The prince disliked her, and the legitimate daughter was reborn and married to the regent

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The person in the hall spoke in a tone that was creepy and intimate. Langya repeated in Yun Nian's ear in a low voice,

Yun Nian bent her knees slightly, and then stood quietly aside, like a smiling vase, as if she couldn't hear anyone talking.

Korra didn't say anything, but asked the maid to take her to the place covered by the curtain.

The banquet began, and the maids came in wearing jingling clothes and singing in a low voice.

The low, deep sound was more like repeated recitations than a song. Countless voices mixed together to form a strange melody.

"What are they singing?"

Yun Nian frowned and whispered to Langya beside her. She saw the unbelievable look on his face and his almost uncontrollable, trembling body.

"I don't know... I don't know."

But it was clearly not like he didn't know. She looked at the other person. Bai Ju seemed to be unaffected. He just looked around vigilantly. Before entering the hall, he had put away his weapons and could not bring them in.

"It's better to be careful."

Yun Nian nodded. She knew that this must be a Hongmen Banquet. Even if she was not necessarily the protagonist of the banquet, it did not mean that it had nothing to do with her. Otherwise, Kel Luo would not have insisted on letting her come.

Placing the zither in front of her, Yun Nian's eyes, covered by a black veil, quietly watched everything that happened before her eyes.

The maids stepped onto the stage where Fuqiu had danced before, performing strange dance steps, and then they gathered together and began to circle around.

The nobles who always looked at women lustfully now had expressions of excitement that could not be concealed, and even a little excited.

Just as the low singing became more and more intense, the dull sound of drums also rang out. It was like spring thunder exploding directly next to the ears. The "boom" easily captured everyone's attention.

"Bring everyone up here."

Kel Luo drank a glass of strong liquor and laughed heartily. His cloudy eyes swept over Yun Nian's body and then fell on the door of the palace.

The uneasy heartbeat became more and more intense, and Yun Nian felt that his temples seemed to be throbbing with pain. This scene... these words, it seemed that he had seen them somewhere before.

But where is it?

Before she could think of anything, her attention was captured by the short figure that suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Two seven!"

She almost stood up, and her whispered call was also harshly inserted into the exciting drumbeats.

"What do they want?"

Yun Nian asked in a low voice, her fingers already on the strings. The stubborn girl, still with an expression of not admitting defeat, was pushed forward.

Beside her were the other tamed children, who followed the guards like zombies and walked to the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty!"

One of them said loudly, and then all the children, regardless of age, fell to their knees, their foreheads hitting the ground in front of them.

Except for one person, Erqi stood in the middle with some anger and confusion, looking at a circle of unfamiliar people, and felt that he had moved from one stage to another.

She raised her head and looked at the figure on the high seat. When the pair of turbid and cruel pupils looked at her, the cold sweat on her face slid down.

"You didn't tell me that there was also a disobedient child."

His eyes were not on Erqi or the guards, but on the nobles who had been to the enclosure.

"Your Majesty, we have tried every possible means, but we still cannot make her surrender. If we kill her, I am afraid that we will not be able to fill the positions you need."

The noble who spoke first looked like an abandoned pawn. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke in a low voice. But after hearing Langya's retelling, Yun Nian looked at the person on the high seat in disbelief.

"Instead of tacit consent, was it his instruction?"

The amount of information in the words immediately ignited Yun Nian's anger.

She originally thought that not caring about his children was a dereliction of duty as a father, but she never expected that Korlo would deliberately let others train his children like dogs.

Even when Erqi failed to surrender, he was still not satisfied.

"Father, although I respectfully call you Father, I still don't know what I did wrong to make you treat me so harshly."

She still seemed to have not given up on family affection. Even though she looked at the emperor of Keluo stubbornly, there was a little admiration in her eyes. Maybe, maybe Keluo was just choosing the right child? After all, she was still young.

Unfortunately, Korro just smiled disdainfully and then looked at her with interest.

"Why do you think so? Since you are my child, you should know that everything you have is given by me. Whether it is enjoyment or pain, you should thank me."

Then he looked at the noble who spoke first with a hint of disdain.

"Okay, I knew you were going to make mistakes, but luckily I have a plan to fix it."

He waved his hand, and the Thirteenth Princess who was sitting on his right was pulled up.

The Thirteenth Princess didn't know why. She looked at her father in panic, and then looked at the man who was kneeling on the ground like a well-behaved pet, and suddenly began to struggle.

"Father! Father, what are you going to do? Have I done something wrong? I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back! Please! Don't do this!"

She screamed, but she didn't dare to struggle too much, for fear of angering the emperor.

Korro still had a nonchalant smile on his face, and only when he looked at the Thirteenth Princess did he reveal a slightly amused expression.

"No, of course you didn't do anything wrong, but you've enjoyed enough, haven't you? Now it's time for you to pay it back. There's just a dog missing here, so just fill it in."

His tone was extremely light and fluttery. After hearing this, Thirteen, who was struggling, froze for a moment, and then his body began to tremble as if he had thought of something terrible.

"No...it's not like that...I finally got out of there with great difficulty, why should I go back? I don't want to!"

She suddenly went crazy and broke free from the guards holding her, then threw herself headfirst onto the marble pillar.

If the nobles nearby had not reacted quickly and stopped her, Princess Thirteen would have been killed on the spot.

Of course, maybe death is the best relief for her. In any case, the people that Korlo wanted seemed to have gathered, and people holding torches stepped in from outside the hall.