After my whole family overheard my thoughts, they went berserk.

"I don't want any empire. I just want to stay with Your Majesty until we grow old, raise our children, share Your Majesty's burdens, and make the country prosperous and the people live in peace and happiness. That would be enough for me."

Shi Miaomiao listened to the couple's heart-to-heart talk while nestled in the Empress's arms.

As expected of a mother!

She has a truly broad vision and a heart full of love; she is worthy of the title of Mother of the Nation!

The Empress looked at Shi Miaomiao in her arms with delight.

Shi Miaomiao grinned at her, her smile as bright as a sunflower.

"I was already very content with my life, and now that I have my lovely Miaomiao, I feel that everything is perfect." The Empress felt warm inside as she held Miaomiao's little hand.

If her every second were taken away, what would be the meaning of her life?

The Emperor also took a liking to Shi Miaomiao.

This child, the more you look at him, the more you like him!

"Since that's the case, then I'll reward Miaomiao handsomely. You and I are middle-aged, and suddenly we have a beloved daughter, which makes our lives much more promising. All this credit belongs to Miaomiao!"

"Guards, bestow upon Miaomiao ten thousand taels of gold, ten mansions, a hundred acres of fertile land, and a hundred shops!"

Every second was filled with sighs.

Now that she has successfully returned to her mother's side, the novel's plot will be rewritten. She wants to change the fate of all her relatives. Why would she worry about not having money to spend?

"Pfft... pfft..."

Shi Miaomiao really wanted to speak and tell her father that she didn't want to, but all she could do was spit out her own saliva.

The Emperor looked at her expression and nodded in satisfaction.

I understand what you mean. You feel it's not enough, right?

"I will double the reward!" The Emperor waved his hand dismissively.

He doesn't care about his precious daughter!

Shi Miaomiao felt helpless.

She's still so young; these material possessions could easily be taken away by her four pots.

In the original story, the eldest brother was temporarily made crown prince because she was not yet grown up. However, the crown prince was dissatisfied and always acted like a good-for-nothing, squandering money and becoming penniless. The crown princess would also frequently go to Huayao Palace to cry poor and play the victim.

Shi Yunyun was cunning at a young age. She gave all the Emperor's rewards to her older brother, which made him and his wife greedy and indifferent to money.

She pouted her little mouth and gave the Empress a pleading look.

"Actually... Miaomiao wants a token, the kind that lets her do whatever she wants."

She had a token, so no one dared to hit her.

After all, she was still just a helpless little baby. If she didn't like someone, she'd jump up and slap them. She had the token, so no one dared to fight back!

The Emperor heard her thoughts and began to ponder what that thing really was, though he maintained a calm facade.

Having been on the throne for over a decade, I've never heard of a token that allows one to do whatever one pleases.

The Empress looked at the Emperor's expression, which remained completely calm. She realized that only she and her daughter could truly understand what Miaomiao wanted.

However, she was somewhat troubled, as she feared she would inevitably have to act as a go-between for the two of them in the future.

"Your Majesty, Miaomiao is still young and has no ability to protect herself. Having too much money will only attract the attention of thieves. Why not grant her a pardon?"

Shi Miaomiao grinned again, making a spitting sound as she did so.

"My mother understands me best!"

The Empress understood immediately and looked at Shi Miaomiao with a hint of pride.

It's said that daughters are a mother's little cotton-padded jacket. It's so wonderful to have a daughter with whom you can share your innermost thoughts. You can whisper secrets to your daughter from now on!

The Emperor nodded: "Yes, I will have it delivered tomorrow!"

Although daughters and mothers are closely connected, fortunately, she can understand her daughter's feelings, so the father's position is no less important than the mother's!

This secret is not to be told to anyone.

Even the Empress didn't say anything!

The Emperor and Empress sat down for a long talk, recounting their journey from falling in love to building the empire together, including the birth of their four sons.

It was only then that Shi Miaomiao realized how much suffering the Empress had endured while pregnant with her child.

This part was not mentioned in the original novel.

"When you gave birth to the fourth prince, you almost died from severe bleeding. The Imperial Hospital advised you not to have any more children, but you wanted to give me a daughter, so you insisted on getting pregnant anyway. Now, as you are giving birth, I am not even by your side. I feel very ashamed!"

The Empress shook her head: "Your Majesty knows that you love daughters. Even if it was difficult to give birth to Miaomiao, I did not feel bitter or hardship. Moreover, after Miaomiao was born, I felt that my ordinary life suddenly became very bright."

She might be the Ling family's lucky star.

The couple has been married for so long and still treat each other with the utmost respect. Shi Miaomiao was moved by this touching love story. At first, she listened with great interest, but gradually she became sleepy.

"Father and Mother are such good talkers! It's so late at night, why aren't they sleepy yet?"

Shi Miaomiao's eyelids felt heavy, and she muttered to herself.

The Emperor and Empress gazed at each other, neither of them knowing that they could simultaneously hear Miao Miao's innermost thoughts.

"Your Majesty, it is already late at night."

"Your Majesty, why don't I stay here tonight?"

The two said in unison.

Shi Miaomiao kicked her legs in the Empress's arms in protest.

"I need to sleep, I need to sleep!"

The Emperor stayed overnight, and the two of them, deeply moved, talked until dawn. How could she possibly sleep!

Absolutely not!

The Emperor was about to fall asleep while listening, but worried about disturbing her sleep, so he couldn't force her to stay and could only reluctantly return to his own palace.

That night, Shi Miaomiao slept soundly.

After all, she's a little adult now, and she can go to sleep on her own at night, determined not to disturb her frail mother.

The next day, at dawn.

"Dog, doggy."

Even in her sleep, Shi Miaomiao was still wondering where the dog had gone.

"dog!"

She suddenly woke up and burst into tears when she saw the Empress. Her tears and snot smeared her little face.

The Empress watched as Shi Miaomiao cried pitifully, her mind constantly replaying the word "dog." This child was precocious; could it be that she was already craving dog meat?

She got up and ordered the servants to go to the kitchen to get some dog meat soup so that she could smell the aroma of the dog meat and satisfy her craving.

At this moment, the dog god rushed to the bedside, looking so aggrieved that he was about to cry.

"Master, save me!"

Their pitiful expression turned bright and cheerful the moment they saw each other.

I was too tired yesterday and fell asleep in Rongde Palace. When I woke up, it was already late at night. The gates of Rongde Palace were tightly closed and I couldn't get out, so I barked wildly in the palace all night.

It was too hungry to run in the morning, so several palace maids held it down and forced it to eat yesterday's dog poop!

Shi Miaomiao laughed so hard she spit out her saliva as she listened to Dog God's plight.

"Aren't you supposed to be a divine dog? Weren't you sent down from heaven to protect me?"

"How did you end up in the hands of mortals, only to be forced to eat your own excrement?"

"Sigh, I'm still just a little baby, and you expect me to protect you? What use are you to me then?"

Other people's cheat codes are either able to hide things or turn them into treasures, but her cheat codes have been reduced to the point where she's being forced by humans to eat dog poop. Fate really loves to play jokes on her.

"Hmph, I didn't eat any! I have tons of treasures too! If you don't save me, I won't show them to you!"

Shi Miaomiao tried to spit out her saliva, wanting to call her "Mother," but the saliva got all over her face, and she still couldn't utter a single word.