Wei Xiang stepped forward and carefully removed a tiny jade tube from the bird's leg.
He unrolled the small paper inside, his eyes scanning the words quickly. His entire expression changed in an instant, his shoulders tensing.
Wang noticed the change immediately. "What is the news, Wei Xiang?"
Wei Xiang handed the paper to the Patriarch, his voice softening. "It is a report from our hidden spies inside the fortress."
Wang read the words silently, his dark eyes moving across the paper before he folded it carefully. "The physician examined her again today. She and the babies are completely healthy."
Wei Xiang's shoulders relaxed instantly, and a quiet breath of relief escaped his lips. One of the elderly advisers smiled warmly, bowing his head. "The ancestors are surely protecting the children."
"The report also says she walked in the garden today and was smiling," Wang added.
