After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

After two days of silence, Wan Ning locked herself in her room and racked her brains to write a draft project plan. When she finished, she opened the door and a strange fragrance hit her face. She half-closed her eyes and felt it carefully. The fragrance was elegant and fresh, but it firmly grasped her attention and made her feel peaceful and calm.

Wan Ning opened her eyes and looked around. Only Wan Tao was pruning the branches of plants in the courtyard, with many branches piled up beside her. When she heard the door open, she stopped what she was doing, turned around and asked, "Princess, you're out. Do you want to eat something now?"

"No, I haven't finished the food you sent me before. It's too rich. I'm afraid I'll turn into a pig if I keep eating like this." Wan Ning smiled and came to her side. She jokingly gestured with her bulging belly and then asked, "Wan Tao, do you smell anything? What a unique aroma."

Wan Tao put down the tools in her hand and motioned the princess to look to the side. Two new plants had appeared there at some point: there were no leaves, and the gray branches stretched randomly in the air. Only when you looked closely could you see yellow dots growing on the branches - each dot was a small flower.

Wan Ning pointed at Wan Tao in confusion. Before she could ask where it came from, Wan Tao took the initiative to introduce it, "The emperor sent Lord Fang Xiong to deliver it yesterday, saying that it has a unique fragrance and is just right for planting in the courtyard. Seeing that the princess was busy in her room yesterday, she didn't report it."

"He is really thoughtful." Wan Ning smiled happily as she looked at the blooming wintersweets, sniffed them secretly, and then asked, "Did Lord Fang give any instructions?"

"No, but he sent this." Wan Tao put the tools aside and took out a booklet from her pocket and handed it to Wan Ning: "Lord Fang asked me to give this to the princess, saying that you will know it after reading it."

"Is it so magical?" Wan Ning picked it up and opened it. She saw that it recorded in detail the offspring of officials and dignitaries of the time. It was exactly what she asked Ziheng to do. Wan Ning smiled with satisfaction while reading it, muttering quietly, "The efficiency is quite high."

"By the way, Princess, was Concubine Ru also here this morning?" Wan Tao added in a low voice.

Wan Ning was a little surprised and asked immediately, "Hmm? Although Concubine Xia's health has improved, Wuming Palace is short of manpower and should be very busy right now. Did Concubine Ru tell you why she came here?"

Wan Ning nodded: "Concubine Ru said that Concubine Xia's health is getting better, and Concubine Yi specifically asked her to visit in person to thank the princess for her generosity."

"Thank me? I didn't do anything, just some small things. It's all Cui Yi'an's credit. Concubine Yi is just too polite."

"He was very polite, and he even specifically told me that I must see the princess in person to thank her in person, but I gave up because you were in retreat," Wan Tao added.

Hearing this, Wan Ning sneered. Concubine Yi didn't ask Concubine Ru to care about her. She was obviously here to supervise and urge her. She was afraid that her previous promise was just an excuse. "Someone has come to urge the progress--" Wan Ning folded the booklet and held it in her hand. Now she had the list of girls and the list of boys. The next step was to do background checks. So she came up with a plan and asked with a sly smile: "It's still early today, do you want to go out and play?"

"Going out to play?"

After getting a positive answer, Wan Ning called the rest of Xiang Wanxuan and took them out of the palace to the market in Nanye City. Since the emperor was about to retire and the princess had made contributions and reputation in raising grain, the rest of the palace turned a blind eye to the princess's casual departure from the palace. At worst, reporting it to Ziheng would be like hitting cotton with a punch.

Besides, they really came out with a mission this time. Since Liu Xueyu was buried in Nanye, Zhang Yue'e stayed here to be closer to her husband and for the future education of her children. Now that the year is coming to an end, the villagers who came with them to appeal have returned home, leaving them alone in this strange place, inevitably feeling lonely and difficult. So Wan Ning brought a lot of things from the palace, and immediately bought a lot of things at the market to send over.

They had moved from the original courtyard to the small house given by the emperor. Under Zhang Yue'e's management, they felt at home. The child Liu Jianche was studying in the courtyard. When he saw the princess appear, he stared with joy and called his mother who was squatting beside him to clean up. Hearing the noise, Zhang Yue'e immediately stood up and stood in front of her son to protect him. She lowered her head in embarrassment when she saw that the person coming was the princess.

"Princess, you are here, please come in quickly." She immediately threw aside the tools in her hand and waved to invite the princess to sit inside.

Seeing that she was in much better condition than before, Wan Ning turned around and asked the people behind her to move all the things they had brought inside. Then she walked over to the child and took his hand and walked into the house together. "We just moved to a new place recently. Is there anything missing? The emperor specifically asked me to come and take a look. If there is anything missing, please let me know, Madam Liu."

Zhang Yue'e waved her hands repeatedly, "Nothing is missing, nothing is missing here. We are content to have a sheltered place in Nanye City. Besides, this house is very close to the college, and it is very convenient for the children to go to school after the New Year. Thank you for your concern for us, Your Majesty. Recently, many of Liu Lang's classmates in Nanye have come to visit. They all brought a lot of things. To be honest, I know nothing about Liu Lang's affairs at that time, so I declined their kindness. Oh, the wife of Lord Wang Ji has also come here often, and she helped me pack a lot."

Wan Ning sat in the living room and looked around. Although the room was not decorated gorgeously, it was well organized. Moreover, Zhang Yue'e had made friends with Madam Wang, so the princess was relieved. As for those people she mentioned who claimed to be Liu Xueyu's classmates, it was probably because they saw that they were orphans and widows and had bad intentions. Madam Liu must have said these things because she was annoyed.

"I have met Madam Wang. She is well-educated, well-mannered and generous. It would be great if you could get to know each other. As for those so-called 'classmates', it has been a long time since we last met. We really shouldn't bother them anymore. Madam Liu, you can live a quiet life here without worry. There is still a long time to go. Look forward."

After saying these words, Wan Ning did not stay any longer. After bidding farewell to Madam Liu, she took Xiang Wanxuan's girls to An Ning Building. Shui Yue had already rushed there in advance to book a private room and ordered all the signature dishes on the menu. When Wan Ning and the others arrived, the dishes were about to be served.

"Princess, you are finally here. The food has been served at just the right time."

"Of course, we have been calculating the time!" Zhu Zi said quickly.

"I've always wanted to bring you to An Ning Building for team building, and today it finally happened. No one from Xiang Wan Xuan is missing." Wan Ning picked up the cup and suggested, "To celebrate this, let's have a drink first."

“Team building, what is team building?”

"The signature dish is here——" a familiar voice sounded outside the private room door, and as the door opened, a young man carrying dishes walked in. The hot steam from the dishes spread like mist, and he obviously saw Wan Ning's expression was stunned at first, and then they looked at each other.

"It's you!"