There is no answer to the truth, but success is often given to those who are prepared. Although Gu Liyan did not know why Mo Han had asked him to leave the palace, he knew that he absolutely could not sit idly by and wait for his doom.
Looking at the sleeping Mo Chen, Gu Liyan secretly connected to the vision of the split soul—
—Qingge carried Qingqing and followed behind Eunuch Ruyi to the altar, only to find that almost all the civil and military officials were present except for herself.
Qingyang, dressed in magnificent robes, stood proudly in the center. Upon seeing Qingge arrive, he hurriedly stepped forward and flattered her with a smile, "Your Highness is truly stunningly beautiful. Even without elaborate makeup, you are still gorgeous."
Qingge frowned as she looked at Qingyang, sensing something was amiss. "Royal brother, you summoned me here not just to show me the altar, were you?"
"Haha, my royal sister is so clever! The reason I summoned you here today is to have you participate in the sacrificial ceremony!"
"You want me to participate?" Qingge looked at Qingyang in confusion, and then at the group of civil and military officials who dared not look up at her, she felt uneasy.
Qingyang smiled and beckoned to the guards beside him, saying, "Someone, escort Princess Qingge onto the stage!"
Qingge's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. Seeing the group of guards rushing towards her, she shouted, "Let's see who dares to touch me!"
The aura emanating from Qingge frightened everyone so much that they stood still, not daring to take another step forward.
Qingge glared angrily at Qingyang, "Qingyang! What do you mean? Are you trying to kill me?!"
Qingyang looked coldly at Qingge and said with displeasure, "Royal sister, I have always respected you and can tolerate you not calling me the king, but that doesn't mean that you, who made the laws, can do whatever you want without any manners!"
"Hmph, today, you actually dare to speak my name so bluntly in front of all the civil and military officials. Isn't that a breach of etiquette?" Qingyang sneered.
"You, you actually—" Qingge gritted her teeth in anger, pointing at Qingyang as if she wanted to curse, but she couldn't utter a word.
"Please don't be angry, Your Majesty. I am a kind-hearted man, and besides, we are family. Considering that you are about to sacrifice yourself for the country, I will not pursue your rudeness." Qingyang's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at Qingge with a smug expression. "Your Majesty, go up on stage. Everyone is waiting for you. Don't miss this auspicious moment!"
"Qingyang, you bastard! You actually want to force me to die!" Qingge's eyes were bloodshot as she glared fiercely at Qingyang.
"Royal sister, now you can only blame yourself for doing something that angers both heaven and man. This dragon's resentment arose because of you, so you have to sacrifice yourself to appease its anger!" Qingyang sneered.
Qingge was furious and pointed at Yang Wei, who was standing to the side with his head down, "Nonsense! This is clearly the fault of Yang Qi of the General's Mansion, why should I take the blame! The Yang family is the one who should die!"
Yang Wei squinted at Qingge with a look of anger, but was glared at back by Eunuch Ruyi.
"Hmph, no matter whose fault it is, today you, my royal sister, must ascend the altar! Only you, who establish the laws of the Mighty Dragon Kingdom, can eliminate the dragon's resentment!" Qingyang said coldly, her eyes narrowed.
Qingyang flicked his sleeves and said, "The life and death of the Weilong Kingdom are in your hands. If you don't step up, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Qingge's chest heaved with anger as she pointed at Qingyang and exclaimed furiously, "Qingyang, I never imagined you would be such an ungrateful person!"
"Royal sister, I am only thinking of the common people. If you have any conscience, go ahead! Otherwise, I will be accused of murdering you." Qingyang comforted him. "I promise you, after I unify the world, I will definitely bestow upon you the title of Protector Princess!"
Hearing Qingyang's words, Qingge was furious. She couldn't believe he would actually send her to her death for profit! Leaving aside whether it could even quell the dragon's resentment, this was utterly depraved!
Seeing that Qingge remained unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, Qingyang waved his hand and announced loudly, "Please invite Princess Qingge to the stage!"
"Please welcome Princess Qingge to the stage!"
"Please welcome Princess Qingge to the stage..."
With a shout from Qingyang, all the civil and military officials around him knelt down, directly forcing the emperor to abdicate!
Seeing the officials who had once flattered her for forcing her to abdicate, Qingge staggered, her passionate heart turning cold in an instant, and she completely lost hope in the rising Weilong Kingdom!
They once praised themselves for their unparalleled beauty, for being the most beautiful woman in the world. But what good is beauty? What good is intelligence?
Ultimately, they could not tolerate a woman holding power over the land!
She shouldn't have... she shouldn't have entered this deep palace in the first place. How much better it would have been to be an ordinary person!
Qingge closed her eyes and remembered the old man with white hair who gave her a fortune when she was young—
"Don't miss out! A fortune telling is worth a thousand gold pieces, no exceptions!" An old man dressed in white, with white eyebrows, beard, and long hair, sat at the table and called out.
Ten-year-old Qingge, holding a candied hawthorn in her left hand and a sugarcane in her right, passed by the old man. Seeing his dignified and otherworldly air, she rolled her eyes and plopped down in front of him. "Grandpa, can you tell my fortune? I have money!"
After saying that, he slammed a thousand-tael silver note onto the table with a wave of his hand.
The old man frowned upon seeing Qingge, his expression suddenly changing drastically. "You, you..."
Qingge squinted at the terrified old man. "Old man, I've given you the money, so you should give it to me now, right? If you don't agree, hehe, I'll not only demolish your territory, but I'll also pluck every single hair off your body!"
The old man swallowed hard and cautiously began, "Young lady, this old Taoist priest can tell half of your future at a glance just by observing your aura, but..."
Hearing the old man say that he could see half of her future, Qingge's eyes lit up. "But what is it? Stop beating around the bush!"
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