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

"Since you left without saying goodbye, why did you return to Prince Qi's Mansion now?"

This sudden accusation attracted the attention of Wan Ning and Wan Tao. They turned around and saw an angry woman walking towards them. Even though she had the simplest bun on her head and wore a simple and neat lavender dress, and was holding a food box in her right hand that didn't quite match her, the disdainful expression on her face still made people feel her arrogance and frankness, and she looked like a precious person who was well protected.

When she got closer, she found that her round face still had some baby fat, and this aggressive state made her look even more childish. Su Wanning was not angry, but was attracted by her energetic appearance, guessing her identity and purpose.

Like coaxing a child, Su Wan Ning immediately changed to an innocent look, first looking at Wan Tao blankly and then turning to the girl, explaining in a perfunctory manner: "I'm so sorry, I don't know why I returned to Prince Qi's Mansion. If you are interested, you can ask the housekeeper He in the mansion. After all, he said that I lost my memory and don't remember anything before. By the way, I haven't asked what your name is yet?"

As soon as these words came out, the man on the other side suddenly felt that he had hit a cotton ball with a heavy punch. He wanted to roll his eyes on the spot and continued to sarcastically say, "Don't try to play these tricks on me. My father may be fooled by your tricks, but I won't. You still remember to show up. Do you know that everyone in our Qi Wang Mansion was in a state of turmoil in order to find you? Now you have returned safely. How has our Qi Wang Mansion wronged you? People who don't know would think that the most honorable princess in the world has suffered a great injustice in Qi Wang Mansion!"

Su Wan Ning's smile froze on her face. She had expected that this little girl would be really rude. Since she refused to back down after being given a way out, there was no need for Wan Ning to give her face again. She responded, "Your father is fooled by my tricks, but you are not. Why do you think your father is smarter than you? I didn't come back safely by myself. It was Steward He who brought me back, and the doctor treated me. I don't know what others think about the princess's life in Prince Qi's mansion, but if they happened to see this scene, they would definitely think it was not good."

Just as she was about to continue, Wan Ning suddenly realized that the father she was talking about was King Qi, so she was King Qi's daughter and therefore her niece. However, she had never heard that King Qi had a princess. But this was someone else's territory after all, so she had to give him some respect. So she changed the subject and asked, "Are you right, little niece?"

"Good luck to Princess Yan Ke!" Seeing that her face was red and she couldn't speak, Wan Tao hurriedly greeted her to ease her embarrassment, and reminded Wan Ning of the identity of the visitor. At this time, she wanted to find an excuse to take Wan Ning away, "Prince Qi has asked the best doctor to see her. The princess's body has not recovered yet and she needs more rest. If Princess Yan Ke has nothing else to do, I will take her back to her room to rest."

Unexpectedly, these words angered Yan Ke, who turned to Wan Tao and scolded her, "Where did you come from, this maid? When have you ever had a say in Prince Qi's mansion?"

Wan Tao did not expect that the princess would treat her like this. She did not know how to respond for a moment and could only lower her head and stand quietly beside Wan Ning.

"Yan Ke! Don't be rude." At this time, a clear male voice called out to Yan Ke. Although the voice was low and cold with just the right sense of distance, it stopped Yan Ke from losing his composure in time.

Wan Ning was very curious about who could stop the fearless Princess Yan Ke? They say that a person's voice reflects his character, and listening to this person's voice, you can tell that it must not be ugly.

So the three of them turned their heads to look over, and they were not disappointed: the man who came was handsome and dignified, with a slender and tall figure. He wore a light blue dress that made his skin look very white and tender, and his hair was a little messy. But his eyes were wrapped with a white ribbon and he couldn't see the surroundings through his eyes. But even if he couldn't see, he was very familiar with the Prince Qi's Mansion, and he found it smoothly just by the sound of Wan Ning and the others talking.

The silk covering her eyes, the flowing sleeves, and the scattered hair on her temples were all gently blown by the wind, adding a sense of coolness.

"Chu Country is a great place!" Wan Ning couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Be careful of the steps ahead. Let me help you." Wan Ning took a step forward when Yan Ke got there first. He held onto her arm and turned around, still looking at her angrily and complaining, "Auntie, stop pretending to be kind. If you hadn't left without saying goodbye, Brother Zijian wouldn't have been so badly injured looking for you. Now you're pretending to be a good person here as if nothing happened. Don't you think it's hypocritical?"

Su Wan Ning woke up from her dream at this moment. Seeing the distress and helplessness on Yan Ke's face, she finally understood that Yan Ke did everything to defend his brother Zi Jian. Everything was caused by Princess Le Yan. It happened that she was Princess Le Yan at the moment, so she had nothing to say. Seeing Zi Jian gently patting Yan Ke's arm, he comforted her and apologized to Wan Ning on behalf of Yan Ke: "Princess Le Yan, please forgive me. Princess Yan Ke is still young and inconsiderate. Her words were inappropriate. Please don't bear grudges and don't take it to heart."

"Zijian, you're too polite. I won't mind." Wan Ning softened her attitude, looked at Yan Ke in a friendly manner, pointed at her head, and answered Yan Ke's question sincerely: "I really don't know what happened before, so I don't feel hypocritical. If one day I can remember and figure out the reason why the princess left, I will answer this question again. Yan Ke, the most urgent thing is to treat Zijian's eyes. Is there anything I can do to help here?"

After hearing this, Yan Ke's hostility disappeared, and she looked at the princess in front of her with interest. She never thought that the princess who was so silent and aloof before would say such words now. Zi Jian next to him explained that his eye disease was an old one: "Thank you for your concern, Princess. This is an old eye disease. It will relapse every few years. It will be fine after a period of rest each time. This time it was just an accident. It has nothing to do with Princess Le Yan. You don't have to take it to heart."

No matter how many words of comfort she said, if the pain was not felt by herself it would seem powerless and a little condescending. Wan Ning also felt that it was not convenient for her to stay here any longer, so she found an excuse to take Wan Tao back to her room.

After returning, Wan Ning first went to a familiar maid to verify that Prince Qi did not have a princess. He only had Yan Ke, his biological daughter, and an adopted son, who was Zijian whom he met today. Yan Ke had never seen her mother since she was a child, so Prince Qi loved her more, and everyone in the mansion indulged her, so she was spoiled since she was a child. Whenever Prince Qi thought of this, he could not bear to punish her and just let her be. As for Zijian, his parents and relatives were all gone, and he was six years old when he was adopted by Prince Qi as his adopted son. Prince Qi always kept him by his side to teach him to read and practice martial arts, so he was loyal to Prince Qi and obeyed his orders.

Yan Ke and Zi Jian grew up together in the Prince Qi's mansion. They were childhood sweethearts. When Zi Jian came back to the mansion, Yan Ke would always stick to him. Seeing their state today, Wan Ning had already made a judgment in her heart: Yan Ke liked Zi Jian, but Zi Jian was just her sister. I don't know if it was just a matter of love or if she couldn't and dared not have any improper thoughts.

At night, Wan Ning lay in bed unable to sleep, and carefully reviewed what happened during the day. She learned about Prince Mu Xiu's experience from the emperor during the day, and analyzed that Beiqi had been searched almost everywhere but there was no trace of Jiang Zhifan, so it was possible that he had traveled to other places. But on the other hand, she was also afraid that after she left here, she would miss Jiang Zhifan?

The review lasted until late at night. Wan Ning tossed and turned before she fell into a drowsy sleep. She already had the answer in her heart.

Outside the room, the night was gloomy and the surroundings were silent. The boundless night seemed to envelop all darkness and starlight. A long time ago, on the same night, a thin crescent moon hung high in the sky, casting a faint moonlight that was soon submerged in the endless darkness. Between heaven and earth, only the bamboo forest was shaking slightly in the wind, making a rustling sound. The old man slowly retracted his dim gaze from the sharp moon, and his face quickly changed to a serious expression. He asked coldly: "Have you thought it through?"

Behind her was a thin girl kneeling. No one could see the expression on her face at the moment. It seemed as if she was also swallowed up by the black night, but the voice she uttered was so firm, and she answered clearly: "No regrets."

"Once you do it, there is no turning back." After saying that, the old man threw a bottle in front of the girl and walked away, leaving the thin woman sitting quietly in the dark, facing the hot summer breeze. After a while, she groped on the ground to pick up the bottle and drank it all in one gulp facing the moon that suddenly appeared. Finally, when the tiny moon was completely covered by dark clouds, tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

Back to the present, on the second day after the Emperor arrived at the Beiqi Palace, news came from Nanye that the princess and prince who were to be married had already set out from Tumo to the Chu Kingdom. In order to get back to Nanye before them, Wan Ning and others would soon return to Nanye with the Emperor.

During the time when the carriage and team were preparing to return to Nanye, the emperor and Prince Qi accompanied Su Wanning to travel around Beiqi. They went to almost every interesting place in Beiqi. The happy life made Wanning think that being spoiled by her brother here seemed to be good. However, when the news came again that Nanye urged them to return to the palace, they had to set off on a long journey.

Prince Qi once swore not to set foot in Nanye for 19 years, and now the deadline has come. However, there are still some things to deal with in Beiqi, so he will not go with them this time, so Princess Yan Ke was entrusted with the important task of accompanying them. As for Zhu Ying, Shui Yue and Zhu Zi took good care of her, and they got along very well, so they were willing to go to Nanye with the princess, and Wan Tao was naturally no exception.

Finally, a mighty team heading back to Nanye officially set out from Beiqi, led by the retired emperor. Although there were worries, there was also hope.

The journey was lively and the people of similar age had no rules and played around and had a good time. Princess Yan Ke found that Princess Le Yan was not so weak and difficult to get along with. Instead, she was humorous, cheerful and informal. The relationship between the two became much closer.

As they got closer to Nanye, Wan Ning became more and more like a student on the eve of an exam. She kept asking Wan Tao questions at the last minute. After all, she was the eldest princess. What if people from the palace came to visit her and she was embarrassed again? Finally, when she asked her guess about the possible situation for the 99th time, Wan Tao patiently comforted her that the princess had always lived in seclusion in the palace and did not like to contact outsiders, so few people had seen the princess. As for the etiquette in the palace, most people had to salute the eldest princess when they saw her. Even if the princess really needed to salute, she just had to pay attention to the tips given by Wan Tao.

These words could indeed comfort her. She was now the most honorable princess of the Chu Kingdom. Who could find fault with her?

The convoy rode at full speed for more than 20 days, and finally arrived in Nanye before Tu Mo's team arrived. The strange thing was that when they entered the city, there was no grand scene of warm welcome by the people as shown in TV dramas, and even the return to the palace was done "secretly".

"Maybe he wants to keep a low profile."

Yan Ke changed carriages as soon as she entered the city, and returned alone to Prince Qi's Mansion in Nanye, where Prince Qi had been away for nineteen years. This time, she brought with her many descendants of servants and domestic servants who had gone to Beiqi with Prince Qi. She would clean up Prince Qi's Mansion before Prince Qi returned to Nanye. How could this not be considered another kind of inheritance!

Wan Ning supported her face with her hands, feeling somewhat lonely, and let the carriage slowly turn around and take her into the palace. As soon as she entered the palace gate, the Queen Mother was already there with people to greet her. The late summer sun was particularly dazzling, and the Queen Mother stood in the sun, talking and smiling at her. The light from the hairpin on the Queen Mother's head made Wan Ning dizzy. Suddenly, Wan Ning subconsciously held the hand that Wan Tao handed over. A voice seemed to remind her that she would be Princess Le Yan after getting off the carriage.

"Princess is princess. I, Su Wanning, will treat you all as my clients."

Princess Le Yan quickly adjusted herself and put on a professional smile in a second. She responded to the Queen Mother's kindness with friendly eyes, slowly got off the carriage and walked to the Queen Mother's side. She bowed obediently and said, "May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health."

"Yan'er, please get up quickly. You've suffered a lot on this trip."

The Queen Mother helped her up and held her hand tightly, then she tidied her hair in front of her eyes and looked her up and down curiously, with a loving look that never changed.

"Yan'er is getting more and more beautiful. She has the same charm as your mother. When your mother entered the palace, she was only your age. When I saw you hopping towards me like a little rabbit just now, you really look like Lan'er."

As he spoke, his eyes were actually a little moist, and he turned his head to the side to look at the emperor next to him. Seeing this, the emperor also walked to the side of the two and comforted them: "Yan'er must be tired after the journey, why not let her go back and rest first, there will be a chance to meet in the future."

"Empress Dowager, don't be sad. If Yan'er's mother knew that you are so good to her daughter, she would also feel happy." After saying that, Le Yan gave her the most perfect smile of her life.

The Queen Mother and the Retired Emperor stood there in awkward silence. Wan Tao quickly pulled the confused Le Yan over and bowed to them, then took her and the new arrivals Zhu Ying, Zhu Zi and Shui Yue to the bedroom of the eldest princess of Chu State - the legendary Xiang Wan Xuan.

The sedan chair twisted and turned in the palace, and it went further and further off the track. Le Yan in the sedan chair was still thinking about the Queen Mother's strange expression after hearing what she said. Besides, she had only been away from the palace for half a year, so why did the Queen Mother act as if she hadn't seen her for many years?

The mystery was revealed when the sedan chair stopped at the most remote corner of the palace. After getting off the sedan chair, there was a completely "deserted" courtyard in front of it. There were no palace maids surrounding it and it had nothing to do with the luxurious palace. Even the weeds at the door were half a person tall. Looking up, there was only a tattered plaque with the words: Xiangwanxuan.

Le Yan put her hands on her hips and frowned, and asked the person next to her with a puzzled look, "Is it here? Is it really here?"

The people carrying the sedan nodded, Wan Tao also nodded, while Zhu Ying, Zhu Zi and Shui Yue hugged their luggage bags tightly.

"There's hardly any visitors here, but the sign says Spiders are holding a meeting." Le Yan complained angrily, "Can people really live here? The uninhabited Yuxi Palace we just passed by is much better than this place. How about letting us live there?"

The palace servant who was carrying the sedan looked embarrassed and explained weakly: "You have been away from the palace for more than half a year. The grass and trees here have grown so lush because of the neglect of cleaning. I will go find someone to tidy it up right away."

Le Yan knew that it was useless to blame them, so she waved her hand helplessly and asked them to leave, but her eyes never left the three words "Xiang Wanxuan" on the tattered plaque.

"I'm afraid I'm on a pirate ship?" Wan Ning muttered softly.

"Are we really going to stay here tonight? It looks even worse than the firewood room in Prince Qi's mansion, and there's no one around..." Shuiyue's worried voice came from behind.

Zhu Ying was afraid that she had said something wrong, so she quickly comforted everyone: "It just looks like the grass and trees are a little taller, the layout and furnishings are still good. It's better to have fewer people. The princess likes quietness the most. Who can disturb us now!"

"This is not just a little higher, this is clearly..." Before Zhu Zi could finish her rebuttal, Zhu Ying glared at her and she swallowed the rest of her words.

"Zhu Ying is right. This is our territory from now on. We'll know how to get in once we see it." After saying that, Le Yan strode towards the mottled door and pushed it open. Some old and rotten dust mixed in the crack of the door was blown out and disappeared in the dazzling sunlight. Le Yan coughed violently, tears in her eyes and her body shook uncontrollably. Seeing this, Wan Tao hurried forward to hold her arms and waist, and pulled her over the threshold to avoid the intrusion of dust.

"What are you standing there for? Come in quickly!" Le Yan turned around and looked at Zhu Ying Shui Yue and Zhu Zi who were still standing there, urging them to come in together. Unexpectedly, they were amused by Princess Le Yan's cat-like face first.

Just like that, amidst laughter and joy, several people approached Xiang Wanxuan.

Although future life will be different from what they imagined, today's joy is so real.