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

Holding the yellow phoenix edict, Mu Yunnan suddenly had a bold idea.

Could it be that everyone in the Mu family has been reborn?

Why does the eldest sister want to see Yu Xi?

"It's alright," Mu Yunnan reassured Yingrui. "I'll accompany Xixi to the palace gate tomorrow; nothing will happen."

-

"Did you remember?" Mu Yunnan carefully tidied the unruly strands of hair around Xi Xi's ears.

"Yes, greet the eldest sister when you see her. If someone else is causing trouble, just bear with it for now, and then tell the eldest sister. If that doesn't work, then come out and tell the second sister." Xiao Yuxi obediently repeated.

The guards at the palace gate looked around nervously, pretending not to hear.

As expected of General Mu, his teaching style is truly unique.

"Yes, what should Xixi remember after going inside?"

"We don't provoke trouble, but if someone bullies us, we'll definitely bully them back tenfold."

"Very good. Go ahead."

Mu Yunnan could have entered if she wanted to, but her name wasn't on her elder sister's imperial edict.

She didn't want to disobey her eldest sister's words.

The eldest sister can be said to be the only outlier in a family of military generals. From a young age, she focused on music, chess, calligraphy and painting. No matter what she did, she was gentle and refined, and was known as the most talented woman in the capital.

As long as she sits there gently and softly raises her tender, watery eyes to look at you, you can only feel that you've done something wrong. Even if you haven't done anything wrong, you still have to find something to blame.

Xiao Yuxi followed behind the nanny, traveling without any hindrance.

She originally thought that the Duke of Mu's mansion was already prosperous enough, but the imperial palace was the most prosperous place.

Xiao Yuxi sat in the Empress's palanquin, curiously looking up at the various dragon totems on the wall.

The sedan chair stopped at the gate of a palace. A maid helped Xiao Yuxi down from the sedan chair, and they crossed a pebbled path to a more magnificent palace.

Mu Yunshang sat in the chair and watched the little girl approach her step by step, and smiled gently.

"Xi Xi".

haven't seen you for a long time.

With an exceptionally gentle voice, Mu Yunshang helped herself up, slowly approached the little girl, touched her face, and felt a pang of heartache. "Why are you so thin?"

Xiao Yuxi blinked, remembering the etiquette her second sister had taught her. She was about to bow when her eldest sister stopped her, so she could only softly call out "elder sister".

Mu Yunshang took her hand and pulled her to the soft couch, her gaze gentle.

"Xi Xi is five years old this year, right?" Mu Yunshang had already sent people to investigate and knew her general situation. The little girl was very pitiful.

In her past life, she never spoke about what her childhood was like until the very end.

Looking back now, I realize I was actually much happier than her.

She was just trapped in this square palace, but ironically, in her next life, she was back in the palace.

In her past life, she could never understand why the emperor would leave without consummating their marriage on the day they were to perform the ceremony.

It wasn't until the very end that she realized the Emperor looked at her second sister differently than he looked at her.

That's how you show love for someone.

She diligently fulfilled her role as empress, and everyone praised her as a talented woman, yet she could not win her husband's favor.

It turns out that from the very beginning, the person he wanted to marry was not her.

Even if she were to be reborn, she still wouldn't want to see her family.

She only wanted to see Yu Xi, who had taught her horseback riding and archery during the hunt in her previous life, one more time.

Xiao Yuxi keenly sensed that her older sister seemed to be in a bad mood, and carefully took her older sister's hand, "Is older sister unhappy?"

Mu Yunshang smiled, "Happy."

"No, big sister isn't happy at all." Little Yu Xi stomped her foot angrily. "Did someone bully big sister? Big sister, tell Xi Xi, and Xi Xi will go and beat him up! Second sister said she won't cause trouble, but if someone bullies her, she'll definitely bully them back tenfold. Big sister, tell Xi Xi, and Xi Xi will help you beat them up."

Mu Yunshang's heart trembled slightly, and she slowly curled the corners of her mouth. She thought of when she was a child and was bullied. Mu Yunnan directly climbed on top of a boy who was several years older than her and beat him like a madman, almost killing him.

Therefore, he was whipped when he returned home from Yunnan.

"No one is bullying big sister. Don't worry, Xixi."

"Really?" Xiao Yuxi suddenly leaned closer, probing her older sister.

Mu Yunshang chuckled and gently kissed Xixi's cheek. "Really."

Mu Yunshang had a gentle expression. In fact, she didn't have any feelings for the emperor. It was just that she had always been number one in everything since she was a child, and suddenly she got the worst result here, which she couldn't accept.

She also knew that her second sister was oblivious to emotions; neither in her past life nor in this one had she developed any feelings for the Emperor. Her whole heart was devoted to protecting the country.

In her past life, when she jumped off the city wall, she thought that if she were to be reborn, she would never marry into the palace. If she didn't marry into the palace, she would definitely marry a husband who respected and loved her, and live a peaceful and respectful life together. Instead, she would waste her life in the scheming and intrigue of the harem.

I wish I could leave the palace.

The thought flashed through my mind; I only dared to think about it, not to delve into it deeply.

"Is this Xixi's first time in the palace?" Mu Yunshang held Yuxi's soft little hand, her eyes full of affection.

"Wow! The palace is huge, much, much bigger than the Mu residence!"

"Then, big sister, take Xixi for a walk."

Although it was the dead of winter, the flowers in the Imperial Garden had been transplanted and were already in full bloom, making it feel like the height of summer.

Xiao Yuxi stared in astonishment at the riotous flowers before her, speechless with disbelief.

Mu Yunshang casually picked a peony and placed it in Xiao Yuxi's hair, her smile becoming more genuine.

In her past life, she lived as brilliantly as this peony, a life that inspired envy in all.

"Why can these flowers bloom in winter?" Xiao Yuxi was very puzzled. In her understanding, different flowers bloom at different times. This was the first time she had seen so many flowers in winter.

"Because someone... wants the flowers to bloom."

"Where there's a will, there's a way."

Mu Yunshang's eyes slowly came to life.

Yes, as long as there's a way, flowers will always bloom.

Mu Yunshang reached out to pick another peony, but it was taken away by another hand.

Mu Yunshang glanced at Yan Fei, who was quite smug in front of her, but didn't bother with anything. She simply reached out to pick another one, but Yan Fei slapped her hand.

"Sister has been in the palace for a long time, so she probably doesn't know that the peonies in the Imperial Garden were planted for me by the Emperor. It would be best if you didn't pick them."

Looking at her smug expression, Mu Yunshang felt a pang of heartache. In her past life, she had been quite angry about this, but now, she couldn't even muster a trace of anger.

The emperor never loved her, and it was impossible for him to love her.