Liang Chongyue looked at the ring on her hand. She had been practicing martial arts for many years and always felt it was inconvenient to carry anything on her hand. She only wore armor when she occasionally entered the palace and stayed with her mother.

The boxes of all sizes in front of the dressing table mostly contained various head ornaments, bracelets, and various jewelry and rings, which Yunling had kept in her private vault to reward others.

"This ring is of superb quality and brilliant color. I have never seen you take it off. Why did you think of giving it to me today?"

Feeling the coolness of the ring on her index finger, Liang Chongyue couldn't help but rub it. She has always liked various jades more than jewelry.

Xiang Huayue saw that she liked it, and her expression of love became even more intense. Her eyes fell on the ruby ring on Chongyue's index finger, and she said with nostalgia:

"This ring is the only gift your grandfather gave to your mother on her wedding day. It's made from a rare red jade found at the border. Your grandfather only obtained this small piece when he led his troops to attack the border. It's barely enough to make two jade rings. This one was made from the other."

Liang Chongyue didn't expect that this ruby ring had such a story. Looking at the intricate patterns on the ring, there was a hint of deep thought in her eyes. Without any hesitation, she wanted to take off the ring and put it back on her mother's hand, but her mother reached out and stopped her hand.

"Since this is a wedding gift from Grandfather to Mother, I cannot accept it. This ring must be filled with Grandfather's best wishes for Mother. Mother, you should keep it yourself. How could you give it to me? Grandfather must be heartbroken."

A gentleman does not take away what others like, let alone something that was given to his mother by his grandfather. When Liang Chongyue looked up at his mother, his eyes were firm and resolute.

Xiang Huayue deliberately ignored Chongyue's eyes, and smiled as she put the ring on Chongyue's hand back on. Her slender jade fingers slid across the ruby ring that she had worn for half her life for the last time. The ring was engraved with the oldest runes of the border, which were engraved by her father himself. It had blessed her with peace for half her life, and from now on, it would protect Chongyue's life.

"Mother, of course, understands what Chongyue is thinking. However, this is not just an ordinary ring. It can also command 20,000 elite soldiers at the border."

When the Queen Mother said this, Liang Chongyue's eyes widened and she looked at the beautiful ring on her finger in shock.

Liang Chongyue carefully stroked the pattern on the beautiful ring that could be transformed into a military talisman. She had never seen such patterns in ancient books of Daxia before. It must have come from an even older place.

Liang Chongyue was shocked, and took off the ring even faster and put it back on his mother's hand.

"While this gift is good, its meaning is even greater. Every time I think of my loved ones, I come to see how the old man cares for his descendants. What Grandfather gave to Queen Mother is not just the ownership of those 20,000 elite soldiers, but also his infinite love and care for her. He is her most powerful support in this deep and cruel palace."

Xiang Jiajun's reputation for bravery and fearlessness is well known to everyone, so it is impossible not to be moved, but what she, Liang Chongyue, wants, can be obtained by herself.

As long as Shentu Yu is not in trouble, the wolf tiles will be hers.

Although it is not as powerful as Daxia, it is also the most powerful among the surrounding small countries.

Xiang Huayue was not at all surprised by Chongyue's rejection. She loved Chongyue, and Chongyue loved her the same way.

"It's okay. Queen Mother has been staying in this palace. These 20,000 elite Red Jade soldiers have been with the Xiang family army. Over time, the Red Jade Military Token will become useless. Chongyue has taken it, and it will not be a waste of your grandfather's hard work."

Liang Chongyue still struggled and refused to accept it:

"Since they are far away at the border, I will find an opportunity to transfer them to the capital and have them guard the camp outside the capital. If anyone in the palace dares to make my mother angry, I will kill him."

Liang Chongyue's tone was serious but also showed heartache for her mother. What she said was not false. There were too many women in her scumbag father's palace. Over the years, when he liked one of them, he would praise her to the sky, and when he didn't like one of them, he didn't care if she died.

After my mother became the Queen, although she was extremely noble, second only to the emperor, she was no longer as wanton and spoiled as before, and it seemed that there were many more things between her and my scumbag father.

Rules, etiquette... too many barriers. She hadn't seen her mother throwing a tantrum in front of her scumbag father for a long time.

The Queen Mother should be the moon on the grassland at the border. Only at the border can she rise high, rise freely, be unconstrained, and be dazzlingly beautiful.

"Chongyue!"

For the first time, Xiang Huayue gave Chongyue a cold look, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.

"Mother..."

Liang Chongyue listened to the sudden cold rebuke from his mother, and his thoughts quickly jumped to the past like a kaleidoscope. The memories of the two lives were like a dream, overlapping and then quickly disappearing from his sight.

Xiang Huayue regretted what she said the moment she said it. Looking at Chongyue standing there in a daze, she felt as if her heart was being tightly grasped by someone, and even breathing was painful.

"Come here, Chongyue, don't be afraid. Mother is wrong. Mother knows that Chongyue is doing this for her own good. It's Mother who is worried."

Liang Chongyue pursed her lips, biting her lower lip tightly with her teeth, her eyes slightly red, and looked at her mother with eyes full of grievance. When she saw her mother's open arms, she pounced on her.

"Mother, I will allow you to live a carefree and unrestrained life in the future, without being restricted by the four corners of the world... Mother, wait for me."

Liang Chongyue's voice was dull and hoarse. He rested his head on his mother's neck, letting the tears from the corners of his eyes drip onto his mother's shoulder, and whispered his greatest ambition in life.

Ever since Xiang Huayue knew Chongyue's ambition, she has been secretly planning for Chongyue, just to make Chongyue's wish come true. However, she never thought that Chongyue had such thoughts in her heart, and she was so soft-hearted for a while.

"Okay, Mother will wait. I believe that in the near future, we will be able to wait for that day."

The candlelight in the main hall of Yiku Palace remained lit all night. Liang Chongyue slept beside his mother, listening to her talk about life at the border for most of the night.

She heard many strange stories, which were much more interesting than anything she had read in books before.

Until the second half of the night, Liang Chongyue leaned on his mother's arms, holding on to his spirits, and murmured:

"Mother, wait for me. I will take you back to the border to live a free life."

Liang Chongyue fell asleep and didn't hear what her mother said in response. She only vaguely remembered hearing her mother's laughter. It was like she was back in her childhood, when her mother was not yet the queen. She won the game with the deposed queen when she paid her respects, and she could hear her mother's laughter from the heart all day long.

When Liang Chongyue woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky outside. She had chatted with her mother for most of the night and was still a little tired. Liang Chongyue reached out and pinched her eyebrows. When she put her hand down, the conspicuous red on her index finger shone into her eyes.

Liang Chongyue took off the ring on her hand, held it in her hand and looked at it carefully. She didn't know when her mother gave her this ring. Thinking of her mother's attitude last night, if she went back now, she would surely be scolded by her mother.

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