Whether or not people in the palace and the court believe it, at least most people in the common people will believe it.

Xue Shen nodded: "Then let's wait half a month. If there are any arrangements in the meantime, my people will cooperate with you."

"Yes, I will keep an eye on the celestial phenomena in the coming days. If there are any changes, we can make other plans later." Master Huodong solemnly agreed, and then took his leave to make preparations.

After everyone left, Shen Youying said with some worry, "The saying that 'five planets aligning' is a sign of divine favor is not wrong. Most ordinary people believe in Buddhism and Taoism and have deep faith in this. But the emperor may not believe it. If we return to the capital at that time, we will definitely face the emperor's wrath."

Xue Shen laughed: "That's why we need to create momentum."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a dark glint flashing in them: "Back then, my parents died one after another, and Emperor Cheng'an hastily ascended the throne. Rumors were rampant in the court and among the people. He used the example of 'brother succeeding brother' from the previous dynasty as a rebuttal, and ordered people to create auspicious omens everywhere to prove that his ascension to the throne was recognized. Now, I'm giving him a taste of his own medicine. As long as I make a big enough show of it, he'll be concerned about his reputation and at least won't dare to openly target me. He'll have to treat me well."

“‘The alignment of five stars’ is a very good way to create momentum.”

Shen Youying seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, she slowly said, "If we're talking about creating momentum, there's actually another way."

Xue Shen looked at her and heard her slowly say, "Didn't we just get to know Chen Yaoniang? She's good at writing storybooks. We can have her write a storybook based on you, mixing the truth and rumors of that year together, and adding what we want. As long as the storybook is widely circulated, and we secretly send people to fan the flames, the momentum will be there."

Xue Shen stared at her intently.

Shen Youying felt uneasy under his gaze, bit her lip, and asked, "Is it not feasible?"

To everyone's surprise, Xue Shen burst into laughter, suddenly pulled her onto his lap, kissed her hard on the lips, and pressed his forehead against hers, saying, "It works, it works very well. This method is even simpler and more effective than creating auspicious omens."

He pulled her into a tight embrace and sighed, "Zhaozhao is indeed my destined benefactor."