Chapter 525: Chapter 525

She had stayed in the space for nearly two years, waiting until her child could walk. By then, the drought outside had been alleviated by continuous rain in the summer two years later. After the rainy season, the entire land seemed to have revived. Utilizing the military transport vehicles, she and her son moved out of Yuxi Town and began their wandering life.

She was a doctor and never worried about making money, especially in ancient times when there were many complicated diseases, allowing her to earn a substantial income. She slowly wandered from city to city, and although Elder Yin had already taken her through the vast lands of Nanling Country, she felt it was not enough. Life, after all, required finding excitement and joy every day.

In this life, she didn’t harbor great ambitions to be a merchant. The only thing she could do was save lives and support the injured, earning merit in this way, just like making money in other worlds and then helping others.

But this didn’t mean she never encountered setbacks. In the process of saving people, she occasionally got involved in family disputes and, as the doctor who treated them, became a target of conspiracy. She had fallen into such traps three times, but each time she managed to turn danger into safety with the help of the space.

Whenever that happened, she was thankful to have a space where she could safely keep her son, posing no dangers or giving others a chance to blackmail her. If she was caught and imprisoned, each time she managed to escape using the "golden cicada shedding its skin" technique.

She couldn’t leave the prison cell, and the space wouldn’t just move on its own, but she could seize a peanut, attach the space to the peanut, and roll out of the cell. By then, the Fog Smoke she spread out had taken effect, and then she would take the key and walk out boldly.

Of course, it wasn’t always that smooth. Occasionally, she had to resort to using fire to create chaos and flee the scene.

Having been tricked several times, she gained experience. When diagnosing later, she would be more cautious, and as long as she wasn’t killed on the spot, she could always turn danger into safety with the Space Artifact.

Afterward, to get revenge, she would find the instigator’s family, conduct a big raid, and use the Silver acquired from the space to buy enough food to distribute to the poor. Although she didn’t know martial arts, she could still do good deeds with the help of her space.

This was her way of giving them a taste of their own medicine. If anyone thought her stealing was immoral, they were free to leave without further discussion.

She didn’t see patients every day. When not treating people, she drove a horse carriage with her son wandering around. Outside, her son called her "Daddy," and in the space, he called her "Mommy." They never stayed in inns; at least not until her child was three years old, because nowhere was as comfortable, clean, and free as their own space.

Once this lifestyle began, it became addictive—no lack of money or food, and they could travel across the beautiful landscapes of Nanling Country. How wonderful was that?

However, the good days didn’t last many years before news spread that the Emperor of Nanling was seriously ill. The news was detailed, and notices seeking famous doctors were posted throughout the country. She worried it was a trap but was also anxious about it being true, fearing she might miss seeing him for the last time.

Moreover, her son was already three years old and had never seen his father. Both emotionally and rationally, it seemed right to take him to Beijing.

To see if he was well and, if he was indeed sick, to think of ways to help. That had to be better than living with regret for a lifetime.

Thus, Tangyuan took her son and headed to Beijing, fully aware it might be a trap, but she never thought of turning back.

But what she hadn’t expected was that, right at the gates of Beijing, she would be recognized by someone from Prince Heng Mansion, where she had originated. It seemed he had spared no effort in searching for her, assigning people from Prince Heng Mansion to guard the city gates just because they had seen her.

Though she had just given birth at that time and her weight had increased—especially after breastfeeding for two years, reaching 100 pounds—it was only after weaning that she gradually slimmed down. Now, she had regained her slender figure, weighing less than 100 pounds.

Of course, being thin was not the main evidence of her identity; instead, it was her face. Whether in male or female attire, portraits of her were available.

Tangyuan’s features were strikingly beautiful in female clothes and distinctively handsome in male attire. Even without makeup, she possessed a unique aura.

Entering Beijing was easy for her, but entering the Forbidden City was difficult; therefore, along the way, she never thought of how to conceal her identity. Even in male attire, being recognized was possible, after all, people had been looking for her intensely for three to four years, and many still held a fresh memory of her face, as she had deduced from years of experience wandering.

Thus, when outside, she would usually disguise her face a bit before going out, but this time, she had intended to be recognized from the start, so being identified at the gates of Beijing was within her expectations. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel✶fire.net

However, what was unexpected to others was the child in her horse carriage.

Those who had never seen the Emperor would not think of him, but those from Prince Heng Mansion were different, they needed only one glance to affirm that the child was definitely the Emperor’s offspring, because the little duplicate was strikingly similar, the treatment of Tangyuan became even more respectful than before.

Tangyuan was escorted by the Imperial Guard all the way, not stepping down from the horse carriage, and was directly brought to the Forbidden City.

Along the way, she did not ask even once if he was well, since she was here, whether it was a deception or the truth, there was no turning back for now.

She was taken to Changchun Palace, the palace of the Empress of Nanling Country’s harem, her carriage driving straight in, and from start to finish, she never stepped on the ground to walk.

After entering Changchun Palace, palace maids and eunuchs knelt all over the place, taking turns attending to her and her son, bathing, dressing, feeding, and entertaining them. The child was extremely happy, for there were eunuchs and palace maids playing with him all over the courtyard, running about and having fun until the evening when he was tired and sought her to accompany him to sleep, finally calming down.

From the moment Tangyuan entered Changchun Palace, she knew that Rong Heng had been waiting for her for a long time. She didn’t ask questions, just quietly accompanied her son, patiently waiting.

Heaven knows, when Rong Heng found out she had returned, how overjoyed he was; he was so excited that he nearly sprained his ankle. To his surprise, she had brought him such a great gift—a son already three years old. Four years—he had waited for her for a whole four years, and adding the previous three years, it totaled seven years. How cold must this woman be to leave him for so long?

He hadn’t lied to her; he was truly sick, lovesick. He was at his wit’s end and had thought of using this method to trick her into returning to Beijing.

These years, there seemed to be news from all over the country, but every time his people went looking, it was as if she had evaporated from the human world and could no longer be found. After a while, vague rumors would emerge again, but each search ended in disappointment for him. This tactic, calling it his last resort was no overstatement.