Reborn Daughter: The Young Lady Wants to Make a Trouble

"I don't know what to say." Li Chenyang was silent for a long time, and finally said, "I don't know what to believe."

Li Xueyue's heart sank a little more. She looked away nervously and held back a sigh.

"You don't have to believe me right then and there, you, think about it." As she said this, she turned her gaze to the corridor where Duchess Wang Qixing and Li Wenmin were going downstairs.

"We should join them, lest they think something has happened to us," Li Xueyue said, pointing toward the corridor.

Li Xueyue didn't give him a chance to answer. She turned around and walked towards the corridor without looking back. All the while, she cursed herself for being so stupid. She should have told him the truth gently instead of giving him all the information at once.

Li Xueyue bit her lower lip. She wished she had someone to talk to. Looking down the empty hallway, she realized it was already night. The moon was hauntingly beautiful in the weirdest way. She suddenly thought of Yu Zhen, his cruel, bittersweet smile.

Until this evening, Li Xueyue had not missed his warm embrace. As the wind blew, a chill filled the air. She hugged her arms tremblingly. She wondered if he was okay. Maybe it would be better to write him a letter.

"What are you doing?" Li Chenyang asked when he walked into the corridor and saw her stiff figure. She stared at the dim moon, seemingly lost in thought.

"Staring blankly like a fool." Li Xueyue smiled slightly and pondered. Even when he put one hand on her upper back, she could feel the distance between them.

"Well, reading more books may help improve your concentration." Li Chenyang joked.

Li Xueyue chuckled, but it couldn't dispel the awkward tension in the air. She bit her lower lip and started walking again. Finally, their steps were silently synchronized.

It wasn't long before they reached the prince's private study, where Li Wenmin was already sucking down his second plate of lotus seed paste cake. He chewed happily, completely unaware of the pressure in the room.

Duchess Wang Qixing jumped up from the sofa when she saw Li Xueyue. "You two are here," she said angrily. "I began to wonder if my two smartest children were lost in their own house."

Li Xueyue laughed at her mother's joke. "Chenyang is lost, and I have to lead the poor thing." She teased.

"It's more like I wanted to bring her to this place, but she thought the study was in the opposite direction." Li Chenyang laughed. He hoped that their jokes could cover up the uncomfortable atmosphere between them.

Li Wenmin listened and nodded in agreement. "See, I told you, Mom. These two are only book smart, nothing else. That's why I'm actually the smartest kid. I'm street smart, which is actually useful."

Duchess Wang Qixing could only smile at her eldest son. As their mother, she could easily read her children. Especially when they were unhappy with each other.

“Anyway, sit down and grab the last piece of cake before Wenmin snatches it away.” Duchess Wang Qixing smiled and pointed to the empty sofas.

"Hey, don't invite them to steal my food!" Li Wenmin snorted, and Xueyue reached over his shoulder and picked up the small cake. "Xiaoyue - hum!" He widened his eyes as she stuffed the cake into his mouth.

"Little pig, you are so stingy." Li Xueyue said with a smile.

"Humph, luckily you don't steal my food - Hey! Who do you say is the little piggy?" Li Wenmin frowned and pointed an accusing finger in her direction. "If I am the little piggy, then you must be the big piggy."

Li Chenyang raised his eyebrows. "At least you admit that you are a pig," he said.

Li Wenmin gasped at his brother's audacity. He put a hand on his chest, as if offended by Chen Yang's words. "You're lucky that Mom is here, or I would beat you."

"Idiots fight with fists, gentlemen fight with words." Li Chenyang said.

"This is just an excuse made up by you weaklings who are afraid of violence." Li Wenmin stuck out his tongue and retorted.

Li Chenyang felt uneasy when he saw the chewed lotus seeds. "Oh my god, no wonder you are single all your life, you are so rude."

"At least I still have girls who attract me, but you will be single for the rest of your life." Li Wenmin said. He picked up the last piece of cake on the plate, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it happily.

He picked up the plate and showed it to his mother. "More information, please."

Duchess Wang Qixing rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Eating too much sugar before bed will give you nightmares."

Mentioning the nightmare, Li Xueyue straightened up. Was that old wife's story really true? She thought it was in her best interest to cut back on sweets. But her mouth watered at the thought of the delicious snacks. She slumped in her chair, pouting at the idea of ​​cutting back on her pastry intake.

Duchess Wang Qixing noticed the obvious distance between Xueyue and Chenyang. The two usually sat together. She tried not to pay too much attention to the issue. She would fix it later. At least they were civilized about it.

"Well, speaking of nightmares," Duchess Wang Qixing began. "Today was a nightmare come true. Although the plan was advanced, it was very chaotic. We should have waited until the Emperor left for the vacation palace."

"Yes," Li Wenmin agreed. "When I was in the fields preparing to train soldiers, one of our servants rushed over to deliver the message. The next thing I knew, I was forced to go home."

“I’m in trouble too.” Li Chenyang sighed. “I was in the palace this morning, minding my own business, when Dad rushed into my office and asked me to go home. It wasn’t until I saw the rebel soldiers from a distance that I realized what was going on.”

"The best plan is to pretend that the attack was the work of the rebels," Duchess Wang Chil-sing said. "Any Allied soldiers captured for torture will be sneaked out somehow. We can't have anyone snitching on us."

Li Chenyang thought for a moment. "Where is Dad now? You mentioned that he is resolving a problem in court."

"Baron Han has become suspicious of us, and my acting skills have confused the ministers, but the matter has not been settled yet. Your father is cleaning up the mess in the palace." Duchess Wang Qixing said.

Duchess Wang Qixing tilted her head and bit her nails anxiously. "The queen is dead."

"So does the emperor," Li Xueyue added.

"What?!" Li Chenyang hissed. He turned to his mother, then to Xueyue. "How did you know--"

"I saw the queen die with my own eyes," Li Xueyue said. "As for the emperor, Wen Jinkai told me the news. I felt that he was testing my reaction to the news, but I remained neutral. I don't think he saw through me."

Duchess Wang Qixing knew this would happen. Even so, she couldn't help crying. She was very emotional when she learned that her beloved brother had passed away.

If only the emperor had not taken the wrong path. If only he had not married the queen. If only he had listened to her advice decades ago. If only he had cared about what Duchess Wang Chi-sing loved most - her children.

There were so many “what ifs” in this situation, but it’s too late now.

The Emperor was dead. The stern brother who had locked her up in the palace had died within the walls where he had imprisoned his beloved. She would never forget his smile and his frown. Sometimes they resembled each other until they became the same image.

Li Xueyue gently patted her mother's back, and Duchess Wang Qixing lowered her head. They silently let her mourn for her loss.

There was a deep silence in the private study. Although the twins and Xueyue were reluctant, they still respectfully paid a moment of silence to the emperor and the empress. Their eyes met, and then turned to the crying duchess.

No matter what happens in the future, they are all one family. All of them are together. If one fails, the other will fail too. Tomorrow morning, when the sun rises from the east and the birds soar in the sky, a new page in history will begin. Its title will be the beginning of the Li Dynasty.