Hearing this, Song Wanyue slowly shook her head, the smile on her face remaining unchanged. "I don't regret it! Master, there's no need to worry. It's the path I chose myself. Even if it's full of thorns, I'll still walk it. I have no regrets at all."
She spoke with determination, but only she herself knew that she had regretted it. She regretted it when she learned the truth about her brother's death. She regretted it when she watched that heartless person poison her father right before her eyes. She also regretted it when she ascended to the throne above all others.
All she wanted was for her family to be together in harmony. Ideally, there would also be someone she loved who loved her in return. However, her wish had remained unfulfilled in her original world, and it was still unfulfilled even after she came to this world. It seemed that she was doomed to be alone.
"Sometimes I think being an emperor is not so bad. It's tiring, but if I do well, I'll be remembered throughout history. If I can leave a good name in posterity, it won't be in vain for me to have come to this world." Seeing Rong Lan looking gloomy, Song Wanyue smiled and told her some interesting things that had happened since she became the emperor, not wanting the atmosphere to become too heavy.
Rong Lan saw Song Wanyue's efforts. She took a deep breath, softened her expression, and joked, "As long as you find it interesting. Then I'll have more confidence in setting up a stall in the imperial city in the future. You can be my backer."
"It's my honor to be the master's backer." Song Wanyue paused. "Let me ask the master about someone. Ji Zhoutong. How is Lawyer Ji doing now?"
"He's doing fine." Rong Lan told the truth. "He got married not long ago to a girl from a well - matched family. He said himself that although he can't say he's in love with her, he's still satisfied with her. He should be able to live a peaceful life with that girl, respecting each other."
She and her brother had also attended Ji Zhoutong's wedding.
At Ji Zhoutong's wedding, she met Xie Xinxin, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Xie Xinxin secretly told her that she had also found the one she liked, and that person had agreed to be part of a child - free couple. Due to her childhood experiences, Xie Xinxin still couldn't convince herself to be a good mother, so she chose someone who, like her, didn't plan to have children.
As for Tang Xingwei, he didn't even have the intention of falling in love, let alone getting married. At the wedding, he still remembered to introduce the new cat climbing frames in the pet hospital to them.
As for Seth, the golden boy, her brother managed to persuade him in a few words to continue being the CEO of the CY Group. But when having the wedding banquet, he always secretly sized up her dear sister Ranran. What she found interesting was that her sister Ranran didn't completely ignore Seth either.
Maybe the next wedding banquet she would attend would be Seth and her sister Ranran's.
"That's good." Song Wanyue lowered her eyes and straightened her python - patterned robe.
Ji Zhoutong had once confessed his love to her and said that he liked her, but she really had no such feelings for him. Fortunately, she didn't have any feelings for him. Otherwise, with her doomed single life, she didn't know how much she would have dragged Ji Zhoutong down.
Rong Lan looked deeply at Song Wanyue, as if she could see through what was on Song Wanyue's mind. "Miss Song, it's been a long time. How about I give you a free divination?"
"Hmm?" Song Wanyue was flattered. "Please go ahead, master."
"Since it's a free divination, I won't ask Miss Song which aspect she wants to divinate. I've calculated Miss Song's marriage luck." Rong Lan pretended to calculate with her fingers. "Miss Song will definitely meet a good partner! I bet my dignity as a fortune - teller on it." Afraid that Song Wanyue would think she was just trying to comfort her, she added the last sentence firmly. But she dared to say so because she could tell from Song Wanyue's karmic lines. Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to talk nonsense.
Song Wanyue was startled by Rong Lan's last sentence. "Master, there's no need to say that. I definitely trust you. Since the master says I'll meet a good partner, I'll just wait patiently."
Rong Lan nodded seriously. "In a few more years, Miss Song's good partner will appear."
Song Wanyue smiled. "Okay."
Rong Lan didn't leave the palace until dusk. If she hadn't said that someone was waiting for her at home for dinner, Song Wanyue would even have wanted to keep her in the palace for dinner. Although she didn't have dinner in the palace, Song Wanyue gave Rong Lan a bunch of things, including gold, silver, jewels, and the pastries that Rong Lan had praised for being delicious when having lunch.
Rong Lan didn't refuse Song Wanyue's kindness and left the palace with a pile of things.
After she left the palace gate, she found a deserted alley and used the teleportation spell. In an instant, she was back in her small valley.
As soon as she landed and steadied herself, she smelled the fragrance of the beggar's chicken.
The little fox: "???" Didn't big brother say he was going to teach her brother - in - law magic? Were they secretly roasting chicken behind her back?
Rong Lan was shocked. She judged the direction of the fragrance and tiptoed towards it.
Due to the direction, the fox elder brother could just see his younger sister acting furtively. He didn't remind Chu Hengyuan, who had his back to that direction, and wanted to see what his sister was going to do.
Then he saw that after his sister got closer, she pounced on her brother - in - law's back. The brother - in - law, who hadn't been squatting steadily, was pushed forward and almost had an intimate encounter with the fire.
Ugh—too embarrassing to watch.
Chu Hengyuan managed to support the ground in time and escaped the disaster. He laughed helplessly and looked back at the little fox who had attacked him. "Did Lanlan have a good time today?"
"I was having a good time, but as soon as I came back, I found you guys secretly making beggar's chicken. Suddenly, I'm not so happy." Rong Lan snorted. "What about learning magic?"
If she had known they were going to make beggar's chicken, she definitely wouldn't have gone out to play.
"We knew you'd be back tired from playing, so we prepared dinner in advance." The young man with fluffy fox ears couldn't stand it anymore. "Stop being so lovey - dovey. It's time to prepare for dinner."
"Okay~" Rong Lan replied cheerfully, but she had no intention of getting off Chu Hengyuan's back at all. She just hugged his neck and clung to him, acting coquettishly to make her single fox elder brother envious and jealous.
Chu Hengyuan let the little girl lie on his back, with a gentle smile on his face.
"By the way, did Mom and Dad go on a long - distance trip again?" Rong Lan asked curiously.
"Yes, and even Aunt went on a long - distance trip. Maybe they saw that you finally came back, so they didn't have to worry about you being bullied elsewhere all day long. They probably made an appointment to go traveling. But it's good that Mom and Dad are on a long - distance trip. I'll take this opportunity to teach my brother - in - law a few more magic spells, so that Dad won't always think that my brother - in - law is just a good - looking vase... maybe..."
"I think... unless you can teach big brother to be as powerful as me, otherwise—"
"I can!"
"Tsk—"
"You little brat don't believe me? Just wait and see. I'll definitely teach him well!"
"Then you should work hard... Big brother, you should also work hard... Study hard and strive to surpass me in cultivation one day in the future..."
"By the way, why don't you guys create a little fox during this time? If Mom and Dad come back and see the little fox, they'll probably be so happy that they'll forget to pick on my brother - in - law's faults."
"Big brother! Shut up!"
"Why are you so fierce? I think I came up with a good idea. Tsk..."
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