Back in the small mountain village, Li Yao checked the time and it was already noon, so she changed back into Sanya's clothes and strolled around the village.
She pretended to go to the fields to call the Zhao family back for dinner, hoping to get some people in the village to see her.
Afterwards, Li Yao sat in the courtyard waiting for Zhang Cuihua to cook the porridge. She then served each of them a spoonful of rice. After they finished eating, she directed Qin Shi to wash the dishes.
The eldest and second sons' wives told them to go to the river to wash clothes, and then they sent the Zhao family out to gather firewood and pick wild vegetables.
Afterwards, Li Yao returned to the [Spirit Spring Space], ate a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, drank a bowl of ginseng chicken soup, and drank a cup of spirit spring water. Feeling slightly full, she took some digestive pills and strolled around the space to digest her food.
Li Yao then went to the mansion of the General Who Protects the Nation.
Through the information she gathered, she learned that this general's family was a family of military generals, and the current general was named Yang Liancheng. The person betrothed to the little princess was his eldest son, Yang Shengrui.
Yang Liancheng married the legitimate daughter of the Qinghou family, and they had two sons. The second legitimate son is only one year old this year.
He also had three concubines, who bore him two daughters.
Her mother is still living in the General's Mansion, enjoying her retirement.
Li Yao asked the system, "Is this general one known for his outstanding military achievements, or is he one who relied on his family background and social standing?"
The system replied: [Host, the General Who Protects the Nation made great contributions in defending the border seven years ago, hence the title of Protector of the Nation. He grew up with the Emperor, and the General Who Protects the Nation has always been stationed on the frontier, only returning once a year for the New Year. His wife, mother, two legitimate sons, and concubines all remain in the capital.]
Li Yao nodded to indicate that she understood. She teleported to the vicinity of the General's Mansion and scanned it with her mental energy. There were quite a few guards, both overt and covert, protecting the mansion.
The two children were taking a nap in the courtyard of General's wife, Madam Wu. The old woman was also taking a nap. Madam Wu seemed to have just put the one-year-old child to sleep and was walking towards her room.
The concubines and illegitimate daughters were also taking their afternoon nap in their respective courtyards.
This time, Li Yao directly controlled everyone in the General's Mansion, moved Wu Shi to the bedside, and then gave everyone a dream package like that of the Crown Prince.
The General's Mansion was stationed on the frontier and involved many things. Li Yao was afraid that if things went wrong, the family would harbor resentment towards the Emperor, which would lead to instability on the frontier. So she gave everyone in the family a dream package.
While the entire General's Mansion was in a deep sleep, Li Yao sat by the wall of the mansion and waited for everyone to wake up before leaving. She was afraid that if she left, the mansion would be taken advantage of and things would become even more complicated.
Li Yao used the [Teleportation Gate] to return to the small mountain village, then went to the general's mansion on the frontier, gave the Great General a sleep treatment, and then returned to her space.
Little did they know that because of her, everyone in the general's mansion was trembling with fear.
When the old lady of the General's Mansion and Madam Wu woke up, they immediately went to see the child. They also did not forget the two illegitimate daughters, and the physician of the mansion took their pulses.
Knowing that everything was alright, the two breathed a sigh of relief. Before they fell into a deep sleep, they clearly experienced the feeling of being controlled, unable to speak or move.
Subsequently, martial law was declared at the General's residence. Since the matter concerned the princess, the matriarch of the General's residence still sent a letter to the palace in the name of the General's residence.
He met with the Empress Dowager and the Empress, explained the reason to them, and learned that several people in the palace had dreamed about it. He guessed that it might be because the dream said that the little princess would return to the General's Mansion for marriage after she turned 12, which led to this incident.
Back at the General's Mansion, the old lady told Madam Wu what had happened. Madam Wu sighed, "Perhaps there really are immortals. After all, when the Empress was pregnant, His Majesty only verbally told the General that if she gave birth to a princess, he would be engaged to our Sheng Rui. He said that while he was drunk. Besides the General and me, only His Majesty and the Empress knew. So the immortals let us know that there was a fake princess in the palace. Today's divine punishment was witnessed by the whole city, which can be considered an explanation to us."
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