After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Cao Yuan lowered her head, her hand still clenched, looking at her feet with a hint of hesitation, a blush inexplicably appearing on her face, leaving Chu Yan completely puzzled.

Finally, she let out a breath and said solemnly, "Chu Yan, can you... give me a child?"

Chu Yan paused, his expression blank, as if he hadn't reacted for a moment.

"After this parting, we don't know when we'll meet again. Give me a child so I can have something to remember you by." She stood on tiptoe and reached out to cup his face.

"That way I can see you whenever I miss you!" Cao Yuan dreamed of her future children.

"Ah Yuan, the imperial physician said we can't get up for at least six months..."

Cao Yuan pressed her lips to his, silencing him.

"Chu Yan, are you impotent?! I've already been so proactive, if you still reject me, I'll..."

"So what?" Chu Yan reached out and put his arm around her waist, forcing her closer to him, and then lifted her onto the table.

Cao Yuan grinned mischievously, then said with difficulty, "Then I'll... find a male concubine in Wei! More handsome than you. And younger too. Maybe when you come back to Wei to find me, I won't even remember you."

Chu Yan moved closer, and Cao Yuan leaned back.

"Have you forgotten that when I was in Wei, wasn't I your male concubine?" Chu Yan pinched her waist, feigning anger.

Cao Yuan tried to dodge him, but he pressed her firmly against the table.

"Chu Yan, what are you doing?" Cao Yuan had a bad feeling.

"Don't you want children?"

Chu Yan leaned down, and Cao Yuan trembled, losing her balance and falling. She frantically grabbed Chu Yan's shoulder, "How...how could we be here!"

Seeing Cao Yuan so flustered, Chu Yan's lips curled into a smug smile, and he stopped joking with her.

He put one arm around her waist and reached under her legs with the other, lifting her up in his arms.

"You've provoked me like this, so your husband will treat you well tonight!"

Cao Yuan blushed and let Chu Yan carry her into the bedroom.

As soon as it was light, Jinzhu woke Cao Yuan up.

"Your Highness, hurry! We need to leave soon!"

Cao Yuan yawned, feeling utterly exhausted. After a whole night of tossing and turning, she had no energy to get up so early; her whole body felt like it was falling apart.

"Jinzhu, it's still early, I'll sleep a little longer!" Cao Yuan turned over and covered her head.

"Oh dear! His Highness is waiting for you outside! Xuanfeng said that if we set off at this hour, we can still rest at the post station! It wouldn't be good if we went any later."

Cao Yuan forced herself to get up, did her hair and makeup, ate breakfast, and stepped out of the palace. A cold wind brushed her face, and Cao Yuan immediately became more awake. Although it was already the beginning of spring, there was still a chill in the air.

Xuanfeng ran over from outside, "Princess, everything is settled, you can get on the carriage now."

Cao Yuan looked around. "Where's my elder sister? Have you informed her?"

Xuanfeng looked troubled, unsure how to begin, "Princess Zhaoyang, she, she..."

Cao Yuan stepped forward and asked, "Doesn't she want to go home?"

"No, no. Why don't you go first, Princess? I'll have Princess Zhaoyang take another carriage to take you there!"

"Is my elder sister still in the Cold Palace? Take me there, I'll talk to her."

Cao Yuan was led into the Cold Palace by Xuan Feng.

Pushing open the door, I went inside. Cao Chun was sitting by the tree, his back to the door, seemingly doing something.

"Royal sister!" Cao Yuan slowly approached her.

Cao Chun covered her face with her hair; she didn't want to see Cao Yuan, and she didn't know how to face her. "No, don't come any closer!"

Cao Yuan obediently stood still and said to her, "Royal sister, didn't you want to go home? You can come home with me today."

"Go home!" Cao Chun ruffled her hair, still pretending to be crazy, thinking that this would fool Cao Yuan. "I'm not going back, I'm not going back."

Cao Chun covered his head and shook it violently.

Cao Yuan moved gracefully, slowly walking towards that figure. When she got close, she stretched out her arms and gently embraced the person from behind.

"Royal Sister!" Cao Yuan called softly, her voice filled with deep affection and concern, "From the first moment I saw you in Shu, I knew you were faking it; it was just a means for you to protect yourself..."

"If you're asking about the last time you tried to harm me, I already understand the reason. In any case, we'll always be sisters, we're family."

Cao Chun was even more speechless.

Cao Yuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Now that I have come here for the marriage alliance, I have personally experienced the hardships and grievances you have suffered in the Shu Kingdom."

"Father... he is very ill. He will surely be happy to have you come home."

Upon hearing the news of the emperor's serious illness, Cao Chun's eyes flickered slightly, and her previously furrowed brows suddenly relaxed. An expression of disbelief still lingered on her face.

After a long while, Cao Chun seemed to snap out of a daze and asked Cao Yuan in a slightly hesitant and uncertain tone, "You... really don't blame me?"

Cao Yuan gripped her hand tightly and shook her head, "Royal sister, you've suffered so much."

Cao Chun let out a long sigh, "But I don't want to go back and have to put up with the attitudes of those old ministers! I came here for the sake of the country through this marriage alliance, and I don't think anyone in Wei would want me to go back alive!"

"Since they don't want us to go back, then we should go back and get in their way!"

Cao Yuan held Cao Chun's hand tightly, and the two sisters nestled together.

“Your Majesty, I am not alone. We are going to the country and our people for the sake of this marriage alliance. We are heroes.”

Looking into Cao Yuan's sincere eyes, Cao Chun finally agreed, and the two reconciled.

Cao Chun and Cao Yuan walked out of the Cold Palace.

She exchanged a glance with Xuanfeng, then immediately looked away unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, please get in the carriage." Cao Yuan waited for her to get in first.

"Your Majesty really let me go? Is this really His Majesty's will?" Cao Chun asked her in disbelief.

Xuanfeng replied, "The Crown Prince has already informed His Majesty."

"Did His Majesty say he wanted to see me?"

Cao Chun pressed for an answer, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"It seems not!"

Cao Chun's eyes revealed an undisguised disappointment.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is seriously ill and unable to get out of bed," Xuanfeng said, bowing deeply.

"He's sick too!"

Cao Yuan carefully observed Cao Chun. Cao Chun was clearly being bullied here, so why was he more reluctant to part with Xiao Shengxi than with his own father?

Cao Yuan noticed her unusual behavior, but didn't delve into it at the moment. "Sister, let's go! It's getting late."

Cao Chun reluctantly boarded the carriage, which then drove away into the distance. She lifted the curtain and looked at the palace behind the carriage. Her nose tingled, and tears streamed down her face. Farewell, Your Majesty. Cao Chun will always remember you.