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Chapter 76 Destined to Die
Chu Yanrong still smiled: "All the good things in the palace are picked by Concubine Huan and her children first. The things we have been waiting for so long are all the leftovers from them. Concubine Huan's mother's family relies on her and the prince to become more and more powerful, and they suppress other families at will. The late emperor even thought about abolishing the prince and making Concubine Huan's son the crown prince instead."

Ye Wanqing pursed her lips.

Looking at the blue bricks covered with traces of time, Chu Yanrong said slowly: "The Queen Mother is the successor of the previous emperor, and there are several princes ahead of the Emperor. Whether it is the son of Concubine Huan or other princes who take the throne, the Queen Mother, I and the Emperor will not survive..."

Ye Wanqing said softly: "The fight for the throne has always been cruel."

"Yes." Chu Yanrong sighed: "Fortunately, when the emperor and I lived with the queen mother in Suiyuxuan, I read a lot of books and did not let myself be naive. Fortunately, I was not stupid at that time. Even more fortunately, God blessed us and we succeeded."

This past was not a bright one for Chu Yanrong.

At that time, the late emperor fell ill and became much weaker. He became more determined to change the crown prince. Several older princes were ready to make a move and, instigated by others, joined forces to attack Concubine Huan and her son on the rainy night of the Dragon Boat Festival banquet in the palace.

After slaughtering Concubine Huan's Qingwu Palace with blood, several princes turned to slaughter Suiyuxuan with blood.

However, by chance, Chu Yanrong learned the news in advance.

The young girl, who had not yet reached the age of marriage, risked everything to avoid the rebellious princes, sent a message to her grandfather's house, and hid in the previous emperor's bedroom...

That night, the palace was flooded with blood.

Concubine Huan and her children all died. The heartbroken emperor was forced to abdicate by his own son with a knife at his neck.

Taking advantage of the strong wind and heavy rain, the girl holding the knife silently stabbed the emperor's brother in the back of the neck.

"That was my first time killing someone." Chu Yanrong held her daughter's hand and said as they walked, "My loved one's hot blood splattered all over my face, but I wasn't scared.

Although I have been raised in the deep palace, I also know that if my brothers don’t die, it will be me, my mother and my brothers who will die. If we want to live, they must die.”

As she spoke, she shook her head and chuckled, "That night, the late emperor looked at me as if I were a demon, and was so frightened that he lost his mind. I was determined and took the opportunity to force him to write an edict of succession. Looking back, I was indeed cruel enough."

Ye Wanqing held the princess's hand tightly: "What this world lacks the most is indecision and useless kindness. It is my mother's courage that has brought Western Wei to what it is today."

Chu Yanrong's eyes flickered as she looked at her daughter: "Qing'er, you are somewhat similar to me back then."

Ye Wanqing was stunned.

Is she acting too mature these days?
Since waking up in this life, she has deliberately changed her past life habits and tried to be closer to her fifteen-year-old self. But is it too much?

She lowered her eyes slightly: "Mother is the eldest princess of Western Wei, Qing'er cannot compare to her."

Chu Yanrong smiled after hearing this: "Well, you are indeed less courageous than me at the age of fifteen. I was less than fifteen years old, but I dared to kill people with a knife, and I also dared to coerce and bribe the late emperor to pass on the throne. Then I became the eldest princess and fought for a happy marriage for myself. You are my daughter, how come you only learned a little bit from me?
You clearly can't wait to marry An Lan, but you keep forbearing and have to wait almost a year? Even if you are not anxious, your mother is anxious for you. "

Ye Wanqing's face turned red when she heard this: "Mother, we're almost at the funeral hall..."

It is indeed not appropriate to joke right now.

Chu Yanrong immediately restrained her expression.

Looking at the palace filled with spirit flags in front of her, Chu Yanrong sighed: "We have to leave sooner or later anyway. The Crown Princess should be happy to leave before New Year's Eve. At least, she can be reunited with her children on New Year's Eve.

Living in this palace like a madman without dignity is more terrible than death. How can the royal family be so good? Why so many women have to be sent here? How good are these famous families at doing business?

Taking a woman's life can exchange for their family's temporary power and status. In the aristocratic families, the most abundant and cheapest thing is young and beautiful women..."

Ye Wanqing was shocked by these words.

She never knew that her mother would say such a thing!
My mother was right.

What aristocratic families have no shortage of is young and beautiful women.

They were treated like commodities by the family. Before they even reached adulthood, they were already planning where to send them in order to gain the greatest benefits for the family.

Looking at the silent princess, Ye Wanqing echoed softly: "As daughters of aristocratic families, they have no choice. Entering the palace is relatively the best choice."

Chu Yanrong turned around, glanced at Liang Yurou who was following far behind, and said in a low voice: "It depends on their luck." Ye Wanqing nodded.

The Liang family is probably doomed to fail.

They thought that the Crown Prince would favor the Liang family's daughter more because of the Crown Princess, so they couldn't wait to send Liang Yurou to the Crown Prince.

In fact, this approach would only anger the prince.

Chu Gongxiao has always been a gentle and tolerant person. He is courteous to others and respectful to the Crown Princess at home.

The Liang family thought he was easy to control.

In the past two years, the Liang family has relied on having a crown princess to gain increasing power, forming cliques for personal gain, and has long since displeased the emperor.

Now that the Crown Princess is gone, the Liang family’s glory has come to an end.

Ye Wanqing glanced at Liang Yurou, who was surrounded by the crowd and raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears, and then withdrew her gaze with mixed feelings.

The Crown Princess's mourning hall is located in Xiangde Hall.

Before getting close, the smell of paper money and burning incense was already wafted on the wind, as well as the faint cries of palace maids and members of the Liang family.

The spiritual flag fluttered in the cold wind.

The female relatives who came to pay their respects entered the hall one by one to burn incense under the guidance of the ceremonial officers.

There was a snowstorm in the north and the prince was busy dealing with it. He could not spare time during the day, so he only sent a close attendant to guard the mourning hall on his behalf.

Chu Yanrong patted Ye Wanqing's hand and said, "Go and burn some incense."

Ye Wanqing nodded.

The ceremonial officer brought her forward and respectfully handed the lit incense to her.

Amid the swirling smoke, a black lacquered coffin was placed in the center. Although it was painted with large, gorgeous peonies, it looked particularly creepy.

Ye Wanqing only took a glance and then looked away.

After burning incense, she supported Chu Yanrong and said, "Mom, let's go back."

She desperately wanted to get out of here.

Perhaps because she had died once, this palace filled with the gloomy atmosphere of death made her feel uncomfortable and cold all over.

When he went out, Liang's women were kneeling at the door.

Seeing Chu Yanrong coming out, one of the Liang family's wives looked up with red eyes and said, "Greetings, Princess."

As he said that, he pulled Liang Yurou.

Liang Yurou raised her head with tears in her eyes: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and to the Princess..."

"Yeah." Chu Yanrong looked extremely indifferent. She responded in a dignified manner and quickly pulled Ye Wanqing away.

The women of the Liang family were stunned.

It was not until she left Shuiyuxuan that Ye Wanqing's body gradually warmed up a little.

On the way, Chu Yanrong said, "The Crown Princess passed away, and the palace's New Year's Eve banquet this year has been cancelled. We don't have to go to the palace before the New Year. Qing'er, go pay your respects to the Queen Mother and wish her a happy new year in advance."

Ye Wanqing nodded: "I will follow mother's instructions."

(End of this chapter)