Year after year entwined in a cycle of no end, 84 changed name and surname

  Her face was waiting at the inn for a whole day without seeing anyone coming to find her, thinking in her heart that she had entrusted herself to the wrong person, and she patted her child.

  It's been two months since Zi Zhan was born. Recently, I've also been taking care of him. As a mother and son, they are inseparable. Zi Zhan is always clinging to either his nanny or me. If he opens his eyes and doesn't see one of us, he starts wailing loudly. The nanny has no idea how to comfort this little ancestor.

  "If you're in a hurry to enter the palace, I'll go tonight then." Baili Muru saw Yan's anxiety and although he disliked the imperial palace, for Yan's sake, he would still go.

  "Mu Bai, I still don't feel at ease about Zi Zhan. I always think that people like Guan Canghai won't trust me. If Zi Zhan follows us into the palace, even if you have three heads and six arms, it's easy to dodge open attacks but hard to guard against hidden arrows." She must ensure Zi Zhan's safety.

  "What do you mean?"

  "If I enter the palace, I will bring Ziwu out with me," Yan'er said firmly, looking at Baili Mowei.

  "Are you willing to stay by that scoundrel's side? Do you really like living a life of luxury and extravagance? How can you face Subo's biological father!" Baili Muru grabbed the teacup, fearing he would startle Subo, but still let go of it.

  "I am for Moyeong, I am not for those honors and wealth."

  "You don't have the strength to even truss a chicken, you can't deal with Guan Canghai. Why not let us hide in seclusion and raise Zi Zhan well? When Zi Zhan grows up, I'll go with him to settle accounts with Guan Canghai!" Ba Li Mu Bai looked at Zi Zhan.

  Just as the two were at an impasse, each holding their own views, the wet nurse knocked on the door and said softly from outside: "Milady, there is a gentleman outside who wishes to see you."

  Her face lit up with joy as she looked at Baili Muwei: "I'll go take a look."

  Baili Mugen suddenly picked up Zi Zhan: "Be careful, there's a trick."

  Her face was reminded by Bai Li Mu's words, and the joyful expression on her face dissipated. She slowly opened the door and followed the wet nurse downstairs.

  Li Zuo wore a long white robe and sat elegantly in the inn, sipping tea.

  "Lord Li." Yan'er looked at Li Zuo, who had already changed out of his court attire, a standard scholar.

  "Miss Yan." Li Zuo hastily stood up: "I have something to discuss with Miss Yan in private." Li Zuo glanced at the wet nurse beside him, and Yan'er tactfully let the wet nurse leave. It seemed that he had come alone this time. Yan'er felt that Li Zuo must be bringing news from the palace, rather than trying to silence her.

  "It's not hard, nor is it easy for Miss Yan to enter the palace. The Emperor issued a decree early this morning to replenish the harem." Li Zu paused and looked at Yan'er's expression.

  Her face was still smiling, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with her expression. Perhaps it was just his own imagination, but Li Zuo couldn't help but make excuses for Yan Er in his heart.

  "Lord Li, you might as well speak directly." Yan'er wasn't interested in how many people entered the palace, as long as she could get in herself.

  "The Emperor's selection of a concubine is a major event, and the women who are sent to the palace are all from prominent families, with exceptional beauty and talent. Miss Yan's appearance is naturally not to be underestimated, however... Li felt that with your identity entering the palace, it would inevitably cause a stir in the imperial court."

  "What kind of identity I am, Lord Li seems to be the clearest." Yan'er was not in a hurry.

  "That's for sure, the family members of the treacherous officials from the previous dynasty are even more unclear and shady..."

  "You... " Li Zuo's face didn't expect him to mention this: "The child is Guan Canghai's."

  "What's the point? You can't explain it to everyone in the world, just give up." Li Zuo sat back down in his chair, smiling at Yan Er.

  "Alright then, thank you Lord Li. I'll take the child and leave this place, never to return again." Yan'er turned around with dignity, ready to depart.

  "It's not necessarily so." Li Zuo started selling his tricks again, forcing Yan Er to stop in her tracks.

  "Governor Li, why must you play dumb? I am not a foolish woman." Yan'er felt somewhat angry, this Li Zuo was impossible to fathom.

  "I'm planning to take in a sworn sister, to accompany my own sister into the palace. What do you think, Miss Yan?" Li Zuo asked with a smile, looking at Yan'er.

  Her face slightly calmed down, Yimei said: "Thank you, Lord Li, for your kindness." Yan'er didn't give Li a courtesy, but simply said a sentence.

  "This is also a temporary measure, and His Majesty has agreed with my approach. Now it's up to you, young lady?" Li Zuo smiled slightly.

  "What about the child?" Yan'er suddenly realized the problem after her previous excitement. If she followed Li Zuo's plan, she would have to change into someone else's identity and enter the palace. This way, it seemed more legitimate, but her identity would be completely different. She couldn't possibly enter the palace as an unmarried woman with a baby in her arms, could she?

  "This is a problem, after all, the child is the emperor's flesh and blood." Li emphasized the words "flesh and blood", looking at Yan's reaction.

  "If it weren't for his flesh and blood, why would I have come all the way here?" Yan'er asked Li Zuo.

  "Alright, I've heard that there's a skilled young man by the girl's side. Why not have him accompany the girl to the palace as a guard to protect her safety? As for his identity, of course, I, Li Zuo, will arrange it properly."

  Her face suddenly realized something, turned her body: "I can't do this thing, he is a unruly person, I think he can't stand the rules and regulations of life in the palace, Lord Li might as well not make plans for him." She herself entered the palace, Mu Bai also entered the palace, what about Zi Zhan? She wanted to protect Zi Zhan, but Li Zuodan didn't mention where Zi Zhan was, did Guan Canghai suspect Zi Zhan's identity?

  "And also about the child, I can raise the child myself." Li Zuo suddenly spoke up.

  "Are you saying that we should be separated, mother and son?" Yan'er finally understood, and no matter who the child was, if she wanted to enter the palace, Zi Zhan would be erased and deprived of what he deserved.

  "The mountains and rivers, the ancestral temple." Li Zuo continued to remain silent.

  "Alright, Lord Li, I agree."

  Li Zuo smiled and stood up again: "Tomorrow, I will send someone to pick you up at the mansion. I think you are not unfamiliar with the Taifu Mansion..."

  "I don't know what Big Brother means. Tomorrow is also Yimei's first time entering the mansion, how can she be familiar with Taiwei Mansion?" Yan'er looked at Li Zuo seriously.

  "Good! As expected of a clever person." Li Zuo looked at Yan'er with satisfaction: "From now on, your name will be Li... Chuxia."

  "I won't see you off." Yan's face forced a faint smile as he turned and left first.

  Her face pretended to be calm and walked quickly up the stairs, turned back to close the inn's door, leaning against the door panel panting heavily.

  "What did he say to you?" Baili Murong hugged Zi Yan tightly.

  "Mu Bai, I think Guan Canghai already knows that Zhan Er might not be his biological child." Yan Er wasn't surprised about this.

  "Hmph, that's even better. It just so happens that I have a huge grudge against Zihan too. I'll just go into the palace and kill him!" Baili Muru put down Zihan, who was still lying on the bed.

  "You're crazy, think about it, who else can control such a vast territory now? Even if you kill him, won't that lead to more chaos and suffering for the common people? They fear war the most. You'll be killing him for your own selfish desires, but in the end, it's not just you who will suffer, but countless ordinary people. Let's think about this from another perspective, if you can't even kill him, Guan Canghai is a meticulous person, how can you ensure our safety and kill him at the same time? Looking at the current situation, I'm starting to suspect that we've been followed by him all along." Yan'er's voice grew softer as she spoke.

  "I said from the start that relying on him was the best option, if only you weren't so stubborn back then, would you be worrying like this today?" Zi Zhan lay on the bed, biting his finger, and Bai Mu looked at him with a sigh.

  "I must enter the palace, I don't want anyone to control my life and death again." Yan'er suddenly knelt on the ground, perhaps her own selfishness was too heavy, or perhaps she still had some resentment towards Pan Yueyang. Yan'er didn't have much feeling for Zi Zhan, maybe she was just naturally cold-blooded.

  "What are you doing?" Baili Muru was suddenly at a loss for what to do as he was taken aback by Yan'er's sudden action of kneeling down.

  "Mu Bai, you are the only person I can trust in this world. I beg of you, take Zi Wu and leave this place, the farther the better. Raise him well and teach him martial arts." Yan Er said, then knocked her head three times on the ground.

  "Your meaning you still want to enter the palace?" Baili Muru really couldn't understand this woman.

  "I must go, I will leave this life behind to meet my son after the war! But Mu Bai, Zi Zhan is too young, he doesn't have the ability to protect himself, please take him away with you and help me raise him!" Yan'er knelt on the ground and refused to get up.

  Baili Mubai gazed at Zhan's face, the room was eerily quiet for a moment. After a while, Baili Mubai finally picked up Zhan who had fallen asleep unknowingly: "Wake up, I promise you."

  Her face didn't say a word, and she knocked three more heads. For a long time, she lay on the ground and didn't get up. Baili Murong sighed: "You come to hug Zihanba."

  Her face rose and walked over to touch the soft and delicate face of Zi Zhan, her eyes blurry as she looked at the child. She covered her mouth and leaned on Baili Muwei's arm: "In these few years, I'm afraid I won't be able to contact you. You must remember, when Zi Zhan can protect himself, you know I'm here, you must come find me."

  "I'll be right back, the night is long and I'm taking Zihan away now." Baili Muru put Zihan into Yan'er's arms and began to simply tidy up Zihan's clothes.

  "Now?" Yan'er hadn't expected Mu Bai to leave with Zi Yan so quickly, without even leaving them a last night together.

  "My skills, I could hear every word you and that person said." Baili Muru turned back to look at Yan'er with a helpless expression.

  His face was somewhat awkward: "Having martial arts skills is good."

  Baili Muru really didn't give Yan'er and Zihan much time, he wrapped Zihan in his chest, using a large towel to tie him to himself, making it more convenient to carry Zihan.

  "Be careful." Yan's whispered reminder, she glanced at Zi Zhan, then picked up the scissors, a strand of fine hair cut off in her palm, picked up the sachet on her body, quickly stuffed the hair into it, and also took off the only pair of earrings on her body and stuffed them into the sachet.

  Baili Muru took the sachet and stuffed it into his bosom without hesitation: "As long as I'm here, Ziwu will be safe and sound. At most ten years later, we'll definitely come back!"