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

The next day, the sun shone high in the sky, casting a special glow over the Huayao Palace.

In the past, the Empress always got up early, but ever since she gave birth to Miaomiao, her wake-up time has become unpredictable.

It's all because Shi Miaomiao loves to sleep in.

After the mother and daughter got up, it was time to brush their teeth again.

"Digging and digging in the little garden, planting tiny seeds, and letting tiny flowers bloom..."

Shi Miaomiao looked lazy and obediently got her teeth cleaned.

"puff……"

The Empress was amused by her.

"Your smile is so beautiful, like a flower in spring. Mother, your smile is so lovely."

"The little rascal is so naughty." The Queen smiled broadly, her eyes full of doting affection.

"Your Majesty, this morning, I saw someone sleeping in the corner outside Huayao Palace," Qianhe reported.

Upon hearing this, Qing Sui also reported it to the Empress.

“This servant saw it too. I don’t know who it is, but they are so bold as to climb the corner of the Huayao Palace.”

"Yes, Father Emperor."

Why would anyone like climbing walls?

After being tidied up, Shi Miaomiao started another day of collecting tokens.

The Empress responded with an "oh".

Besides the Emperor, who else would climb the walls of the Huayao Palace?

And who else dares to climb the corner of the Huayao Palace?

However, around midnight last night, strange noises kept coming from inside the house.

"Qianhe, go to the head steward and find a few cats to release into Huayao Palace to catch mice," she instructed.

Last night, she woke up in the middle of the night, worried that Miaomiao would kick off the blankets and catch a cold. But she heard rustling noises behind her. Afraid of waking Miaomiao, she stayed up anxiously until dawn.

Qing Sui and Qian He exchanged glances. How could there be rats in the palace? That's strange.

"Brother, Prince Brother."

He kept tugging at the token, trying to multitask.

The Empress frowned.

She became worried whenever the Crown Prince was mentioned.

The Crown Prince is nowhere to be seen all day and rarely comes to pay his respects. Yesterday, the Crown Princess was placed under house arrest in the East Palace, and the Crown Prince did not show up either.

He's not as sensible as his younger sister, who knows to care about her unreliable older brother.

"Does Miaomiao want to see her brothers?"

After the birth of the Huayao princess, none of her brothers visited the Huayao Palace, and even the Empress Dowager did not send anyone to inquire about her well-being.

However, the Empress Dowager was stubborn and probably felt that it was unlucky to have just given birth, so she decided to wait until after the Nine-Day Banquet before taking Miaomiao to pay her respects.

"No, the Crown Prince is a rat, a very big rat."

"You mean, the noise we heard in the palace last night was from the Crown Prince?"

No, he can't get in.

Shi nodded frantically.

"A secret passage was dug in Mother's Palace, leading to Rongde Palace. That's how they stole Miaomiao. Last night, the Crown Prince came to steal Miaomiao's money, including the house deeds and land deeds."

No one would have imagined that the Crown Prince would be involved in such petty theft.

He usually liked to hang out with the sons of his ministers, but they were all richer than him, which made him feel ashamed. So he always pretended to be rich in public and spent money like water.

Whenever he was short of money, he would sneak out of the secret passage in Rongde Palace and run to Huayao Palace to steal the Empress's money.

Moreover, the Queen never noticed because she had too much money.

"Has a secret passage been dug into Huayao Palace?"

The Empress was utterly shocked.

"Mother, carry me over there, I'll show you Kang."

She knows every second perfectly; she even walked that path on the day she was born!

The Queen carried her to the back of the room, where they found a mechanism in an inconspicuous corner.

A circular door opened, revealing a brightly lit interior.

Unbelievable! Such a long secret passage had been dug into her Huayao Palace, and she was completely unaware of it!

"The Crown Prince stole my money last night through this secret passage. He often stole money from Mother before, but Mother didn't know."

The Empress felt a sharp pain in her chest.

She hates nothing more than people stealing things, and she hates even more that her own flesh and blood treat her like a fool!

Who would have thought that her crown prince would be such a person!

"Mother, I'll hide my money myself. You need to move your money to a new location, otherwise many more people will come to steal it."

The Queen frowned.

"Who else?"

Shi Miaomiao choked on her own saliva, and her little face turned red.

It took a while to recover.

"Ugly Girl, Consort Rong, and the Crown Princess, they're all in cahoots."

The Empress's eyes reddened.

I can't tell if I'm angry or sad.

Outsiders schemed against her, and even her own son schemed against her. Where did they place her, their biological mother?

"Mommy, don't be angry. You have Miaomiao. Miaomiao loves you dearly. She doesn't steal money from you, doesn't make you angry, and even kisses you."

She pouted her drool-filled little mouth, laboriously smacked her lips on the Queen's face, and gently kissed her cheek.

The Empress's heart was warmed by her.

Heaven bestowed such a wonderful daughter upon her; this was her good fortune. Without Miaomiao, she might never have known so many secrets, even until her death.

"Mother, if I make a mistake one day, will you punish me?"

Shi Miaomiao looked at the Empress seriously and explained again.

"Miaomiao doesn't do anything bad, doesn't betray her mother, and only helps her mother vent her anger."

The Empress was not angered to tears, but she was moved to tears by Shi Miaomiao's words.

As the mother of the nation, she was gentle by nature but never shed tears easily.

But Shi Miaomiao's words struck a chord deep within her, breaking her defenses.

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Miaomiao is still young. I don't want you to take your anger out on me. I will do everything in my power to protect you and ensure you grow up safely."

Every second is her life.

If anyone dares to touch her in the slightest, they will be made to die without a burial place.

"That's good, then I can rest assured about the nest."

Shi Miaomiao, feeling soft and cuddly, let out a gentle breath.

Taking advantage of the moment when the queen was distracted, she summoned her mount.

"Dog God, come out here, hurry up and come out, I have a mission for you!"

The dog god crawled out from under the bed, wearing a brightly colored dress, sticking out its tongue, and wobbled as it ran to Shi Miaomiao's side.

I stared at it every second.

"Hey dog, you're getting cocky. Just because you're dressed doesn't mean you think you're a human being."

Have you forgotten that just a couple of days ago, we were forced to eat dog poop by humans?

"I need to think of a way to hide my money."

Otherwise, she wouldn't even be old enough to have all her money stolen.

The dog god ran into the warehouse and quickly ran back.

"Master, your wealth has been stored in my spatial storage; no one can steal it!"

This was a huge surprise.

The dog god actually has a spatial dimension; it truly is a divine dog.

Be nicer to it from now on.

"Since you're so capable, then help me make explosives, the kind with a high flame."

The dog god wags its tail.

"Master, I'm growing and not getting enough to eat lately. Can you get me some chicken, fish, or meat? I'll go get you some explosives."

She was very serious every second.

"Okay, I'll treat you to dog meat tonight."

The dog god barked a few times.

She glared at it again every second.

"So, are we going to get the explosives or not?"

"receive!"

The dog god shook its tail, accepted the mission, and dashed out of the Huayao Palace.

At this moment, Shi Miaomiao's little head was full of all sorts of little schemes!

After the Emperor finished his court session, he instructed Eunuch Lu to bring Shi Miaomiao to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.