Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"No, it's impossible!" Concubine Yu opened her eyes wide and looked at the people in front of her with disbelief.

"Here is the late emperor's will. It clearly states that the throne will be passed to the King of England."

"How could he pass the throne to a dying man!"

Imperial Concubine Yu screamed as she was dragged back by the eunuchs. She was unwilling, suspicious, angry, and afraid...

——No one cares anymore.

Only an official who was standing obediently beside him chuckled and said something in a voice loud enough for the imperial concubine to hear:

"That's because he has a good son but not a regicide mother."

All officials welcomed the King of England to the throne and he appointed a crown prince. Three days later, he passed the throne to the crown prince and retired to the palace, becoming the emperor emeritus.

Du Wenxiu also learned the news in the distant Dongxing County, but she was worried about -

When will Cheng Xiaomei come back?

During such a long time, Cheng Xiaomei had never gone home to see Cheng Suying. She was worried and couldn't help but come to ask about her several times.

Du Wenxiu didn't know how to explain to Cheng Suying, so he just made up some excuse.

The other person's daughter disappeared from her home. Even though Cheng Suying trusted Du Wenxiu, she couldn't help but become suspicious after a long time.

Only a few days later, another group of people dressed as eunuchs appeared in Dongxing County and asked around about the location of Wenyuefang.

This alarmed the Dongxing County Magistrate, Zhong Muqing, who hurriedly took people to Wenyuefang, but secretly sent Wu Xiaoliu to inform Du Wenxiu.

When Du Wenxiu and Yue Niang arrived, they saw Cheng Suying receiving the imperial edict with a confused look on her face. She looked around, saw them, and hurried over to greet them.

"What's going on? Didn't I say that I was taking care of Erlang at the farm in the country? How can I become the queen again? But am I dreaming? Pinch me quickly..."

She was distracted and Du Wenxiu only felt a black screen before her eyes. Fortunately, Yue Niang reached out to support her in time, preventing her from falling to the ground in public.

But she didn't know what was going on. She turned around and looked at the eunuchs, only to see Zhong Muqing chatting with them and secretly slipping something to them...

Du Wenxiu's heart trembled, and a bold guess came to his mind:

Could it be that my younger sister and Erlang have been together at the farm for so long that they have secretly developed feelings for each other?

But Cheng Xiaomei is only about ten years old. How can she get married and become a queen?

No matter how much Du Wenxiu struggled, he could not stop the eunuchs from forcibly "inviting" Cheng Suying to leave.

With Zhong Muqing beside him, Du Wenxiu didn't dare to stop him by force.

"Madam Du, Madam An, you two can put your minds at ease. Madam Cheng is going to Beijing to enjoy her life."

Du Wenxiu asked him, what if these eunuchs were fake?

But Zhong Muqing glanced at her with disdain and said, "Madam Du, even though you can't recognize the imperial edict and the waist badge, I can recognize them."

"Tell me about the smell on these eunuchs. Can you really not smell it? Tsk tsk..."

Du Wenxiu couldn't help but choke up, and watched Zhong Muqing shaking his head and returning to the county government office.

Cheng Suying went to the capital, and when Lu Fanghai came back, he brought her handwritten letter to Du Wenxiu.

It turned out that it was Erlang's own idea to take Cheng Xiaomei away. After asking Cheng Xiaomei, she agreed, so Lu Fanghai took her away.

Erlang was originally a member of the royal family, and he had seen a lot of dirty and scheming things.

He ascended the throne at a young age, and it is possible that those powerful royal relatives or large families would try every means to compete for the position of queen.

After spending so much time together, the two of them had already trusted each other. In this case, he might as well choose Cheng Xiaomei, who was kind-hearted and intelligent. That's why he came up with this idea.

He explained his situation clearly to Cheng Xiaomei and promised to protect her and her daughter for the rest of their lives. Cheng Xiaomei agreed without hesitation.

Here she has grandparents who are like tough guys. She has seen how hard her mother works and she doesn’t know what kind of life she will live in the future.

The hardships of life made Cheng Xiaomei precocious, and she made her choice without much explanation.

After Cheng Suying came to Beijing, the young emperor granted her a new mansion and had people to serve her, so she lived a relatively comfortable life.

The purpose of writing the letter was, firstly, to reassure Du Wenxiu, and secondly, to urge her to go to the capital with Yue Niang as soon as possible so that they could still be sisters together.

Du Wenxiu looked at it and smiled. Going to Beijing? She would not go.

Lu Fanghai brought back a lot of rewards from the little emperor, enough for their family to use until the next life.

The young emperor wanted to reward him with an official position, but he declined it because he said he had no interest in officialdom and that as long as the emperor was healthy and well, he would be at ease.

The young emperor had no choice but to allow him to return home, but he gave him a lot of gold, silver and treasures, and also awarded him a red book and iron certificate to guarantee his civilian status.

Chi Linghua and Fan Chengyi, who were with him, accepted the reward and became officials in the court. Qiao'er and Yue Niang were busy packing their bags to go to the capital.

"Dad, Mom, Chengyi has finally fulfilled Dad's wish. He has finally become an official and serves the court. Why don't we go to Beijing together and let us honor you two..."

In the yard here, Qiao'er tried to persuade Fan Zhao for several days, but to no avail.

Mrs. Fan said, "You are young, go and explore the world. We are old and can't bear to travel long distances. Besides, we are next to your brother here, so he can take care of you if anything happens. Don't worry."

Qiao Er was helpless and was about to say something, but she saw Fan Zhao frowning:

"Chengyi has been honored this time. Your mother and I will not go, but you have to take good care of him. Don't let him learn to act arrogantly outside and get beaten when he comes back."

Qiao'er hurriedly agreed and was about to speak again, but she saw Fan Zhao and Mrs. Fan get up and go out to look for Hui Jie'er, calling her "heart" and "liver" non-stop and kissing her endlessly.

Qiao'er rolled her eyes, walked closer and said, "Since the second elder brother really doesn't want to go to the capital with us, why don't you keep Hui Jie'er by your side and let her perform filial duties for us."

When she said that, how could Fan Zhao and the others not be willing? They nodded in agreement, and smiles appeared on their faces again.

After settling down at home, Qiao'er went to look for Du Wenxiu again, but saw Yue Niang was also there.

After the early stages of pregnancy, Yue Niang's sleepiness had improved a lot, and she was sitting here persuading Du Wenxiu to go north with her.

"Our workshop and restaurant have stable income. Even if you go to the capital to buy a big house and dozens of servants, it will be enough for you to use. Why stay in this small town? The things you buy are not as exquisite as those in the capital."

Qiao Er also went up to persuade them, but Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "You two, go ahead. When I have time to visit Beijing, I will stay at your house in turn."

"Look at what you said. Where do you want to live? Can we say no?" Yue Niang said with a smile, and then changed the subject and said with a smile:

"But your brother Fang Hai is back home, and it won't be long before the family has another baby. How can you have time to go to Beijing?"

Seeing that he couldn't coax her, Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "I'm here to guard the rear base for you. It was said that Qiao'er had just taken over the management of the workshop, but now she wants to leave again just as she's getting started."

"Chan'er will get married next year after she finishes mourning. Now that everyone has gone to the capital, who will take care of the mess at home?"

"Are you not going to come back to your hometown when you get old? Instead of thanking me, you say these things. How boring."

Yue Niang and Qiao Er finally stopped thinking and were talking animatedly when they saw Lu Fanghai coming in with two fish.

"Don't leave today. Let's make boiled fish fillets. I haven't eaten it for a long time. I'm so craving it."

(End of the book)