July of the first year of Yongchang.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he made Princess Zhang the empress and his eldest daughter Nianhuan the crown princess. Apart from the empress, there was no one else in the harem.

In September of the same year, the Marquis of Yuanning hurriedly submitted a letter, which was directly delivered to Achai, the imperial guard beside the new emperor. After just one look at it, Achai's face changed drastically.

"Your Majesty!"

The ministers who were discussing state affairs were still in the imperial study. The new dynasty had only been in place for two months, and there were so many trivial matters that the new emperor could not handle them all. The new emperor knew that Ah Chai had always been sensible.

He was a cheerful person in his words and deeds. If it wasn't for something important, he would never have barged into the imperial study at this time.

After a moment of silence, he waved to several old ministers.

As soon as the door closed, Ah Chai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is a private letter from Marquis Yuanning. It's about... the Fourth Young Lady!"

Ever since Lin Chunhuan passed away after giving birth to a daughter, these three words seemed to have become a thorn in the new emperor's heart. His love for her could not be faked, but he had caught her red-handed with the irrefutable evidence of her adultery.

There is no way to refute it!

In the past few years, anyone in the Eastern Palace who even mentioned this name would be punished with death. Although it has been better in the past two years, Achai hesitated and still did not say the name directly.

Sure enough, upon hearing what Achai said, the new emperor stiffened in his seat.

After a long while, he stretched out his hand to Ah Chai and said, "Give it to me."

The new emperor read the secret letter very slowly, so slowly that it seemed as if he had carefully considered every word several times. In response, Achai just lowered his head and said nothing.

He knew what was written on it.

Three days ago, a woman came to the door of the Marquis' Mansion and cried, saying that she was the fourth daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. At first, no one took her seriously until the girl told the story of her past one by one.

Although the woman's appearance was completely different from Lin Si's, seeing that she was about to talk about the new emperor's secrets, Marquis Yuanning had no choice but to quickly welcome her into the mansion.

But when they entered the mansion and asked, Marquis Yuanning and the eldest lady became even more frightened.

Everything the girl said, including many of the secrets, was exactly right. There were some details that even the couple didn't know. She also said that her body was taken away by a demon.

Fortunately, God did not kill her and allowed her to be reborn as a girl from the northern frontier. It took her five full years to walk back to Kyoto from the northern frontier.

Marquis Yuanning was really undecided about such a big matter, so he hurriedly wrote a letter, one to find out the new emperor's attitude towards the matter, and the other to ask whether his eldest daughter could return home from Jiangnan to recognize the people.

After reading the secret letter, the new emperor remained silent, his eyes wandering, and it was unclear what he was thinking. After a long while, he finally found his voice from his dry throat, "Achai, announce that the uncle of Qin and the aunt of the emperor must return to the capital immediately, without delay!"

"yes!"

Achai was so excited that his hands couldn't control the shaking, but he still turned around and delivered the message neatly. He was so excited that he didn't know where to put his face, hands and feet.

On the other side, King Qin and Lin Yimiao, who had received the imperial edict, had worried expressions on their faces.

Not long after Xiao Si passed away, the Crown Prince asked the late Emperor to allocate a piece of land to him in Jiangnan on the pretext that it was inconvenient for the prince to stay in the capital, and drove the couple far away from the capital.

For four or five years, it was as if he, the emperor's uncle, had been forgotten and never mentioned again. He was not even allowed to come back for the coronation ceremony.

Although the King of Qin was disappointed about this, he never said anything.

They knew very well that the only way to be safe was to stay away from them.

But this sudden imperial edict... makes people feel uneasy.

"Princess, don't worry. You are still pregnant. Don't worry too much." Nanny Hong came forward with a bowl of sweet soup. She was originally someone close to the princess dowager.

Now that Lin Chunhuan was gone, she naturally returned to the palace.

But Lu Fu was a stubborn girl. She insisted on staying by the young master's side and refused to leave with her no matter what.

Thinking of this, Nanny Hong couldn't help but shake her head slightly. She didn't know how Lu Fu had been doing these past few years. "Going back this time may not be a bad thing. We should always think positively."

"Madam is right." The King of Qin reached out and took Lin Yimiao into his arms, but there was no worry between his brows. "Even in that situation back then, the new emperor never disliked Nian Huan and even gave her such a name. Now he has even made her the Crown Princess."

"It can be seen that my nephew has some true feelings for Xiao Si. Now he asks us to go back..." The King of Qin was silent for a moment.

He couldn't imagine what reason the new emperor had for asking them to go back, but he quickly shook his head nonchalantly, "No matter what the reason is, whether it's a blessing or a curse, I can always keep you and your child safe!"

Lin Yimiao nodded silently.

Fortunately, Jiangnan is not too far from Kyoto. It only took five days from the time they received the imperial edict to the time they entered the capital. However, the two of them had not yet entered the palace.

I saw Achai already guarding outside the city gate.

"Your Majesty, Princess, the Emperor has issued an order that you two do not need to rush into the palace. Please return to the Marquis' Mansion first. As for the reason... we will explain it on the way."

Achai's words made the doubts in the two men's eyes even heavier. As they walked all the way to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, Lin Yimiao's brows had been furrowed in an extremely serious manner, and even the King of Qin's expression looked a little strange and ugly.

When it comes to understanding Lin Si, even the new emperor is probably not as good as the couple.

However, as soon as they entered the door, they heard Lu Fu crying inside.

"Your Majesty... Lu Fu really thought that she would never see you again. I never thought that our master and servant would actually meet again one day. Your servant, your servant..."

Lu Fu burst into tears, but another voice from inside the room was cold and even a little disgusted, "Okay, what are you crying about here!"

"Father said you came from the palace, so tell me, when can I finally see His Majesty?"

Lu Fu was bewildered and speechless for a moment.

Lin Yimiao walked in at this moment, "I want to see what kind of monster dares to pretend to be my sister!"

The fear of his eldest sister was deeply rooted in the original Lin Si. Even after obtaining Lin Chunhuan's memories from that period and knowing that their relationship was actually quite good, Lin Si still subconsciously feared and dodged when facing Lin Yimiao.

"Sister...sister." Lin Si took two steps back uncontrollably, even with an evasive look in his eyes.

This familiar look made Lin Yimiao frown subconsciously.

Then Xiao Si's words before his death came to his mind again, and he was immediately frightened by his own thoughts and broke out in a cold sweat.

This person in front of me...could it really be the original Lin Si who changed his body and came back again?

After being married for many years, the couple had already developed a tacit understanding. With just one glance, King Qin understood Lin Yimiao's worries, and his heart sank.

But he was more patient, took two steps forward, and looked directly into Lin Si's eyes, "You said you were the fourth daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, so let me ask you, where was the first time we met?"

The purpose of asking this question was to confirm whether Lin Si still had any memories of that period. Of course... Lin Si's words made King Qin's face completely gloomy!