Emperor Yongzheng smiled and said, "The Ninth Prince is doing something important; he's finding things for your Father and Mother!"

The Eighth Prince Hongxu touched his nose and said, "Alright, Father Emperor."

Next, Emperor Yongzheng asked the two of them about their experiences along the way.

Finally, the Eighth Prince Hongxu saw that his father, the Emperor, seemed to want to keep the Seventh Prince for a detailed discussion.

He then very tactfully said, "Father, Mother must be very worried about me and Seventh Brother being away for so long this time."

I'm going to pay my respects to my mother now.

Emperor Yongzheng nodded and said, "Well then, Ninth Prince, you should go and pay your respects to your mother first."

"Father and your seventh brother want to talk a little longer."

"Then, Father Emperor, I shall take my leave."

The Eighth Prince, Hongxu, bowed and said.

"Okay, go ahead."

Emperor Yongzheng nodded slightly and spoke.

...

Pure, unique, and beautiful.

"Mother, Mother, Mother."

"Hongxu is back."

"Hongxu is back."

Hongxu is back!

The Eighth Prince Hongxu strode into the main hall and shouted loudly.

Ituma: "..."

As expected, maternal love has an expiration date. Suddenly, I don't miss the Eighth Prince Hongxu at all anymore!

“Your mother is not deaf.”

Ituma Shushu rolled her eyes at the Eighth Prince Hongxu and said irritably.

"Hehe, Mom, I missed you!"

The Eighth Prince Hongxu approached his mother and said with a smile.

"Hmph, don't I know you well enough?"

"Mother, I see you haven't had enough fun yet!"

Then, Ituma Shushu looked at the entrance of the main hall and asked in confusion, "Hongxu, where is your seventh brother?"

The Eighth Prince, Hongxu, spoke up: "The Seventh Brother is still with Father Emperor."

Ituma Shushu nodded, not too surprised.

After all, the Eighth Prince Hongxu was just an extra item in a buy-one-get-one-free deal, so Emperor Yongzheng sent him back early on.

However, Prince Hongzhao of the Seventh Prince had gone there with a proper mission, so it was perfectly normal for Emperor Yongzheng to keep him there.

Not long after, Prince Hongzhao also came to Chunqi Xiuse to pay his respects to Ituma Shushu.

...

That evening, just as Ituma Shushu was about to return to her palace to rest, the "Dawn Mall" automatically opened.

A large, flashing red light appeared on the upper right corner of the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall".

Without thinking too much about it, Ituma Shushu immediately used her mind to create a small hand and pressed the button on the flashing red headlight.

The virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" displayed:

Aisin-Gioro Hongzhao

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[Note: Having consumed the Emperor Stone, one must become the next emperor; otherwise, the moment another emperor ascends the throne will be the moment of one's demise.]

Ituma Shushu stared at the arrow on the panel, momentarily stunned.

What's going on?

Why are there so many arrows all of a sudden?

One, two, three..., twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven.

Twenty-seven arrows?

Hmm, I feel like my eyes were a little blurry just now.

Count it a few more times.

...

One, two, three, ... thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two.

...

One, two, three... thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two.

Thirty-two arrows!!!

This time, there are a whopping thirty-two arrows of dragon energy!

Ituma Shushu was stunned. What was going on?

Then she thought of Prince Hongzhao and Prince Hongxu, who had just returned today.

Moreover, Emperor Yongzheng even specially kept the seventh prince, Hongzhao, behind!

Could it be that Emperor Yongzheng just made some important decision?