In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The houses of several branches of the Lu family were ransacked, and the men were to be beheaded and executed three days later.

The women would be sent to be military prostitutes that same day.

The news soon spread to the cell where the women of the Lu family were held.

Outside the cell, there were many yamen runners standing guard.

Inside the cell, a jailer yelled, "All of you get up."

Hearing this, Madam Cheng was pleasantly surprised and stood up excitedly and asked, "Are you going to let us go?"

However, the jailer replied with a sarcastic tone: "Congratulations on having multiple husbands. Now I will send you all to be military prostitutes for your enjoyment!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng let out a sharp cry: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" She widened her eyes, unable to believe what she heard.

The women in other rooms were crying and making a fuss. Someone was unwilling to give up and asked, "What happened?"

Cheng cursed: "We must have been harmed by the Qi family."

The jailer rolled his eyes and cursed: "Stop talking nonsense. It was your son who confiscated your property and exterminated your clan, and sent you to work as military prostitutes." He told the story of Lu Fengyun's life as a prostitute and how he killed and set fire to people after escaping.

"You're talking nonsense." After hearing this, Cheng was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She pointed at the jailer and cursed.

She had been arrogant for half her life, so how could she look down on a lowly jailer?

She had no idea that when people are in trouble, the people they should not offend are often the ones they look down upon the most, and they can quickly decide your fate.

"Damn bitch." The jailer cursed, walked up to Cheng and slapped her hard several times, then tied her up with a rope.

"If you dare to scold me, I will make you receive a hundred guests a day." He handed Cheng to the yamen runner outside, "Please take care of her, brother."

"No problem." The people outside pulled the rope and took Cheng away first and sent him to the military camp.

When the women in other rooms saw this, they knew that they could not escape the fate of becoming military prostitutes, and several of them fainted from anger.

Fortunately, the families of the ladies did not give up on them. For the sake of their family's reputation, they sold all their belongings and pooled together more than one million taels of silver. They asked the Lu and Li families for favors and spoke well of them in front of the empress dowager.

The Cheng family was very depressed. Even if they wanted to collect money to rescue Aunt Cheng, they had no way to do so because she was sent to the military camp and had to entertain clients that day and became a military prostitute.

Empress Dowager Lu accepted one million taels of silver under the mediation of Duke Huiguo. She believed that "the women of the Lu family can bring silver to the inner treasury, which is more useful than being military prostitutes."

She issued an edict: "Because the new emperor has only been on the throne for a short time, I have granted him special grace. Except for the women of the eldest house who will serve as military prostitutes, all the wives of the Lu family will be dismissed and return to their parents' homes."

This left the officials of the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the government office speechless.

If laws can change every day, how can we govern the country by law in the future?

This case has attracted much attention, and wherever there are people, they are discussing it.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

A shocking news came from the capital: "A large army from Nan'an has arrived. They sent someone to deliver a letter, specifically asking to see an official from the Zongzhengsi."

In the court, Empress Dowager Lu was furious: "Nan'an is a friendly country of the Pu Dynasty, yet they came here uninvited."

The Prime Minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from Nan'an may have important matters to discuss. It would be better to meet him in person."

"Those who come uninvited are enemies! We should go out and fight to drive them out." Queen Mother Lu rejected the Prime Minister's proposal. She looked at Qi Lu and decided to send troops.

Commander Cheng stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, although Nan'an is a friendly country, it is different from other friendly countries. It is better to let the officials of the Zongzhengsi go to meet them and see what they want to do."

Empress Dowager Lu had no idea what had happened in the court before. She was also wary of the prime minister and other officials taking control of the government and making her own decisions on everything.

Fortunately, she is still able to listen to Commander Cheng's advice.

But she said firmly, "The officials of the Zongzhengsi should immediately go to meet the envoys of Nan'an." She also ordered, "Qi Lu should prepare a large army to fight."

The officials of the Zongzhengsi were very nervous and immediately rode out of the city on horseback to meet the envoys from the Nannan Kingdom.

They were all royal children. Wang Zongzheng asked anxiously, "Why does King Nannan want to see us?" He was of high seniority in the royal family and was the ninth uncle of the young emperor's clan.

"There is always a reason. You'll know when you see it." Qin Gaoming was also very nervous.

"I'm afraid he's here to settle the score." Wang Zong Zheng sighed.

Another prince complained: "There are so many city guards coming from the south, but they can't stop this group of people."

……

When they were still ten miles away from their destination, a large team appeared in front of them, with tens of thousands of people.

The team was huge and majestic, and in the center of the team, there was an extremely gorgeous four-horse carriage that was particularly eye-catching.

This carriage was beautifully decorated, with exquisite patterns carved on the body. The wheels made a dull sound when rolling, as if announcing its noble status to the world.

What is even more eye-catching is that a huge yellow canopy is propped up in front of the carriage, with golden tassels hanging from the edge, dancing in the wind and shining with dazzling light.

When the people in the Zongzhengsi saw this scene, they were stunned.

Based on their understanding of the etiquette standards of various countries, such pomp and decoration are clearly treatment that only the head of a country can enjoy.

Moreover, the yellow canopy was a symbol exclusively used by the King of Nan'an, representing supreme authority. There was no doubt that the person sitting in the carriage was the King of Nan'an.

Everyone in the Zongzheng Division looked at each other, with an indescribable sense of tension in their hearts. After all, facing such a high-profile figure, no one dared to be careless, and they sped up their horses to meet him.

When the convoy arrived, Wang Zongzheng dismounted, took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, walked forward, bowed, and asked, "Is this the King of Nan'an?"

When his eyes fell on the carriage, he froze in place. Then, as if struck by lightning, he knelt down trembling all over.

His voice was filled with astonishment and awe that could not be concealed: "Ah...it's His Highness! No, Your Majesty!"

When everyone in the Zongzheng Division heard this, their eyes widened and they looked at the carriage in amazement. They were filled with confusion and shock. Who could make Wang Zongzheng lose his composure like this and even kneel down and call him His Majesty?

The King of Nan'an smiled and put forward conditions to Wang Zongzheng: "Go back and tell Queen Mother Lu about my conditions."

"Your Majesty, please speak." Wang Zongzheng said respectfully.

The King of Nan'an said, "First, I am here to marry the Queen, the eldest daughter of the Qi family. This is a marriage granted by my father."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, especially Wang Zongzheng and others, who opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths wide, looking unbelievable. The soldiers looked at each other, seeming to be very confused and shocked by this sudden news.

"Ah!" Wang Zongzheng finally came to his senses and screamed. His face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He never thought that King Nan'an would come to the Pu Dynasty in person, and to marry the queen, and it was King Wu who granted the marriage. This news was too shocking for him to believe for a while.

"Second, return the dowry of several cities that my mother brought with her."

Hearing this request, everyone fell silent again. The ownership of these cities has always been a sensitive topic between the two countries. Now that King Nan'an has brought up the old issue again, it is obvious that he wants to solve this problem once and for all. However, it is not easy for the Pu Dynasty to give up these cities easily.

"Third, the Pu Dynasty cannot tolerate people from the Qi Mansion, so let me take them all away this time."

The third condition of the King of Nan'an was even more shocking. He not only asked Pu Chao to return the city, but also to bring all the people of the Qi family back to Nan'an. In this way, Pu Chao would lose an important force, which was also a huge blow.

Every condition of the King of Nan'an shocked everyone present. These conditions were undoubtedly a huge challenge for the Pu Dynasty. If the court really agreed to the last two conditions, then the Pu Dynasty would most likely become a vassal state of the Nan'an Kingdom.

The whole scene became extremely tense. Wang Zongzheng frowned and said with sweat on his forehead, "I will send the three conditions to the Heavenly Court immediately."

"Give me an answer tomorrow at the latest!" King Nannan said in a majestic voice.

Wang Zongzheng bowed respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty!"