Chang'an of Daxia, the imperial harem.

With Chunxiu's help, Fu Xiaoguan took off the dragon robe that he had only worn a few times.

He grinned, "Xiu'er, your husband is no longer the emperor, and I suddenly feel relieved. Send someone to call Wenjun and the others over. Let's have a good meal together at your place tonight!"

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Chunxiu was also very happy. She liked Fu Xiaoguan's relaxed look, just like the playboy he was in Linjiang back then.

"Would you like to go out for a stroll tomorrow?"

"Okay, but don't yell. Let's go by ourselves and take Liu Jin with us."

"Um!"

Chunxiu walked out happily, called a few palace maids, and asked them to go to the palaces of various concubines.

Fu Xiaoguan was lying on a recliner, and Chunxiu suddenly felt that Fu Xiaoguan at this time was very familiar.

She sat aside, stretched out her hand to massage Fu Xiaoguan's leg, and blurted out: "Master, let's go buy some cakes tomorrow... Although there are some in the palace, I still think it tastes better if I buy them myself. Also... Also, Master, how about you come with me to Hongfu Temple to burn some incense?"

Fu Xiaoguan grinned, "Okay, the young master will listen to you now."

He looked at Chunxiu. The first person he saw in this world when he opened his eyes in Linjiang was Chunxiu.

At that time, Chunxiu was only fifteen years old, still a young girl. In the blink of an eye, Chunxiu is already thirty years old. She has grown from a girl into a young woman. The youthfulness on her face has long faded, but she has a different kind of charm.

Just like a ripe peach.

Such changes are of course subtle, but I just didn't pay much attention to it before.

Yu Wenjun, Dong Shulan and others are actually the same.

In the past ten years, they have also undergone tremendous changes, especially in their appearance. The only thing that remains unchanged is their hearts for him.

He reached out and touched Chunxiu's face, and Chunxiu lowered her head shyly.

"Over the years... my husband has let you down."

"But in the next two or three years, I'm afraid my husband will still let you down."

"It will be fine in these two or three years. My husband will be by your side every day, watching your children grow up and start their own families. We will grow old together, supporting each other, watching the sunset and thinking about the days we walked together."

"Um!"

Chunxiu raised her head, her face full of longing.

What will it be like when we are all old?

We are going to settle down in a faraway place and spend the rest of our lives there.

Now that there are many family members in this family, the new house must be built very big.

We will live together in that huge courtyard, warm and care for each other, and complete the rest of our life journey.

That should be beautiful.

…

…

There was a whole table full of people, but the children were not there.

This was a rare day for Fu Xiaoguan to spend time with his ten wives. He looked at the familiar faces in front of him and the joy on their faces, and he raised his glass.

They did not complain about their arbitrary decision to abdicate the throne to the eldest prince Wu Tianci.

This was what he had worried about most.

Even though he had already told them about this, he was still worried that they would have some grudges in their hearts. Now it seems that he was worrying too much.

"My husband is sorry for you!"

"You have left me with your best years. This is the greatest honor of my life!"

“I often wonder what is the greatest achievement in my life?”

"Did he found Daxia? Did he pacify the four directions? Did he lead Daxia to prosperity? No, none of those!"

"What I'm most proud of is having you by my side...you who have never left me and never changed your original intentions!"

"Ladies, my husband offers you a toast!"

The ten women suddenly laughed and raised their glasses.

"Husband, you've made us feel embarrassed!" Dong Shulan said with a bright face. "Actually, we sisters occasionally talk about it. We all think that our happiness would be if you were no longer the emperor!"

"You are the emperor, and you belong to the people of the world. Only when you are no longer the emperor will you belong to us."

"We also want to thank you, my husband, for stepping down at this moment in time and entrusting the rest of your life to us... Cheers!"

After drinking a glass of wine, Fu Xiaoguan felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

"We'll be leaving here next... The date set by the Ministry of War is March 15th, which is still eight days away."

"I need to pack up for the next eight days. If you need to buy anything, go ahead and bring it back. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for years after this trip."

"Will you blame me for taking you away from home at this age?"

Yu Wenjun chuckled, his eyes full of affection. "What are you thinking about? We know why you left Daxia. We are all yours. Wherever you are, that is our home. How can you say you've left your homeland?"

"But Sister Ling'er... Tianci has ascended the throne as emperor. Do you want to stay and accompany him for some time?"

Wu Linger shook her head without hesitation, "I won't accompany him!"

"My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so I won't worry about him anymore. Besides, there are such a group of capable ministers in the court. As a woman, I can't help him much. I have to go with you to protect my husband. That's the right thing to do."

Everyone laughed and the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable. As Fu Xiaoguan drank and chatted, his body and mind completely relaxed. He felt that this was the life he really wanted.

"Husband, what does that place look like?" Nangong Piaoxue asked curiously.

"That place should be quite desolate. Of course, this means that there should be some indigenous tribes living there, and they are very backward."

"But that place is very rich, with vast land and a long coastline. That's why I took Wang Qiang and his team, as well as some people from the Academy of Sciences."

"We are going to develop that piece of land and turn it into our beautiful home."

"After the expedition is over, Daxia's sea routes will be completely connected, and a military port will be built there. In the future, if you miss Daxia, you can take a ship and come back to visit."

Su Su was looking forward to it. "When will mother and the others come? Then we can build a Taoist temple there and spread the word about it overseas. Mother will definitely like it."

Fu Xiaoguan grinned, "Mother and father should be here tomorrow. Also coming are the eldest brother, third sister and their spouses, as well as Su Mo and his wife."

"Originally, Elder Yan and the others wanted to go, but after thinking about it, I decided to ask them to wait a little longer."

"When we get there and build it up, and when Daxia opens to navigation and everything is on track, we'll let them come over."

"You are used to serving the maids in the harem, so take them with you. This harem...will be left to Tianci. I hope he can meet the woman of his dreams in the future."

Yu Wenjun glanced at Xu Xiaoxian and said, "Since we're going to settle down there, why not pick up Fujiwara no Kisho and her daughter from Ezo, and Alia and her son from Leah Continent along the way?"

"The twelve of us will be just enough to fill three mahjong tables!"

Fu Xiaoguan was embarrassed, "What about me?"

“You…you buy a horse!”

Although this night was full of joy, it was still a little sad.

After all, I have lived on this land for many years, and my relatives are still here.

Such sorrows are buried deep in their hearts, and they hope to build a home in that foreign land in the future, a warm home to spend the rest of their lives.

The night sky is full of stars.

Fu Xiaoguan looked up at the starry sky.

"Goodbye, Daxia!"

"May you always be strong!"