After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Walking at the front of the entire Ning Wang Mansion's convoy was Ma Sanbao, who was ordered to come and welcome Shen Yuyao.

The convoy had been traveling for nearly seven days. Ma Sanbao looked to the south and stopped his horse.

The entire convoy stopped along with him.

We are still seventy or eighty miles away from Kyoto, but the sky is gradually getting dark.

Ma Sanbao frowned and looked at the sky again.

"Your Majesty." Ma Sanbao came to the outside of Shen Yuyao's carriage and reported: "Today, the convoy was delayed on the way. This place is still 70 or 80 miles away from Kyoto, but there are no government posthouses ahead. I came to ask your Majesty, should the entire convoy rush back to Kyoto overnight? Or should we find a hotel in the nearest town to rest first?"

"Let's take a break." Shen Yuyao said softly, "We'll set off again tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

It was a midsummer day, and although traveling at night was cooler than during the day, Shen Yuyao did not seem to be in a hurry to return to Kyoto.

This time, the entire Ning Wang Mansion was moved to Kyoto, although it did not bring much baggage.

But with more than one hundred family members of Prince Ning's Mansion and several hundred palace guards, the entire convoy really seemed quite large.

It is actually not easy to find a suitable inn.

Ma Sanbao flipped through the map several times before leading the convoy to a small town.

There was only one inn in the town. Ma Sanbao arranged the masters of Prince Ning's Mansion to stay in the inn, while the other servants and guards found an open space near the inn and set up a simple camp.

After this arrangement, everyone finally settled down before dark.

Along the way, Shen Yuyao received various reports from the East Factory and the Black Dragon Guard, so she knew everything about Kyoto, no matter how big or small the affairs were.

However, the contents of these letters were basically not much different from what Xia Xiaoxian had told her in advance.

"At the gate of Prince Ning's camp, more and more ministers are surrendering."

"The kings of the Great Xia Dynasty, led by the King of Beilin, all wrote to request that King Ning take the throne, but King Ning refused."

"A country cannot live without a ruler for a day. The next day after being rejected, the ministers again advised King Ning, and submitted a memorial: 'I heard that our ancestors were good at getting rid of evil, and promoted the divine counsels. They climbed the ladder of succession, and were at the forefront of the world. Their achievements were outstanding, and their virtues were the best in the restoration. I respectfully believe that Your Highness is civilized and brave, generous and filial, and is the direct descendant of Taizu. He is truly the eldest ruler of the country, with a natural talent that is unparalleled in the world, and the people look up to him as a ruler of peace...' This second advice was still rejected by King Ning."

"On the third day, the ministers submitted another petition: 'The emperor is wise and wise, and he has opened up great fortunes. The people are gone, and the clan society is forever safe. We compliment your eldest brother, you have the talent of a dragon and a phoenix, and you are as beautiful as the sun and the sky, and you have been recorded in the books...' Prince Ning also made some excuses, but this time, he did not explicitly refuse."

"On the fourth day, Prince Ning dressed up and rode his warhorse into Kyoto City."

"After Prince Ning entered the capital, he headed straight for the imperial palace. The majestic palace walls were in front of him, the mighty soldiers were behind him, and the roads were lined with people and officials prostrating themselves before him."

Shen Yuyao looked at the letters and newspapers leisurely, then threw them to Zi Su and said, "Burn them."

"Your Majesty, there are still a lot here. Do you want to see it?" Zi Su presented the letter she had just received.

"Well... take a look," Shen Yuyao took the letters and continued reading.

The letter contained many descriptions of the various behaviors of Kyoto's old ministers. One paragraph was described in great detail, and Shen Yuyao felt as if she was there in person.

That day, when Xia Yu was about to reach the palace, an official suddenly rushed out from the crowd and shouted to Xia Yu, "Your Majesty, please stay. Hanlin Editor Yang Rong has something to say."

The guards around Xia Yu were about to stop him, but were stopped by him.

Seeing Yang Rong's determined look, Xia Yu thought that something important might have happened, so he waved his hand to the guards and said, "Let him speak."

Yang Rong stood up and asked in a loud voice, "Your Highness, will you enter the city first? Will you visit the Xiaoling Mausoleum first?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu immediately accepted Yang Rong's advice and went to the tomb of the late emperor to pay homage.

When he finished the worship, the officials behind him actually carried out the dragon chariot. Xia Yu then got on the chariot. Everyone shouted "Long live the emperor" three times. From then on, Xia Yu ascended the throne.

Seeing this, Shen Yuyao's expression suddenly became a little unpredictable.

"Miss," Zi Su was still used to calling her Miss.

"Is there something wrong?"

"There are indeed talented people in the court, but unfortunately..." Shen Yuyao sighed and asked, "Are there any more?"

"There is another one that I just received." Zi Su replied.

"I don't want to read it anymore," Shen Yuyao held her forehead with her hand, she was a little tired, "Zi Su, read it to me."

"After His Highness ascended the throne, the first decree was to confer the title of Empress upon you," Zi Su said with great joy, "The Emperor said that the ceremony of conferring the title will be held after Your Highness arrives in Kyoto."

Shen Yuyao didn't look very happy when she heard this. She asked calmly, "Anything else?"

"The emperor's second decree was to rebuild the burned-down Fengtian Palace." Zi Su continued, "The emperor also engraved his and your jade seals."

Shen Yuyao nodded, "The Fengtian Palace built by my father must indeed be rebuilt."

"These are all the letters delivered today," Zi Su was a little surprised why Shen Yuyao didn't show any joy.

"Well, I'm tired too. Zisu, you can go out."

Zi Su responded with a "yes" and then walked out. Shen Yuyao raised her head and looked at Zi Su's departing back. A hint of bitterness suddenly flashed in her eyes.

After entering the palace, how should she persuade Xia Yu?

Although there were many concubines in Xia Yu's harem, no one had any children under Xia Yu's instruction.

By now, Xia Yu had become the emperor, but he still had only three sons.

From then on, the issue of offspring, which was originally a family affair of Prince Ning's Mansion, became a national affair from the moment he entered the palace.

Of course, Xia Yu couldn't continue to be so willful, but Shen Yuyao had no confidence in how to persuade him to give up the promise he had made many years ago.

The night is getting darker.

There is a bright moon in the sky, with a few stars accompanying it from afar.

Although Shen Yuyao felt tired, she couldn't fall asleep.

She stood up and stood by the window, looking towards the backyard of the inn.

As the night went on, Shen Yuyao felt even less sleepy.

There was a bamboo forest in the backyard of the inn. Under the bright moon, a man and a woman were standing opposite each other.

Shen Yuyao looked carefully and found that the man was Ma Sanbao and the woman was her beloved Xia Xiaoxian!

The two stood facing each other, as if talking about something.

Some of it feels like saying goodbye.

Shen Yuyao didn't know why, but this guess came to her mind.

Ever since she adopted Ma Sanbao, she has loved this child very much.

But she had never realized that Ma Sanbao and Xia Xiaoxian were so close.

She suddenly wanted to know what the two were talking about.

But no matter how hard Shen Yuyao listened, she could not hear all of their conversation.