Reborn as a beautiful little lucky star

"Boom bang bang."

The big iron gate of the cold palace was suddenly smashed open violently, and Xuanyuan Li walked in with a gloomy face.

Xuanyuan Xinzi was so frightened that she trembled all over, and subconsciously hugged the child tightly, protecting him in her arms.

"Someone is coming."

Xuanyuan Li looked at the baby boy with disgust, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Throw that evil creature into the well and drown him."

"no, do not want."

Xuanyuan Xinzi hugged her son tightly and cried heart-wrenchingly.

"Princess."

Shaoyao also rushed over crying and hugged the princess and the child with her delicate body.

"Get out of the way."

The two eunuchs were like ferocious evil gods and forcibly pulled Shaoyao away.

Shaoyao was pushed by them and lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"Woooooooooo."

The little baby boy was frightened and cried out in a hoarse voice.

"No, don't take my baby away from me."

Xuanyuan Xinzi was heartbroken when she heard the crying. She hugged the child tightly and refused to let go no matter how the eunuchs tried to snatch the child away.

Xuanyuan Li's eyes were fierce and he gave a wink to the accompanying guards.

The guard obeyed the order and struck Xuanyuan Xinzi on the neck with a palm, knocking her unconscious.

"Your Majesty, no."

An old man dressed as a Taoist priest with white eyebrows and beard, who looked like an immortal, appeared from the dark when the guards were about to throw the child into the well. He bowed and reported: "I observed the sky at night and saw a star of generals coming. This child has a very noble fate and is destined to be a star of generals."

"General star?"

Xuanyuan Li frowned slightly and made a pause gesture.

The guards retreated with the child in their arms, and the two eunuchs bent their waists, not daring to act recklessly again.

"The Beichen Fuguo Mansion has produced many generals throughout the ages."

The old man reported respectfully: "The star general of the previous generation was Mu Bai, and the star general of this generation is this child, Mu Xiao's son."

Xuanyuan Li's face twisted for a moment: "Mu Xiao's son is actually a star general."

"A general is a natural born general who leads his army into battle and is invincible."

The old man advised quietly: "Instead of killing him, Your Majesty should raise him and let him serve Your Majesty. With a general fighting for Your Majesty on the battlefield, there is no need to worry about not accomplishing your great cause and unifying the world.

Xuanyuan Li sneered: "How could Mu Xiao's son be used by me?"

"His Majesty."

The old man leaned forward and lowered his voice to prevent outsiders from hearing: "I have already investigated the prince born to Your Majesty by Princess Beichen. He suffers from a congenital disease and his meridians are useless. He cannot practice martial arts. The two children were born at the same time and look very similar. If their identities are swapped, no one can find the flaw..."

"Waste pulse?"

When Xuanyuan Li heard that his son was a loser and couldn't learn martial arts, he almost vomited blood and felt uncontrollable jealousy and resentment towards Mu Xiao.

The old man sighed sadly: "Maybe it's because the princess took poison and it affected the fetus..."

“This child.”

Xuanyuan Li secretly hated him and asked again, not quite believing him: "Is he really a star general?"

"I have been assisting Your Majesty since I was born."

Xiliang State Master, Taoist Master Chu Yun lowered his eyes slightly, avoiding his pressing gaze: "I have always been loyal, and have never deceived Your Majesty?"

"That's the case."

Xuanyuan Li's eyes were dark, and he stared at him for a long time before finally making a decision: "I will do as you say and spare his life."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Taoist Priest Izumo bowed and saluted, his drooping eyelids hiding the faint light that flashed across his eyes.

Xuanyuan Li took his men away, leaving the imperial guards to guard the cold palace.

The identity exchange between the two children is top secret and cannot be known to outsiders.

The two eunuchs who accompanied him became victims of the desire to keep the secret. They were strangled to death in the imperial garden that night and their bodies were thrown into a mass grave.

~~

Cold palace.

"Oh, child, my child..."

Xuanyuan Xinzi woke up from a coma, looked at the empty room, and burst into tears in despair.

"The young master is fine. He is here."

The palace maid Shaoyao ran in from outside, holding the swaddling baby, with a look of surprise on her face.

"My son, my child."

Xuanyuan Xinzi stopped crying, took the child and held him in her arms.

"Woooooooooo."

The little baby boy seemed to be uncomfortable because she hugged him too tightly, and he began to cry softly.

"Good baby, don't cry, don't cry..."

Xuanyuan Xinzi panicked and tried to coax the child helplessly.

"Woooaaaaa, wooooaaa."

The little baby boy pouted his mouth and continued to cry aggrievedly.

Shaoyao suddenly had an idea: "The baby might be hungry."

"Don't cry, baby."

Xuanyuan Xinzi was frightened and didn't care to comfort herself. She hugged her son distressedly and said, "Mom will feed you."

"Princess, you just gave birth and you have no milk."

Shaoyao turned around and was about to go out: "I will ask Aunt Zhang to find a wet nurse for the baby."

"It's so late, where can we find a nurse?"

Xuanyuan Xinzi smiled bitterly: "Why don't you go to the imperial kitchen and find some food to feed the baby first."

"Well, I'll go right away."

Shaoyao's eyes lit up and she obediently ran out of the room.

"Woooooooooo."

The little baby boy opened his wet eyes and cried softly again.

"Good baby."

Xuanyuan Xinzi hugged her son, tears blurring her eyes: "Don't cry, Shaoyao will be back soon. When she comes back, you will have something to eat, and you won't be hungry anymore."

The little baby boy seemed to understand and stopped crying. He opened his big innocent eyes and looked at her lovingly.

"Good boy..."

Xuanyuan Xinzi's heart softened as she looked at her child who had been lost and found again.

Her son was snatched away by the guards as soon as he was born, and she didn't even have the time to take a closer look at him.

Now looking closely, the child's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to hers, as if they were carved from the same mold.

My son is Xiao’s mother, it is true.

It’s just a bit of a pity that he doesn’t look like Brother Xiao at all.

"Princess, the guards guarding the cold palace will not allow me to leave."

Shaoyao ran back from the side room and interrupted her thoughts: "They said that only after reporting to His Majesty can someone send food over."

"Then just wait."

Xuanyuan Xinzi hugged his son and smiled bitterly.

"I will boil some hot water to wash the princess' body."

Shaoyao sighed sadly, picked up the bucket and went to the well to fetch water.

~

The guards guarding the cold palace reported to Xuanyuan Li, and after a while, someone brought in food.

Xuanyuan Xinzi scooped rice oil with a spoon and fed it to her son.

The little baby boy smacked his lips and ate the food with great sweetness.

After drinking about half a bowl, he felt full. He yawned, tilted his head, and fell asleep in seconds.

Xuanyuan Xinzi smiled lovingly, and seeing that her son had fallen asleep, she drank the remaining rice porridge and closed her eyes sleepily.

Shaoyao cleaned up the dishes, blew out the candles, lay down next to the mother and daughter, and covered them with the quilt.

In the huge cold palace, there were only the master and servant.

In the freezing winter, with only one quilt, the two of them huddled together to keep warm.

Now that she has a baby, Shaoyao sleeps at the other end of the bed for fear of squeezing the child.

She was too embarrassed to grab the quilt, so she only covered herself with a corner of it, hunched over, and shivered with cold.

~~~

Xihe Palace.

"Xiu Ling, where is Huang'er? Why can't I see Huang'er?"

Murong Hui endured the discomfort in her body and forced herself to sit up from the head of the bed, wanting to take a look at her newborn son.

"coming."

A palace maid ran in from outside the hall holding a swaddling baby and carefully held the newborn in front of her.

Muronghui lowered her eyes, glanced at the baby in the cradle, and her pupils suddenly shrank.

The next second, she was so angry that she slapped the maid in the face: "You bastard, where did you get this child from? Where is my son? Where did you take my child?"

"My queen, please spare my life!"

The maid was so frightened that she trembled and knelt on the ground with a plop. "I don't know what the queen means. The little prince was taken by the queen from the imperial teacher. I dare not do anything treasonous and deceive the queen..."

"How dare you say that!"

Murong Hui was furious and kicked the maid to the ground. "When the prince was born, I saw with my own eyes that there was a red mole on his left earlobe. It's my own child, how could I be wrong?!"

"Wow, wow..."

The baby boy in the palace maid's arms fell to the ground and cried loudly in fear.

"Someone is coming."

Mu Ronghui was extremely angry: "I want to see the emperor, I want my son, throw this bastard out of here..."

"presumptuous!"

Xuanyuan Li suddenly walked in from outside the bedroom with a gloomy face.

"Where is my son? Give my son back to me."

When Murong Hui saw Xuanyuan Li, she rushed off the bed like a madman and beat him desperately.

"Your son?"

Xuanyuan Li's eyes flashed with disgust, and he pushed the man to the ground with force: "You gave birth to a useless person who can't practice martial arts, and you still have the nerve to ask?"

"No!"

Murong Hui was in agony and cried heartbreakingly: "I don't believe it. I don't believe my son is useless. Even if he can't learn martial arts, he is still my child. He is my only comfort in this world."

"A waste, not worthy of being my son."

Xuanyuan Li squatted down, pinched her chin and sneered: "You'd better be sensible and don't tell this to anyone. I won't kill him because you are usually quite obedient. One day, maybe I will let you and your son meet again."

"What do you mean?"

Murong Hui screamed in despair: "Do you want this bastard to replace the emperor? You want me to raise him?"

"Humph!"

Xuanyuan Li snorted angrily, and when he thought that he was Mu Xiao's son, he became angry again: "This bastard you look down on is a future star general, much better than your useless son."

"I don't care if he is a general or not."

Murong Hui was filled with hatred: "I don't want to raise him, I just want my own son. Even if you keep him, I will kill him..."

"You want to kill him?"

Xuanyuan Li suddenly sneered, his eyes revealing mockery: "If you dare to kill him, I will immediately send troops to destroy Beichen. You don't care about your own life or the lives of your mother, concubine, and younger brother?"

When Murong Hui heard that Beichen was destroyed, she trembled in shock.

"As long as you are obedient."

Xuanyuan Li lifted her chin up and forced her to look at him: "Raise this child and use him for my own benefit, then I will not send troops to attack Beichen, and your mother and brother will not die."

There was a dead silence in the bedroom. Murong Hui shook off Xuanyuan Li's hand and lay dejectedly on the ground.

The palace maid trembled while holding the baby in her arms.

After hearing the horrifying secret, she didn't know if she could live to see the sunrise tomorrow.

"Humph."

Xuanyuan Li looked at the palace maid as if he was looking at a dead person, then left the bedroom with a gloomy face.

The palace maid was bound to die, and he didn't care whether Murong Hui would treat the child well.

As long as Mu Xiao's son doesn't die, she can do whatever she wants to him.

As for his own son, a waste, just let him stay in the cold palace and fend for himself.