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

Wang Zong Zheng, with a nervous look on his face, led the officials of the Zong Zheng Si and hurried back to the capital.

When he was about to enter the palace to meet Empress Dowager Lu, he specially called a confidant to his side and said in a low voice: "He Fang, immediately tell the people in the Qi Mansion everything that happened today!" After everything was arranged, he entered the palace with his men.

He Fang turned and ran towards the nearby Qi Mansion. The others in the Zongzheng Division saw him but pretended not to see anything. They were in such shock that they didn't care if anyone had sent a letter to the Qi Mansion first.

Qin Gaoming muttered, "I was just trying to find an excuse to go to the Qi Mansion to deliver a letter. Now that someone is delivering it, it's even better." He was in shock and couldn't understand for a long time who the King of Nannan was and why he made the Zong Zheng so awed.

The housekeeper of the Qi Mansion heard He Fang's urgent report and said, "Quickly take me to see your master."

Seeing He Fang in a hurry, the housekeeper hurriedly said, "Master He, please come in. The old master and the marquis are both at home."

He Fang followed Butler Qi into the front yard and met the old man and Qi Lu. He bowed and said quickly, "The king of Nan'an brought tens of thousands of troops and put forward three conditions. He said that there was an imperial decree to give Miss Qi to him, and..."

Qi Lu was shocked when he heard this: "What's going on?"

The old man said calmly: "Don't worry."

He said to He Fang: "Thank you, Lord He, for delivering the letter."

"I have something to do, so I'll take my leave." He Fang bowed and left.

Old Master Qi took out a phoenix hairpin from a brocade box and told his son the truth, "The King of Nan'an should be Prince Qin. He is still alive. Before he left for Nan'an, he came to arrange the marriage with me. It was Emperor Wu who personally issued an order to grant the marriage."

Qi Lu was stunned, with a look of horror on his face. After a long while, he said, "Such a thing also exists, Father. No wonder you don't want A-Wan to propose marriage."

"Haha, isn't it time yet? Now it's time, go call Awan." The old man smiled smugly.

Qi Wan heard that his grandfather had something to discuss, so he took Wu Yi to the front yard.

"Grandfather, Father, what's the matter?" Qi Wan bowed and asked with a smile.

Old Master Qi looked at Qi Wan and said slowly and bluntly, "Grandfather has arranged a marriage for you." As he spoke, he picked up an exquisite phoenix hairpin on the table, handed it to Qi Wan, and said with a smile, "He is the king of Nan'an. If you marry him, you will be the queen."

Qi Wan showed astonishment on her face and shook her head repeatedly, saying firmly and resolutely, "No, my granddaughter doesn't want to get married!"

Old Master Qi's expression became serious, and his tone became stronger, "You must agree to this marriage!"

Hearing this, Qi Wan's face turned pale instantly, tears welled up in her eyes, and she said with trembling lips: "No, I don't want to be the queen!"

"Awan, please listen to what your grandfather has to say." Old Master Qi sighed deeply, trying to calm Qi Wan down.

Qi Lu, who was standing by, also said quickly: "Ah Wan, this marriage cannot be refused. It is an imperial decree!"

Qi Wan's eyes turned completely red, tears rolled down uncontrollably, and she choked and said, "I'd rather die than do this!" After that, she lay on the table and cried sadly.

She said in grief and indignation, "I want to marry Brother Qin. I don't want anyone else except him."

When Old Master Qi saw his granddaughter crying her heart out, he was unwilling to agree to the marriage.

He frowned tightly, his face full of displeasure, and his tone became a little stiff and angry: "You actually look down on him and don't want to marry him. This is the best man in the world!"

"He is handsome, well-mannered, and well-educated."

"More importantly, he is the king of Nan'an, and also the famous Prince Qin of our Pu Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Qi Wan stopped crying all of a sudden, raised her head, widened her eyes, and asked in astonishment, "What? Prince Qin?"

Old Master Qi glared at her unhappily and continued, "Yes, it's him! He took great pains to teach you how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. When you grew up, he even brought an imperial decree to marry you. But what happened? You refused to agree to this marriage!"

"Grandfather, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Qi Wan's face turned red, and crystal tears were falling on her face.

"Will you agree? King Nangan has a team of soldiers outside the city, waiting to marry you!" asked Old Master Qi.

"If it's Brother Qin, of course your granddaughter will agree." Qi Wan said shyly, then stood up and ran away holding up her skirt.

Old Master Qi and Qi Lu were left staring at each other. Qi Lu said in shock, "So, the person this girl wants to marry is Prince Qin!"

"She has really high standards, haha!" Old Master Qi laughed, twirling his beard.

imperial study room

The young emperor and Empress Dowager Lu were waiting in the imperial study, where also the prime minister, Duke Hui, Duke Lu and several ministers were.

When Empress Dowager Lu saw Wang Zongzheng coming back, she couldn't wait to say, "Zongzheng, don't bow, tell me the situation quickly."

Wang Zongzheng saw that the queen mother was so anxious, so he told her the whole story: "My queen, the man who came is the king of Nan'an. He proposed three conditions. First, he wants to marry the eldest daughter of the Qi Mansion as queen. Second, he wants to return the dowry city of Queen Sixian. Third, he wants to take the people of the Qi Mansion away."

The people in the hall were all shocked when they heard this.

Qi Ze had a furious look on his face. The prime minister glanced at him and signaled Qi Ze not to be impulsive. Qi Ze lowered his eyes.

Queen Mother Lu slammed the table and said angrily, "What? How dare he be so arrogant."

"Miss Qi can marry him and become his queen, so why should he return those cities? He also wants to take the people from the Qi Mansion away. Is he planning to lead the Qi Mansion in rebellion?"

Wang Zongzheng is the young emperor's clan grandfather and also the elder of Empress Dowager Lu.

Wang Zongzhen took a deep breath. He felt a headache and didn't know how to start talking.

However, the matter was urgent and he had to say it.

"My Lady, we really can't object to the conditions proposed by this person."

Empress Dowager Lu's eyes turned fierce, "No matter who comes, I will use the army to destroy him."

Wang Zongzheng gritted his teeth and said, "My queen, he is the biological son of Queen Sixian, and now he is the king of Nan'an. He...he is also the former Crown Prince Qin."

"Ah!!" The officials were all stunned.

Wang Qin is still alive?!

He actually became the king of Nangan!

This was simply shocking news, and everyone present was dumbfounded.

The prime minister knew that Wang Qin was still alive, but he was also shocked that Wang Qin had become the king of Nangan.

The king of Nan'an was the elder brother of Empress Sixian, and had two sons. However, the throne eventually fell into the hands of Wang Qin. Why was this?

Could it be because... a guess arose in the Prime Minister's mind.

"He is still alive?" Empress Dowager Lu was silent for a long time before she uttered this sentence with difficulty.

Indeed, she fears nothing under heaven,

But now she understood that what she feared most was Wang Qin, the true crown prince.

If one's status is not right, it will be difficult to convince others with one's words.

The illegitimate brother usurped the throne from his legitimate brother, but unexpectedly the legitimate brother escaped and returned to his homeland as the King of Nangan.

She was very afraid that her son would lose the throne, which would mean that the three of them would lose their wealth and glory, and even their lives!