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

Li Qingyan looked at the cup that had been glued back together, frowning. "There shouldn't be any problems, right..."

The once beautiful jade cup is now covered in cracks, and the body is crooked, with empty pieces here and there.

Li Yan looked at Li Qingyan, "Should we start over?"

Li Qingyan nodded helplessly. Who would be so kind as to repair a vase that looked like a strange, mismatched thing?

Li Yan could only help by chipping away at the pieces of jade that were stuck together. Who says being an emperor or a princess is easy?

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"Ah Chen, why does this colorful jade cup have to be repaired by the little brat?" Xunfeng rubbed Li Tingchen's forehead.

Recently, Li Tingchen has been complaining of headaches. Perhaps it's due to his age, but Li Tingchen always feels uncomfortable or unwell in one place or another.

Mortals cannot resist the passage of time.

"That restless thing, give her something to do so she won't cause trouble for me." Li Tingchen said with a faint smile.

Xunfeng shook his head slightly. The little cub was indeed a bit more lively, but it was alright. Such a large meteorite was just playing wildly in the sea.

"Besides, you're comfortable using that cup, aren't you? Have your granddaughter fix it for you, so you can use it again later." Li Tingchen said this somewhat absentmindedly. He had spent his entire life pursuing power, and perhaps he wouldn't stop until his death.

Love only occupied one-tenth of his life, but that one-tenth was all about taming the wind.

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Li Qingyan and Li Yan stayed up all night and finally managed to make the jade cup look somewhat presentable.

Li Qingyan deftly placed the jade cup on the tray. When sunlight shone on the cup, the whole room was filled with colorful light. That's what makes the jade cup so beautiful.

Li Qingyan wiped her face. "Finally got this thing fixed. What kind of bastard made this jade cup?"

Li Qingyan really wanted to have a proper talk with the other party.

Li Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Tingfeng."

This was a piece of colorful jade that Tingfeng brought from Qingqiu and gave to Li Yan. However, Li Yan felt it was useless and gave it to the Emperor Emeritus. The Emperor Emeritus had used a colorful jade cup when he was young, and now that he had readily available jade, he naturally wanted to make a beautiful cup.

Li Qingyan's lips twitched. This pink-haired fox really does some good things.

However, now that everything was ready, Li Qingyan was going to go to the Emperor Emeritus to fulfill her promise.

Inside the Wenmian Palace, the Emperor Emeritus and Xunfeng had just woken up when they saw Li Qingyan standing by the bedside.

The tamed fish almost revealed its tail; who would have thought that the Meteor King would be frightened by such a small Meteor?

"What are you doing, little one?" Xunfeng poked her expressionless face.

Li Qingyan smiled slightly, "The cup is fixed. Old man, I've come to fulfill my promise to you."

The retired emperor took the repaired cup, nodded, and said it was good; he naturally had no intention of going back on his word. He simply said that the old Taoist priest would arrive the next day.

Several princes are coming to the capital today, and Li Qingyan still has to deal with them, since she has deprived three of their chance to make meritorious contributions.

But just as she was about to walk out the door, Li Qingyan turned around and said, "You old man, you were all prepared."

How could the Taoist priest have arrived so quickly? It was clearly something the Emperor Emeritus had told him about beforehand. Li Qingyan, sporting a black eye, glared at him fiercely, but could only snort coldly and leave.

Seeing her get the short end of the stick, the Emperor Emeritus was in a very good mood.

It's true that being infuriated makes you feel good.

Li Qingyan was quite busy; after leaving the Emperor Emeritus's place, she went to find Li Yan. At that moment, Li Yan was at the martial arts training ground.

When Li Qingyan arrived, all the ministers were already there.

"Greetings, Princess Zhaoyu..."

A chorus of voices rose and fell, and Li Qingyan nodded to the people below the stage. She looked at Li Yan, "Li Yan, I have to go now."

Li Yan nodded and let her go.

Li Qingyan walked step by step onto the high platform of the martial arts arena, with several boxes covered with black cloth beside her.

"Today, I'm going to show you all what can change the fate of my Great Yu Kingdom." Li Qingyan's voice was full of energy, and you couldn't tell that she hadn't slept all night.

Li Yan sat on the high platform, looking at his daughter on another high platform, his eyes filled with pride.

There is no one in the world better than his son.

Li Qingyan lifted the black cloth and took out a crossbow.

The ministers didn't find anything special about the crossbow, since they already had crossbows that could fire three arrows at once.

Li Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly and ordered a scarecrow to be erected a hundred meters away. Li Qingyan aimed and fired, releasing three arrows simultaneously. The scarecrow snapped in two.

Everyone saw that Li Qingyan did not load the crossbow bolts; she pressed the button again, and three more arrows were fired.

The officials from the Ministry of Works were the first to step forward; they were most sensitive to such things. Even the Minister of Works couldn't help but swear, "This is a repeating crossbow? I've only ever heard of it, never seen a real one."

Being able to fire twice in a row is already quite impressive.

But just then, Li Qingyan fired again.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time... it didn't stop until the eighth time.

No one around spoke.

It wasn't until Li Yan stood up and clapped, "Bravo!!!" that the applause finally stopped.

Li Qingyan, carrying her crossbow, looked at him, slightly raising her chin with a proud expression. "Haven't you made me proud, kid?"

Only then did the ministers realize what was happening and they all shouted, "God bless the Great Yu! God bless the Great Yu!"

The princes happened to witness this scene when they returned.

The eldest prince stared intently at Li Qingyan on the stage, "Mr. Shao has indeed taught a good student."

Shao Yuzhen, dressed in a red official robe, stood half a step behind him. "This matter concerning the Crown Prince is none of my concern. I do not possess any weapons."

Shao Yuzhen stood upright.

The eldest prince nodded. "I also want to thank Mr. Shao for his help on this trip north, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been trapped by her."

Shao Yuzhen simply said he was being polite.

The second and third princes looked disheveled, and neither of them said a word.

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Inside the Hall of Diligent Governance, the three princes were discussing with Li Yan the matters they had been handling recently.

Li Qingyan sat calmly drinking tea next to Li Yan, appearing indifferent and aloof.

"It's been a long time, Third Princess, you've given us quite a few surprises." The Second Prince looked at Li Qingyan.

Li Qingyan looked completely bewildered. "What does Second Brother mean by that? I don't quite understand."

The Second Prince looked at Li Qingyan and said, "I heard that my Third Sister has been doing quite a lot lately."

Li Qingyan's tone was somewhat helpless, "After all, none of my imperial brothers are in the palace, so it's just my imperial sisters and I who are busy. I've heard that my three imperial brothers have experienced quite a few things outside; they must be very interesting."

The Third Prince slightly raised his eyes. "It is indeed very interesting."

The third prince said that after entering the forest, he encountered a group of bandits, who fought with him for more than half a month before leaving.

The second prince, on the other hand, got entangled in some matters in an abandoned city, which took him more than twenty days to resolve.

It was quite a coincidence that the three of them happened to run into each other outside the capital.

Li Qingyan was somewhat shocked. "No wonder we're brothers. After going through so much, we still managed to come back together."