Chapter 766 I wish you a happy marriage and a long-lasting love!
Seeing Gu Yanchen coming, several people knelt on one knee in unison: "Master Gu!"
The door creaked open and Ran Huan was pushed in roughly, staggering and falling in front of the bed.
The bed curtains were half rolled up, and in the candlelight, she saw Qi Jing lying there straight, with only his eyes still moving. The moment he saw Ran Huan, Qi Jing's pupils contracted violently.
"Ouch... Ouch!" Ran Huan seemed to have forgotten the pain in his arm. He rubbed his whole body backwards frantically, and his embroidered shoes left messy marks on the ground.
Du Yingxiong kicked her in the knee with a crisp "crack" sound. Ran Huan fell to the ground with a scream. Her kneecap was probably broken.
"Today my sister and her husband are getting married. I would like to wish you two a happy and lasting marriage!"
The crisp sound of jade beads falling on a plate fell into the ears of the two men, and the words of congratulations seemed completely ironic at this moment.
Qi Jing could only move his eyes with resentment flashing in them and a "ho ho" sound coming from his throat, but he couldn't move even a finger.
"No...impossible..." Ran Huan finally spit out the sweat towel in his mouth, his voice trembling and out of tune.
"How could you not be of royal blood... You are obviously the noble eldest prince of Northern Qi, who is about to be crowned emperor... Why not..."
Ran Qingxuan stood beside Gu Yanchen, looking down at the two of them, and unfolded the imperial edict in his hand.
Qi Jing was unable to move, his eyes fixed on the imperial edict in Ran Qingxuan's hand, while Ran Huan was forced by Du Yingxiong to kneel down and receive the edict.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims..."
Ran Qingxuan's cold voice echoed in the bedroom, and the bright yellow imperial edict in her hand reflected her jade-like fingertips.
The candlelight flickered, casting a swaying shadow on her face. Ran Huan, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up suddenly, and the beads hanging from the phoenix crown hit her face hard, leaving a red mark.
"Qi Jing, colluded with Yi Gui, Lan Yu, and allied with court officials to plot a rebellion!
It is now confirmed that his biological mother is the third wife of the Qi Family Pharmacy in Silver Moon City. Twenty-four years ago, when she was delivering the baby for the late queen, she had evil intentions and exchanged the real prince with her son..."
With every word Ran Qingxuan pronounced, his voice became colder.
"You're talking nonsense!" Ran Huan screamed and tried to rush over, but was held down by Du Yingxiong.
Ran Qingxuan didn't even raise his eyelids and continued reading.
"Qi Jing's royal status is stripped away, and his wife Ran is demoted to a commoner. She is exiled to the Northwest Hantie Camp today to reunite with Qi Jing's biological parents!"
The imperial edict was closed with a snap, and Ran Qingxuan lowered his eyes to look at Ran Huan, who looked as pale as death.
"Sister, do you know what the Northwest Cold Iron Camp is? It is a place that specifically recruits spies from the enemy country. It requires ironwork for twelve hours every day..."
"You...don't..." Ran Huan shook her head frantically, and her pearl hairpins fell to the ground.
"He is obviously a legitimate prince, obviously...!"
Qi Jing on the bed suddenly twitched violently. His only eye that could move was bloodshot, and a "ho ho" sound came from his throat.
Ran Qingxuan walked slowly to the bed, looked at Qi Jing and said word by word: "I forgot to tell King Jing... No, Qi Jing, as a maid beside the Queen, Wei Xue, in order to survive, explained how you arranged her to enter the Qi Mansion and how you put a curse on the real prince..."
Then he turned to look at Ran Huan: "Speaking of which, my sister and brother-in-law are a perfect match, one is a concubine, the other is a traitor..."
"No...no..." Ran Huan struggled to crawl towards Qi Jing, trying to pull Qi Jing while crawling.
"Husband, please speak! Tell them that you are the blood of the late emperor!"
Gu Yanchen looked out the window and suddenly sneered: "The time has come, the escort officer is waiting outside the door!"
Ran Qingxuan took a last look at Ran Huan who was limp on the ground: "I forgot to mention that the warden of the Northwest Frost Iron Camp...is named Zhao."
"Two months ago, Miss Zhao was given a marriage to Qi Jing. You plotted against him because you were afraid that your position would be unstable. And this prison officer Zhao is the distant cousin of the Zhao family...
Do you think Prison Officer Zhao wants to be promoted? "
“No…don’t…”
She looked at Ran Huan's face, which turned pale instantly, with satisfaction.
Du Yingxiong dragged Ran Huan up like a dead dog. When passing by Qi Jing's bed, she suddenly grabbed the bed curtain like crazy: "Say something! Save me! You are the prince, and I am the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine!"
Qi Jing turned his eyes and stared at her, filled with hatred...
"Let's go!" Ran Qingxuan turned and walked out.
"Father and Madam Cui are going to travel with you, the 'Royal Concubine'!"
The moonlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the two prison cars in front of Prince Jing's mansion. Qi Jing, with stiff limbs, and Ran Huan, with disheveled hair and a dirty face, were locked in one of them.
At the corner of the street, Ran Mingxian and Cui Hua were approached by soldiers.
"It's unfair, this humble official is wronged!"
Ran Mingxian's heart-wrenching cry pierced the dawn. The once elegant and dignified Minister of Rites now had his hair crown askew and his official uniform stained with mud. He was staggering forward as he was escorted by two guards.
His cloudy old eyes suddenly widened when he saw the prison van in front of Prince Jing's Mansion. Next to the prison van with wooden fences, a woman in red with disheveled hair was curled up.
"Dad! Dad, please save me quickly!" Upon hearing the voice, Ran Huan immediately rushed to the fence. His carefully made-up face was already tear-stained, and he looked like a clown on the stage.
Ran Mingxian struggled desperately, and the jade pendant on his waist suddenly fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
Just as he was about to pounce on the prison van, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a lake blue figure on the steps...
Ran Qingxuan was leaning against Gu Yanchen, his fingertips leisurely circling the bright yellow tassels on the imperial edict.
"It's you!"
When he saw the couple, Ran Mingxian began to tremble violently, with veins bulging on his forehead.
"You are such an evil creature! How dare you frame your own father!"
He rushed forward, but was hit on the knee by the guard's stick, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.
Cui Hua was held by Dan Qi with his hands tied behind his back. Seeing this, he immediately cursed: "Little bitch! Your mother died a long time ago as retribution! You will not be well either..."
“Bang!”
Shan Qi's scabbard hit Cui Hua's mouth hard, and blood foam splattered immediately.
The two front teeth fell onto the bluestone slab mixed with blood. Cui Hua curled up in pain, wailing.
"What my father said is so unreasonable." Ran Qingxuan walked down the stairs slowly, deliberately stepping over the broken jade with her embroidered shoes.
"My daughter is only following orders. But father, your conspiracy with the traitor is obvious. What crime should you be punished for?" She stopped three steps away from Ran Mingxian, her skirt not moving at all.
Ran Mingxian's face turned pale, and he pointed at her with trembling skinny fingers: "You...you actually watched your own father being taken away?! Unfilial daughter! God must strike you with lightning!"
"Filial piety?" Ran Qingxuan suddenly chuckled, and that laughter was colder than the morning frost.
"When you locked me in the leaky room to die, did you ever think about the love between father and daughter?"
She leaned closer, the pearls hanging from the golden hairpin swaying gently.
"When I was hungry and thirsty and opened my mouth to drink the falling rain, Cui Shi didn't even give me a sip of cold water, while you, father... were accompanying your other daughter to eat delicious food and select fabrics for the winter!!"
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