Chapter 46: The Enchanting One
“Hey, that kid, you say they are neither familiar nor strangers, it’s really strange,” said someone, sipping milk tea and whispering to Gudu while watching the awkward duo. “This is what they call, ‘the flower has no intention, but the water flows with affection.'”
“Ah, poor Xia Yuye,” sighed another, looking pityingly at the enchanting man before them.
Gudu, annoyed, turned her face towards himself. “You’re infatuated with flowers!”
“I’m infatuated with flowers, what are you infatuated with, a pig?” she retorted, her face turning a cute shade of red. They leaned close, whispering, their intimacy evident to others. Eating bird’s nest cake, drinking milk tea under the clear skies, her mood lifted; she treated everything that happened that day as a dream, unwilling to remember or accept it.
“Goddess, you can now return to your position; Murong Youxue is dead, and the Wanyue Dynasty cannot go a day without a ruler.” Outside, unrest was beginning, with accumulated memorials and various affairs that needed addressing to prevent major errors. Moreover, the ministers of state had not returned home for several days since the wedding of Princess Ying, rumors and speculations were rampant.
“Return to my position? Elder, Xiaotu is not fit to be an empress, and my powers have not fully recovered; I feel I am even less qualified now, unable to protect everyone’s safety or make the cherry blossoms bloom across the Wanyue Dynasty again.” She gave a bitter smile, realizing her own shortcomings. Recently, her health had not been good, often feeling dizzy and headaches, but she didn’t want to worry everyone.
“Empress, everything can be taken slowly, but for now, someone must manage the dynasty.”
“Honestly, Elder, Xiaotu feels she really lacks the talent. The vast Wanyue Dynasty, I can’t control it. Give me a deadline, three years. In three years, I will return as a qualified empress.” Xiaotu felt she knew too little, lacking in worldly wisdom; she needed to temper herself, to return and show everyone a different Ai Xiaotu.
The four elders paused, understanding the goddess’s thoughts, sharing her concerns, especially considering how different she was from her previous life. Here’s the of the provided Chinese text into English:
