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

He's happy when his daughter is happy.

The Empress covered her mouth and laughed: "This token has never been used since it was bestowed upon us."

"Haha!" The Emperor also laughed heartily.

Shi Miaomiao gave them a quick, sharp look.

"Hmph, how annoying! How dare they make fun of me!"

The Emperor couldn't resist picking up Shi Miaomiao and holding her in his arms like a precious treasure.

He couldn't help but sigh, "As soon as I see Miaomiao, all my worries disappear."

The Empress was very attentive to the Emperor and was extremely good at reading his expressions.

"Is Your Majesty facing some troubles in court?"

The Emperor shook his head and said, "It's alright."

He didn't want the affairs of the previous dynasty to affect the Empress, especially since it involved vying for favor in the harem.

Although the Empress agreed to allow the ministers to send people to the inner palace, it was because she was afraid that he would have difficulty in his position at court.

When he first established Huayao, he promised her that he would only love her for the rest of his life!

"They swear..."

The Emperor and Empress both had pointed ears.

"What did you say?" The Empress was drawn in by Shi Miaomiao's inner thoughts and responded with her own inner thoughts.

They were both eavesdropping on each other's thoughts, but neither of them revealed it.

During the brief intervals between using the token, Shi muttered another sentence.

"Sigh, Father Emperor has a hidden ailment."

The empress blushed and covered her mouth, secretly laughing.

Nonsense.

How could she not know whether the Emperor had any hidden ailments?

Her husband is quite formidable.

"Uh..." The emperor looked embarrassed.

How could Miaomiao possibly know what just happened in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?

Fortunately, she is still young and probably doesn't understand what a hidden ailment is.

Shi Miaomiao stole glances at her father, her face full of melancholy.

"Father's heart is full of joy."

It is mentioned in the book.

Tomorrow, news of the Huayao Emperor's hidden illness will spread among his ministers.

Every day, courtiers would secretly slip anonymous letters into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, containing prescriptions for various treatments for difficult and complicated diseases.

Some enthusiastic people even drew talismans for the emperor, saying that he was being suppressed by evil spirits. They claimed that as long as the talisman was pasted there and the emperor didn't bathe for three days and three nights, the evil spirits would be forced out and he would regain his dignity as a man.

As a result, the emperor suffered psychological trauma and became powerless for several months, which became a disgrace in his life.

Finally, with her mother's encouragement, it took her half a year to recover.

The Emperor looked at Shi Miaomiao with a helpless and frustrated expression.

Miao Miao's ability to foresee things is beyond that of ordinary people. But her actions today have made him even more dependent on her.

As the ruler of a country, he actually placed his hopes on a little baby.

And then I couldn't help but worry about how to get through this difficult time.

He needed to salvage his reputation while also escaping pressure from his ministers.

"My dearest Miaomiao, what should your father do?"

Although, he found it difficult to talk about it.

But he knew that Shi Miaomiao couldn't hear his inner thoughts.

I didn't even know that I could hear her thoughts.

"Take me to see what the officials look like."

She was drooling and smacking her lips every now and then.

The Hua Yao people's foundation was given by their mothers, but their kingdom was created by the ruler and his subjects. The internal relationships were complex and nepotistic.

In recent years, the country has been in great shape, and the people are at peace. Some officials have become complacent, while others have focused on their careers, forming cliques and engaging in internal strife, and have stopped paying attention to matters of state.

Even when flooding caused life-threatening situations, no one was willing to address them.

This is roughly what happens when life gets better, and some people start causing trouble and doing bad things to seek a sense of existence; it's commonly known as being bored and having nothing better to do.

When the Empress heard Miaomiao's thoughts, she remained expressionless. She knew that she would once again have to act as a messenger between the father and daughter.

However, the thought that only she could hear Miaomiao's true feelings still secretly pleased her.

"Your Majesty, Miaomiao has been playful since birth. It's only been two days, and she can't even stay in Huayao Palace anymore. I think I should take her for a walk around the palace tomorrow."

The Emperor, of course, knew where his daughter wanted to go.

"Very well, tomorrow after I finish court, I will have someone bring Miaomiao to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to have a look around. She can be exposed to the world from a young age, so that she can be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future!"

"Sigh, Father and Mother are so good to me, I really don't want to leave them."

Every second she could feel that her father and mother's feelings for her were genuine.

Instantly.

The Emperor and Empress's expressions changed drastically, and they both became tense.

How could their lovely daughter leave them?

Could it be that she's grown up too fast at such a young age and wants to go solo?

This palace is her home. With her father's protection and her mother's care, how could she bear to abandon them?

Shi Miaomiao stared blankly at the token, lost in thought.

"I don't even know if this death-exemption token can truly save me from death, so I wouldn't have to die at the age of two."

These words pained the Empress deeply.

Such a lovely daughter is her lucky star and the light of her life. How could she only live for two years!

The emperor's brow was also furrowed.

How could he live without his precious daughter!

forget about it!

He decided to organize a prayer ceremony.

Change Miaomiao’s 100-day celebration into a nine-dynasty banquet, and have all the civil and military officials follow him to the spirit tree to pray for his Miaomiao’s long life!

"Your Majesty, I plan to hold a nine-day banquet for Miaomiao in seven days from now, and take her to the spirit tree to pray for her safety and happiness."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I support you." The Empress nodded.

Miaomiao inherited her bloodline, and with the protection of the spirit tree, she is sure to live a long and healthy life.

Shi Miaomiao was also looking forward to seeing the spirit tree mentioned in the book.

The bond between her mother and the spirit tree was intertwined throughout her life. She was used by Shi Yunyun and became her stepping stone, which led to her innocent death.

Legend has it that the sacred tree was actually a tree god. The Huayao people truly loved and worshipped him, so he willingly stayed in the mortal world as a tree to protect the Huayao people.

The Huayao Kingdom relies on medicinal herbs for its livelihood because its terrain is shrouded in spiritual energy, which comes from this spiritual tree.

However, every ten years, it needs to drink the blood of the descendants of the gods, otherwise it will weaken and the fate of the Huayao Kingdom will decline.

Currently, Ling Shu is supported by her mother, and she will take over her mother's position after she comes of age.

Of course, no one has ever seen its true form, so it is unknown whether it is truly a tree spirit.

At Rongde Palace, Consort Rong was pouring out her grievances to her father.

"Father, the Emperor said that Yun'er is ugly and he is unwilling to get close to her. He hasn't come to see us, mother and daughter, yet."

She hugged Shi Yunyun, her eyes reddening, and said, "Tell me, is Yun'er really as ugly as the Emperor said?"

Rong Li was ashamed.

really have.

But this is his own granddaughter. If others make fun of her, can he make fun of her himself?

"What exactly happened yesterday? Didn't your aunt arrange everything perfectly? Why didn't Yun'er go to the Empress's side?"

Yesterday, he specially persuaded the emperor to go to Gui County to inspect the people's conditions. The emperor was unwilling to go, saying that he would stay in the palace to wait for the empress to give birth.

He used the common people as an excuse to persuade the emperor to leave the palace with him, all in order to create an opportunity for them, but he never expected that all his efforts would be in vain.

Consort Rong's eyes suddenly turned cold, and resentment arose in her heart.