Chapter 457 Pain is something to be enjoyed

Gu Qiao was ordered to go and call the doctor, but was stopped by the Empress.

"Consort Han is deeply in love with the King, so send her along with everything else. She is not allowed to bring anything else."

Gu Qiao paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes."

The Empress nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Si Chen and asked, "Since he's going to Star L2035, shouldn't we take back all his private property and wealth to compensate the officials and their families who died because of his nonsense? Any surplus can be used as public welfare funds for the gene bank."

"You can decide these things."

Si Chen understood that he wouldn't give up until his hopes were completely dashed.

As he boarded the hovercar returning to the palace, Si Chen's straight back slumped, and he leaned weakly against the seat.

The Empress understood Si Chen's inner suffering; after all, he was still his biological father.

He patted him on the shoulder and softly comforted him, saying, "Hesitation only leads to more trouble. We have done everything we could."

After all, he was still alive, but his cronies who were at his beck and call were truly dead.

"Hmm." Si Chen held the Empress's hand in his and forced a smile.

The Canaanite royal family was not as ruthless as other empires or historical figures; they always had one emperor and one empress, and he had witnessed the unwavering love between his grandparents until death.

At that time, Lan Jianghong and Elder Yuan had not yet become master potion makers, and there were not enough potions available, so they could only make up for it with sheer numbers. In the end, they both died on the border.

Later, he met Ling'er, and they had two sensible children, Yu Fan and Yu Ting.

He always felt that the term "ruthless imperial family" was not suitable to describe their Si family.

So even though his father had left him alone at the border where space pirates were rampant since he was a child, and he had endured the most difficult decade or so, he made excuses for him, saying it was a test for himself.

His leniency towards him was met with repeated acts of arbitrariness and willful behavior.

Making this decision today was painful, but also a clear-headed one.

The Empress, not wanting to say anything more, changed the subject to something more pleasant: "Do you think Yu Ting really has fertility potential?"

Actually, she had seen this topic on StarNet a while ago, but they had all been too busy to pay attention to it lately.

Si Chen nodded thoughtfully, "It's very likely."

Empress: "Didn't Yu Ting have a physical examination once a month before? Check if you can find his physical examination report."

Si Chen turned on his personal computer, logged into the military's central system, and retrieved Si Yuting's medical examination report.

After reading it, he shook his head. "The last two medical examination reports are up to the one after Yu Ting's mental breakdown and the one from the military's unified medical examination a year ago. Since Yu Ting's mental state stabilized, there has been no monthly report upload."

"Alright, then when he wakes up, remember to remind me to ask him." The Empress was afraid she would forget again in her busy schedule.

"If the fertility value drops to zero, it needs to be announced throughout the entire empire. So, if the fertility value changes from zero to having fertility, shouldn't that also be announced?" The Empress couldn't help but ponder.

“Because there is no precedent, there are no relevant laws or regulations.” Si Chen pondered for a moment. “Logically speaking, it should be. If Yu Ting becomes fertile, exposing it will not only shut up those who gossip and spread rumors about Tong Tong, but also help boost public confidence.”

Shortly after returning to the palace, Si Xian suffered a stroke due to anger and was rescued. The royal guards, with great efficiency, arranged for him to be taken away that very afternoon.

To prevent him from fainting from anger again on the way, a medical team was brought along, but they will all return with the main group later.

Major events that occur in the royal family need to be announced, and Si Xian's exile was no exception. It was also a response to the demands for an explanation from the Casa Empire and the Canaan Empire.

Some were happy while others were sad; some praised His Majesty for his selflessness while others criticized him for his lack of filial piety.

Old Yuan lay on the flower stand on Luo Yixing and sent a video to Qu Tong.

"My dear disciple, have you seen the Canaan royal family's announcement?"

"Not yet." Qu Tong raised an eyebrow slightly.

So, Old Yuan, spitting as he spoke, recounted the whole process to Qu Tong with great emotion.

After finishing, he spat indignantly, "It's really too good for him to be alive."

“I think this is fine.” Qu Tong raised her head and slowly opened her lips. “Pain needs to be enjoyed.”

That's why she agreed to His Majesty the Emperor's request without hesitation.

Old Yuan rolled his eyes, then exclaimed with sudden realization, "Oh, I didn't realize you were such a cunning little devil."

Qu Tong remained noncommittal, slowly and methodically debugging the newly purchased robot's program.

"But it's true."

"For someone with a shattered spirit, going to a heavily polluted garbage planet, hehe, I can't even imagine how exciting that would be!"

"He's not like my precious disciple. He can't grow energy fruits with high purification values, nor can he cook delicious meals. He'll definitely suffer a lot if he's exiled to a garbage planet."

"I even suspect he might starve to death in less than a week."

"And she's got a sickly, wicked woman with her; I wonder who's taking care of whom?"

"I won't starve to death," Qu Tong replied when she had a moment.

Otherwise, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?

As for Lan Hanyan, she asked Lin Yumo about it on the way.

The Lin and Lan families used to have a very good relationship. In Lin Mo's memory, her only evaluation was: dodder.

With the Lan family destroyed, she will fall along with Si Xian, this great tree, and die together.

Qu Tong adjusted the robot, nestled into the sofa, and opened the StarNet.

Besides the topic about Si Xian, there's also a very popular topic about Si Yuting.

Qu Tong clicked on the link and saw that it contained news of Si Yuting fainting that morning.

Thinking of the recent major events in the Canaan Empire, Qu Tong looked out the window and unconsciously tapped the edge of her bracelet with her fingers.

*

The next day, Si Yuting woke up, and the Empress put down her official duties and immediately went to check on him.

The Empress pushed open the half-closed door and saw her son standing by the window, motionless.

The Empress sighed and walked over. "Yu Ting, I know you're under a lot of pressure, but things have to be done one step at a time. It's not a wise choice to ruin your health."

“Think about it, pregnancy and childbirth will take a lot of damage to Tongtong. If you ruin your health first, who will take care of her? Who will stay with her? No matter how well others take care of her, it’s not the same.”

The Empress knew that the one who tied the knot must untie it, so she changed her approach and prepared to reason with him and appeal to his emotions.

Just as he was about to say something more, Si Yuting turned around and said, "Okay, I'll take a day off tomorrow."

The Empress then noticed that Yu Ting's brow had relaxed considerably, he was no longer full of worry, and his voice was much lighter.

Mentioning Tongtong once is indeed more effective than saying ten sentences.

"It's good that you've figured it out. If you want to rest, you can go back today. I'll talk to your father on your behalf."

"Okay." Si Yuting rubbed the ring on his finger.

This was a gesture Si Yuting had been making frequently lately. The Empress knew it was something he had personally made for Tongtong, so she didn't think much of it and changed the subject:

"Yu Ting, tell the Empress Dowager that Tongtong was able to get pregnant because you have fertility points."