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

"You said you want to go to the frontier?" Mu Yunshang looked at her younger sister with some surprise.

In the past year or two, Yunnan has been frighteningly well-behaved in the palace, truly sitting properly in the Empress's seat and assisting in the management of the harem.

This was simply unbelievable for the little girl who had been restless since childhood, following General An around to practice martial arts.

Mu Yunnan put his index finger to his lips and looked around. "I dare not say yet. But I can't stay in this palace any longer."

Mu Yunshang got up and closed the door before turning around and sitting down. Looking at her, she asked with concern, "Tell me the truth, how does the Emperor treat you?"

"Treat me? So-so. The palace has everything, but the people in the harem are a bit annoying. I pretend to be sick and avoid them on the first and fifteenth of each month." Mu Yunnan answered casually, grabbing a cushion and hugging it to his chest, then leaning his head lazily against it.

“That old nanny in the palace keeps telling me what I can’t do, what I can’t do, that I have to eat less, walk slowly, and I have to accompany that old woman, the Empress Dowager, to worship Buddha. I can’t stand it for a second longer.”

"Is your brother-in-law treating you well?" Yunnan tilted his head and looked at her.

Looking into her still innocent eyes, Mu Yunshang couldn't bring herself to say "very good."

"It's all the same, isn't it? Did those people in the palace use any underhanded methods on you? Like drugging you or something?"

Mu Yunnan's eyes widened. "Someone drugged you?"

Mu Yunshang sighed softly, knowing all along that she couldn't count on her.

“Then we can’t stay in this palace any longer.” Mu Yunnan got off the chair and paced back and forth anxiously.

"If I fake my death, will I be able to get out?"

"You are to be buried in the imperial mausoleum," Mu Yunshang said calmly, breaking her plan.

"I still don't understand, what did I do to offend Song Qiyuan that he would do this to me? He wouldn't even let me go after I'm dead?"

Mu Yunshang looked at her sincere complaints about the Emperor and hesitated to speak.

Surely Song Qiyuan wouldn't leave an empress he dislikes in the harem to watch over every day?

Even with the war so intense, he would visit her in the palace every day.

He shouldn't be that bored, right?

Mu Yunshang carefully chose her words, then said, "Is it possible that he likes you?"

Mu Yunnan's eyes widened. "What a vicious idea."

Mu Yunshang: ...

Good, she did her best.

May Song Qiyuan have good fortune.

“The Yue Kingdom has already lost four battles in a row. If it continues to lose, it will really have to cede territory and pay reparations. This would be a complete and devastating blow.” Mu Yunnan lowered his eyelashes and sighed.

Seeing that she had suddenly become extremely serious, Mu Yunshang also became serious.

After she married into the Xie family, the atmosphere in the Xie family was excellent.

The Xie family adopted many orphans of martyrs. Although she did not have direct contact with the war, she knew the cruelty of war.

She didn't know much about the war, but she had heard that since her grandfather fell ill, the Yue Kingdom had lost three battles in a row.

Yunnan was considered a talented general by my maternal grandfather, but he ended up in the palace.

The women in the imperial harem were not allowed to participate in politics.

This is a rule that has been passed down in the Moon Kingdom for thousands of years.

There's no way to change it.

"Why don't you patiently have a good talk with the Emperor? Maybe he'll agree to your request?"

“That damned Song Qiyuan, he deliberately trapped me here and wouldn’t let me join the army. I can’t really stay in this harem and live a mediocre life, can I? That would completely ruin my life.”

Mu Yunnan stood up and pushed Mu Yunshang out, saying, "I didn't say anything today, and you know nothing. If anything happens afterward, it has nothing to do with the Mu family."

That year, the political situation in the palace changed drastically, and the Empress suddenly fell seriously ill and became bedridden.

At this very moment, a brave and fearless young general, whose prowess terrified the enemy, suddenly appeared on the distant frontier.

This young general was still young and small in stature, but he was exceptionally agile, especially skilled in archery and horsemanship. He could hit a target from a hundred paces away and kill with a single arrow. Whenever he went into battle, he could always take the life of the enemy leader, turning the tide of the battle in an instant.

With victory after victory, the young general rose to fame and made outstanding military achievements. He was promoted five ranks in succession, and his status was second only to the highly respected General An.

No one knows anything about the background of this mysterious young general, where he came from, or who his teacher was.

Only Mu Yunshang silently invited a Buddha statue and devoutly fasted and chanted scriptures every day, praying that Buddha would bless her younger sister who was far away on the battlefield with peace and health.

The world believed that she did this because she cared about the safety of her sisters in the deep palace.

Little did she know that the person she truly cared about and worried about was her sister, a general disguised as a man, who was fighting a bloody battle on the frontier.

The following year, after many hardships, the Mu family finally found the daughter of their long-lost aunt, Mu Siyi, and named her Mu Yunmiao.

Mu Yunshang had visited the girl once in person, but since she hadn't raised her herself, she found it difficult to feel any closeness to the unfamiliar face and distant expression.

Time flies, and eight years have passed in a flash.

During this period, Xie Yaochuan truly kept the promise he made back then. No matter what Mu Yunshang wanted to do, he would unconditionally obey and indulge her.

He often took her to travel to different places.

She truly lived the life that all the ladies of the capital envied.

After nearly eight years away, Mu Yunnan returned to Beijing.

Mu Yunshang stood beside Xie Yaochuan, watching Yunnan, dressed in armor, riding his horse with a smile, looking radiant.

This is what Yunnan should look like.

Mu Yunnan saw his sister from afar and, riding on horseback, performed a sword dance for her.

Mu Yunshang covered her mouth with her handkerchief and chuckled softly.

Xie Yaochuan carefully protected her, afraid that she would be jostled by others.

Mu Yunnan jumped off the carriage, walked closer, and looked at his sister's swollen belly with some surprise.

"My little nephew?" Yunnan's eyes lit up with surprise, and he gently stroked Mu Yunshang's abdomen.

Xie Yaochuan spoke up decisively, "It could also be my niece."

He wanted a little daughter who looked just like Yunshang.

Yunshang's eyebrows curved into a smile, and looking at her vibrant appearance, she was completely different from how she was in the palace before.

"Now that you're back, are you going to go again? Or will you stay in the capital?"

Yunnan shook his head. "Not necessarily. It depends on the situation in Saudi Arabia. This time, it's people from Saudi Arabia who came to negotiate. Perhaps things will calm down for a while?"

"Your Majesty... knows you..."

Yunnan was silent for a moment, then said, "You should know, right? It's alright. Sister, you should rest a little longer. I'll give my nephew the long sword I use to fight in battle later."

Mu Yunshang smiled and pursed her lips, "Okay, then it's settled. You can give him a nickname later."

Mu Yunshang touched the armor she was wearing. "So cool."