Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system
Chapter 240: Monks Should Strengthen Themselves (10)
A few days before leaving, the family of five took a horse-drawn carriage back to their residence in the capital from the farm.
The mansion is still the original Duke Xian's Mansion. It has not undergone any major changes since it was given to Ren Chengzhou by the late emperor, except for some adjustments to the plaque and interior layout.
Ren Chengzhou and Shen Yao lived on the farm all year round, especially after the new emperor ascended the throne. They would rarely leave the farm unless it was a festival.
Therefore, the idle Duke Xian's Mansion gradually fell into disrepair. Even though there were palace craftsmen repairing it all year round, it still could not change the decline caused by lack of popularity.
"How are we going to explain our return to the palace this time? The emperor has been on the throne for three years and has been working hard to govern the country. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to deal with us."
Shen Yao calmly stated the objective facts. It was not that Jiang Chengyu didn't care, but that he really didn't have time.
The emperor is so busy, not to mention he has such a huge mess on his hands.
At the beginning of last year, the beauty contest that the emperor had been suppressing for a long time was held, and the whole Jiang Kingdom was shocked.
Not only the people in the capital, but also beautiful girls from border areas were sent to participate in the selection.
On an extremely rare scale, the emperor took in double-digit concubines into the harem in one go, without even considering his wife who had accompanied him.
It is said that the Queen is now restricted in her actions and her health has suffered a lot.
Shen Yao pessimistically estimated that the queen might not have a good ending.
"It's just a simple farewell. The emperor knows that we want to leave the capital."
Ren Chengzhou did not hide the truth from Jiang Chengyu from the beginning, otherwise their private cooperation would not have gone so smoothly.
"The emperor is different from us." They are at most a group of rich and idle people. Even if they leave the capital to travel around, it will not affect Jiang Chengyu's throne.
But it would not be the same if it were Jiang Chengyu's other adopted brothers. Even Jiang Chengjin would have to live out his life in the capital and could not step out of the capital at will.
The princes who had ever resorted to violence or had such tendencies were not allowed to leave the capital.
The victors will be the kings and the losers will be the bandits, but we must also prevent them from making a comeback.
Shen Yao turned her head to glance out the window. It was still bustling with people coming and going. The capital was the capital of Jiang State, so there was never a shortage of people here.
"I don't know when I will come back after leaving Beijing this time."
The mood is not complicated. Shen Yao is a cultivator. Even if he can only be considered half a cultivator in his current situation, his life span is indeed very long.
Reaching out and touching the three children's little heads, Shen Yao had a smile on her lips. Yang Yao and the others were very well-behaved, but they might feel uncomfortable with the atmosphere after arriving in Beijing, and they all looked listless and lack energy.
After gently coaxing them not to be afraid, Shen Yao mentioned the situation in the Duke's Mansion.
Ever since the passing of old Madam He, the Duke's Mansion has officially closed its doors to visitors.
It was not until last year's palace beauty contest that the Emperor repeatedly pleaded with the Duke to come out of retirement, and the Duke's Mansion only appeared in the court.
However, even though he showed up, the Duke always used his health as an excuse. Even when he went to court, he just ate for free. He did not have any power at all, so people did not even have the desire to attack him.
Not only that, the wife of the Duke also cultivated her character, and took several daughters-in-law who had already married into the family to visit temples or Taoist temples all day long. Whenever she met someone, she would pray to the gods and burn incense to pray for blessings.
If anyone asked, the Duke's wife would be better able to explain why she did this. Everything was for the Duke's Mansion's offspring, and she couldn't let the Duke's Mansion die out.
There is no way. For Ren Minmin's generation, even the married prince of the Duke has no children. Isn't it normal for the Duke's wife to be anxious and angry? Who doesn't care about a son who can carry on the family line?
The wife of the Duke not only did this with her daughter-in-law, but also did not let her married daughter go.
Ren Minmin had been married for less than two years, but she was still being ordered around by the Duke's wife.
Fortunately, Ren Minmin was lucky. She became pregnant and gave birth to a child not long after getting married, which also shut up some people.
"My uncle and aunt are visiting as usual. During the palace banquet last year, I heard from my uncle that the emperor intends to hand over some of the military power to him. At the latest, he will return to the court by the end of autumn this year."
The previous return did not count, because the Duke had no military power and his words did not carry enough weight to shake certain people in the court.
If Qiu Mo successfully takes over the military power, the Duke's Mansion will not only reverse its decline, but will also be able to help the Emperor stabilize the court, and the cooperation between the two sides will be a win-win situation.
After all, the Emperor is related to the Duke's Mansion by blood. Military power has always been sensitive, and he would not feel at ease no matter who he gave it to. It can only be said that a blood relationship would be more reliable.
"If that's the case, then we'll have to replace the herbs with a new batch when we visit you this time," as the ones we ate earlier were not suitable.
"Do as my aunt wishes. We are powerless to leave the capital."
Ren Chengzhou put away the folding fan in his hand, took the teacup beside him and poured some warm tea.
He poured the tea one by one and handed it to the people in the carriage. Ren Chengzhou tasted it carefully and suddenly felt that the wild tea from the countryside was better than the tribute from the palace.
The carriage stopped and started, and finally landed in front of the high-hanging gate of the palace.
A family of five got off the bus and chose to rest because they didn't have enough time.
Shen Yao called the housekeeper to check the warehouse. After making sure that the gifts she was going to give were in good condition, she added a few more items.
Since you are leaving, some of them can be used as favors, otherwise it would be a waste to just leave them in the warehouse.
Of course, some of the more valuable or useful things in the farm have been collected by Shen Yao into the space.
No matter what time it is, Shen Yao always considers her own satisfaction first and then considers others.
"Princess, these are the warehouse rosters. Please have a look."
The housekeeper of the palace is a person from the palace. When this house was awarded, its furnishing was also given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Ren Chengzhou and Shen Yao could move in with just their bags.
Sitting in the main hall, Shen Yao quickly looked through the accounts to make sure that the problems were within the tolerable range. She waved her hand to send the butler away and raised her hand to pinch her sore nose.
'How long will it take to open the one-way teleportation array?'
In the past two years, earthquakes have occurred frequently in remote areas, some of which are normal and some are abnormal, but without exception, such earthquakes have promoted the recovery of spiritual energy and increased the spiritual energy in the environment.
When Yang Yao and the others were two years old, Shen Yao used the system to pass on the magic of immortals, thus solving the problem of the magic of cultivating immortals.
Of course, as the parents of three children, the two of them were also blessed by the gods and each had miraculous opportunities.
After one year of practice, the five members of the family were successfully admitted.
The three children were naturally the best at practice, followed by her and Ren Chengzhou.
Although the power of the magic seems a bit useless due to insufficient spiritual energy, it can still be used easily to deal with some ordinary warriors in the world.
That's why they agreed on a travel plan for this year. Not only to travel around, but also to visit those mysterious places to see if they were real.
"Ten years at the fastest and fifteen years at the slowest," the system gave an approximate time, and said that this was a conservative estimate. If an accident occurred during this period, it might be brought forward.
Shen Yao rubbed her head, taking the opportunity to hide her facial expression.
'If the previous earthquakes occur a few more times, will the quantitative change lead to a qualitative change?'
Some of them were Shen Yao's work. Taking advantage of the cultivators' ability to fly and hide underground, he found time to go out for a trip, specifically choosing the deep mountains and old forests where few people go, and he was not afraid of being involved in cause and effect.
This is the method Shen Yao heard from the system, and it is more practical.
'In theory, yes, but host, progressing too quickly is not conducive to the normal advancement of the entire world. You should know that humans are not as sensitive as animals, and the benefits they gain from the spiritual energy revival are not as good as animals.
In other words, the human race is not particularly advantaged in the era of spiritual energy revival; they are even inferior to some plants.
The most obvious thing is that Shen Yao has often gone to the mountains and forests to collect various mutated herbs in recent years.
Even though Shen Yao increased her frequency, the number of herbs she collected remained the same.
From here we can see some of the impacts of the revival of spiritual energy on the environment. Even when Shen Yao ran deeper into the jungle, he discovered more treasures.
There are many different kinds of rumors about human cities, but compared to the wilderness that can be seen with one's own eyes, the countryside in the city is still as peaceful as usual. The only obvious changes are probably in some unstable border areas or villages with many mountains and forests.
However, in the entire Jiang Kingdom, such a place is like a drop of water falling into a pond, which cannot cause any ripples at all.
Anyway, Shen Yao didn't see Jiang State take any action. At most, the army was called up more frequently.
But the purpose of the army is more to suppress riots and maintain stability in border areas and local areas, which has nothing to do with the changes in these mountains and forests.
"Find an opportunity to remind a group of people." She couldn't just watch the human race perish. She also wanted to take the opportunity to earn merit.
The system immediately thought of the previous tricks, and said in an unpredictable tone, "Host, don't challenge the bottom line of the system. Some things cannot be done."
Otherwise, it really couldn't explain itself. It had clearly said before it came through that it would not use the abilities of the previous world again.
In the end, it can't resist the host's calculations, and can only wail and eventually become corrupt.
The system cried in sorrow, thinking that the host was too bad and it could never defeat him.
Shen Yao tilted her head and curled her lips, completely ignoring the system's complex psychology. Anyway, she felt that she had done a good job on the task, so that was it.
Nothing is perfect. The system is so idle thinking about these things all day long.
"Do you want to do it? It's just a matter of one sentence, and you will benefit from it if you do it."
I know you are afraid, but what are you afraid of when you can't even connect to the main system?'
Even other systems are not so cowardly. Not only is he cowardly, he is also very greedy in private.
Sometimes Shen Yao couldn’t understand whether the system had a dual personality. It was extremely sensitive about the completion of the task, but was afraid of any tricks.
The system did not have any special reaction to being attacked by its own host.
It's used to it. It says every day that it has a memory. It sobs and says that it can do it, but it can only be the last time in this world. If you don't agree, it will simply hide and not show up!
Shen Yao:......
"Okay, let's discuss it and see how to maximize the benefits."
Since it is the last time, we must make full use of it and not waste it.
Shen Yao immediately perked up, first telling the system the strategy she had in mind, and then letting the system figure it out on its own. Only by combining the two could they be implemented.
system:……
What can the system do? It can only cooperate. After all, the host is a professional in this kind of thing, and it doesn't want to create a place where it can't show its true colors but will be suspected instead.
……
The next morning, Shen Yao and Ren Chengzhou simply went their separate ways.
Ren Chengzhou took the oldest one, Ren Yangyao, to the palace to meet the emperor, and Shen Yao took the remaining two to the Duke's Mansion to meet the Duke's wife.
Of course, don’t forget to prepare gifts. It would be impolite to visit someone empty-handed.
"We are all family, there is no need for so many etiquettes, just come and be happy."
The Duke's wife became more and more affectionate towards Shen Yao, especially in the past two years when Shen Yao helped to prescribe medicine and even deceived the imperial physician in the palace.
This is such a great favor. The Duke's wife prides herself on being affectionate and righteous, so naturally she cannot be too distant with Shen Yao.
He took Shen Yao aside and talked to her affectionately, and also called several younger daughters-in-law to accompany her, trying his best to make Shen Yao feel at home.
Shen Yao: ...That's not necessary.
Shen Yao smiled and talked to the Duke's wife about things on the farm, mostly about daily fun, and occasionally mentioned a few playful boys.
After all, at the age of the Duke's wife, it is time for her to enjoy the company of her grandchildren.
This time, the Duke's wife asked Shen Yao to help prescribe more prescriptions that would be beneficial for offspring.
They had been avoiding getting pregnant before, but now things have turned for the better. They must get pregnant and have children, otherwise the Duke's Mansion will be unstable.
"Aunt, these are all relatively suitable prescriptions, and they are also suitable for the bodies of my sisters-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law. I believe it won't be long before I can congratulate you, aunt, and the Duke's Mansion will continue its inheritance."
Shen Yao was very generous and bought a whole stack of goods at once, which made everyone who saw it very grateful.
Who doesn’t want a son in this era? Even if you feel that both sons and daughters are good, you will still choose a son if possible. This is due to the limitations of the times and cannot be changed at all.
Shen Yao didn't say much about this. She just took out what needed to be taken out, and then she took her two children and said goodbye.
They originally came back to the capital for these things. Once they have finished their work, they should pack their bags and set off.
"The emperor even envied me and said that if he had the chance, he would also like to go out and see the mountains and rivers of Jiang State."
Unfortunately, if nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Chengyu, as the emperor, would not be able to get out at all.
The emperor, who controls the life and death of the people of the entire country, actually has his own difficulties.
Ren Chengzhou smiled and looked at the tidy carriage in front of him.
This time they went out with an uncertain return date, so all the supplies and personnel were carefully selected.
Apart from other things, for the sake of safety, Ren Chengzhou also invited experts to protect him along the way, even though the real strength of these experts was not even half of Shen Yao's.
"When the emperor travels, he has to take many things into consideration," at least the court officials will try to stop him in various ways.
If possible, they would even give advice and sing a different tune from the emperor.
"Yes, only when you sit in that position can you understand how difficult it is."
You may think that having power will give you everything, but in reality you still cannot do whatever you want.
Putting his arm around Shen Yao's shoulders, Ren Chengzhou lowered his head and whispered a few words. Then they got on the prepared carriage and officially set off from the capital.
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