King Jin could tell from the voice that the person who came was his thirteenth imperial sister, the eldest princess of Qinyang, Xiao Qin.

And this eldest princess is the only heir of the current Empress Dowager Dugu.

According to the etiquette system of the Qian Kingdom, a direct descendant should be established for seniority rather than virtuousness, and a son should be established for honor rather than seniority. Whether the royal family establishes a crown prince or a noble family establishes a crown prince, the eldest son should be given priority. Therefore, in the royal family, it is reasonable and legal to make the eldest son born of the queen the prince.

During the reign of the late Emperor Wenzong, Queen Dugu was not only talented and beautiful, but also had a deep palace, was good at maneuvering, and was favored by others. However, after reaching thirty, he still had no children.

Emperor Wenzong favored Empress Dugu and had not established the position of crown prince of the East Palace for a long time.

When Queen Dugu was 39 years old, she finally became pregnant with a dragon fetus. Ten months later, she gave birth to a princess. After being diagnosed by the imperial doctor, I am afraid that there will be no possibility of pregnancy again.

In desperation, Queen Dugu adopted Concubine Qin's eldest son Xiao Yan as her adopted son. Xiao Yan was filial and obedient to the Queen's advice, and was deeply loved by the Dugu family, who regarded her as their own.

Five years later, Xiao Yan got his wish and was established as the prince, assuming the throne in the East Palace.

Xiao Qin, the biological daughter of Empress Dugu, was granted the title of Princess Qinyang. Wenzong was the daughter of the elder Emperor Wenzong, who regarded her as the apple of his eye and doted on her very much.

After Wenzong passed away, Xiao Yan successfully succeeded to the throne and became the current emperor.

Xiao Yan naturally knew that being able to sit on the throne was entirely dependent on the adoption and support of Queen Mother Dugu. Moreover, Empress Dowager Dugu had a deep foundation in the previous dynasty. Although she did not interfere in the government affairs openly at this time, she actually exerted a great secret influence.

As for the eldest princess Xiao Qin of Qinyang, as the only bloodline of Empress Dowager Dugu, one can imagine her high status. Even Emperor Xiao Yan had to be polite when meeting her.

Xiao Qin was smart and resourceful since she was a child. However, according to the etiquette system, women could not enter the court as officials. Even if you are rich in education and talented, you can only hide in the boudoir and embroider, waiting for marriage in the future.

However, Xiao Qin inherited the palace and ambition of Queen Mother Dugu, how could she be willing to become a man's vassal?

She was 28 years old at this time and still refused to get married. He danced around with swords and swords all day long.

I heard that a Jianghu sect was secretly established, called Douyin Palace.

When they were both princes in the capital, King Jin was loyal and honest, while Xiao Qin was cunning and cunning, and often teased his elder brother. King Jin was not angry and defended her in every way. Although there is an age difference of more than ten years, the relationship between the brother and sister has always been very good.

"The voice is so penetrating. I haven't seen her for several years. It seems that her skills have increased a lot!" King Jin sighed.

Then I heard a woman's voice yelling at the end of the avenue: "The eldest princess is coming, why don't you get out of the way quickly?"

The soldiers quickly moved to both sides of the road and knelt down to greet them.

Xiao Qin wore a red robe and walked briskly. Behind her, there were more than ten girls holding swords.

Xie Deqing, Zhang Taikuan, and all the lieutenants knelt in fear in front of the palace gate.

"Welcome to the eldest princess!"

When Liu Yifei heard that she was the eldest princess, she was at a loss and had to kneel down on the spot, bowing her head and saying nothing.

King Jin and Xiao Sheng and Xiao Heng also hurriedly came forward to greet her: "Welcome to the eldest princess."

Xiao Qin had a stern face, turned around, glanced at the soldiers on the street, and said angrily: "Xie Deqing, is this how you greet me?"

Xie Deqing said in a trembling voice: "Eldest Princess, please calm down. I am here just to catch the key criminal who massacred the imperial official. I have no other intention. Please be clear to me, Princess!"

"Why is the wanted criminal in the palace?"

"Back to the eldest princess, Ye Jianhong, the commander of the palace guards, killed Feng Shiyuan, the governor of Qinghe County, in Xiaoyaoju today, and brutally cut his body into pieces, which had a very bad impact. Ye Jianhong was seriously injured, and Prince Jin rescued her back to the palace. I had no choice but to come here to ask for someone from the prince!"

Xiao Qin smiled coldly: "It turns out it's about killing Feng Shiyuan, you don't have to worry about it!"

Xie Deqing was shocked and said: "Princess, Ye Jianhong killed the head of a county in full view of the public. If he is not caught and brought to justice, where is the prestige of the national law? I am only acting in accordance with the law, so I hope..."

"Bastard!" Xiao Qin interrupted sharply, "Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"

"I don't dare!" Xie Deqing kowtowed quickly.

Xiao Qin snorted coldly: "I might as well tell you that it was the Queen Mother's intention to kill Feng Shiyuan. King Jin was just following the Queen Mother's orders. What crime did Ye Jianhong commit?"

Hearing this, King Jin and the two young masters were slightly startled.

Xie Deqing asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Feng Shiyuan has been an official in Qinghe County for many years and has always performed his duties faithfully. Why did the Queen Mother... want to kill him?"

Xiao Qin took two steps forward, approached Xie Deqing, and said sadly: "The Queen Mother wants to do something, is it your turn to ask why?"

Xie Deqing was so shocked that he quickly knocked his head on the ground and said: "I don't dare! Feng Shiyuan must have done something lawless behind his back. It was because I was unaware and didn't discover it in time. I hope the Queen Mother and the eldest princess will forgive me!" "

Of course he knew that Xiao Qin made up the reasons to excuse the palace, but when she used the Queen Mother as a shield, who would dare to provoke her?

Xiao Qin said in an understated tone: "Let's leave the story about your so-called killing by the commander of the palace guards. I am now thinking that if you dared to lead troops to attack the palace today because you said there was a major criminal in the palace, will you say that the palace will be attacked again in the future? If there is an important criminal, you still want to lead troops into the palace?"

Xie Deqing shivered all over, kowtowed repeatedly, and said tremblingly: "Wei Chen doesn't dare, Wei Chen doesn't dare, Wei Chen is also eager to do meritorious service, but he was confused for a moment and offended the prince. I beg the eldest princess and the prince to forgive me!"

He knew that the eldest princess wanted to protect King Jin, and no matter how she tried to defend herself at this time, it was useless.

If she wants to use strong words to explain, it will only make her angrier, so it is better to admit her mistake directly.

Xiao Qin flicked her sleeves and said in a stern voice: "I am too tired today to bother with you. However, you must not think that I have spared you. You'd better think clearly about what you do in the future. If you make me unhappy, If I bring people to kill your whole family, I believe the Queen Mother and the Imperial Brother will not blame you!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xie Deqing's face turned pale, "Weichen will take the people away now!"

"Get out of here!" Xiao Qin shouted sternly.

Xie Deqing and Zhang Taikuan hurriedly stood up, mobilized their soldiers and left.

King Jin finally relaxed his tension and stepped forward: "The eldest princess is coming, but she was not notified in advance. I... didn't even go to greet her!"

Xiao Qin sighed and said: "Sixth Brother, I still hope you will call me Thirteenth Sister like before."

King Jin was slightly stunned, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, okay."

Xiao Qin looked at Liu Yifei who was still kneeling on the ground and said, "Who is this?"

Liu Yifei said: "Princess Hui, a commoner's daughter Liu Yifei."

Xiao Qin was slightly startled and hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. After looking at her for a few more times, she nodded and said, "It turns out she is Mr. Ye's wife. She is indeed as beautiful as a fairy!"

"The eldest princess knows my husband?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

Xiao Qin smiled slightly and nodded.

Xiao Heng stepped forward and introduced: "Auntie, these two Chu people are friends of Mr. Ye."

"I've met Princess Qian!" Tang Wenfu and Yan Guinan paid their respects together.

A glimmer of light flashed in Xiao Qin's eyes, and she replied: "It turns out you are from Chu country, so you don't need to be polite!"

King Jin said: "Thirteenth sister has come all the way, come into the house quickly. My brother and sister have not seen each other for many years. We must have a few drinks tonight."

Xiao Qin smiled and said: "I also want to have a good talk with Brother Six."

A group of people entered the palace.

The brother and sister King Jin and the eldest princess wanted to have a drink and reminisce about old times, so the rest of the family couldn't be bothered, so they all left.

Liu Yifei was worried about going to Ye Qingchen and eagerly wanted to visit.

I don’t know if he is healed or not! Liu Yifei suddenly became nervous.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like