My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

The old lady knelt down, showed the silver needle in front of Qin Ruolan, and said with a stern voice: "Just this silver needle, which is as thin as an ox's hair, makes you afraid of looking like this. Have you ever thought that your elder brother has been hit by several soul-killing bullets?" Nail, how painful it must be?

If your sister-in-law hadn't removed the Soul-Destroying Nails with her superb medical skills, your eldest brother would still be tortured right now! For this reason alone, your sister-in-law deserves the respect and courtesy of everyone in the Qin family!

You cry out and complain that your elder brother is partial, but what have you paid for your elder brother? What qualifications do you have to compare with your sister-in-law? "

Qin Ruolan couldn't listen at all. There was only the silver needle in her eyes that brought a huge threat. Her tears were full of pleading, and she begged for mercy vaguely: "I was wrong...please forgive me." ...I really know I was wrong..."

The old lady slowly raised the hand holding the needle. The fear in Qin Ruolan's heart suddenly reached its peak. He immediately closed his eyes and screamed, but his voice was blocked in his mouth because his mouth was covered.

After a few breaths passed, the severe pain Qin Ruolan expected did not come as expected.

She opened her eyes tremblingly, but was surprised to see that the old lady had returned the silver needle in her hand to the maid holding the needle bag beside her.

"Unlike your biological mother, I will not resort to such despicable and dirty methods. However, if you dare to not take punishment seriously again, you will bring it upon yourself."

After the old lady finished speaking, she signaled the servants to let go of Qin Ruolan.

Qin Ruolan quickly knelt upright to avoid angering the old lady and causing her to go back on her word.

Then, the old lady ordered her servant to wrap a thick layer of cloth around Qin Ruolan's calf, and then carefully insert several silver needles.

Qin Ruolan looked back in horror as the servants inserted silver needles into her calves, her body trembling involuntarily.

"Kneel down. If you dare to sit on my lap again, you will be responsible for all the consequences!" After the old lady dropped these words, she snorted coldly and turned around to return to the house.

Only the crumbling Qin Ruolan and the supervisor, Nanny Liu, were left in the courtyard.

What happened here was quickly reported to Qin Junyi from the guards.

After hearing this, Su Yunwan's face suddenly became extremely cold, and her heart was filled with anger.

Mr. Pei, you should be glad that you died early, otherwise I would definitely let you know what it means to repay a hundredfold!

Seeing her abnormal expression, Qin Junyi quickly took her into his arms and stroked her back to comfort her: "Wan Wan, I'm fine. It's all over. Don't think about it anymore..."

Su Yunwan closed her eyes, but the picture of the helpless young man being restrained by a servant and enduring acupuncture torture remained in his mind.

It wasn't until a passionate kiss fell on her lips that she came back to her senses and gradually calmed down the resentment in her heart.

Since becoming a mother, her heart has become softer and she cannot bear to see any child suffer.

Even though Qin Junyi was now an adult, the abuse he suffered as a child still made her heartache.

Qin Junyi comforted her softly for a long time. Su Yunwan regained her composure, leaned in his arms, and said with profound meaning: "Don't give others the chance to hurt you again."

"Okay, I promise you." Qin Junyi nodded solemnly, and the softness born from Qin Ruolan's filial piety to his grandmother disappeared.

Qin Ruolan struggled to support her body, hoping that her elder brother would come to rescue her.

However, Qin Junyi did not wait until she fainted and fell to the ground.

Qin Junyi did not consult Qin Ruolan's wishes again, and only sent someone to tell her that she was going to marry in Goguryeo. According to her grandmother's words, before getting married, she was forbidden to eat in the yard and pray for blessings.

Qin Ruolan was disheartened and regarded marrying a foreign country as liberation and rebirth. She did not voice any objections and no longer clamored for Shiyi to be a bodyguard.

Soon, Goguryeo sent envoys to propose marriage, three letters and six etiquette... On the day of the wedding, Qin Ruolan stepped out of the backyard where she was trapped, and Qin Junxian personally delivered the wedding.

What awaits her is a life completely different from her time in the boudoir.

The prince had only respect and no love for her, and half a month after getting married, he married two powerful concubines from his mother's clan again.

Qin Ruolan relied on the permanent mission sent by the Qin family to fight wits and courage with the two concubines, but her skills were often inferior to those of others. She was still pregnant and fell into a trap, almost killing one person and two others.

Looking back on the past, she felt filled with regret and wished she could overthrow everything and start over again.

At that time, the Qin family was at the top of the Zhou Dynasty and no one could challenge it.

Whether to proclaim himself emperor or not is only a matter of Qin Junyi's thought.

She could have become a noble eldest princess, choosing a handsome gentleman as her consort, and they would be together for the rest of their lives.

Now, she is trapped in a fight in the back house and is miserable.

What's more serious is that the crown prince of Goguryeo is physically weak, and the other princes are eyeing him.

In order to keep his position as crown prince, the prince tried his best, but he was already on the verge of dying early.

Qin Ruolan once found him secretly vomiting blood. After questioning, she found out that his physical condition had deteriorated to the extreme.

In order to maintain his position of power, Qin Ruolan hesitated again and again, and finally put down all his pride and wrote a letter of help, begging his eldest brother and Su Yunwan for help.

However, before the letter was delivered, the prince fell ill.

At that time, the battle for the heir was becoming fierce. Knowing that he might not have much time left if he continued like this, the prince ignored Qin Ruolan's hard persuasion and asked Shangshu to resign as heir apparent.

The King of Goguryeo endured his heartache and made him king.

After that, he retired to the East Palace with his wife, concubines and children, and went to the palace on the mountain. He would not come down without orders.

Qin Ruolan also lived a secluded life, which was similar to that of Buddhist Qingxiu.

As for the letter she sent, after Qin Junyi received it, he didn't mention it to Su Yunwan at all, and only sent several Xinglin masters to Goguryeo for treatment.

After the prince stepped down from government affairs and took good care of himself, his health gradually improved.

But at that time, his father died of illness and his younger brother came to power. He has no other choice but to be a secluded king to protect himself.

Qin Ruolan's dream of being a queen was completely shattered, and she was trapped in the struggle in the back house for the rest of her life, unable to escape.

This is later.

As time went by, good news continued to come from various places, and Goguryeo also returned the land it had occupied for many years as agreed.

In less than a year, the entire Youzhou and Jizhou were owned by Qin Junyi.

In addition, the territory of Bingzhou controlled by the Baiyi Sect rebel army, and the territory of Qingzhou that surrendered after the lobbying of Prince Li were also captured by Qin Junyi.

Qin Junyi vigorously promoted the New Deal and kept a low profile. The people under his jurisdiction gained unprecedented peace and a bumper harvest, and everyone was happy.

On the contrary, natural and man-made disasters continued in many places in the Zhou Dynasty, and peasant uprisings surged.

The armies in various places were self-reliant and divided into one side, and some people even directly proclaimed themselves kings and emperors.

In this environment where heroes were separatist and war was everywhere, countless people were forced to be involved in the war. They suffered from the war, were displaced, and their families were destroyed.

The once glorious Zhou Dynasty fell apart.

At this moment, the Beidi Dynasty in the northwest took advantage of the civil strife in the Zhou Dynasty to launch an all-out attack, breaking through multiple defense lines on the border in one fell swoop, and marched straight south, aiming directly at Kyoto.

The troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty retreated steadily and were completely defeated.

Capital City, Imperial Palace.

The emperor held the urgent military report of the war in his hand and sat in the imperial study for a long time. He forcibly suppressed his unwillingness and issued an imperial edict, which was sent to Youzhou as quickly as possible.