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

The last heavy snow of winter seemed to be obsessed with the last moments, coming unexpectedly and wantonly without regard for people's lives. The light snowflakes were mixed with unbloomed snow grains, coming from all directions, so tight and dense that it was hard to open one's eyes.

Wan Ning held the painting in her arms to protect it, and pulled out a hand to hold the hood of her cloak to prevent it from being blown away by the wind and snow. The cloak was already thick, and with the weight of the snow, it was as if she was carrying Sun Wukong, who had transformed into a mountain, or carrying a bear and moving forward with difficulty. She walked with difficulty against the wind and snow, and it felt like she had walked for a long time, but when she looked back, the distance was very short.

The wind and snow obscured her vision. Wan Ning looked around but saw no one passing by.

"Where on earth is this place? Is this the human world?" Wan Ning complained in a low voice, but soon lowered her head and moved her feet, muttering: "I used to think that commuting on the subway was the most difficult thing, but now it seems like a small matter compared to this. Walking in the wind and snow is really difficult. Those who know me think I'm going to the Queen Mother's Temple, and those who don't think I'm going to the mountain temple!"

Why did Wan Ning want to go in this weather? She couldn't explain her persistence. She thought that since she had come here, wouldn't it be a waste if she left now? Most importantly, the heavy snow made it difficult to see the way she came. She always thought that she would reach the end if she took one more step forward.

Now she is like a silly roe deer, with no other thoughts but to take one step at a time.

I don't know how long I walked, but suddenly a voice rang out in the silence, with a surprised look on his face: "Princess Le Yan?"

"Who, who called me?" Wan Ning raised her head reflexively and saw a dark shadow walking towards her quickly. She squinted her eyes to see who it was.

The man was wearing a thick, furry hat that covered most of his face, and his eyes were not visible. He was also wearing extremely warm clothing and was in a hurry. It was not until he lifted his hat with his hand that Wan Ning realized who the man was and greeted him happily, "Master Fang?"

Fang Xiong is usually by Ziheng's side, so if he can see him, he must be able to see Ziheng. Wan Ning subconsciously looked in the direction where Fang Xiong was coming with anticipation.

"Greetings, Princess. I just saw the color of this cloak in the snow and wind and it looked familiar. I didn't expect it was really the princess. The weather is bad. Where do you want to go? I will escort you there!"

Wan Ning pointed at the painting in her arms and replied, "It's okay. I'm going to deliver the painting to the Queen Mother. I'm almost there. But why are you here, Lord Fang?"

Before Fang Xiong could answer, Wan Ning realized something was wrong and subconsciously looked towards the Queen Mother's Buddhist temple. She asked uncertainly, "This is the closest to the Queen Mother's Buddhist temple. Did Lord Fang come from the temple just now?"

Fang Xiong subconsciously clenched his sword and answered frankly, "I...I am here on the orders of the Emperor to deliver...something to the Queen Mother."

Wan Ning shook her head and stared into Fang Xiong's eyes, which made him feel frightened.

"Master Fang, do you know what your greatest strength is?"

"Do not……"

"I won't lie. Even if we need to send something to the Queen Mother, it's not right for Lord Fang to come in person. Besides, you are always by the Emperor's side, so how can he let you do this alone?" Seeing that he was embarrassed and didn't say anything, Wan Ning thought that maybe it was inconvenient for him to tell her, so she added: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. By the way, where is the Emperor now?"

"Your Highness, the snowstorm has caused a disaster. The Emperor is dealing with the matter urgently, and I am about to go there." Fang Xiong was back to normal now.

Seeing that his face was normal and his speech was smooth, Wan Ning did not suspect anything and just thought that Ziheng was discussing this matter with other ministers in the palace. Worried that she had delayed something important, she quickly ended the greetings and said, "Then I won't bother you any more. Lord Fang, please go."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Fang Xiong turned around and took just two steps away when he was stopped by Wan Ning again. He turned back with an unnatural expression, anxiously waiting for the princess's instructions.

"Master Fang, please tell me something. Be careful and stay safe!"

"Yes, I will definitely bring it to you."

Now the two of them really separated and headed in opposite directions.

thump - thump - thump

Wan Ning knocked hard on the tightly closed door, and soon a little palace maid appeared from inside to open it. Seeing that the person coming was the princess, she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I didn't know that the princess was coming, so I couldn't greet her. Please forgive me, princess."

Wan Ning waved her hand and said, "Get up quickly. This has nothing to do with you. Was there anyone here just now?"

The young maid was timid and stood up tremblingly. She lowered her head and replied, "Princess, it is snowing heavily and the weather is bad. The door of the temple is closed. No one has visited today except you, the princess."

Wan Ning blinked her eyes and scanned the thick snow on the ground. There was only a series of footprints on it. The footprints were very short and consistent with the little palace maid's. It seemed that she was not lying. Then this was different from what Fang Xiong said. Could it be that he was hiding something from her and didn't want her to worry?

"Princess, Princess?" Seeing that Wan Ning was a little distracted, the little palace maid bent down and called softly.

"Oh," Wan Ning looked at the painting in her arms, unable to bear any more trouble, so she went to visit the Queen Mother first: "Is the Queen Mother in there?"

"Yes, the Queen Mother knew that you were coming, so she is waiting in the hall. I will take the princess over right away. Please come this way."

"Thank you."

Along the way, Wan Ning was glancing around. It was extremely quiet here, with very few palace maids coming and going. Although there were some messy footprints on the snow on the road, the tracks were very regular, and it looked like just ordinary palace maids passing by. Wan Ning guessed that she should be the first visitor of the day.

The young maid brought Wan Ning to the front of the hall and waited at the door. Wan Ning had been here several times before, so she adjusted her professional fake smile, pushed open the door and made some harmless noises to indicate her arrival.

"My Queen Mother, I am here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"

At this time, the Queen Mother was twisting the Buddhist beads in one hand, muttering something, with a Buddhist scripture placed in front of her. She looked up and saw someone coming, and immediately a kind smile appeared on her cold face. She closed the Buddhist scripture in front of her and put it in the cabinet without making a sound.

"Oh, Yan'er is here. It's snowing hard outside. I was thinking you wouldn't come today."

Wan Ning walked up to her with her head held high, took out a thick piece of intact drawing paper from her bosom and placed it in front of the Queen Mother, and said proudly, "That won't do. Since I promised the Queen Mother, I will come even if I have to use a knife. If I don't come, wouldn't I be a person who doesn't trust me? As a princess of the Chu Kingdom, this is absolutely not allowed."

"Knife? Hahaha." The Queen Mother covered her mouth and laughed, looking inexplicably happy. She said, "No, that won't do. Yan'er can't be hurt."

There was no need to act out these hypocritical scenes anymore. If Wan Ning continued to flatter him for one more second, she would probably vomit. So she stopped talking and brought the topic back to the painting.

"Empress Dowager, here are the portraits of the showmen and ladies in our first competition. These are drawn by the showmen, and these are drawn by the showwomen. Please take a look and give your ratings." After that, Wan Ning added, "Last time we agreed that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would give the ratings together. Today, only you are here, Empress Dowager, where is the Emperor?"

The Queen Mother stopped what she was doing and just raised her eyelids to look at her.