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

"There has been some progress regarding the jade pendant. I sent people to look for it in the name of offering a treasure, and I also sent a letter back to ask my foster father in the desert to look for it together. Now I can tell you with certainty that there is only one piece of jade made of that material in the world, and it is said that someone found it and gave it to King Qi."

Wan Ning seemed to be thinking, "I know this. Later, it was given to the emperor at Prince Qi's birthday banquet. Now several months have passed. I am afraid that the jade stone has long been carved into a Buddha statue to listen to the Queen Mother chanting scriptures every day. Is there really only this one piece? Is there any missing somewhere?"

Mu Xiu nodded very confidently, completely turning her fantasy into wishful thinking, and repeated it cruelly: "There is only one piece of jade. It was discovered by a woodcutter. According to rumors, when the woodcutter went into the mountains to chop wood, he saw a rock halfway up the mountain emitting colorful light, so he bravely picked it up. He wanted to keep it as a family heirloom, but that night his family began to feel unwell, so he had to sell it for money."

"Tsk tsk tsk, could this be some kind of radioactive element?" Wan Ning couldn't help but guess.

Mu Xiu rolled his eyes at her and said, "If it was a radioactive element, you and I would have died long ago. There's no way we would have come to this place."

"Then maybe we have actually died a long time ago, and the world we have now is just constructed subconsciously by us in our dying moments. Haven't you heard that saying?" Wan Ning asked, staring at Mu Xiu seriously.

"What did you say?" Mu Xiu asked, feeling a chill down his spine as he heard her words.

"That's it. I made up what I said just now." He laughed loudly after saying that. Without a doubt, he got another roll of the eyes from Mu Xiu. He immediately became serious: "In short, the final conclusion is that there is only one piece of jade made of this material, and it is in this palace, and the butterfly jade pendant does not exist at all."

"Yes, that means we will never find the butterfly jade pendant that brought us here. In other words, we need to find another way to get back."

"Is this good news?" Wan Ning asked disappointedly.

"At least a few wrong options have been eliminated, and we don't have to spend any more energy looking for the butterfly jade pendant. How can this not be good news?" Mu Xiu seemed to be comforting himself.

"It's okay. I believe there is always a way out. Since this magic stone can suddenly appear and be discovered, there may be another one that has not been discovered. Maybe one day it will pop up on its own. Boss Jiang," Wan Ning hadn't called him like this for a long time, as if reminding him that there are still people in this world who remember who he is. "I believe we can definitely go back, but our mission in this world has not been completed yet. Maybe one day God will see that we have done a good job and kindly send us a real butterfly jade pendant to let us go back."

"Can we go back?" Mu Xiu suddenly asked in a daze.

"Sure." After saying that, Le Yan stretched out her hand. Seeing this, Mu Xiu also shook it, and the two of them encouraged each other.

"When I get back, I will write a letter of praise to your company and give you a raise," Mu Xiu said with a smile.

"Then I have to thank you." He patted the lounge chair next to him and said, "The sun is so nice today, why don't we bask in the sun together for a while."

Mu Xiu readily agreed to her request, lay down on the chair next to him and covered himself with a warm blanket, unable to help but let out a "whoa" sound. The warm sun shining on his body made him feel lazy: "Such a day is so comfortable. I don't want to think about it anymore." After saying that, he turned his head to the left and smiled at Wan Ning.

"Princess, the Emperor sent some sugar-roasted chestnuts."

Turning back to follow the sound, I saw Wan Tao coming over with a plate of steaming chestnuts. Wan Ning took a few and patted the recliner to her right and said, "Come on, lie down together."

Wan Tao thought for a moment, then placed the chestnuts on the coffee table next to the princess. She also did the same thing and lay down on the recliner, wrapped herself in a blanket, and let out a "whoa" sound in comfort. At this moment, the three of them laughed together.

Just like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, Zhuying, Zhuzi and Shuiyue soon moved out their recliners, formed a semicircle and nestled comfortably in the recliners, basking in the warm sun.

At this moment, Xiangwanxuan is the most comfortable place in the world.

After a while, Wan Ning looked around at her friends with a proud look on her face, but unexpectedly found Zhu Ying lying down holding a memorial with the Queen Mother's seal faintly on it. She asked in confusion, "Zhu Ying, what are you holding in your hand?"

"Ah, look at me, I have completely forgotten. The Queen Mother sent a memorial to you through the nanny, saying that it records the names of all the women who will take part in the beauty pageant next spring. Princess, please take a look at it first." As she spoke, the memorial was passed from Wan Tao in the middle to Wan Ning's hands.

"This old lady is so impatient." As she was about to open the box, she glanced over and saw that everyone around her was looking over here, but on the surface they pretended not to care or gossip.

"Aren't you all curious? Come and take a look together." After hearing what the princess said, several people quickly surrounded her, "Prince Mu Xiu, your future wife may be on it."

Mu Xiu rolled his eyes again and didn't want to pay attention to her, so he gently held Wan Ning's head with his left hand and gently turned her to face the list, indicating that he didn't care at all.

Wan Ning opened it nervously. They were amazed at the contents of the list. It included almost all the daughters of court officials of marriageable age, including many people they knew. For example, Du Ruo's name appeared prominently on the first page.

"It seems like she couldn't escape." Wan Ning thought silently.

"Princess, look here. The name of Prince Qi's Mansion is here. Could it be..." There was only one girl of marriageable age, Princess Yan Ke, in Prince Qi's Mansion. Wan Ning hurriedly looked at Shui Yue and turned to the next page. She saw "goddaughter Gao Rulan" written on it, and then she felt relieved.

"Gao Rulan? But she is the daughter of the proprietress of Furong Tower, so how come she became the goddaughter of Prince Qi?" Shuiyue, who had just put her mind at ease, began to wonder again.

Wan Ning shook her head. The last time Rulan saw Ziheng, her enthusiastic look instantly appeared in front of her. She was so bright and charming that she would definitely be loved by the emperor. What she didn't expect was that Gao Rulan actually had an intersection with Prince Qi, and now she became Prince Qi's goddaughter. It made people suspect that the good friend who wrote a letter to invite them to Nanye was from Prince Qi's mansion.

"What are you thinking about? Take a look at the next page!" Mu Xiu's words brought Wan Ning back to reality. She quickly adjusted her mentality and turned to the last page.

"Ah?" Seeing Meng Zhu's name appear on the last page, everyone exclaimed in surprise and then looked at Prince Mu Xiu.

Mu Xiu closed the letter domineeringly and said in a tone that could not be refused: "Let her be eliminated in the first round. She is still a child, how can she get involved in such matters." Having said that, they knew very well that Meng Zhu and Mu Xiu were sent to Chu State in the name of selecting husbands for marriage, so even though Meng Zhu was just a teenager in his eyes, they had no right to refuse such a thing.

Mu Xiu realized that he had lost his composure and stood up to go back. Wan Ning quickly grabbed the corner of his clothes, looked up at his eyes and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will never make my old father sad."

"Old father? You are still an old mother. Let's go." After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving the girls in Xiang Wanxuan amused by his embarrassed look.

"Prince Mu Xiu is so handsome, and he looks even better when he's angry." Zhu Ying gently patted Zhu Zi who said this. This also reminded Wan Ning that she seemed to be about to forget what Boss Jiang really looked like. Maybe one day she would also forget what she really looks like.