Shen Mingzhu nodded. The complexity of the matter was not easy to explain, so she kept her account brief.
It was not that Pei Zongxuan did not trust Shen Mingzhu, but rather that he found it too absurd. It defied all logic.
"Princess Qiongyu is currently cultivating peacefully at Tianwu Mountain. How could she possibly be in distress? Besides, she is frail; even if she were to return, she would have notified the Empress and the Crown Prince in advance," Pei Zongxuan reminded her.
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