I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

Yang Liu had just moved in and had been well behaved for a week. She had been following the rules and was much more obedient than other children of her age. She was not noisy. The queen already had an eldest princess, so she was able to handle Yang Liu quite well. Seeing that Yang Liu was so well behaved and sensible and had never caused any trouble, she gradually became more like a mother, asking about her daily affairs from time to time, just like she cared about the eldest princess.

……

At night, Yang Liu stuffed a pillow into the quilt to hide her from others, and then sneaked out of the Queen's bedroom, which is the Jiyue Palace where she lives now. It was also the name given by the then Emperor Liu Yuanjing to show his preference for Queen Zhang Jiyue.

Yang Liu had figured out the patrol rotations and the shortcomings of the palace walls early on, which made climbing over the walls a breeze for her.

Liu Jinyuan was leaning against the window, looking forward to it, when she saw Yang Liu walking quickly towards her with a small lamp in her hand. She immediately smiled and hastily opened the door to greet her. The two sisters met again after a few days, and they chatted happily in low voices.

"Slipped out?"

The queen slowly took off her hair accessories one by one and placed them into the hands of the palace maid who was kneeling beside her with her hands held high, waiting, and said leisurely.

The Queen's personal maid, Nanny Chen, was respectful, and her back, which was always straight when she scolded people, was now slightly bent, and her answers were cautious and tentative.

"Yes, I went to the Imperial Concubine's palace, but no one came to greet me. I guess I went to look for the Third Princess."

"If you ask me, Your Majesty's visit is unnecessary. Why separate the sisters?"

The queen took off her hairpin and threw it on the plate, snorted coldly, and frowned with obvious dissatisfaction. Seeing this, Nanny Chen hurried to comfort her. Her face, which showed the traces of time, had deeper wrinkles as she smiled, and at first glance she looked kind.

"Oh, my lady, children are nostalgic. They will be fine when they grow up. You told the patrolmen to stay away earlier. Just let her go. You are broad-minded. Why should you get angry with an ignorant child now? Just let her run. She will behave herself after she is tired of running back and forth."

He just felt that Yang Liu was a little hard to feed, but after hearing Nanny Chen's praises and advice, he no longer had any temper.

"Okay, okay, you're the only one who can say that."

"It's the good teaching of the Empress."

……

Yang Liu woke up when the rooster crowed. Liu Jinyuan was still sleeping soundly, but was suddenly awakened by Yang Liu's movement. Seeing that Yang Liu was about to leave, she pushed herself into her arms like a spoiled child, and wrapped her arms tightly around her waist to prevent her from leaving.

"Okay, I have to go back, otherwise it will be bad if someone finds out."

"Well, sister finally slept with me, I'll come back later..."

Yang Liu pulled down Liu Jinyuan, who was clinging to her tightly, while struggling to put on her clothes. Liu Jinyuan deliberately picked at her belt. They were wrapped in the quilt in a mess in the early morning. When the night watch came again and the sky was turning pale, Yang Liu hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, tucked Liu Jinyuan back into the quilt, and hurried back.

After a while, Yang Liu finally dozed off in class, which was a rare occurrence. The tutor picked him up and slapped his palm. The red flesh on his palm felt numb and hot. After class, the three of them gathered around the table to show concern for him.

"Why did you fall asleep in class? The Queen didn't even let you sleep?"

The Fourth Prince looked at the two sisters in confusion. Liu Jinyuan was relatively good. He seldom daydreamed or dozed off in class since the last time. He was a repeat offender, and the Grand Tutor was used to it. However, Yang Liu had never had such an incident since she started school, and the Grand Tutor was angry and punished her too severely. The Fourth Prince was so shocked by the sight of those few rulers that even his palms felt painful.

"It looks scary, but it actually doesn't hurt that much. Master, you still have some sense. You won't hurt me." Yang Liu said with a nonchalant smile.

Liu Jinyuan held the book and fanned Yang Liu's palm, his eyelids red and he said nothing.

"Why didn't the Third Princess say a word today? Do you know why the Second Princess was beaten?"

Liu Chaohe is a talkative person and likes to tease Liu Jinyuan. When Liu Jinyuan gets angry, he always likes to retort to him. Today he was too quiet, which attracted Liu Chaohe's attention. He approached him and was about to make a few teasing remarks.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Liu Jinyuan started to cry. The fact that Yang Liu sneaked away to sleep with her was a secret between the two of them, and she couldn't tell anyone about it. Children all have shallow tear dimples. When she thought about Yang Liu being beaten for dozing off because of her, she couldn't help but start crying.

"No, I didn't bully you! I didn't bully her!"

Seeing Liu Jinyuan's tears falling like beads from a broken string, Liu Chaohe hurried to excuse himself. Yang Liu waved her hand to indicate that it had nothing to do with him. Then she took out a handkerchief from her arms, bent over and wiped Liu Jinyuan's tears.

"Don't blame you. I didn't arrange my time well."

Liu Jinyuan remained silent, just holding the handkerchief handed to him by Yang Liu.

"It's okay. We'll have a month-long vacation in a while, and then I can sleep next to you every day." Yang Liu smiled with her eyes curved, trying to make her words sound more believable.

"Ah, this little girl who only knows how to cry is so annoying." Yang Liu has already started to complain.

She was already acting in fear every day, and she also had to take the young heart of the heroine into consideration. She began to worry whether it was right or wrong for her to pamper her like this.

How can a person with such a temperament become a reliable empress...

It seems that some drastic measures must be taken.

"Well, then I will wait until the month-long holiday and then my sister will come. Then I won't fall asleep in class and won't be beaten by the tutor." Finally, Liu Jinyuan finally gave in.

"Well, Jin Yuan is so good." Seeing that the little girl finally stopped crying, Yang Liu relaxed and raised his hand to rub her head.

"What are you whispering about? The crybaby is crying again." The third prince came over and looked at Yang Liu and the other person, mocking them again.

"Third brother, are you free?" Yang Liu rolled his eyes at the other party, then pulled Liu Jinyuan away.

"What are you talking about, Second Princess? I'm just concerned about you!" The Third Prince Liu Chaoyu raised his eyebrows and shouted at their backs, but unfortunately no one paid any attention.

The second prince Liu Zhaoxu couldn't stand it anymore, so he tapped the third prince Liu Zhaoyu on the head with a book and said helplessly, "Why do you always tease the second and third princesses?"

Liu Chaoyu curled her lips and brushed away Liu Zhaoxu's hand.

"You care about me? I'm happy with it."

"Eh? I'm telling you, if you do this, I'll tell Mother about it."

"Then go ahead and tell me. I won't bother with you if you're just a complainer."

Liu Chaoyu rolled his eyes at the other person and turned away.

……

Yang Liu had just returned from sending Liu Jinyuan back. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Queen Zhang Jiuyue sitting in the yard, obviously still waiting for her to come back.

"Mother..."

Upon seeing this, Yang Liu immediately saluted.

"Kneel down." Zhang Jiuyue glanced at Yang Liu, her tone lazy as if she was talking about something unimportant.

Yang Liu was silent for a long time, and finally knelt on the cobblestone road.