Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

"Yan Feizhang, has something happened?"

The teachers and staff of the academy heard the noise and came out to investigate.

"Mr. Zhou."

Yan Feizhang bowed respectfully, recognizing that this gesture was the proper student greeting.

Li Qingyan followed suit, saying in a childish voice, "Mr. Zhou."

Suddenly, a red dumpling appeared in the courtyard. It was a little fuzzy. Mr. Zhou asked in a gentle voice, with some curiosity, who Li Qingyan was.

Children should act like children.

Li Qingyan said in a childish voice, "My name is Li Qingyan."

She pointed her little finger at the man on the ground and accused Mr. Zhou, "This man is a kidnapper; he tried to abduct me. It was the young man who saved me."

The boy's name was Yan Feizhang. He was all alone at home. The teachers at the academy took him in because he was young and had no one to rely on. He worked as a cleaner at the academy and occasionally attended classes with the students.

Because of his excellent character, the teachers at the academy would occasionally help him by taking him home for meals.

Just as Mr. Zhou was about to call someone to report to the authorities, the man suddenly got up from the ground, pushed Mr. Zhou aside, and ran outside.

Before they could even react, the person had already run far away.

"this……"

Mr. Zhou frowned; he had been careless and hadn't managed to restrain the man. These kinds of kidnappers have harmed countless people.

It's no use being upset now.

The only thing they could ask was whether Li Qingyan knew where her home was.

Of course, she couldn't say that she lived in the palace, so she asked Yan Feizhang to take her to General Yan's mansion.

This name is very well-known at Daewoo.

Mr. Zhou glanced at the pattern on Li Qingyan's cloak. This style was only used by royalty and nobility, so he knew that this little boy was no ordinary person.

Especially considering that someone of this age can speak with such composure, their identity is probably unfathomable.

"Feizhang, go see the child off. I'll ask the director for leave on your behalf."

Yan Feizhang was stunned for a moment, then bowed to Mr. Zhou, "Thank you for your trouble, sir."

He picked up Li Qingyan and carried her outside, pulling her cap tighter and using his hand to protect her from the wind.

The wind blew into the yard, swirling up snowflakes that reached Mr. Zhou's clothes. He shook his head slightly, "How can a shallow pond confine a dragon?"

The sound was so faint that it was easily dispersed by the wind, and no one could hear it.

Li Qingyan actually went the wrong way and ended up on a street opposite General Yan's mansion.

She wrapped her arms around Yan Feizhang's neck, pressed her face against his, and asked softly, "Aren't you cold, little brother?"

"It's alright." Yan Feizhang's fingers and face were red.

Such thin clothes are only supported by a good body; if he were any weaker, he would probably have fallen ill by now.

Along the way, there were many people: ragged beggars, commoners in coarse linen clothes, noblemen in brocade robes with servants, and even royal relatives who could not be seen in their tall carriages.

Yan Feizhang kept his eyes fixed ahead, only taking out his last three copper coins from his sleeve when he passed an old beggar.

The old woman, who had been huddled in the corner waiting to die, heard the sound of copper coins falling into the bowl and her cloudy eyes finally lit up. She immediately knelt down in the direction Yan Feizhang had left.

Three copper coins could buy nine steamed buns, which would allow her to live a few more days.

"Young man, what will you eat if you run out of copper coins?" Li Qingyan saw that he only had a few copper coins in his sleeve, which he gave to the old woman.

Yan Feizhang pressed down the hem of her clothes to prevent the wind from getting in.

"I'll have food to eat at the academy, so I won't starve."

People who already have a hard time living want others to live.

When will everyone in the world be able to have enough to eat and wear?

The general's mansion gate was very high, and Yan Feizhang had to stand on tiptoe to knock. The old steward, seeing that Yan Feizhang was unfamiliar, simply asked, "Whose children are you?"

Just as Yan Feizhang was about to speak, Li Qingyan struggled to reach into her clothes and rummaged around, revealing a small token in her round little hand. "Grandpa will show you."

The old butler was overjoyed to see such a well-behaved little girl after so many years. He quickly took the small token, which was only a quarter the size of a normal token, squinted at it, and was immediately stunned.

He looked Li Qingyan up and down. The small token was engraved with the General's Mansion's logo, and the handwriting was clearly the work of Yan Xu.

"Could this be the general's illegitimate daughter?"

Upon the sudden appearance of this token, the old steward dared not delay. He ordered his men to invite the two children inside and take good care of them, while simultaneously sending someone to the palace to retrieve the small token and notify Yan Xu, who had not yet returned.

Today is not my turn to attend the banquet, so I should have returned home much earlier.

They were stopped at the palace gate and taken to the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Even before you reached the top of the steps, you could hear voices inside scolding people, "You're all going to lose your heads."

When the morning court session brought news of a victory in the west, Li Yan was exceptionally pleased, and upon returning to the Hall of Diligent Governance, he erupted in such a furious rage.

Yan Xu subconsciously sensed something was wrong and quickened his pace.

The hall was filled with kneeling people, palace maids, eunuchs, and guards, all with their heads bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

When Yan Xu was about to perform the proper etiquette, Li Yan interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Li Qingyan has disappeared; troops have been mobilized to search for her within the city."

Upon hearing that the little princess was missing, Yan Xu panicked for a moment, but to mobilize troops at this time... the emperor had lost his mind.

"Your Majesty... this sudden troop mobilization will cause panic among the people in the city."

The imperial city is a crucial place, and troops should not be mobilized unless it is a major event.

Li Yan's eyes were bloodshot, and she was completely devoid of reason.

"That's me..."

"Your Majesty," Eunuch Laifu quickly interrupted him to stop speaking.

"Get out of here, all of you!"

Li Yan realized he had lost his composure and sat on the large dragon throne, resting his head on his hand, looking exhausted.

There are almost no people who truly care about him from childhood to adulthood.

His father was close to him in order to use him to overthrow the previous dynasty; his mother loved him so that he could assist his elder brother; his subordinates respected him for a higher position; and the concubines fought for him only for the glory of their families.

Are these people wrong? No, who doesn't want more benefits?

It only made him a truly lonely person.

Having blood relatives is the same as not having blood relatives.

Until he gave birth to that little beast, Li Qingyan.

Since she could speak, she has spent most of her time going against him. When she was just learning to speak, she couldn't even pronounce words clearly, but she would start calling his name. I can't remember how many times she hit him, but she would call his name in his ear every day.

Over time, Li Yan got used to it.

Both father and daughter were people who had nothing but each other; they were each other's only family.

What would happen if I lost this daughter?

Li Yan felt she was going insane and would kill everyone.

"His Majesty……"

The banquet was prepared with a death warrant issued.

Before Li Qingyan, Li Yan was constantly teetering on the edge of madness. It wasn't until she had this daughter that the madness in Li Yan's bones slowly subsided.

"I swear on my life that I will find Your Highness."

Li Yan had heard too many oaths like this. "An oath? Does that mean your life or death is none of your concern?"

His words were filled with anger and murderous intent.

Tensions were high inside the Hall of Diligent Governance; the emperor's anger threatened to set the palace ablaze.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I have something to deliver." Eunuch Laifu hurried in, holding a small waist tag in his hand. "Someone from General Yan's residence has brought this. They say a little girl wearing a red cloak has arrived at the residence. General Yan should return home as soon as possible."

Yan Xu glanced at the waist tag and quickly said to Li Yan, "This is a gift from your subject to His Highness."

Li Yan held the small waist token, which was no bigger than his palm, and said, "That little beast actually dared to run to the Yan residence on his own. Lai Fu is preparing to leave the palace."

Although his tone was fierce, he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. Joy was overflowing in his eyes.