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

As autumn began, Li Yan and Yan Xu took Li Qingyan up the mountain for a stroll.

Li Qingyan looked down at the orchard from the mountain. The fruit inside was round and big, and it looked quite good.

Li Yan and Yan Xu had just returned from hunting when they approached her and followed her gaze downwards.

"What are you looking at?" Li Yan squinted and looked into the orchard but couldn't see anything.

Li Qingyan stroked her chin. "I'm wondering if the plums inside will taste good."

Li Yan glanced at Yan Xu beside him. "Your little prince would like to try some fruit."

Yan Xu quickly prepared to buy some fruit. Li Yan waved his hand, not letting him go, and instead said he would take Li Qingyan to steal some fruit.

Li Qingyan tilted her head to look at him, "Is this how a ruler of a country should behave?"

Li Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. "So, are you going or not?"

Li Qingyan thought about it and decided to go anyway. After all, things you've never done before are more exciting.

She rolled up her sleeves and skipped and hopped down the mountain.

"Your Majesty..." Yan Xu hesitated.

Li Yan patted him on the shoulder, "This is General Huichao's orchard."

General Huichao was a good friend of Yan's parents. He used to be a monk and later became a general, but he disappeared after Li Yan ascended the throne.

Only Li Yan in this world knows where he is.

Hui Chao hid in the mountains not far away, a place from which he could see the capital and the White Tiger Army. From there, he could watch over the children of his old friends.

"General Huichao keeps quite a few dogs." Li Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Then Your Highness..." Yan Xu was worried that Li Qingyan would be bitten by a dog.

Li Yan reassured him that his son could climb trees faster than monkeys.

Li Qingyan was still unaware that her own father had dug a huge pit for her, and was still looking for fruit to eat in the orchard.

From afar, they looked bright red, but up close, they were half red and half green. These plums were sour and not tasty. Li Qingyan sighed. She had originally planned to leave some silver for the host after picking all the plums, but now it seemed she wouldn't be able to save that money, since she couldn't eat them anyway.

She wanted to eat the fruit, not waste it; picking unripe fruit would only mean throwing it away.

Just as Li Qingyan was about to turn back and tell Li Yan and Yan Xu that the plums here weren't good, she heard something moving behind her. The footsteps didn't sound human, and there was also the sound of panting.

Li Qingyan turned her head stiffly, her eyes widening in surprise. "Why are there so many dogs?"

There are only a dozen or so.

Li Qingyan took off running.

"Woof woof woof..."

The barking of dogs echoed through the orchard.

"Hahaha..." Li Yan burst into laughter outside the orchard. "Looks like I've been chased."

Yan Xu broke open an apple and handed it to Li Yan, asking, "What should we do if His Highness gets hurt?"

Li Yan rolled up his sleeve, revealing a hidden dart, and pointed it forward. Yan Xu followed his finger and could see Li Qingyan running.

If any dog ​​dares to pounce on Li Qingyan, Li Yan can shoot it dead on the spot and then rush over; there will be enough time.

Although Li Yan enjoys teasing the cubs, it doesn't mean she would actually put them in danger. "Just now, Hongyu and the others also went into the woods."

They all hid in the trees, and wouldn't appear as long as Li Qingyan was not in danger.

Yan Xu shook his head. His Majesty was retaliating for the incident a while ago when the young prince tore down his painting.

However, that painting should indeed be removed.

The passage describes a scene where Li Qingyan, when she was one year old, was lying on the bed gnawing on a beef leg bone.

At that time, Li Qingyan was teething and wanted to chew on everything. Li Yan thought of the hunting dogs she raised, which chewed on cow leg bones to grind their teeth. She felt that children and dogs should be similar, so she asked someone to get some.

Yan Xu rubbed his temples. His Majesty and the young prince were always so...antagonistic.

Li Qingyan quickly climbed the tree in the woods, panting as she hugged the trunk, "What kind of dog can run so fast?"

"The Spirit Dog is as fast as lightning, has decent stamina, and is even faster when catching rabbits."

A voice came from beside Li Qingyan, startling her so much that she turned around and saw an old man sitting on a tree trunk.

Li Qingyan swallowed hard. Although her martial arts skills weren't as good as Li Yan's or Yan Xu's, she still had a good sense of awareness. Yet, she hadn't sensed the old man's presence at all. If he hadn't made a sound, Li Qingyan felt she wouldn't have even noticed him today.

"Grandpa, are you here to pick fruit too?" Li Qingyan smiled shyly.

"No, I came to see which audacious brat dared to steal fruit." The person who came was none other than Hui Chao, whom Li Yan had mentioned.

Li Qingyan chuckled, "Grandpa, I didn't pick a single fruit. I won't do it again next time."

Hui Chao looked at her appearance and shook her head slightly. "The second son of the Li family is also a bully. He doesn't even spare his own children."

He blew a whistle, and the well-trained dogs left the tree.

"Alright, you bunch of brats, go tell your master not to wait outside, come in." Hui Chao casually picked up Li Qingyan and landed on the ground.

Hearing the rustling sounds around her, Li Qingyan knew that this person was an old friend of Li Yan's. "Grandpa, what's your name?"

Hui Chao looked at the quirky Li Qingyan and laughed, "Hui Chao."

Li Qingyan had never heard of this name.

Looking ahead, he soon saw Li Yan and Yan Xu.

Hui Chao bowed to Li Yan and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Li Yan quickly helped him up, saying, "The old general's strength is as great as ever; you discovered all these assassins."

Hui Chao smiled slightly, "If Your Majesty wants to eat fruit, you can just say so. Why did you bring the child into the garden? As you know, there are hunting dogs all over here."

Li Yan was about to stop Hui Chao from speaking when Hui Chao blurted everything out.

Li Qingyan smiled slightly at him, "Dad~ you did that on purpose."

Li Yan took off running, with Li Qingyan in pursuit. The two of them weaved through the garden.

Hui Chao smiled more as she looked at Li Yan. "Your Majesty... is much better, just like when you were a child."

Yan Xu nodded. "His Majesty's life has been much better since the birth of the little prince. If it weren't for the little prince, I'm afraid the Great Yu would not exist."

Hui Chao nodded. "No one knows who their savior will be."

Li Yan ran and shouted, "Li Qingyan, I am the emperor."

"Heh, go ahead and exterminate my entire clan. You'll be the first one in my nine generations anyway." Li Qingyan wasn't afraid at all.

Li Yan hid directly behind Yan Xu, while Li Qingyan jumped into Yan Xu's arms and reached over Yan Xu's shoulder to grab Li Yan.

Li Yan then hid behind Hui Chao again, saying, "This child...disrespects his elders."

Li Qingyan glanced at the banquet menu and said, "He is disrespectful to the emperor."

Yan Xu carried Li Qingyan towards Hui Chao's courtyard. "Little Prince, are you hungry after running around for so long? Hong Yu and the others brought the prey to the courtyard earlier. What would you like to eat, Little Prince?"

Hearing Yan Xu's words, Li Qingyan's attention was diverted, and she happily talked about what she wanted to eat, looking like a gluttonous cat.

Li Yan shook her head, "This child..."

Hui Chao looked at Li Yan and said, "This old minister hopes to see Your Majesty so happy for the rest of my life."

Li Yan looked at him and said, "Yes, I will. I will not let the general down."

Huichao looked at him and Yanxu as if she were seeing old friends. Time flies so fast; in the blink of an eye, they have both passed away for twelve years.