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

Wan Ning entered the study room with the attitude of going to call for an explanation. When she looked up, she saw Mu Xiu half-lying on a wooden recliner, his elbows gently resting on his side, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes calmly flipping through the book in his hands. The fire on the side was flickering with a faint flame, and the incense burner was curling up with straight smoke.

Before Wan Ning could say anything, Mu Xiu pretended nothing had happened, and even did not take his eyes off the book, and said: "Princess Le Yan, thank you for coming. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please take a seat."

"Oh, you love to act so much, I will act with you." Wan Ning complained in her heart, her eyes looked around and finally landed on a nearby chair with thick books stacked on it. Wan Ning walked over slowly and picked up the books - they were much heavier than she thought, but it would be embarrassing to put them down because of the weight. She didn't want to admit it, so she forced herself to look calm and turned around slowly, wanting to put down these "burdens".

Mu Xiu closed the book in his hand and sat up, looking at her actions that were trying to cover up her guilt and laughing, and asked, "Isn't it sinking?"

"Heavy... uh..." Wan Ning turned around with difficulty and suddenly said, "It's not heavy, just normal, a small matter."

After that, she adjusted her skirt and sat on the chair gracefully. She looked Mu Xiu up and down with her eyes flickering and asked sarcastically, "It's really not heavy at all. Prince Mu Xiu is weak after all. Let others do this work."

Mu Xiu raised his eyelids and glanced at her meaningfully. The smirk on his face surprised Wan Ning. Yin Zhu on the other side was stiff, scratching his head unnaturally, and hesitant to speak.

"Tell her, Yin Zhu."

"Yes, my lord."

As Wan Ning was looking around in confusion, Yin Zhu moved over like a wall, squatted down and opened the thick book. At the same time, a brick revealed its true form.

"Well, what does this mean? Knowledge is power? Or does Prince Mu Xiu plan to study and exercise at the same time? You want the fragrance of knowledge and the gentle power. You want them all!" Wan Ning joked and picked up a brick to exercise his biceps.

"Gold, there is gold in this."

Mu Xiu's casual words shocked Wan Ning completely. She immediately stopped her rude actions, held the brick in both hands and observed it devoutly, then hurriedly put it back into the book.

"You have to put it away. After all, the way to salvation is in it!" Wan Ning turned her head to look at Mu Xiu, took the book he was reading from his hand, and asked, "Don't read it. Do you understand the words here? Is it in this book?"

"No more. For more, we have to rely on Princess Le Yan. If business is better, we can have one more."

"Alas," Wan Ning sighed, "This is exactly why I came to see you."

"Aren't you here to collect the painting homework today?" Mu Xiu asked jokingly.

Wan Ning waved her hand and replied, "That's another matter. What's more important is business. Our business has not been going well recently. An informant reported that many stores outside are now selling our imitations, which are produced faster than ours, with more varieties and at a much lower price. Moreover, our main customers now live in Yudie Palace and Lanzhi Garden. If this continues, I'm afraid our business will plummet!"

"It seems that the market is tired of our approach." Mu Xiu remained calm.

Wan Ning asked in confusion: "If this continues, your 'brick' will also be gone. We have to think of a way to change the situation. No, Prince Mu Xiu doesn't seem to be in a hurry, do you have a good idea?"

Mu Xiu shrugged and replied, "What can I do? As a prince held hostage, I can't spend so much money anyway. Even if I lose all my money, the Chu Kingdom will still support me. There is no need to worry."

Wan Ning was very angry at his attitude of going with the flow. She stood up and picked up the portrait that Mu Xiu had prepared on the table and put it away. She said angrily, "Then I have to promote it well in front of the Queen Mother and the concubines, and try to find a suitable partner for Prince Mu Xiu. By then, you will be a good son-in-law of Miss Quanyou, fulfill your duties as a son-in-law, hold on to your long-term meal ticket, and live here. Leave the matter of traveling back to the past to me, don't worry, when I go back, I will tell everyone that Jiang Zhifan is living in seclusion in the mountains."

Mu Xiu stood up and pulled her back by her arm, pouring her a cup of tea as if to apologize. Wan Ning didn't take it, crossed her arms over her chest, and remained silent.

"Are you so easily angry?" Mu Xiu asked tentatively, "I was just kidding you."

"Okay, okay, let's forget about it this time. In the future, none of us can joke about staying here again. Our bottom line is to go back to where we came from and wait until these things in the palace are solved and figured out. If there is still no progress, I will go out of the palace to look for it. What lies in front of me now is a ball of hemp rope, with countless ends in front of me, but no matter which one I pull, I will end up in a dead end. I can't untie it, Mu Xiu."

"I know."

"Do you really know? I am getting more and more used to being Princess Le Yan. I am afraid that one day I will not want to leave here. There are so many truths that have not been revealed, and it is a long way to go back. We must not give up. Mu Xiu, can you promise me one thing?"

"Of course," Mu Xiu answered firmly.

"We can play and joke around, but if one day my position is no longer firm, you must do whatever it takes to wake me up and let me go back. Can you?" Wan Ning asked sincerely.

Mu Xiu stared into her eyes, his gaze somewhat erratic, he had been looking for a way to go back. However, his fate as the guardian of the butterfly jade pendant had been awakened, without the experience of his predecessors to guide him, Mu Xiu was somewhat panicked. But in the face of Wan Ning's request, he still nodded and made a promise with certainty: "Okay, I hope you won't blame me then."

"Of course not. I can't thank you enough. I think we can't continue to waste time here. How about setting a deadline? If there is no progress in Nanye City within this period of time, I will consider leaving the palace and looking around." Wan Ning suggested.

"Half a year," Mu Xiu turned his head and looked into Wan Ning's eyes, and said seriously, "In the next half year, we should save more money so that it will be convenient to use in the future. If we still get nothing in half a year, we will consider moving to another place."

Wan Ning originally planned to say a year, but half a year was not an easy time for someone with procrastination. She thought to herself, shook hands firmly with Mu Xiu, and said, "It's a deal. Now let's look at our business. How can we make it continue to grow rapidly?"

Mu Xiu was not worried at all, and said nonchalantly: "Differentiated competition, you have seen so many novel ways of playing in modern times, and you can be the leader in this era by just taking out some of them. Why don't you think about what can be moved here."

Wan Ning suddenly realized something. She immediately stood up, picked up all her paintings, and said goodbye: "You are right. I will go to see the Queen Mother first to report the selection situation, and by the way, think about how to plan the next step. Prince Mu Xiu, don't worry, I will bring the latest plan when I see you next time!"

After that, he revived with full health and left with full confidence, heading for the Queen Mother's Buddhist temple.