Chapter 489 Everything seems to be changing for the better.

Five years later.

Pei Ji was like a gust of wind; he came and went.

If it weren't for the extra gifts in her hands, Sheng Sheng would have thought it was a dream.

After Pei Ji left that day, the days seemed to fly by.

Sheng Sheng continues to be her happy little princess every day. Apart from focusing on her studies in the Wenhua Hall, she also begins to learn things she has never tried before in her spare time.

For example, Sheng Sheng learned a little bit of everything—music, chess, and painting—but she didn't master any of them.

This is probably what they mean by being a jack of all trades and master of none, hehe.

However, she did develop an addiction to writing her own storybooks.

Life is always mundane, but in the midst of that, Sheng Sheng naturally wants to find something to spice things up.

The storybooks she had read before seemed to have planted a seed in her heart, giving her the urge to write her own story.

She combined some interesting things she had experienced with a little bit of her own imagination and adapted them into the storybooks she wrote.

Originally, it was just something I wrote for fun, but Xie Yunqi found out about it and put it in his own bookstore to try selling, saying it was to help his sister's dream.

Unexpectedly, this trial made her storybook an instant hit in the capital, deeply loved by the people.

Gradually, Sheng Sheng went from writing for fun to writing seriously.

And so, the days passed one by one, and many, many things happened.

First, there was the sadness that Mr. Mo Wen of the Song Kingdom was indeed too old. Even with Shen Jiaqing's help, his lung disease could only be alleviated, not cured.

In the fifth year of helping Pei Ji achieve his great cause, the old gentleman Mo Wen passed away on a sunny day.

That month, Pei Ji's letter arrived half a month late.

He held a very grand funeral for Mr. Mo Wen.

It's not really sad, though.

Because Xie Yunchuan said that Mo Wen used all his knowledge to help Pei Ji during his lifetime, which was actually helping himself and the Song Kingdom. This was Mo Wen's wish.

The State of Song has gradually stabilized in recent years, and the previous chaotic situation is long gone. Therefore, Mo Wen should have no regrets.

Returning to the Yu Kingdom, when Sheng Sheng was twelve years old, Xie Yuxiao waved his hand, claiming that he was getting old and decided to abdicate and let the younger generation better serve the people.

Then he issued an imperial edict, appointing Xie Yunchuan as the new emperor, and the other princes were also granted the title of king. He himself then comfortably became the retired emperor and began to enjoy his old age.

After Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan got married, their relationship remained very stable. Not long after Xie Yunchuan ascended the throne, the imperial physician diagnosed Li Manyan with pregnancy.

Now, the first little princess is over two years old and walks with a brisk pace.

Then there's Xie Yunjia and Lu Yixue. Everyone thought that, given Xie Yunjia's personality, the two of them would definitely quarrel after getting married. But to everyone's surprise, they never had a single argument.

However, according to Xie Yunjia's complaints, Xie Yunjia often picks fights with Lu Yixue, but Lu Yixue has a very good temper, and often before Xie Yunjia can even say a few words, Lu Yixue will forcibly hug her and coax her back to peace.

Sheng Sheng laughed and said that she didn't know how lucky she was. Everyone else wanted to treat each other with respect, but she was the only one who wanted to quarrel.

In truth, Sheng Sheng understands that this is Xie Yunjia's way of showing off their affection.

So every time, Sheng Sheng would laugh and scold back, not giving her a chance to continue showing off their affection.

When couples are loving and their lives are harmonious, children will naturally come sooner.

Xie Yunjia and Lu Yixue's youngest son was born not long ago.

As the aunt and uncle of two children, Sheng Sheng couldn't escape the fate of taking care of the children. She was exhausted from taking care of one child today and another tomorrow.

The imperial brothers also grew up in their own ways.

Xie Yunli remained at Zhennanguan and had not returned to the capital in recent years, but he had sent back a few letters home.

I heard that he met a girl he liked in Zhennanguan, but it seems that the girl doesn't like him very much, so Xie Yunli is still pursuing her.

As for Xie Yun-yang, he had no time to care about anything else, as he was busy assisting Xie Yun-chuan in handling government affairs all day long.

He's been even busier since Xie Yunchuan became a father.

Xie Yunwen's legs are getting better and better. At first, she could barely feel them, then she could stand up, and now she can walk with crutches.

For someone who had never stood up before to stand up again, Xie Yunwen made a great effort.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain.

And Xie Yunqi, that saying is indeed true: when God closes a door, He opens a window.

Xie Yunqi was not good at studying, but he was indeed talented at making money.

Over the years, Xie Yunqi has expanded his businesses again and again. He opened a chain of bookstores, and his silk shops and restaurants have sprung up everywhere. He has made a fortune and is no longer the little boy who had to grit his teeth and ask his mother for pocket money.

Even Xie Yunchuan joked with him, saying that if he were to become an official in the court, he could probably fill the national treasury. Xie Yunqi just smiled and waved his fan, saying that he could fill the national treasury even if he wasn't an official. He then spent a lot of money promoting Sheng Sheng's new storybook and donated all the money earned from it to the national treasury.

Everything seemed to be changing for the better. Sheng Sheng looked at Xie Siyan, who was playing with her younger brother in the cradle in the distance, and the corners of her lips unconsciously curved up.

Xie Yunjia nestled in Lu Yixue's arms and said to her little niece without any politeness, "Siyan, you can do whatever you want with your little brother, just don't kill him, okay?"

Two-and-a-half-year-old Xie Siyan lay by the cradle, looking at her little brother who was only two months old, and said "Oh" in a daze.

Lu Yixue chuckled: "Is this your own son?"

"Yeah."

They responded quickly, but without a trace of emotion.

Sheng Sheng couldn't stop laughing. Today, Xie Yunchuan took Li Manyan on a trip to the outskirts of the city, leaving Xie Siyan without anyone to take care of her. So, Sheng Sheng brought Xie Siyan to the Princess's residence to visit Xie Yunjia and her young prince.