Chapter 937: The Young Empress (74)

At first, many people believed that the Empress had sent Tang Nuoyue away because she feared her.

But later, seeing how the Empress celebrated Tang Nuoyue's achievements every year and treated her like a true sister, while Tang Nuoyue remained unwaveringly loyal to the throne, everyone gradually let go of the thoughts they should never have entertained.

What they didn't know was that every time Tang Nuoyue left the imperial capital, she departed with another chest full of secret memorials.

After bidding farewell to her Prince Consort, Shan Ge, she climbed into her carriage. Glancing at the large chest of memorials resting in the corner, she sighed.

"Little Sister Empress really doesn't treat me like a human being. Does she think I'm some kind of perpetual motion machine?"

"Your Highness, this is because Her Majesty values you. Look, Her Majesty has never entrusted these matters to anyone else."

Tang Nuoyue muttered, "I always feel like Little Sister Empress is taking the opportunity to mess with me a little. Is she still holding a grudge over what happened back then? If that's the case, would it still be in time if I went and apologized now?"

"Your Highness, there are too many memorials. This subordinate believes it's more important to read them first. The original three-year plan probably won't be enough."

Tang Nuoyue's lips twitched. Resigned to her fate, she picked up a memorial and began reading.

Looking at the scenery outside the carriage window, she said, "If three years isn't enough, then five years. If five years isn't enough, then ten."

A faint smile appeared on her face.

"As long as I, Tang Nuoyue, still draw breath, these people can forget about escaping justice."

Over the past few years, she had learned a great deal.

She was no longer the Tang Nuoyue she had been in the beginning.

While carrying out the tasks entrusted to her by the Empress, she had encountered countless difficulties.

If she were still the modern woman she had once been, she might have thought it impossible and simply given up.

But after accepting these matters as her own responsibility, she discovered that every problem had a solution.

She wasn't particularly intelligent, but she could learn intelligent methods.

Nor was she a fool.

As long as she was willing to learn, she could gain experience.

From her initial panic and confusion to her current calm composure, she had grown tremendously.

In truth, she ought to thank her little sister, the Empress.

Without these difficult assignments, Tang Nuoyue would have remained the same old Tang Nuoyue—a woman with a bit of petty cleverness who intended to spend her entire life as an idle prince.

Not the Tang Nuoyue of today, full of vitality and hope, someone who felt each day carried meaning.

Though the constant traveling was exhausting, every time she exposed those corrupt scoundrels and received the heartfelt gratitude of countless commoners, pride and emotion filled her heart.

To her, this was what a truly meaningful life looked like.

As for the love and romance she had once agonized over—

Thinking back on it now, it all seemed rather pointless.

Her hatred for Xiao Jin had long faded.

In the end, their paths had simply differed. Each had their own stance.

She had already let go.

She had already exacted her revenge.

Now, it was time to begin a new life.

As for Shan Ge—

He was her Prince Consort.

This Shan Ge was not the Shan Ge from her previous life. In this life, he obeyed only her and was an intelligent man.

She was confident that he would remain this Shan Ge for the rest of his life.

Perhaps she could not give him profound love.

But she could grant him a lifetime of honor.

She had never been particularly passionate about handsome men.

Though she wore the identity of a prince in this female-dominated world, her mind remained that of a modern person.

She could follow the rules here to survive.

But she didn't have to become like the people of this world and keep three husbands and four attendants.

"They've grown enough."

The System suddenly heard Tang Guo murmur those words and froze.

Host, what are you talking about?

Who's grown enough?