As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the empress's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"I believe..."

The emperor held the empress tightly with heartache, saying, "There are so many misunderstandings between us."

Sometimes I have to consider the bigger picture, and you might think I'm weak, no longer the spirited and decisive young man I once was.

"But I am also afraid! Afraid that one wrong step will lead to another, afraid that I cannot protect these millions of ordinary people, and even more afraid that I cannot protect you and Yuan'er..."

That night, the emperor and empress were able to resolve the estrangement that had existed between them for many years.

...

Xia woke her up early in the morning: "Princess, you should get up and wash up. You have to go to the morning court soon."

Su Muyao sat up in bed: "Ugh, that old bastard actually wants to send a little dumpling to the morning court session, how infuriating!"

Xia was stunned by what she heard. She never expected her young princess to react this way after she woke her up.

Old Man Su, who was in the courtyard not far away, shuddered in fright: "What's that noise? Is it a ghost?"

A servant standing nearby chuckled, "Isn't that our princess's voice?"

Old Su was completely stunned. How did my cute and cuddly little dumpling turn into this voice?

Soon after Su Muyao finished washing up, she took a carriage to the palace.

As soon as they reached the gate, they heard the ministers say, "Those rows of houses are all neat and uniform, with courtyards in the front and back, and they are all the same size and perfectly arranged."

"I have never seen two families build houses like that, sharing a wall and a courtyard wall."

The Prime Minister then spoke up, "Yes, Your Majesty. I heard that at the beginning the water was up to the waist, and it was so deep that you could practically swim in the streets."

Su Muyao was completely confused and went inside.

Everyone fell silent upon seeing the young princess arrive.

When the emperor saw Su Muyao, the gloom in his heart vanished instantly.

"Yaoyao is here. Just now, the ministers were praising Yaoyao for her excellent work in managing the floods in Nanzhou. The supervisor from there has also reported that everything is completed."

Su Muyao nodded; it should have been over long ago.

However, when I left, there were still many houses belonging to refugees who had fled after me that needed repair, so I let the people there continue to come back at their own pace.

Su Muyao felt that these ministers were praising her again, and they were definitely up to no good. At the very least, they felt they couldn't solve the problem and wanted to push her out to handle it.

Sure enough, just as I expected, the emperor spoke up the next second: "Yaoyao, there's nothing else, I just wanted to ask if your iron lump could carry me and a few ministers to Nanzhou for a visit."

Upon hearing this, Su Muyao exclaimed, "Oh, so that's all there is to it? Of course, that's no problem!"

Now, my father and my two uncles can all drive.

In addition, I have two or three off-road vehicles in my own space, which is still manageable. Driving off-road vehicles on official roads is quite easy.

"Of course, but I only have three off-road vehicles, which can only seat 12 people excluding the driver. I wonder who Uncle Huang plans to send along?"

All the ministers' eyes lit up; they too longed to ride in that magical treasure.

Some people have said before that there are large pieces of transparent glass on that iron lump.

Just imagine if I could ride that Pokémon, I would die happy.

The emperor looked at the ministers and said, "Besides me, the empress, and the little princess, there are nine other people. Discuss which of these nine should go."

At this moment, the Duke stepped forward and said, "I have never been to Nanzhou in my life, and if I don't go this time, I will never have any hope of going again."

I humbly request Your Majesty to take me with you.”

After the Duke finished speaking, all the ministers twitched their lips.

Just then, two officials from the Ministry of Works stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have long heard that the young princess has made many strange things over there. We beg Your Majesty to take us with you. We will definitely study those technologies thoroughly and bring them back to the capital."

The emperor thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The Prime Minister frantically gestured to Su Muyao, and Su Muyao, of course, saw the Prime Minister. He was always on her side, and she was determined to include him.

Otherwise, I wouldn't want to let down the people who have given me that recognition.

“Uncle, I see that the Prime Minister also really wants to go, so why don’t we take him along as well?”

Since Su Muyao had said so, how could the emperor disagree? He nodded repeatedly.

The general stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the journey is long. To ensure Your Majesty's safety, I must accompany you. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."

The other ministers panicked when they heard this, and five spots were immediately removed, leaving four remaining.

Lord Xu hesitated there because he had offended the young princess, and if he asked her, she would definitely not agree.

Finally, Minister Xu stepped forward and asked, "This humble subject would also like to take a look. I wonder if Your Majesty would be willing to take me with you?"

When the emperor saw that it was actually Lord Xu who came out, he cursed Lord Xu in his heart for being shameless.

He himself always went there by taking advantage of the little princess's treasures. He offended the little princess and now she's jumping out to ask if he'd be willing to go with her.

If they were in charge, wouldn't they have just called out names directly? They really have no sense of propriety.

When Lord Xu looked up, he saw the emperor's troubled expression.

His heart sank; it seemed his hopes of seeing the Southern Prefecture the people spoke of were dashed.

Just then, Su Muyao spoke up: "Since Lord Xu wants to go, why not grant his request? It would also be a good opportunity for him to see if there's anything I've done wrong in my disaster relief efforts?"

Lord Xu could also hear the sarcasm in Su Muyao's tone, but no matter what, she still took him along!

When everyone saw that there were only a few spots left, they all stood up and said they wanted to go too.

In the end, the emperor selected a few people, and that was the final decision. The others who were not chosen listened to the emperor's next arrangements with their heads drooping and their minds elsewhere.

Soon after the morning court session ended, Su Muyao had her two uncles and her father drive an SUV to the palace gate to meet everyone.

Everyone on the street was amazed to see this huge thing running around on its own.

Upon hearing that it was brought out by the young princess, everyone exclaimed that the young princess was indeed a reincarnation of an immortal, otherwise how could she have such a powerful item?

After getting in the car, the journey was safe and smooth until the SUV arrived at the foot of the southern city in the evening.

The general parked the SUV at the city gate and, holding his token, ordered his soldiers to guard the SUV and prevent it from being damaged.

As a group of people dressed in ordinary clothes entered the southern part of the city, they suddenly heard a series of clanging gong sounds.

Then I saw some people carrying out several large pots, and others carrying out several baskets of steamed buns.

After leaving their homes, all the people went to the designated place to queue, and there was no crowding; they lined up in an orderly manner.

The ministers following behind the emperor exclaimed repeatedly, "These people have all suffered disasters, how can they still be so courteous?"

No sooner had they finished speaking than two commoners passing by noticed their puzzled expressions and said, "You people are obviously from out of town. This is how it was arranged when our little princess was here."

The man who spoke had a companion next to him who nodded in agreement and said, "Of course! The little princess is a lucky star of our great dynasty. She was here providing disaster relief not long ago."

Look at those houses not far away, they were all built by our little princess and her people. Aren't they beautiful?

"But the young princess later returned to the capital, so you all missed the chance to see her beauty, hehe."

All the ministers looked at the young princess wearing a veil beside the emperor.