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Zhuang Li naturally did not think that the General Li would actually be younger than her, and call her elder sister the moment she opened her mouth. So natural.

She followed him through the buildings, the colorful palace lights hanging over her head, and for a moment she felt as if she were in a dream.

How great would a real dream be? He slept right under the colourful veranda and woke up with nothing to show for it.

The General Li had a tall stature. As she followed behind him, she could only see his broad back. Zhuang Li also had a lot of questions he wanted to ask her.

They walked all the way out of the main palace and into the side hall of the Heart Nurturing Palace. Even though there were still a lot less people walking in brightly lit lanterns, there were still a lot less people. The imperial palace's most heavily guarded forbidden area was the place where the imperial edict was read.

The General Li finally slowed down his footsteps and walked to a quiet place …

"Elder sister, how are you doing?"

Zhuang Li was very suspicious, the attitude the General Li had towards her was even more bizarre now. Ever since she saw Zhuang Li in the Heart Nurturing Palace a year ago, he had continuously expressed goodwill to her. Now, she had become even more friendly, as if she was really his big sister.

"I'm not your sister, so of course you're not my brother." She was confused by General Li's actions, she only wanted to stay away from this weird person. As she spoke, she started to pull out her hand that was still in General Li's hand.

The young man beside him seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then she pulled Zhuang Li's hand even tighter, and her footsteps sped up, almost dragging Zhuang Li along.

They walked all the way to the Imperial Study, and naturally, the guards at the various levels of the door recognized General Li. General Li brought Zhuang Li in and closed the door. Only then did he turn around and take off Zhuang Li's veil, staring at Zhuang Li.

"Big sister, look at me!" He called out again. With both hands on Zhuang Li's shoulders, she couldn't help but look straight into her own eyes.

This was the first time Zhuang Li had seen this young general clearly. His facial features were handsome, and even though she had suffered many hardships outside the pass throughout the years, she was still unable to conceal her young face. This was a young man who was not even twenty years old. This suddenly made Zhuang Li feel that he should be some kind of small animal. A fawn or rabbit...

The young general remained silent and let Zhuang Li stare at him without blinking. When Zhuang Li saw that the young man had remained silent for a long time, Zhuang Li actually stared at him until a layer of moisture appeared in her eyes.

I'm going to cry!?

Zhuang Li naturally did not understand why his reaction was so obvious, as she was nearly frightened by him, and did not know what to say for the moment.

"Big sister said that she has learnt a lot about literature and martial arts, and is proficient with the imperial family." He said those words through gritted teeth, as if he had used up all his courage to bite his lips to prevent tears from falling.

In just an instant, Zhuang Li's head was emptied, and she almost fell to the ground. She leaned on the door, as though everything had been explained clearly by these words.

Ever since she had arrived at this time, she had only said these words to one person. At that time, she was still Zhao Ci of Zhao Mansion.

The little beggar followed behind the horse carriage.

His eyes were exceptionally bright, as docile as a fawn's, but they also exuded a stubborn energy. Shining like the light of the stars in the dark night.

When he encountered the criminals in the inn, he let go of Zhuang Li's hand and appeared alone in front of them.

Elder sister, don't be afraid …

Every time Zhuang Li thought about that innocent boy's face, her heart would start to ache …

"Li Liangxiao... Li Liangxiao... "It has really been a long time …" She reached out his hand to touch the child's face, and though weathered, he could still find traces of his youth.

Why didn't I recognize you earlier?

The moment her hand touched his face, tears began to fall from her eyes.

All these years, she still thought about this child, wondering if he was dressed warmly and fed well. She couldn't help but to dream about him being sold to the shipyard as a laborer, or bought into the railed yard and tortured by those perverted old men. It scared her to the point that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Sometimes, he would pretend that he was already dead. After all, those bandits were all extremely vicious people.

From the time they had parted until now, she had thought that perhaps she had left enough time in this era for her to see him again, or perhaps she would never see him again.

But now that he was standing in front of her, she felt as if she was in a dream again. That skinny little Li Liangxiao was already much taller than her, and her body had also become stronger. It was actually a young general.

No matter what, it was great that the little boy was still alive and healthy …

If the heavens had ever teased Zhuang Li and caused her to experience many twists and turns, then this child in front of her was undoubtedly the best payback.

"Elder sister." He cried out once again, and continued to look fixedly at Zhuang Li.

"Big sister, it's good that you're back. I don't even know where to find you." He mumbled like a child. He rubbed his reddened eyes.

When the bandits who kidnapped me and Uncle Zheng met the imperial guards, they dispersed. Uncle Zheng and I escaped and followed them, and I begged them to help me find you. They said it was none of their business, so I found a job in the imperial guards kitchen, gave them chopping wood, and came to Sixth Master Su. Right now, the emperor had just returned from the Western Regions to pick out some guards from the imperial guards. "I listened to my sister and wanted the goods and the emperor's family. At that time, I decided to follow the emperor no matter what …

After I became Sixth Master Su's guard, I started to look for my sister. I wanted to turn Gansu upside down, but I didn't find anything. The villagers said that there were bandits and rampant, and your sister might have been robbed to her own West Cold …

But I still can't go to West Cold …

Thus, I began to properly assist Sixth Master Su in taking the experts in the martial arts world as my master. Every day, I would study well and learn martial arts. Help Sixth Master Su become the Emperor …

My skills are even better than Sixth Master Su's guard, Yun Duan! I've been trying to help him

Only the Sixth Master of the Su Family would order an attack on the West Cold when he becomes the emperor …

After breaking the West Cold, I'll go find big sister …

Zhuang Li wanted to reach out and touch his head the same way she used to, but because she was taller, she couldn't reach him.

Li Liangxiao held her hand which was about to fall. His hands were warm, and his smile was warm, like a small sun.

It turned out that after so many years, there was still a feeling of nostalgia, a feeling of never giving up. That feeling of happiness and guilt combined together.

"That Little White is from your house?"

I was always unable to persuade him. Later on, I found a way to have him walk the streets and pick up those children that no one taught him, raise them in the house, and have the Uncle Zheng teach them how to drive a horse carriage. When they are older, I will teach them how to practice martial arts. Little White is the one with the best movement technique out of them all, so no one will notice him coming and going in and out of the palace. I told him to send you some things, and he went back to West Cold not long after I sent you back.

Zhuang Li burst out laughing. So she had always been under the care of these entanglement, when she suddenly felt that she and Qing You, and Little White, were originally one family …

He had been staying in the palace with his family the whole time …

"I beg the Emperor to bestow you upon me, I will definitely enter the capital with the victory of West Cold and Inner Mongolia. The Emperor has promised, and now that the West Cold has been pacified, we will have to attack Inner Mongolia, but once the Princess of West Cold is over, I will find a reason to let you out of the palace. It's just that the real Princess of West Cold is already hidden right now, so you'll have to wait a while longer, Big Sis.

Big sister, that year I swore that I would protect you wherever big sister was. Now, are you willing to follow me wherever Li Liangxiao is?

Zhuang Li was almost angered to the point of tears falling down again.

Just as he was about to speak, he was startled by the person who pushed open the door. When the two saw who it was, they immediately kneeled on the ground.

"Your majesty."

Looks like the year of protection had already passed, so Zhuang Li didn't even notice the bell outside. Wang Su came to the study room with only a eunuch, gave a meaningful glance, and that eunuch obediently stood at the door, and closed the door.

Zhuang Li's mind quickly thought, if even Li Liangxiao could recognize him, then what about the emperor? Would he have known who she was?

Would he know that he was Zhao Ci?

Wang Su sat on the Throne, he was different from Prince Bi, Prince Bi was beautiful to the point of being like a crescent moon and a shy flower, a celestial maiden was born, Wang Su was delicate and pretty, and also revealed a cold and stern aura, today he was also 23 years old, compared to the young man from back then, he was even more thick and meticulous.

He looked at Zhuang Li's face and swept her eyes across it. It seemed like he did not know that Zhuang Li was Zhao Ci. Even if Li Liangxiao had mentioned it before, he probably only knew that she was Li Liangxiao's big sister.

The expression in his eyes as he looked at Zhuang Li was exceptionally unfamiliar. Zhuang Li confirmed in her heart, he did not recognize him …

He didn't know where that indescribable sense of loss came from.

He needed Li Liangxiao's help to control the military and stabilize the situation. Naturally, she would agree to his request.

But the matter that the empress had stirred up today, was probably not something that could be easily resolved.

Sure enough …

"Good Xiao, I know you miss your sister, but now is not the time. Go back first, after the fifteenth imperial court, I will announce from the imperial court that you will be transferred back to the capital. You can come and see her at any time from now on.

"Yes." Li Liangxiao still turned his head to look at Zhuang Li, and made a face at the door.