Mingdu, the Eastern Palace.
"Second Brother, Second Brother, my dear Second Brother, just say yes! I've already told you what I have in mind, and I'm doing this to take some of the burden off you."
A lively voice tinged with innocence echoed through the Eastern Palace's study. A girl of about thirteen clung to Xu Tianchen's arm and shook it incessantly, her coaxing tone full of anticipation.
The only person in the imperial palace who could be so carefree, disregard the rules so completely, and pester Xu Tianchen like a little child was the Sun Moon Empire's eldest princess—Xu Tianzhen!
In his previous life, Xu Tianchen had always desperately wanted a younger sister of his own. So, even though Xu Tianzhen was not his full sister, he doted on her and treated her as though she were.
Really, who could turn down a tiny little kid who followed you around calling you big brother?
Xu Tianzhen's martial soul was also the sun martial soul, one of the imperial family's three hereditary martial souls. Her talent was quite good, too, making her a likely candidate to become one of the imperial family's hidden pillars of strength. In the past, a male member of the imperial family with this martial soul and this talent would have been qualified to contend for the position of crown prince. Of course, that was in the past. Things were different now.
Moreover, Xu Tianzhen never let his affection go to her head. She still knew where to draw the line.
When it came to politics, for instance, she never involved herself in sensitive matters and would even keep well away from them.
Although she stayed out of those affairs, she did not want to squander her talent either. She wanted to change the current state