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

The courtyard is quite large, with a total of three rooms.

Hongyu and Chengyan shared one room, Yanxu shared another, and Li Yan and Li Qingyan shared a third.

Li Qingyan sat on the edge of the bed, while Li Yan stood behind her, combing her hair. Li Yan always found children amazing; they were born looking like bald monkeys, but now they are chubby and fair-skinned with long, black hair, looking like real people, all in just four short years.

"Li Yan, you should get your father to farm too."

"Um?"

Li Yan was a little confused by Li Qingyan's thoughts; how did they end up talking about the Emperor Emeritus?

Li Qingyan's lips curled up. "He spends all his time cultivating Taoism, but he's too idle. He has neither merit nor talent, so no matter how much he cultivates Taoism, he can't become an immortal or atone for his sins. He might as well farm; when he's tired, he won't want to do that anymore."

Li Yan's eyes lit up; he thought it was a great idea. There was a large garden in front of Wenmian Palace; clearing away the flowers and grass would be perfect for planting vegetables. It would save him from being so bored and constantly thinking about making the eldest prince the crown prince.

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Inside the Wenmian Hall.

The retired emperor, who was meditating, opened his eyes with a start and frowned.

"It must be that little beast Li Yan raised who is cursing me."

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Although they were away from home, they still couldn't neglect their studies. Li Yan sat to one side reading a book, while Li Qingyan wrote on the other.

Looking at the calligraphy sample, Li Yan frowned slightly. "Is this Shao Yuzhen's calligraphy?"

The Shao family's handwriting is unique and difficult to imitate; even the secret guards, who are skilled at imitating handwriting, can only replicate about 80% of it.

Li Qingyan nodded, rubbing her aching wrist.

"It's too difficult to write, but Mr. Shao insisted that I write it."

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Li Qingyan was forced to write two different handwriting styles. Her handwriting was already nine-tenths similar to Shao Yuzhen's, but Shao Yuzhen still made her practice.

She would have given up long ago if it were anyone else, but Shao Yuzhen was her teacher, and she had chosen him herself, so she had to grit her teeth and persevere.

Just then, a loud bang came from outside. Li Qingyan was so startled that she immediately stood up and was about to run out to see what was happening.

Li Yan quickly stopped the person and opened a crack in the window to find Yan Xu standing outside.

"Your Majesty, it was Hongyu and the others' bed that collapsed."

Upon hearing Yan Xu's words, Li Qingyan quickly climbed onto the window, looking puzzled. "So, how are we going to sleep tonight?"

Hongyu and Chengyan were in a rather disheveled state.

The bed was made by Yan Xu, so it seems the carpentry skills still need improvement.

Li Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly. "The bed in Yan Xu's room can sleep two people. You two go to that room. Yan Xu..."

Li Qingyan stuck his head out, "Come sleep with me and Li Yan."

Yan Xu glanced at Li Yan.

Li Yan nodded, and then Yan Xu entered the room.

Exhausted from the day, Li Qingyan didn't sleep well, tossing and turning, slapping Li Yan one minute and kicking Yan Xu the next.

Li Yan opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Li Qingyan, who was sleeping with her bottom sticking up, and pinched her cheek. After laying her down, he put his arm on her body and patted her for a while before falling asleep himself.

After a while, Yan Xu opened his eyes and suddenly looked at the two people. He reached out and put his hand on Li Qingyan, patting her as if he were imitating Li Yan.

The rooster crowed, signaling the time for people to get up and work in the fields. Li Qingyan, her bottom sticking out, crawled out from under the arms of two people. She rubbed her neck.

"Li Yan, Yan Xu, get up."

Li Qingyan lay on top of Li Yan, rubbing his face. "Get up, get up. Don't sleep anymore."

Li Yan quickly pressed her down, pinning her to the ground, and slapped her bottom twice with his other hand. "Naughty."

After saying that, he flipped Li Qingyan over and put her on the ground. "Go wash your face."

He followed behind and got out of bed.

Yan Xu sat on the bed and shook his head. After changing his clothes, he tidied up the room.

As the smoke from the chimneys rises, another day begins.

They stayed in the village for ten days. Doctor Liu said the girl would wake up on the fifteenth, and Li Qingyan was still thinking about it.

On the tenth day at noon, the pigeons landed in the yard.

Doctor Liu said that the girl wanted to see Li Qingyan.

They were packing their things, preparing to go back.

The timing was perfect.

Li Qingyan kept her brows furrowed in the carriage, and Li Yan, unable to bear it any longer, pulled her into his arms and pressed down on her brows.

"If you keep going like this, you'll turn into a Pekingese. What are you worried about?"

Li Qingyan rubbed her cheek and glared at him. "It's nothing, really. That girl woke up a while ago, she probably just doesn't want to see anyone, that's why Doctor Liu delayed for half a month. I'm just worried about whether she's really willing to tell the truth?"

Li Yan tapped her hand, "That depends on your own judgment. Worrying about the unknown in advance might make it difficult for you to move forward."

That makes sense. Li Qingyan nodded. Before heading to the capital, she parted ways with Li Yan and went to the medicine shop with Yan Xu.

Having learned from experience, Yan Xu carried Li Qingyan directly into the courtyard. Da Huang, unable to catch Li Qingyan, lay on the ground whimpering.

Doctor Liu was already standing at the door. "That young lady wants to see His Highness."

Li Qingyan nodded. "Have you figured it out?"

Hearing Li Qingyan say this, Doctor Liu knew that she already knew the girl had woken up, but had just given her time to think it through.

"The young princess is kind-hearted and gave her time; she naturally came to her senses."

Kind-hearted? Li Qingyan didn't consider herself a kind person. She knew that the first thing she wanted to do when the girl woke up was to interrogate her.

But this was the only clue available, so Li Qingyan had no choice but to calm down.

The sound of something falling to the ground came from inside the house.

Li Qingyan did not rush in, but asked Doctor Liu first.

"Dr. Liu, there's no need to flatter me. Tell me what happened."

People don't suddenly come to their senses.

Doctor Liu sighed. The girl had been disfigured and refused to go out. Aunt Ping wove several veils for her, and the girl wore the veils and went out with Wu Cuicui.

But after passing a group of girls in the city, one of them suddenly squatted down, covered her head, and cried out that she had a headache.

Thanks to the fact that the doctor at Xingchuntang knew Doctor Liu, they were able to be sent back.

The girl locked herself in her room and cried for a long time before telling Doctor Liu that she had figured things out and wanted to see Li Qingyan.

But the girl was still emotionally unstable and kept crying.

Li Qingyan jumped off the chair, took a calming incense stick from Doctor Liu, lit it, and went into the room without letting anyone follow her.

The room was somewhat dim. Li Qingyan tiptoed to place the calming incense on the table, then laboriously climbed onto a chair and sat down.

She couldn't see where the girl was, but simply said softly, "You wanted to see me, so I've come."

The curtain beside the bed trembled, and a ghostly figure appeared beside it.

"Can you really help me?"

Li Qingyan raised an eyebrow. "You should know that the case of Hui Niang's human trafficking in the capital has caused a huge uproar. There's still no result, so naturally I'm going to investigate it thoroughly."

She rested her chin on her hand and looked at the girl in the shadows. The girl looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

The girl cautiously stepped out, sniffed the air, and said, "This calming incense has the scent of orchids. Put it out! Put it out!"

She became emotional.

Li Qingyan plucked the incense stick and immediately stuck it into the teacup to extinguish it.

Why are you so afraid of the scent of orchids?