Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Xiao Yanzi waited anxiously for the servants to find news of the tenement. Finally, the servants rushed back to the palace to report: "Your Majesty, we have found the tenement and found Liu Qing, Liu Hong and... a six-year-old girl. The girl looks somewhat like Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanzi was shocked and immediately went to the Imperial Study to find Hongli. When she saw Hongli, she said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I have found Xiao Yanzi, who is me in my previous life. She is only six years old now and is still living in the tenement."

Hongli's eyes widened, and he stood up in disbelief: "Empress, are you telling the truth? My Little Swallow, she really is in the tenement?"

Xiao Yanzi nodded: "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. I recognized the girl's appearance immediately. Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Hongli paced back and forth for a moment, then said firmly, "I must bring her back to the palace. My Princess Huanzhu, Xiaoyanzi, is back! I will bestow upon her the title of Princess and let her stay by my side once again."

Little Swallow, however, was somewhat worried: "Your Majesty, this matter may provoke opposition from the ministers, after all, such a situation is too bizarre."

Hongli said, "I don't care. I can't let Xiaoyanzi wander outside any longer. I will explain it to the ministers myself."

The following day in court, Hongli announced his intention to bring Xiao Yanzi from the tenement courtyard into the palace and bestow upon her the title of Gege (a high-ranking concubine). As expected, Minister Jia stood up to object: "Your Majesty, this woman's origins are unclear. How can she be easily made a Gege? This is against the rules of propriety!"

Minister B echoed, "Your Majesty, please consider this carefully and do not break the rules of the palace due to a momentary impulse."

Hongli frowned and said, "My dear ministers, you may not know this, but this woman is the daughter of the Fang family. Her father was wrongly accused in the literary inquisition. I have already sent people to investigate, and it is indeed true."

The ministers looked at each other, half believing and half doubting. At this moment, an old minister said, "Your Majesty, even so, you must act cautiously and not make a hasty decision."

Hongli said, "My mind is made up. Xiao Yanzi is innocent and pure, and I feel close to her as soon as I see her. She is like a lucky star for me and the Empress. I will teach her well and make her a well-behaved princess of my Great Qing."

Although the ministers still had objections, they dared not say anything more when they saw the emperor's firm attitude.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Little Swallow was playing with Liu Qing and Liu Hong. She asked curiously, "Brother Liu Qing, Sister Liu Hong, why are people from the palace looking for me?"

Liu Qing scratched his head: "We don't know either, but it looks like you might be going to live in the palace."

Six-year-old Xiao Yanzi's eyes lit up: "The palace? Doesn't that mean there are lots of fun places there?"

Liu Hong said with a smile, "There are many rules in the palace, unlike our comfortable courtyard."

Little Swallow pouted, "I don't care, I'm going to go and see."

Soon, the palace carriage arrived at the courtyard and took Xiao Yanzi away. After entering the palace, Hongli and Xiao Yanzi met this young girl.

Hongli looked at Little Swallow with affection: "From now on, you will live in the palace, and I will bestow upon you the title of Princess Huanzhu."

Little Swallow blinked her big eyes innocently and asked, "Your Majesty, what is a princess? Does it mean I can eat candy every day?"

Hongli couldn't help but laugh and said, "Being a princess is a noble status. Not only do you get to eat sweets, but you also get to have lots of fun things to do."

Looking at her younger self, Xiao Yanzi was filled with emotion. She whispered to Hongli, "Your Majesty, I hope she can grow up carefree in the palace and never have to go through those hardships again."

Hongli held Xiaoyanzi's hand: "I will protect her. Empress, I will also protect these two Xiaoyanzi with you, so that they can both find happiness in this palace."

However, the peace in the palace did not last long. Consort Na, hearing about this in the Cold Palace, was filled with jealousy: "Hmph! Another little swallow has appeared. Let's see how long she can hop around in this palace." She secretly instructed her maids to gather information, attempting to find an opportunity to stir up trouble again.

Meanwhile, the martial arts forces outside the palace also heard about this strange event in the palace. They felt that this might be an opportunity to take advantage of it and began to plan how to use Little Swallow's identity to infiltrate the palace again and seek benefits.

Xiao Yanzi and Hongli sensed the undercurrents surging in the palace. They knew that another storm was about to break and they had to prepare in advance to protect their hard-won peace and happiness.

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.