Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

"Grandpa," the little kid cried, "I want to go." Chai Zhen had no choice but to carry him. "Brother Xiaodong, you stay here with Mother." "Okay, sister." Only the Queen and Xiaodong remained in the palace. Lu Xi offered Xiaodong some water and a snack. "Xiaowen, come in." "Queen, you go tell Duke Lu's mansion to let me in." "Okay, Queen, I'll be right there." Lu Xi handed Xiaodong another piece of pastry. "Eat, child." "Queen, you're so good! I didn't keep an eye on you, and let someone snatch you away. You were just a baby!" Lu Xi burst into tears again. Xiaodong tried to persuade her, "Mother, I'm back. Mother, I'm back." The Queen said, "Call me Mother if you want, or Queen Mother if you want, I'm happy." "Mother!" Xiaodong leaned over to Lu Xi, nuzzling his head against hers. This child needs love! Lu Xi's tears fell. Xiaodong raised his head and reached out his little hand to wipe them away. "Don't cry." "Don't cry, mother." "Oh, don't cry, mother." Not long after, Lu Xi's mother came in quickly. Lu Xi said, "Mom, the child has been found." Qin Jiamin, the wife of Duke Lu, said, "That's good. Come and see your grandmother." As she spoke, she also shed tears and then burst into tears, "Who is this wicked person who took my grandson away? Wuuuuuuu!" Lu Xi: "Mom, don't cry, I just want to make you happy." "Okay, okay, mother won't cry anymore, it's time to be happy." Don't say such unhappy words.

Outside the Imperial Study Palace, a row of carriages had been unloaded, the horses taken to the stables, and staffed. The drivers had been given lodgings to rest, wash, and eat. The fourth child hadn't left yet; his family still had to sell some seeds. Seeing Guoguo emerge, he took his daughter in his arms. The emperor was just about to order everyone to eat melons. Tables and chairs were set up outside the palace. Everyone who ate exclaimed, "It's sweet, so delicious!" "What kind of fruit is this?" "Watermelon," someone asked. Seeing it was almost noon, the emperor rewarded everyone with a watermelon, "Take it and go." An official asked if they could take more. Little Naibao rushed to say, "One tael of silver each. Anyone who wants to buy one, come and pay me." The fourth child had the guards help unload the carts. The baskets were unloaded, filling the entire palace. There were also forty carts of soybean, rice, wheat, and corn seeds. Some officials bought more than ten, and the emperor quietly had the guards carry five baskets to the Empress's palace. Only one was sent to the other palaces. The Emperor ordered Little Weizi to give Guoguo two large gold ingots. Little Milkbag saw that there were twenty taels and said happily, "Thank you, Uncle Huang! Hehe! Hehe!" She casually put this into her space and put the rest of the money into her cloth bag. After a while, a few baskets of melons were left from the thirty carts. Little Milkbag called out, "I'm not selling them anymore. These are for the guards to try." "Thank you, Guoguo." "Thank you, Guoguo." Another basket was left for the Emperor. The others were carried away. "Grandpa, I sold too little money." The Emperor heard and said, "Guoguo, what's wrong?" "These are grown by the villagers. Guoguo will share the profits when she goes back. What will happen if we don't sell them?" "That's easy. Uncle Huang will make up for it." "Little Weizi, go get the silver, give me more." A moment later, Little Weizi returned with a large tray full of five hundred taels. "That's about it," Little Milkbag said happily. Said: "Uncle Huang, Guagua costs money. But corn seeds are free, white flour is free, wheat seeds are free, and rice is free. These are all given to Uncle Huang." The emperor said, "Guoguo, it is still Uncle Huang who benefits from Guoguo." "Guoguo, it is right for you to give it to Uncle Huang. You will benefit the people of the world. Guoguo is willing to give it to Uncle Huang." "Guoguo is very righteous. Reward" "When Guoguo leaves, Uncle Huang will give you a big reward. Now let's eat first. Let's go to the Queen's Palace to eat."

The imperial kitchen delivered the dishes to the Empress's palace, and a team of maids brought them in and set the table. "So much!" "There are only a few of us," the Emperor said. "If you can't finish it, give it back to others. Guoguo, Xiaodong, eat more." "Thank you, Uncle Huang." Xiaodong looked at the Empress. Lu Xi said, "You can call me Father, or Dad, too." "Thank you, Daddy." The Emperor paused for a moment, then smiled. "Okay, call me Daddy." "Dad is yours alone." "Call me Father, but Dad is the father of many people." Xiaodong was shocked when he heard this. He...he liked his rural father, who was his alone. He looked at his mother. The Empress picked up some food for Xiaodong. "Eat," she said gently. "Yes." The Emperor looked at his son and could sense that he was unhappy. Xiaodong was not used to it. He still felt that his great-grandfather's home was better. He missed his father Jiale. Jiale's father was so kind to him. He let him ride on a big horse, and he sat on Jiale's neck while Jiale ran with him on his back, saying, "When children were little, they would sit on Daddy's neck and play." Jiale's father said he wanted to give him back the joy of his childhood. He kept all the delicious food close to him. The meal was delicious, with his mother around. The fourth child buried his head in his food. During the meal, the emperor persuaded Chai Zhen to drink two glasses of wine. The emperor was delighted to have his son back. The empress said little, speaking only to her son, Guoguo. After dinner, the fourth child excused himself. Chai Zhen, saying he was old and needed to rest, also left. Guoguo followed his great-grandfather. Xiaodong was left alone. The emperor, the empress, and the empress took their son to rest. "Xiaodong, sleep here with me," she said. "Yes," Lu Xi said to the emperor. "Where will your majesty sleep?" "I'll go back to the imperial study." "Your Majesty, I respectfully see you off." The emperor had no choice but to leave silently. Alas! It seems the empress is still angry with me! I wish I had ignored her all these years. After all, she is my empress. It was I who failed to see the true nature of Concubine Ma, causing the prince to become homeless.

The secret guards have almost finished their investigation, so it's time to deal with it! Back in the imperial study, the emperor didn't rest. Get to work!