The eunuchs on the stage had their hands stained with blood, so they were not surprised by this. They held the white silk and strangled the concubine who was causing trouble without saying a word.

When the other concubines saw this, they were so frightened that their skirts were soaked with dirty yellow liquid.

"Are you going to drink the poison wine yourself? Or are you going to hang yourself?" the leading eunuch said in a shrill and cold voice.

Seeing that they were kneeling on the ground without moving, the leading eunuch said no more. He waved his hand and the other eunuchs swarmed in and fed the concubines poisoned wine.

Not long after, the concubine's body was hanged on a wooden beam on the platform next to the Hexian Palace.

Most of these concubines were selected to enter the palace. The legitimate daughters of high-ranking officials of the third rank or above in the court entered the palace as concubines, and none of them were on the list of people to be buried alive with the emperor.

After Qin Yan's coronation ceremony, he canonized Lin Luoling as Empress Ruixian, and issued an imperial decree that she would not hold a beauty contest within five years to show filial piety to the late emperor.

After the coronation ceremony, Qin Yan summoned the fathers of the third-rank and above high-ranking officials of the concubines in the harem into the Zhengde Hall. Those high-ranking officials thought that Qin Yan was going to follow the old custom and let their daughters be buried alive with him, and they felt uneasy.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yan said: "According to the old rules, if the concubines in the harem have no princes or princesses, they must be buried with the late emperor. Considering that you are all important officials in the court and have been loyal to the late emperor for many years.

I want to build a 'Prayer Palace' at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in the capital, and send your daughters there to live out the rest of their lives. Every day, they only need to pray for the country of Tianqi and remember the grace of the late emperor. There is no taboo in what they eat, and they will definitely have no worries about food and clothing. All the important ministers can rest assured."

Upon hearing this, more than twenty third-rank officials knelt on the ground, thanked Qin Yan for his kindness, and said that they would do their best to be loyal to Qin Yan in the future.

Qin Yan was very satisfied, so he asked them to take their daughter home from the palace to stay for more than a month. After the "Qiyou Palace" was built, the imperial guards would send their daughter to the "Qiyou Palace". They could also bring their daughter back home to reunite during festivals.

Such grace is a special case that has never happened in the Kingdom of Apocalypse.

These ministers were naturally grateful to Qin Yan, and they brought their daughters back to the house one after another. No one allowed their daughter to leave the house at will, and they only waited for the "Qiyou Palace" to be built before sending their daughters there.

The next day, Qin Yan summoned Jiang Chi to the Zhengde Hall, wanting to give Jiang Chi 20,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the Huns in the northern border. Before the two had finished their discussion, Dou Tong sent an urgent report and a letter to the capital.

The urgent report sent by Dou Tong stated that the civil strife in the Xiongnu tribe had been quelled and the new Xiongnu king was named: Zonggu.

The letter was made of leather. It said that the new Xiongnu king Zonggu wanted to marry the princess of Tianqi, and stated that the Xiongnu would no longer invade the northern border of Tianqi and was willing to provide horses to Tianqi every year...

Qin Yan put down the urgent report and letter and discussed with Jiang Chi in private. After Jiang Chi left the palace, Qin Yan went to Jingshou Palace again and told the Empress Dowager about the matter.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager shared the same idea as Qin Yan and Jiang Chi.

The next morning, at court, Qin Yan asked the Minister of the Central Secretariat to write a letter agreeing to Zong Gu marrying Princess Qinglan of Tianqi, but Zong Gu had to come to Tianqi in person to marry her.

Less than 20 days later, an urgent report was received from Dou Tong, saying that Zonggu had not invaded the northern border since he succeeded to the throne, and had no intention of taking back the land that Emperor Deshun had seized in the northern border. He agreed to go to the capital next month. Zonggu lowered his attitude and let the new emperor of Tianqi choose a good day. He would bring cattle and horses as a betrothal gift to marry Princess Qinglan.

When Zong Gu arrived in the capital, Lin Luoling was about to give birth. Qin Yan asked Jiang Chi to go out of the city gate to welcome Zong Gu in person, and a banquet was held in the palace to entertain Zong Gu.

Jiang Chi handed the list of betrothal gifts that Zong Gu brought to Qin Yan. After reading it, Qin Yan smiled and said, "It's rare to see such sincerity."

A banquet was held to entertain Zong Gu. Lin Luoling, the Empress, sat with Qin Yan. She looked at Zong Gu with curiosity.

All I saw was Zong Gu's dark face, rosy cheeks, and a small braid of hair with many silver ornaments hanging on it.

He has eagle eyes, a wide mouth, a beard, and an extremely burly figure. He looks very different from the men of Apocalypse Country.

As she was looking at it, she suddenly felt something wet and sticky under her seat, and a pain came from her abdomen. She lowered her eyes and saw a thumb-sized blood stain on the hem of her skirt. She grasped Qin Yan's hand and said:

"It seems that I am about to give birth."

Lin Luoling, who was about to give birth for the first time, couldn't help but feel terrified. Qin Yan felt Lin Luoling's fingers tremble slightly, and hurriedly ordered: "The queen is about to give birth, summon the imperial physician and the midwife to Fulu Palace as soon as possible."

Fulu Palace is right next to Jingshou Palace and is the palace where Lin Luoling lives.

The palace was named after the Empress Dowager.

At Qin Yan's command, all the officials at the palace banquet stood up and knelt, shouting: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

The eunuchs and palace maids performed their duties under the instructions of the chief eunuch of the Internal Affairs Bureau without losing any rules and etiquette.

Qin Yan picked up Lin Luoling and comforted her, "I'll be with you, so just give birth with peace of mind."

Chen Yin and Princess July followed closely behind, supporting the Empress Dowager, while Jiang Chi stepped forward and invited Zong Gu to have a drink.

Lin Luoling originally thought that childbirth would be long and painful.

What she didn't expect was that with the superb medical skills of Dr. Chen Yin and Dr. Pang, she gave birth to a prince in less than two hours. She didn't feel any unbearable pain, but just felt weak all over. After taking one look at the prince's appearance, she fell into a deep sleep.

The Empress Dowager held the prince born to Lin Luoling in her arms, smiling so hard that only her teeth were visible, not her eyes.

Qin Yan was about to step into the palace when a purple light flashed. He looked up and saw that the originally pitch-black night was now covered by a ball of purple air above the roof of Lin Luoling's bedroom, and the light was more than ten miles away.

The ministers at the palace banquet saw this scene and pointed at the purple cloud in astonishment, shouting, "Look over there! The queen has given birth, surrounded by purple clouds."

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and were amazed. When Zong Gu saw this, he frowned secretly and pursed his lips tightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

After Qin Yan entered the palace, he saw Lin Luoling asleep and told the Empress Dowager about the purple air.

The Empress Dowager asked Shi Mi to hold the prince who had just been born to Lin Luoling. She went out to take a look and was extremely shocked.

When he returned to the palace, he said to Qin Yan: "The prince born by the queen is very extraordinary. He may be the son of God. He should be made the crown prince."

Whether there is purple energy or not, Qin Yan will make the prince born by Lin Luoling the crown prince, so he naturally agreed.

The Empress Dowager was very worried, so she left Shi Mi in Fulu Palace to take care of Lin Luoling and her Crown Prince personally.

Qin Yan named the son born to Lin Luoling: Qin Tianyou, and issued an edict to appoint him as the crown prince the next day.

At the same time, an imperial decree was also issued, and Princess Qinglan would marry Zong Gu nine days later.

Princess Qinglan then realized that she was about to marry the Huns. She lay on the bed and cried, and refused to eat or drink for three days.

When the Empress Dowager learned about this, she went to Princess Qinglan's bedroom in person.

With a creaky sound, the palace door was pushed open.

Qinglan looked towards the palace door with tears in her eyes, only to see that the Empress Dowager had a very gloomy and cold expression, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.

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