The transparent barrier disappeared, and the Second Prince, having missed his target, immediately picked up Lin Wanwan.

Both the Holy Emperor and the Regent were somewhat shocked by the Second Prince's reaction.

It was as if the Second Prince knew something.

What's going on?

"Why couldn't I get close to Wanwan just now? Who exactly was that woman?"

The second prince's voice was somewhat hoarse as he asked in a deep voice, "Father, ten thousand years ago, the Holy Kingdom was founded by a deity. Who was that ancestor? Is there a photograph of him?"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor knew that this matter was of utmost importance, and turned to look at the top of the spirit tablet on the altar.

Then, stepping over the semi-circular mahogany door frame, they stood beneath a painting.

"According to the Emperor's rites, every emperor receives a secret book from his ancestors upon assuming the throne. This book contains many historical records about each emperor."

"This historical record does not need to go through the hands of ministers; those who repent and those who perform meritorious deeds will be recorded in it."

"At the beginning of the Holy Kingdom, there was an empress. She created the Holy Kingdom, created the ancestors, and ushered in a golden age for the emperor."

"Back then, this empress was focused on ruling the country, and she only had one male empress in her harem, and that was this one."

"Later, the Holy Kingdom came into being."

Xiao Junli was somewhat shocked.

He only knew that the founder of the Holy Kingdom was a god, but he never expected that she would actually rule personally.

"Her beauty was unmatched in the world. It is said that the love story between the emperor and empress was so moving that even Nuwa, the goddess of the moon, wept for her ten thousand years ago."

Xiao Junli looked at the child in his arms and listened to the Holy Emperor's story.

So, was that deity an ancestor?

But why did she say she was waiting for Wanwan?

To find out the answer, we'll have to ask her.

"Wanwan, did you recognize that deity just now?"

It took the little girl a long time to calm down before she regained her composure. After listening to Xiao Junli's words, she nodded, then shook her head a moment later.

Xiao Junli looked completely bewildered.

She is me, and I am her.

But she is not me, and I am not her.

The regent felt a little uneasy. For some reason, he felt that this daughter seemed to be beyond his imagination.

The light inside the hall disappeared.

The princes and princesses at the gate rushed in, eagerly looking around.

"No, the memorial tablets are fine, and the ancestors are all well," the Eighth Princess said, puzzled.

The seventh prince looked on and gazed at the Holy Emperor.

"Father, what has happened? Has the Ancestor appeared?"

The Holy Emperor was also at a loss; he didn't know how to answer the child's question.

Yao Qianshu rushed up to Lin Wanwan and asked cautiously.

"Little sister, what happened?"

"Ancestor, ancestor, beautiful sister... please come to my house."

Yao Qianshu?

Xiao Junli immediately chimed in, "It's just our ancestors manifesting their power, nothing serious, right, Father?"

The Holy Emperor was stunned.

But she also knew that Xiao Junli was protecting Lin Wanwan.

He then nodded and said, "Yes, the Ancestor has shown his power."

As soon as the Holy Emperor finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.

The women, in particular, were excited to see the royal ancestors appear, and they all craned their necks to look inside.

Ye Lanyin stood at the door, extremely anxious.

She heard her daughter's thoughts. Could it be that the secrets of the royal family are related to her?

"Father, what did the Ancestor say?" The Seventh Prince stood excitedly in front of the Holy Emperor, rubbing his hands together as he asked.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor's brow twitched.

"Have the Imperial College increase the workload they assign you."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the jaws of the princes and nobles dropped.

Should we assign more homework?

The Eighth Princess was the first to react. She immediately curtsied to the Holy Emperor and pulled the Seventh Prince back a step.

"Father, I didn't come today and know nothing about it."

The others, belatedly realizing what was happening, began to say:

"Ah, yes, yes, I didn't know."

Seeing everyone's reactions, Yao Qianshu knew immediately that things weren't that simple.

Would the Ancestor risk being scolded by the Emperor of Fengdu to come up and ask His Majesty to assign him homework?

Pah!

Do you think he's a child?

"Sister, I'll stay at your place tonight, that's settled."

If you don't ask now, ask tonight!

Xiao Junli glanced at Yao Qianshu, observing his appearance.

The lingering spirit of the fire tree.

When they came out of the Hall of Ancestral Spirits, the ministers were already waiting at the main gate of the inner palace.

Seeing the emotionless expressions on everyone's faces, they were so excited they wanted to just dump their words into their heads.

The gossipy Prime Minister Jiang excitedly walked up to Yao Qianshu and asked, "Young Master Yao, what happened inside?"

"Has the Purple Spirit Goddess appeared?"

Yao Qianshu glared at him angrily.

"I'm going to stay in Ping'an Prefecture."

Prime Minister Jiang was taken aback.

No, that's not right. He asked what happened inside.

"Young Master Yao..."

"Does Prime Minister Jiang also want to go?" Yao Qianshu asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Regent immediately turned to look at Prime Minister Jiang, who shrank back in fright.

"What am I going there for? Don't talk nonsense."

The Minister of War stepped forward, grabbed the Seventh Prince, and asked in a low voice, "Seventh Prince, what happened inside?"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince glared at him.

"Lord Du, aren't you afraid that Madam Du will go back to her parents' home because you're so gossipy?"

Lord Du's face stiffened, and he immediately turned and ran towards the main hall, "Madam, Madam, please don't curse me..."

Lady Du, who had just emerged from the inner palace, heard a somewhat familiar voice, but when she looked up, she saw no one there.

They then continued walking with Ye Lanyin and the others.

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