Traveling through time and space

"Grandma, have you forgotten what happened to Yuanyuan at the Cai residence?" Su Yuanyuan asked unhappily. "Yuanyuan is certain that this trip to the Shen residence will not be so simple."

"Well, if it's just a trip to let her get what she deserves, grandma is willing to make the trip. She has been calling me mother since she was a child."

"Grandma, you don't believe Yuanyuan? Okay, I'll go with you and show you what Madam Shen is up to now." Su Yuanyuan pondered a response. "Grandma, let me be frank. If they truly want to harm me, I'll deal with them. Don't be reluctant, Grandma. In my heart, there's only you and that person. No one else."

"Okay, Grandma is hoping for a lucky break and wants to give them another try. After all, they were raised by Grandma, but..."

"Yes, grandma, when you took Yuanyuan to try, did you have any intention of giving up Yuanyuan?" Su Yuanyuan asked with a smile.

"You are smart, and everyone around you is an expert. You won't be in any danger. On that day, bring everyone with you and see who dares to act rashly."

"Okay, let's do it this way, grandma. Yuanyuan is really curious about what tricks Mrs. Shen is planning to play." Su Yuanyuan stood up. "Grandma, I heard that the back garden has been repaired, but Yuanyuan hasn't seen it yet. How about you accompany Yuanyuan to take a walk?" Su Yuanyuan wanted her grandmother to exercise occasionally. While walking, Su Yuanyuan quietly told her grandmother that she was going to see him tomorrow, and her grandmother nodded.

"You two have been getting along well for the past six months. Just acknowledge him as your father." Grandmother said suddenly. Yes, in the past six months, Su Yuanyuan had never called him the emperor. Su Yuanyuan nodded and said, "If Grandmother passes away in the future, at least you will have someone who can treat you sincerely by your side."

"I understand, grandma." The next morning, Su Yuanyuan prepared and packed all the necessary things herself, and dressed herself up. When the time came, Su Yuanyuan brought Dongmei and Rumei to the gate. The carriage arrived as scheduled. It was Eunuch Shen who came in person. When he saw Su Yuanyuan, Eunuch Shen bowed. Su Yuanyuan got on the carriage without asking anything. This was the usual practice. This time the carriage took a little longer, about a quarter of an hour. When Su Yuanyuan got off the carriage, she found that she was in a completely unfamiliar place again.

"Princess, the Emperor has ordered me to buy this courtyard and put it in your name. My apprentice will take care of it. If you need anything, please send someone here. I will ensure that they can reach the Emperor as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Eunuch Shen, for your concern." Su Yuanyuan would be lying if she didn't feel touched by her father. He always gave her unexpected surprises every time they met. "Dongmei, send all the ingredients to the kitchen." She saw him sitting and reading a memorial. He didn't notice Su Yuanyuan coming in. She quietly entered the room, walked up behind him, and gently tugged at his clothes. He was very tall, sitting as tall as she was standing.

"Now that you're here, I heard that you wanted to cook a meal for me. Your father is very happy. Being able to eat a meal cooked by his own daughter is the greatest happiness for your father."

"From now on, can Yuanyuan call you dad? Yuanyuan doesn't want to call you father. You are the father of many children, but Yuanyuan only has you as a father. Yuanyuan wants you to be Yuanyuan's father only." Su Yuanyuan expressed her thoughts nervously.

"Okay, from now on you can just call the emperor father." The man in front of him was obviously very happy.

Su Yuanyuan stood up respectfully and kowtowed earnestly, "I am your daughter Yuanyuan, greeting my father. May you always be safe and healthy." She kowtowed three times respectfully.

"Get up, get up. I'm very happy that you recognize me as your father. I'm looking for a suitable opportunity to make your life story public. I won't let you live like this. I don't want to wrong you anymore, nor can I wrong your mother anymore." The father opened his arms and hugged his daughter.

"No need. Yuanyuan is doing well now. She is very satisfied to see Dad occasionally. If Dad has such thoughts, then let the deceased mother stand in front of everyone. Mom loves you very much. Let her die with peace of mind."

"Don't worry, Dad will get it done as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Dad. Please be busy for a while. Yuanyuan will go and cook. Let Dad have a good taste of Yuanyuan's cooking."

"Okay, Dad will take care of the government affairs for a while, you go and get busy. Be careful not to burn yourself." Yuanyuan was stunned. No one had ever reminded her like this before. Su Yuanyuan nodded, feeling warm in her heart.

"Princess, why are you so happy?" asked Dongmei, who was helping.

"I can't tell you." Su Yuanyuan had prepared a simple four-dish and one-soup dish: braised pork, dry-pot shrimp, celery and black fungus egg, mapo tofu, and cucumber and egg soup. She brought the dishes to the table and placed them on the dining table. Eunuch Shen approached. Su Yuanyuan knew that when the emperor ate, someone would taste the food beforehand.

"Eunuch Shen." Dad and Su Yuanyuan called out to Eunuch Shen at the same time, "Eunuch Shen, please leave. We are father and daughter having a meal, there is no need for so many things." Dad asked Eunuch Shen to leave.

"I have overstepped my authority."

"Dongmei, please give the remaining portion to Eunuch Shen." Su Yuanyuan really thought that the eunuch in front of her was a good person, so she also gave him a portion.

"Your Majesty, I would like to share in your glory as well." Unexpectedly, he was quite touched.

"Okay, go ahead and don't get in the way here." Dad waved his hand.

"Dad, please sit down and try it." Su Yuanyuan picked up some food for him.

"Dad believes in your cooking skills. I heard you even sold the recipe to Yuezhonglou?" Dad ate the braised pork that Su Yuanyuan picked up and looked at Su Yuanyuan in surprise. "Did you make this?"

"Yes, Yuanyuan made it herself." Su Yuanyuan knew he would react like this. "Isn't this different from what you usually eat?"

"It's different. It's more fragrant and melts in the morning. It tastes better than usual. Did you add anything?"

"There's something called soy sauce that makes food more flavorful and savory."

"So this is the soy sauce you're talking about." Dad's words clearly indicated that I have spies around you. "Dad is worried about you and will occasionally ask about your situation. Are you selling this to them?"

"Yes, I got 200,000 yuan. The last recipe also earned more than 200,000 yuan. Yuanyuan used this 200,000 yuan to buy 10% of the shares of three restaurants."

"I didn't expect you to be able to do business,"

"I can't just sit and wait for food and drink. Yuanyuan can't be that kind of lady who never leaves the house, so I want to find something I can do. After escaping death, Yuanyuan has changed her mind. She will not let herself be wronged for the rest of her life and will only do what she wants to do. Dad, you won't hate Yuanyuan like this, right?"

"No, you're better than your brothers and sisters. You're a good kid. Don't worry, just do whatever you want. Daddy supports you. I have too many pretentious women around me. I don't like people like that."

"Thank you, Dad, for supporting Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan is a very smart person and can do a lot of things."

"You, the past is over. Dad has avenged them. As for the Liu family, Dad didn't let them go either. Even though it was the Liu family's eldest son who saved you and your daughter, Dad spared their lives. But the Du family wasn't so lucky. Dad had someone find their faults and exiled them three thousand miles away, never to return."

"Dad, since you've found them, I think you know all the suffering Yuanyuan has endured over the years."

"Yes, Daddy feels very sad." He reached out and touched Su Yuanyuan's head.

"It's okay, Yuanyuan has made it through it, isn't she living a good life now? Life will be sweet in the future." Su Yuanyuan said it lightly, but she knew that the real Yuanyuan was not at ease. But the past is really over, what's the point of entanglement? This time, Daddy stayed with Yuanyuan longer, an hour longer than usual, and chatted a lot of gossip. Daddy asked Su Yuanyuan if she knew Ge Congwen. Su Yuanyuan didn't know what he meant, so she said that she and he were very good friends, and there was no other relationship. He also mentioned that Su Yuanyuan had twelve brothers and sisters, and so on. Su Yuanyuan knew that this was the time he had finally freed up. When others sent Su Yuanyuan back to the mansion, it was already the hour of Hai. But the next day, he received a message that Anguo Hou Ge Congwen had become the first in the examination. Gongsheng, my second brother was also shortlisted, ranking seventh. At the same time, his wedding was on the seventh day of the first lunar month ten days later. Not long after hearing the news, he received an invitation from the Anguo Marquis Mansion. The woman Ge Congwen was going to marry was the tenth princess of the palace, Gu Nannan, and it was said that they had already said they had an engagement. On this day, a big event also happened in the Xiaoyong Marquis Mansion. The palace received an imperial edict, and Su Yuanyuan was canonized as Princess Anle. Su Yuanyuan was confused for a long time until her grandmother pulled her away. Then she remembered to kowtow and thank her. Then she received a large number of rewards. "Grandmother, Yuanyuan must be dreaming."

"Princess Anle, this isn't a dream. This is a special New Year's gift from the Emperor to you, Madam. The Emperor is thinking of you, and he has many medicinal herbs for you," said Tian Gonggong, who had come to announce the decree. "The Emperor also said that Princess Anle and Madam should return to the palace to express their gratitude after the 15th day of the lunar month."

"Eunuch Tian, ​​you have worked hard. Thank you for making this trip. Dongmei, Rumei, please personally see him off."

"Princess Anle, you are too polite. I will take my leave." Mr. Tian announced his departure, and Dongmei and Rumei personally saw him off.

"Yuanyuan, grandma is really happy for you."

"Grandma, we should enjoy all the glory and wealth together," Su Yuanyuan hugged her grandmother.

"Old lady, our Su Mansion, the Marquis of Bravery, has finally come to an end after suffering so much hardship." Several maids were very happy.

"This is all thanks to our Yuanyuan," looking at the rewards all over the ground, Su Yuanyuan asked to move all the things except the clothes to her grandmother's side. However, her grandmother only kept a box of ginseng, and the rest were to be put in Su Yuanyuan's storehouse. However, Su Yuanyuan asked to move all the medicinal materials to her grandmother's side. She was still a little confused. That night, Su Yuanyuan rested in her grandmother's room. Su Yuanyuan expressed her worries. The emperor was going to promote her to the public. She was afraid that the sudden title of princess would bring too much trouble. She wanted to live that kind of peaceful life, but it was difficult for her to do so. But the grandmother said that the higher Su Yuanyuan's status, the more he valued Yunniang and her daughter, and she would be at peace even if she died. Su Yuanyuan saw that her grandmother was really happy. Never mind, if the enemy comes, we will fight him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth. Whatever comes, we will solve it. This can be regarded as the fulfillment of the grandmother's wish. The grandmother introduced Yuanyuan to the situation in the palace. The emperor has fifteen or sixteen children, more than a dozen princes and four princesses. The eldest prince was made the crown prince when the late queen died five years ago. He is 23 years old this year. The crown princess is He Yuxuan. The crown prince's eldest son is 5 years old this year. They are twins, Gu Jinyan and Gu Jinyue. The second prince... Grandmother explained to Su Yuanyuan everything she knew about the palace. Since the previous empress's death five years ago, there hadn't been another empress. The emperor had no shortage of women, and there was no news of him favoring anyone in particular. The harem was currently run by Consort Shen of Zilin Palace and Consort Lan of Lanhua Palace. It had been rumored for years that Consort Shen was the most likely candidate for empress, but the emperor had refused to agree, and so things had remained that way. Su Yuanyuan found it strange. Could a country exist without an empress? She also learned a great deal about the palace.

"Madam, several masters and young masters of the Cai Mansion are here. The two people here have woken up and are still talking in bed," replied Old Lady Yang as she hurried into the room.

"What time is it?" asked the grandmother.

"Madam, it's three quarters past noon now."

"Please invite them to the living room for tea. Yuanyuan, it's time for us to get up. They must be here for the princess's identity." Grandmother was a little helpless.

"Princess Anle is here, and the old lady is here." Xiao Qizi's voice reminded them that the person they were waiting for had arrived. This was the treatment a princess deserved.

"Greetings to Princess Anle, greetings to the old lady," the two of them knelt down as soon as they entered the gate of Biming Garden.

"Uncles, aunts, eldest brother, and second brother, please stand up." Su Yuanyuan followed her grandmother into the house and sat in the main seat. This person was really complete. "Second brother, I haven't congratulated you yet, you're on the list."

"Student thanks the princess." The second brother stood up and saluted.

"Brother, in this room, we are still a family. There is no need to be so polite. You two brothers should just call me Yuanyuan. Brother, please take a seat."

"Mom, I think you have heard about it too. My brothers and I are living separately, which can be considered as a division of the family. It's the end of the year now, and I've been too busy. I only had time to come and see you and Yuanyuan today." My uncle said this with some uncertainty on his part.

"You've all branched out, and you've separated, so it's fine. But you're still brothers and sisters, and you need to support each other. That's the only way to be worthy of your Cai family's ancestors. Why didn't you bring Peng'er with you?"

"Grandma, the Liu family is having a wedding tomorrow. Wanshi, the second daughter of the Liu family, is getting married tomorrow. Wanqin and Peng'er have been back at the Liu family for two days," the eldest brother replied, standing up. "Grandma, Wenjing has a serious illness and hasn't gotten better. Mother went to see her, so I haven't come yet. I'll come and see you when she returns home."