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

"A real enemy?" Princess Mistbrows laughed. "What is a real enemy?"

Li Qingyan looked into her eyes and said very seriously, "Someone who doesn't value your life."

"You're not stupid either. Why would someone as smart as you always rely on others?"

After Li Qingyan finished speaking, she waved for the convoy to continue. What to do next was up to the sisters.

Regardless of their choices, internal strife in Bolin is inevitable.

Li Qingyan had made two preparations.

If the sisters have no interest in fighting, then the ones fighting are others.

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Inside the Wenmian Hall.

Li Qingyan and Li Yan sat here drinking tea.

"When will the Emperor Emeritus return?" Li Qingyan asked, looking at Hu Xu across from her.

Hu Xu smiled and spoke as if he were playing Tai Chi, "That depends on how long the Emperor Emeritus wants to stroll around. As you know, the Emperor Emeritus's favorite pastime is fishing with Mr. Xun."

Strolling around and fishing—does the retired emperor have an alter ego?

Li Qingyan couldn't help but sneer, "Just because I gave you a little leeway, you think you can run a dye shop?"

"Where did they go?"

Li Qingyan's voice carried a threat.

Hu Xu paused slightly, but continued, "Princess Zhaoyu, how...how would I know?"

Li Yan remained silent, treating it as a show.

"Don't know?" Li Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Then let's see if your yard is big enough for me to smash up."

Li Qingyan held the jade cup in her hand and raised her hand.

"We can't throw it away! This is the Emperor Emeritus's favorite cup lately. Princess Zhaoyu, please don't make things difficult for us..." Hu Xu stamped his foot anxiously.

"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you." Li Qingyan released her grip directly, and the jade cup shattered into many pieces upon hitting the ground.

Hu Xu fainted upon seeing this.

Li Qingyan clicked her tongue and shook her head, saying that Hu Xu was a good-for-nothing, afraid of such a small thing.

Li Yan told her to rest for a while, but Hu Xu refused to say that the Emperor Emeritus had told her not to speak before he left.

Li Qingyan was a little anxious. "What's this old man doing at his age? On a date?" Li Qingyan's lips twitched. They really are a loving old married couple. They're still so romantic at such an old age.

But... we can't delay her from doing her important business.

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The mountain breeze sneezed. "Why do I feel like someone's talking about me behind my back?"

Li Tingchen placed a piece on the board, saying, "Besides your unreasonable granddaughter, I'm afraid there's no one else."

Tuanfeng laughed out loud, "Achen, the little one is very well-behaved."

Li Tingchen sat up straight, put the chess piece back in the chess basket, and asked, "Shall we make a bet?"

Tuanfeng only asked Li Tingchen what he wanted to bet on. Li Tingchen thought for a long time, but actually there wasn't much to bet on; he didn't seem to lack anything. As for the throne... since regaining his memories, Li Tingchen didn't care anymore.

Looking back now, it seems there really wasn't much to gamble on.

"Since you can't think of one, Ah Chen, then I'll say one. If I win, I'll stay with you in the back mountain. If you win, I'll stay with you in the Wenmian Palace."

Upon hearing this bet, Li Tingchen burst into laughter, "What's the difference?"

Xunfeng said in a serious tone, "Of course there is a difference. It's not the same if you accompany me and I accompany you."

"Okay, let's bet then." Li Tingchen

Smile.

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Li Qingyan felt something was off as she ate in the Wenmian Palace.

The food was delivered by their people, and Li Qingyan had a persistent feeling that she had been poisoned.

Li Yan served her some food, saying, "Stop guessing, no one will poison you."

The ones lurking in the shadows are the Red-Armored Guards. They don't dare use poison on him yet.

"It must be that old man is too bad, that's why I'm always so suspicious," Li Qingyan said, nodding emphatically.

She only became suspicious because the Emperor Emeritus always tried to harm her. Otherwise, given her kind nature, she certainly wouldn't have thought the worst of people.

Li Yan sometimes admired the shamelessness of her son; he was truly thick-skinned. He'd just finished a massacre in the capital, and yet he still called himself kind?

But thinking about it, his little brat has schemed against so many people and spared the lives of so many enemies; he is indeed quite kind.

"Our little one is the kindest baby." Li Yan fed her a spoonful of white porridge. This child is so big, yet she still often gets distracted while eating.

I don't know what happened...

There's nothing wrong with his brain...

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Laifu: Your Majesty, would you like to see what it was like when you were pregnant and reading memorials while eating?

Li Yan's habit of eating while reading memorials was only corrected after Li Qingyan was born.

This led to Li Qingyan developing the habit of constantly thinking while eating.

After finishing her meal, Li Qingyan felt bored.

They brought out the retired emperor's chessboard and played chess with Li Yan.

"I'm so polite. I could have easily searched for his secret letters while the old man was away. What a pity..." Li Qingyan placed a chess piece down and shook her head slightly.

"Yes, our little one is great." Li Yan cut off her escape route directly, "It would be even better if she didn't get distracted."

Li Qingyan tilted her head. "Huh? No, no, I didn't want to go down here."

Li Qingyan was about to destroy the game when Li Yan covered her hand. Li Qingyan clasped her hands together and said, "Please, Father."

Li Yan coldly replied, "It's useless."

"Heh, you cold-hearted human man, you'll regret your choice." Li Qingyan leaned on the table, looking at Li Yan.

"So what are you going to do?" Li Yan asked, curious about what she wanted to do.

Li Qingyan raised her chin, "One more plate, please."

"You've got guts." Li Yan spread his hands out, letting Li Qingyan pick up the chess pieces herself.

Li Qingyan was already experienced at picking up chess pieces; her two little paws were incredibly fast. She moved them around the chessboard, and soon all the black and white pieces were collected.

"As expected, it has gained experience." Li Yan's words hit home.

Li Qingyan's lips twitched. "You're really my father. A stepfather wouldn't say something like that."

"Even your stepfather wouldn't have raised you to be this chubby." Li Yan was very proud; this child was raised so well.

Hu Xu paced anxiously outside the door, unable to guess what the father and daughter were up to.

These two can really destroy a palace when they go crazy.

Hu Xu looked into the distance and finally spotted the figures of the Emperor Emeritus and Xunfeng. He hurriedly ran over, "Emperor Emeritus, Mr. Xunfeng. His Majesty and Princess Zhaoyu have been waiting inside for a long time."

Upon hearing those two words, the Emperor Emeritus stopped in his tracks. "They didn't cause any trouble?"

"Your Majesty is eating and drinking as usual, but... but Princess Zhaoyu." Hu Xu hesitated before speaking.

The Emperor Emeritus rubbed his temples, reassuring Hu Xu to speak freely.

Only then did Hu Xu dare to speak, "Princess Zhaoyu, you...you broke your favorite jade cup."

The retired emperor closed his eyes and knew that this thing had a grudge against him. He would smash it with any cup he could find, and next time he would smash one made of meteorite iron.

Tuanfeng coughed lightly, "Achen..."

The retired emperor pointed to Xunfeng and then to the inside, the meaning clear: "Look at your precious granddaughter."

Xunfeng looked at the fingers that were almost touching its nose and gave a fairly obedient smile. "I'll make you a crystal glass. A hundred will do..."

"Little one, this is all the help Grandpa can give you."