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

Yan Xu gently dried the water off Li Qingyan's hair and then tied it up with a ribbon.

Once his hair was tied up, he looked like a little boy.

"His Highness is all better now."

Li Qingyan took a deep breath, looked at the male hairstyle on her head, closed her eyes, and then opened them again, unable to believe that she could have such an ugly hairstyle.

Seeing her distressed expression, Yan Xu patted the top of her head. "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't know how to braid hair."

Li Qingyan rubbed her cheeks. 'Never mind, it's already making things difficult for a military general to even comb his hair.'

His eyes darted around, "Yan Xu, you..."

"Hmm?" Li Yan looked up at her. "She is indeed a bit ugly... but she's a good match for you."

Li Qingyan had just managed to console herself and accept the hairstyle when she heard Li Yan's words, and her face immediately fell. She looked like she was about to fight with Li Yan.

She hurriedly tried to jump off the chair, but Yan Xu stopped her mid-air and then picked her up and put her on his shoulder.

"what?"

She had always thought Yan Xu was very tall but had no real sense of it. Only when she sat on his shoulders did she realize what it meant to sit on the shoulders of a giant. She held Yan Xu's hair crown as a handle and looked down to see Li Yan. At such a height, Li Yan seemed much smaller.

She could even clearly see the tops of stacks of books and folding books on the table, which were taller than her.

Li Qingyan originally intended to cause trouble for Li Yan, but upon seeing the colorful memorials, she suddenly remembered that she still had things to do.

She slapped her head hard a few times. She really had been so confused by the medication she took recently that she almost messed up something important.

"Yanxu, take me over there."

Li Qingyan pointed her chubby little hand at the table in front of Li Yan.

Following instructions, Yan Xu went to the table and put the person down.

Li Qingyan disappeared in a flash into the "forest" of books.

Yan Xu wanted to remind her not to get hit, but before he could speak...

"call out"

A book flew out like a hidden weapon.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh'

Several more books flew out and landed directly in Li Yan's arms.

With a 'bang,' a pile of books fell over.

This destructive behavior made Li Yan narrow her eyes. "What if you want to hit the child?"

He held back and didn't make a move. Ever since he had this little brat, Li Yan's patience had grown stronger with each passing day.

Watching the little brat still darting through the bushes, he was genuinely curious about what the little brat was up to.

Before he could even look at it for a moment, a book was thrown at his head with a 'bang'.

Yan Xu froze, "Your Majesty..."

Li Yan picked up the book with a dark face, "You little brat!!!"

A roar soared into the sky.

Li Qingyan then emerged from the pile of books and looked at the mark on Li Yan's face.

"Waaah, Li Yan, you can't blame me! Who told you to put my things underneath?"

He held a blue memorial in one hand and several rolls of paper in the other.

Li Qingyan strode over with her short legs, sticking her bottom out as she unfolded the huge piece of paper in her hand, and then unfolded another piece of slightly yellowed paper.

The two exam papers are identical in content, except for the handwriting.

"This is the answer sheet for the last imperial examination during the reign of the Emperor Emeritus." Li Qingyan pointed to the yellowed paper. "The candidate is Zhao Ke, who ranked seventh."

She then pointed to another sheet of paper, "This is an article that Tao Jiannan silently wrote during his imperial examinations years ago."

Scientific research articles are eventually sealed and stored at Wenshu Monastery, so how would anyone else know about them except the authors themselves?

Li Yan glanced at the contents; even Shao Yuzhen was slightly inferior in literary talent. How could it be a mere seventh place?

Back then, the struggle between the various factions reached a fever pitch, but unexpectedly, someone dared to engage in favoritism and corruption during the imperial examinations.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes.

Generally speaking, later emperors are not allowed to retaliate against the mistakes of previous dynasties, which is also for the sake of the imperial family's reputation.

But Li Yan didn't care about any of that. He was destined to leave a bad name in history books for his Zhuque Gate Incident, and he didn't mind taking on the crime of being unfilial as well.

"To be able to alter this kind of article, give it to someone else, and then place it seventh, do you know how powerful and influential that person is?"

Li Yan stared into Li Qingyan's eyes.

They both saw their own reflections in each other's eyes, their expressions identically mocking.

Li Qingyan sat cross-legged on the table, barely able to meet Li Yan's gaze. "Li Yan, do you have connections everywhere?"

To outsiders would only laugh at this question. As the ruler of a nation, who in the world has more power than him? It's not just about having connections to the heavens; it's about covering up the truth with one hand.

Li Yan pinched her cheek. "What do you want to do?"

Li Qingyan moved closer to him and looked him in the eye. "Father~"

This sweet "Dad" made Li Yan feel uneasy. He never called someone "Dad" unless there was a reason, because calling someone "Dad" always meant trouble.

Li Yan pressed his slender fingers against Li Qingyan's forehead, a rare look of disgust on his face.

Yan Xu stood on the other side of the table tidying up the books he had just messed up. Looking at the father and daughter, he was reminded of the two rabbits he had seen at the horse farm, with the big rabbit stretching out its paw and pressing down on the little rabbit's head.

The two of them looked exactly like those two rabbits.

"If you have something to say, say it; don't come near me."

Li Qingyan pouted, "Since there's been favoritism and corruption, it naturally needs to be investigated. Can you hand it over to me, Dad?"

Another coquettish sound.

Looking at her like this, Li Yan had a complicated expression. There's a skill to being charming; when he and Yan Xu were five or six years old, their family wasn't very strict with them, and they were always running around outside.

Back then, he always liked to trick Yan Xu into calling him "brother." With his round little face and big eyes, he would call him "Brother Li Yan" in a soft, sweet voice because of the candied hawthorn. It was so cute.

Can……

Looking at Li Qingyan, who was acting like a spoiled little piglet, he sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Don't try to act cute like a worm. You're so clumsy that I just want to slap you on the table."

"Old Deng, I've never been one to whine or act cute in any of the worlds I've traveled through. I'm giving you face, and you still don't know what's good for you. I'll make sure you're left on the beach one day."

【Um… Host, how about I find you some videos of people acting cute and charming, and you can learn from them?】

Hearing Fei Cha say that, Li Qingyan narrowed her eyes, silently shouting, "Get lost!!!"

With a roar, the flying fork showed great insight.

【Alright, I'll take my leave. This is my retirement for life.】

This old joke made Li Qingyan's lips twitch. She really should tell Fei Cha that not everything human can be learned.

Neither of them could please her.

If someone asks for a favor, you have to suppress your temper and keep smiling. "Dad, what are you saying? I'm the one who discovered this case. Shouldn't I be the one investigating it?"

In fact, Li Yan had this idea, but Li Qingyan had just recovered from her illness, and investigating the case would be time-consuming and laborious. He was a little worried about whether Li Qingyan's body could handle it.

Seeing that he was still hesitating, Li Qingyan pursed her lips. If that didn't work, she would try reverse psychology, "Father~ you're not afraid of the person behind this, are you?"

The person who reacted the most strongly to these words was Yan Xu, who coughed repeatedly.

He had just taken a sip of water when he heard this, and choked on it. The young prince's mouth truly had the ability to pierce the heavens. In his most glorious year, Li Yan fought his way in and out of the enemy camp seven times; the notion of being 'afraid of people' had never even crossed his mind.

This is a challenge to the prestige of the former Silver-Clad General.

Li Yan and Li Qingyan both turned to look at Yan Xu. They both frowned in unison.

"Yanxu, are you alright?" Li Qingyan saw that his face was red from coughing and was about to call Cuizhu to summon the imperial physician.

Yan Xu quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "It was my fault for being so rude."

Seeing that he was fine and continued to pester Li Yan, Li Qingyan said, "Father~ I want to go, I really want to go."

It has a hint of cheating.

Li Yan's head was buzzing; if he didn't agree, they would use whatever tricks they could think of.

"I agree to your request. Whether it can proceed is up to you."

"no problem."

His tiny hand clasped his palm together.

Li Qingyan smiled, unaware that she had fallen into Li Yan's trap.