Reborn Daughter: The Young Lady Wants to Make a Trouble

"So..." Princess Wang Qixing said happily, "Commander?" When Li Xueyue looked out the window, she blinked. She preferred the green scenery outside the window. The Li Mansion was far away from the capital, in a heavily guarded safe area.

"Which one?" Li Xueyue smiled slightly, causing the Duchess to scream excitedly.

"Which one do you think I mean?" Duchess Wang Qixing smiled, her face full of eagerness and impatience. She was excited that two years of caring for a flower had paid off.

Li Xueyue shrugged. "I can't read minds."

"Oh, but you can read yours." Duchess Wang Qixing replied.

"But I'm curious about who your ideal commander is."

Duchess Wang Qixing grinned and pinched Li Xueyue's cheek. "You are such a smart girl."

Li Xueyue smiled brightly, her eyes lit up. “I learned it from you.”

Duchess Wang Qixing smiled happily again. "Are you sure?" She pinched Li Xueyue's cheek again and felt that it was as soft as the rice cakes she loved to eat, which was funny.

“So, who are you thinking of in your heart?” Li Xueyue sat still and asked the Duchess. She didn’t mind the Duchess pinching her. She did mind if the twins or others did it, because the hair would always be messed up next.

"Hmm..." Duchess Wang Qixing pondered her next answer thoughtfully.

Both men come to mind, but she is hesitant about Jin. If he proposes to Seol-wol and Seol-wol responds positively to his advances, then Seol-wol must move to Han-gun and stay there indefinitely. It will be her new home, with new acquaintances to call family. She will be away from the protection of the Duke and Duchess, but if the Emperor and Queen continue to be as annoying as they have just been, she will be away from them too.

The fastest way to get to Han is by horseback, which takes at least three days, and by carriage it takes a week. If Xueyue had any problems there, the Li family would always be unable to react because of the travel time constraints.

Wen Jinkai's problem was equally vexing. Of course, he would live in the capital unless he preferred to live somewhere else. The emperor and empress would certainly interfere in their relationship and could come and go at will.

Wen Jinkai is also a questionable choice. He was raised and surrounded by a group of women with a harem who didn't know and didn't have to stop.

Suddenly, both of them had too much baggage, and Duchess Wang Qixing could not favor either of them. She could only look at Li Xueyue helplessly.

"I've thought of both...but the final decision still depends on you." Duchess Wang Qixing said honestly.

Li Xueyue blinked. Why did she have a feeling that Duchess Wang Qixing had thought too far ahead about her grandchildren?

Slowly, she turned her eyes to her hands, because she didn't think of any man. For a person who has been hurt, she certainly likes to show her feelings. The only thing she can do is to let it go.

"I'm not sure." Li Xueyue finally replied.

"So, who tickles you the most?"

Li Xueyue blinked. In an instant, a name popped up in her mind, and her face turned the color of sunset. "Why don't we talk about something else?"

Duchess Wang Qixing pouted in disappointment and pushed her. "But this is the most interesting topic."

Li Xueyue smiled and said, "Really? What's so interesting about my love life?"

“Everything!” Duchess Wang Qixing snorted.

“I think it’s boring. Just like politics.” Li Xueyue wrinkled her nose, wondering who many people were wondering about.

in the palace.

In the quiet corridor, there was nothing but the sound of footsteps. The atmosphere was tense, awkward, and solemn. The imperial guards quietly followed behind the emperor and the prime minister.

King Li Chenyang kept his fingers clenched into fists, and then forced himself to loosen them. When they turned a dark corner, he suddenly grabbed the emperor's collar and pressed him against the wall.

There was a clanking of metal, but no guards came forward to attack the Prime Minister. After all, this was an everyday occurrence.

"What's behind that?!" King Li Chenyang roared, his eyes raging with anger, but his face was terribly cold. "Your interference has ruined my family's life once, don't let this happen again."

"It's not my fault that you failed to protect her."

Lord Li Chenyang gnashed his teeth. Who exactly was the "she" the emperor was talking about? Li Xueyue, Li Minghua, or his wife?

"Are you crazy? Or are you old?!"

The Emperor was not alarmed by the explosion. He had expected it. "Do you know who you have arrested?"

"Like I care!"

"You are now grasping your leader by the throat. Are you threatening to kill the monarch?"

"Leader?" King Li Chenyang laughed. "Are you referring to yourself or me?"

The Emperor's face fell. "Who are you to let a little kid come between us and our friendship? All these years of hard work for what? Just for you to throw it away like you did two years ago?!"

"Don't fucking do that to me," King Li Chenyang said angrily, pushing the emperor against the wall while taking a few steps back to create some distance.

"You let your feelings get the better of you."

"You shouldn't talk about feelings." Lord Li Chenyang shook his head in disgust. "Before you drive you to--" He paused, deciding not to kowtow like the emperor.

"You have hurt my wife more than once. Do you want to do it again? Do you want to see her miserable and depressed look again?!"

The Emperor could only look away, his eyes filled with unspeakable emotions. Regret, remorse and guilt consumed him alive, weighing down his shoulders. His chest was stinging with pain, even numb. His mind flashed back to his sister's crying face, and the miserable screams she had made at the funeral when there was no body to cry over.

"That's enough." Fa Dongdi's trembling voice could hardly calm down.

"It was you who, with your irrational emotions, destroyed your own sister." King Li Chenyang roared, rushing towards the emperor. "Again, anger what my wife holds dear, and I swear to you that this empire will be razed to the ground.

"The glory I restored in the two years since I resumed my role as prime minister will be trampled upon in less than two seconds. You'd better be careful." Lord Li Chenyang hissed.

"Mark my words."

He turned his back to the emperor, a sign of blatant disrespect, and then, shaking his sleeves, stormed off. The darkness devoured him alive, from his heart to his body. Slowly, he disappeared until no one could hear his silent footsteps.

The Emperor exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the memory of that day flashed through his mind. Her heartbroken crying that night, her blank expression in the morning before she lost control. It all came back to him, and he could do nothing but face the mess he had caused, all because he loved his sons too much.