After the court session ended, Fang Ruotang looked at His Highness the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince stepped forward, bowed, and whispered, "I have important business to attend to today and cannot accompany you. I will send someone to escort you back to your residence, and tomorrow I will accompany you to the theater. Is that alright?"

Knowing that the prince of Western Zhou was in Dayong, how could they not plot to capture and kill him? Moreover, this man was like a dark and venomous snake. Without his support, in the timeline, no matter how favored Ren Lingshan was, she would not have the ability to destroy the families of her five sisters-in-law.

This time, thanks to Fang Ruotang's reminder, the Western Zhou prince's plan was thwarted. If he is not captured, he may use the same methods on other noble ladies.

Having grown up in the inner palace, the Crown Prince never underestimated the abilities of women, especially those fools who were crazy in love and disregarded the lives of their families. The consequences they caused were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Take Ren Lingshan from the original timeline, for example.

"No need! You go about your business, I'll find my own fun." Fang Ruotang looked at the Crown Prince because of her recent habit.

Regardless of how busy the Crown Prince was, he would escort her back to her residence, which is why she looked at him first. However, she did not cover her ears while sitting in the court.

Currently, officials throughout the court are so busy that they barely have time to sleep.

Reforming officialdom, sowing new grain, conducting a census, curbing land annexation, and mitigating the aftermath of the floods in Jiangnan were all carried out simultaneously.

Besides the internal problems of the Yong Dynasty, spies from the Northern Liang and Western Zhou dynasties also sprang up like mushrooms after rain, and were killed wave after wave.

As far as she knew, Prince An, who held no official position, was entrusted with an important task this time: to lead people out of the capital to the strongholds of several powerful families to secretly investigate their population and land situation.

After all, Prince An was of noble status, which was incomparable to that of ordinary imperial envoys. Moreover, although this mission was supposed to be a secret investigation, all the accompanying officials came from prominent families.

After all, with Fang Ruotang as a powerful weapon, even if the various aristocratic families don't have to empty their coffers to cooperate with Prince An's actions, they will also voluntarily give up a portion of their family property to ensure their safety.

For the first time, the once aristocratic families lowered their stance and took the initiative to cooperate, making the task of Prince An's mission a piece of cake.

However, the problem of land annexation is not limited to aristocratic families; it is a problem that exists from top to bottom within the imperial court. It is a protracted war, and Prince An will not be able to return for at least a year or two.

Otherwise, Prince An would not have almost lost his usual gentle and refined manners before leaving the capital. However, since the Crown Prince's words were meaningful and this trip was indeed for the country and its people, Prince An had no choice but to grit his teeth and leave the capital to handle the matter.

"I heard they're an opera troupe from Jiangnan. They've been performing at Chunri Garden for a few days and the response has been quite good. I think you'll like it. I've booked the show for tomorrow at noon."

"A theatrical troupe from Jiangnan? That's good, let's go check it out tomorrow. Can I invite my sister and the others to come along?"

"It's up to you. Tomorrow at noon, it'll just be the two of us. You can invite a few more friends to come and have fun."

Having just survived an assassination attempt, and although the capital has been turned upside down these past few days, there's still a fear that some might have escaped. Even the Crown Prince doesn't dare take Fang Ruotang to crowded places at this time.

“Okay, then I’ll go back and send out invitations to invite people to Chunri Garden tomorrow.” Fang Ruotang happily agreed.

She had never hosted a banquet before, and tomorrow would be her first time hosting a banquet for her friends. Thinking of this, she couldn't stay any longer and immediately wanted to return home to write invitations.

The Crown Prince enjoyed seeing Fang Ruotang's carefree demeanor, which made him feel that nothing in the world was too difficult to mention.

To get a few more glimpses of Fang Ruotang, the Crown Prince disregarded the ministers waiting in the Imperial Study and escorted her to the palace gate. Only after watching her board the carriage did he return to the palace.

The Emperor now manages very few affairs, and the Crown Prince is practically overseeing the country. He is focused on cultivation, but since everyone knows that after the spiritual energy revival, strength is paramount, no one thinks there is anything wrong with the Emperor.

In their world, there must always be a few capable and outstanding individuals, lest they be plundered and killed when the passage is fully opened in the future.

Moreover, the Emperor is quite talented, and like Fang Zhi, he has dual spiritual roots. The emperor, who had secretly wanted to pursue immortality, now had the opportunity. How could he care about this little bit of power in the mortal world? He immediately delegated power to the Crown Prince and entrusted him with full responsibility for the matter.

Fang Ruotang returned to the Prime Minister's residence and ran excitedly to her eldest sister's courtyard.

"Big sister, what are you doing?" Fang Ruotang stared at Yu Sheng, who shouldn't have been in the backyard, with her big, clear eyes.

The two of them were very close together; the older sister's cheeks were flushed, and Yu Sheng's nose and forehead were covered in fine beads of sweat.

Fang Shengtang was startled when Fang Ruotang suddenly appeared. She felt guilty and fell backward. Just as she was about to fall to the ground, Yu Chang reached out and caught her in his arms.

They're flirting.

【ah?】

They are rubbing their feet.

Fang Ruotang's eyes immediately went to Fang Shengtang's small feet. The long skirt covered them, so the color of the lining could not be seen, but the sharp-eyed Fang Ruotang noticed the stockings next to them.

【Wow……】

Fang Ruotang cheered inwardly.

Fang Shengtang was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. She gently pushed against Yu Sheng's chest, but the idiot was like a block of iron, stuck to her and wouldn't budge.

"Your foot is injured," Yu Sheng explained in a muffled voice, but he still wouldn't let go.

Fang Shengtang bit her lower lip and glared at Yu Sheng with a coquettish look. They had just massaged her feet for so long, how could he not know if she was injured?

Yu Sheng's handsome face turned red, and he stiffened his neck and turned his head to look to the side, not daring to look at his beautiful older sister again, but his arms unconsciously tightened.

Miss, it smells so good!

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