The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The 30th year of Qiyuan.

The evil leader of the Hongyang Sect conspired with Princess Rong Le and colluded with the various tribes on the grassland to besiege the emperor, empress and a group of royal heirs in the northern border town. The fourth daughter of the emperor, Princess Shou'an Lu Baohui, remained calm in the face of danger, secretly went out of the city to lobby the various tribes on the grassland, and joined forces with the defenders in the city to defeat the rebels.

Later, the emperor ordered Princess Shou'an to lead the army back to the capital to eliminate the rebels in the capital. Princess Shou'an gladly accepted the order, put on her armor and mounted her horse, and rushed to the capital to help.

Let's go back in time slightly to the days when the emperor and empress were still trapped in the border town.

Lu Weiyuan, who easily conquered the southern states with his "Dragon from Heaven" and "Flying Dragon", has arrived at the outskirts of the capital.

"Your Highness, according to reports from spies in the city, Princess Rong Le and others can mobilize about 30,000 soldiers. Recently, due to the dispute between the Lu clan members and the elders of the Hongyang Sect, they have been in chaos internally. Although they are still putting pressure on Concubine Xu in the palace, the latter is still safe." Hu Ziyi was very serious when talking about business, completely losing his usual taciturn and dry sense of humor.

Perhaps it was also because her stepmother Jun Yuexin was sitting next to Lu Weiyuan.

"Your Highness, it seems that Princess Rong Le is not having an easy life either." Jun Yuexin said with a smile. She naturally did not have much respect for the Lu clan members. In the past, she was the descendant of a hero. She was ruthless and talkative but rarely crossed the line. Therefore, even if her attitude was a little casual, those who were offended could not do anything about her and could only say a few bad things about her behind her back.

Later, she made repeated contributions and was deeply valued and trusted by the emperor and empress. No one dared to offend her anymore. They would only say that she was a talented person and it was normal for her to be a little proud.

Lu Weiyuan touched his chin and said, "The internal strife is because there is no powerful external enemy, and also because neither my aunt Rong Le nor the people of the Red Sun Sect have the ability to subdue everyone - of course, it is also possible that the latter has never thought about doing anything big, and just deliberately caused chaos in the capital."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Mi Nian, who looked unhappy, and asked, "Sister Xiaochuan, can you still contact the leader of the Hongyang Sect?"

"Your Highness." Mi Nian paused and replied, "From the moment Your Highness died in the cave, they had already abandoned me and regarded me as a traitor."

She said with some sigh, then changed the subject: "However, if I had enough information, I might be able to guess where my father...the leader of the Red Sun Sect is."

"Well, then I'll trouble Sister Xiaochuan." Lu Weiyuan nodded, picked up the pen on the table and quickly wrote a short letter.

She folded the letter several times and said to a spy, "Hand this letter to Concubine Xu and tell them to make preparations in advance. Don't let anyone take advantage of the chaos to hurt them. After all, a dog will jump over the wall when it's desperate, and a rabbit will bite when it's desperate. What's more, that person is a living person who comes with a heart full of hatred."

"The death of the Lu clan was by no means accidental, nor will it be the end. My useless grandfather killed his entire family, so it is normal for him to want to kill all the people related to the Lu clan. At this moment, the capital is still in civil strife, but as soon as our army appears, they will immediately unite and attack the outside world first."

She smiled and randomly swiped at the map of the capital: "When the time comes, we will know whether the Red Sun Cult leader is really trying to take a chance and usurp the throne, or whether he just wanted revenge and dragged tens of thousands of people to their deaths for his hatred."

One day later.

Beijing.

Princess Rong Le came to an inconspicuous courtyard in anger. As soon as she entered, she began to accuse the people in the courtyard: "Yuyi has deployed troops outside the city and is about to attack. We have already agreed that before dealing with Yuyi, we should put aside all internal disputes!"

She had taken off her gorgeous clothes early, wearing only a silver armor lined with bright red velvet. Princess Rong Le smashed the thing in her hand at the man's feet, splashing blood: "The family of Prince Xiangping was harmed by these two. If I hadn't arrived in time, these two would have brought people to sneak into Prince Yiyang's mansion. The actions of your followers are contrary to the content of our agreement!"

But that man, the leader of the Red Sun Cult, just gently stroked his beard and glanced at the two fresh heads rolling on the ground: "Your Highness also knows that I am already an old man who is about to die. The people below have their own thoughts. It is not enough for me to seek peace alone. I am really incompetent. I can only say one sentence, Your Highness, it's a good kill!"

"You!" Princess Rong Le looked at Leader Hong Yang with suspicion.

The latter was calm and composed, neither hurried nor slow, and calmly met her scrutiny: "I can provide your Highness with a list of some of the believers who go against our wishes. I am old and incompetent, so I can only leave it to your Highness to decide."

This is a gesture of retreat and surrender.

Although Princess Rong Le felt that something was wrong, at such a critical moment, the less trouble there is, the better. Now, she just wanted to know how long she could persist when facing Princess Yuyi, who had the Emperor and Empress behind her. Even if she knew that the way forward was not feasible, she still wanted to make a big fuss.

In fact, Princess Rong Le didn't care about the death of those clan members. Even if the Hongyang Cult didn't kill them, she would do it secretly, putting the blame on those who disobeyed her and forcing them to back down. If they didn't back down, then she could just eliminate them with a name.

Seeing the helpless yet calm leader of the Hongyang sect, Princess Rong Le decisively took over the list and also took over the command of the Hongyang sect members belonging to the "old leader faction": "Old leader, I advise you that no matter what you want to do, you'd better finish it quickly while my good niece still has the patience to play with us. Otherwise, you may die before you can fulfill your ambitions, and you will regret it in the underworld."

"I am an old man, what else can I do? Your Highness, you are worrying too much." The leader of the Hongyang Sect said in an unusually calm manner.

Princess Rong Le sneered twice and left without looking back.

As soon as she left, the leader of the Red Sun Sect stood up and asked a follower beside him, "Why, there is still no reply to the letter to your young master?"

"Perhaps the young master is left with Princess Yuyi every day and has no time to reply."

The leader of the Hongyang sect took a deep look at the obviously flustered follower and shook his head. "That child was so young, but she was forced to be rebellious and ruthless. I wanted to raise her because I saw this spirit. Alas, maybe I, as a father, was not cruel enough to discipline her, so she became so soft-hearted when she grew up."

"Forget it, forget it. Tell me, what is going on in the palace now?"