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

"Li Yan! If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'll tear down your entire imperial study."

"You little brat, how dare you?"

Li Qingyan stood on top of the bookshelf, hands on her hips. "Do you think I dare?"

The head palace maid, Su Xue, led people to bring over a quilt and placed it underneath.

After court, Li Qingyan rushed into the study, climbed onto the bookshelf, and started arguing with Li Yan. Li Yan hadn't even had time to change out of his court robes.

The father and daughter have been locked in a standoff ever since, neither willing to back down.

Seeing Li Qingyan like this, Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to have Hongyu quietly go over and tie her up.

Li Qingyan, tired from standing, plopped down on her stomach. "Don't even think about letting anyone else take me down."

"Old Deng is such a scoundrel, openly plotting against me."

[Host, are you angry because you were tricked, or because you didn't trick him in the first place?]

Is there a difference?

Flying Fork didn't say anything more and continued slurping noodles in the system space.

Li Qingyan's ears were ringing; Feicha had been eating more and more frequently lately. It was fortunate it was a system; if it were a person, they would have gained at least twenty pounds in the last two days.

She rubbed her ears, but refused to go down.

"Little darling, come down quickly, this bookshelf isn't that stable."

Laifu was so anxious he was jumping up and down, cursing inwardly, "These bastards can't even make the frame more stable. Why is the board still wobbling?"

Su Xue looked at Lai Fu expressionlessly.

Because Li Qingyan had a habit of dismantling the study, it had been reinforced during the last renovation. After it was finished, she even let four or five guards jump on it, and nothing happened.

Just then, a young eunuch rushed in and knelt down as soon as he entered. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Eunuch Hu Xu from the Emperor Emeritus's side has arrived. He says the Emperor Emeritus wishes to see His Highness."

Li Yan was already annoyed by Li Qingyan's antics, and now this retired emperor was adding fuel to the fire. He spoke as if he were about to chop off someone's head, "Tell him to get lost."

"But...but..."

The young eunuch stammered, holding up a golden dragon-patterned waist token. Upon seeing this, Li Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Before Li Tingchen was forced to abdicate and become the retired emperor, a group of old ministers who had followed Li Tingchen in conquering the country were worried that he would kill his father, so they forced him to give him this dragon-patterned waist token. Once this token was issued, a portion of the troops could be mobilized.

Over the years, Li Yan had been looking for an opportunity to kill those Red Armor Guards and those old fogies who were still unknowingly shackled him.

Li Qingyan also saw the waist tag. "What is Old Deng up to now? This time he's after me. This is really interesting."

Before Li Yan could kick him, Li Qingyan hurriedly climbed down from below.

"Don't use your hands... no, your feet."

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Li Qingyan supported the shoulder of Eunuch Laifu, who was squatting beside her, and said, "My imperial grandfather wants to see me, so I'll go."

"Old man, I'm going to see what you're up to."

Li Yan frowned and looked down at her, his eyes clearly calling her a stupid pig. Li Qingyan saw it clearly.

"Old Dog Deng."

Li Qingyan stared at him with her round, grape-like eyes until they felt sore, at which point she closed them, and tears streamed down her face.

Seeing that she was 'crying', Li Yan was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand in a conciliatory manner, "Go and come back quickly, we still have dinner to eat later."

Li Qingyan, who was rubbing her eyes, paused. "Old Deng compromised? Good."

She did at least put on a show in front of outsiders, bowing to Li Yan and saying, "Father, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he quickly left.

Li Yan rubbed his temples. "Go and have two imperial physicians wait outside the Emperor Emeritus's palace."

"Yes."

Watching Li Qingyan's cheerful figure, Li Yan burst out laughing. His father, the emperor, was probably going to be furious.

The location of the imperial mausoleum has been prepared long ago, but it is unknown when the retired emperor will pass away.

Before even reaching the Wenmian Palace, Li Qingyan ran into the eldest prince. "Greetings, eldest brother."

The eldest prince nodded. "Little princess, you've lost a lot of weight. You've suffered a lot this time you were sick."

Li Qingyan smiled innocently, revealing eight small teeth. "Thank you for your concern, eldest brother. I've been eating quite a lot lately. My grandfather has asked me to attend to something, so I won't say too much to you, eldest brother."

He then bowed to the eldest prince.

As they passed each other, their faces darkened.

"That brat, he must have whispered something in Old Man Deng's ear, otherwise he wouldn't have called me here."

"Those sons of Old Deng's are all troublesome, not a single one of them is easy to deal with. Why can't they just be killed first?"

【…】

[The host's excessive bloodlust may lead to being judged as turning evil; be careful to eliminate them.]

[And... host, you're one of the 'bastards' too.]

Li Qingyan rolled her eyes. "I think you'd be better off disconnecting and refusing to annoy me."

Li Qingyan quickened her pace considerably.

Hu Xu's father-in-law quickly followed.

The Wenmian Hall was filled with the scent of incense, and the retired emperor sat cross-legged in front of the statue with his eyes closed.

He clearly heard footsteps but didn't say anything.

"Is Old Deng trying to intimidate me?"

Li Qingyan walked to his side, pulled over a nearby futon, sat down cross-legged, and rested her chin on her hand.

"What a coincidence! My grandfather was meditating just before I came in."

She glanced at the length of the incense stick; it was clearly just lit. Did they think she was a fool?

The Emperor Emeritus's stage had been dismantled, and the performance could no longer continue, so he had to open his eyes. "A princess wants to investigate a case? Li Qingyan, you overestimate yourself."

This doesn't mean she wanted to investigate the case; it's clearly a reprimand for daring to compete with the princes for the throne as a woman.

"Who does the Emperor Emeritus think is suitable to investigate this case? Is it the ministers who dare not step forward, or the First Prince, or perhaps the Second Prince or the Third Prince?"

Li Qingyan immediately retorted; there was no need for her to get involved in the Emperor Emeritus's emotions. After all, they disliked each other.

"You're being insolent."

The Emperor Emeritus's face turned bright red with anger.

Li Qingyan looked cute as a little bundle, but the mocking smile on her face was incredibly irritating.

"Your Majesty, please don't be too angry."

"You're still thinking about establishing the eldest son as heir? Haven't you learned your lesson from the tragedy you created?"

This was the Emperor Emeritus's deepest sorrow, yet Li Qingyan spoke of it directly.

"you……"

He pointed a trembling finger at Li Qingyan, but Li Qingyan slapped it away.

"The Emperor Emeritus wants to teach me a lesson? Why?"

"Because I didn't listen to you? Or did I touch a nerve?"

"Your Majesty, do you truly want the First Prince to replace me in investigating the case to establish the First Prince's authority, or do you simply want to find an obedient child to investigate so that no one will discover your wrongdoing?"

"To avoid the living former emperor being criticized by the world?"

Li Qingyan stood up, glanced at the altar, and grabbed the tablecloth.

"Splash!"

Everything on top rolled onto the ground.

"Guards, seize this wicked creature!"

The retired emperor roared in anger.

A large group of people rushed in, and it was immediately obvious that they were from two different groups.

Li Yan's men had been waiting outside. Upon hearing the commotion, they entered the palace at the same time as the retired emperor's men.

Su Xue stood next to Li Qingyan. Anyone who knew martial arts could tell from her movements that she was about to make a move, and that it would definitely be a killing move.

The retired emperor's guards were wary of them and dared not actually step forward.

"What? Did I hit the nail on the head?"

She glanced at the statue.

"If the Emperor Emeritus wants to wash away his guilt through worshipping gods, it would be more appropriate to use your life, after all..."

She walked outside and said loudly, "The thing that makes those you've hurt suffer the most is that you're alive."

"puff……"

The retired emperor coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"

The imperial physicians who had been prepared outside hurriedly went inside, and Li Qingyan happened to pass by them.

"Old Deng really came prepared."