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

The conversation between the siblings finally ended. Li Qingyan smiled as she saw her brothers off, but her expression darkened slightly. "It seems we need to send more people to keep an eye on Zhao Xuantong's side."

None of her brothers were easy to deal with.

It was difficult to do before, and it's even more difficult now.

Li Yan patted her head. "Worried you can't outsmart them?"

Li Qingyan crossed her arms. "No, it wasn't that. But how did they all guess it was me? I clearly..."

Li Qingyan originally intended for them to suspect each other, but in the end, it all fell on her. Although she wasn't afraid of these people suspecting her.

"Shao Yuzhen," Li Yan tapped the table, "you want to pin all these things on the eldest prince, but unfortunately he has someone who understands you."

Li Qingyan was a little irritated. She scratched her hair, and soon her head was a mess, like a bird's nest.

Just then, Little White flew in and landed directly on Li Qingyan's head, even stepping on it.

Li Qingyan clenched her fist, "Xiao Bai!!!"

Li Qingyan took it off her head, picked up the secret letter at its feet, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "Chi Xiaoyan's speed is extraordinary."

Chi Xiaoyan led his army to take control of the northern forces and headed towards the capital.

Soon they will be able to celebrate the birth of the Queen of the North.

It's really fun.

Li Qingyan handed the secret letter to Li Yan.

"The cycle of cause and effect in this world is always subject to change." Li Yan burned the secret letter.

Li Qingyan sometimes found it strange that Li Yan, who clearly grew up in this feudal dynasty, would be so open-minded about a woman ascending the throne.

Li Yan looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's going on in your little head now?"

"Li Yan, aren't you shocked that a woman has ascended the throne and become queen?" Li Qingyan tilted her head and looked at him.

Li Yan shook her head. From a young age, Dongfang Yun had taught them that the capable should rise to the top. The kind of education a person receives from childhood will determine the kind of person they become.

Li Qingyan thought Dongfang Yun was a very good grandmother, but it was a pity that she didn't have the chance to meet her.

If Dongfang Yun were alive, Li Yan would have suffered much less.

Li Yan patted her head, "Don't look at me with that pitying expression, it makes your father lose face."

Li Yan was joking when he said, "My mother always said that as a military officer, one will inevitably face life and death sooner or later. Cherish the time you have while you're alive, and don't dwell on the past day and night after someone dies. That way, the deceased won't have peace."

A magnanimous person will also teach their children to be magnanimous.

Li Yan's character is shaped by her kind and open-minded Eastern charm.

Li Qingyan stretched and yawned. "I don't know where we should go. Shouldn't Auntie go back to Zhaoyang City too?"

Those who have fiefdoms should not stay in the capital for too long.

Li Yan nodded; it was time for Ya Ran to leave.

Their sibling bond is only meant to last these few years; who knows when they'll meet again.

Even emperors cannot control the concept of "rules".

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As soon as Li Qingyan entered the Qiankun Hall, she saw yellow talismans scattered all over the floor, all written in cinnabar. "What kind of bastard did this?"

She may not live there, but that doesn't mean she can wreak havoc on her territory like that.

The retired emperor held a whisk in one hand and scattered yellow talisman paper in the other. "Isn't it pretty?"

Li Qingyan looked at him expressionlessly, "You wait." She rolled up her sleeves and was about to hit the Emperor Emeritus, but he stuck a talisman directly on her forehead.

"Am I a ghost?" Li Qingyan tore off the talisman and was about to hit her. What an insolent old woman, scattering yellow talismans around in her Qiankun Palace. She must have something wrong with her brain.

Xunfeng quickly hugged Li Qingyan, "Little one, don't be angry."

Li Qingyan bared her teeth and claws, about to grab the Emperor Emeritus, "Not angry... my foot! Is he out of his mind? Grandpa, look at this place, it's covered in talismans! Did I summon a ghost?"

The retired emperor swept the whisk back and forth, "It really isn't. Master Qingshan asked me to do it."

Li Qingyan stopped only upon hearing the name of Daoist Qingshan. "What did that old Daoist say?"

The retired emperor didn't hold it against her. After all, he was quite happy when he scattered the talismans, and he could finally get his revenge on this little thing in a reasonable way.

The retired emperor clapped his hands and a group of people entered from outside, each carrying a bag of incense ash.

The palace maids and eunuchs quickly covered the talismans scattered on the ground with incense ash.

The Emperor Emeritus handed Li Qingyan a talisman, saying, "Master Qingshan asked me to give this to you. He said you know how to light it."

Li Qingyan took the talisman; it was a fire talisman.

Li Qingyan's substance was very easy to ignite. She looked at the Emperor Emeritus and asked, "Then why are you dressed as a Taoist priest?"

"I find it very interesting," the Emperor Emeritus replied, giving an answer that Li Qingyan could not refute.

Finding it interesting is indeed a... good answer.

Li Qingyan's lips twitched. "You've got a good answer."

Li Qingyan ordered everyone to leave the room and called Cuiping and Suxue to guard the two doors on either side. "I'm going to throw the things in, so you two close the doors immediately."

Li Qingyan really disliked using this talisman; if used improperly, it would burn her hair. Back in the cultivation world, she had often ended up looking like a frizzy bird.

If it weren't for the magic that allows his hair to grow quickly, Dao Yan Immortal Venerable's reputation would probably have been ruined long ago.

Flying Fork burst into laughter upon seeing this.

[This talisman is back again, host, be careful.]

"If you laugh again, I'll burn you to the ground."

【Then the host will have to wait, hehe】

"You're getting more and more annoying."

Despite saying this, Li Qingyan still held the fire talisman between her hands, saying, "Heaven and earth spiritual energy, obey my command."

The red mole on Li Qingyan's forehead flashed a few times, "Burn."

Li Qingyan quickly threw the fire talisman inside, and the door finally closed before the flames burst out.

Li Qingyan wiped the sweat from her face. "This is really a rip-off."

The wind-taming creature came over to check if Li Qingyan was injured. "Little one..."

His hesitation made Li Qingyan a little puzzled. She touched her face. "What's wrong?"

The retired emperor, holding his whisk, remarked, "Still a stern-faced Bao Gong."

"That suits you, since you like writing play excerpts."

Li Qingyan wiped her face and saw that her hands were covered in ash. Just as she closed the door, incense ash came flying at her and landed directly on her face.

Li Qingyan slapped Xunfeng's face with her little hand, "Grandpa, hehe."

Pretending to be stupid.

Taming the Wind did indulge her, "Come wash your face with Grandpa, little one?"

Li Qingyan nodded, then suddenly walked obediently to the Emperor Emeritus's side, looked up at him, and said, "Old man."

Her voice is sweet and gentle.

The retired emperor looked down at her. "What is it?"

Li Qingyan immediately smiled, pressing her face directly against his clothes, leaving a black mark on the Emperor Emeritus's robe.

"Fine." The retired emperor picked up his whisk and was about to hit Li Qingyan.

Li Qingyan quickly hid behind Xunfeng.

The two ran around for a long time before finally calming down when the wind led them to wash their faces.

The fire was still burning inside the house, but despite the size of the fire, the people around could not feel the heat.

The talismans inside the house were still burning.