Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

It seems like 002's shadow is everywhere in Da Cai Zhai. He's teaching martial arts to the children in the courtyard, or criticizing Da Chun and Er Qiu for being too clumsy at work. But when Xiong Bufan runs over, they seem to have disappeared again.

Xiong Bufan pursed his lips, turned around and ran out of the mountain village, intending to catch fish by the river to grill and eat. Honey with grilled fish is really super delicious.

002 was fishing by the river and said in the direction Xiong Bufan came from, "Don't worry, we'll be able to eat it soon."

Even after death, 002's spirit wouldn't leave. Xiong Bufan ran over, intending to kick 002 into the river, but after running over, 002 disappeared, and the fish disappeared as well.

Xiong Bufan no longer wanted to slack off. After returning to the mountain stronghold and saying goodbye, he followed the scent to the palace to find Qiao Yujie. She was getting old, and he could count the number of her peers alive on one hand. Xiong Bufan wanted to reconnect with her, bring back more silver, and soothe her wounded heart.

Qiao Yujie had long since relinquished power, becoming the retired emperor and beginning her life of retirement.

When Xiong Bufan ran over, Qiao Yujie was practicing the Five Animal Frolics in the yard. The older she got, the more she paid attention to health preservation, so that she could live longer.

Xiong Bufan sat down boldly to one side and watched Qiao Yujie play around in the yard.

After Qiao Yujie finished performing the Five Animal Frolics, a perceptive eunuch quickly handed her a towel to wipe her hands, and then presented her with tea at the perfect temperature.

Xiong Bufan curled his lips. He had long heard that Qiao Yujie knew how to enjoy herself, but he didn't expect that she had more than ten people serving her. He would have 002 serve her like that when he got back, but it seemed that 002 was dead.

After finishing her tea, Qiao Yujie said to Xiong Bufan, "Ding'an is still the same as before. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

Xiong Bufan finished his tea in one gulp. "You were the one who told me not to come, and now you're saying we haven't seen each other in a long time. That's really unreasonable."

Thinking back, the only people she knew from back then were probably Xiong Bufan and Su Beichen. Qiao Yujie walked over and sat down. "I heard that the Imperial Son-in-Law has died. Ding'an, please accept my condolences."

"I'm perfectly fine!"

Xiong Bufan did not refute the claim that 002 was the prince consort, but she did not understand why everyone she knew told her to grieve in moderation, even though she was not sad at all.

Time allowed Qiao Yujie to calm down, while power made her increasingly imposing. She could stand in front of you without doing anything, and you would feel the urge to kneel down.

"Ding'an, how long do you plan to stay this time? Tell me what you need this time, and don't bother the Emperor."

Xiong Bufan said matter-of-factly, "I'll be staying for a long time, so you'll need someone to serve me."

"it is good."

Let the older generation handle their own affairs. If Xiong Bufan were to go to the Emperor, Qiao Yujie was genuinely afraid that he would lose his temper and start a fight. After all, Xiong Bufan was fearless in his youth.

The current emperor is Princess Bao'an, the daughter of Qiao Yujie. Her son, Cui Taiheng, was executed by Qiao Yujie years ago because he was bewitched by the tutor and dissatisfied with Qiao Yujie's regency. He joined with other ministers to petition Qiao Yujie to return power. Qiao Yujie, having experienced the struggle for the throne, resolved the situation with a few words, but Cui Taiheng then launched a military campaign to force the emperor to abdicate.

Without Xiong Bufan's intervention, Cui Taiheng was killed by a hail of arrows. The ministers who had instigated Cui Taiheng were executed along with their entire families. Qiao Yujie's iron-fisted approach quelled all the restless ministers and members of the royal family, allowing her to reign smoothly for fifty years.

In his later years, he felt too tired and abdicated in favor of Princess Bao'an, who, with the help of her mother, successfully became empress.

Qiao Yujie looked at Xiong Bufan and said, "Stay with me a little longer this time. I don't know when we'll meet again. Maybe we'll be separated by life and death."

"I already told you, I'll stay here with you for a long time."

Hearing Xiong Bufan's unreasonable remarks, Qiao Yujie was not angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "I'm getting old, and my memory isn't what it used to be. Please don't take offense."

"Humph"

The maids and eunuchs serving on the side looked at the legendary Princess Ding'an with some surprise. She was really amazing; she could make their usually stern-faced emperor smile more than he had in the past month.

Gossip is an eternal topic for mankind. Qiao Yujie waved her hand and sent all the maids and servants in the courtyard away.

The head maid was a little worried about Qiao Yujie's health, so she leaned closer to her and said, "Your Majesty, you..."

Qiao Yujie: "Go, go, go. I am in perfect health. I need to have a private talk with the Princess. You may leave."

"Yes."

The maids and eunuchs gradually left the courtyard, and Qiao Yujie approached Xiong Bufan and asked, "Why don't you marry Zhang Mingming?"

Xiong Bufan: "Are you happy after getting married?"

Qiao Yujie smiled awkwardly and said, "I feel fine." If she were to return to the days when Cui Haoyu was around, Qiao Yujie would absolutely not want to. There were countless assassination attempts and poisons, and in the end, even Cui Haoyu tried to harm her…

Xiong Bufan continued drinking his tea, and the atmosphere between the two became a little awkward.

Qiao Yujie: "Do you think we can go back after we die?"

"I don't know either, but you can try!"

Qiao Yujie fell silent. Compared to going back, she longed for immortality.

After decades apart, the two people, who had nothing to talk about, had even less to say to each other and could only sit there awkwardly.

Xiong Bufan stayed with Qiao Yujie for another ten years, until Qiao Yujie passed away.

Xiong Bufan never saw 002 again; he was probably reminded of the past while in the mountain stronghold.

Over the course of ten years, Xiong Bufan first saw Liu Niang pass away, then Su Beichen. Before Su Beichen died, all he could think about was repaying Xiong Bufan's money.

Qiao Yujie was staring at Xiong Bufan at the time. She didn't know that Xiong Bufan was so outrageous. He had asked Su Beichen for money that had been owed for decades. Seeing that this matter was about to become a hereditary debt, Qiao Yujie said to Su Beichen, "Prime Minister, the money you owed Ding'an was paid off decades ago. I paid it off for you."

Su Beichen muttered, "It's good that it's all paid off, it's good that it's all paid off," before slowly losing his breath.

As Xiong Bufan and Qiao Yujie walked out of Su Beichen's house, they heard the heart-wrenching cries of Su Beichen's descendants.

Qiao Yujie gained a clear understanding of Xiong Bufan's greed. She actually used an invalid IOU to collect a lifetime's debt from Su Beichen. It's a wonder that Su Beichen, who was once a prime minister, couldn't even see through Xiong Bufan's scheme. Fortunately, his poor judgment didn't affect his work for the court. Otherwise, Qiao Yujie would have had Bao'an investigate whether Su Beichen had overlooked anything in his previous work.

Kongkong said to Xiong Bufan, "Bufan, the original owner has completed all her missions. When are we leaving?"

"Let's wait a bit longer. I still need to get compensation from Qiao Yujie for the loss of her youth. I can't let her have been with me for nothing."

Kongkong: "Look at your pathetic self."

Most of Qiao Yujie's wealth was stuffed into Xiong Bufan's spatial storage, including gold, silver, jewelry, and exquisite jade artifacts. It was only because Qiao Yujie was capable that the entire dynasty could support Xiong Bufan, this super money-grubber.