Long Live The Emperor, Except For Me

Once Celebrated as a Genius Chancellor and Undefeated General, Yi Baek-ryeon, met a tragic end in her twilight years.
After dedicating her entire life to serving the emperor with unwavering loyalty, she was abandoned and forced to take her own life.
“I only wish to never again brush shoulders with Your Majesty,” she lamented with her last breath.
With that one ardent desire, she breathed her last.
“I must have committed some grave sin in a previous life.”
Opening her eyes, she found herself reincarnated as a three-year-old child.
Since she had already come this far, she decided to live a comfortable and leisurely life in her second life, far from the pursuit of heroism.
However…
“Very well. What is it you desire? Shall I have a lake dug and filled with peach juice, or shall I hang cookies from every tree for the birds to peck at?”
Why did she feel a familiar aura of the emperor emanating from this Grand Duke she had never met before?
This time, she was determined to live her own life, unburdened by the influence of others.
“Why? Are you trying to hang yourself again? You will not. You have always belonged to me, and what makes you think it will be any different in your second life?”
…But it seems that won’t be easy.
Your Majesty, may you live long and prosper. Please let me go.