"You knew your true identity all along?"
Yun Lian shook her head: "I didn't know for a long time. Last time, I accidentally found the Second Prince's jade pendant from my sister and discovered that I also had one. That's when I dared to ask for the imperial decree."
The emperor was utterly shocked.
Doesn't she know her status will be even more noble? We beg for an imperial decree.
"Do you really like the Crown Prince? Or do you like the power and status that comes with his position?"
Yun Lian tilted her head.
"Is this something I can say? Your Majesty, if I speak the truth, will you punish me?"
Only then did the emperor notice that she was kneeling on the ground, and he quickly helped her up.
"You can say whatever you want; no one can punish you."
Yun Lian patted non-existent dust off her knees, her gaze open and honest.
"His Majesty must have some idea about the assassination attempt on me and the Crown Prince. I have encountered many assassination attempts of the same scale before."
Her request to marry the Crown Prince was merely a ploy to secure protection for herself.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
He held Yun Lian's delicate little hand, and the more he looked at her face, the more he liked her.
"So alike, so very alike. You and she are the same, never willing to hide your true thoughts."
"Yun Lian, I am absolutely certain that you are my little princess."
His tears fell drop by drop onto Yun Lian's hand, and Yun Lian was stunned as if she had been struck dumb by the sudden news.
He muttered foolishly to himself, "Princess? I'm a princess?"
The emperor carefully examined the item she handed him, his fingers tracing each stroke as if he could touch the person who wrote it through the ink.
"Didn't you look at it carefully before handing it to me? You are Yan'er and my daughter, and the name Yun Lian was written by me."
The emperor wanted to hug her, but was afraid of frightening her, and tears streamed down his face.
"Do you still want to be the Crown Princess now? My little princess..."
The crown prince, who was not far from the door, heard this and pushed the door open in a fit of rage.
He stared incredulously at Yun Lian and the emperor's faces.
"Impossible, impossible... How could you be my imperial sister?"
He had already accepted her in his heart.
Why does fate play tricks on us?
The emperor reverted to his aloof demeanor in his presence, revealing a hint of tenderness to Yunxiao for the first time.
"Your Highness, I am very grateful that you brought Lian'er to me. She is your long-lost younger sister. I will pretend I do not know about your marriage proposal. From now on, you must take her safety as your own responsibility and protect her."
At this moment, the emperor was extremely grateful that he had made Yunxiao the crown prince.
With him as Yun Lian's strong support, and based on his love for her, even if he were to pass away in the future, he would not worry about her safety.
Yun Lian stood innocently beside the Crown Prince.
"I don't know either. I just came to the palace with you to ask for a royal decree to marry you, and suddenly I became your sister. I can only say that we are very destined to be together."
Seeing that she was willing to acknowledge their relationship, the emperor's eyes welled up with tears again.
He took Yun Lian's hand and placed it on top of the Crown Prince's.
"Good, good, good! Imperial sister... Hahaha, from now on you two will be the best siblings. Lian'er, don't worry, I am your best refuge."
"As long as you're willing to return to the palace, no one will dare bully you again."
Yun Lian suddenly shook her head.
“Your Majesty, I do not want to return to the palace. Even if I am truly a princess, I yearn for freedom outside. To have this title of princess is already a great luxury for me.”
A look of surprise crossed the emperor's face.
To live in the palace—what immense wealth that must be!
He couldn't quite see his daughter clearly for a moment, and didn't even notice that she hadn't called him "Father."
"You don't want to acknowledge me?"
The emperor shed all the tears he hadn't shed in the first half of his life today.
Are you resentful that it took me so long to find you?
When Yun Lian heard him refer to himself as "I," a hint of affection flashed in her eyes.
"No complaints."
"But rather than being kept like a canary in one place, I yearn for the vast and boundless world outside. Father, I am very grateful to be able to reunite with you and your daughter."
But I can't follow the rules and regulations of the palace; I just want to live a carefree and happy life.
I was too tired before, and now that I know I have loving parents, I just want to indulge myself.
The emperor was so overwhelmed with surprise that he was completely disoriented.
"You're willing to acknowledge your ancestors, but you don't want to live in the palace?"
"right."
A smile appeared on the emperor's face.
He never wanted to be bound to her.
He had finally found his sweetheart and wanted to give her all his love. He would do his best to satisfy whatever she wanted.
"Good! You are just like your mother, yearning for freedom all your life. Your father grants your request. As long as it is not your wish, whatever you want to do, your father will allow it."
Yun Lian immediately threw herself into his arms, rubbing her little face against his chest.
"Thank you, Father. So this is what it feels like to have a father?"
Her words directly shattered the emperor's psychological defenses.
No one had ever dared to be so close to him before, but now he had a sweet and soft little girl who would express her love for him without reservation.
The emperor gently pulled her into his arms.
"Everything you haven't experienced before, your father will give you in the future."
The crown prince stood alone, watching the touching scene of father and daughter recognizing each other.
His blood was almost frozen.
It turns out that Father Emperor wasn't cold-hearted towards any of his children; he also had such a tender side.
He gazed intently at Yun Lian, trying to ignore the discomfort in his heart.
Everyone in the harem knew how highly Consort Ye was regarded by the Emperor.
And she turned out to be the last bloodline left behind by the Imperial Concubine.
In this way, my previous agonizing over her status as an illegitimate daughter and whether she was a good match for me seems utterly ridiculous.
Now, the person who was unworthy of her has become herself.
The crown prince remained silent, not daring to even raise his head, and quietly left the place.
He sneered.
He has never been a person favored by the gods, so how could he dare to expect special care that belongs to him?
Let's just pretend it was all a dream.
The next day, as soon as Yun Lian opened her eyes, she was met with several pairs of extremely respectful eyes.
Looking at the extremely luxurious decorations above her head, Yun Lian remembered that she had stayed in the palace the night before.
"Princess, please allow me to help you change your clothes."
Yun Lian lazily straightened up, letting the palace maids serve her.
Looking at her radiant reflection in the mirror, Yun Lian couldn't help but sigh.
"No wonder they say that wealth nourishes people. Just by being dressed up and made up by them, you feel like a completely different person."
Yun Lian muttered to herself, expecting no reply, but unexpectedly, the long-absent System 003 suddenly spoke up.
"Host, your mistress is back~"
A breathtaking smile instantly bloomed on Yun Lian's face.
"Didn't they say that this world wouldn't exist if the energy was exhausted? Tongzi, I've missed you so much."
003 cupped her face in her hands.
"I accepted a small task from the main system, so they made an exception and gave me energy to come back and accompany the host."
"How are you, host? Is the mission in this world difficult?"
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