As the weather gradually warms up, more flowers bloom, but on the Liu family's estate, the entire hillside is covered with pear blossoms that look like snow.

Yinyin stood at the foot of the mountain, glanced at the mountainside, then turned to Liu Cheng and asked knowingly, "Has Auntie rearranged the flowers and trees on this estate?"

Liu Cheng composed himself before speaking: "I asked my mother for this estate a few years ago, and I was the one who decided to replace all the flowers and trees on it."

"Oh?" Yin Yin smiled.

“Little sister Yinyin,” Liu Cheng took out a bunch of pear blossoms hidden behind his back and presented them to her, his eyes full of expectation.

"Flowers may fade, but I long to watch the sunset and twilight with you, to appreciate the autumn moon and spring flowers, until we grow old together. Could you give me a chance?"

Seeing the unease in his eyes, Yin Yin said, "My future husband will live with me in the Princess's Mansion."

“I can,” Liu Cheng said. “My father used to be good friends with Uncle Qi, and my mother also likes you very much. In your eyes, I am like an adopted child. If they knew, they would definitely send me directly to you.”

Yinyin was amused by his words and laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight. After finally calming down, she didn't keep him waiting too long and took the bouquet of flowers from his hand: "Let's go, I want to pick one to wear in my hair, can you help me choose?"

"Okay!" Liu Cheng's suddenly louder voice startled a flock of birds in the forest.

The two wandered around in the mountains for a while. After much deliberation, Liu Cheng finally chose the flower he was most satisfied with and personally pinned it into Yin Yin's hair.

Upon returning to the capital that day, Liu Cheng greeted everyone with a smile.

Yinyin quickly sent a message to the palace, requesting the emperor to grant her a marriage.

When the emperor issued the decree, Yin Yin's marriage was settled. Although the people in the court were disappointed, they had not been completely unprepared and could accept it to some extent.

Those hostages who coveted Yin Yin were not so accepting of this. The hostage from Qiu Kingdom even went directly to Yin Yin and said that Liu Cheng was not good enough for her. He was then whipped twice by Yin Yin and sent back to recuperate.

After Yin Yin and Liu Cheng's marriage was finalized, the Qiu Kingdom envoy finally delivered the dying tiger.

Along with that came Tiger Boy Takonor.

He came without permission and stopped Yinyin on her way back to Beijing from the suburbs, pleading with her in broken and difficult words to return Tiger Mother to him.

Yin Yin said, "Taknor warriors, you yourself gave your tiger mother to me back then. Now you want to take it back with just a word? How is that possible?"

"Why don't you think about what you can do for me to get my consent?"

Before Yinyin had even left, Taknor kowtowed to her, saying, "Taknor is willing to serve the princess."

Yinyin looked at him for a moment and asked, "Who was giving you advice behind the scenes?"

Without hesitation, Taknor replied, "It is Prince Shui Jingcen of the Lin Kingdom."

Shui Jingcen? Yin Yin thought for a moment and matched the person with the name.

That proton isn't on the same layer as the others.

Yinyin noted the name down and asked Taknor, "You are under my command, but what about the Qiu Kingdom? If they give you orders, what will you do?"

Takonor's eyes flashed with hatred: "They are enemies."

Yinyin didn't agree immediately after hearing his words, but instead took him to see Tiger Mother first.

Seeing that the tiger mother's injuries had mostly healed and her mental state had returned, Taknor spent some time with the tiger mother before turning his attention back to Yin Yin.

This time, Taknor's loyalty was clearly much more sincere.

After accepting Taknor, Yinyin went to the palace and told the emperor about it.

The emperor was deeply impressed by Taknor. Knowing that he had come to the emperor's side because of the tiger mother, the emperor not only put aside his previous grudges but also praised him for being loyal and righteous.

However, since no one except Yin Yin could control him, the emperor did not offer him a place in the palace or assign him any other duties.

After a few words about Taknor, the emperor brought up the matter of Yinyin's coming-of-age ceremony.

"Since you do not wish to have your coming-of-age ceremony in the palace, and the Princess's residence has just been renovated, let's hold it there."

"After your coming-of-age ceremony, I have another important matter to entrust to you."

Yin Yin was curious, but no matter how she tried to subtly inquire, the emperor refused to tell her in advance what the important matter was.

The main guest at Yin Yin's coming-of-age ceremony was her future mother-in-law, Madam Liu. Apart from those invited by Yin Yin, the officials and attendants were all decided by her aunt.

However, this matter is not difficult. As the most outstanding noblewoman in the capital, many people want to participate in Yin Yin's coming-of-age ceremony and gain a reputation.

However, her aunt was very strict; unless someone had real power and connections, she wouldn't send anyone to appear.

For other women, the coming-of-age ceremony is a once-in-a-lifetime event. But for Yin Yin, having experienced it many times, she no longer felt nervous.

Compared to that, what the emperor said intrigued her more.

Yinyin's attention was drawn back when she heard her words.

Martial Arts?

Yinyin subconsciously felt that this character was related to the emperor.

Just as she expected, after the coming-of-age ceremony, Eunuch Wu, who had come to observe the ceremony on behalf of the emperor, produced an imperial edict.

A sea of ​​people knelt in the arena, and Yin Yin finally understood what the emperor meant by "important matter." The emperor had actually granted her command of the Western Guard of the Imperial Guards.

The Imperial Guards of the Western Garrison were mostly composed of commoners who had previously been stationed in relatively remote areas and were not highly regarded.

But even the Western Guard was a proper imperial guard, something that even princes might not be able to get their hands on, yet the emperor directly gave Yin Yin the title of princess.

This goes beyond mere trust.

The impeachment petitions from the Censorate and other officials poured onto the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

The emperor didn't open any of them; he just had them piled up little by little.

After Yin Yin entered the palace, the emperor pointed to the memorials and said to her, "Burn all of these. I believe you will not disappoint me."

The pile of documents accumulated over so many days looked truly impressive. Regardless of whether it was genuine or not, Yin Yin put on a touching expression.

"Father, rest assured, I will train the Western Guards well and make them your strongest protection."

The emperor nodded and added an instruction: "Try not to let outsiders know about your achievements."

This requirement is a bit strange: train Xiwei well, but don't let others know.

Did the emperor intend to use the Western Guard as a surprise force, or did he know something in advance and use Yin Yin to prepare a backup plan for himself?

The emperor did not reveal any information, so Yin Yin had no way of guessing, but she could do what she was supposed to do.

Once she has military power, she will never easily relinquish it.

She knew it.

Only by possessing sufficient strength can one avoid becoming a pawn.

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