He hadn't been to the harem for a long time and had lost interest in it.

Until he met her, his world seemed to come alive and was no longer boring.

He must get her!

Xu Jinyi didn't know whether she should believe him or not, but she still took the jade pendant he forced upon her and left.

A few days later, news came back that Xu Haoran led his troops to suppress the bandits and won but died at the hands of the bandits.

Xu Jinyi slid to the ground as if the sky had fallen.

"No, no, father, my brother defeated the Xiongnu, how could he die at the hands of a mere bandit? This must be a mistake, right?"

Prime Minister Xu's face was gloomy. He pushed the crying Xu Jinyi away and said impatiently: "I have claimed the body. Your brother has made great contributions in suppressing the bandits. How will others see you crying like this?"

Xu Jinyi fell to the ground, his head lowered, his hands clenched under his sleeves.

This was the case in his previous life. His father clearly discovered that there was something wrong with the body, but he still accepted it.

Then they quickly buried her brother without letting her see him, for fear that she would find out something was wrong.

In his eyes, they, his brother and sister, could not even compare to the hair of Xu Youran and his sister.

He didn't care about their life or death at all, and the existence of these brothers and sisters was just to help him get to the top.

When Ouyang Zhixia heard the news, she fainted from tears and insisted on coming to see Xu Haoran off for the last time.

She even threatened to remain a virgin for Xu Haoran and never marry, which made Ouyang's parents so angry that they fell ill.

Only in this way could Ouyang Zhixia be persuaded to stop wanting to become a nun.

Xu Haoran woke up in shock, and what appeared in his mind was Chen Ziyi's face when he fainted.

Before he could figure out why Chen Ziyi attacked him after he killed the bandits, a stone door next to him opened.

Xu Haoran's expression suddenly changed. When he saw the princess' figure, he immediately understood.

"Did you bribe Ziyi?"

Xu Haoran looked around the secret room and the long chains on his feet. He realized that he was imprisoned, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

The princess curled her lips and said, "I said, there is nothing I can't get. In the end, you fell into my hands."

The princess put the food on the table, then walked up to Xu Haoran. Looking at his handsome face, broad shoulders, and strong body, the princess happily reached out to touch his face.

Xu Haoran turned his head with a gloomy look in his eyes and stood up.

"Why would the princess do such an unrespectable act for me? If this gets out and angers the emperor, the princess will lose more than she gains."

The princess chuckled: "Don't worry, no one will know about this."

Xu Haoran looked over in confusion: "What do you mean?"

"There was a funeral at the Prime Minister's residence yesterday, and the news of your heroic death has spread everywhere."

Xu Haoran's eyes were like copper bells, and he glared at the princess murderously. "Impossible? Even if you tried to get away with it by finding a corpse, they would definitely recognize you."

"Your conspiracy will not succeed. Once it is discovered, someone will investigate and discover the matter."

"I advise the princess to let me go now, and I will pretend that what happened today never happened."

The princess looked at him with a half-smile in her eyes: "Do you think I would do this so blatantly without your parents' consent?"

Xu Haoran clenched his fists, his eyes were filled with hatred, and his chest heaved, showing that he was very angry.

"My father knows too?!"

"Of course, he did recognize the body when he was asked to identify it, but he sold you out if you offered him some favors."

"Because they were afraid your sister would do something bad, even though she cried and begged, and even banged her head until it was broken, she still couldn't see the body. She even fainted from crying."

"Don't look at me like that. If you want to hate someone, you should hate your snobbish father. I thought I would have to convince your father, but I never thought he would sell you out so easily."

Xu Haoran stared with wide eyes, and when he heard that his sister had fainted and hit her head after hearing the news of his death, the look in his eyes was horrifying.

He was breathing heavily and his whole body was shaking.

He couldn't imagine how his weak little sister would react when facing those jackals, tigers and leopards alone.

“Let me go!!”

Xu Haoran swung the chain hard, making a clanging sound.

"As long as you are willing to become my county horse and marry me, I will naturally let you out."

After saying that, the princess was about to snuggle up to him, but Xu Haoran still dodged sideways.

The princess smiled and was not in a hurry. She wanted to see how long this man could be stubborn.

She has plenty of time.

When the news of Xu Haoran's death came back, the emperor also received the news, and the first person he thought of was Xu Jinyi.

Worried about her situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion, although he wanted to issue an order to let her enter the palace, he did not do so because he was afraid that she would be unwilling.

He knew that those people in the Prime Minister's Mansion would definitely take action against Xu Jinyi, and he also knew their purpose in keeping Xu Jinyi.

But he only sent a secret guard to protect Xu Jinyi. He wanted to let Xu Jinyi know that coming to him was her best choice.

After Xu Haoran died, Wu Ziqian could not wait any longer and came to urge him several times.

"Why are you so anxious, kid? Xu Haoran just died, and you're marrying his sister off as a concubine. What will outsiders think?"

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer."

Xu Youran is the happiest person because good things have happened one after another recently.

Not only did she get rid of the annoying Xu Haoran, but the prince also fell in love with her, and even Chen Ziyi, who had caused a stir, took the bait.

"Mom, my cousin is so anxious, why don't we just send him over quietly?"

"She's never been out of the house, so no one's going to look for her. I can just let the news of her becoming a concubine out after a while."

Wu Ziqian felt that his cousin Xu Youran was a great help to him, and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Aunt, I'm raising you anyway. Once I've trained you well, those old ministers will be happier enjoying you, right?"

Wu glanced at the two of them unhappily and said, "Alright, alright, I'll talk to the Prime Minister tonight. You go back and wait."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Wu also doted on her nephew: "You, the emperor has already agreed to adopt him. Although Prince Xihe and Chen Ziyi have the highest supporters in the court, you are not bad either. If you perform well, you may have a chance."

"Besides, your aunt is the Imperial Concubine. She can help you get information about the palace and influence the emperor's final choice."

"Don't go to the brothel recently. If you are caught by the prince or others, it will leave a bad impression on His Majesty."

"If you can become the heir and take that position, our Wu family will be honored and our ancestors will be filled with glory."

When the emperor said during court that he would see their performance and make the final decision on who would be the heir, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly changed.