Cut off my tendons in my hands and feet to make me marry? Prepare to die!

This was the second time the Song family received an imperial edict within a few days.

The last time she received the imperial edict, there were two more concubines in the Dingbei Palace who were competing with her for power.

This time, when she received the imperial edict, her eyelids started twitching as soon as she knelt down, and she couldn't help but have a bad premonition.

When the eunuch delivering the imperial edict said "Appoint Prince Dingbei's eldest son Yue Zihuan as the Crown Prince's tutor", Song's head began to buzz.

The prince's tutor?

Although Song didn't know what rank this official was, she knew it was not a very important position.

Her son was going to inherit the Dingbei Palace, so why was he becoming the Crown Prince's tutor?

She quickly looked at her eldest son.

Yue Zihuan's face turned pale as paper, but he still had to force a smile as he accepted the imperial edict.

The eunuch delivering the decree smiled like a chrysanthemum:

"There have been many happy events in Dingbei Palace recently!"

Yue Zihuan wanted to give the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict some money as a bribe, but the eunuch turned around as if unintentionally and went to chat with King Dingbei.

Instead, Yue Ran turned his head and glanced over here with a smile on his face.

Yue Zihuan's eyes went dark for a while.

He was just a tutor to the crown prince, a lowly official, but Emperor Shengwen specially ordered him to read it out, making it known to everyone.

On the surface, he showed respect, but in reality, he was throwing the imperial edict in his face, telling him that Emperor Shengwen knew everything he had done over the years!

Yue Zihuan took a few steps back unsteadily and almost fell down in public.

Who is it? Who is behind this?

He raised his eyes and met Yue Ran's gaze.

Yue Ran stood quietly beside King Dingbei, wearing a pleated Ruyi moon skirt, her long hair tied up with a jade hairpin, looking gentle and beautiful.

But her eyes swept towards Yue Zihuan, and her gaze was like lightning in a storm cloud, without hiding her coldness at all.

It's her, only her!

Only Yue Ran has the ability to turn the entire Dingbei Palace upside down in just a few days.

She ruthlessly ruined his future without any regard for the relationship between brother and sister. She has such a cruel heart!

Yue Zihuan felt a sweetness in his throat and forced himself to swallow it.

Why panic? He hasn't lost yet.

Seeing her son's pale face, Song knew something was wrong, and she immediately collapsed to the ground and burst into tears:

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? Zihuan is the prince's eldest son. He will inherit the throne in the future. Why is he doing this?"

She cried and crawled to King Dingbei, grabbing his robe and sobbing:

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is humiliating our palace and you! You can't just ignore it, Your Majesty!"

Yue Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at Song, his face calm but his heart extremely disappointed.

It was he who indulged the Song family's ambitions and neglected his son's education.

The eldest son imitated his brother-in-law, the patriarch of the Lu family, in everything he said and did, which pleased him and made him want to establish a crown prince.

But he forgot that the eldest son did not have Lu's blood in his body. Something that was copied was not a tiger after all!

"Song, be careful with your words! Our palace is a royal palace of a different surname, so remember to be careful with your words and actions. Do not question His Majesty's will, and do not talk about His Majesty behind his back!"

Yue Yuan said in a deep voice.

Song's crying suddenly stopped and she started to hiccup due to choking.

"But, but Zihuan wants to be the heir."

Yue Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his voice slightly:

"I haven't even asked for permission to make him the crown prince, but he has already caused His Majesty's dislike. Don't mention this matter again in the future!"

Yue Yuan's words were like a thunderclap, shocking Song and Yue Zihuan to the point of being almost speechless.

Yue Zihuan suddenly looked up at his father, eyes full of disbelief.

Is it possible that even his father is abandoning him?

"Father! I know for sure that I have done nothing wrong!"

Yue Yuan closed his eyes, shook his head slightly, and sighed:

"During these five years, you embezzled nearly 100,000 taels of silver from the palace and went to the East Palace. Do you really think no one knows?"

He opened his eyes and slammed the table hard:

"You have been with me since you were young. I have told you so many times that the Dingbei Palace must not participate in the fight for the throne, and must not be greedy for the credit of following the emperor. But you didn't listen to a word I said!"

Song was so frightened that she trembled and dared not shed tears.

How did the prince know?

It's over, it's really over now.

Yue Zihuan's heart skipped a beat and he glared at Yue Ran fiercely.

For so many years, he had kept it a secret perfectly, but as soon as she came back, everything was exposed to the public!

“Why are you glaring at Ranran?!” Yue Yuan was even more furious.

How did this son develop such a character? When what he did was exposed, he did not admit his mistake but instead pushed the responsibility onto others.

Yue Zihuan's eyes moved from Yue Ran's face to Yue Yuan's face. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly. After enduring for a while, he finally knelt heavily on the ground:

"Father, it's not good for me to hide this from you, but I'm also doing this for the future of Dingbei Palace!"

He once felt like his father, that the Dingbei Palace needed to be careful in everything and not arouse the emperor's suspicion.

It was not until he met Xiaolou that he opened the door to a new world.

Xiaolou said that the Dingbei Palace has been loyal for generations, but they live in humility, and this is all the fault of those in power.

The current Crown Prince Chu Hantian is by no means such a narrow-minded person. He knows how to appoint talented people to the right positions and respects the wise and virtuous. He will certainly make important use of the Dingbei Palace in the future.

If Xiaolou had not acted as a matchmaker, he would have never had the chance to get to know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Chu Hantian once promised him that one day when he ascended to that position, he would let his brothers control the Dingbei Army, and the Dingbei Palace would enjoy the glory they deserved.

Over the years, he secretly sent the palace's wealth to the East Palace, and none of it went into his own pocket. He had no selfish motives!

Yue Ran stood aside and suddenly asked:

"What conditions did the prince promise you?"

Yue Zihuan raised his head with his neck erect, and said proudly:

"He promised that the Dingbei Palace would control the Dingbei Army from generation to generation, and the royal family would never interfere again."

And Xiaolou's complete trust and dependence on him.

Whenever Xiaolou accepted the money he sent him, the emotional words "Cousin, you are so nice" would make him happy for many days.

Yue Ran curled her red lips slightly and whispered:

"With such a trick of getting something for nothing, you are willing to let him command you. I admire you so much!"

The disappointment in Yue Yuan's eyes could no longer be hidden.

"Do you think the royal family has never tried to send someone else to control the Dingbei Army? Do you think the prince doesn't want the Dingbei Army?"

"How could I give birth to such a fool like you!"

Yue Zihuan was unwilling to accept this in his heart. He was the eldest son of King Dingbei, but in the eyes of his father, he was inferior to Yue Ran in every way.

No matter how good Yue Ran is, she has to get married. He is the heir to the Dingbei Palace!

"Father, you will admit one day that I am right."

Yue Yuan was furious and threw the teacup beside him to the ground:

"Someone, lock this evil creature up in his own yard and put him under house arrest for a month!"

Yue Zihuan stood up with his head held high and walked away without looking back.

In this round, he was one step behind.

But he has his own way to deal with Yue Ran!

Since she insists on holding on to power, don't blame him for disregarding the relationship between brother and sister.

Song followed her son crying.

Yue Ran quickly patted Yue Yuan on the back, staring at Yue Zihuan's back, feeling alert.

Yue Zihuan would not sit still and wait for death. Even if he wanted to bow his head, Chu Hantian would take action.

Next, she will wait to take the challenge.

A few days later, a romantic story spread among the dignitaries in the capital.

"Do you know that the cavalry general Yue Ran has been having an affair with her orc in the northern military camp?"

"I've heard about it too. It's said that she and that orc had been together for a long time... Oh, how embarrassing!"

"We girls in the boudoir can't compare to her. She hangs out with men every day. How can she care about her reputation?"

"Stop talking, the more you talk, the more dirty it gets. Who would dare to marry a girl like this? Marrying her would bring shame to your ancestors!"