"Sister, I want the throne. Only by sitting on that throne can I protect us and prevent people from bullying Mother and you!" The child's cheeks were swollen and red, and his eyes were burning with the flames of revenge.

"Yun'er, it's all my fault. If I could, I would only wish that you could live a peaceful and safe life, and never be born into an imperial family again in your next life." The gentle yet haggard woman looked at her with heartache, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Mother, brother!

Startled, Mu Qingyun jolted awake, opened her eyes, and sat up. Thinking about those faces from earlier, she couldn't calm down at all.

She only breathed a sigh of relief and calmed herself down when she was enveloped by the warm sunlight streaming in through the window.

She hadn't dreamed of these people in a long time; this was the first time she had dreamed of people and events related to her past life.

Her mother's last words echoed in her mind, making her frown involuntarily, yet also finding it utterly ridiculous.

She vowed never to be born into an imperial family again in her next life, but unfortunately, in this life, she is still the emperor's daughter.

This era did not have the practice of one husband and multiple concubines, nor did it have large groups of brothers and sisters, but the father she encountered was still so cold-blooded.

"Knock knock knock—"

The sound of knocking on the wall came, the crisp sound seemed to strike the heart. Mu Qingyun came back to her senses and said, "Come in."

Su came in through the door, carrying a bowl of soup.

“I heard a noise, so I guessed you must be awake,” Su smiled at her, picked up her bowl, and sat down beside her. “Let’s eat.”

Mu Qingyun reached out and took it, then looked up at the top of his head. The number there had increased by 20.

"Why……"

Noticing that her gaze was fixed on the top of his head, Sue explained, "This afternoon, Kazel and I went out to hunt virtual creatures."

"Didn't I tell you to get some rest? Why are you still going?" She looked at Su, raising an eyebrow in confusion.

“Neither Kazel nor I are very tired, and we don’t know what will happen in the next few days, so it’s better to hunt sooner rather than later,” Sue said.

That makes sense. Mu Qingyun didn't say anything more and ate her meal in small bites.

As soon as she calmed down, her thoughts kept replaying in her mind. The image of Tan'er and the woman in gorgeous clothes from her dream suddenly resurfaced and wouldn't leave her mind no matter what she did.

"Tsk." Frowning in annoyance, she didn't want to think about her past life anymore, especially about these two people.

"What's wrong? Does your head hurt?" Seeing her rubbing her head, Su frowned and subconsciously raised her hand to press on her temple.

A subtle warm current flowed from her fingertips into her head. Strangely, as soon as this warm current arrived, the figures of the two people vanished instantly.

Something's not right.

She suddenly grabbed Su's hand and leaned closer to look.

No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary hand, and it's even warm.

"What's wrong?" Su lowered his eyes. The moment she grabbed him, he had already withdrawn his light power and even used his light power to warm his hand.

"It's nothing." She reached out and squeezed Su's hand, then touched her own temple.

She was probably overthinking it. There was a warm current just now; maybe her head was cool while Su's hands were warm.

"Let me massage you, you seem to be feeling a little uncomfortable." Su pulled his hand back and pressed it against her temple.

It's warm and cozy, really comfortable.

"Okay, thank you." She closed her eyes and casually leaned back, landing right on Su's lap.

Although she was an emperor in her previous life, she did not allow anyone to get close to her or have the habit of pressing her head down.

She was overly wary and didn't trust anyone to touch her.

As she closed her eyes again, Su's left hand emitted a wave of supernatural energy, and warmth flowed from the massaging hand into her mind, relieving her fatigue. It felt really good.

"Comfortable."

With a satisfied sigh, she shifted her position, nestled completely in Su's arms, and unknowingly drifted off to sleep once again.

When I woke up again, it was the morning of the next day.

Feeling refreshed, Mu Qingyun opened her eyes and felt as if she were lying on something. Looking back, she saw Su leaning against the wall, fast asleep.

Why didn't you call her?

She frowned and quickly got off Su's lap.

Su suddenly lost her strength in her legs, but she still didn't wake up.

"Su? Wake up, go back to your room and sleep." She reached out and nudged her a few times, finally waking her up.

Su opened his eyes groggily. He was still half asleep when someone forcibly woke him up, leaving him completely dazed.

He looked down at Mu Qingyun and frowned. "What's wrong?"

"Go back to your room and sleep. You can rest for a while in the morning." She said, reaching out to pull Su's arm, trying to lift him up with her help.

Su looked at her blankly, seemingly realizing his current situation, and gave a haphazard reply, then braced himself to stand up.

However, as soon as he stood up, a sudden tingling and numbness came from his right leg, followed by waves of pain.

His legs went numb and he couldn't support his body. He swayed a few times and suddenly fell onto Mu Qingyun.

"Eh..."

Mu Qingyun was caught off guard when Su suddenly fell towards her. She was stunned and before she could react, Su pulled her down hard to the ground.

"Hiss—" She gasped in pain as her tailbone hit the ground, but a hand protected her head from becoming mentally impaired.

"My legs are numb." Su lifted her head from her body, frowning apologetically.

The two were in a rather strange position. Mu Qingyun was lying on the ground, and Su was on top of her, with one hand supporting her on the ground and the other hand protecting the back of her head.

[OMG, this is a huge blow to a single person like me first thing in the morning!]

[Aaaaaaah! What's happening? What's happening? Help! What are they doing?]

[What's all the fuss about upstairs? Last night, Su was giving Mu a massage, and Mu fell asleep lying on Su's lap. He just lost his balance because his leg went numb.]

[Waaaaaah, who did I accidentally ship?]

...

"Mu Qingyun, what's wrong? Why is there such a loud noise?"

Kazel's voice came from the doorway, and as the voice faded, the door was pushed open, revealing the scene before him.

Kazel: ...

What did he see?

Mu Qingyun tried her best to look back, and because she was lying on the ground, Kazel appeared to be upside down in her eyes.

However, even though the person was upside down, she could clearly see the stiff and astonished expression on that face.

"Don't just stand there in a daze, hurry up and come help!" She frowned. "Su's legs are numb, quickly help him up."

[Pfft, I always manage to ship these love triangles.]

Why is it that every time Su and Mu are doing something indescribable, Kazel always happens to appear and witness it?

[It seems these three are destined for the crematorium; this is so exciting!]