"Green hills bury loyal bones, their bodies wrapped in horsehide for return."
"The Xiao family, a family of loyal martyrs, actually..."
Today, the sky is overcast and the autumn wind is bleak, making the atmosphere inside Prince Xiao's mansion even more somber.
Inside the mansion, a beautiful woman dressed in mourning clothes sat in a wheelchair, gently stroking the coffin beside her with trembling hands.
She had cried all her tears.
Lying in these eighteen coffins are her husband, her sons and nephews... almost all the sons of three generations of the Xiao Prince's Mansion!
The youngest one is not even fourteen years old yet!
"Madam, please don't cry. You need to take care of yourself..."
The maid pushing the wheelchair behind her wanted to comfort the lady, but before she could finish speaking, she couldn't help but start crying again.
Three years ago, four neighboring countries joined forces in an attempt to annex the Great Xia Kingdom.
Except for Xiao Shilang, who has a mental disability, all the sons of the Xiao family resolutely went to the battlefield and sacrificed their lives!
This battle lasted for three whole years.
The final result was that King Xiao defeated a million-strong coalition army from four neighboring countries with 300,000 troops!
The price was that all the sons of the Xiao family died heroically in battle, and some of them could not even be found. Their clothes and belongings could only be placed in coffins!
"Shen Youyu, I've come to see my husband off... May Sanlang rest in peace in the afterlife!"
Just then, a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in mourning clothes walked into the Xiao Prince's mansion.
She was none other than Shen Youyu, the most famous courtesan in the capital.
Shen Youyu and Xiao Sanlang were not husband and wife, but today she appeared as a widow.
Just as everyone was surprised, three more women arrived at the door together.
They were the betrothed wives of Goro, Rokuro, and Hachiro, respectively.
Unlike the courtesan Shen Youyu, these three women were more famous in the capital and all came from prestigious families.
Liu Aoxue, Xiao Wulang's fiancée, is the daughter of a grandmaster. She possesses extraordinary martial arts skills and is a heroine among women, a woman of both chivalry and tenderness.
Jin Mulan, Xiao Liulang's fiancée, is a daughter of a military family. She has practiced martial arts since childhood, is well-versed in military strategy, and is a well-rounded female general.
Murong Xian, Xiao Balang's fiancée, is the daughter of a prime minister, a lady from a prestigious family, and a woman of exceptional talent and intelligence.
Now, they are all dressed in mourning clothes, just like Shen Youyu, with no makeup on their faces, as widows, to send off their husbands on their final journey!
"Since you are not yet married, you do not need to act as widows..."
Madam Xiao, suppressing her grief, murmured, "You were all good children... It was Sanlang, Wulang, Liulang, and Balang who were not blessed..."
At this point, Madam Xiao could no longer hold back and began to cry again.
She adored the three women; if it weren't for the war, these three women would already be Xiao's daughters-in-law.
Who knows, I might even be holding my grandson by now...
As for Shen Youyu, although she was a courtesan, she always kept herself pure and was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital who pursued her could line up from Wangyue Tower to outside the capital.
Someone once offered ten thousand taels of gold for the first night with the young fish, but she refused without hesitation.
She appears today as a widow because Saburo once saved her.
"We've come to see our husband off on his final journey, and we'll also observe the seventh day after his death," the four women said in unison.
Upon hearing this, Madam Xiao couldn't hold back her emotions and tears welled up in her eyes again.
suddenly.
A commotion arose outside.
“Miss Chu, please dismount before you…”
"Get out of my way!"
Chu Tianjiao lashed the maid's face with a whip, his voice icy as he said, "Go and call Xiao Yu out. I, Chu Tianjiao, am here today to annul the engagement!"
Her voice was loud enough for everyone in the Xiao Prince's mansion to hear clearly.
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Now, only Xiao Shilang, Xiao Yu, who has a mental disability, remains in the Xiao Prince's Mansion!
The Xiao family, wanting to continue their bloodline, could only place all their hopes on Xiao Yu!
But now, Xiao Yu's fiancée... has come to break off the engagement before the Xiao family martyrs have even been laid to rest?!
Their attitude was extremely rude; not only did they ride their horse into the Prince's mansion, but they also whipped the Xiao family's maid, leaving her face covered in blood...
"break off an engagement?"
Madam Xiao's body trembled.
She knew that her son had an intellectual disability and that no matter which woman he married, he would be a burden to her.
However, Chu Tianjiao didn't come to annul the engagement earlier or later; he chose to do it right when Prince Xiao and several other princes had all died on the battlefield and their bodies hadn't even been buried yet...
Such an overbearing and rude attitude is simply too much!
Over the years, the Chu family has taken a lot of benefits from the Xiao Prince's Mansion.
Now that the Xiao Prince's Mansion has fallen on hard times, she's turned her back on him!
"I, Chu Tianjiao, have come to annul the engagement!"
Riding his horse into the Xiao Prince's mansion, Chu Tianjiao dismounted after seeing Madam Xiao and said coldly, "Go and call that idiot Xiao Yu out."
His every move exuded arrogance.
Even when speaking to Madam Xiao, he used a commanding tone.
"Chu Tianjiao, the Xiao Wang Mansion has always treated your Chu family well. Let's talk about this another day."
Madam Xiao tried her best to control her anger, her fists clenched tightly.
We mustn't make a big fuss, otherwise my husband who died in battle, and the other sons of the Xiao family who died in battle... they won't rest in peace in the afterlife!
"Trying to stall for time?"
Chu Tianjiao stared at Madam Xiao and sneered, "It's no use letting Xiao Yu hide. I'm definitely breaking off this engagement! Anyway, Xiao Yu is an idiot, so I don't need to explain anything to him!"
Before he could finish speaking...
A strong, resonant voice came from inside the house.
"Who said I'm a fool?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome young man with a tall and slender figure, dressed in a black robe, appeared before everyone.
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