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Chapter 321 Returning to the Palace
The leisurely life away from home is always wonderful but short-lived. Before the Emperor Emeritus could even learn how to make radish cake, Zhui Feng came to invite them back.

Having no other choice, Lu Yaoyao entrusted the small courtyard to her apprentice and the group set off back to the capital.

This small courtyard is a medicine hut, and villagers from several nearby villages come to see the doctor.

She's gone, so let her two apprentices take over!
He arrived in a low-key manner, riding alone on horseback.

On their way back, they traveled together in a horse-drawn carriage.

Looking at his familiar room in the carriage, Zhui Feng was so excited that he slept there for three days without eating.

In his words, he calls it being unable to sleep in a particular bed.

They traveled at a leisurely pace, finally arriving in Kyoto as winter approached.

Kyoto welcomed its first snowfall of winter. Lu Yaoyao opened the carriage curtain and looked outside. There were hardly any pedestrians on the street; it was just too cold in winter.

Occasionally a few pedestrians would walk by, but they would hunch their shoulders, and the cotton-padded clothes they wore were very thin.

Lu Yaoyao frowned. "Grandpa, I remember we promoted high-yield cotton seeds all over the country, right? Why are the people in the capital wearing such thin cotton clothes?"

In recent years, she has brought back a lot of seeds, not only cotton seeds, but also high-yield grain seeds.

She had many cold-resistant and high-yielding grains, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, sent back to Kyoto.

In their small mountain village, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cotton were all grown, making this winter particularly comfortable.

Originally, every family had one cotton-padded coat that lasted for three generations; now, everyone has a cotton-padded coat to wear.

Why are the people of Kyoto worse off than those in the countryside?

The retired emperor had long since ceased to concern himself with worldly affairs and was unaware of what had happened.

"Princess, you may not know this, but all the seeds you sent back were intercepted by Duke Qiao on the way. He said he distributed them to the people."

"In fact, less than one in ten seeds reach the common people. The Emperor is investigating evidence of Duke Qiao's crimes, but that old fox is too well hidden, and we haven't found anything yet."

Zhui Feng gritted his teeth as he recalled what Duke Qiao had done over the years.

In order to force the emperor to marry his daughter Qiao Yinyin, Duke Qiao disregarded the lives of the common people.

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Yaoyao realized the reason: "Is Duke Qiao planning to force Father to marry that Qiao Yinyin?"

Qiao Yinyin had met her father once before and had been thinking about it ever since.

That day, after I stepped on her and fractured her jawbone, she found a miracle doctor who cured her, but she was left with aftereffects.

That is, half of her face looks like an old woman, and the other half looks like a young girl.

Who would dare marry someone with that kind of appearance? She's been unable to find a husband.

Later, when Qiao Yinyin learned of her father's identity, she insisted on marrying into the palace to become the empress.

The emperor naturally refused, so Duke Qiao proceeded to do all sorts of foolish things, ultimately leaving no one able to find fault with him.

Zhui Feng nodded, "Exactly! Ever since Qiao Yinyin learned of His Majesty's identity, she has been thinking about marrying His Majesty all day long, and even tried to force His Majesty to depose the Empress and marry her. Su Yan'er was also involved in all of this."

Su Yan'er is really lucky; she survived all that torment from Princess Li.

Having not heard from Su Yan'er for a long time, it took Lu Yaoyao a while to remember who she was.

"Since they're so lively, I'll just take care of them all this time I'm back!"

Lu Yaoyao was surrounded by a chilling aura, a sign that she was about to become angry.

The retired emperor quickly moved away. Over the years, he had come to understand his granddaughter better. She was the kind of person who would beat someone up at the slightest disagreement and leave no trace of them.

It seems that Duke Qiao and his men are in for trouble.

Wen Zhou, on the other hand, was not afraid. He just blinked and ate the fruit in front of him.

No matter who my sister beats up, she won't beat him.

Zhui Feng hadn't been by Lu Yaoyao's side for years and was unaware that she had become extremely cruel.

She spoke cautiously, "Your Highness, Duke Qiao only returned to the capital a few years ago. He's not someone to be trifled with. You should be careful."

Duke Qiao held considerable military power and was once a frontier king before being recalled to the capital.

Even the retired emperor was wary of him, and the current emperor intended to take back his military power, but he had no reason to do so. "Don't worry, if I want to kill someone, of course I need evidence."

She simply couldn't believe that Duke Qiao had held military power for so long without making any mistakes.

Since he is an ambitious person, he must have something to hide.

Zhui Feng shivered. He hadn't seen the princess for years. Was the princess's aura so strong?

They didn't speak again on the way, and the carriage went straight into the palace.

Her coming-of-age ceremony is in a few days, otherwise her father and mother wouldn't have asked her to come back so soon.

Now that she's back, she doesn't want to leave anytime soon.

Upon arriving at the palace, the retired emperor went back to his bedchamber to rest.

Lu Yaoyao took Wen Zhou to the inner palace.

"Father, Emperor, Mother."

Upon arriving at the inner palace, Lu Yaoyao jogged into her mother's bedroom.

At this time, the Emperor must have been with the Empress Dowager.

Yu Tan was embroidering when she heard the sound and hurriedly stood up.

Seeing the girl running towards her with a bright smile, Yu Tan's eyes reddened. "My precious daughter, you're finally back."

Lu Yaoyao rushed into her mother's arms and hugged her tightly, "Mother, I'm back! I missed you so much."

"Good, good, it's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" Yu Tan's eyes were red, and her voice was choked with sobs.

The last time I saw my daughter was two years ago. It's been a long time since I last saw her, and she's grown taller.

Lu Xiao, who came out next, also had tears in her eyes.

Lu Yaoyao released Yu Tan and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Mother, I'm not leaving again this time! I'll stay with you every day from now on."

She then smiled and looked at Lu Xiao, "Father, I miss you so much too!"

She rushed over and snuggled into Lu Xiao's arms, acting like a child.

Lu Xiao patted her on the back, "Why do Father and Mother always stay away from home? It's good that you're back now. Spend more time with Father and Mother at home."

"Okay!" Lu Yaoyao agreed with a smile.

She didn't plan to leave immediately after returning this time, and thought she would stay a few more days.

It's also a good opportunity to get to know my two younger brothers better.

Looking at the heartwarming scene before him, Wen Zhou pouted and said, "Father, Mother, I'm back too! Have you forgotten that you still have a son?"

Father and Mother are becoming increasingly biased. They only see that my sister has returned, but they don't see that he is here too?

The sweet moment was interrupted, and Lu Xiao's face turned sour. She turned around and glared at her son.

"So what if you're back? What's the big deal? Don't disturb us catching up with your sister."

He turned around, put his arm around his wife, and started chatting with his daughter, showing no interest in paying attention to Wen Zhou.

Wen Hao, who had just returned from the palace academy, looked at his brother with sympathy.

"Hey! Brother, don't be sad. Sister's back, so it's none of our business anymore," Wenqing comforted him earnestly.

Instead of offering comfort, Wen Zhou felt even more aggrieved.

Wenhao shook his head like a little adult, "Brother, let's go find Grandpa the Emperor for dinner! It looks like we won't be at the dinner table tonight."

It's the same every time they come back; they've gotten used to it.

Wen Zhou's eye twitched, and he took one of his younger brothers by the hand and left.

My brother is right. Tonight's dinner table will definitely be full of my sister's favorite dishes, and they won't get a chance to eat them.

(End of this chapter)