"Sister, you haven't learned your lesson..." The young man grabbed the dagger with one hand. The sharp blade cut his finger, drawing blood, but he didn't let go.
Xue Zining raised an eyebrow, "Let go."
The young man shook his head, "If my sister wants my life, then take it, but my sister will never be able to leave this imperial mausoleum."
"Why?" Xue Zining looked at the young man and asked.
The young man said, "Has sister forgotten what she once told me?"
Xue Zining trembled all over, "What did I say?"
The young man frowned, a hint of grievance flashing in his eyes, "Sister doesn't remember?"
"I really don't remember." She had no recollection of coming to this imperial mausoleum.
"Sister, you saying this makes me very sad, but it doesn't matter. It's enough that sister accompanies me now."
"Yuan Zhao, I can't stay here with you, Sister has very important things to do."
"It's that handsome man, isn't it!"
Xue Zining frowned and looked at the young man, "You've seen Yan Zhao?"
The young man turned his face away, "Yes."
"How is he?" Xue Zining asked nervously.
Yuan Zhao said somewhat resentfully, "Sister, are you that worried about him?"
"Yuan Zhao, he is my husband. Isn't it normal for me to be worried about him?"
The young man shook his head, "No... As the Empress, no one can matter to you. If there is, then kill him."
Xue Zining's gaze paused, "Yuan Zhao, how long has it been since you left here?"
The young man was stunned, "A long time, hasn't it?" How long? So long that he couldn't remember. He only remembered that when he came out that year, his memories seemed to be blurred.
"Yuan Zhao, are you a tomb keeper?" Xue Zining suddenly asked.
Yuan Zhao chuckled, "Has Sister finally remembered who I am?"
Xue Zining shook her head, "I'm sorry, I still can't remember. How long have you been guarding?"
"I don't remember, it should have been a long time."
"Yuan Zhao, tell me, where is Yan Zhao, okay?" Xue Zining asked.
Yuan Zhao shook his head, "Sister, no."
"Yuan Zhao..."
"Sister, do you remember me now?" Yuan Zhao asked.
Xue Zining shook her head, "No."
Yuan Zhao's disappointed expression was evident. Seeing this, Xue Zining couldn't help but ask, "Yuan Zhao, who told you to guard the imperial mausoleum here?"
He was so young and had such good skills; she felt he was no ordinary person.
Yuan Zhao shook his head, "I don't remember, it's been too many years."
"Then do you still remember what this place looked like when you arrived?" Xue Zining asked.
Yuan Zhao still shook his head, then suddenly clutched his head, "I don't remember. But why don't I remember? I should remember."
"Yuan Zhao..."
Yuan Zhao looked up, his eyes red, and he walked step by step to the bed, questioning her, "Why, why doesn't sister remember me?"
"I haven't met you, how can I remember you?" Xue Zining asked.
"Why did Sister forget Yuan Zhao? Why?"
Yuan Zhao's red eyes, filled with bloodlust, made Xue Zining frown, "Sister really doesn't have any recollection."
"Why?" Yuan Zhao roared.
"Then can Sister get to know you now?"
Yuan Zhao shook his head and looked at her, "Then has Sister forgotten everything?"
"Yuan Zhao, I'm sorry..." Xue Zining apologized sincerely.
Yuan Zhao stood there blankly, and suddenly a white light flew out from him, directly towards Xue Zining.
Xue Zining wanted to dodge, but she couldn't at all. The white light enveloped her.
As the gentle halo expanded, Xue Zining also disappeared.
"Sister, wake up, wake up." Xue Zining opened her eyes and saw the young man in front of her, looking stunned, because this young man was none other than Yuan Zhao.
"Yuan Zhao..."
The young man was startled, "What Yuan Zhao?"
Just as Xue Zining was about to say that wasn't his name, a maid walked in from outside, "Your Highness, why are you running around casually? The Princess will scold me."
The young man looked at the maid and said, "Sister is right here, she didn't say anything about me."
The maid was startled and looked towards the bed. Seeing Xue Zining, she trembled and immediately knelt down, "Your servant didn't know it was Her Highness the Princess, please forgive my offense."
"Get up!" Xue Zining said.
The maid shakily got up. The young man said, "You can go. I want to talk to my Royal Sister."
After the maid left, the young man said, "Sister, you've been asleep for three days and three nights. I was so worried."
"What happened to me?" Xue Zining asked.
The young man said, "You accidentally fell into the lake. Fortunately, the Feng Guards found you and rescued you. It's good that Sister is fine."
"Feng Guards?" Xue Zining was stunned.
The young man said incredulously, "Royal Sister, you haven't forgotten your Feng Guards, have you?"
Xue Zining looked at him and asked, "What time is it now?"
The young man said, "Royal Sister, you are really confused. It is now the tenth year of Huang Ze."
Huang Ze, year ten? Xue Zining looked at the young man and asked, "What about you? Who are you?"
The young man was stunned, reached out to touch her forehead, "Royal Sister, you must have a fever. How can you not remember me? I am your younger brother, Xue Changjun."
Xue Changjun? Xue Zining closed her eyes, then suddenly opened them, "I am Xue Changning?"
Xue Changjun frowned, "Royal Sister, you..."
"Where is Xue Chang'an?" Xue Zining asked coldly.
"Changning, are you still looking for your sister?" A familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from outside the door.
Xue Zining looked up at the figure at the door. Who else could it be but Xue Chang'an?
Years later, she had met Xue Chang'an again. Her gaze gradually turned cold.
Xue Chang'an walked forward, his expression worried, "The palace maid told me, and I didn't believe it. Now I do. Sister, were you attacked by the water monster in the lake?"
"No, I'm just a little confused." She lowered her eyes. She had actually come to her first life.
Then where was Yan Zhao? Where was he now? Suddenly, she wanted to see Yan Zhao, and her father and mother.
"Where are Father and Mother?" she asked, looking up.
"My A Ning, you finally remember Father and your Mother?"
Hearing the familiar voice in her memory, tears welled up in Xue Zining's eyes. The two familiar yet increasingly disappearing figures at the door appeared here.
She couldn't hold back anymore, "Father, Mother..."
She ran down from the bed and hugged her father and mother, sobbing uncontrollably.
"A Ning, did someone bully you?"
She shook her head, "I just miss Father and Mother."
"A Ning, it's Father's fault for not paying enough attention to you." Xue Zining shook her head. Whether this was an illusion or not, she was content. It was truly not easy to see her father and mother.
"Father, Mother, Royal Sister is so sentimental," Xue Changjun pouted.
Father laughed heartily and hugged Xue Changjun, saying, "No matter how old you get, you are still Father's children."
Xue Zining enjoyed the care and warmth of her father and mother to her heart's content. When she inadvertently looked up and saw the jealousy in Xue Chang'an's eyes, she realized then that Xue Chang'an's jealousy had begun at this time.