After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

The atmosphere in Beijing was turbulent and deep winter was approaching quietly.

The eldest princess, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, suddenly invited all the noble ladies in the capital to hold a winter banquet in the Plum Garden.

Jiang Xue Ning was drowsy in the carriage. She received an invitation written personally by the Princess Protector of the Nation and finally decided to go.

Although it was snowing heavily and the weather was cold, the plum garden was bustling with activity. The plum blossoms were in full bloom, and noble ladies, who were more beautiful than the flowers, were vying with each other to admire the flowers in groups of three or four.

The moment she walked in, the plum garden was silent for a moment.

The princess's trusted maid smiled and said, "Princess, please follow me. The princess is waiting for you in the Plum Tower."

Jiang Xue Ning nodded and followed her into the depths of the plum forest. Climbing up to the top of the attic floor by floor, the eldest princess was leaning on a chair, watching the maid make tea.

"Now that you are here, please sit down as you please, no need to be polite."

She sat by the window, from where she could overlook the entire Merlin.

The eldest princess' eyes were filled with nostalgia. "When I was young, I loved to drink and admire the plum blossoms with the girls I was close to in the plum garden."

Those unrestrained, passionate, youthful, drunken and brilliant days are a past she can never go back to.

Jiang Xue Ning listened quietly, without much comfort, and just said softly, "I can drink quite well, maybe I can have a few drinks with you, Princess."

The eldest princess laughed, and her former elegance could still be vaguely seen in her eyes and brows. "You are an interesting girl."

It is hard not to feel pity for such a lively and interesting girl, who is involved in the struggle for imperial power and is about to be trapped in the harem.

"I have advised the emperor to let you enter the palace as his empress, but unfortunately the emperor said that destiny cannot be violated."

After all, Xiling is the emperor's Xiling. She has retired for a long time and can no longer reverse the emperor's decision on such matters.

Jiang Xuening said calmly, "It's time, it's fate..."

The eldest princess looked at her deeply and said, "You don't look like a girl who would accept her fate."

She had been through too much, and she naturally felt the undercurrents in the capital recently. She had a hunch that the woman in front of her would not just think that she was destined to enter the palace.

"The royal family was wronged by Zhao Yan." The princess opened the box beside her, and inside was a token. "This is the Jinwu Order. With this token, you can travel freely in Xiling."

Jiang Xue Ning's eyes flickered slightly. There were no more than three such tokens in the whole Xiling. Upon seeing this token, all city gates would open unconditionally.

"This is?"

The eldest princess pushed the box to her and said, "It's useless for me to keep this token when I'm old, so I'll give it to you."

She hesitated for a moment, "This... is too expensive."

"Keep it well. After the winter banquet, I will go back to the mountains to recuperate. I will not return to the capital easily unless it is something serious."

At her age, there is nothing that she cannot see through. Now is the age of young people, and their era has long passed, so she will not join in the fun.

Jiang Xue Ning finally accepted it. This token was very useful to her.

"Thank you, Princess."

The princess had no intention of talking more about the current situation. Seeing that she had accepted the token, she asked someone to serve plum wine and had three drinks with her.

"Merlin is busy right now, go have fun, I need to take a break."

Jiang Xue Ning responded and retreated quietly.

When she was going downstairs, she met Helian Qing who was coming towards her. She bowed her head and greeted him, but Helian Qing seemed not to hear her and walked past her with an expressionless face.

Jiang Xue Ning waited until she was far away, then looked back at her. She had lost a lot of weight, and her aura was suppressed. She didn't look like a newlywed bride at all, but full of resentment.

Helian Qing entered the warm room, walked to the side of the eldest princess who was taking a nap with her eyes closed, knelt down, and said softly, "Grandma."

The eldest princess opened her eyes and looked at her tiredly, "It's Qingqing who's here."

Tears immediately welled up in Helian Qing's eyes, and he cried so hard that I felt sorry for him and felt extremely sad.

"Grandma, please save me. I don't want to marry Xiao Linfeng."

"He is a pervert, I am afraid..."

"You'll die if you marry her."

Ever since she fell ill, Xiao Linfeng was specially allowed to visit her in the palace every few days.

Occasionally, the two of them would take walks in the Imperial Garden together and play chess together, looking very harmonious.

But she only felt oppression and silent despair in it, and she even started to have nightmares all night long recently.

In the nightmare, she was covered in blood and died. The dream was so real that she felt as if she was really there. She would feel palpitations every time she woke up.

The eldest princess sighed and said, "You are a princess. As long as you don't do anything out of line, the King of Wei won't treat you harshly."

"No... Grandma... No..." Helian Qing said in panic, "Sometimes he looks at me as if he is looking at a dead object."

"Please save me, I don't want to get married."

The eldest princess had not lived in the capital for a long time, so she was not very familiar with these young people.

She gently touched Helian Qing's head to comfort her, "As a royal princess, since you enjoy the best food and clothing, you must naturally shoulder the responsibilities that you should shoulder."

"This marriage was arranged by your brother, and the wedding date is approaching, and the other party is the King of Wei. Even if I come forward, there is no room for maneuver."

The Xiao family has become very powerful in recent years, and anyone with eyes can see it. But Helian Xuan wants to marry the princess to him, which clearly shows that he has other ideas in mind.

Princesses became victims of marriage alliances in political struggles, which became common after Helian Xuan came to power. Helian Qing was not the first, nor the last.

Helian Qing knelt on the ground in despair, closing his eyes and letting the tears fall, "I am unwilling to ruin my life and even my life like this..."

"If you don't want to give in, you have to fight back and carve out a path. Otherwise, no one can save you."

The maid helped her up. She sat by the window, staring blankly out with red eyes, feeling powerless in her heart.

"The royal princess is nothing more than this. The so-called royal power is just a man's power game."

Helian Xuan suppressed his tears and said, "Grandaunt, please attend my wedding before leaving."

The princess had originally planned to leave the capital tomorrow, but after meeting her pleading eyes, she couldn't help but soften her heart. "I can't do much else for you, but I can promise you this."

Helian Qing forced a smile on his face, "Thank you, great aunt."

She washed her face, put on makeup again, and went downstairs to calm down. Suddenly, she covered her chest with her hands, her heart palpitated, and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

The maid beside her quickly helped her to sit on a stone bench not far away and patted her back to help her calm down.

It took her a while to recover, and she said with a pale face, "Han Xiang, am I going to die?"

Han Xiang quickly comforted her, "Princess, don't talk nonsense. Didn't the imperial physician say that it was caused by your poor sleep recently? Take the medicine and you will get better soon."

Helian Qing smiled bitterly, "I hope so."

For some unknown reason, she always had a bad feeling.