks casually because she doesn’t feel the pain.

If the Grand Empress Dowager sincerely wished to help her, she shouldn’t play these insincere games but directly order the Emperor to continue sending her father a salary and regularly send her gifts to ensure her luxury life.

If not, she should stay away and not sully her eyes.

...

The contents of the letter were truly unbearable; Jun Yang only thought about how to have the Empress Dowager help her and Prince Xiao Yao restore their past life, without considering what unforgivable mistakes they had made. How could Emperor Yongning let her off?

Furthermore, although the Empress Dowager is Emperor Yongning’s biological mother, she is not unreasonable and won’t interfere in state affairs arbitrarily.

Alas, it is unclear whether this letter was penned by Jun Yang herself, was taught by someone else, or was ghostwritten? The content left one at a loss for words, utterly speechless.

After reading, Jun Ning was incredibly angry; how much more so the Empress Dowager?

The Empress Dowager was innocent; she had always acted for Jun Yang’s good, yet Jun Yang treated her like this.

Jun Yang, this fool who does not recognize good intentions.

Jun Ning disdainfully handed the letter to a maid beside her, "Quickly, quickly, take this eyesore of a letter and burn it, don’t keep it any longer. Why keep it? It only provokes anger."

The maid looked at the letter Jun Ning handed over, hesitant to take it.

"If the Empress Dowager questions it, say that I told you to burn it," Jun Ning said. "That way, you’ll dare to burn it, right?"

"Yes, yes." The maid went to burn it.

By dinner time, the Empress Dowager woke up. Seeing Jun Ning obediently leaning at the bedside, playing with her fingers, she thought she had mistaken; how could the little girl suddenly appear here?

She mocked herself, "Really getting old, useless by the day. Sleeping around the clock and now seeing illusions, alas... "

The Empress Dowager sat up and rubbed her eyes.

Upon hearing movement, Jun Ning hurriedly looked at the Empress Dowager. Seeing she was awake, she happily moved forward a bit, saying, "Grand Empress Dowager, are your eyes uncomfortable? Let me rub them gently for you, okay?"

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes, "Yiyi?" She was both surprised and delighted, "Is it really you? Not a figment of my imagination! Quick, let me have a good look at you."

The Empress Dowager reached out to Jun Ning, having not seen the little girl for a long time, longing to hold and smooch her dearly; she had truly missed her.

But, as Jun Ning eagerly climbed onto the bed to embrace the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered something, hurried back a step, covering her mouth and nose, and said to Jun Ning, "Yiyi, don’t come over."

Jun Ning: "??? "

"Get off the bed at once," the Empress Dowager ordered Jun Ning uncompromisingly.

Jun Ning slowly got off the bed, her grape-like eyes blinking at the Empress Dowager, seemingly asking, "Grand Empress Dowager, why suddenly drive me off the bed, weren’t you just about to hug me?"

The Empress Dowager lowered her gaze, helplessly explaining, "... Yiyi, the Grand Empress Dowager is sick, your health is already not good, and it wouldn’t be good if the illness passed on to you."

"Oh!" Jun Ning replied sullenly; she didn’t care much.

But the Empress Dowager did care!

She genuinely valued the little girl’s health.

"Yiyi, be good, listen to the Grand Empress Dowager this time." As she spoke, the Empress Dowager promised, "The Grand Empress Dowager assures you, Yiyi, that she will get well soon and let you hold her."

"Alright, Grand Empress Dowager, a promise is a promise." Jun Ning said.

The Empress Dowager nodded, "A promise is a promise."

"Grand Empress Dowager, Yiyi saw the letter Jun Yang wrote to you." Jun Ning was still agitated, "Are you really not going to care about it, letting her be unconsciously ungrateful and speak such nonsense above you?"

"Sigh..." Mentioning this matter, the Empress Dowager sighed deeply, not saying anything for a long time, seemingly unsure of what to do.

"Yiyi remembers something Mother Consort once said..." Jun Ning said seriously, "Indulgence after wrongdoing doesn’t just fail to bring about reform, it makes the wrongdoer double down and continue to err."

Actually, it was Jun Ning who said this, but she didn’t want to frighten the Empress Dowager, so she attributed it to Qiong Hua.

The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, then said, "Yiyi, your mother consort’s words hold truth. But, Yang Er is, after all, someone I’ve doted on since childhood; her suffering pains my heart."

The implication was that she didn’t want to care, planning to tolerate it silently.

Upon hearing this, Jun Ning sighed and said no more.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to say anything, but the Empress Dowager’s words had reached this point. If she pushed further for the Empress Dowager to get involved, not only would it amount to nothing, it might also invite the Empress Dowager’s annoyance.

Why bother?

After a long silence, Jun Ning said, "Grand Empress Dowager, but I really can’t stand you suffering like this." After a pause, "If you don’t account for it, I will. Watch me leave the palace to thrash her."

Hmph, some acts remain unbearable.

Besides, she’s just a child; if she hits someone, it’s unlikely to be much fuss.

Saying this, Jun Ning was ready to leave the palace, acting decisively.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager hurriedly stopped her, "... Yiyi, don’t go; come back. This matter, I have my way to resolve. Listen to my way first, then decide."

What exactly is the solution?