Chang'an Avenue in Beijing.

Wow! There are so many people!

The most bustling street on Chang'an Avenue was now lined with various stalls, all filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares.

"Fans for sale..."

"Jade pendants are for sale, and engraving is free..."

"They're selling rouge..."

"Jewelry for sale! Don't miss out!"

"Young lady, look at my sachet! It smells wonderful!"

"Come on, come on, it's a street performance! If you have money, give us your support; if you don't, just show your support!"

At this moment, Guan Zhiyue was like a wild horse, happily wandering through the crowd. She didn't miss any of the vendors' stalls. This bustling and noisy street made her feel the warmth of human life.

"Phew, this is truly the warmth of everyday life, the most comforting thing for ordinary people!" Guan Zhiyue stood in the middle of the street, looking around Chang'an Street with great delight, and said with great satisfaction.

Guan Chengheng saw Guan Zhiyue standing in the middle of the road and quickly pulled her aside: "Good sister, take it easy and be careful!"

"Hehe, I haven't been out for a long time! I've been missing it!"

"You, you, you're still the same as before, still so silly."

When Guan Chengheng got to this point, he became somewhat sentimental and looked at Guan Zhiyue with great interest, saying, "I really don't know what my dear sister likes about him? She went to accompany him without hesitation."

Guan Zhiyue knew what her brother was complaining about. She took a step back and waited for her second brother to come up. She then took Guan Chengheng's arm and said, "Second brother, I know you don't like him being your brother-in-law, and I don't like him being my husband either. But now that it's a fact, we can only try to accept it."

Guan Chengheng looked up at his sister, Guan Zhiyue, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Good sister, what nonsense are you talking about? This is not something you can say. Shut up!"

"Alright! Then brother, you mustn't think about it anymore. Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore. Let's go shopping and see which shops are in a good location. We'll own shops in the future."

"Okay!

Guan Zhiyue suddenly remembered something and asked, "Are you still going to the border?"

Guan Chengheng thought for a moment and said, "The border is still relatively peaceful, so we don't need to go on an expedition for the time being. In addition, there are designated generals guarding the border, so we don't think we need to go to the border for the time being."

Guan Zhiyue nodded to indicate that she understood, and then said, "Then let's open some of our own shops too!"

"You and your older brother should be married and have children by now, so..."

"Don't worry, we have a stipend, which is enough to support our families. Besides, we also have some estates and such. Although we are away from home for a long time and don't have much time to manage them, we still have some extra income."

Upon hearing this, Guan Zhiyue couldn't help but shake her head and say, "Second brother, this won't do. It seems we should hurry up and marry a sister-in-law into the family."

"Haha, I think this is a good idea. Why don't you go back tonight and discuss it with your older brother?" Guan Chengheng looked at his silly younger sister with a grin, as if he was digging a pit for her to fall into.

Guan Zhiyue looked at Guan Chengheng, who was smiling so strangely, and glanced at him sideways. It felt like her second brother was about to bully her again.

"Second brother, I have a feeling you're hiding something from me, and it's the kind of thing that would make me want to get beaten up!"

Guan Chengheng handed over a string of candied hawthorns with a grin, looking at Guan Zhiyue with doting eyes and saying, "My dear sister, you are my own sister. I would never ask you to do anything that would make you want to get beaten up."

Guan Zhiyue turned her head suspiciously to look at her second brother and said, "Haven't you done enough, brother?"

"Back then, you broke one of Father's finest rock formations, and you made me take the blame!"

"And last time, when you were out playing with your buddies, you ruined the new clothes Mom made for you, and I had to take the blame for it."

"Another time, you pushed me into the lotus pond, and I got covered in mud. You said it was because I accidentally fell in, and that I had to take the blame."

"I still remember that time you even bent Big Brother's favorite sword, and you pushed me out to take the blame. Tsk tsk tsk, Second Brother, look how many pits you've dug for me!"

As Guan Chengheng listened to Guan Zhiyue recount these events one by one, he looked somewhat embarrassed and ashamed. He reached out and tugged at her sleeve, saying, "Oh dear, that was so long ago. Your brother has never made you take the blame again since then."

"Yes, it really stopped later, because my brother grew up and stopped doing those bad things. But when I did good deeds, my brother would say that I did them, and then I would become the bad guy."

Guan Zhiyue looked at her brother with increasing anger as she spoke, a somewhat helpless expression on her face.

Li Qishang, who was standing next to the two, was amazed that Guan Zhiyue remembered so many things, but why couldn't she remember him?

"Sister-in-law, your memory is really good!" Li Qishang suddenly said from the side.

Guan Zhiyue looked at Li Qishang and said, "These are all things from when I was a child. They are especially memorable because I was bullied by my second brother and cried every time. So they are naturally more memorable."

Li Qishang nodded knowingly and said, "How long ago was that, sister-in-law?"

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "When I was five or six years old!"

“I heard from my dad that my mother died when I was born. I have never seen what my mother looks like, so my brothers always bullied me when I was little.” Guan Zhiyue glared at Guan Chengheng next to her as she said this.

When Li Qishang heard Guan Zhiyue say this, he felt a pang of heartache at her sadness. Why was this silly girl's fate so unfortunate?

Guan Zhiyue sensed the somewhat melancholic atmosphere and quickly shook her head, saying, "Come on, come on, aren't we having hot pot tonight? Quick, let's go buy some ingredients we need for hot pot, like meat and vegetables. Come on, come on, hurry up."

Guan Zhiyue ran ahead again, gesturing for the two of them to hurry up and catch up, or they wouldn't get any food for dinner.

"My dear sister, wait for your brother!"

"Sister-in-law, you can't not give me any!"

The three of them started running wildly down the street, causing passersby to make way for them.

The Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Empress fell while swinging in the courtyard yesterday, and it was Prince Xiaoyao who caught her."

"They were strolling along Chang'an Avenue today."

Li Qiji thought of the drugged kiss from that day, shook his head, and looked at Ji Shang kneeling on the ground, saying, "Alright, I understand. Just send someone to protect her secretly."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I obey your command."

Li Qiji sighed and continued to look down at the memorial in his hand.