Yun Xi also secretly changed into a girl's outfit and playfully headed to where Yun Lian was.
"elder sister!"
"Why did you suddenly come here? Will the palace let you go?"
Yun Xi hugged Yun Lian tightly around the waist and pressed her face against Yun Lian's back.
"Qingzhu is disguised as me and is lying in bed pretending to be sick. Sister, let me go out with you for once. I haven't breathed the air outside the palace for a very, very long time."
Her voice was so pitiful that Yun Lian couldn't bear to refuse her.
"San'er, keep an eye on the palace for me. Let me know if anything unusual happens!"
"No problem, host."
003 A screen was set aside to monitor a corner of the palace in real time.
Yun Xi, with her hair tied in a girlish bun, cautiously peeked half her face out from beside Yun Lian.
"Sister, are you angry?"
Yun Lian watched as her arm slowly loosened its grip on her waist. At that moment, she looked like a child who had done something wrong, her eyes filled with unease.
Yun Lian gently pulled her into her arms, patting her back lightly with her hand.
"I'm really angry." Feeling the person in her arms tremble, Yun Lian, after startling her, continued to comfort her.
"I'm angry that you came out alone without anyone to protect you. I'm worried that you might encounter danger outside. If something happens to you, how can I live with myself in the future?"
Yun Lian helped her pull down the hair hanging on the gold-inlaid jade coral plum blossom hairpin.
Yunxi found a comfortable position in her arms and hugged her tightly: "Sister, we have the Hidden Dragon Guard protecting us in secret, but I promise you, next time I will definitely bring a maid with high martial arts skills when I go out."
"Alright, since we're already here, I might as well show you some different scenery."
Yun Xi's eyes sparkled with joy, and for the first time, she showed a childlike side.
"Sister, I love you to death!"
As fireworks lit up the sky, Yun Lian stepped forward to cut the ribbon for the large ship she had been watching under construction.
On this day, almost all the residents of Yunqing City came to the seaside to see him off.
The people could not hide their excitement, and they stared at the figure on the ship with tears in their eyes.
"Your Highness, it is our good fortune to be born in the Yun Kingdom."
"Hahaha, our Yun Kingdom finally has its own ship! Let's see how arrogant those small countries will be now!"
"God bless my Yun Kingdom! God bless my Yun Kingdom!"
Some people even knelt on the ground and kissed the land.
"I have no regrets about being born into the Yun Kingdom in this life, and I will be a citizen of the Yun Kingdom again in the next life!"
"Mother, go in peace. General Yun's return will surely lead our Yun Kingdom to new heights."
The retired emperor and his old nanny watched the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ship from afar, admiring the spirited soldiers and the two figures standing tall at the bow of the ship, their eyes filled with satisfaction.
"Granny Lin, it seems I really am getting old. In the past, how could I have thought of developing on a sea that can swallow people?"
"The abbot is right. With Yun Lian around, the Yun Kingdom will prosper. Thankfully, she's back."
Although it was just one more person, her presence not only brought life to Yunxi, but also awakened the entire Yun Kingdom like a sleeping lion opening its eyes.
Lin Mama followed silently, taking the unfinished food from the Emperor Emeritus's hands.
Having accompanied the Emperor Emeritus from his humble beginnings to his current position at the highest level in the Yun Kingdom, she understands him better than anyone else.
She knew that the young lady only wanted to express her feelings and didn't need an answer.
"Granny Lin, what do you think about giving Yunxi her freedom?"
Granny Lin followed respectfully beside the Emperor Emeritus.
“Miss, whatever your decision, the new emperor will not complain.”
She certainly wouldn't complain; she would only sob quietly when no one was around.
Yunxi was a very special daughter to her; she neither wanted to pay attention to her nor wanted to know what she was doing.
She always tried to find the differences between Yunxi and her father.
As the Emperor Emeritus watched the ship gradually shrink on the sea, his hunched back straightened.
“Let’s go back to the palace. The little guy has sneaked out, and someone has to keep him in check.”
The sun is setting.
The setting sun cast long shadows of the two people.
*
On the ship.
It was Yunxi's first time on the sea, and she was curious about everything.
She looked at Yun Lian with undisguised curiosity in her eyes.
"Sister, can we eat this blue fish? It's so pretty!"
Yun Lian brought not only soldiers and crew members with her when she went out to sea, but also many experienced fishermen.
Initially, out of respect for Yun Lian's identity, they hardly dared to speak loudly.
It wasn't until Yun Lian borrowed a fishing net from them that she was able to cast it perfectly with a simple toss.
Because very few people go this deep, the fish in the sea are stupid and are almost always caught in the net as soon as it is cast.
Yun Lian chuckled.
"I thought you were going to take it home and raise it because you thought it was pretty. Yunxi, why is your little head full of thoughts about food?"
Yun Xi casually tossed Yun Lian a freshly grilled squid tentacle.
"Don't blame me, it's all because my sister is so good at cooking! She can make even wood taste delicious! Sis, how did you become so versatile behind my back?"
Yun Lian told them to put all the fish and shrimp they had caught into a bucket.
She handed the simple fishing rod she had just made to Yunxi.
"Because I'm the older sister, how can the older sister not have any special skills?"
"Try my new fishing rod. Put a small fish on the hook, just like I do. When you feel something struggling under the rod, pull it to the surface."
Since Yun Xi came out, she has never stopped smiling.
"Okay!...Ahhh!!! Sis! Sis! Sis! Help me, I can't pull him up!"
Yun Lian's fishing rod didn't move, but she was infected by Yun Xi's smile and ran over to pull the rod with her.
Finally pulled up, the giant yellow croaker returned a tail to the two sisters.
"No wonder it's so hard to move. This behemoth could have bought several houses in a different era."
Yunxi's mouth gaped open in surprise.
"Then I must be incredibly lucky! I actually managed to catch such a precious fish."
"Yes, you're incredibly lucky."
Yun Xi and Yun Lian stood together, gazing into the distance.
The pale purple sky was reflected on the sea, creating a scene so beautiful it seemed unreal.
As the wind blew, the bells on Yunxi's hair jingled.
"Sister, I wish time could stand still at this moment."
She loves the sea.
Whether it's the salty smell of the sea, the free-flying birds, or the stunning reflection of the autumn water merging with the sky, everything fills her with longing.
She even wanted to dive into the ocean and play with the colorful fish.
Yun Lian covered her with a cloak and sat with her on the deck. Listening to the sound of water, even the filth in their souls was cleansed.
"I also wish time could stand still. However, although I don't have the ability to stop time at this moment, I will try my best to keep you carefree forever."
Yunxi, go ahead and experience what you love.
The purpose of life is simply to see how flowers bloom, how water flows, to watch the sun rise in the east and set in the west, and to hear the chirping of birds, beasts, and insects.
There are so many beautiful things in this world, and even we who stand among them belong to that beautiful side. Yunxi, the heavy shackles on your shoulders can now be removed.
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