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

The crowd was in an uproar, and many even showed expressions of "I see" in their eyes.

"So she's the daughter of the Prince of Li. No wonder."

"Prince Li was literate at three and skilled in martial arts at four; how could his daughter be anything less?"

"Like father, like daughter"—this saying is absolutely true.

"Princess Zhaohua truly deserves the title!"

"Has our Great Xia Dynasty never lacked female generals? Will Princess Zhaohua follow in her father's footsteps and join the army when she grows up?"

"You might not be so sure. Princess Zhaohua is Prince Li's daughter, so she's different from other children."

...

"Thank you, thank you! Everyone, please calm down, make way, please make way, thank you!"

Surrounded and praised by the crowd, Tang Rui remained polite and showed no airs of a princess.

This move further enhanced the public's goodwill towards her.

Two guards led the way, and Tang Rui pulled Gu Ruoxue and squeezed her way out of the crowd, resembling a famous scene of a large-scale ancient fan meeting.

Finally, after squeezing through the crowd, Tang Rui pulled Gu Ruoxue back to the carriage in a flash.

Even after she left, the crowd remained, discussing the matter enthusiastically, and lingered there, unwilling to disperse.

"Why is the seventh prince's daughter so intelligent, while my daughters..." The crown prince glanced at Situ Wei with disappointment, shook his head, and turned to leave.

Situ Wei bit her lip, her face extremely pale.

She now somewhat understood Situ Qiang's inexplicable jealousy towards Tang Rui.

Tang Rui is really hateful!

We're all children, so why is she so different from everyone else, making us other children look like fools?

She was really indignant!

Little did she know, if she hadn't given Tang Rui that provocative look, Tang Rui might not have put on this act!

On the other hand, as soon as Tang Rui returned to the carriage, not only were Situ Che and Qin Zhiyan there, but even Consort Zhu and a few others had slipped into the carriage.

They said the carriage suddenly stopped, and they learned that Tang Rui and Gu Ruoxue had gone to win the dragon lantern, so they simply waited here for the result.

The huge carriage was packed full, with the whole family gathered together!

Are people all here?

very good!

Gu Ruoxue began to vividly describe Tang Rui's performance and the couplet she had composed.

Situ Che smiled, beaming with pride: "Truly worthy of being my daughter!"

Qin Zhiyan hugged Tang Rui, quite surprised: "Rui Rui is so smart, come here and let your mother hug you."

"Give me a hug too!" Consort Zhu also came over, and seeing that Qin Zhiyan wouldn't give her one, she could only grab Tang Rui's chubby little hands and pinch them left and right.

Li Ji waved her fan, a smile playing on her lips: "Rui Rui has really brought honor to our Prince Li's mansion. Now, the whole capital will probably know about this little prodigy, Rui Rui, tomorrow."

Zhang Ji stroked her chin: "Didn't you say the Crown Prince was also there? Rui Rui won against the dragon lantern, his petty temper is probably about to flare up again."

A hint of disdain flashed in Situ Che's eyes: "Don't worry, I will protect you."

That idiot prince, he could take on ten of them by himself.

"Daddy is amazing!" Tang Rui flattered him at the opportune moment!

The entire carriage was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.

The carriage moved slowly toward Zhencui Pavilion.

The whole family decided to stay in the carriage.

The carriage that Consort Zhu and the others originally rode in was used to carry Tang Rui's lanterns.

Among them was that oversized dragon lantern.

...

The Imperial Palace!

The emperor was reviewing memorials by lamplight.

A dark figure appeared before him like a ghost, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect and reporting the matter of the King of Lamps to him.

If it were a more distant county, the emperor might not be able to take care of everything.

But this is the capital city, and any disturbance here will naturally not escape his notice.

The Dragon Guards under his command were not only his eyes and ears, but also occasionally handled some dirty business for him, serving a function equivalent to the Eastern Depot of the previous dynasty.

After hearing what the Dragon Guard leader said, the emperor put down his pen and looked at him in surprise: "Really?"

The Dragon Guard lowered his head meekly and said, "We dare not deceive His Majesty!"

The emperor sighed, "I never expected this child to be so intelligent. It's a pity she's a daughter... If she were a son, I wouldn't fear the lack of an heir to the throne."

What a pity!

Why is it a girl?

Why the hell didn't they grow a penis before coming out of their mother's womb?

The emperor rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on; he was almost at his wit's end.

Chen Defu, standing to the side, smiled and advised, "Your Majesty, as the old saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes. Princess Zhaohua is intelligent, which ultimately comes from Prince Li. If we can find a divine physician to cure Prince Li, are you still worried about not having a grandson as intelligent as Princess Zhaohua?"

"You're right!" The Emperor nodded, then looked at the leader of the Dragon Shadow Guard: "Keep searching. If you can't find it in Great Xia, then search in Donglin or Beidi. No matter what, you must find the Valley of the Divine Healer!"

The leader of the Dragon Hidden Guard nodded, and his figure vanished in a flash.

After he left, the emperor lost interest in reviewing memorials: "Chen Defu, tell me, was it a mistake for me to make my second son the crown prince back then?"

Chen Defu quickly said, "Oh dear, Your Majesty, you are so wise and powerful, how could you possibly be wrong? It is His Highness the Crown Prince who has failed your high expectations! No one expected that his prejudice against Prince Li would be so deep!"

The Emperor said in a deep voice, "That's right, it's the Crown Prince, unfit to be the heir apparent. It's the Empress, who instigated the Crown Prince and sowed discord between the brothers. If it weren't for..."

At this point, the emperor stopped.

Chen Defu lowered his eyes and dared not utter a sound.

Sometimes he was puzzled, because the emperor clearly favored the empress and considered her needs in everything.

Why, all these years, has he never spent the night in the Empress's palace, and why has he never given the Empress a kind look?

This is so contradictory and so strange!

...

The carriage stopped in front of Zhencui Pavilion, and the family got off.

After entering the Zhencui Pavilion, well…

Tang Rui felt it was a bit like a theater in an ancient costume drama.

The first floor is a spacious hall with neatly arranged tables and chairs, where some guests are sitting and chatting over tea.

The second floor houses private rooms, whose exquisite and elegant furnishings can be vaguely seen through the carved windows.

There was a platform in the center of the lobby, which was probably the 'stage' for auctioning items.

The shopkeeper personally came out to greet them and invited Situ Che and his family to a private room on the second floor. He also had fruit, snacks, tea, and a catalog of the auction items for that night served.

Situ Che took the picture book and flipped through it, and Tang Rui also came over.

The catalogue contains the names and descriptions of the items to be auctioned, as well as images.

Rare seven-stringed zithers, daggers that can cut through iron like mud, calligraphy and paintings by so-and-so masters, and so on...

Every single one is a treasure!

Situ Che wasn't interested in the previous pages, so he flipped directly to the last page and saw tonight's target.

——Xiaoyao Pill!

One pill can make you forget everything and feel happy; it needs to be taken long-term.

A single, brief sentence caused Tang Rui's expression to change drastically: "No, this cannot be given to Grandfather."

Her reaction left her family completely baffled.

Qin Zhiyan asked, "Rui Rui, what's wrong? Is this pill not good?"