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

Xiong Bufan swaggered back to the courtyard carrying a pig on his back. "002, I'm back! Look what I brought back!"

002 silently rolled her eyes, but still went up to her, "What did you bring back?"

"A pig!"

Xiong Bufan placed the live pig on the ground. The pig's limbs were tied, and it was still struggling and making "oinking" sounds.

002 noticed the bloodstains on Xiong Bufan and asked, "You're injured! Who hurt you?"

Xiong Bufan asked in confusion, "Where did the bloodstains come from?"

"Your back!"

Xiong Bufan pulled his shirt forward and found bloodstains from Su Beichen on his back. He explained, "I'm not injured. I just saved two unlucky guys, and I'm covered in their blood."

002 was relieved. Although he knew no one could hurt Xiong Bufan, he was still worried. Now that he knew Xiong Bufan was alright, he said coldly, "Hurry up and deal with the pigs, otherwise the whole yard will smell like pig manure."

"I want to eat blood sausage."

"it is good."

……

The two carefree people made up just like that. Xiong Bufan left for an afternoon, and 002 stopped mentioning going back to his hometown, because even if he did, Xiong Bufan wouldn't go back with him.

After Su Beichen woke up, he was helped to interrogate the notorious bandit and to recover the imperial gifts that the ministers had lost.

According to past practice, losing an imperial gift was punishable by beheading. However, since nearly half of the ministers in the court had lost their imperial gifts, and the emperor was not a foolish ruler, he naturally would not kill them all. In the end, he only fined them half a year's salary and ordered the Dali Temple to arrest them.

The notorious thief woke up in prison, his clothes torn to shreds, his silver and hidden weapons gone. He remembered the strange woman he had met before he lost consciousness and cried out that he had been careless. He vowed to take revenge once he got out, but unfortunately, he couldn't leave the prison.

The month was up, and Su Beichen not only retrieved the imperial gift but also captured the notorious thief. Unfortunately, the thief committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment, without revealing the person behind him. However, Su Beichen will continue to pursue the case.

The Emperor was overjoyed and summoned Su Beichen to the palace for an audience. The First Prince, the Second Prince, and the Fourth Prince stood on either side of the Imperial Study, while the Emperor sat in the main seat. "Minister Su," he said, "you have solved a great problem for me this time. What reward do you desire?"

Su Beichen knelt on the ground and replied respectfully, "This is my duty. I do not wish for any reward. I only wish that Your Majesty is healthy and that the country is at peace!"

The emperor was very pleased. "Hahaha, I see that your robe is worn out, so I will reward the Dali Temple with a thousand taels of gold."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Emperor: "Peace be with you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor left in a grand procession with several princes. Su Beichen remained kneeling on the ground, and slowly raised his head and got up after the emperor had gone far away.

The eldest prince, Cui Zheng, went over and helped Su Beichen up. "I heard that Su Shaoqing was seriously injured before. Is he alright now?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am much better now."

After news of Su Beichen's injury spread, Cui Zheng arranged for someone to send him some tonics as a gesture of sympathy between friends.

The eldest prince, Cui Zheng, was the son of the late empress. Although he was the eldest son, he did not have a prominent maternal family, so he was not prominent in the court and few ministers took his side. He was previously overshadowed by Cui Zuoqian. It was only in the month since Cui Zuoqian died that he gradually began to show his talent.

Cui Zheng himself was on good terms with people in the court. Compared to the ruthless and hypocritical Third Prince and the cruel and merciless Second Prince who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, Cui Zheng seemed like a good person.

Su Beichen did not take sides and often avoided Cui Zheng and other princes, simply to avoid suspicion.

Cui Zheng patted Su Beichen on the shoulder, "There's no need for us to be so formal. I consider you a friend."

"Your Highness, I thank you for your concern. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." With that, Su Beichen quickly left.

Cui Zheng put his hands behind his back and followed Su Beichen's footsteps. "I'm also leaving the palace soon, so why don't we go together!"

Su Beichen gestured for him to enter, "Your Highness, please."

Cui Zheng and Su Beichen walked out of the imperial study together. On their way out of the palace, Cui Zheng seemingly kindly reminded Su Beichen, "Young Master Su, you must be careful after this case!"

Su Beichen: "The Dali Temple has many guards, so there's nothing to worry about. Your Highness should still be careful."

The Fourth Prince emerged from the Imperial Study, watching the two figures depart with hostility. His Third Brother was dead, and the faction was like a pile of loose sand; even the ministers who had previously sided with him had switched sides—those old fogies! The First Prince, too, had abandoned his previous indifferent attitude and was now actively courting officials. He truly had no advantage left. However, to achieve great things, he needed to plan carefully. After a moment's thought, the Fourth Prince headed straight for the palace of Consort Wang, the mother of Cui Zuoqian.

When Su Beichen and Cui Zheng left the palace together, many people would assume that Su Beichen was on Cui Zheng's side. This was exactly what Cui Zheng wanted. It was like forcibly pulling Su Beichen onto his side, since Su Beichen couldn't very well explain to them that he hadn't taken sides.

After leaving the palace, Cui Zheng said to Su Beichen with a smile, "Lord Su, I have no plan to meet again another day."

Su Beichen: "Respectfully seeing Your Highness off."

After Cui Zheng left, Su Beichen also climbed into the carriage, and the driver drove back to Dali Temple.

The situation in the capital is currently unstable. The death of the Third Prince has broken the previous stable situation of the two factions of the Second and Third Princes. The Emperor will probably support a prince to counter the Second Prince soon. The Fourth Prince and the First Prince are not honest either. Since ancient times, most of those who participate in the struggle for the throne have not had a good ending. It is better to protect oneself wisely. Su Beichen sighed and closed his eyes to rest.

Looking at Qiao Yujie in the yard, Xiong Bufan quickly told 002 to take away all the edible vegetables to prevent the poor girl from coming to freeload. She didn't understand how Qiao Yujie had found her, since she had only bought her pastries three or four times.

002 cautiously stared at Ah Niu in the yard. He felt that this person was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

Fearing that Qiao Yujie would complain about him buying snacks and eating them all by himself, Xiong Bufan spoke first in a harsh tone, "What are you doing here? I don't remember owing you any money."

Qiao Yujie took some pastries out of the basket and placed them on the table. "I know you don't owe me any money. I'm here to treat you to some samples."

Xiong Bufan frantically winked at Qiao Yujie, "I don't remember buying any pastries from you."

"Oh, I must have misremembered. I'll be leaving now." With that, Qiao Yujie began to pack up the snacks.

Seeing Xiong Bufan's pained expression, 002 thought to herself, "Isn't it just because you're afraid I'll find out you're hoarding food? I'm not a stingy person, if you eat it, you eat it, why hide it from me?" Despite her complaints, she couldn't let Qiao Yujie leave. "Bufan, you two talk first, I'll go to the carpenter's shop to see what kind of new table we're making."

Upon hearing that 002 was leaving, Xiong Bufan quickly waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead."

Ah Niu was also sent away by Qiao Yujie. Xiong Bufan rushed up to Qiao Yujie, picked up a piece of pastry and said, "This is free, right?"

Qiao Yujie: "No, but you have to answer one question before you can eat."

"what is the problem?"

Qiao Yujie glanced at the doorway and said mysteriously, "Are you from the future? Or perhaps from another world?"

Xiong Bufan stared at the pastries and said, "I guess so."

"May I have this dessert? I haven't had it in so long."

"Eat up, eat up. What year are you from?"

Xiong Bufan stuffed the pastry into his mouth, "I will leave that world in 2050."

Qiao Yujie suddenly asked, "Has China achieved its great rejuvenation? Has it achieved the Four Modernizations?"

"It's been achieved; it will be achieved by 2040."

These two are really outrageous. They're discussing the politics of China in the ancient world. Kongkong covered his ears, not wanting to listen. He had taken many political lessons with them in the last world.

Qiao Yujie said regretfully, "I died suddenly while memorizing my lessons. I only remembered this one point of knowledge."

But I knew Mom was amazing; she'd succeed at anything she set her mind to.

Xiong Bufan continued to eat his snacks, and after finishing them, he said, "The food in the later stages doesn't taste good; it's all additives. Also, it's become very difficult to pass the civil service exam and the postgraduate entrance exam, so very few kids can pass them, and it's no longer a secure job."

"Ok."

The two stayed for a while, and when Qiao Yujie left, her face was flushed and she was very excited.