Consort Hui's original name was Lin Xiuwei. She was the daughter of the old Duke's concubine. When the Emperor was selecting concubines, the Lin family wanted to send their legitimate daughter, Lin Xiuchu.
However, before the selection of the imperial concubine, Lin Xiuchu went out for a trip and fell into the river. Although she was rescued, she was weak and had been soaked in cold water for too long, which caused her to catch a severe cold. She died a few days later.
The Lin family did not want to miss the opportunity of Emperor Yong'an's selection of concubines, so they had to let Lin Xiuwei take Lin Xiuchu's place and also told the outside world that Lin Xiuwei was the legitimate daughter of the Lin family.
Fortunately, not many people had seen these two, so no one exposed the matter.
But this was a crime of deceiving the emperor, and Lin Xiuwei knew it very well. She was outstanding in appearance and was noticed by Emperor Yong'an on the day of the selection.
On the very night she was favored by the emperor, she confessed everything and told Emperor Yong'an that she would accept whatever punishment His Majesty wanted to give her.
Anyway, she had nothing to hold her back; her stepmother had long been tormented to death by the matriarch of the Lin family.
Emperor Yong'an was even more fond of her, seeing her stunning beauty and resolute demeanor. Instead of punishing her, he bestowed upon her the title of Noble Lady.
She was always favored by Emperor Yong'an, and after giving birth to a prince, she was directly promoted to the rank of concubine.
Seeing how favored she was, the Lin family naturally became more respectful to her, often sending people to tell her to remember the glory of her mother's clan.
Who knew that the prince she gave birth to would be sickly? The Lin family felt that the emperor would dislike her because of this and began to slowly distance themselves from her.
But after all these years, Emperor Yong'an's affection for her has not diminished. On the contrary, he has shown even more favor to Gu Lingchen and his mother because of Gu Lingchen's frail health.
Now I hear that Gu Lingchen is in much better health and has gained the favor of Emperor Yong'an, so Lin Rou has started to fawn over them, mother and son.
When Consort Hui saw Lin Rou, her eyes were filled with disgust. This niece was just like the old mistress of the Lin family—arrogant, domineering, and ruthless.
After Lin Rou left, Consort Hui returned to her palace to rest.
Five days later.
Finally, three hidden weapons have been made: the Shadow Chrysanthemum Knife, the Blood Droplet, and so on...
Liu Sisi had several of the Dragon Guards take it to the training ground to test it out (this was permitted by Emperor Yong'an).
If used properly, it can be very lethal. Although it was tested on a scarecrow, people were still able to move the scarecrow around.
Only after confirming the practicality of these hidden weapons did Liu Sisi dare to present the finished product to Emperor Yong'an.
"Your Majesty, these three types of hidden weapons have been successfully made, and the Dragon Guards have tested them. Their power is indeed as described in the book. Please take a look."
After listening, Emperor Yong'an personally took the hidden weapons and tested them, and found that their power was indeed as Liu Sisi had described.
"Hahaha, good, a generous reward. I will send someone to deliver a thousand taels of gold later, and... He went on to mention a bunch of rare and unusual items that Emperor Yong'an rarely bestows upon others."
After Liu Sisi thanked the craftsmen for the reward, she withdrew, and they could now be instructed to begin mass production.
Emperor Yong'an was not happy for long when an urgent report came from the border, saying that the Jin-Liao Kingdom had led a large army to the border of Tianlong Kingdom, and that their Emperor Guangsheng had come in person.
He's already heading towards the imperial city. Emperor Guang Sheng's intention is for the Tianlong Kingdom to treat him well; he'll be there soon.
Along the way, he showed the officials who stopped him the letter bearing the imperial seal of Emperor Yong'an, so no one stopped him.
"What?" Emperor Yong'an, who had just been in a good mood, suddenly looked distraught.
He summoned his ministers to discuss the matter overnight. The only solution they came up with was to fight to the death if a war broke out, given the lack of resources on all sides.
Although some of the concealed weapons have been completed, they have not yet been distributed to the army.
"Step down!" Emperor Yong'an knew that there was no point in continuing the discussion.
Early the next morning.
Emperor Guang Sheng and his entourage had arrived at the imperial city, and the gatekeeper led them into the palace.
When the emperors of two countries meet, they should normally exchange greetings and salutations, but Emperor Guang Sheng, young and arrogant, doesn't take anyone seriously.
Upon entering the main hall, he placed his own dragon throne on the floor of the Tianlong Palace and sat down without a second thought.
"I heard you wanted to make a bet with me. I've brought the person I'm betting with. Emperor Yong'an, who will you send from your side?" Emperor Guang Sheng said casually, leaning back on his dragon throne.
"How dare you! You come to our country and don't even pay your respects to our emperor. You just sit down on your own. What do you take my Heavenly Dragon Kingdom for?"
A general from the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom couldn't help but say.
Emperor Guangsheng ignored the general's words and instead looked at Emperor Yong'an.
"Summon all your princes. If you lose the bet later, as long as you give me the most important prince of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, I will spare your country!"
"Emperor Guang Sheng, you brat are quite bold. You dare to come to my Tianlong Kingdom's palace with so few people and cause trouble. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you all?"
Emperor Yong'an spoke with suppressed anger.
"Hahahaha... Since I dare to come, I am naturally not afraid. My 200,000-strong army is on the border of your Tianlong Kingdom. If I do not return in 5 days, my general will naturally lead his men to attack Tianlong Kingdom."
"I already know all about your country's situation. With the current strength of the Tianlong Kingdom, do you think you can withstand the army of my Jin Liao Kingdom?"
"Don't waste my time. I don't have time to waste with your nonsense. Didn't we agree to make a bet?"
"That's what I'm going to gamble on."
As Emperor Guang Sheng spoke, Jin E stepped forward and said, "This is my guard. If any of you from the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom can beat him in one of the three rounds, then you win."
"How about that? Fair enough?"
Emperor Yong'an and his ministers looked at Jin E, who was over two meters tall and had a muscular build.
He cursed inwardly, "Fair my foot! Look at this, where's the fairness?"
But it wasn't shown on the surface.
"What is the stake?" Emperor Yong'an asked.
"Either have your kingdom destroyed, or give me the most important prince of the Tianlong Kingdom to amuse me."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lingyun, Gu Lingchen, and Gu Lingxuan all felt a little nervous.
Today, Liu Sisi stood next to Gu Lingchen, looking at the young man with an angelic face and a devilish heart, which really made her feel a little scared.
Liu Sisi saw the cruel, tyrannical, and bloodthirsty side of Emperor Guang Sheng in the foreseeable future.
"And if we win? Then you must agree to renew the peace treaty with us," Emperor Yong'an said.
"Of course you can, anyway you won't win," Emperor Guang Sheng replied nonchalantly.
"Who is willing to play the first round?" Emperor Yong'an asked, looking at his ministers.
“I’ll go,” said General Ke Lan, the first to step forward.
Ke Lan is a military general with a muscular build, but he is much shorter than Jin E.
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