Dongze Dynasty.

The end of the thirty-first year of Yunqi.

When Emperor Yunqi passed away, heavy snow fell from the sky. The whole sky and earth were covered in white, as if the gods were adding a heavy layer of sorrow to this national mourning. The coffin was kept, sutras were recited, and people fasted. After seven days, the coffin was placed in the Taimiao.

The next day, inside and outside the palace, there were red lights and red silks, and the beautiful buildings were transformed, filled with a strong atmosphere of joy. The sun rose and the moon set, and the old and the new replaced each other. In the imperial family, the sadness of the passing away would soon be replaced by the joy of the new emperor's enthronement. It has always been like this, not to mention that a new emperor has new ministers. Everyone is planning for his or her future, especially in this most important place of power!

The moon was setting in the west, shining on the unmelted snow on the roof, making it look particularly cold and chilly.

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The red gate of Xishan Palace was closed. Only two eunuchs were patrolling outside the gate with dim lanterns in their hands. The creaking sound could be heard far away in the silent night. Suddenly, the two stopped walking. From far away, more urgent and chaotic footsteps could be heard...

Inside the house, the charcoal stove had gone out, the room was icy cold, and a frail woman sat wrapped in a quilt, shivering.

The door was slammed open, cold wind rushed in, and the candlelight on the table shook violently a few times, then lit up again. The woman still maintained the same sitting posture as before, without moving, but slowly raised her eyes, and when she saw who was coming clearly, a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"The day after tomorrow is the day I ascend the throne." The man's voice was colder than the wind.

The expression on the woman's face did not change. After a long while, she raised her head, glanced at him, and said calmly, "Congratulations!"

"In consideration of your help throughout my life, which helped me ascend to the throne, as long as you drink this soup and get rid of the bastard in your belly, the queen standing beside me the day after tomorrow can still be you!" His voice was as light as water, but every word was as sharp as a knife.

The woman on the bed heard this and stared at him with a fierce look of disdain. She gritted her teeth and said, "The door is over there. Please make yourself at your convenience, Your Majesty!"

He turned his head away, with a look of pride and disdain on his face.

"An Qingran, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit!" The man's face finally showed a wave of emotion, "You are a woman who does not observe the chastity of a woman, but I don't despise you, and yet you are getting excited!"

"I have said everything that needs to be said. Believe it or not, this child is yours!"

"Of course I don't believe it. You should drink this medicine quickly. We have been married for three years. Please don't force me to do anything!" The black liquid in the medicine bowl in the man's hand smelled fishy. He walked closer step by step.

"Dongfang Ye, you are so heartless!" There was deep sadness and hatred in An Qingran's eyes.

"An Qingran, why do you have to embarrass yourself like this... Come, bring Concubine An to me. I want to personally help Concubine An take medicine!" Following his voice, four or five palace servants came in and stepped forward.

"You dare?" An Qingran swept his eyes over everyone, and his arrogant expression made the palace servants pause. Prince Kang Dongfang Ye sneered at this moment, and the palace servants immediately stepped forward and held An Qingran down on both sides.

Although she struggled, most of the bitter medicine still fell into her stomach. An Qingran fell on the bed, her stomach ached. She stared at Dongfang Ye with eyes like knives. The pain made her speechless. Blood soon flowed down. She was heartbroken. Her child...

After a moment of confusion, she heard a child crying. She tried to open her eyes, but saw a woman in gorgeous clothes in the room. The gold hairpin inlaid with gems on her head hurt her eyes. However, what hurt her heart was that she was holding a one-year-old baby in her arms. The baby looked like the same person as the man next to her. At this moment, he was crying and pulling at her clothes, but the woman just looked at her with a smile on her face: "Sister, does it hurt a lot?"

An Qingran tried hard to focus: "An Yanran? You..."

"Come on, son, call me auntie. Oh, no, you should call me auntie. King Kang, what do you think our son should call my sister?" The smile on her lips reached her eyes.

"Your...son?" An Qingran looked at her half-sister, shocked and heartbroken!

"Of course, sister. It's amazing that you are so smart that you don't know that King Kang loves me?" An Yanran's pretty face was full of pride.

Her dress was soaked with blood, and she felt that her life was slowly being drained away. Seeing An Yanran's beautiful face smiling like a flower, she smiled bitterly and shook her head: "You guys..."

"Since you are my sister, I'll tell you. Do you think the person that King Kang loves is you? We have been together for a long time. Also, our son is the eldest son, so the prince has promised to make my son the crown prince. Therefore, the child in your belly cannot be born. Do you understand?" As she spoke, she took another step forward and presented the pink-like child to An Qingran. "Sister, so what if you are the first of the four beauties in the capital, and so what if you are the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion? In the end, isn't it true that there is no man who loves you, and you can't even keep your own child?"

An Yanran's voice was filled with undisguised pride. She was no longer the little girl who followed her around all day long, calling her "sister".

An Qingran felt sad. She looked at the tall man standing behind her. He had a calm expression at the moment. Perhaps, what An Yanran said was exactly what he was thinking?

Despair spread from her heart and quickly swallowed her up. Her child was gone, the man she loved was actually a scumbag, and her sister was so cruel. She was truly a failure!

Seeing An Qingran's desperate eyes, An Yanran did not let go, but said softly: "There is one more thing you don't know. King Kang and I both know that the baby in your belly is not a bastard..."

An Qingran's mind flashed back to the incident of King Kang 'catching an adulterer'. She somehow slept very deeply that day, and when she woke up, there was a strange man beside her, and King Kang arrived at that time...

An Qingran smiled bitterly. She had accidentally fallen into the water and suffered from uterine coldness. She had never been able to get pregnant. She felt very sorry for King Kang. She finally got pregnant, but...

"You... are despicable!" The voice squeezed out from between his teeth, and An Qingran's eyes were spitting fire.

An Yanran seemed very satisfied with her expression and took a step back: "There are two more things you don't know. Our father passed away a few days ago, and now the one who manages the general's mansion is my younger brother, An Mingxuan... It seems that you, the eldest daughter of the legitimate family, have become an orphan now. How pitiful!"

"You!" An Qingran felt as if his heart was dug out. He pointed at the two men and women on the floor. His throat made a sound, but he couldn't utter a word. The hatred condensed in his eyes, and his arms dropped down.

The remaining consciousness made An Qingran swear that if she were to live again, she would definitely repay the evildoers with tooth for tooth and kill the couple with her own hands. She would also protect her loved ones and would not let anyone step on her head!

A wisp of fragrant soul floated out faintly and dissipated in the cold north wind...

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