When Jocelyn returned to Rakshasa, the situation had indeed changed dramatically.
For more than three years, there was no news from her. The Rakshasa royal family thought she was dead, including her mother, the emperor, so they began to use her sister.
However, in terms of ability, courage, and talent, Joscelyn is the only candidate to become the Crown Princess.
She was caught up in the fighting among the Rakshasa royal family and all the turmoil, and for a time she forgot about her young daughter who was still far away in a foreign country.
Fang Miao's father had always known that she did not love him. He could also guess that she was from the Rakshasa Kingdom. Judging from her dress, she must be a noble.
After she left quietly, he raised his daughter alone and stayed in this small fishing village, waiting and waiting for the day when she would come back to see them.
This wait lasted for eight years. Fang Miao's father's health was getting worse and worse. Seeing Fang Miao missing her mother every day and envying others who had mothers, he finally couldn't bear it, so when she was nine years old, he took her on a journey to Luosha to find her relatives.
Life on the sea was too dangerous. The result of crossing the ocean was that his condition worsened, and he ultimately failed to see her for the last time.
After returning to Rakshasa, Joscelyn quickly married a nobleman to consolidate her position and find a backer for herself.
She gave birth to two princes in succession, and after a few years, she finally got the emperor she had always dreamed of, and began her reign.
She personally led two campaigns to recapture those barbaric small countries and became the overlord of the continent, but she also successfully ruined her body. She could no longer have children and had only two princes.
After going through all this, she thought of her future heir. Rakshasa has always been an empire dominated by women. If she let her son ascend the throne at that time, the situation in the entire Rakshasa country would undergo earth-shaking changes.
At least when it comes to the issue of gender dominance, there will be major changes, which will have a great impact on the development of the entire country.
She finally remembered her daughter who was living away from home. Although she had foreign blood, she was still her biological daughter after all.
After many years, she returned to the small fishing village again, wanting to take the child away and train her to be the next heir. However, when she came again, the villagers of the fishing village told her that the father and daughter had boarded a ship to the vassal state and never returned.
After much inquiry, she found out that she had brought her child to find herself, so she almost turned the entire Rakshasa country upside down, but did not get any news about her daughter.
If she could not appoint an heir and had no princess, when she died, they would certainly choose a royal woman from the clan to be the new empress. She would not allow someone who was not of her own blood to enjoy the kingdom and foundation she had built.
She did not give up looking for her daughter. Finally, her efforts paid off and she found a clue. Her daughter was most likely not dead, but had returned to Daqing.
It just so happens that I have been coveting the land of Daqing for a long time. It would be great if I could take it down.
A leader who does not want to expand the country's territory is definitely not a qualified leader. So after several years of preparation, she finally embarked on the journey of sending troops to Daqing.
As long as we successfully take over this land, wouldn't it be easy to find someone when the time comes?
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Standing on the warship, she looked at the land getting closer and closer to her. Thinking of the past and her daughter, she felt an immense sense of guilt.
She felt guilty for abandoning her and for not finding her earlier.
After landing, she led her army and began to attack the city of Daqing. However, Daqing was not as easy to attack as she had imagined. Their city walls were high and solid, and their soldiers were good at archery.
Her men were unable to attack and could only wander around outside the city. If she couldn't engage in close combat with them face to face, the weapons she brought would be of little use.
In addition, they had come from across the ocean and had limited food and grass reserves. If they continued like this and failed to capture a city, their food and grass reserves would not be able to keep up, and they would ultimately face defeat without a fight.
Josephine thought about this and her face became solemn. She must find a way to capture the first city and encourage the morale of the soldiers.
In the city, Helian Jing was already evacuating the people. He didn't dare to gamble with the lives of the people, nor did he dare to gamble whether the soldiers of Luosha Kingdom were brutal and cruel. Once they attacked, would they attack and hurt the people of Daqing?
Nowadays, there is no chance of winning in close combat, and we can only drag it out bit by bit and waste time.
But today is the day Xia Wanning gives birth, and she is going through a life-and-death experience.
Helian Jing seemed to sense something and felt a dull pain in his chest.
Meanwhile, in the East Palace of Kyoto, Xia Wanning's delivery was not very smooth.
She was going to have two children, but because her amniotic fluid broke first and the position of the fetus seemed a little abnormal, she suffered a difficult delivery.
She had no strength left and her whole body was soaked with sweat.
Jiang Sui stayed by her side the whole time, holding her hand and watching her push again and again under the guidance of the midwife.
However, as time passed, the child was still stuck there and couldn't get out.
Doctor Lou told herself that if she continued like this, the child would suffocate to death in her womb, and the adult's life would be in danger as well.
Concubine Xian has been waiting outside. She came here today to make the decision.
In the side hall of the entire East Palace, palace maids were seen coming in and out, and imperial doctors were anxiously discussing countermeasures.
Concubine Xian sat on a chair, her hands gripping the armrests, tightening until they turned white.
If something happened to Wan Ning, how would she explain it to Jing'er?
But the problem now involves the issue of protecting the big and the small.
In the delivery room, the baby took a long time to be born, and Xia Wanning's tears could not stop falling from the corners of her eyes.
Jiang Sui has been encouraging her:
"Wan Ning, you must persevere and don't give up!"
Xia Wanning laughed bitterly, her voice weak:
"Sui Sui, I'm in so much pain. I'm afraid I can't make it, but I really want to see what my children look like. I miss their father so much. Will I never see him again?"
"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense. You and the child will be safe. Just listen to me. We must hold on, okay?"
There wasn't much Jiang Sui could do but stay with her and encourage her with words.
"But I really don't have any strength left..." Xia Wanning's eyes were about to close.
Jiang Sui quickly held her face and shook her to prevent her from falling asleep.
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