We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 404 Where is Father Emperor Going? (2400 words)
Hearing the commotion outside the altar, Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly:
"Please let Her Highness in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

With permission, Wei Xun opened the gate to the Daoist Temple Square.

Qin Siyao hopped in happily like a little white rabbit, and called out sweetly, "Your Majesty, brother."

"With your wedding date approaching, Mu Jiu, you must be quite busy lately. How come you have time to come here?" Xiao Mo said with a smile.

"It's because I'm busy with the wedding all day that Mu Jiu comes whenever she has a spare moment." Qin Siyao's eyes curved into a smile. "Mu Jiu wants to go somewhere today. Can Your Majesty come with her today?"

"Alright." Xiao Mo tossed the longsword onto the shelf. "Where are we going today?"

"Let's go to the library," Qin Siyao said cheerfully. "Mujiu has heard that a former emperor of the Zhou Kingdom was a great lover of books and spent a lot of money to collect many ancient books from all over the world. Mujiu, would you like to go and take a look?"

This is true. That former emperor of Zhou was not suited to be an emperor, but he was really suited to be a scholar. He loved reading and even more so, he loved collecting books. He would even exchange an official position in Zhou for a single book.

Originally, the Zhou state was incredibly powerful, but its territory shrank and its national strength weakened.

The state of Zhou has fallen to its current state, and this is truly inextricably linked to that former emperor.
“Of course,” Xiao Mo agreed. “Let’s go.”

"Uh-huh!"

Qin Siyao placed her hands in front of her and followed Xiao Mo's side.

Not long after, Xiao Mo brought Qin Siyao to the library.

Qin Siyao flitted through the sea of ​​books like a butterfly.

Xiao Mo casually picked up a book and sat down on the wooden chair to read it.

Fifteen minutes later, Qin Siyao finally chose her books and sat down next to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo didn't pay any attention and just continued looking at the book "Illustrated Explanation of Talismans" in his hand.

The two sat by the window, both engrossed in their books, without uttering a single word.

Half an hour later, Xiao Mo finished reading the book in his hand, turned around, and found that she was still reading it carefully.

The warm sun shone on her, her slender waist was straight, and her delicate hands gently turned the pages of the book. Occasionally, she would tuck a strand of long hair behind her ear. Her quiet appearance made Xiao Mo feel a little dazed, and for some reason, a strange sense of guilt arose in Xiao Mo's heart.

Just as Xiao Mo was looking at Qin Siyao, Qin Siyao turned around and blinked her big, bright eyes at him: "Why is Your Majesty staring at Mu Jiu? Is there something on Mu Jiu's face?"

"No." Xiao Mo came back to his senses, shook his head, and made an excuse, "I was just thinking about what this book is about, and you were so engrossed in reading it."

"This book tells the story of the Zhou Kingdom's disintegration and the collapse of the Zhou rites after the fall of the gods, the Warring States period, and the later period of the Qin Kingdom's unification of the world."

Qin Siyao explained.

"However, the ancient Warring States period is too far removed from the present day."

Therefore, most books about the ancient Warring States period are based on folk legends, and many people's names are not even recorded. Most of the names are made up by scholars.

This book is about the same.

The book doesn't even give names to the Qin empress and the general; it simply uses "empress" and the folk legend of "Frost King" instead.

However, what he said did have some novel ideas.

"If Your Majesty is interested, may I, Mujiu, tell Your Majesty about it?"

"Mm." Xiao Mo nodded.

Seeing that Xiao Mo agreed, Qin Siyao pulled over a wooden chair, placed the books between the two of them, pressed her soft arm against Xiao Mo, and said gently:

"Back then, after the death of the Northern Wilderness King, the Frost King returned to the capital of Qin."

One day, the King of Qin sent his daughter away and gave the Frost King a letter.

As night deepened, Xiao Mo returned to the Frost King's Mansion and opened the envelope alone in his room.

After reading the secret letter, Xiao Mo immediately burned it.

Recalling the contents of the letter, Xiao Mo never imagined that His Majesty would be so bold.

The next day, Xiao Mo sent a message to the Northern Wilderness via flying sword.

"Qiu Wen greets her master."

Three days later, Qiu Wen approached Xiao Mo and bowed. "I have a few things to tell you. Remember them all, and don't be careless," Xiao Mo said. "First, have all the assassins from the Desolate Tower currently in the Northern Wilderness come to the Qin capital. Second, have General Fang lead 50,000 Snow-Treading Dragon Riders..."

Xiao Mo explained slowly, word by word, afraid that Qiu Wen might miss a single word.

The more Qiu Wen listened, the more solemn her expression became.

After saying that, Xiao Mo asked Qiu Wen again, "Have you remembered everything I said?"

"Yes, Master! This servant will take care of it immediately!"

Qiu Wen nodded emphatically and disappeared from Xiao Mo's sight in the blink of an eye.

Two months passed.

During these two months, tensions remained high on the border, and the court was still preoccupied with the matter of the crown prince. In Qin, both in the court and among the common people, everything seemed to remain the same.

But in reality, Xiao Mo, Prime Minister Li, and others were making preparations quietly and without making a sound.

Generals such as Xiahou Nan, Li Jing, and Zhao Guang, who were guarding the border, also received messages from Xiao Mo's flying sword.

After reading Xiao Mo's letter, all three felt extremely heavy-hearted.

In the palace, the former leader of the Imperial Guards, having grown old, voluntarily retired and returned to his hometown.

The one who took over the position of leader of the Imperial Guard was Hei Da Niu, a fierce general under Xiao Mo, who came from the Iron Tiger Army.

Another year of winter.

Compared to previous winters, this winter seems to be colder.

That morning, the King of Qin canceled the morning court session due to the cold weather.

Upon hearing this news, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.

Since ascending the throne, the King of Qin has never canceled or missed a single morning court session. Even when the King of Qin was seriously ill, he insisted on attending court, listening to the reports from his ministers, before returning to the inner palace.

This time, His Majesty canceled the morning court session simply because of the cold weather?
Many people were trying to figure out what the King of Qin was thinking, and many officials even went to the residences of Xiao Mo or the Three Dukes to ask His Majesty what he was going to do and whether something major had happened in the court.

However, Xiao Mo, Prime Minister Li, Baili Xi, Jian Shu, and others either refused to see guests, remained silent, or said, "I don't know either."

at the same time.

Inside the Qin royal palace, Qin Siyao had already run towards her father's bedroom.

"Father!"

When Qin Siyao arrived at the courtyard in front of her father's palace, she saw her father sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard reading a book.

"What's wrong? Why are you so startled?" Qin Shengtian put down his book, looked up, and smiled at his daughter.

"Father asked Siyao what was wrong, but it should be Siyao asking Father what was wrong."

Qin Siyao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over.

"When the daughter heard that her father had canceled the morning court session, she was startled and thought something had happened to him."

"Hahaha, what could possibly happen to me in this palace?" Qin Shengtian chuckled. "Besides, it's just canceling one morning court session, is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?"

"Of course." Qin Siyao sat down opposite her father and poured herself a cup of hot tea. "For over a hundred years, Father has never canceled the morning court session. Who wouldn't be worried if Father suddenly canceled it today?"

"It's not that serious. I just feel that after living for so long, it's time to take a good rest." Qin Shengtian stood up and asked his daughter, "How about it? We have nothing to do today anyway, would you like to take a walk with me?"

"Alright, then I'll accompany Father for a walk," Qin Siyao agreed. "Where is Father going?"

"Just wander around, wherever you end up, that's where it is."

Qin Shengtian walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Qin Siyao walked alongside her father through the palace.

The Qin capital had already experienced several heavy snowfalls. Although the snow had stopped today, the entire palace was still covered in a thick layer of silver.

The father and daughter walked slowly forward, leaving behind one footprint after another.

But for some reason, Qin Siyao couldn't help but think of the day her mother passed away.

My mother was also walking with me in the palace.
(End of this chapter)