My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Cheng Guang followed behind Wu Yuemei, watching her chat with Qin Yanqiu in an intermittent fashion and couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

Indeed, with a daughter-in-law in mind, one forgets one's own child.

But when did the Duke ever tell his own mother to let Qin Yanqiu choose where to go after having a child?

Although Cheng Guang also knew that Qin Yanqiu wouldn't stay in the Capital city for long and would inevitably return to North City,

he never expected the Duke of the State to use the matter of having children as a leverage over Qin Yanqiu.

Tsk, is this the obsession with childbearing inherent in the principle of single-line inheritance?

Cheng Guang felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders.

After following Wu Yuemei into the mansion and settling down the things he brought back from North City, Cheng Guang returned to Million Specie Garden.

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After several days away from the mansion, Million Specie Garden showed little disarray, indicating that even in Cheng Guang's absence, Wu Yuemei still instructed the servants to keep his garden clean.

Cheng Guang sat in the pavilion, watching Qing Luan pack up the luggage, his gaze wandering to the outside of the courtyard.

On the way to the mansion, after some idle chat, Wu Yuemei found out that Qin Yanqiu hadn't shared a room with Cheng Guang yet and frowned.

Immediately after,

Qin Yanqiu was taken away by Wu Yuemei.

The two of them, who knows what they talked about.

And Qin Beifeng was pulled away by Cheng Zhihai; before this affair came to light, the two men had a very good relationship. Find more to read at empire

Now, with this incident, their pure friendship had been tainted with strange elements.

As soon as he entered the mansion, soon Cheng Guang was left all alone.

Cheng Guang didn't mind; he sipped his tea while waiting for Qin Yanqiu and Qin Beifeng to return, as he pondered for an excuse to convince Cheng Zhihai and the others to let him go to the Great Yan Dynasty.

The Great Yan Dynasty was even more distant than North City.

The distribution of the world's dynasties was not regular, and the four major dynasties weren't adjacent; in between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty were several smaller dynasties.

Going to the Great Yan Dynasty would at least take half a month, and if any mishaps occurred, it could take several months.

Getting Cheng Zhihai and the others to agree to let him go to the Great Yan Dynasty was far from a simple matter.

If Cheng Zhihai and Wu Yuemei refused to agree, should he sneak out on his own?

Cheng Guang took a sip of his tea, his thoughts slowly unfolding in his mind.

As he pondered, he heard some noise from outside the courtyard.

Cheng Guang looked outside and saw Qin Beifeng and Qin Yanqiu returning together.

Qin Beifeng appeared deeply troubled, while Qin Yanqiu, usually cold in demeanor, showed a few hints of red on her face, leaving one to wonder what each had experienced.

At their side, Cheng Zhihai rubbed his forehead with a pained look on his face.

Cheng Zhihai walked into Million Specie Garden, looking at Cheng Guang and waved, saying, "Guanger, come, there's something else."

On hearing Cheng Zhihai speak this way, Cheng Guang stood up, a puzzled look on his face, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Zhihai rubbed his forehead helplessly and said, "Guanger, did you know about the recent unrest in the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Cheng Guang nodded.

He was aware of it, and it was precisely because of the internal turmoil in the Great Yan Dynasty that they withdrew their troops from the Border Area, which amounted to a stab in the back for North City.

Indeed, the internal turmoil in the Great Yan Dynasty seemed to be related to Qin Beifeng and the remnant from Great Chu behind him.

Cheng Zhihai sighed and massaged his furrowed brow, "After the unrest in the Great Yan Dynasty, some intelligence faintly came from there suggesting the presence of remnants from Great Chu."

Upon hearing Cheng Zhihai say this, Cheng Guang's eyes widened uncontrollably.

The identity of that remnant from Great Chu was exposed? So soon?

Cheng Guang was startled, but not overly anxious, since it was still just a piece of news. Even if the World Royal Family wanted to eradicate the roots of Great Chu, it wouldn't be easy to find that remnant from Great Chu.

He still had time and opportunity.

If he could find that remnant of Great Chu before the World Royal Family, his mission still had a chance of success.

Meanwhile, Qin Beifeng's brow also furrowed deeply.

His face harbored deep worry.

If it weren't for the circumstances not allowing it, he would have even considered going to the Great Yan Dynasty alone and swiftly.

Cheng Guang suppressed the surprise in his heart, looking to Cheng Zhihai, waiting for him to continue.

Telling him about the remnants from Great Chu in the Great Yan Dynasty certainly meant more than just informing him; there surely was a follow-up.

And just as Cheng Guang expected,

Under Cheng Guang's watchful eye, Cheng Zhihai spoke reluctantly.

"The Emperor just sent me a message, asking us at the Bureau of the Lamp to immediately investigate the information about remnants from Great Chu in the Great Yan Dynasty. If we can find that remnant before the other royal families do, then we should bring them back; but if we can't find them before the others and discover the remnant later on, then we should secretly eliminate them," he said.

"If this matter is accomplished, it will be a great achievement, but if not, it could incur the Emperor's blame."

"I was planning to just send someone, perhaps Qian Siyuan or another Gold Lantern Catcher, to go to the Great Yan Dynasty to complete the mission, but the Emperor specifically named you for the task."

On hearing this, Cheng Guang's mouth fell slightly open, in disbelief, pointing to himself.

"Me, to go?"

Cheng Guang was naturally happy about the chance to go to the Great Yan Dynasty, but he was surprised that the Emperor himself had assigned the mission.