After the marriage, the abstinent prince turned me on

Chi Chunchun sighed, a trace of distress between her brows. "Sister, have you heard? The new emperor has ascended the throne, and now all over the country are recruiting unmarried women to enter the palace as concubines." She paused, and her tone became even lower. "Although Daddy is just a small official, he also has a place..."

Xie Mishuang's heart tightened. She certainly knew what Chi Chunchun was going to say next.

Chi Chunchun bit her lower lip, her eyes slightly red. "You know, Du Lang and I are in love with each other. He said that by the end of the year he would have enough money to come to my house to present the betrothal gifts... But now I can't seem to wait for him anymore. Sister, what should I do?"

"The new emperor..." Xie Mishuang murmured to herself. When she heard these two words, she knew that it must be Ouyang Jing who ascended the throne.

In an instant, all kinds of complex emotions surged into my heart, sourness, pain, and... a trace of indescribable worry.

But she quickly suppressed these emotions. The most important thing now was to solve Chunchun's problem.

"Before the imperial edict comes down, naturally, let your Du Lang send the betrothal gifts as soon as possible." Xie Mishuang held Chi Chunchun's hand and said firmly, "As long as the engagement is made, there is still room for maneuver."

Chi Chunchun shook her head in distress: "Of course I have thought about the method you mentioned, but Du Lang really doesn't have enough money right now, and my father will definitely not agree."

Xie Mishuang sighed, unable to think of any good solution for a moment.

Although the Chi family is not wealthy, they can be considered a well-off family. Chi's father has always hoped that his daughter can marry into a good family. However, Du Lang's family is poor, so Chi's father is naturally not satisfied.

"Maybe... entering the palace is also a good choice." Xie Mishuang hesitated for a moment, but still said it.

Although she knew that this was not what Chi Chunchun wanted, there seemed to be no better way at the moment.

"Come on!" Chi Chunchun stood up suddenly, her tone excited. "The new emperor is going crazy trying to find his former wife, the Crown Princess. I think she's destined to be a widow after entering the palace! When you think about it this way, the palace is worse than the outside world!"

Xie Mishuang was stunned. Ouyang Jing... was still looking for her?

Hadn't she already spread the news that she was dead? Why was he still looking for her?

"Sister, what do you think I should do?" Chi Chunchun cried, tightly grasping Xie Mishuang's hand, "I don't want to enter the palace, I want to be with Du Lang..."

Seeing Xie Mishuang standing there in a daze, Chi Chunchun stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her: "Sister? What are you thinking about? You're so out of your mind!"

Xie Mishuang came back to his senses and forced a smile: "Nothing, you go back first, I'll help you think of a solution."

Chi Chunchun looked at Xie Mishuang's absent-minded face, sighed, and knew that no matter how much she asked, she would not get anything out of him, so she had to get up and say goodbye.

Xie Mi watched Chi Chunchun leave, but his thoughts drifted back to three years ago.

Ever since she returned to Fengshui Town, she had no intention of telling her uncle's family that she had once been the Crown Princess, and she also sent a message to ask her cousin Xie Chuxue not to tell them, so they still didn't know that the person the new emperor was looking for was her.

Ouyang Jing… was he still looking for her? Hadn't he already spread the word that she was dead? Why was he still looking? This question lingered in her mind, lingering.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

A knock on the door interrupted Xie Mishuang's thoughts.

"Come in."

A man in black pushed the door open and walked in. He was wearing a white half-mask, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. He knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Master, I found it."

Xie Mishuang took the note from his hand, quickly glanced through it, and a fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

After three years, she finally found out everything that happened to her mother.

Her mother and grandmother were actually murdered by Xie Wenyao and Shen! In order to be together legitimately, they did not hesitate to kill her mother and grandmother, and even wanted to cut off the roots, and even she was almost not spared!

The note also recorded the identity of her biological father, Xuanyuan Jingcheng, the new emperor of the Xuanyuan Empire.

Back then, when Xuanyuan Jingcheng was still the crown prince, he was almost assassinated, and it was her mother who saved him.

The two fell in love and had her.

However, even though her biological father knew of her existence, he didn't seem to intend to take her back.

In that case, she would just pretend that he was not her father!

"Master, what is your next plan?" The man in black lowered his head, waiting for Xie Mishuang's instructions.

Xie Mishuang crumpled the note in his hand into a ball, his tone cold and without a trace of warmth: "Return to the capital and destroy the Xie family."

Xie Mishuang took a deep breath and suppressed the hatred surging in his heart.

One month later, Beijing.

The vermilion lacquered gate with carved beams and painted buildings slowly opened, and a simple carriage drove in and stopped in front of an unremarkable house.

Xie Mishuang, dressed in a simple and elegant dress, slowly stepped down from the carriage, followed closely by Qinghe and Aya.

In the darkness, a black shadow flashed by and merged silently into the shadow of the house.

Three years ago, she rescued a seriously injured killer named Ying.

Ying agreed to work for her for five years to repay her for saving his life.

Now, Shadow is her sharp blade hidden in the dark.

"Miss, are you really planning to... return to His Highness?" Aya asked cautiously, her eyes full of heartache.

Xie Mishuang took a deep breath and looked up at the majestic palace with a complicated look in his eyes: "Fate plays tricks on me. After going around in circles, I'm finally back here. But, everything can't go back."

A few days later, the day arrived for the concubines to enter the palace.

Xie Mishuang slowly walked into the palace with a group of beautiful ladies.

The corridor outside the palace was exactly the same as it was three years ago, with carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes, and was magnificent, but it inexplicably exuded a sense of desolation.

There was a hint of death on the face of each concubine, as if they were about to go to the execution ground.

Xie Mishuang asked a nearby girl curiously, "What's wrong with you? Why are you all so unhappy?"

The concubine smiled bitterly and shook her head, lowering her voice and saying, "What's there to be happy about? The new emperor is a tyrant. I heard that the queen was slapped several times by him, in front of everyone. He really doesn't show any affection to her husband or wife."

She paused, then added, "We are the first batch of concubines, which means we are ready to die. Don't you know this?"

Xie Mishuang opened his eyes wide in feigned surprise: "So scary? Before... I heard that he was a sensible person."

The concubine glanced at her and said, "The past was the past, and the present is the present. If you didn't know it now, are you afraid?"

Xie Mishuang shook his head, his expression calm: "When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth."

Seeing that she was so calm, the concubine stopped asking questions, turned her head away, and continued sighing.

Soon, the first round of selection of concubines began. Those who were ugly or misshapen were not allowed to pass; those who were too short or too tall were not allowed to pass; those who were too fat or too thin were not allowed to pass.