My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 338: Taking charge of the family
"You unfilial son, you rebellious son! I've finally found you!" The old emperor trembled with rage as he lay on his horse.

He held up a trembling finger, pointing it at the Crown Prince. "You, you tell me. Did you empty out everything inside and outside the Mingqian Palace, as well as the imperial treasury?"

The prince nodded obediently, looking like a good boy, "Yes."

"You!!!" The old emperor was so angry at his son's nonchalant word that he almost fainted.

"Those people from the Duke of Yin's mansion?"

"Oh, you mean my maternal grandfather and the others? They arrived in the Ice Wasteland long before us and have already started a new life there."

The emperor was so angry he nearly fell off his horse.

"How much did you plunder from the palace?"

"I didn't count it carefully." The Crown Prince raised his head, frowned and thought for a moment, "But there should have been over a thousand carts of goods. I only know that the last two hundred or so carts were escorted by Eunuch Ai and Granny Deng."

"What? Father, you weren't in a hurry to escape back then, but instead sent people to move things from the palace treasury?"

"The floodwaters were almost surging into the palace by then, you were really carefree! By the way, did you encounter any heavenly fires on your journey? What are your thoughts on that?"

The emperor almost spat out a mouthful of saliva, "You unfilial son!"

Xin Nian found it incredibly novel to witness this scene of the father and son arguing.

The emperor kept calling the crown prince a rebellious son, but the rebellious crown prince didn't care at all. He was just being unruly and uncouth. For every word the emperor said, the crown prince would retort with eight.

Xin Nian grinned, glanced at the Crown Prince, and then looked at the old beggar emperor who was clutching his chest in anger.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing, "Little Fatty, your dad looks like he's in a bit of a predicament."

"It was my wish, and it has been fulfilled."

The old emperor was so angry that his eyes and mouth twisted, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his trachea.

A gaunt eunuch rushed forward to press the old emperor's acupoints to help him breathe, his gaze toward the crown prince revealing a hint of disapproval.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is still your biological father, how can you be so angry with him?"

The crown prince leaned closer to Xin Nian, looking aggrieved.

Xin Nian immediately switched to full-on protective mode, her almond-shaped eyes glaring, "If the father is not kind, how can the son be filial? You all have the nerve to want others to be filial, why don't you think about what you did before? Since you've already torn off the mask, why pretend to be relatives and come up here? Can't you just live your own lives peacefully?"

The emperor stared wide-eyed, glancing at the crown prince, then at Xin Nian, his fingers trembling. "Who is she?"

The Crown Prince is becoming more and more unreliable. Back when he was in the capital, all the noble ladies he was introduced to were gentle and virtuous, but he didn't like any of them!

Now, out of nowhere, a shrewish village girl has been found, daring to criticize the emperor to his face?

The prince looked completely unconcerned, and holding Xin Nian's hand, he raised it defiantly, "It's the captain."

"She is also someone I admire. You have a problem with that? If you do, keep it to yourself." He glanced at the emperor with a hint of sarcasm, each word like a knife, piercing straight to the emperor's throat.

"I can't control him anymore! This son of a bitch is truly out of control!" The emperor was trembling with rage.

Xin Nian glanced at Xiao Jinzhi, a hint of a smile hidden beneath her tense expression.

Little Fatty seems to be much smarter than in his previous life; he can even confess his feelings to someone's face now. Not bad, not bad, he seems to have made great progress.

Xin Nian had no idea that Xiao Pang was nervous.

After confessing his feelings, he secretly peeked at his team leader. Seeing that the girl's expression remained unchanged and showed no displeasure, his tense heart finally relaxed a little.

"Your Majesty," the impotent and furious emperor of the Subei Dynasty bowed, "These trivial matters can be discussed later. Let me speak with Your Highness for a few moments first."

The old emperor glanced at the Prince of Subei, then shut his mouth and remained silent.

Xin Nian glanced curiously at the Prince of Subei a few times.

Is this Princess Jiu Ni's father? Princess Jiu Ni is such a kind person. Niannian will always remember that her first batch of supplies was generously given to her by this princess.

Even now, the rice, noodles, meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits, and seasonings they eat are still from the reserves in the Princess's villa.

He is undoubtedly a very good person.

Xin Nianchong smiled at the old Prince of Subei, whose face was dark and sallow, leaving the latter somewhat puzzled.

But he only glanced at Xin Nian before focusing all his attention on Xiao Jinzhi.

“Your Highness.” Prince Subei dismounted and bowed, “We have heard throughout our journey that you have reclaimed an oasis in the icy wasteland of the North. We have come here to seek refuge with you. We beg Your Highness to accept us in consideration of our unwavering loyalty.”

Xiao Jinzhi quickly shook his head, putting on a serious expression. "I can't make that decision. The Oasis belongs to our captain. Only the captain can give the order and decide whether you can stay or not."

"What did you say?" The old emperor was nearly driven mad by his foolish son.

"Didn't you take tens of thousands of supplies and tens of thousands of elite troops with you?"

“That’s right!” Xiao Jinzhi nodded, and his next sentence made the old emperor so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"It's all up to our captain."

"Our captain is beautiful and kind-hearted; everyone in the city knows that."

"You, you!!" The old emperor was so angry that his fingers trembled.

The Prince of Subei also looked surprised. When he turned to look at Xin Nian, he looked at her seriously and examined the little girl carefully.

"This young lady looks somewhat familiar?"

"Isn't she the sixth daughter of the Duke of Xin's mansion?" At this moment, several disheveled men and women at the back of the group said all at once.

"It's her, it's definitely her. The sixth young lady of the Xin family, I've seen her a few times before."

"You don't look quite the same as before?"

"Your Highness." A middle-aged man stepped out from the group and respectfully bowed to Xiao Jinzhi and Xin Nian.

"Minister Ma? Didn't you go back to your hometown to pay respects to your ancestors?"

Minister Ma gave a bitter smile, “I encountered a major earthquake halfway there, and all my servants perished in the cracks.”

"I was all alone and had no way to return to my hometown. So I scavenged for garbage to make a living, and finally Your Highness took pity on me and took me back."

"Your Highness."

"I have met His Highness."

Several more officials stepped out from the crowd to greet Xiao Jinzhi.

Xiao Jinzhi recognized them as Qian Renguang, the current Prefect of Jingzhao, and Wang, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and nodded slightly.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Let's get out of here first," the old emperor snapped, ruining the mood, and everyone awkwardly backed away.

The Prince of Subei noticed something unusual.

Previously, they were in this wasteland, wandering around like they were in a maze, unable to find their way out.

How did the Crown Prince and this sixth young lady of the Xin family suddenly appear...?

The void cave is free of wind. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince has found a very powerful female sorcerer; could it be this Miss Xin Liu before us?

Prince Subei cupped his hands in greeting, "Your Highness, could you please take us back to Oasis City first before we talk? We've all been traveling through wind and rain and are exhausted."

"Where did this Oasis City come from?" The prince glanced at them sideways. "It's the Icefield Base. Our captain is in charge here."