My brother entrusted his child to me, and I livestreamed raising the baby, making the Empress cry wi

It must have been Yao Jingyuan who interfered.

That person had been treacherous and cunning in the palace, poisoning Ye Fan.

Maybe this time too!

Her elite troops were not defeated by Wang Meng, but were stabbed in the back by Yao Jingyuan!

Shu Jingwei slowly closed her hands, and a trace of blood seeped from the wounds her nails had dug into her palms.

She abruptly raised her head and shouted:

"By imperial decree! A warrant for the arrest of Yao Jingyuan is hereby issued in all prefectures and counties! A reward of one hundred taels of silver will be given for any clues leading to his capture, and a reward of one thousand taels of gold and the title of Marquis of a Thousand Households will be given for anyone who brings him to justice! He must be found alive or dead!"

Her voice echoed throughout the hall, and the eunuch behind her hurriedly went to relay the message.

Shu Jingwei waved to the person kneeling on the ground, and the courier hurriedly scrambled out.

The hall fell silent once again.

She looked down at her hands.

There were four crescent-shaped bloodstains on my palm, the blood beads had congealed into a dark brown color.

"Yao Jingyuan...you just wait!"

……

In modern times, one night has passed.

The next day was Saturday.

"Godfather, godfather, godfather—"

Early in the morning, Xiao Douzi rushed out of the bedroom, her hair still uncombed, with a tuft of hair sticking up, and ran shouting all the way to the living room.

Lin Ye was getting coffee when he heard the noise and looked over, asking gently, "What's wrong, Xiao Douzi?"

Xiao Douzi smiled shyly, but still mustered up her courage and looked up at Lin Ye expectantly.

"I made plans to go to the library with Duoduo today. Can my godfather come with me?"

As she spoke, she gently grabbed Lin Ye's sleeve and shook it, blushing as she added, "Little Douzi wants to go with her godfather!"

Lin Ye's heart melted under the gaze of those bright, sparkling eyes, and he agreed without hesitation: "No problem! After dinner, Godfather will take Little Douzi!"

"Yay!"

Little Douzi couldn't help but let out a cheer, then as if realizing what she had done, she covered her mouth with her hand and ran away giggling.

Lin Ye shook his head helplessly, his gaze gently following the small figure out of the living room before he picked up the coffee he had already made and took a sip.

Incidentally, you can also prepare some other knowledge or books to send to Wang Meng.

For example, in iron smelting, the steel bars they produce are only for urgent needs; they themselves also need to develop their own capabilities.

For example, there were even better farming methods that Ye Fan didn't have time to leave behind... and so on.

Let's start another live stream. After his night here, many days should have passed in the Great Flame. Shu Jingwei must have also received news of the battle in Fangzhou.

However, given that stupid woman's brain, she probably wouldn't believe that her elite troops were completely crushed.

Lin Ye chuckled, stopped thinking about it, and took his coffee to the restaurant.

Breakfast was already laid out on the table, and Xiao Douzi had finished washing up and was sitting obediently.

After lunch, Lin Ye took Xiao Douzi and boarded the bus to Jiangcheng City Library.

……

Great Flame Kingdom, Taihe Palace.

The morning court session had just ended, and Shu Jingwei was looking at folded paper.

She sat on the dragon throne, her fingers tapping impatiently on the armrest.

Her mood has been extremely bad these past few days.

Although she suppressed the intelligence about the Battle of Fangzhou, Yao Jingyuan's arrest warrant has been issued for three or four days, and there has been no response so far.

Just as she was getting up to leave in frustration, an excited shout suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Report! Your Majesty! Good news!"

The messenger was beaming with joy, not even bothering to wipe the sweat from his face, as he ran while holding a military report high in the air.

Shu Jingwei suddenly raised her head, and the gloom in her eyes vanished.

"read!"

The messenger unfolded the military report with both hands, cleared his throat, and spoke in a loud voice that could be heard throughout the entire hall.

"Your subject, Qin Boyong, reports: All fourteen cities from the East Sea to the western border have been recovered! The remaining rebels within the cities have been completely eliminated! Our casualties did not exceed two hundred!"

He took a breath, took out the second letter, and raised his voice even higher.

"Furthermore, news has also come from General Wang of the Southern Route: the suppression of the rebellion to the south has also been a great victory! The rebel leaders along the way have all fled upon hearing the news, abandoning their cities and fleeing. By the time they reached the South China Sea, ten cities had been pacified!"

Shu Jingwei stood up from the dragon throne.

"Good! Good! Good!"

She said "good" three times, each word higher in pitch than the last.

These past few months, thanks to that damned sky, the dark clouds that had been weighing on her heart have finally begun to dissipate.

The defeat in the North was painful, but the great victories in the West and South were real triumphs!

Fourteen cities plus ten more, making a total of twenty-four cities!

Now, except for the north, most of the control of the Great Flame has returned to her hands!

"By imperial decree—a grand banquet will be held tomorrow for all officials to celebrate this great victory!"

The chief eunuch behind him smiled and repeatedly agreed, then excitedly ran out to deliver the imperial decree.

Shu Jingwei laughed and sat back down, leaning back comfortably. The mountain of folded paper in front of her seemed pleasing to the eye now.

This was arguably the best news she had heard in recent months.

Now that she was happy, she suddenly remembered that she had a daughter.

It seems like it's been a long time since we last met.

Since she sent Shu Rou to the palace school last time, she hasn't seen her except to ask the teacher about her learning progress.

However, now that the rebellion has been largely quelled, let her come out and get some fresh air on such a good day.

"Someone, bring Rou'er here so I can see her." She casually ordered, her tone nonchalant, as if she were talking about a toy that wasn't quite to her liking.

The palace maids responded and withdrew.

About 15 minutes later, light footsteps could be heard outside the palace gate.

The palace doors were pushed open again.

Shu Jingwei looked over with a smile, but when she looked up, her smile froze on her face.

Shu Rou was dressed in the attire of a princess.

He wore a yellow robe embroidered with phoenix tails, but the waist of the robe was obviously loose. The wind blew in from outside the palace door, and the heavy cotton robe swayed as if it were hanging on a bamboo pole.

Her face was so thin it was almost unrecognizable.

Her cheekbones jutted out from under her skin, and her cheeks were deeply sunken. Her chin was sharp, and her neck was so thin it looked like it would break in the wind.

Those once bright eyes now have a grayish-yellow tinge in the whites, and the pupils seem to be covered with a thin layer of dust, lacking any of the brightness a three-year-old child should have.

Two heavy, dark blue bags hung under his eyes, and his complexion was sallow and lifeless.

She stood there, looking like a rag doll that had been hollowed out.

Shu Rou slowly raised her head and looked at Shu Jingwei on the dragon throne.

His eyes were blank, as if he were in a daze.

The voice that came out when she said "Mother...Empress..." was dry and hoarse.

Shu Jingwei stood there, her smile crumbling inch by inch.

"What's going on?!"

Her roar shook the dust off the palace beams.

The palace servants following Shu Rou shivered, their knees buckled, and they all knelt down.

Shu Jingwei strode down the steps, grabbed Shu Rou's thin, stick-like arm, and pulled her in front of the palace servants.

"This is my daughter! The princess of the Great Flame!" Her voice trembled with extreme anger. "How could it have come to this!?"