Chapter 561 The wind of freedom fills the world

The moment the golden characters appeared, an invisible ripple centered on Jiaojiao spread out to the mountains and rivers of this world.

Qiao Zhongguo, Qiao Tianjing and Shen Yuanling around him felt something, and they all turned to look at Jiaojiao.

At the same time, countless people in this world looked up at the sky.

Grandmaster Che who was still crying in his wheelchair, the Wuding army and the people, Shen Yuanzhan and Xiao Qianlan in the Yong Dynasty capital city who could not sleep at night because they were worried about the war situation, Zuo Hejing and Han Yaxian who were tossing and turning because they were worried about their families... .. ..

At this moment, everyone in the world seems to have a clear understanding in their hearts, but they cannot express it.

At this time, the distant country of Nanli.

Meng Guxue, who had been sleeping soundly, was awakened. She suddenly opened her eyes and ran out of the hall barefoot without even having time to put on her shoes.

The moon was big and round tonight, and Meng Guxue stared at the sky blankly, lost in thought.

Until there was the sound of hurried footsteps, Baili Chengyou hurried over and saw Meng Guxue standing barefoot on the stone bricks, and immediately picked her up.

Meng Guxue raised her arms and put her arms around Baili Chengyou's shoulders, but murmured:

"Baili, do you feel it?"

Baili Chengyou frowned and followed Meng Guxue's gaze to the full moon in the sky.

He nodded slightly, "Yeah."

"Baili, what a feeling of relief -"

No one could express their feelings at this moment, only Meng Guxue said it clearly.

Suddenly, as if the invisible shackles on his body were removed, his whole body became lighter and more relaxed.

"Is it Jiaojiao? It must be Jiaojiao..."

Meng Guxue couldn't help but feel a sore nose when she mentioned Jiaojiao.

She suddenly dug into Baili Chengyou's neck and said angrily, "Baili, I really miss Jiaojiao."

It was rare for Meng Guxue to be so well-behaved. Seeing this, Baili Chengyou's heart suddenly softened. He held the person in his arms closer, and then said warmly:

"Wait a little longer. When the Northern Expedition of Yong Dynasty is completed, I will personally take you to Yong Dynasty to send congratulations. How about that?"

Meng Guxue suddenly raised her upper body when she heard this, her eyes widened, "Seriously!?"

Baili Chengyou couldn't help but smile, "When did I fail to deceive you?"

Meng Guxue tilted her head and thought for a moment, then muttered, "That's true."

Baili Chengyou said as he carried Meng Guxue into the palace: "This Northern Expedition shows that the Yong Dynasty's national strength is indeed strong. Although there is a century-old alliance, we should lower our heads in Nanli. ....."

"Why don't you put on your shoes first? What if you catch a cold?"

The topic suddenly changed.

"Ah ah ah, Baili, you can't come up again! I...we agreed, but I haven't even reached the hairpin yet!"

"Look, you are thinking wrong again."

"Then why are you leaning over here?"

"I'm afraid you're cold, so I'll warm you up."

"It's such a hot day, why am I cold? It's so hot!"

Outside the palace.

Xiao Tao: "..."

Aja: "..."

Okay, okay, these two ancestors stayed up most of the night and started making trouble again!

...

No one understood why they were looking at the sky at this moment, but they seemed to feel something in the dark.

Jiaojiao knew, however, that it was the wind of freedom blowing through every independent and dazzling soul, finally filling the world and benefiting all living beings.

This is Jiaojiao's vision, and it has truly come true at this moment!

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In the afternoon of the second day.

After a night and a half day of dealing with the aftermath, reports of various situations came to Qiao Zhongguo one after another.

Jiaojiao listened on the sidelines, and finally waited until Qiao Bo came in person to report the news to Yuchao Palace.

"General, the fire has been put out. Only two unrecognizable charred corpses were found in the palace."

The moment she heard "two bodies", Jiaojiao's guess was finally settled.

There is no doubt that it was King Jinyu and Wu Geng who died. As for Shen Yuanbai...

At this time, Qiao Bo's voice continued to sound: "Following the general's instructions, my subordinates made a special investigation and found the entrance to the secret passage under Babu's bed."

"Prince Ling took his subordinates to explore together. The secret passage leads to two places, one is the Yangxin Palace and the other is the East Palace."

When Jiaojiao heard this, her expression became clear.

Li Ji was a person who valued friendship. Although she was controlled by them, when faced with her father's questioning, she vaguely mentioned the existence of the secret passage until she confirmed that her father had no intention of harming Shen Yuanbai.

Her father did not embarrass Li Ji and did not ask any further questions.

Now that the truth is revealed, everything is connected.

On that day, Shen Yuanbai probably promised Li Ji's freedom through a secret channel with "acquaintances in Yong's army" and asked Li Ji to help him kill King Jin Yu.

The palace attendants of the Yangxin Palace said that King Jinyu, Che Zhaohua, and Li Ji were missing. It was probably Shen Yuanbai who brought them all to the Jade Chao Palace through a secret passage.

Because he wanted to burn the palace, Shen Yuanbai could not keep Li Ji and the others, so he asked Li Ji and the others to go to the East Palace through a secret passage, hoping to let them leave the royal court from there.

Unexpectedly, because there was an extra Che Zhaohua in the team, he was stopped by the soldiers again and reported to his father.

As for why the secret passage leads to the Yangxin Hall and the East Palace...

If Jiaojiao guessed correctly, this secret passage was quite old and should have been built when King Jin Yong was still alive.

He was the king at that time and lived in the Yangxin Hall, while King Jinyu was still the prince and lived in the East Palace.

In order to deceive others and facilitate their humiliation of Yu Liu, these two beasts even dug two secret passages leading directly to Yu Liu's palace...

Jiaojiao remembered that the secret passage was not mentioned in the suicide note left by Yu Liu. She thought it was Yin Zhu who told Shen Yuanbai about it.

At this point, Jiaojiao was able to guess Shen Yuanbai's thoughts very closely.

When he burned the palace with fire and forced the way of heaven, Shen Yuanbai should have really been determined to die.

Because he was not sure whether the rebound talisman would be effective at the last moment, he was just stubborn and determined to fight for that freedom, even at the cost of his life.

When they met in the canyon, Jiaojiao had actually seen the will to die in Shen Yuanbai.

But this time they reunited, Shen Yuanbai seemed to have changed again.

Jiaojiao didn't know what influenced him, maybe it was Yinzhu's unreserved loyalty, maybe it was Liji's desire for freedom, maybe it was something else, something that was considered beautiful to Shen Yuanbai.

Or maybe it was Yu Liu's blessing——

"Perhaps after my mother and concubine's last wish is fulfilled, my son will finally be liberated. From then on, he will sing in harmony, walk alone with a lamp, and ride on a horse to ride on flowers to freedom."

So after the rebound talisman came into effect and the old King of Hell took action, Shen Yuanbai, who had narrowly escaped death, chose to step into the secret passage.

The secret passage that the two beasts traveled back and forth countless times was full of sin and filth. It was once Yu Liu's lingering nightmare and shackles.

Jiaojiao didn't know what Shen Yuanbai was thinking when he was walking alone.

However, he must have been relieved the moment he walked out of the dark passage, stepped out of the darkness, and stood under the moonlight again...

Right and wrong, good and evil, have their own cause and effect.

The sins he committed back then, the detours he took, and the tragedies he caused will never disappear. As for where the consequences of his actions will fall, only Shen Yuanbai himself knows.

After all, what comes next is completely his - an unknown life.

Chapter 562 Goodbye, Old King of Hell

The aftermath of the incident in Wang Ting is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Li Ji, the four maids around her, and Che Zhaohua were all released, but Grand Master Che was left behind.

After all, he was once a minister of the Northern Kingdom, so he had to dig something out of his mouth.

Jiaojiao originally wanted to see the secret passage, but Qiao Tianjing didn't agree.

According to his words: "How can my little sister settle in such a dirty place?"

When Jiaojiao heard this, she gave up. Everyone was busy, but she was very free, so she went to bed early that night.

Before she fell asleep, she was still thinking that everything was settled here and it was time to go home.

"Mom is probably worried too much. Maybe she should pack up and prepare to go back tomorrow..."

She murmured, and soon fell asleep.

.......

The old King of Hell said that they would meet soon, but Jiaojiao didn't expect it to be so soon!

Seeing that she was already in the pavilion, with the old King of Hell sitting opposite, Jiaojiao quickly bowed in a decent manner.

The old King of Hell raised his eyebrows slightly. Is this the same girl who yelled at him, "Old King of Hell, Old King of Hell"?

"Old King of Hell! You came so quickly!"

After finishing her salute, Jiaojiao grinned, climbed onto the stool opposite the old King of Hell, and put her arms on the stone table with a smile.

Old King of Hell: "..."

That's all, I finally know how to use "you".

Jiaojiao has no fear of the old King of Hell, he has a good temper!

"Now, can you answer my questions?"

As expected, the old King of Hell didn't care at all and nodded casually.

Seeing this, Jiaojiao became more serious and said straight to the point: "Why me?"

The old King of Hell seemed to have expected Jiaojiao's question. He tapped his fingers lightly on the stone table, and a thick book appeared in front of him.

Jiaojiao stretched her neck curiously, "What is this?"

"Take it and have a look." Old Hell pushed the book in front of Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao immediately lowered her head to look and saw large black letters written on the cover of the book - "Redress of Injustice".

Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately opened the book. What came into view was a familiar name: Qiao Zhongguo!

"Daddy!"

Jiaojiao let out a low cry and hurriedly took a closer look, only to see that the "Record of Injustice" recorded in detail the years of her father's birth and death, his life deeds and... injustice!

Looking further back, there are mother, elder brother and second brother, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, brother emperor, sister Xiao, mistress, empress dowager, cousin An Ning...

This "Record of Injustice" is so thick that every page represents a soul who died in vain.

Her delicate hands could not stop trembling as she turned page after page. She had never heard of the names on the "Record of Innocence" at the end.

Among them are the dead men of Huguo Temple, children from the Tzu Chi Bureau, and innocent people who lost their lives to the Minzhou epidemic...

At this time, the voice of the old King of Hell sounded deep: "I am in charge of the cycle of life and death. There are thousands of small worlds under the sky. Everywhere there are unjust, false and wrong cases, and people who died in vain."

"But in such a small world, there are so many resentful souls crying out for injustice. There must be something wrong with it."

"As for why I chose you..."

When Jiaojiao heard this, she immediately raised her head and heard the old King of Hell say slowly:

"Because you are a part of this small world, and you are the daughter of the Qiao family."

Jiaojiao's eyes suddenly widened when she heard this, and the old King of Hell's voice continued:

"You died young at the age of three. After entering the underworld, you were reincarnated again. In your new life, you died young at the age of eighteen. However, you came back with a lot of merit and virtue. This is why I received you."

"It was at this time that I discovered that you were from that small world in your previous life, so I decided to make an exception and intervene."

"Changing one's destiny against heaven is against the order of heaven and earth. This opportunity was obtained by the people in "Redress of Injustice" with their unwillingness to accept injustice, and it was also obtained by your merits."

"You only have one chance. Fortunately, you did a good job."

Having said this, a faint smile appeared on Old Hell's face for the first time.

With a gentle wave of his right hand, the "Resolution of Wrongs" in front of Jiaojiao gradually turned into fly ash, and soon disappeared into the void.

"The fate has been changed, the injustice has been resolved, and everything has started over again. Naturally, this "Record of Clearing Wrongdoes" will no longer exist."

Jiaojiao was shocked when she heard it. It wasn't until she saw "The Record of Innocence" disappearing with her own eyes that she took a long breath.

Very good......

And she, she turns out to be the child of her father and mother!

The old King of Hell thoughtfully gave Jiaojiao enough time to digest. After a while, Jiaojiao regained her composure, raised her head and asked:

"Old King of Hell, now that the world has come true, will you take back this merit mall?"

Last night, she used the Merit Mall to treat Xiaosi's hand that was struck by lightning. The mall was still usable at that time, but Jiaojiao was not sure whether she could still keep this golden finger.

When the old King of Hell heard this, he just said lightly: "You deserve this."

"And for a kind-hearted person like you, if you see others suffering in the future but can't do anything about it, you will definitely feel uncomfortable in your heart."

Jiaojiao didn't expect the old King of Hell to be so cheerful and considerate of her, and she couldn't help but be deeply moved.

"Thank you, old King of Hell!"

The old King of Hell couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly when he saw Jiaojiao suddenly looking like a dog-legger.

"Thank you yourself, but the merit mall has indeed changed, because from today on, the merit points will only decrease but not increase. You just have to make good use of them."

"As for the merits you will accumulate in the future, I will wait until you die and then come back to settle the matter with me."

Jiaojiao keenly caught the four words "end of life", and her eyes immediately lit up.

"Old King of Hell, you have revealed the secret! It seems that I can live a good life until I grow old!"

The old King of Hell didn't seem to care about being known by Jiaojiao, he just curled his lips and said:

"Your efforts have saved, no, or rather created a brand new world, a world that has escaped the established trajectory and moved towards the unknown."

"You deserve all the good times and beautiful scenery from now on, just live a life with a clear conscience."

Jiaojiao saw that the old King of Hell was serious about what she said to her. Looking back on this journey, although it was only three or four years, she had indeed put all her efforts into it and tried her best.

There is no need to elaborate on the difficulties. Fortunately, good causes will eventually lead to good results.

Thinking of this, Jiaojiao quickly jumped down from the stone bench and bowed politely to the old King of Hell.

"It's done, let's go."

The old King of Hell was straightforward. With a slight wave of his right hand, Jiaojiao was involuntarily ejected from the dreamland.

The pavilion disappeared instantly, and the old King of Hell stood in a void.

Looking at the direction where Jiaojiao was leaving, the corners of Old Hell's lips curled up, his eyes full of appreciation.

"What an exquisite heart with seven orifices..."

"This girl will have great fortunes in the future."

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Jiaojiao kicked her feet sharply and woke up from her dream in an instant.

What came into view were the extremely concerned faces of Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing.

"Jiaojiao, why did you sleep for so long? It's already noon, but what's wrong with you?"

Qiao Zhongguo reached out and rubbed Jiaojiao's head, his face full of worry.

Jiaojiao blinked her eyes, but she didn't expect that in her dream she was just sitting with the old King of Hell for a while, but in reality so much time had passed.

She quickly shook her head, and suddenly thought of what the old King of Hell said, she is her father's daughter...

When her thoughts reached this point, her eyes suddenly became sore. Jiaojiao immediately threw herself into Qiao Zhongguo's arms and said in a trembling voice:

"Dad, Jiaojiao is fine. Jiaojiao just... misses her mother and wants to go home."

Chapter 563 Let's celebrate peace and prosperity together

Qiao Zhongguo, Qiao Diyi and Ren Chong still wanted to stay to guard the overall situation, so Qiao Tianjing took Jiaojiao and Shen Yuanling back to Beijing first.

Xiao Qianyue also went back with her, because she missed her parents and sister so much at home, and she was already eager to return home.

Elites accompanied them all the way. After returning to Wuding, Jiaojiao and the others thoroughly cleaned themselves up and replaced them with Beiding garrison guards before continuing to the capital.

Of course, there is a reason for this.

The epidemic was raging again in the northern country, which sounded the alarm to Dr. Zou. It would take some time for typhoid fever to completely disappear.

Before that, he suggested that all Wuding troops should not enter Beiding for the time being.

He had already sent people to spread the prescription back to the country. After the medicine was prepared in all parts of the Yong Dynasty and could respond to epidemics at any time, it would not be too late to release Wu Ding.

Imperial Physician Zou had absolute say in the fight against the epidemic, so Qiao Zhongguo naturally obeyed.

This time, Imperial Physician Zou, along with his doctors and doctors, went to Wuding and defeated the epidemic, which made him famous all over the world. People in Xinglin even worshiped Imperial Physician Zou as the Holy Doctor Zou!

On August 12th, Jiaojiao and her party finally returned to the capital in a low-key manner.

Tan Hanchi had been waiting outside the pavilion early. When he saw the returning team from a distance, his eyebrows suddenly lit up!

Immediately afterwards, several people walked out of the inn. Zuo Hejing walked eagerly, Hanya Xian hugged Qiao Mingpei, Zuo Anning hugged Tan Zhisui and walked out quickly. Xiao Hongda and his wife were beside them!

Liufuzi was sent by Shen Yuanzhan and was following Xiao Hongda. When he saw Shen Yuanling on horseback, he immediately showed a look of joy.

The Holy One has been talking about Prince Ling and Lord Yongle many times these days!

"Dad! Mom!"

Xiao Qianyue whipped up her riding whip, rode Juechen, and galloped towards the inn. Before the horse could stop, she had already landed in front of Xiao Hongda and his wife, hugging them tightly.

"Mom and Dad! Yue'er misses you so much!"

Mrs. Xiao hugged Xiao Qianyue tightly, tears flowing uncontrollably, and even Xiao Hongda, an eight-foot man, quietly had red eyes.

"I've lost weight, because my mother's Yue'er has lost weight."

Mrs. Xiao said in a trembling voice, stroking Xiao Qianyue's back again and again.

"Come and meet your mother-in-law, don't lose your rules."

After Mrs. Xiao said this, she couldn't help but burst into laughter and pushed Xiao Qianyue towards Zuo Hejing.

Xiao Qianyue's eyes were filled with tears. She couldn't help but blush when she heard this. She quickly shouted to Zuo Hejing: "Mom, Yue'er is back."

Tears rolled down Zuo Hejing's eyes. She quickly held Xiao Qianyue's hand and couldn't stop calling her "good boy."

At this time, the carriage finally arrived, and the curtains had been raised early. Jiaojiao grabbed the carriage frame, her face flushed, and she shouted loudly:

"Mother! Jiaojiao is back!"

Everyone rushed forward eagerly, and Qiao Tianjing also got off his horse at this time and took Qiao Mingpei in Hanyaxian's arms.

The couple looked at each other, with thousands of words hidden in their hearts, just waiting to express their true feelings tonight.

Zuo Hejing took Jiaojiao out of the car, held her tightly in her arms, and couldn't stop shouting "little sweetie".

Jiaojiao's eyes were red, and she repeated in a trembling voice: "Mother, mother, Jiaojiao is back..."

Outside the inn, everyone gathered together and expressed their thoughts to each other.

After Shen Yuanling saw Zuo Hejing, he followed Liufuzi and rode towards the palace.

The queen mother, brother, and mistress are back!

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That day, everyone got the news that Prince Ling and Qiao Tianjing had returned to Beijing!

Looking back at the battle reports from the past few days, it was so exciting to see the great victory in the Northern Expedition and the destruction of the Northern Kingdom!

Everyone in the capital is extremely convinced that next, the word "Qiao" will mean the most prominent family in the capital!

However, the Qiao family didn't seem to care about this.

After Qiao Tianjing returned to Beijing, he went to Shen Yuanzhan to restore his life.

It is said that the emperor and his ministers chatted in the royal study for a full three hours, and then Qiao Tianjing went to court as before and rarely attended dinners among his colleagues.

The courtiers saw that Shen Yuanzhan did not reward Qiao Tianjing. After watching for a while, they understood——

Oh, it seems that the Holy One is holding back something big!

Half a month later, news finally came from the northern border that Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Diyi were about to return to the court.

According to reports, wherever the returning team went, people lined the streets to welcome them. Qiao Diyi personally held a flag and opened the way, shouting "Long live" all the way.

The people then chanted and cheered with great momentum, and the sound spread all over the world!

The Qiao Mansion also received Qiao Zhongguo's family letter in advance. This time, General Ren continued to guard, and Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Diyi came back first to answer the order.

After all matters in the capital are settled, Qiao Diyi still has to go north and continue to conquer the North for Shen Yuanzhan.

Jiaojiao can best understand Shen Yuanzhan's painstaking efforts.

The emperor's brother is going to give rewards to his father and second brother in front of all the civil and military officials, and he also wants to marry the second brother!

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On September 13th, Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Diyi finally arrived in Beijing.

No one expected that Shen Yuanzhan would wear a dragon robe and come out of the palace to welcome Qiao Zhongguo in person!

When the army entered the city, thousands of people cheered. Qiao Zhongguo saw a bright yellow light at the end of the road from a distance. He was shocked and immediately dismounted.

When it turned out that it was really the emperor himself, Qiao Zhongguo immediately led Qiao Diyi forward quickly and knelt down five steps away from Shen Yuanzhan.

Shen Yuanzhan had a smile on his lips and emotions in his eyes. He immediately came forward to help him, but Qiao Zhongguo refused to stand.

He bowed respectfully to Shen Yuanzhan, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were red.

"Your Majesty! I have lived up to my trust and returned from the Northern Expedition. Now the two countries have been unified, and everyone has returned!"

Hearing this, Shen Yuanzhan's eyes also overflowed with warmth.

At this moment, everyone present turned their attention to their young emperor.

Shen Yuanzhan noticed the earnest gazes of everyone, and could not help but feel his heart surge and his throat sore.

It's really not easy to get to where we are today...

He suppressed the tears in his eyes, and then raised his voice solemnly under the attention of the people in the capital:

"This great victory is a tribute to Qiao Qing, to all the armies, to the common people of Wuding, to the doctors of Xinglin, and to the millions of people of our Great Yong!"

"No one in the world will forget today, this victory, and I can't forget it."

"From now on, the Emperor, Heaven and Empress shall bless our country, the Yong Dynasty, and its people, and let me and all the people work together to create a peaceful and prosperous age!"

Qiao Zhongguo looked at the young emperor in front of him, tears already filling his eyes.

Over the years, his loyalty to Qiao Zhongguo has never changed. The Supreme Emperor abandoned it like worn out shoes, but today, the Emperor picked it up again.

Meeting Mingjun is a blessing to his Qiao Zhongguo, a blessing to all officials, and even more to the people of the world!

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Qiao Zhongguo bowed again and raised his voice.

The next moment, all the troops and civilians behind him knelt down and shouted in unison. The sound was deafening and stirring people's hearts!

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The king is enlightened, the ministers are loyal, the people are united, the army is strong, the signs of a prosperous age have appeared, and the sea and rivers are finally clear!

Chapter 564 Yongle Yonghuan

September 15th is Jiaojiao's fourth birthday.

Originally, a child's birthday was really not worthy of much attention, but I couldn't bear it. This child was the apple of the eye of the Qiao family, the treasure of the royal family, and the famous head of Yongle County!

Everyone in the capital knew that if Lord Yongle County wanted to enter the palace, it would be like entering his own house. The Holy Emperor had already given orders to the Royal Guards, and no one could stop this little ancestor.

Let's just talk about the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet last month. Miss Qiao was almost four years old. The Queen and the Queen Mother still took turns holding her, and the Holy Father kept talking to Miss Qiao.

In short, during the entire palace banquet, Miss Qiao's feet never touched the ground!

For ordinary favor, everyone still wants to fight for it, but for such a great honor, no one dares to be jealous.

How to do it? All the dignitaries in the capital could only join in the praise!

Therefore, Miss Qiao's birthday was celebrated today, and all the gifts were delivered to Qiao's family from early in the morning.

At any other time, no matter what gift you give, the Qiao family will not accept it.

But Miss Qiao's birthday was different. As long as it was not too expensive, the Qiao family would accept it politely and carefully arrange the return gifts.

In Qiao's mansion.

Jiaojiao sat on the stool, her short legs swaying, a little embarrassed.

"Mom, it's just a fourth birthday. This is too public. I'm so embarrassed..."

Zuo Hejing carefully tied Jiaojiaozi's hair into pigtails, and felt helpless after hearing this.

The husband refused the reward from the Holy Emperor and wanted to resign and stay at home. The Holy Emperor tried several times to persuade him not to retain him. He had already made Erlang a general, but he still felt that he was indebted.

If Da Lang hadn't persuaded him to stop it, the Holy Emperor and the Queen would still have wanted to hold Jiao Jiao's birthday banquet in the palace.

"Sister Qiao!"

A familiar voice came from outside the hospital. Jiaojiao suddenly smiled when she heard the voice, "It's Xiaosi here!"

Shen Yuanling has grown up, and it is no longer easy for him to run directly into Jiaojiao's house like before.

At this moment, he was waiting outside the courtyard holding the birthday gift. When he saw that Jiaojiao didn't come out for a long time, he raised his voice and called out.

Zuo Hejing just finished braiding Jiaojiao's hair. She leaned over and looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

"Little Four is always the most diligent."

Jiaojiao grinned when she heard this, jumped off the stool and ran out of the house.

When Shen Yuanling saw Jiaojiao jumping up and down, his eyebrows instantly curved and he shook the birthday gift in his hand.

Zuo Hejing stood in the room and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he saw the two of them talking and laughing together.

At this time, someone came to report from outside the door: "Miss, the eldest young master asked his subordinates to deliver this gift to you personally."

Jiaojiao and Shen Yuanling both turned their heads when they heard this and saw a young man holding a square box standing a few steps away.

Seeing this, Shen Yuanling went over to take it for Jiaojiao. His hand was so light that it made him full of curiosity.

Since it was delivered by Brother Qiao, there was no problem, so Shen Yuanling held the gift box in front of Jiaojiao and bent slightly to make it easier for Jiaojiao to open it.

Jiaojiao's eyes were full of novelty, and she quickly opened the box. What came into view was a brand new hat - Ruo Li?

Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment.

But soon, she smiled knowingly.

Shen Yuanling was a little confused and asked curiously: "Sister Qiao, what does this mean?"

She smiled tenderly and said like a little adult: "Xiaosi, don't you understand this?"

"This is called - 'The bamboo stick and mango shoes are easier than the horse, who is afraid? You can live your whole life in the mist and rain'."

Shen Yuanling was slightly stunned at first, and then seemed to realize. When he looked at the Ruo Li in his arms, he suddenly felt that it weighed more than a thousand pounds.

He was lost in thought when Jiaojiao raised her hand and pulled his sleeve.

"Xiaosi, why are you standing there? Put the Ruo Li away first. The person in front seems to be shouting, an imperial edict has arrived!"

Shen Yuanling raised his head, thought of something, and raised the corners of his mouth again.

"Yeah! Let's go and watch the fun together!"

The Qiao family members soon knelt in the main hall.

The guests who came to give gifts had not yet left, and now they were kneeling aside respectfully.

Liufuzi smiled brightly, unfolded the imperial edict, and read loudly:

"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says:

The Lord of Yongle County is young and leisurely, has a good temperament, has a good temperament, is gentle and courteous... Henghuang has rules, Yonghe is pure, is kind and benevolent, has a good reputation for Xi, and is awarded the title of Liangyi.

I am specially granted the title of Princess Yongle, and I admire this. "

Liufuzi finished reading in a flash, let out a slight breath, then leaned over to look at Jiaojiao with a smile, and said respectfully:

"Princess Yongle, please accept the order."

The person on the side who was giving gifts but had not yet had time to leave: "..."

(•́ω•̀ ٥)(•́ω•̀ ٥)

Has the Holy One forgotten that Miss Qiao is only four years old? With these dozens of words of praise, even a goddess can bear the burden.

It's hard for Mr. Liufu to recite it in one breath. He must have practiced it a lot on the way to Qiao Mansion, right?

Six Lucky Sons: (ꐦ '͈ ᗨ '͈ )

is not that right! The Holy Spirit still thinks that the praise is too little!

Jiaojiao received the imperial edict with a confused look on her face, and the whole hall instantly burst into congratulations, and the news soon spread throughout the capital.

The Qiao family still held the birthday party that night in a low-key manner.

There were only four relatives, the Xiao family, the Tan family, the Zuo family, and the Han family, and no other outsiders were invited.

"Little aunt! Little aunt! Together! Together!"

Qiao Mingpei clutched Jiaojiao's sleeves tightly. He would go wherever Jiaojiao went.

Jiaojiao's head hurts a little.

Damn, since returning to Beijing, Xiao Mingpei has been clinging to her, causing her to dream every night: Auntie, Gugugugugu...

"Pei'er, don't make trouble, your little aunt is going to pick up the Holy Father."

Hanya Xian came over in time and took Qiao Mingpei away, finally saving Jiaojiao's wrinkled sleeves.

Seeing Jiaojiao looking at her helplessly, Hanya Xian also wanted to laugh.

Since the little sister came back, Pei'er no longer clings to her. She only wants her little aunt wherever she goes.

When Jiaojiao saw Qiao Mingpei extending his fleshy hand to her again, she quickly ran away and slipped away!

Before reaching the outer courtyard, Jiaojiao saw Shen Yuanzhan and Xiao Qianlan being welcomed in by everyone.

"Brother Emperor! Sister Xiao!"

Jiaojiao hurried forward and Shen Yuanzhan picked Jiaojiao up.

While Jiaojiao is only four years old, you can hug her more, but it will be against the rules later on.

"Brother Emperor, thank you for your reward. Now I am a little princess!"

Shen Yuanzhan's lips curved when he heard this, "No amount of rewards for us Jiaojiao is enough."

Jiaojiao hurriedly waved her hands to show humility, but Shen Yuanzhan suddenly lowered his voice and said warmly:

"The world doesn't know that the biggest contributor to bringing this clear vision is Jiaojiao. In order to protect Jiaojiao, my brother can't tell all this to the world."

"But my brother thinks that there is one thing that everyone in the world should know. Jiaojiao is the pearl that everyone holds in their hands, and she is worthy of all the best things in the world."

When Jiaojiao heard this, her heart surged with enthusiasm, and her voice became choked with sobs.

"Brother Emperor, thank you."

"We should thank you, Jiaojiao."

Xiao Qianlan hugged the little prince Shen Chengzhen and came closer, freeing up one hand to touch Jiaojiao's head tenderly.

Everybody knows it, everybody knows it.

While Jiaojiao was protecting them, they also did their best to silently protect Jiaojiao.

Keep her innocent, wish her well, give her unreserved love, and the purest gratitude and sincerity.

Jiaojiao was about to burst into tears. At this moment, Qiao Diyi's carefree voice sounded from not far away:

"The banquet is about to begin, the birthday girl comes quickly!"

When Shen Yuanzhan heard this, his eyebrows arched, his steps quickened, and he carried Jiaojiao into the table.

They exchanged glasses of wine and smiled.

The September night wind blows on your face, carrying the fragrance of wine, the smell of fireworks, the soothing love and warmth, and the unfettered freedom to follow your heart.

With tears in her eyes, Jiaojiao, accompanied by her family and friends, once again made her birthday wish. Her original intention has not changed, it is still the same as yesterday:

May the years be joyful and good people may be in peace; may the years be prosperous and may the country be peaceful and the people be safe.

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Chapter 0 Final Thoughts

The text is over!

I feel relieved but also feel lost. After thinking about it, I still want to say something to everyone.

At the beginning, I just wanted to try writing a light-hearted group pet cookie. When I started writing, there was no main line in the outline, and it was very casual.

But later on, as I was writing, I felt that there seemed to be more things I wanted to express, so it turned into a palace fight, with intrigues added, and finally it escalated to the pursuit of free will, and the phrase "I have no control over my destiny" appeared. Core.

I often look through the comments and see many people saying: This article opens low and goes high, opens medium and goes high, and some even gave very high evaluations, saying that I opened high and went high, haha.

I happily accept these comments, because obviously everyone recognized my carefully designed plot and saw my growth and progress.

Looking back at the previous content now, there are indeed many shortcomings, but if I want to change it, I don't know where to start.

Since the publication of the article in August, I have been able to do three or four updates at first, but later I could only do two updates.

There is really nothing I can do about it. When I was writing this book, I felt like I was constantly breaking through and pushing myself.

It's my first time to write about cute babies, palace battles, intrigues, and wars, and there are many smart people in the book. Every time I lay out all the characters I design, I have to put myself in their shoes and be careful not to ruin the character design. Sometimes it's really Scratching his head like crazy.

For a while, even my dreams were plots in novels. It was so scary.

Furthermore, I am also a very emotional person, and I cried when writing many plots.

When I read the comments, I found that everyone could empathize with me and cry along with the words, which made me feel particularly accomplished and satisfied.

Now that it's finally finished, I feel like I've made it through, and I feel like I can finally give everyone an explanation.

Returning to the novel itself, I carefully created many, many characters, and I feel that I have become a bit of a group portrait. I am very happy.

In the context of palace fighting (not harem), male characters are actually dominant, but I spared no effort to write many female characters, who also play an important role in the article.

I came across a sentence a few days ago that made me feel very emotional, "Look, the word 'woman' is so powerful. Next to the word 'woman' is a mountain that can be pushed down."

So in my novels, female characters also hold up half the sky.

Some of them are righteous, some are sober, some are gentle, some are smart, some are resolute, some have lost their way and found their way back, some have gone all the way to darkness, and they are all emitting their own light.

I won't discuss the specific roles with you, because everyone has different perceptions and understandings, which is a very interesting thing.

Reading the whole article, I feel that it is actually rather idealistic, because even I am a person who is obsessed with happy endings and always hope that everything will be perfect and happy in the end.

Regarding good and evil, I have discussed it with you before, so I won't repeat it here.

I tried my best to show the arc of each character. In my eyes, this is already a very vivid world.

I prefer to think that I am just a recorder, recording Jiaojiao and their experiences and showing them to everyone.

And after I stop writing, they must be living a free life unknown to me in their small world.

...

Before I finished it, I always felt like I had a lot of things to say. Now I was really asked to say something here and there, which had no logic, and I didn't know what to say.

Then let's start expressing my gratitude as usual!

Thank you to every reader who has read this. Some of them even started to follow them not long after I wrote the article. This persistence is incredible even to me.

Some treasures joined me halfway and accompanied me to the end, and some treasures have already finished writing. I hope they remember to come back and meet me at the end, haha!

Thank you all for your likes, thank you for your recognition, and thank you all for your encouragement and understanding when I was scratching my head, feeling down, going through surgery, and feeling uncomfortable.

There will be extras, but I will probably apply to finish it first, so if you see the status of this book as completed, don't be afraid, you can still write extras after it's finished, haha.

If the extra chapter is finished, I will emphatically tell everyone so that everyone will not wait in vain.

If you want to see any extras, you can leave a message at the end of this sentence. I will read it carefully. If I think there is something to write, I will try my best to write it.

As for the new book, I don't have any specific ideas yet, and I want to take a break, but it should also be based on ancient stories, and the heroine will be an adult.

I don't want to write about a cute heroine anymore!

If you want the plot to be compact, you can't control the time well. It's all over, and Jiaojiao hasn't had time to grow up haha...

That's it for now. Thank you to all the treasure readers who like this book and Little Crab!

Wish everyone--

Life is bright, everything is lovely, the world is worthy, and the future is promising!