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

"The Queen is really too much... How could she punish you so severely? What should I do? You're all bruised and blue..." Cuiping, the personal maid, applied ointment on Yang Liu's knees with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of heartache.

Cuiping has been taking care of Liu Chaoyuan since she entered the palace. She followed Liu Chaoyuan when he was able to leave. Now that Yang Liu has been adopted by the Queen, she was also arranged to come over.

How could the little girl not feel heartbroken watching her own princess grow up? Her tears were streaming down her face. Yang Liu couldn't persuade her to stop crying and could only use a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"I was at fault first, so the Queen deserves the punishment..."

Yang Liu looked at the girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was nearly ten years older than her, but could cry much more than Liu Jinyuan.

"Princess, please don't go look for the third princess, okay? There are so many hours in the day, how can just a few hours be missing?" Cuiping's eyes were red, and she blew on her knees that were coated with medicine again and again, fearing that the ointment would not be enough to relieve the pain.

"But Jin Yuan has been neglected by my mother since she was a child, and no one else likes her. If I don't accompany her, who can she rely on?" Yang Liu just shook her head and sighed sadly.

"But Princess, you have to be kind to yourself, too."

Cuiping lowered her eyes. She didn't know when her master started to care about her twin sister. In the past, although she couldn't be said to be indifferent, she didn't seem to be so selfless as to save others.

"Okay Cuiping, I'm really fine. It looks serious, but it will be fine in two days." Yang Liu coaxed the little girl, and at the same time got off the chair and walked a few steps in pain to show that he was really fine.

Although Cuiping wanted to say something else, she was speechless for a moment when she saw her little princess acting so strong just to tell her not to worry. Finally, she could only kneel on the ground, hugged Yang Liu in her arms and sobbed softly.

Yang Liu was helpless. She was actually really afraid of crying little girls. In the past, whenever her good friend Huo Tiantian started crying, she couldn't stand it and would want to kneel down and call her "little ancestor".

Looking at the roof beams, she really wanted to return to the system space immediately to heal her leg injury, but unfortunately... she couldn't. She had to keep this injury and go to Liu Jinyuan to brush off her guilt. Guilt would make her want to make up for it, and she would become more dependent on her, which meant an increase in favorability.

Of course, all of this is based on the assumption that Liu Jinyuan has a conscience.

After Cuiping calmed down, she packed the medicine box and made the bed. After making sure that nothing was forgotten, she let Yang Liu rest.

"Huh, she's finally gone. The little girl with overflowing maternal love is so scary." Yang Liu lay on the bed, shook her head with a wry smile.

"Don't say it, it really hurts... I haven't been punished to kneel for a long time...hiss..."

Looking at the wound on his leg, Yang Liu poked it out of curiosity.

……

At dawn the next day, Yang Liu went to class as usual, not surprisingly. She did not pretend to be miserable. On the contrary, she endured the pain and pretended nothing had happened.

Cuiping followed behind him, and from time to time she would ask if he wanted her to carry her.

"Okay, Cuiping, I'm really fine. We'll be there just around the corner, don't worry." In the memories that Yang Liu inherited, it was the first time she realized that Cuiping was a talkative person.

"Okay, Princess, you should be careful today. If you really feel unwell, you must tell me!" Cuiping followed behind her, helping to hold the book and not forgetting to remind her.

"Okay~ I got it~"

Yang Liu agreed repeatedly, took the book from Cuiping's hand, and walked into the classroom. As expected, everyone was there except Liu Jinyuan.

"Good morning, Second Princess. You come really late today. Did you stay up all night?" The first to make fun of him was still the Third Prince, Liu Chaoyu. He was so nonchalant and looked more like a devil than the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince, on the other hand, has been extremely shy since he fell into the water, and he still dozes off in class.

"How can you compare to my Third Brother? You work so hard. Did you get first place in the last two days' lessons?"

Yang Liu raised her eyebrows and asked innocently, blinking her eyes, which made Liu Chaoyu so angry that he had nothing to say. He turned away and stopped looking at her.

Yang Liu won the round and hummed happily as she walked towards her desk. However, after standing for a while, her knees began to ache again and she limped two steps. After she finally rested, she saw Liu Jinyuan coming in from the door. She looked like she had not slept well and looked a little listless.

"Jin Yuan! Come here."

Yang Liu waved her hand. She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that when Liu Jinyuan saw her, her eyes lit up. Her whole body suddenly became radiant, and the listless aura disappeared in an instant like clouds blown away by the wind.

"Sister, did you sleep well last night? You look a little pale to me."

Liu Jinyuan put the textbook on the desk, sat down, and asked with some concern.

Yang Liu held up her cheek and tilted her head to look at her, her eyes curved as she spoke deliberately, "I missed Jin Yuan so much that I couldn't sleep, so I didn't sleep well."

Liu Jinyuan blinked her eyes and said, "Sister, too. I miss you so much that I can't sleep."

"Hiss... innocent little girls are different." Yang Liu secretly despised herself.

……

The one-day course is over.

Yang Liu's legs were numb from sitting cross-legged, and when she got up from the mat, her legs were trembling. After sending Liu Jinyuan back reluctantly, she trembled and supported Cuiping to walk back.

Just as she arrived at the gate of Jiyue Palace, Yang Liu carefully stepped over the threshold and was about to lift her legs again, but her feet went weak and she fell to her knees with a plop.

"hiss--"

The sudden kneeling down caused her to feel severe pain, which made her face look hideous.

"Hey, isn't this the Second Imperial Sister? Even if you are really happy to see me, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony, right?"

A light voice came from above, Yang Liu looked up blankly, but met a pair of calm black eyes. The woman was beautiful and graceful. When Yang Liu finally remembered the person in front of him, he was lifted up by a pair of white jade hands.

"Eldest sister? Why are you back?" Yang Liu recovered and asked hurriedly.

"Come and see my mother." Liu Chaoling nodded, half squatted down and patted the dust off Yang Liu's body, then reached out and took Yang Liu's hand and walked inside.

Yang Liu looked sideways at the eldest princess whom she had met for the first time in such a long time. She had to say that she was indeed the most beautiful woman in the imperial city in the novel. Her every move was like that of a banished fairy. It was a pity that she had a bad fate and would be sent to marry a foreign princess soon. She eventually died in a foreign country and her body could not even be returned to her homeland...

Yang Liu's eyes darkened and she subconsciously held Liu Chaoling tightly.

"What's wrong with the second princess? Is she worried?"

After being pulled, Liu Chaoling subconsciously turned his head to look at Yang Liu, feeling a little confused.

"It's just that I haven't seen my eldest sister for a long time, and I'm a little reluctant to let go." Yang Liu smiled and shook her head. Not only did she not let go, she held on even tighter.

Liu Chaoling was the only person who treated Liu Chaoyuan and Liu Jinyuan well when the Imperial Concubine was banished to the cold palace.