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

"Prince Huaiqing is only seven years old. Swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield. If something really happens to him..." The palace banquet had ended, but Mu Yunnan was still troubled by what the emperor had just said.

Yun Chao grabbed her arm and whispered, "Yunnan, didn't you realize that the Emperor has also been reborn?"

Mu Yunnan turned around and looked at him in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

Mu Yunnan recalled that this life seemed to have been very smooth; she had risen through the ranks to the position she had finally managed to reach in her previous life.

And yet, she never even considered the absurdity of it.

and so……

"So now, the Emperor is the one who has been practicing martial arts with Yu Xi for half a year. He has enough ability to protect himself."

Just as Mu Yunchao finished speaking, a little dumpling suddenly pounced on him and hugged his leg.

Mu Yunchao reached out and picked up the little girl. He was a little surprised. They were quite far from the Lantern Festival banquet in the palace, and with the Empress Dowager there, he figured the banquet wouldn't end so soon.

When Xiao Yuxi arrived, she had just overheard her second brother's last words. She raised her little face and said seriously, "Xixi doesn't know martial arts, so I can't teach her."

Mu Yunchao was taken aback, then couldn't help but chuckle, pinching the little girl's cheek. "You sneaked out?"

The little girl hugged her second brother's neck, puffed out her cheeks upon hearing this, and said, "No, that's not true! Big sister brought Xixi out! Xixi is a good girl, she wouldn't sneak away!"

"Yun Chao".

Mu Yunchao looked behind the tree, his eyes flickering slightly, "Eldest sister."

"Right, right? Xixi is a good girl, she won't sneak out!" Little Yuxi raised her head proudly, she knew she was a good girl!

"I heard a sound just now and was a little worried, so I came to check." Mu Yunshang looked Mu Yunchao and Mu Yunnan up and down with concern.

Yun Chao was completely clean, without a trace of blood. However, the lower half of Yunnan's clothes looked as if they had been soaked in blood.

The little girl knows how to choose who to hold her.

"Yes, are we going to war again?"

Xiao Yuxi followed her older sister's gaze and looked at her second older sister.

She had heard of the expedition before. Many of the people who came to their area were refugees who had lost their homes, land, and food in the war.

They said many people died on the way, and those who made it there alive had basically walked over the bones of their family members.

They wanted to enter the capital, but they were stopped before they were even halfway there; refugees were not allowed to enter the capital. They were also forbidden to travel on the official road.

But everyone knows that the capital city will be the one to survive to the end.

My second sister is a general, and her duty is to protect our country. As long as those people don't get in, they won't die.

But what if my second sister is in danger?

Xiao Yuxi felt a little sad and wanted to go into her second sister's arms, but when she saw the bloodstains on her second sister's dress, she remembered that Yingrui had scolded her for having blood on her clothes last time.

After thinking for a moment, she hugged her second brother tightly. "Second sister, are you going to the battlefield? Are you going to fight bad guys? Are they the same bad guys we met the day before yesterday? Can second sister beat them? Can we not fight?"

The little girl had so many questions that Mu Yunnan didn't know where to begin answering. She had indeed originally planned to take care of Yu Xi for a few more years, but it was also she who had personally volunteered for the job.

She could only reach out and touch the strands of hair on Xiaoyuxi's forehead. "Yes, it was the bad guy from the other day. But don't worry, Xiaoyuxi, your second sister will definitely return in triumph. When that happens, your second sister will take you to travel and see all the beautiful landscapes."

Mu Yunnan smiled and gently rubbed Yu Xi's little face. He looked at his eldest sister, who was dressed in civilian clothes, and pursed his lips slightly. "Eldest sister, wait for me to come back. I will use my military merits to exchange for your freedom."

Mu Yunshang was somewhat dazed upon hearing her words and shook her head.

Freedom was never her first choice.

"Yunnan, do what you want to do. This life is hard-won, so just do what you want to do."

Mu Yunshang smiled gently, "Now, everything is different."

Xiao Yuxi blinked blankly. She could never quite understand what her older sister was saying, but her older sister's smile was really beautiful.

Mu Yunchao noticed the little girl staring intently at Mu Yunshang and asked with a hint of curiosity, "What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Yuxi turned her head and buried it in her second brother's arms, her ears turning slightly red. She said shyly, "Big sister is really beautiful."

Mu Yunshang suddenly raised her eyes, which had been slightly lowered. A scene flashed through her mind: a person whose face she couldn't see said with a smile, "Madam looks really beautiful today."

Mu Yunshang came to her senses and reached out to pinch Yu Xi's little face. "You have such a sweet mouth."

-

The decision to go to the battlefield was indeed extremely sudden.

Especially after Mu Yunnan returned to the capital, she confiscated the property of several ministers and promoted them several ranks. All the ministers thought that she probably would not return to the battlefield. However, she was about to leave the capital again after only a month.

If they can win the battle and return victorious, the Mu family's position will likely become even more unshakeable.

However, if the border is secured this time, then General Mu's presence will become dispensable.

The various powerful families both feared that she would achieve merit and feared that she would not.

After all, the Mu family's achievements are now overwhelming, and once the border is pacified, it will likely be the day they are discarded after their usefulness is over.

The Duchess held little Yu Xi in her arms as she stood on the city wall, looking at Mu Yunnan, who was dressed in armor.

These days, she has heard many ladies from prominent families advising her to leave Yunnan in the capital and get married as soon as possible, so that the Mu family's current prosperity can be preserved.

Too much to chew.

But she knew that this official position was nothing more than a dispensable thing in Yunnan. What she loved was wielding a sword to defend against enemies, and what she wanted to do was protect the Yue Kingdom from all troubles.

Then the Mu family will gamble with her this time.

If the Sha Kingdom is truly annihilated, then the Mu family will hand over all military power to save the lives of hundreds of Mu family members.

"Will Second Sister come back safely?" This was the first time Xiao Yuxi had ever seen a scene of a general going to war in a storybook.

I didn't feel that exhilarating feeling; instead, I felt an urge to cry.

"of course."

The Duchess of the State placed unconditional trust in Yunnan.

The Duchess looked at Prince Song Ci, who had just been made Crown Prince, being held in the hand by the Empress Dowager with a cold expression.

Song Ci was the youngest child of the late emperor. His birth mother was a maid. He was originally raised in the capital and was to be moved to his fiefdom when he turned ten. However, this incident changed his fate against all odds.

The Empress Dowager was probably the one most dissatisfied with the Emperor personally leading the expedition.

Xiao Yuxi struggled to get off the Duchess and ran to the city wall.

The Duchess chased after her for a few steps, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her stop by the city wall.

"Second sister!"

Mu Yunnan looked up at Xiao Yuxi, whose eyes were the only part of her face visible, and watched as she struggled to stand on tiptoe, her right hand clutching something as she stretched out over the city wall.

The little hand let go, and a tiny thing fell from the city wall.

Mu Yunnan, standing on his horse, leaped forward and caught it.

In his hand was an exquisitely carved jade pendant bearing the characters for "peace and safety."

Suddenly, the clouds and fog that had been hanging over Beijing for more than a month dispersed, and sunlight shone down on the earth.