Huangxiu

Chapter 613: Dying
Xiao Ruoling and the others became depressed and followed the old eunuch with white hair and a youthful face inside.

When I arrived at the back garden of the yard, I saw a beautiful woman leaning on a chaise longue in a small pavilion surrounded by flower beds.

She was wearing a flowing brocade palace dress with gold and silver threads interwoven throughout, which clung to her graceful figure.

Her jade-like face was delicate and dazzling, with a golden hairpin inserted in her cloud-like hair.

A soft red hand supported her delicate white chin. She seemed to be lost in thought, with her dark brows tightly furrowed.

Hearing the footsteps, she looked over with a smile, stood up and sighed: "Junior sister, you are finally here."

"Senior Sister, what happened?" Qin Ruolan asked puzzledly.

She originally thought that her senior sister just missed her again. They hadn't seen each other for two years. When she heard that she had come out of seclusion, she called her over to chat and gossip.

Concubine Hui sighed softly: "I'm afraid Zhao'er is going to die."

Qin Ruolan was startled, her expression changed slightly: "Ninth Prince?!"

Concubine Hui sighed, "Well, he was playful and went to Xiluo City to play. He wanted to climb the peak of Luoshen Mountain and was seriously injured by a demon clan expert."

"Where are the guards?" Qin Ruolan frowned: "How could the Ninth Prince be injured?"

"He ran away secretly, wanting to go on a secret visit and venture into the martial arts world alone." Concubine Hui looked helpless: "He deliberately left the guards behind, and only two secret guards followed him, and the result..."

"Badly hurt?"

"He has already used up the Great Light Heart Protecting Pills. He has already held out for three days. Looking at his condition, I am afraid he may not survive."

"Even the Great Light Heart Protecting Pills couldn't save him, how badly was he injured?" Qin Ruolan was puzzled: "Could he be a master of the Spiritual Transformation Realm?"

"A demon race expert at the Spiritual Transformation Realm used a treasure to activate the power of a master at the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Without the protective mirror, he would have died on the spot."

"How could this be?" Qin Ruolan frowned and said, "The Ninth Prince is a peaceful person, there is no need for him to do this, right?"

The Ninth Prince's mother died of illness when he was three years old, and he was then raised by Concubine Hui.

At that time, Concubine Hui had no children of her own.

Three years later, Concubine Hui gave birth to the tenth prince, and then two princesses.

The ninth prince had a bad temper since childhood, was extremely dull, disliked and resisted practicing, and was still stuck in the Qi Transformation Realm at the age of twenty-two.

The royal family's secret method is one of the most advanced mental methods in the world. He has been practicing for twelve years and is still at the Qi Transformation Stage. This is not only due to his poor aptitude, but also because he is lazy and not working hard.

Although Concubine Hui was not his biological mother, she raised him, but he was not close to her.

To outsiders, it seemed as if Concubine Hui had abused him.

The current emperor has many children, twenty-eight princes and thirty-four princesses.

The Ninth Prince is an insignificant existence among all the princes and princesses.

Among all the princes, the top ten were all crowned kings.

As the ninth prince, he was not even given the lowest title of a prince.

Some princes whose mothers were of high birth were given the title of prince at birth.

The mother was a prince of an ordinary family. She was not given the title of a king when she was born. After she came of age, she was often given the lowest title of a county prince and established her own government.

Concubine Hui also tried to persuade the emperor for him, but because of his bad temper, frequent troubles and low level of cultivation, the emperor disliked him and did not agree.

So even though he has reached adulthood, his residence is still that of a prince.

Such a prince is the easiest to kill, but there is really no need to kill such a useless prince.

It cannot demonstrate the power of the demon race.

Concubine Hui sighed, "I think about it, if it's not just bad luck, then it's probably because he wants to go to the Phoenix Dynasty to be a royal consort."

"Prince consort?" Qin Ruolan frowned slightly: "Senior sister, what's going on?"

"Alas... Junior Sister, you have been in seclusion for two years. A lot of things have happened in these two years."

"What's the big deal?"

"Our army suffered a great defeat and asked for peace with the Phoenix Dynasty." "Junior sister, our army is not weak, so it shouldn't be a great defeat, right?"

Although the Phoenix Dynasty's army is strong, the Jade View Dynasty is not that weak either.

"The Phoenix Dynasty has produced a talented general who has defeated our army step by step."

Qin Ruolan's expression changed slightly.

"Fortunately, the Yuanzhen Dynasty wanted to take advantage and sent out troops. The Phoenix Dynasty took advantage of the victory to deal with the Yuanzhen Dynasty. We tried our best to hold them back, so we were able to maintain a stalemate and seek a ceasefire."

"Alas... the balance is still broken." Qin Ruolan frowned slightly: "This is troublesome."

The three dynasties were in a tripartite situation and fought against each other. Most of the conflicts were local. It was difficult for a major war to occur as they were wary of each other.

A talented general emerged in the Phoenix Dynasty, breaking the balance maintained by the three.

Once the balance is broken, it will often take a fierce battle or even a national war to restore it.

Once the three great dynasties are at war, the battlefield outside the domain will be affected. If the demons invade the domain on a large scale, the world will be devastated.

"We want a ceasefire, and one of the conditions is that the prince enters the Phoenix Dynasty as a royal consort."

"The prince is going to be a consort," Qin Ruolan shook her head, "He is deliberately humiliating us."

Marrying a princess was already depressing enough, and now they were sending a prince to be a prince-in-law, which made the Yujing Dynasty even more embarrassed.

This is equivalent to marrying a prince, and this prince is equivalent to a hostage.

"We can only agree to this condition if we want to stop the war," said Concubine Hui. "Everyone in the court is holding their breath and will eventually take revenge."

"Ninth Prince..." Qin Ruolan sighed.

You know without asking why the Ninth Prince was chosen, and you know without asking how miserable the Ninth Prince's situation will be.

Concubine Hui sneered and said, "The twelfth princess of the Phoenix Dynasty has reached the age of marrying a prince consort. On our side, there are only three who are of the right age, the eighth, ninth, and tenth. The eighth is a prince, and the tenth is more qualified."

Qin Ruolan nodded slowly.

The tenth son is Concubine Hui’s biological son, and the eighth son’s mother is Concubine Xian.

Moreover, both of them were granted the title of prince.

The Ninth Prince, who is extremely naughty and dull, is naturally the best candidate.

"The demon tribe suddenly attacked and killed Lao Jiu. They received the news and wanted to disrupt the truce. They have evil intentions."

"The Ninth Prince must not die." Qin Ruolan said.

Concubine Hui sighed, "We have tried everything. The director of the Imperial Hospital has tried it, the palace servants have tried it, and even the emperor has personally tried to heal him, and he has also used the Great Light Heart Protecting Pill."

"A blow from the demon clan spirit master..." Qin Ruolan shook her head: "It's hard to save him. Didn't you ask the four spirit masters who guard the country to help?"

"The Four Spiritual Lords are all in a deep sleep, how could they be disturbed by such a trivial matter?" Imperial Concubine Hui sighed heavily: "Alas! I have been so worried these past two days!"

Qin Ruolan was helpless: "The ancestor is also in deep sleep, otherwise ask the ancestor for help."

"That demon clan spirit master is vicious. Even if the master wakes up, he may not be able to save Zhao'er." Concubine Hui shook her head: "He was born with a bad fate. Sometimes I think that it might not be a bad thing for him to just die like this."

"Junior sister, please be careful with your words!" Qin Ruolan said hurriedly.

Concubine Hui snorted, "Why should I be cautious? Anyway, my reputation as a vicious woman has spread all over the world!"

"...I'll go see His Majesty the Ninth Prince." Qin Ruolan showed a look of reluctance.

She came to Fuhui Palace quite often and had met the Ninth Prince countless times.

Although the Ninth Prince was naughty, he was very respectful and close to her, even closer to her than to Concubine Hui.

Maybe it’s because she looks somewhat like the ninth prince’s biological mother.

Concubine Hui stood up and said, "Come with me. He is in his own prince's house."

(End of this chapter)