Of course, Song Wan couldn't stay in Xiaoyao City forever, she couldn't sit idle.
After Xiaoyao City was completely built, Song Wan took Gu Yanji to continue their life of traveling and enjoying the scenery.
The team was still very large, but the cooks did not come along this time, because there was now a Xiaoyao Tower in Xiaoyao City, and the families of Aunt Chunhua and Sister Hehua all went to Xiaoyao Tower to help.
They can only return to Song Wan after Yun Zhuo finds a suitable candidate.
Fortunately, in the past few years, Apple, Orange and the other two have learned a lot of delicious dishes. Apart from anything else, they are enough to satisfy Song Wan's appetite.
Song Wan and his group set out from Xiaoyao City, planning to go to the former Daye Kingdom for some fun.
Since Daye surrendered, there is no more oppression, and the lives of the people here have improved a lot. They are now increasingly accepting the current Dai Viet emperor.
Song Wan and his party walked and stopped from Chongcheng, and finally arrived at Youcheng, the former capital of Daye State.
Since the fall of the Daye royal family, the city has never regained its former glory. The former powerful and wealthy businessmen moved away with their families, and in the end only the most ordinary people were left.
There was no bustling scene as Song Wan had imagined. She frowned and then saw the Daye Imperial City, which was strictly guarded by soldiers not far away.
Although Song Wan made an indispensable contribution to the capture of Daye, she never liked to get involved in political affairs, so she never paid much attention to the follow-up of Youcheng.
She asked in confusion, "Gu Yan is in a hurry, why does she want them to guard here?"
Gu Yan hurriedly explained, "After all, this was once the magnificent Daye Imperial Palace. It was sealed off to prevent anyone from being misled by its opulence and harboring evil intentions."
Today, Dai Viet has a vast territory. The current peace does not mean that nothing will happen forever.
"But the more you try to stop them from seeing, the more curious they will become," Song Wan said. "It would be better to just tear off the veil and let everyone watch and play."
Gu Yan heard her say this and knew that she had already come up with an idea. "A Wan, what good ideas do you have?"
"I have a little idea," Song Wan said with a roll of her eyes. "Let's turn this place into a tourist attraction. The palaces inside can be rented out to merchants for business, or turned into restaurants and inns. The palace is so big, we can even build a garden pavilion. I remember there's a super large artificial pond in Daye Palace that can accommodate a thousand people. We can use it to organize a boat race. Anyway, whatever's fun, we can make a lot of money this way!"
Gu Yanji was shocked to hear such a novel idea for the first time, but it was indeed eye-opening. "Ah Wan, are you saying that if they see too much, they'll think the Imperial Palace is just so-so?"
"Yes, but it would be even better if I could make some money by the way~" Song Wan laughed.
Gu Yan quickly raised her hand and rubbed her head with a doting smile.
This idea soon spread to the capital. After thinking about Song Wan's proposal for a few moments, Li Yu decided to do as she said.
It was not until this time that many court officials finally realized how favored Princess Xiaoyao was. Logically, even if the former Daye Palace was turned into a tourist attraction, all the money earned should have gone into the national treasury. However, the emperor insisted on splitting the money with Princess Xiaoyao 60:40.
After the imperial edict was announced, those wealthy businessmen who had hurriedly moved out of Youcheng regretted it terribly. If they had known this would happen, why would they have gone to the trouble of moving? Now, if they want to move back, they have to spend twice as much or even more money to buy a house.
After the palace was completely renovated, Liu Kang, the city governor of Youcheng, posted a rental notice on the bulletin board as requested by Princess Xiaoyao. In less than a day, all the restaurants, shops and inns in the palace that had been converted from a palace were rented out.
This is the imperial palace, which ordinary people cannot enter even in their entire lives. Now, there is suddenly an opportunity. Those wealthy businessmen who have too much money to spend want to rent a shop and come in to take a look even if they lose money.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Liu Kang couldn't believe it at all. He didn't expect that Princess Xiaoyao could change the current situation of Youcheng with just a casual remark. Originally, he was arranged to be the city governor of Youcheng and had made plans to stop here.
After all, this was once the capital of the former Daye Kingdom. Many people disliked this place for its bad luck in order to show their loyalty. Liu Kang was born in a poor family and took the exam three times before he passed the imperial examination. He had no connections in the court and it took him twenty years to get the position of a fourth-rank official.
Liu Kang did not mind being a fourth-rank official his entire life. He just suffered from having no background. So after he was transferred to Youcheng, many officials under him did not obey him, which made it difficult to implement many measures that benefited the people.
But now with the brilliant move of Princess Xiaoyao, as long as he doesn't drag his feet, does more to fill the national treasury for the emperor, serves the country and the people, and is a good official, Youcheng has Princess Xiaoyao as his backer, and those officials under him will no longer dare to make things difficult for him openly.
Song Wan and his group did not stay in Youcheng for long. They left quietly less than three days after Li Yu's imperial edict arrived.
She was just a person who came up with ideas, and she didn't need to worry about who would implement them. Mainly, Song Wan didn't want to worry about it. She thought that the scheming Lord Liu Kang was quite pragmatic. With him around, Youcheng's tourism industry should be able to rise.
Many years later, when the prefects and county magistrates of various cities saw that the people in the almost abandoned secluded cities were thriving because of the tourism industry, they were extremely envious and began to follow suit. They did not have palaces, but they had mountains, rivers, special cuisine and snacks, operas and plays, etc., which always had something that could attract foreign tourists.
This also set off a travel boom that was unprecedented in the history of Dai Viet. People were no longer confined to a corner of the country, but were more willing to travel around like Princess Xiaoyao and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dai Viet.
Of course, these are all later stories. Now Song Wan has reached Yunzhou, the southernmost part of Dai Viet.
Since the Song family was rehabilitated, Song Wan's second uncle Song Zhaoping was also reinstated. However, he only served in Yunzhou for about a year before being recalled to the capital. The current prefect of Yunzhou is his eldest son-in-law, Song Yuan's husband.
Song Yuan's marriage was arranged shortly after Song Wan left Beijing. They got engaged at the age of seventeen and married at the age of eighteen. Now their child is almost two years old.
Song Wan had never seen this nephew before, and this time she made a detour from Yunzhou. The main reason was to come and see the child, and to help her uncle and aunt to see if Song Yuan was being bullied.
Song Yuan gave birth to a boy as her first child, and now she is pregnant again. As soon as the baby was settled, Song Wan and her group arrived.
Song Yuan was very surprised by her arrival. "I thought it would take many years before I could see you again!"
Her husband would probably have to serve as the prefect of Yunzhou for a few more years, and since her child was still young, it would not be convenient for her to travel back to Beijing alone.
Song Wan was taller than her sisters. She touched the other woman's cheek and said seriously, "Yeah, you've gained weight. Not bad."
Song Yuan laughed. Eight years had passed, and Sister Awan was still so funny.
"Since Sister Awan is here, you might as well stay a little longer. Yunzhou also has many interesting places." Song Yuan came to Yunzhou with her father when she was very young and almost grew up here. Now that she is married, she has returned here with her husband.
She shouldn't be too familiar with Yunzhou.
"No! Ah Yu has issued several imperial edicts, insisting that Gu Yan and I return immediately, saying that if we don't go back, he won't be able to be a good emperor anymore." Song Wan snorted, "I just came to see if you were bullied, so that I can explain to my uncle and aunt when I go back."
She spoke without reservation, without any regard for Song Yuan's husband who was standing beside her.
Song Yuan's heart warmed. "Then please go back and tell our parents that Ayuan is doing well."
"I see, but..." Song Wan's gaze shifted to the handsome man beside her, "If I find out you're bullying her, I'll be so blind with my fists!"
"Don't worry, Princess. I, Zhang Jian, swear to heaven that I will never let Ayuan down in this life. Otherwise, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death." Zhang Jian had heard about the deeds of this free and easy Princess. To be honest, he admired her from the bottom of his heart and had long regarded her as the direction of his lifelong efforts.
"I don't believe in this. I only believe in fists." Song Wan waved her clenched fist at him. "Just remember this."
After Song Yuan looked at her husband, she couldn't help but laugh.
Song Wan and Gu Yanji only stayed in Yunzhou for five days before taking everyone to the capital.
Song Yuan and Zhang Jian personally saw her off. After returning home, they saw a maid suddenly running towards them in panic, "Madam! Madam! Something bad has happened!"
"What's wrong?"
The maid breathlessly said, "I don't know what happened in the yard, but two boxes of gold suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I think there are at least two thousand taels."
Song Yuan's mind went blank for a few breaths before she reacted and said, "It's probably the pocket money that Sister Wan left for Qing'er and the baby in her belly."
Zhang Jian was also quite surprised. "Princess Xiaoyao is even more unique than I thought."
Song Yuan agreed, "In Sister Wan's heart, those who she is willing to use gold as gifts for are the ones she cares about the most."
She remembered that when she and her family were on the road of exile, Song Wan appeared out of nowhere and helped them subdue those officers who had evil intentions. From that time on, Song Wan became a special existence in Song Yuan's heart, more important than her family.
Without Song Wan, she would probably have lost her beloved family members at that time.
Zhang Jian saw the nostalgia in his wife's eyes and hurriedly said, "You are also the person I care about the most."
The day Song Wan and his group returned to the capital was the beginning of spring, exactly four years had passed since they secretly left the capital.
After hanging out outside for so long, I just came home. There was no concern at all, but there were a lot of reproaches and countless naggings.
Whether he stayed in the prince's palace or returned to the marquis's palace, he could not avoid it. Finally, Song Wan decided to move to his own prince's palace and do whatever he wanted in his own territory.
After four years of crazy fun outside, he came back and found that people and things in the capital had changed a lot. For example, A Yue had started to look for other men. Song Wan was shocked when she heard the news.
When she first came, Song Yue was just a skinny and weak little girl. She was said to be eight years old, but she looked like she was six.
Anan has grown into a graceful young lady, and Chichi has also grown a lot taller. They are over seven years old. The only thing that has not changed is their appetite. Her father jokes that she has taken after her aunt.
It is said that Song Yao from the second uncle's family ran away when the maid was not paying attention a year after Song Wan and his group left the capital, leaving only a letter saying that he wanted to go out with Daya to roam the world and fight against the strong and help the weak. Three years have passed, and except for the occasional letter, he has not returned yet.
I heard that the two of them recently went to some Miraculous Doctor Valley and became sworn brothers with the valley master.
As for Azhen, whom she had never met before, and Hehe Lanlan, just as Song Wan had imagined, the former was more mature than his peers at a young age, frowning every day with a deep look on his face, a typical young master from a wealthy family.
As for the last two, they all took after Song Wan's second brother, and their names still fit their names.
Song Wan has always loved playing with children, which led to her successfully ascending the throne of the king of children less than three months after returning to Beijing.
After she moved to her own palace, these children would come over from time to time and always have a great time playing there.
These are all later stories. On the first day Song Wan returned to Beijing, she went to the palace to coax Baozi, who had grown up.
"Princess, General, you are finally here." Four years have passed, and Zhang Fuzheng is still as energetic as ever except that his hair has turned a little grayer.
"Where is A Yu?" Song Wan asked with her hands behind her back.
"The emperor is reviewing memorials in there. There has been a drought in the north in recent days, and the emperor has just discussed the decision with several ministers." Zhang Fuzheng said.
"Then Gu Yan and I will hurry in!" Song Wan started walking in, then stopped halfway and looked back. "By the way, Eunuch Fu, I brought some extra soft pastries this time that will suit you perfectly. I've asked Xiao Jinzi to take them to your room."
Zhang Fuzheng felt a little warm in his heart, "Thank you, Princess, for thinking of me."
He watched the perfect couple enter the palace, feeling inwardly that what the emperor lacked and needed most was the warmth and care of his family.
Both the Song and Gu families made up for these two things on behalf of the late emperor and Queen Qi.
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