Chapter 743: Cliff Eagle
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The reason why All Yu entered the palace to look for the Empress Dowager was because she wanted to know if w.a.n.g Chuangui, w.a.n.g Wulang, and the others were safe. Now, she could finally get back to the topic.
The Empress Dowager said, “I thought you had forgotten about this. Don’t worry, I’ve already sent someone over. In two or three months, you’ll know if they’re still alive.”
“…Two to three months is too long. Empress Dowager, I heard that you have something that perhaps can reduce two to three months to six to seven days.” “Why didn’t I know that there was such a thing?” If I have a way to reduce the speed of transmitting news that takes two or three months to spread at the speed of six or seven days, imagine how much trouble could be avoided in this world.
Ah Yu said, “You really have it! Do you know that there’s an animal called a cliff eagle? I heard that only you have it in the entire Great Chang. If you let it be in charge of delivering news, not to mention sending messages in six to seven days, it’ll probably be very easy to bring people over with it.”
“A cliff eagle?” Old Madam w.a.n.g looked at the Empress Dowager in surprise. “You still have that thing?”
The Empress Dowager:”…”
If not for Ah Yu mentioning it, the Empress Dowager would have forgotten that there was such a little fellow.
Speaking of which, the cliff eagle was given to the Empress Dowager by Old Madam w.a.n.g. When Princess Yong Chang was 14 years old, she went out to partic.i.p.ate in the hunting with the late Emperor and the others.
Her hunting skills were also extremely high. She rode her horse far away alone. Just as everyone was worrying about her, Princess Yong Chang returned with a little chick.
“I remember that that thing was not even the size of my palm back then. I only heard from the hunter that if it was raised well, that thing could grow extremely big. However, after so many years, no one has really seen what the Cliff Eagle looked like when it grew up. Most of them are just rumors,” Old Madam w.a.n.g said. “Back then, 1 casually gave it to you. 1 don’t know where you threw it.”
The Empress Dowager was also very emotional. “I did raise it carefully for a period of time, but that little chick didn’t grow much. Later on, someone said that it was either picky with its food or throwing a tantrum all day. 1 felt that I couldn’t raise it anymore, so 1 ignored it. Speaking of which, how do you know something that even I don’t remember?”
Although she said that, the Empress Dowager still called her maid in and asked her if the cliff eagle was still here.
Unexpectedly, she wouldn’t know if she didn’t ask. When she asked, she was shocked. That thing was still there after 40 years.
The maid’s tone was a little indescribable. “Your Highness, 20 years ago, this servant reported to you that that thing was really a little big, and it might hurt other n.o.bles in the palace, so we asked you for instructions. You said that it would be fine to keep it in the hunting ground. Now, 20 years have pa.s.sed.”
In the end, the Empress Dowager brought Old Madam w.a.n.g, All Yu, and the others to the hunting ground. She wanted to see if that old fellow, who was already 40 years old, was as powerful as All Yu had described.
They traveled lightly and discreetly, so no one knew that the Empress Dowager was coming to the hunting ground.
However, just as she walked out, she heard an arrogant voice. “I said that I wanted to stew it, so I’m going to stew it. This reckless fellow actually dared to hurt me. I’m going to eat the soup made with it tonight. Whoever doesn’t satisfy my request will have their head fall to the ground today!”
“Princess, we mustn’t harm it. This is a precious item raised by the Empress Dowager!”
“Hmph, what kind of monster is that? Isn’t it just a beast? Could a beast be more precious than me?”
At this moment, the Empress Dowager’s voice sounded sternly. “That beast is naturally more precious than you..”