"No way! Why are you all going back? What about you? You don't want to go back too, do you?" Fang Ruotang asked Jin Wuyou and Cao Yuedi.
The two shook their heads and said, "We won't leave; we'll stay and take care of you."
Fang Ruotang felt a little disappointed as she looked at the people who had suddenly disappeared. She nervously asked her eldest and fourth sisters.
"You're not leaving too, are you?"
Fang Shengtang smiled gently, "I'm not leaving. Fourth Sister needs to go back for a while. She'll come with Brother-in-law Gu when he arrives."
"Why?" Fang Ruotang didn't understand.
Fang Shengtang said, "If we count the days, my sister-in-law will be giving birth soon. Let my fourth sister go back and take a look."
"Is Second Sister-in-law about to give birth?" Fang Ruotang calculated and realized it was true. She immediately changed her mind and said, "Then I'm going back too."
"No need. The three of us sisters will send one back as a sign of our importance. We don't need to go back together. Just stick to your original plan."
Fang Ruotang scratched her head, a little embarrassed, and said, "I didn't plan anything! I'll just go wherever I end up. I'm just having fun anyway, so a few more days won't make a difference."
Fang Shengtang choked.
He looked at Fang Ruotang with a somewhat complicated expression.
It's true that comparisons are odious. After their trip, they were all severely discouraged, and it seems that not all of them want to go back and cultivate diligently.
Only Fang Ruotang, after going out for a trip, felt that the outside world was just as friendly to her, and she still had a great time.
"Alright!"
Fang Shengtang agreed, going along with Fang Ruotang's wishes.
The group finally decided to return to Dayong together, which made Gu Yanjin extremely happy.
I thought I wouldn't see Fang Ruotang for a while, but things took an unexpected turn.
Once again venturing into the Misty Forest, the group was no longer as cautious as when they first arrived. After passing through the Misty Forest and reaching the Gathering Place, they successfully exited the Death Bamboo Forest.
"Who are you? What are you doing in our Great Yong?"
Fang Ruotang looked at the group of people pointing ordinary weapons at them and was speechless.
What's the use of this?
Are they really from the Cloud Deep Continent? Isn't this just delivering food to them?
"How dare you! This is the Imperial Advisor! Where is your General Gao? Call him out! What's wrong with you? Don't you even recognize the Imperial Advisor?"
Jin Wuyou stepped forward, his face full of anger.
The guard rubbed his eyes and immediately knelt on the ground in fright.
"Grand Preceptor, please spare me! It was my poor eyesight that prevented me from recognizing you. A few days ago, several groups of people came out of here, and General Gao sent us to guard this place."
"It's alright, get up!" Fang Ruotang raised her hand, and the soldier stood up involuntarily.
He stared at Fang Ruotang with surprise and admiration.
"From now on, we don't need to worry about the people who come out of here. As long as they don't oppress or kill the people of my Great Yong, we can let them be. However, if any demons come out, we must wipe them out immediately."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"Alright, we have important matters to attend to. If there's anything, have General Gao contact me."
After Fang Ruotang finished speaking, she boarded the spirit boat first.
The others followed closely behind.
After all, just by looking around, it's clear that General Gao has managed this place very well, so there's no need for a special meeting and pleasantries.
Soon they arrived at Shangjing, where the city walls were decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.
Fang Ruotang looked around curiously.
Is there some good news?
Jin Wuyou immediately said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and find out."
Besides her, there were a few others who followed and went to inquire about the situation. They all arrived shortly afterward, staring at Gu Yanjin and Cui Shixu with complicated expressions.
"What is it?" the two asked in unison.
Jin Wuyou said, "We arrived at the right time. The Emperor passed the throne to the Grand Princess yesterday, and the Grand Princess granted a general amnesty, which is why the people are so happy."
Cui Shixu seemed to have thought of something, let out a heavy sigh, and said with a pained expression, "Why didn't he abdicate the throne sooner?"
Gu Yanjin raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
Cui Shixu smiled in response, "If it had been a little earlier, I would have been the crown prince, and I would have been in charge of the overall situation in the capital. How could you have been allowed to take the lead all by yourself?"
Gu Yanjin glanced at Cui Shixu speechlessly.
I couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate.
Fortunately, his emperor father hadn't been a hindrance.
Seeing that the throne had changed hands like this, and that the Crown Prince Gu Yanjin's succession to the throne would likely be hindered, Jin Wuyou and the others were not unhappy, and the atmosphere immediately became lively again.
Cao Yuedi, in particular, said with a hint of surprise, "Does this mean our dynasty is about to produce its first female emperor?"
"Wow! The Princess Consort has become Empress! That's wonderful, let's go take a look." Fang Ruotang was also the type to join in the fun.
The group of people, their feet imbued with spiritual energy, quickly arrived at the palace.
Your Majesty, no, the Retired Emperor.
He greeted us with a grin.
"Is the sect leader here to take me, an elder, to the Cloud Deep Continent to broaden my horizons?"
Fang Ruotang asked, both amused and exasperated, "You didn't abdicate the throne just to go to the Cloud Deep Continent, did you?"
"Isn't that right? They didn't even tell me beforehand. A royal decree arrived at the princess's residence, and the dragon robe was already made."
The eldest princess gritted her teeth.
The emperor doesn't want to continue being the emperor, but does she?
Who wouldn't want to see a new continent they've never been before?
The Emperor had been scolded quite a bit by his younger sister recently. He awkwardly glanced away and said logically, "I'm doing this to cooperate with our sect leader. She wants to promote gender equality. Only after you, the Empress, ascend the throne can we truly begin to equalize rights. In the next few generations, with male and female emperors alternating, the people will naturally understand that it's good to have a son or a daughter."
"Heh! You'd better really think that way!" The princess believed his lies.
Ever since the Crown Prince ran off with Fang Ruotang, her elder brother started finding excuses to send memorials to her residence, and she only realized what was going on later.
It turned out that the emperor had planned this all along, wanting her to do the work in his place.
"We're all family, why bother with so much? Besides, this is the throne, the throne! How wonderful!"
"Hehe... Xiang, why don't you continue?"
The new emperor countered with a question.
The retired emperor shut up.
"Uncle, you're really something. If you were going to give up the throne, you should have done so sooner. I could have become the crown prince and gained an advantage. Now Gu Yanjin has taken all the benefits, and you're going to hand the throne over to our family."
Cui Shixu complained jokingly.
Then he made a startling remark.
"It's so difficult for my mother, who is so old, to have to give birth to an heir again."
The eldest princess looked at her own char siu son with a speechless expression.
"Alright, alright! I know you don't want to be the heir, and I'm not counting on you anyway."
Gu Yanjin abandoned Dayong and stopped managing it, wanting to run away with Fang Ruotang.
Her son must be the same.
Otherwise, what advantage would they have over Fang Ruotang?
"It's alright, Mom! You can learn from Xiao Liu. Look how good her life is. She has six handsome men like us by her side! She's so happy every day."
Gu Yanjin and the other four looked at Cui Shixu with complicated expressions.
Fang Ruotang nodded and said, "Yes! That's right, all six of them are very well-behaved. Why don't you find six too? Anyway, you're in good health and can handle it."
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