She became a god

Chapter 354 The Empress Returns Power to the Throne

On the night of Laba Festival, the little panda seemed to eat a golden apple while it was half asleep.

She vaguely heard Feng Sui scolding her, "You heartless little thing, running around everywhere, aren't you afraid of running into bad people?"

snort!

The little panda was not convinced!

But the red panda was too sleepy!

The little panda didn't even open its eyes, muttering softly, "It's all Ah-Rui's fault for not being with me!"

If A-Jie had stayed with her, the little panda wouldn't have run off and wouldn't have had the chance to encounter bad people.

Therefore, it's all Ah-hee's fault.

The little panda didn't say it aloud, but how could Feng Hui not understand the implied meaning?

Only a cub would have such an unreasonable idea, and only a spoiled cub would take it for granted.

It seems the little panda has been having a good time lately, which puts Feng Xiu at ease. She taps the little panda's nose and says, "Since you're having so much fun (?▽?), I won't pick you up yet."

The little panda clung to Feng Xiu's arm, refusing to let go, and mumbled, "I don't want you to leave!"

However, Feng Wei had to leave. An opportunity awaited her in the neighboring Song Kingdom, which could help her recover her Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

Although Feng Ai can open part of the mustard seed space, she can restore her Nascent Soul stage cultivation by eating a golden apple.

However, in Feng Wei's view, this opportunity to break the seal on her cultivation by starting from scratch, based on her potential to become a god, is a great fortune and a great opportunity. Therefore, she does not intend to restore her cultivation by consuming spirit fruits or pills.

But the little panda didn't understand any of these intricacies; all she knew was that she hadn't seen A-mei for six months!

Ah-Reng finally came to her side, and now she's leaving her so soon!

The little panda was very sad; she hugged her big tail and Fengwei's arm with her paws.

My great-grandmother once said that a red panda's best friend is its own big tail.

But the little panda felt that Ah-E and Big Tail were both her very, very best friends!

Seeing the red panda's unease, Feng Ai softly sang a lullaby. After the red panda had fallen completely asleep, she gently pried open its paws and put it back on the bed.

Feng Sui leaned down and placed a gentle kiss between the little panda's brows. "Zhouzhou is a good baby. Don't run around. Wait for me to come back."

The red panda made a sound unconsciously.

Zhouzhou has always been a good baby!

When the adorable Zhouzhou woke up, she didn't see Feng Hui, whom she had met in her dream, but instead saw Ji Xunxi's magnified face.

"Zhouzhou, you're finally awake!"

The little panda rubbed its eyes, thinking, "I just slept a little longer, why are people so noisy!"

Seeing the little panda's nonchalant attitude, Ji Xunxi's temper flared up immediately. "Do you know what time it is?"

The little panda looked around and saw that there was no candlelight; the room was brightly lit, probably around noon.

Oh dear, she only slept from 7 PM to 11 PM, a mere seven hours.

It's just a basic ability of red pandas, what's there to make a fuss about!

What an ignorant zookeeper!

If the red panda could speak, she would definitely give Ji Xunxi a proper lesson on the red panda's living habits!

As the little panda was muttering to itself, Ji Xunxi cupped its face, forcing it to look into her eyes, and said, "You've been asleep for over three years!"

"Not three hours, three days, or three months, but three years, five months, and seven days!"

Oh open!

So... today is May 15th!

"You have no idea how worried I was about you!..."

Okay! It's impossible for a human to sleep for three years straight. It seems to have really scared this incompetent human zookeeper.

Thinking of this, the little panda felt a little guilty and reached out to take out a fruit.

Hey, you're not allowed to complain after eating the fruit!

Red pandas don't want to hear humans complain!

Red pandas only love to listen to pleasant and joyful sounds!

Ji Xunxi took the fruit, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

That year on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Ji Xunxi thought everything was going in a good direction, but things didn't turn out as she had hoped.

The following year, there was neither drought nor flood, resulting in a bumper harvest.

Empress Liu took all the blame, and many officials submitted memorials mocking her for being timid and hesitant in governing, wasting a lot of national treasury money on purchasing old grain, and demanding that she retire to the inner palace.

Anyone with discerning eyes knows that while Empress Liu's measures were conservative, they were by no means wrong in terms of the people's livelihood and the national economy.

The reason people were discussing the Empress returning power to the Empress was not because she had actually done anything wrong, but because they couldn't stand the Empress interfering in politics and couldn't tolerate a woman ruling the country!

Everyone thought that Empress Liu would deal with the officials who submitted the memorial with swift and decisive action, but no one expected that Empress Liu would actually quit.

"In my twenty-six years of governing, I have never made a single mistake, and I have been worthy of the people and the country, but I have failed myself. In these twenty-six years, I have rested for less than half a year. I am exhausted!"

Exhausted, Empress Liu actually sought immortality and enlightenment with Emperor Yuan Zhan.

If the two emperors are unwilling to govern, then who will govern?

Logically speaking, Yuan Zhan should have passed the throne to Crown Prince Yuan Baoshan, and he and Liu Jia should have become the retired emperor and retired empress.

However... Yuan Zhan did not do that. He ordered Crown Prince Yuan Zhan to enter the Ministry of Rites to manage affairs, Princess Yuan Baohua of the Yunhe River to participate in the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and Prince Yuan Baoshi of Jing to concurrently serve as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministers of War and Personnel remained Yuan Zhan's trusted and loyal ministers, while the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue were firmly in Liu Jia's hands.

In the event of a major incident, the three imperial heirs and the six ministers would meet with the two emperors to express their opinions and let the two emperors make a decision.

It was only then that Ji Xunxi truly understood how formidable Liu Jia was.

While it may seem like he relinquished power and took a step back, he actually still held considerable power, won the hearts of the people and a good reputation, and completely gained Yuan Zhan's trust.

Even his own maternal uncle, the Ninth Prince, was granted real power after being enfeoffed as a prince.

This ingenious idea of ​​killing multiple birds with one stone truly makes her worthy of the title of the most talented woman in the Jiang Kingdom.

In recent years, the struggle between the two imperial uncles and the mother has become increasingly fierce, resulting in the deaths of countless officials.

But... the outcome remained undecided for a long time.

Until this year, Jiang State suffered a severe drought.

The retainers of Prince Yuanbaoshan spread rumors, claiming that the natural disaster was caused by Princess Jixi of Ji'an failing to properly serve the divine beast, which led to the calamity.

Ji Xunxi is Yuan Baohua's only daughter. Since the Crown Prince couldn't find any fault with Yuan Baohua, he decided to start with Ji Xunxi.

Furthermore, if Ji Xunxi is accused of disrespecting the gods, Yuan Baohua will also be criticized for failing to properly educate his daughter.

Yuan Zhan, a devout follower of Taoism, had already sent people to invite Ji Xunxi twice, ordering her to bring the divine beast into the palace.

Ji Xunxi made an excuse to decline, but she knew perfectly well that if she refused again, her imperial grandfather would probably issue an edict to reprimand her.

Thankfully... Zhouzhou woke up!

A moment later, a servant's panicked voice came from outside, "Princess, the palace has sent someone again to order you to bring the divine beast into the palace."