Yun Xi suddenly stood up, scattering memorials across the table. Her red lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
She subconsciously looked at Qingzhu and saw Qingzhu nodding with red eyes. Almost instantly, tears welled up in her eyes, and she threw herself into Yun Lian's arms.
"Why did it take you so long to get back..."
Yun Lian almost bounced away when she was hugged around the waist.
How come she remembers that their relationship wasn't that good?
When did her half-sister, who always tries to sabotage her and find ways to punish her, become so clingy?
Could this be a trap? After all, those two are the most likely candidates to become empress.
Yun Lian tried to push her away, but felt a wetness on her chest.
His stiff body went limp.
He stared absently at the top of Yun Xi's head.
never mind.
Considering how cute she was when she was little, and how she always followed him around with her big, round almond-shaped eyes, let her hug me for a bit.
Once Yunxi had calmed down enough, Yunlian let her out of her arms.
"Yunxi, does Mother Empress know how much you cry? Hahaha, if she knew that you're so big and still need your older sister to carry you, she would laugh at you to death."
Yun Xi bit her tongue hard, then a sweet smile appeared on her face. The beauty mark at the corner of her eye, which was almost identical to Yun Lian's, added to her beauty.
It's not a dream...
My elder sister is really back!
"If Mother Queen knew you were back, she would cry even harder than I did."
"Back? Have I been to other places before?"
The memories Yun Lian received mostly involved being under house arrest, with very few scenes of her going out.
Yun Xi reached out and touched Yun Lian's cheek, her eyes filled with surprise.
"None of that matters. What matters is that you are who you are right now."
Yun Lian scoffed, "What are you saying? Does that mean I wasn't me before?"
Yun Lian dodged her touch. This naughty girl, she always felt that she would scratch her face with her fingernails at any moment.
Yun Xi didn't answer Yun Lian, but instead brought up other things.
"Elder sister, when are you going to see Mother Empress? She misses you very much."
"Take a couple of days off."
She needs to find out what happened while she was away.
The Empress Dowager is such a wise person that she would notice anything amiss if there was even the slightest mistake.
Yunxi's eyes lit up; at this moment, she was even closer to her childhood self.
She is charming and adorable, and her joy is always on her face.
"I'll take you out for a good look around, and show you the development and changes in Yun Kingdom. There are many interesting little things outside."
Yun Lian let her pull her forward.
Yun Xi's gaze remained almost imperceptibly fixed on her, making Yun Lian even more curious about what had happened during her absence.
"San'er, are those the only story summaries you've received?"
003 kept trying to query more detailed files, but the connection failed every time.
"Yes, host. This may be the last mission, so it's quite difficult. Don't worry, host, I will definitely crack the mission instructions quickly."
"Thank you for your hard work, San'er. After we're untied, I'll definitely give you a big gift."
"No need to be so polite, host."
It was drawn to Yun Lian's soul, but never for anything from her.
The chip kept transmitting a voice that wanted to bind a contract with her.
Because it's her, nothing else matters.
Yun Lian and Yun Xi changed into casual clothes and mingled among the crowd, just like ordinary young ladies from ordinary families.
Yunxi would give Yunlian almost anything delicious or fun she saw, as if she were trying to make up for something.
Yun Lian's cheeks were practically constantly moving.
Although every dish from her hometown was a delight to her taste buds, she couldn't resist eating too much.
As Yun Xi once again stuffed a cute little pig dessert into her mouth, Yun Lian also stuffed a fragrant roasted chestnut into her mouth.
"Yunxi, are you hiding something from me?"
Yunxi dropped the candied hawthorn from her hand, and the sugar shell bounced far away.
"Why would you ask that? How could we possibly keep it from you? Your spies are everywhere in the entire Yun Kingdom. Isn't it simple for you to know what you want to know?"
The clouds seemed to awaken a profound enlightenment within me.
I almost forgot that her story was told by storytellers in teahouses.
"But I'd rather hear from you myself about my past, about things from the past... I've forgotten most of it."
forget?
Of course she knows.
Yun Xi quickly blinked away the tears in her eyes and suddenly hugged Yun Lian.
“The past is too long ago. If you really want to know, let’s go see the Queen. I think you would prefer to hear it from your mother.”
When Yun Lian suddenly remembered seeing Yun Xi, she noticed that Yun Xi wore a crown with twelve tassels, a custom reserved exclusively for the emperor.
Yun Lian suddenly turned cold: "You've also imprisoned the Empress? Just like you did with me?"
Yun Xi's smile faltered, replaced by a bitter one.
"Royal sister, how come you haven't changed since you came back? In your heart, I will always be the prime suspect."
Yun Lian raised an eyebrow: "Isn't that right? They gave me the wrong military intelligence, which led to me being wounded by the enemy. They clearly promised to keep it a secret, but then they went to the Empress Dowager to report it to me."
Yunxi, I want to trust you too, but your credibility with me is so low that I dare not think the best of you.
A gradually fading memory suddenly flashed through Yunxi's mind.
At that time, she was young and her mother, who was in her prime, was by candlelight.
“Yunxi, your elder sister is more suitable to inherit the Yun Kingdom than you. She is closest to you, but she trusts others too much. This will not work for a monarch. I hope you can be a whetstone.”
It would be best to work on her ability to be kind to everyone.
Young Yunxi asked in confusion, "Won't making a whetstone hurt my elder sister?"
The Queen Mother whispered a gentle and warm smile at her, and gently embraced her, enveloping her in the Queen Mother's unique fragrance.
"Of course not. The whetstone will only make her sharper and more invincible. The blade tip will always face outwards, so it won't hurt her. On the contrary, it will make her even more powerful."
"Okay, I agree. From now on, I will be my elder sister's whetstone."
Tears streamed down Yunxi's face as she hurriedly explained, "I had my reasons, Your Majesty. Whether you believe it or not, everything I did was to help you become a better person."
Yun Lian clicked her tongue and used her handkerchief to wipe away her tears: "Let bygones be bygones. People should live in the present so that the future will be better."
Believe it or not, right now, I care more about other things than the throne.
She needed to know who was still truly on her side. Now that she was here, she would not allow the Yun Kingdom to perish.
Yun Xi felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.
"The throne is yours to have whenever you want it."
She is too tired.
These were never what she wanted; she had always longed for something else entirely.
She never pursued power or status.
She had always been chasing after the little general who bravely stood in front of her when she was being bullied in the cold palace.
Only when she returned was Yunxi's life given new life.
Yun Xi... is not a walking corpse.
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