Chapter 159 Young Master (Added 1000 words) The Goddess will choose one...
"The heir?" Fang Wangshu blinked slowly, then blinked again.
“Yes.” He Qinglan waved the letter in her hand and said to Wang Shu, “Zhu Youchuan suggested that I consider the issue of succession.”
Fang Wangshu hesitated before asking, "Then what do you think, Goddess?"
He Qinglan realized something and asked, "You two talked about it privately?"
Fang Wangshu thought that everyone would inevitably talk about the goddess's successor, but she was afraid that the goddess would misunderstand in front of her, so she couldn't wait to explain.
She gave an awkward smile and stammered, "Um... please don't misunderstand, we just... because of the future... we feel... we didn't mean anything by it!"
He Qinglan made a shushing gesture, "No need to say anything, I understand."
Since this goddess might leave at any time, her subordinates naturally hoped that she could designate a successor as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary disputes in the future.
Seeing that He Qinglan didn't seem to care, Fang Wangshu's eyes lit up. "Have you already thought about it?"
Before she could answer, Fang Wangshu continued, "So, will you conceive through a connection? Or will you transform your own blood or ribs into a baby? Or will you take a child from a flower or a fruit?"
It can't be something as ordinary as adopting a baby from some family, right?
He Qinglan: "..." How come there are both myths and fairy tales? What kind of books do you usually read?
The goddess remained calm and composed, her expression serene. "I have already chosen my successor."
Fang Wangshu: "?"
She couldn't believe her ears and asked excitedly, "You've already chosen the young master? Then... where is the young master now?"
He Qinglan said, "She is in another world, a ten-year-old girl. I will bring her here when we enter the capital."
Fang Wangshu: "!"
She was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! As expected, Goddess, you always think ahead of us in everything. It's so reassuring!"
"I really hope that you, Goddess, can leave after I die. Otherwise, what will we do without you in the future? I don't even know if I can still do as well as I do now."
Fang Wangshu looked at He Qinglan with admiration.
He Qinglan reached out and patted Fang Wangshu on the shoulder, saying calmly, "You can do it."
You can do just fine without me.
...It's just that there will never be favorable weather again, and we'll have to rely on the weather for our livelihood.
Thinking about this, He Qinglan realized that she could no longer control the weather like this in the future, otherwise what would happen to the people here after she left?
The next day, Cheng Hui and the others came to the goddess to report on the battle situation in Pingzhou.
Cheng Hui: "Ning Huai'an and his men are fighting fiercely, but Sun Yannan is not easy to deal with either. He has already led his defeated troops away from Meng County. Moreover, because they ran so fast, Ning Huai'an and his men have not yet caught up with them."
Gu Shanxing thought for a moment and asked, "Do we need General Hu and General Meng to go and provide support?"
“General Meng must be busy,” Gu Lanying said. “She’s currently attacking Liangzhou.” Meng Junping wanted to take Liangzhou while Sun Yannan was preoccupied.
He Qinglan said, "Meng Junping and Hu Dazhu don't need to move. If needed, Song Zhiyun from the northern border will come south to help."
Everyone was shocked, "Song Zhiyun?"
"Is she Song Zhiyun from the Song family, who have guarded the border for generations?"
"Is she going to lead her women's army south?"
"If Song Zhiyun leaves the border town, what will happen if the foreign tribes invade from beyond the Great Wall?"
"Has Song Zhiyun decided to submit to the Goddess?"
Wan Youyu stroked his beard and laughed, "Our Ministry of Finance has been supporting Yan Huiguan for years. If it weren't for us, the Song family would have collapsed long ago. Song Zhiyun will choose the goddess if she has the will."
“That’s not how it works. The Song family isn’t just guarding their own border; they’re guarding the border for all the people of the Central Plains,” Zhou Xinglu retorted earnestly.
Wan Youyu looked ashamed, "...That's true, we should accept the kindness of the soldiers and civilians of Yan Huiguan."
“That’s fine,” Gu Shanxing changed the subject. “If the Goddess were to rule the world in the future and the Song family were unwilling to surrender, that would be more troublesome.”
The Song family has rendered meritorious service to the country and its people. If they were to lead the people of Yan Hui Pass in opposing the Goddess, or even declare independence, the Goddess would have to send soldiers to the border to "quell the rebellion," which would be neither reasonable nor respectable.
Qin Song nodded, "That's right, the goddess was truly prescient!"
All those years of money and supplies haven't been wasted; it's been totally worth it.
After discussing the war...
The crowd hesitated, glancing at the goddess, each one wanting to speak but holding back.
He Qinglan understood. "Didn't I already say that I would bring your young master from another world after we arrive in the capital?"
Fang Wangshu would surely be extremely excited and relay her words to the others in the administration office.
Everyone laughed awkwardly, but they were genuinely curious about what kind of successor the goddess would choose.
"Goddess, we don't even know when we'll be able to enter the capital," Qian Shiwen said with a kind smile. "Sun Yannan is fleeing to Pingzhou Prefecture, and his men are still occupying Xingzhou and attacking Qingzhou. It might take us at least a year or two to get to the capital, wouldn't it?"
Cheng Hui sighed, "Some of us might not even live to see the young master again in two years."
Lu Fangjue flashed a fawning smile, "Goddess, please satisfy our curiosity and let us meet the young master?"
He Qinglan thought about it and agreed, saying, "I'll bring her here in the next few days, and you can train her yourselves. When we go to the capital, I'll perform a miracle for her." It's the same thing.
Everyone: "!"
The goddess actually agreed!
We'll be able to see the young master soon?
Only Cheng Hui looked uneasy. Goddess, you didn't refute my statement that "some of us may not live to see two years from now." Does that mean that some of us old guys will die within two years?
Could it be me?
No, I want to see you ascend the throne with my own eyes, Goddess!
He Qinglan immediately contacted Xiao Han.
Xiao Han, who was patrolling an ancient world and had just rescued a time-traveling woman from a royal palace, sat leisurely on the roof of an inn replying to He Qinglan's message.
Xiao Han: [Are you about to ascend the throne?]
He Qinglan: [No, but my subordinates want to cultivate a relationship with the young master.]
Xiao Han understood. He also felt it was necessary to cultivate a relationship, so he replied: 【OK, after I send this time-traveling woman home, I'll give you your "daughter".】
He Qinglan's lips twitched. "What are you doing now?"
Xiao Han smiled. "I've discovered a pitiful transmigrated woman from the future who was kidnapped by a strategy system to save a scumbag boyfriend. As a Order Keeper, I can't tolerate such a terrible thing happening, so I'm going to save her and send her back."
He Qinglan: [...]
Fine, being a savior is something that can happen once or countless times, and so is defying the will of Heaven.
Xiao Han lowered his gaze and looked at the young woman sitting with him on the rooftop. She was pale, her expression was numb, and she unconsciously hugged her arms.
Xiao Han asked gently, "I'll only give you one chance. If you want to go back to your own world, I'll send you back. If you can't bear to leave here, can't bear to leave that scumbag, I'll send you back to your golden house."
The young woman resolutely looked up and said without hesitation, "Please send me back to my world! I don't want to stay here!"
That scoundrel doesn't deserve her help, much less her affection.
She wouldn't give up her modern, carefree life, her parents, friends, classmates, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, cell phones, computers, Wi-Fi, airplanes, high-speed trains, electric scooters, and everything else for a jerk...
This lousy ancient world is no good at all. Anyone who wants to come can come. She doesn't want to stay!
Once she was sure the other person truly loathed the world and wanted to go home, Xiao Han nodded, "Okay, I'll take you home right away."
The young woman was very happy, but she didn't want to trouble her benefactor, so she asked, "Will it have any negative impact on you if you take me back?"
She was forcibly brought here by that strategy system that was like a kidnapper!
Xiao Han reached out and, to the young woman's astonishment, took a ball of light from her sea of consciousness. He smiled and said, "It has no effect."
The young woman's eyes widened: Is this the strategy system that kidnapped me, threatened me, and tormented me?
He slowly walked over, stood behind the little girl, and smiled with satisfaction at the unfinished poem on the white paper. "Your handwriting is getting better and better!"
The little girl looked up and said happily, "Teacher, you're back."
Xiao Han didn't beat around the bush and said directly to the little girl, "Your godmother sent me a message and asked me to send you to her place right away."
Little girl: "..."
She knew from the day Xiao Han adopted her that Xiao Han was teaching her on behalf of her godmother.
But her "godmother" never showed up, and she thought...
Since Xiao Han had already brought it up, the little girl put down her pen and looked at Xiao Han earnestly, "Teacher, I will definitely do my best and won't let you down."
Xiao Han smiled and said, "Teacher won't be disappointed. Teacher is just afraid that you will embarrass your godmother."
The little girl's expression went blank: "Shame...shame?"
Xiao Han nodded. "Your godmother is the future emperor. She wants to take you to her palace to be the crown princess. You can't let her subordinates think that you, as the young master, are incompetent or that your godmother has poor judgment."
The little girl: "!!!"
Her voice changed tone, "The Crown Princess?!"
My godmother wants me to be the future heiress!!!
Xiao Han didn't care. You are the successor that bastard Si Chen carefully selected for He Qinglan: you will be able to lead a peasant uprising army into the capital as a woman in the future. Your talent, ability and temperament are all historically proven to be excellent.
Your role as He Qinglan's crown princess is a perfect fit for your profession.
The teacher didn't think it was a big deal, but the little girl did get nervous.
Meeting her godmother suddenly turned from a small interview into a large one, making her extremely anxious. She studied the theoretical knowledge she had learned day and night, strengthened her physical training, and asked Xiao Han to help her review etiquette.
She wanted to make a perfect impression when she first met her godmother.
Xiao Han patted her head and comforted her, "Don't worry, your godmother is very satisfied with you."
The little girl: "..." How could I not be worried? You told me not to embarrass my godmother!
As it turns out, the little girl was overthinking things.
Given the people of Yun Kingdom's deep reverence for the goddess, they would not question any of her decisions.
Therefore, when the little girl was sent to a strange world and faced a group of godmothers she had never met and their subordinates, she was greeted not with doubt and tests, but with a warm welcome.
"Welcome, young master, to our world!"
"Young Master, this is the Cloud Kingdom, the Cloud Kingdom established by the Goddess."
"Welcome, young master!"
"My colleagues from other state administrative offices are unable to come to Jinzhou for the time being, so they asked us to convey their greetings to the young master."
"Young Master, are you really from another world?"
The little girl looked at the group of strangers in front of her, including men and women, young people in their twenties and thirties, middle-aged people in their forties and fifties, and elderly people over sixty.
They were all from the "Administrative Department," and were all her godmother's subordinates.
He Qinglan reached out, her long, slightly warm fingertips landing on the little girl's head.
The little girl looked up at her, her expression calm but her heart pounding.
The two looked into each other's eyes, and He Qinglan spoke calmly, her voice as cold as freshly melted snow, "My name is He Qinglan, and from today onwards, I am your mother."
Hearing the word "mother," the little girl's heartstrings were touched.
He Qinglan continued, "Your name is He Chen, Chen as in Chenyu."
The little girl opened her eyes wide.
She used to have a name; her biological parents gave her one. But from the moment Xiao Han took her away, she abandoned her original name.
But Xiao Han didn't give her a new name. He said, "I'm just your teacher, I'm not qualified to name you. Your name should be decided by your godmother."
Now, her godmother has given her a name: He Chen.
He Chen.
A name that would be very suitable for a successor to a goddess.
Cheng Hui and the others looked at the little girl and exchanged knowing smiles.
He Chen was filled with curiosity about this world: Have I really come to another world?
She couldn't help but ask everyone.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of world He Chen originally lived in, so they started chatting.
He Chen: "Great Wei? That's really different. Our dynasty is called 'Wu,' and it's only up to the fifth emperor."
Qian Shiwen: "Does the world of the young master have schools of thought such as Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, and Mohism?"
He Chen: "No."
Pei Wenzhao was shocked. "What is their culture like? I really want to see their books."
He Chen: "I brought it with me, I can show it to you in a bit."
He Chen: "We don't have states over there. Our country consists of six islands. The royal family resides on the central island, while the other five islands are each ruled by a different king."
Gu Lanying: "Isn't it a complete continent like ours?"
He Chen: "A complete continent? Each island is a complete continent."
Gu Shanxing: "Are there snow-capped mountains, deserts, forests, and grasslands?"
He Chen nodded, "Yes, there are. The island in the north has grasslands and snow-capped mountains, and the island in the west has forests and deserts."
Two completely different worlds, with different geographical environments and cultural conditions, the two sides, who were curious about each other, gained a certain understanding of each other's worlds through communication.
The people in the Jinzhou Administrative Office also gained some understanding of the young master.
At only ten years old, he is already very knowledgeable, eloquent, intelligent, and generous. No wonder he is the successor chosen by the goddess.
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Author's Note: Only two or three more chapters left until the end!!!
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