Chapter 694: Bound to the Child-Bearing System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 695 Background Rabbit Spirit (67)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

People often pray for something in their hearts, and that is exactly what ends up happening.

Lin Xingzhi did not want to receive bad news about his cheap nephew on the road, but as soon as they left Jin Dun Town and had been traveling for only a few days, an urgent letter from Jingcheng caught them completely off guard.

The Crown Prince, born of the Empress, ultimately failed to recover his health under the care of the Imperial Physicians and passed away at a young age.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Shen Yao watched the whole process from the side, muttering in her heart that once this Crown Prince was gone, the Empress would surely go completely mad.

How the Emperor would respond is not worth mentioning for now; the key is that the Empress herself is quite lethal.

Lin Xingzhi smiled bitterly, "When we left the capital back then, the Crown Prince even sent someone to deliver a farewell gift."

It was a very proper gift, also representing that the Crown Prince was a sensible and courteous person, just too concerned with others' feelings, thereby neglecting the one he should care about most—himself.

It's only been a few years, they haven't even returned yet, and the Crown Prince is no longer among the living; sigh, as his uncle, I ultimately couldn't even see him off on his final journey.

"The Crown Prince grew up in such a complex environment; whether it was the Emperor or the Empress, or the Emperor's other imperial consorts and his half-siblings, his body couldn't withstand such immense mental and spiritual exhaustion," even if he didn't leave now, he would still fail in a few years.

The Crown Prince was never a very suitable heir to the royal family.

It's just that his identity and background limited him; whether he was willing or not, suitable or not, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and push forward.

Some words spoken aloud are a slap in the face to the Royal Family; Shen Yao is the Princess Consort of Jing, Lin Xingzhi is still the Prince of Jing, and this trip of theirs was done on behalf of the Emperor, so... everything can wait until they return to the capital.

"Host, it's too late like this, will the yellow flowers be cold by the time they get back?"

The system felt this Crown Prince was also pitiful; his birth father had too many sons, but his birth mother had only him, yet his birth mother was even less reliable than his birth father.

Tsk tsk tsk

Perhaps it's better that he left; at least he doesn't have to suffer this kind of frustration anymore.

It can't be put that way.

How could someone of royal birth have such a mindset? The threat of a broken pot smashing itself is greater than those who have self-awareness in their hearts.

If the Crown Prince could be a bit colder, or think more for himself, he wouldn't have reached today's desperate situation; at least the Empress's maternal clan was on his side, and could even become a knife in his hand.

"The Empress raised the Crown Prince into a waste, and the Emperor stood by with folded arms; the Crown Prince's ending today is the greatest responsibility of the most honorable couple in the world."

Born but not raised, raised but not taught, and all this in a terrifying place where one wrong step means death.

"Host, does this matter have anything to do with our return?"

The system expressed deep regret over the Crown Prince's unfortunate death, but it was just talk; after all, this isn't their main mission, whether he lives or dies doesn't matter.

"It doesn't matter much, but now that the target the Crown Prince has become is gone, the Empress will go crazy."

"Can you predict the behavior style of a crazy person?" What if it implicates them.

Who let the relationship between the Empress and Shen Yao be consistently mediocre, or rather the Empress didn't particularly like Shen Yao; every summons was with an aloof posture, and even though she was later suppressed by the Emperor and her own maternal clan, the Empress still didn't change her gaze that looked down on the world.

Tsk tsk tsk

"Walk slower on the road, try to avoid it; royal affairs are not for outsiders to meddle in."

Compared to biological children and imperial consorts, no matter how capable Lin Xingzhi is, he is still an outsider.

Lin Xingzhi and Shen Yao clearly thought of the same thing, and their traveling speed unconsciously slowed down.

Not only that, Lin Xingzhi also privately instructed them not to make a show of their actions, the reason naturally being that it would look bad.

Actually, they just didn't want to be too high-profile, for fear that Jingcheng would remember a mark against them in their hearts.

Royal people are all narrow-minded; Lin Xingzhi personally verified that this saying was correct, so they must avoid trouble even more and protect themselves and their family.

"Royal people are the same no matter which task world they are in."

The system pretentiously sighed a couple of times, then pulled its own host to whisper gossip, mainly talking about what happened on the road; whether it was demons or humans, the system could recount them all with ease.

Shen Yao:...

It's clear this system is indeed a bit gossipy, not doing any proper business every day.

The journey was often boring, but fortunately Shen Yao didn't lack sources of amusement around her.

Once again causing nearby demons to come and complain, Shen Yao rubbed her head with a helpless expression, thinking how she hadn't realized the Five-Colored Stone also had the traits of a brat.

Five-Colored Stone:...

The Five-Colored Stone sat angrily in front of Shen Yao, still not feeling it was wrong on its lips; clearly that deer demon ran to the wrong place itself, and besides, it hadn't argued with it, so how did this demon strike first?

Shen Yao:...

"You say you're not wrong, then why did the deer demon's antlers appear in your hand?"

If she hadn't noticed in time, that unlucky deer demon wouldn't have just suffered a simple antler injury; at best it would lose its cultivation realm, at worst it would revert to its original form or even die.

The Five-Colored Stone still wanted to argue a bit, but was shut back by a few words from Shen Yao.

Five-Colored Stone:...

Fine, you're strong and you're right, but it absolutely won't admit its mistake!

Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue ran over to plead with Mother Consort on behalf of the Five-Colored Stone, saying that the deer demon bullied them first, and Stone Brother only taught it a lesson because he couldn't stand to see it; besides, they didn't intend to shout for the deer demon to be killed, it was just a small retaliation.

"This deer demon is truly bad," it even played the victim and filed a complaint first, clearly bullying Mother Consort for not knowing the whole story.

Shen Yao:... she has a system, so she naturally knows the cause and effect of the matter.

Raising her hand to rub the faces of Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue, who were full of righteous indignation, Shen Yao explained they shouldn't think that way; the premise of the deer demon taking action was that they took the demon's spirit grass without permission first, then the deer demon acted, the Five-Colored Stone fought back, and the deer demon ran to complain to her.

"You two shouldn't do this; cultivation is not for acting on impulse," harboring a lethal weapon, killing intent arises naturally; such thoughts are of no benefit to cultivation.

Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue:...

The Five-Colored Stone was a bit at a loss, turned to look at the two children, then looked up at Shen Yao, pressing its lips tight, opening its mouth for a long while but having to close it again.

Shen Yao did not reproach Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue too severely, because this matter was not only for her to teach, but also Lin Xingzhi, and also Yuan Kong Master, and also the abbot master far away in the capital at Huang Jue Si.

"There are some things you may not understand, but you only need to be clear that cultivation is for oneself, not for the world," there is no need to bear too much responsibility, but one also cannot be overly indulgent and not take it seriously.

"Yuan Kong Master is waiting for you, go," Shen Yao watched Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue leave, then with a very serious and solemn tone entrusted Five-Colored Stone not to indulge those two children; unlike spiritual objects and magic treasures born of heaven and earth, they were merely flesh and blood, "Future matters, they must walk themselves, and they must choose themselves."

Interfering too much is irresponsible to Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue; Shen Yao has given birth to children in so many task worlds, she knows all too well the uniqueness of each child, and teaching should also be tailored to their aptitude.

Five-Colored Stone's face no longer held the previous emotion; it nodded with an "Mhm," "I understand."

Hearing this, Shen Yao smiled, raised her hand to pull up Five-Colored Stone still sitting on the ground, and had this little stone put away the sawn-off deer antlers, "Your loot, dispose of it yourself."

Seeing this, Five-Colored Stone directly handed them to Shen Yao, indicating that as a stone it had no need for deer antlers, "You can keep them to give to others," these are precious medicinal materials, to people they are simply great tonics.

Such incidents occurred from time to time during the journey; fortunately, all were cleverly resolved by Shen Yao.

Occasionally there were overstepping behaviors; Shen Yao would also join with Lin Xingzhi and Yuan Kong Master to teach the three children (including Five-Colored Stone).

Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue grew rapidly; by the time their party arrived outside the capital, both children could already handle some minor troubles, including some mischievous little demons, all becoming experience packages for the two children.

"So this is the capital, looking at it, it is indeed magnificent," just the outer walls are taller and broader than those of other cities, and those rows of soldiers going in and out, truly imposing and domineering.

Five-Colored Stone propped its chin on the window side, propping its head to gaze forward.

The carriage fleet had stopped at this moment; Lin Xingzhi inside the carriage was facing a rather thorny dilemma.

Enter the palace or return to the residence?

"Going straight into the palace without washing and dressing is not good, is it," Shen Yao rested her hand on Lin Xingzhi's arm, indicating they had traveled wind and dust, wind and rain lodging, and there was not a single clean spot on their bodies.

At a time like this, still having to enter the palace to see the Emperor is also suffering for the Emperor.

Lin Xingzhi smiled and handed the letter in his hand to Shen Yao, "It is the Emperor's command."

The Emperor?

"In name it is so, who knows whose hand this letter truly came from."

After leaving the capital, communication between Lin Xingzhi and the Emperor was one-way; at every place Lin Xingzhi reached, he would write a secret letter and present it to the court; if the Emperor had instructions, he would reply in the court's name; if not, it meant this matter was Lin Xingzhi's responsibility, with court support.

Shen Yao flipped through the letter in her hand, feeling this did not look like the Emperor's handwriting at all, but rather the handiwork of someone with ulterior motives trying to sow discord between the two sides.

"The Empress?"

The Empress has been making a huge name for herself recently; both front court and rear palace can hear her illustrious reputation; even the Jin Family cannot make the Empress settle down, let alone the Emperor who still has a surviving son.

To watch the capital's liveliness, the System insisted on entering the palace to wander every day even if the round-trip time increased, just for those melodramatic gossips.

Such as the Empress going crazy wanting to move against the offspring, other consorts joining forces to resist, the Emperor watching from the sidelines unconcerned, front court aristocratic families attacking each other...

Blah blah blah

Shen Yao's information gathering progress at this time was several times that of Lin Xingzhi; therefore, she had great confidence about whose hand this letter came from.

"The Empress truly dares to send a letter; her empress position ends here."

Lin Xingzhi felt the Empress's previous madness was still confined to the rear palace, but now there was faintly a tendency to flutter into the front court.

The rear palace must not interfere in politics; this is seeking death!

"Truly laughable; if this palace does not send letters and does not sow discord, could this empress position still be sat upon securely?"

Don't joke; ever since her son is gone, the empress position is destined to become someone else's pocket possession.

The Empress has always been proud, unwilling to lower her head, unwilling to admit defeat; these past months, who knows how many methods she has used in the rear palace to deal with those eyesores.

Pity the progress has always been minimal; the Emperor is still on guard against her.

"Niangniang, Eunuch Li has come from the front hall, saying the Emperor requests your presence."

The palace maids serving the Empress had long been replaced with a batch; the person before her looked unfamiliar and young, obviously a newcomer just assigned to Fengyi Palace.

The Empress raised her eyes, a trace of disgust inadvertently flashing in her gaze; although she quickly adjusted her expression, it was still caught by this palace maid.

Palace Maid:...

Her already lowered head bowed lower still; watching the figure sitting on the couch slowly rise, the palace maid hurried forward a step to support her.

"Let's go, don't be late and provoke the Emperor's displeasure," the Empress sneered a laugh; she herself had nothing to fear, yet she frightened the palace maid into trembling.

Such confrontations, the imperial couple have had who knows how many times in these past months.

The Emperor attributes the Crown Prince's cause of death to the Empress; the Empress attributes the Crown Prince's cause of death to the entire front court and rear palace; this pair of honored spouses, neither has seriously considered the Crown Prince's situation.

Bang bang bang!!!

The surrounding little eunuchs shrank their necks and shook their heads in fright, eyes sneaking glances at that tightly shut main gate.

"What are you doing? All stand straight and steady, be careful not to provoke the masters' displeasure, or you'll be sent back to the Imperial Household Department."

Being returned in the palace has never had a good outcome; moreover, being assigned to the front hall, the Cold Palace and the separate courtyard are the final destinations.

Eunuch Li finished speaking and swept a glance around, himself straightening his body with his back to the main gate.

Anyway, the masters' lives are not for us slaves to manage; right and wrong, grudges and kindness, depend on oneself.

The carriage outside ultimately chose to enter the city and return to the residence.

Lin Xingzhi put away this secret letter, indicating they would still enter the palace to pay respects at their own pace; besides, at this time, whether those nobles in the palace want to see them is still two sayings.

Creak—

The tightly shut main gate opened; the Empress emerged from within with a haughty face; Eunuch Li saw this and hurried forward to meet her, bowing halfway to see the Empress off.

"Tell the Imperial Kitchen to cook some fire-reducing soup and send it over; the Emperor's fire qi is very vigorous upon entering; Eunuch Li must also persuade the Emperor to take care of his health."

The Empress finished speaking and lightly laughed again, glancing at the main gate behind her that had closed again.

Eunuch Li:...

What can he say? They are all his masters, and he is merely a slave who serves.

Continuing to smile and see the Empress off, Eunuch Li muttered in his heart just how long this imperial couple would keep making trouble; one can endure, one provokes, and there are front court and rear palace various jumping forces; tsk, truly ordinary people cannot handle it.

"General Manager, Sheng Di"

A little eunuch came to Eunuch Li's side and whispered a couple of sentences, then consciously withdrew and left.

Eunuch Li pushed open the main gate, bowing with a body even lower than before, came to the Emperor's side, briefly and quickly recounting the outside matters once.

The Emperor casually gathered the Memorials on the desk, then Suddenly Mentioned the Jing Wang couple who had returned to the capital.

"Should Return Mansion by now."

"Returned to the Qin Wang Fu this Early Morning."

"Tomorrow Morning, Go Invite Jing Wang into the palace."

"Acknowledgment"