After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

After thirty years in the Southern Barbarian lands, the Empress abdicated and passed the throne to Crown Princess Tang Rui!

Shortly after her abdication, Emperor Xia also abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Situ Huize.

After that, the Great Xia and the Southern Barbarians ushered in the first year of their golden age, with all nations paying tribute.

Yunding Mountain Valley is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, where spring-like weather prevails all year round!

Five bamboo houses have appeared opposite the residence of the divine healer, and the woman is lying comfortably in a rocking chair.

Her hair was completely white, but her appearance was like that of a divine healer, showing no signs of aging.

A white tiger the size of a small mountain lay beside her, lazily basking in the sun.

Before long, a man approached from afar, carrying a bouquet of flowers.

Like Tang Rao, she had white hair, but her face remained unchanged.

As if sensing his gaze, Tang Rao opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile: "Situ Che, did you steal your cousin's flowers again?"

Situ Che shushed her and handed her the flowers: "The divine doctor has profound internal strength, don't let her hear us."

Tang Rao took the flowers, and if you ignored her white hair, she looked like a beautiful young woman in her early twenties: "They smell so good!"

Situ Che chuckled: "Are the flowers prettier or am I prettier?"

Tang Rao nodded: "You are as beautiful as a flower."

Situ Che continued, "So, when you went to town today, were you keeping an eye on a few young men?"

Tang Rao's eye twitched, somewhat speechless: "I'm just taking a look!"

"Are they prettier than me?"

"Situ Che, you're so childish!"

The Southern Barbarians possess a youth-preserving Gu, which has been used by the divine physician, Tang Rao, and Situ Che.

Their faces will not age until they die; only their hair will turn gray.

Situ Che now feels that it's all thanks to the Youth Preservation Gu, otherwise Tang Rao would have been seduced by those young and strong men long ago.

Fearing that Situ Che would continue to throw a tantrum, Tang Rao quickly took out a letter: "Rui Rui wrote a letter. She will bring the children to see us tomorrow."

"Don't try to change the subject!" Situ Che grabbed the letter and tossed it aside, persisting, "Explain yourself, are you interested in those young men?"

"You really are..." Tang Rao knew there was no escaping it, so she cupped his face and began to soothe him: "Tell me, you're so handsome, no one in the world can compare to you, how can those little brats compare to you?"

Situ Che smiled and turned his head to the side: "Give me a kiss."

"Okay, honey..." Tang Rao leaned closer.

Just as they were about to kiss, the divine doctor appeared with a dark face: "Situ Che, you bastard, you stole my flowers again!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Situ Che instantly flashed away a great distance!

"Still running away!" The divine doctor was so angry that she jumped up and down. Situ Che had almost uprooted all the trees she had planted.

Just then, a voice called out, "Grandfather, Grandmother!"

The three looked up and saw two little children running towards them with their short legs.

Situ Che's eyes lit up: "Erbao!"

"Sanbao!" Tang Rao quickly got up.

"Grandfather, Grandmother!" The two children ran up to Tang Rao.

Situ Che also flashed back: "Why are there only the two of you? Where's Rui Rui? Wasn't she supposed to arrive tomorrow?"

Tang Dabao sighed in an old-fashioned manner: "My mother is pregnant with a baby, and my great-grandfather was overjoyed and insisted on coming with her. Unfortunately, my great-grandfather has bad legs and is very slow to climb the mountain. My mother and fathers had to take care of him, so we came first."

He is the son of Tang Rui and Chu Jingchuan, the second oldest child in the family. His nickname is Erbao, and his full name is Tang Zhiqi.

Tang Sanbao sighed as well, "I don't know what was wrong with my great-grandfather. He wasn't this happy when I was born!"

She is the daughter of Tang Rui and Mingyue, the third child in her family, with two older brothers. Her nickname is Sanbao, and her full name is Tang Zhiyi.

Situ Che and Tang Rao exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but recall what Master Wuxiang had said.

Tang Ruisheng's youngest daughter is the reincarnation of Jiang Niannian and the future empress of the Southern Barbarians.

and so…

"Your mother is pregnant again?" Situ Che asked, a little excited.

Tang Erbao nodded: "Yes, this baby is Nan Jun's father's, and he's already three months along."

"That's wonderful..." Tang Rao was also very happy that the Southern Barbarians had a successor, but she quickly realized something: "Wait, you two are here, but where is your eldest brother?"

Tang Sanbao blinked: "Big brother was thrown into the palace by the Queen Mother to oversee the country."

"Nonsense!" Tang Rao's giggles vanished instantly. "How many times have I told her that men are not allowed to interfere in politics?"

"A'Rao..." Situ Che advised, "The children have come all this way, so don't hold a grudge against her. The eldest son is intelligent and steady; if he doesn't oversee the country, who will?"

Strangely enough, the eldest son was a boy, just like the third son, both of whom were Mingyue's children.

But this child has been close to Gu Nanyu since childhood, following him around all day, wanting to learn this and that, which almost made Mingyue withdrawn several times.

Most importantly, the child has a good political sense, which seems to be inherited from Situ Che.

Tang Rao snorted coldly: "She's just stubborn; she hasn't given up on the idea of ​​gender equality."

Although she stopped getting involved in politics after stepping down, she knew that Tang Rui had always advocated gender equality and had built many boys' colleges over the years.

"Let's talk about it when she gets here..." Situ Che continued to soothe her.

Tang Erbao and Tang Sanbao seemed to know that their grandmother was angry, so they happily surrounded her and acted cute.

Tang Rao's anger subsided a bit after seeing how adorable her grandchildren were.

Before long, Tang Rui and her group finally arrived.

Mingyue and Chu Jingchuan carried the sedan chair, on which sat the elderly emperor.

Gu Nanyu helped Tang Rui up.

Tang Rui started complaining as soon as she saw Tang Rao: "Mom, can't you just fix a proper road? It's so tiring to come here every time, having to trek through mountains and rivers."

"How dare you say that!" Tang Rao's anger flared up again when she saw her. She took a few steps forward and grabbed her ear. "Did I teach you nothing at all? Men shouldn't interfere in politics, and you just ignored me?"

Tang Rui: "Ouch... Gently, gently..."

Gu Nanyu: "Mother-in-law, Ruirui is pregnant, please be gentle."

"Mother-in-law, please have mercy!" Mingyue and Chu Jingchuan quickly put down their sedan chairs and ran over.

The more they tried to persuade her, the angrier Tang Rao became.

Finally, the miracle doctor pushed Tang Rao away: "What's all the fuss about? It's just the eldest son overseeing the country, what's the big deal? The child has finally come back, and is pregnant, why are you being so fierce?"

Tang Rao was so angry she jumped up and down: "Cousin, can you please stop spoiling her?"

The miracle doctor gave her a look of utter disdain: "You want to bite me?"

Tang Rao: "..." I'll endure it!

Tang Erbao and Tang Sanbao exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

So, there's always something that can subdue something else!

When the grandmother was in front of the miracle doctor, she acted like a grandson.

"Father..." Situ Che, supporting the old emperor, was also exhausted: "The mountain road is rugged, why did you come along?"

The old emperor smiled and said, "I don't have much time left, and I want to see her one last time as soon as possible."

He had been waiting and hoping for this day for years, and it had finally come.

I would die without regrets if I could see Niannian one more time.

"Father, come sit here!" Situ Che felt a pang of sadness and helped the old emperor to sit down.

Years have passed, and the old emperor has truly aged. His broad back has slumped, his face is full of wrinkles, and his body is covered with age spots.

The old emperor looked around and smiled, remarking, "This place is quite nice; the air is fresh, and the scenery is beautiful..."

"Hmm!" Situ Che took a thin blanket from the side and draped it over his legs: "When Rui Rui left, our son and A Rao were with you. After Rui Rui gives birth, you can come and live with us here."

Tang Rao also said, "Yes, Father, my cousin and I both know medicine, so we can take good care of you in the future."

"Good...good..." The old emperor nodded with a smile, staring intently at Tang Rui's belly.

Tang Rui was exasperated: "Grandpa, please stop staring at me like that! My pregnancy is absolutely fine!"

"Grandpa knows, he's happy...happy..."

Soon he will be able to see the person he longs to see. He has waited and hoped his whole life, and this wish is finally about to come true.

Tang Rui: "Then you must take good care of yourself. I'll be entrusting the teaching of the Four Treasures of Emperors to you from now on!"

The old emperor: "Heh...then I'd better work hard and live a few more years!"

"You all sit down. Tang Rao, come with me to cook!" The miracle doctor pulled Tang Rao away.

"Father, you play with the children, I'll go help!" Situ Che quickly followed, also taking Mingyue and Chu Jingchuan, those two simpletons, with him.

I originally wanted to name him Gu Nanyu, but…

Situ Che glanced at the boy and decided to give up.

She knew her own daughter best. Although Tang Rui never said it, Gu Nanyu was still the most special one in her heart.

"Great-grandfather!"

"Great-grandfather!"

Tang Erbao and Tang Sanbao chattered around the old emperor.

Tang Rui also pulled over a chair and sat down to the side.

Gu Nanyu found a thin blanket in the room and draped it over her legs: "Be careful not to catch a cold!"

With the laughter of children and the old emperor in her ears, and the person she loved standing before her, Tang Rui felt that her life was quite fulfilling.

A gentle breeze blows, and apricot blossoms fall softly.

Tang Rui smiled at him: "Gu Nanyu, have you ever regretted it?"

Gu Nanyu shook his head: "I don't regret it. Although those two people are an eyesore, I know you love me the most!"

Tang Rui raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What makes you say that?"

"Here..." Gu Nanyu reached out and placed his hand on her lower abdomen: "The fetal worm can make you decide whose child you are carrying. You specifically asked me to be her father, which means you love me."

Because of Master Wuxiang's prophecy, everyone knows that Tang Rui's second daughter is the future new ruler of the Southern Barbarians.

Tang Rui specifically asked him to be the father of this child; what else could this be but love?

"So you knew all along..." Tang Rui smiled, feeling a little guilty.

She likes Gu Nanyu, as well as Chu Jingchuan and Mingyue.

But Gu Nanyu was still different in her heart... There was no way around it, this man was too smart.

Rather than letting him wreak havoc on the court in the future, it's better to let him be of one mind with his daughter.

The daughter whom Gu Nanyu has devoted himself to educating will surely become an excellent monarch in the future.

However… she still had to be wary of Gu Nanyu!

Interference in politics by relatives of the emperor is a major taboo.

Tang Rui looked at the clouds floating in the sky, her mind filled with thoughts.

Being an emperor is really exhausting!

No wonder most emperors in history died young. With so many things on their minds and all sorts of scheming thoughts, their wives had to be wary of them. It's no wonder they died young.

"Rui Rui..."

"Um?"

"After you return, could you grant me an imperial edict?"

"Um??"

Tang Rui snapped out of her daze and asked with amusement, "What kind of imperial edict do you want?"

Gu Nanyu looked at her intently, his dark eyes seeming to see through everything: "If I leave before you, that's fine. But if you leave before me, I shall be buried with you."

Tang Rui stared at him blankly, momentarily forgetting to react: "You...how..."

"I know what you're thinking!"

Gu Nanyu took her hand and rubbed it against his face. The warm touch of his hand, with the calluses on his palm, gently caressed her fingertips: "If we can't share a bed in life, we can't share a grave in death. Wherever you go, I will go."

"You... idiot..." Tang Rui laughed and scolded, then grasped his hand in return: "No regrets?"

No regrets!

"So, you're an idiot!"

"Yeah, you idiot!"

……