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In just a few months, Yan Qing experienced the benefits that power brings.
But this made her very angry.
Rong Xuan had been turned away at Yan Qing's bedchamber for three days in a row.
This story begins three days ago, when Yan Qing was discussing with his ministers the control of the plague in North China. This matter was of great importance, and they had not yet found a perfect solution.
Seeing Yan Qing in a state of panic, Rong Xuan, who hadn't spoken for a while, directly proposed sealing off the villages with the worst situations and moving the sick to those places. If the situation worsened further, then necessary measures would be taken.
Everyone understood his underlying meaning. As soon as he said this, many ministers who had remained silent because they had seen through Yan Qing's thoughts stepped forward and proposed measures that were much more moderate than Rong Xuan's.
After some discussion, a feasible solution was finally found.
After that, Rong Xuan was locked outside the palace. Although Yan Qing had long known that Rong Xuan had no benevolence and no concern for the people, after hearing Rong Xuan's plan to kill all the patients to end the plague, Yan Qing still did not want to see him again.
This is why Yan Qing placed her hopes on Rong Xiao rather than him from the very beginning.
At some point, the common people began to hold a greater place in Yan Qing's heart. As a result, her decisions began to be biased, and she could no longer prioritize the overall situation and sacrifice a part to save the whole. The stammering court officials were the best proof of this.
Although Rong Xuan was the emperor, Yan Qing made most of the decisions, which led the ministers to act according to her mood, guess her thoughts, and dare not disobey her.
This was definitely not her intention.
However, after this incident, Yan Qing began to waver. Power was not what she sought, let alone the fact that the lives of the people had greatly improved. Perhaps it was time to cultivate some promising talents from the imperial clan.
Once the task is completed, she can pat herself on the back and become a hands-off manager.
This extraordinary journey ultimately couldn't change Yan Qing's true nature; she never had any grand ambitions and settled into a life of leisure and cat-loving after graduating from university. She was also drawn into governing the entire country because Rong Xuan was truly cold-blooded, but it must be admitted that a country cannot last long if it is too driven by emotion.
Since neither of them is suitable to steer, let's train a helmsman from scratch.
Rong Xuan continued knocking on the door outside the bedchamber. The door opened easily, but he still stood outside waiting for Yan Qing's response.
She let out a long sigh, and the anger she felt, which she didn't know she was angry at, dissipated.
Rong Xuan wasn't often turned away, but he was quite prone to jealousy.
After he ascended the throne, the harem was not neglected but became even more lively.
However, instead of the four imperial concubines and sixteen concubines, the cat that meows all day long is now trying to seduce Yan Qing!
He diligently completed the KPIs she set in order to compete for their favor. In her words, "If you don't meet the KPIs for this quarter, I'll have to go and pamper the cats."
I don't know what KPIs are, but I still want him to do more productive work.
But when he took the memorial to her to share the good news and ask for a kiss and a hug as a reward, those shameless little cats continued to provoke him. What was even more infuriating was that Yan Qing's heart was elsewhere, and she told him to come back later.
Rong Xuan felt he had entrusted the wrong person and went on strike in disappointment.
This is outrageous!
Yan Qing quickly shook off the cat fur on her body and went to stroke it.
"Why would I only let you do the work and not the cats? Of course, it's because you're more capable. Besides, there are hundreds of cats here, and I only spend a few hours with them each day. That's less than a fraction of the time I spend with you. Of course, you're the most important one!"
Yan Qing made a solemn vow, and Rong Xuan also achieved his goal, spending the whole day cuddling with her.
She was quite the charmer, but she managed to win him over.
She continued petting the cat, while he continued playing the role of a diligent ruler.
Until the next time Rong Xuan was so angry with the cats that he suffered a work injury.
Fortunately, such days did not last long.
Yan Qing's mission to save the world was accomplished in the third year of Rong Xuan's reign as emperor.
The day that the long-dormant Cat Number One jumped out was just an ordinary day. Happiness is the same; it grows slowly in ordinary days, without people realizing it, until they realize they are already surrounded by bubbles of happiness.
Today, people live in peace and contentment, each managing their own small lives.
[Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the mission!]
Upon hearing this sound, she rushed to take her two silly little cats, but after learning that they had been adopted by an elderly couple and were living happily, she temporarily put the matter aside.
Thanks to the system's rewards, the little cats' lifespans were greatly extended, so she planned to bring them back for a reunion after the old couple passed away.
There is one more important thing.
The original form.
As the mission neared completion, Yan Qing pondered how to bring the original owner back to this world and whether she should mention her experiences to her.
The final conclusion was that the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Therefore, when the original owner slowly woke up in the palace, Yan Qing gave the following explanation.
While passing through a small village, they found her unconscious. Because the two looked so alike, they felt it was fate and took her in to care for her. Later, Yan Yang mistook her for his lost sister and realized that the person she was looking for was in his hands. However, she hadn't mentioned it to Yan Yang because she was still unconscious. Now that she has woken up, it's a good time for her to reunite with the Yan family.
She wasn't surprised when she heard about her relationship with the Yan family, which suggests she already knew, but for some reason hadn't acknowledged it.
What year is it now?
"A new dynasty has been established, but it has been about four or five years since you fell into a coma."
Hearing this, she became somewhat excited and hurriedly asked Yan Qing about someone, "Have you ever heard of a court official in the past who had no surname and was named Cong Qiao?"
She pretended to think, as if suddenly remembering something, "The villagers who rescued you said that you had collapsed by a grave, and the name engraved on it seemed to be Cong Qiao."
The original owner looked blank, as if she couldn't remember these things, and only murmured, "Like this."
Their bond was very deep, and Yan Qing couldn't bear to say anything more. She suggested, "You should rest well first. Perhaps you'll remember everything soon. Once you've recovered, I'll send a carriage to take you to Yunzhou to reunite with your family."
Nodding, she said, "Alright, before that, I'd like to visit the village where I was unconscious. Would you be so kind as to show me the way?"
She knew she wanted to pay respects to the deceased, so she agreed and left.
Rong Xuan was waiting at the door. He wasn't surprised that someone who looked exactly like Yan Qing had appeared out of nowhere. Yan Qing had already told him what she was doing.
Now that her mission is complete, it's time to fulfill her promise.
For a while after she revealed that she was not from this world, he wished he could follow her around every single hour of the day, fearing that she might suddenly disappear.
Yan Qing repeatedly assured him that she would travel the world with him once her mission was complete, which gradually calmed him down.
This idea came to her during her journey to Yunzhou.
After completing her mission, she wanted to enjoy this place. Unlike her own world, the water here was clearer and the sky was bluer, which she loved.
I just didn't expect there to be another person beside me.
In recent years, she has been looking for a suitable successor. In accordance with the natural development of the world, she chose from among the imperial family members. After about two years of training, several promising talents have emerged.
The court is currently stable and the borders are peaceful, but they still need time to grow. Rong Xuan has no choice but to stay in this precarious position for a few more years and gradually relinquish power to them when the time is right.
Therefore, whenever Yan Qing returned from a solo trip, he would always be very angry.
After several such experiences, she also felt that being alone was not very interesting. She would spend her days in the inner palace petting cats and sunbathing, and only go out with Rong Xuan when she had free time in the court.
This is indeed a return to retirement life, and Yan Qing is very satisfied.
But the previous dynasty was different. They could see that their emperor listened to Yan Qing in everything. It was impossible to expand the harem, but it was also not good for the country to be without an empress. During that period, a flood of memorials were submitted requesting that she be made empress.
If all else fails, you could just marry your own emperor as empress.
But her status meant responsibility, and she only wanted to enjoy herself and didn't want to be confined.
Besides, he, as emperor, was also eager to step down.
Despite repeated attempts to persuade her, no one brought it up again, and when people spoke of Yan Qing, they mostly referred to him as a sage.
This was Rong Xuan's happiest time, as their destination was a water town.
Just then, the original owner of this body was also about to leave, but unfortunately, they were heading in different directions, so they parted ways in the outskirts of the capital.
As they parted, Yan Qing heard her ask, "Haven't I asked your name yet, Miss?"
"Yan Qing."
"I am Congjin, and I thank you in advance. I hope we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future."
Yan Qingchao waved her hand, turned around and met Rong Xuan's bright eyes, and smiled as well.
From now on, both Yan Qing and Yan Congjin will have their own paths to follow.
The road ahead was wide and bustling, and she walked along it with a calm and composed demeanor.
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