Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

After the birthday banquet and the wedding of the Emperor and Empress, envoys from various countries were preparing to return home.

In Yaohua Palace, Shen Yanyan looked at the four people in front of her. How could they be together if they were all independent?

"We will be leaving Beijing tomorrow. Xiyue admires the Queen very much, so she came here specially to say goodbye." Zhonglichuan didn't understand what was wrong with his sister. She clearly hadn't spoken to the Queen, but she insisted on saying goodbye to her.

"Yes, Queen Mother, I have never seen a woman as powerful as you. I have decided that you will be the person I admire the most in the future. We will leave the palace and return to Beilin tomorrow, and we will never see each other again, so I beg my brother to take me to see you." Zhongli Xiyue looked at Shen Yanyan with admiration. Although the status of women in Beilin was better than that in Liguo, it was not much better. She had admired female generals since she was a child. She wondered why women were no worse than men, but there were so many rules that bound women. After arriving in Liguo and meeting the Queen Mother, she finally saw a woman who was more powerful and outstanding than men. She felt that her inner sustenance seemed to have a home.

Shen Yanyan smiled and nodded, thinking that the little princess was quite cute.

She looked at the two people beside her, "Why are Prince Helian and Prince Murong here today?" She was a little curious. Zhongli Chuan could be said to have come with his sister, but what about these two?

"I happened to meet the Second Prince and the Fourth Princess of Beilin, so I wanted to come and visit the Queen together. The Queen is an unparalleled martial artist, and I admire her very much." Helian Fu smiled and explained. He did want to see her before leaving the palace, but it was inconvenient because she was a concubine. Now he met Zhongli Xiyue, and there would be no gossip with her around, so he came.

"This prince is also like this. The Queen is the first person to defeat this prince. In Xiliang, this prince has never lost. I am about to leave, and when I met these three people, I came to visit the Queen on the way." Murong Yao said with a sullen face.

Shen Yanyan listened to what they said and nodded. They were all interested in her martial arts.

"Your Majesty, I don't mean to offend you. Women in your country of Li have always had many rules, and even fewer of them learn martial arts. How did you master such superb martial arts?" Zhongli Xiyue was really curious. Li Country was located in the Central Plains, and there were many more restrictions on women than in their Beilin country. As the daughter of a big family, shouldn't she have learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood?

"If you want to learn, then learn. Why can women only be good wives and mothers, embroidering and playing the piano in the backyard all day? I think everyone has the right to choose their own destiny. Do whatever you want. Even if the environment makes it so, you can't do everything as you wish, but you must obey your heart. Many things are not about doing or doing, but you can't lack the desire to do them. If you lack the motivation in your heart, you will really die. If you can't do it today, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future. If you can't do it yourself, it doesn't mean that future generations can't do it. A spark can start a prairie fire. Even if it takes a very long time and requires many people, as long as the final goal is achieved, it is worth it, isn't it?" Shen Yanyan took her hand and took off the pearl hairpin on her head and put it in her hand. She could see that although Princess Zhongli was a little willful, she was a broad-minded person in her heart. Under such feudal dogma, her thoughts were also precious. She was very compatible with her.

She said these things today because I can see the ambitions and doubts in her heart. A woman can also work hard to pursue what she wants and do whatever she wants. For some things, you have to fight for yourself.

When Zhongli Xiyue heard this, her face was full of shock and her eyes were slightly red. For a long time, others had been teaching them as women how to manage the harem and how to listen to men. After hearing what she said today, she realized that there were people in this world who shared the same opinion as her.

"I made this at home before I got married. It's not expensive, but I made it with my own hands. This hairpin is made in imitation of a flower, the sunflower. Its flower language represents a spirit. Facing the sun means hope, and dreams are the best belief. I give it to you." Shen Yanyan looked at the hairpin in her hand and said solemnly. She liked it very much too. This hairpin was made by herself when she was traveling in Yangzhou after returning to it. It was hope. She has been in this world for sixteen years, day after day, year after year. She was afraid that her memory of her previous life would gradually become blurred, so she made this hairpin.

Living in this world since infancy, with completely different life philosophies, will assimilate people day after day. She didn't like the palace, but still entered it because she was just an ordinary person. She could leave, but she couldn't afford the fate of having her entire clan executed. She was good at martial arts and could scheme, but what was the use of it? In such a feudal dynasty, deep-rooted thoughts and concepts could not be changed. The hierarchy of status, emperor and commoners, courtiers and officials, was a vortex that could not be escaped.

Imperial power and powerful ministers are not just talk. Since she entered the palace, countless eyes have been staring at her. No one will care about her minor actions, but if someone really catches her with a fatal handle, the end will be death, and her whole family will follow her.

She wanted to leave, but couldn't, and now she doesn't want to leave either. Once she's trapped in this situation, there's no way out.

This is a feudal dynasty, this is an imperial palace, not the Valley of Miracle Doctors, not her farm in Yangzhou. You can come and go as you please.

Giving this hairpin to her, whether it be for spiritual sustenance or encouragement, is good, but I have no choice anymore and don't need this thing anymore.

"This, this is too precious, and you just gave it to me like this." Zhongli Xiyue was originally confused. She was a queen after all, so why did you give her such a simple hairpin? It would not sound good if it got out. After hearing her words, she suddenly felt that this hairpin was of great significance and she could not bear it.

"It's not expensive. You have a sincere heart for this. It suits you very well." Shen Yanyan smiled and pushed back her outstretched hand.

The three men were shocked when they heard her unreasonable words. The Queen of Li Kingdom was really different from ordinary people. She taught the little princess of Beilin bad things in front of them in order to encourage her to be herself. She dared to say that.

Helian Fu looked at Shen Yanyan without blinking, full of curiosity. The more he got to know her, the more interesting she became to him. "Your Majesty is really different. If all the women in your country think like you, it would be a mess." He didn't mean to look down on women. He just wanted to provoke her and see what other unorthodox words she could say.

"Indeed." Murong Yao also nodded. In their Xiliang, women are just tools for passing on the family line. No matter how powerful a woman is, she must get married, have children, and serve her husband.

"For thousands of years, countless dogmas in the name of protecting women have shackled women's minds and instilled in you men the idea that these are all taken for granted. What qualifications do you have to say whether this is a mess or not? Not everything that everyone thinks is right is necessarily right, right?" Shen Yanyan smiled at the two of them, but there was a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.

Indeed, she is now bound and suppressed by these things. Her own concepts and ideas are just a drop in the ocean compared to the rules and regulations that have existed for thousands of years.

These feudal dogmas shackle not only women's minds, but also men's.

Weak and pale.

Struggling but with no way out.