The whole family is reborn, and their five-year-old child becomes the darling of the entire capital.

The physician carefully bandaged Xiao Yuxi's hand before letting out a long sigh of relief.

He had never seen anything like this when he was bandaging the third young master's wounds. The old lady kept saying, "Be gentle, the little girl's hands are delicate, it will hurt."

The Duchess kept saying, "This medicine must have been bestowed by the Emperor; we mustn't let it leave any scars."

Several other masters were also watching from the side.

Wasn't the one inside supposed to be the first great-grandson of the Duke of Mu's family? Why isn't anyone paying attention to him? They're all just focused on watching over this little girl's injured hand.

The Duchess looked at her little hands, which were wrapped up so thickly, and felt a pang of heartache. She simply asked, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Yuxi shook her head earnestly, "It doesn't hurt, Auntie, don't cry."

She still remembered the tears her aunt shed when she saw the scars on her arm, each hot tear falling into her palm. She remembered it all. Her aunt was so beautiful, and she didn't want her to cry.

“Although ‘Auntie’ sounds nice, my dear, you have to call me Auntie,” the Duchess gently corrected her.

"Aunt?" Xiao Yuxi was a little confused. No one had taught her these things. What was an aunt?

"Yes, I am the wife of your real mother's brother, your aunt." Then he whispered in her ear, "That is your mother's mother. If you call her 'Grandmother,' she will be very happy. Why don't you try?"

Xiao Yuxi was lifted off the ground. She hesitated at first, but seeing her gentle aunt's encouraging gaze, she instantly mustered her courage and walked towards her grandmother. Then, seeing her grandmother's gentle smile, she hugged her grandmother's leg, looked up, and sweetly called out, "Grandma."

Although the old lady had heard the Duchess's soft mutterings, she was truly delighted by the address of "Grandmother," and exclaimed, "Oh, good child."

The old lady picked her up and sat her on her lap. Looking at the similar features between her and her daughter, she felt a pang of heartache.

What must have happened in her past life to not realize that the person was an imposter? Clearly, the children of the Mu family were so beautiful, even if they were a little thin, they were still incredibly good-looking.

"Say it again?" The old lady looked at her kindly.

Xiao Yuxi felt a little shy under the gaze, so she hugged half of the old lady's body, buried her face in her chest, and said in a muffled voice, "Grandmother."

After a while, she said, "I like my grandmother. I like my aunt. I like my second sister."

"I love it so much."

The old lady paused, gently patting her back, her heart melting completely. She asked, "Do you know what liking someone means?"

Xiao Yuxi paused and thought for a while before saying, "If you like someone, you should treat them well. Grandmother, Yuxi will be very, very good to you, and you will always like Yuxi, okay?"

The old lady tapped her little nose. "Alright, from now on, what's mine will be yours too."

-

Mu Yunnan was a little anxious. She had just received news that her eldest brother's wife had miscarried after being pushed by Yu Xi.

Regardless of whether Xiao Yuxi did this or not, a child being dragged into the conflicts and grudges of adults is still so young and grew up in the countryside. She probably doesn't understand anything at all. Moreover, she has no backing in the Mu family and will inevitably be bullied.

But she simply couldn't leave.

The emperor glanced at her, paused for a moment, and asked, "My dear minister, is there something urgent?"

Mu Yunnan was slightly taken aback. He raised his hands and gave a hasty bow, completely forgetting that the current emperor was not the one ten years later.

“My younger sister has encountered some trouble at home. If Your Majesty thinks this plan is acceptable, why not implement it first? I am afraid something might happen to my sister.” Mu Yunnan spoke quickly, without any respect, as if he were an old friend.

A slight flicker crossed the emperor's eyes, but it was quickly concealed.

The emperor's lips curved slightly, and his words were gentle and affectionate, a tone he himself didn't even realize. "My dear minister, you've been on the frontier for several years, and you've certainly become more lively. But who is your sister?"

“She has just been found and has suffered a lot, so I am very worried that she might be bullied by villains.”

"Yun... My dear minister, you may return first. The plan is good, so we will use it." The emperor lowered his eyes to look at the marching map in front of him, but the paper in his hand was being clenched tighter and tighter.

This is clearly a scheme that Yunnan could only devise ten years from now.

He almost called her by her first name.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mu Yunnan seemed to have accomplished a great task, quickly bowed, and turned to leave.

After a long while, the Emperor put down the blueprints in his hand, walked slowly to the window, and watched Mu Yunnan's figure gradually disappear into the palace.

The chief eunuch, Fu Quan, who was standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something. His eyes flickered slightly, "If His Majesty likes General Mu, perhaps..."

“Fuquan.” The Emperor interrupted him, looked up at the azure sky, and said in a deep voice, “She is an eagle soaring in the heavens. How could I, a defiled man, be worthy of her?”

"But His Majesty is still in mourning and has not yet..."

"Fuquan, do you believe... that people have souls? If the soul is tainted, then it is utterly tainted." Once a person is tainted, no amount of washing can cleanse them.

Fuquan stood there, staring at the Emperor. Who would dare to judge the Emperor like that?

The Emperor lowered his head and looked at the jade pendant fastened to his waist. Although it was made of the finest jade in the world, it was ultimately not the jade pendant engraved with her name that would appear ten years later.

He had lost even the slightest hope.

He thought that with this second chance, he could finally get closer to her, but he never expected that she would be just like him.

Things are unpredictable.

In this life, he will ultimately be trapped in this magnificent palace.

It doesn't matter, as long as she has no worries in this life and enjoys happiness in Chang'an, that's enough.

He will dedicate his life to giving her a prosperous future.

The emperor took off the jade from his waist, looked at it for a few seconds, and then casually threw it on the ground, where it shattered into pieces.

"I do not like wearing jade, so I will not need to wear it in the future."

"Your Majesty, trust me. As long as the sword remains, these barbarians will not be able to harm Your Majesty in the slightest."

"As long as one person from the Moon Kingdom remains, I will fight to the last moment."

"Your Majesty, I have always believed that the person I will marry will be someone who has only me in their heart, is pure in body and mind, and possesses noble character. However, given the current turbulent situation, how can I be bound by personal feelings and disregard the affairs of the nation?"

"Your Majesty, you must always carry this jade with you. No matter where you are, I will be able to find you at any time."

"Your Majesty, what I want to do most is to go back to the time when I first went to find Yu Xi. If I had gone to fetch her myself, would she have been spared so much suffering?"

"Your Majesty, I have succeeded."

"As I said, as long as one person remains, we will fight to the last moment."

"I have succeeded."

Yunnan, I will give you everything you want, everything you have.

I told you, you can do anything.