The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Outside the capital, the army was pressing forward.

In the capital city, smoke of war rose.

There was a silent fight going on in the palace.

In the imperial city, the atmosphere became increasingly cold, as if something was about to be ignited and pierced.

The tension between the Hongyang believers and the Lu clan was not suppressed by Princess Rong Le's intervention. Several conflicts occurred and some people died.

Gradually, the remaining Lu clan members had many complaints against Princess Rong Le - originally, when we followed you in the rebellion, we were already risking our lives, but now, not only have we not gained much benefit, but you, as the leader, are unable to suppress the "collaborator" Hongyang Sect, allowing these cultists to turn around and kill your blood relatives.

Even though Princess Rong Le tried her best to remedy the situation and arrest the rioters to take revenge, these voices of complaints could not be suppressed.

A few hours after Lu Weiyuan led his troops to the outskirts of the capital, the accumulated resentment among the Lu clan members finally erupted. A group of people brought their bodyguards and went to Princess Rong Le's mansion, demanding an explanation from her.

Of course, we are also looking for opportunities to break the deadlock.

"...In my opinion, we should just tie her up and take her out of the city, and surrender." A member of the Lu family said sinisterly, "In other places, family members don't kill each other, but what about our family... We all know that if we don't express our feelings in advance, when His Highness Yuyi leads his troops to attack us, he won't care whether we have the same surname Lu or not."

The Lu family members looked at each other. No one affirmed the proposal, nor did anyone object. Instead, they remained silent and were wary of each other.

"She has not only the Jinwu Guards at her disposal, but also members of the cult." Prince Gong appeared pushing a wheelchair. He was wrapped in a thick fur coat, like a walking furry creature. Fortunately, the maid who pushed his wheelchair was tall and strong, so it didn't seem too difficult to serve such a disabled master.

"My dear uncles, please think twice before you act." After saying this, Prince Gong coughed a few times out of habit.

The people who had just spoken greeted him first, and then one of them said in a rather unwilling tone: "It's been a long time since we've seen Prince Gong go out. Were you frightened by those evil cult thugs?"

The first target of the Hongyang Cult was the Prince of Yi Yang's Mansion, but because of his current importance, the Prince of Yi Yang was given special protection by Princess Rong Le. So the people who took action did not try to please them, but after their failure, they massacred another family of the royal family to vent their anger.

Prince Gong almost suffered as well. Although he had no official right to inherit the throne, he was indeed the emperor's bloodline, so he suffered quite a lot of attacks. However, in the end, nothing serious happened.

"Yes, I have always been weak. If Aunt Fuchang had not discovered the clues, I would have been frightened to death on the spot even if I didn't die at the hands of the cultists." Prince Gong said, his eyes drifting to the side, where he saw the back of the maid's hand supporting the wheelchair.

Before the attack, Prince Gong's Mansion had long become another base for the Xie Party's spies who were secretly operating in the capital. The attackers were killed by the spies without even seeing Prince Gong. In order to cover up their tracks and create the illusion that they had been attacked and suffered heavy losses, these guys also burned down a courtyard in Prince Gong's Mansion.

Princess Fuchang, whom he was grateful to, did go to the scene of the attack on Prince Gong's Mansion that day, but she went there to discuss the next countermeasures with Xie Yi.

"Yes, compared to Rong... His Highness Fuchang is more reliable."

While Princess Rong Le allowed the cultists to kill members of the royal family in order to force the old leader to take control of the cult, Princess Fu Chang had already begun mobilizing the guards in each mansion, as well as part of the Jinwu Guard, to form a team to patrol and protect each mansion.

At this point, Princess Rong Le was a step slow to react in order to seize power. Therefore, even though she later severely punished the attackers, she still seemed less convincing than Princess Fuchang.

Upon learning that members of the royal family had brought enough people to visit her, Princess Rong Le was both shocked and angry, but her relatives were a major source of confidence for her to compete with the Hongyang Sect. Before the final moment, she did not want to fall out with them, so she could only force herself to come out and meet everyone.

When I looked up, I saw Princess Fuchang standing at the front of the crowd. Behind her was Prince Gong, who looked sick. Prince Yi Yang did not come... but the Prince's wife was standing on the other side of Prince Gong with a bulging belly.

Princess Rong Le couldn't help but frowned: "Yuyi's army has just arrived at the city, and you can't wait to take me out to pay for your crimes? You really deserve to be my good family."

"Sister, what you said is incomprehensible. We are all blood relatives. We were just instigated and deceived by the cult. As long as we sincerely correct our mistakes, what can't be made up for?" Princess Fuchang said with a smile.

"Lu Huayan, don't take this opportunity to pretend to be a good person..." Princess Rong Le looked around at the clan members who were full of hatred, and suddenly a sarcastic smile appeared on her originally flat mouth. "You too, if you didn't have the greed for power, how could you be persuaded by me?"

"When we were planning this together, you wanted to give each family a share of the throne. But now, seeing that this path of mine is not feasible, you just want me to take the blame?"

"Where can such a good thing happen?"

She raised her eyebrows and stared into Princess Fuchang's eyes: "I might as well tell you that we committed this crime together. I will not let you escape this punishment. Even if you force me to death today and get the emperor's pardon, I have many loyal servants hiding in the dark who will avenge me!"

"If you have the ability, from now on you will no longer have to employ a servant or a maid. You must do everything from dressing yourself to drinking water. Oh, don't forget to sleep with your eyes open at night!"

Although she was ambitious, she had indeed saved many people and given them a brighter future. With the guidance of the princess's mansion, even if not everyone would take risks for her, there would always be some people who would never forget their gratitude and would repay her day and night.

The clan members all looked cold.

Princess Rong Le then threw out another big surprise: "Maybe there are too many people here today, and the smells are mixed. I'm afraid you can't smell the strange fragrance in this yard. But it's almost time. Everyone, do you feel numbness in your limbs and dizziness in your head?"

"what have you done?!"

"It's just a means for the Red Sun Cult to control its followers. Otherwise, why do you think so many people with good family backgrounds are so devoted to the Red Sun Cult leader?" Princess Rong Le smiled and covered her lips with her hands. "This incense can make people confused and eventually addicted. Without the corresponding antidote, you will slowly go crazy and eventually die."

As she said the word "crazy", her expression became more and more crazy: "My dear sisters and relatives, the die is cast. No matter what you choose, you will die in the end. Why don't you follow me and go crazy before you die, hahahaha!!!"