When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

Apart from the sisters, only Yang Chong knew about such things. Now Yang Chong was the King of Qi and had no connection with Han. As for the sisters, could they tell others about their romantic affairs?

Besides, if that matter was really exposed, would she still have the chance to come here?

I'm afraid she would either be banished to the cold palace or be given a white silk cloth and a cup of poisoned wine.

However, the thing that she had deliberately forgotten was brought up again by her sister. Lady Hu also felt something strange. The feeling that had once happened to her body and had been engraved deep in her soul once again dominated her nerves, making this mature woman feel restless. When she woke up in the middle of the night, the memory of that night had entered her memory countless times.

However, being in a place like the palace, with so many people around, she dared not even dream, for fear of talking in her sleep. She could only force herself to forget it, but when she heard her sister's words, although she could control the restlessness in her heart, her body's reaction was difficult to control for a while.

But these were absolutely unacknowledgeable, so Lady Hu could only pretend to be angry: "Sister, what nonsense are you talking about again?"

"That's good, that's good." Mrs. Hu naturally didn't know that because of her words, her sister had gone through such a long mental journey in such a short period of time. She only knew that as long as that thing didn't happen, even if they sisters encountered problems, it would not be fatal. Just knowing this was enough.

"Sister, we have to consider our own way out." Lady Hu stated her purpose.

"Our retreat?" Mrs. Hu was startled when she heard this, not knowing why her sister said that.

Although the lives of the sisters are not perfect at the moment and there are many regrets, compared with the rest of the world, they have already surpassed too many people. In this era, how many people are unable to control their own lives and how many people cannot get enough food. Therefore, Mrs. Hu is quite satisfied with her current life, at least she does not have any more extravagant expectations.

"South Korea may not exist for much longer." Lady Hu said helplessly and worriedly.

She didn't have any great ambitions, nor was she obsessed with wealth and fame. All she wanted was to live her life in peace and stability, and to live it peacefully with her sister. It would be even better if she could have a child.

But even such a wish is difficult to achieve. Thinking of the information she overheard today, Lady Hu felt helpless.

In this chaotic world, it is really difficult for two good-looking women to have no ability to protect themselves.

"Sister, are you kidding me? South Korea is fine, how could it suddenly disappear?" Mrs. Hu retorted subconsciously. After all, South Korea is a country. In her eyes, it is no different from the whole world. How could it suddenly disappear? South Korea is not a person, so what accidents will happen?

"Sister, I'm not kidding. I heard something in the palace yesterday." When Lady Hu said this, her face turned pale, which was due to her worry about the future.

"What's the matter?" Seeing her sister's serious tone, Mrs. Hu became less naive and more serious.

"In recent days, Qin has massively increased its troops in Sanchuan County and Nanyang County, and seems to be preparing for a massive invasion. Sister, you know what Qin means to South Korea," said Lady Hu.

"Qin?" Mrs. Hu was shocked. If Qin attacked, Han would not be able to stop it.

However, Qin has threatened South Korea a lot in recent years, but South Korea still exists. Is it the same this time? Mrs. Hu thought of this possibility.

As if she had read her sister's mind, Lady Hu said, "Sister, this time is different. This time, even the king doesn't think that South Korea can stop it."

"What?" Mrs. Hu was completely unsettled. If even King Han An thought that Korea could not be saved this time, it meant that the situation could not get any worse.

"Sister, I overheard this news from the king. You may not know, but I heard that the king is planning to take the opportunity of marrying Honglian to Qi to send the four young masters to Qi. For this purpose, he even selected 5,000 craftsmen of various types from all over the country to serve as Honglian's dowry to Qi." Lady Hu said.

Thinking of the conspiracy between Han Wangan and the fourth son Han Yu at that time, Concubine Hu could not calm down. As the most powerful father and son in Han State, they were actually arranging their own escape route. If the situation was not really so bad that it could not get any worse and there was no hope, why would people like Han Wangan and Han Yu resort to such a desperate measure and think of fleeing to another country?

Concubine Hu didn't know when the State of Qin would attack, but the fact that King Han was content with Han Yu was enough to explain everything.

If he had not been at his wit's end, why would Han Yu, who was so ambitious and determined to inherit the throne, have planned to defect to the State of Qi?

People like Han Yu can still go to Qi State for refuge, but what about them?

Lady Hu was deeply worried about the future fate of her sisters, but she was unwilling to just accept her fate. Although her current life was not very good, she still wanted to live.

As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die.

In this era, men are all thinking about how to exchange their lives for success and fame, and they are willing to die even if it means death. But women are different. Most women just want to live a good life, and Lady Hu is no exception.

"This? So, South Korea is really doomed this time. What about us?" Lady Hu has already said this. How could Mrs. Hu still have any hope of luck?

When Mrs. Hu thought about her sisters having to experience the pain of losing their country again and becoming people of a lost country again, she felt a chill down her spine. She had experienced hardships, so she was more afraid of them than most people.

Especially the loss of a country...

"Sister, we have to save ourselves this time." Seeing her sister looking so flustered, Lady Hu was helpless. She thought her sister was really useless. She only panicked when encountering problems and didn't know how to find a solution at all.

"Save yourself?" Mrs. Hu was stunned. If she had this ability, she would not have fallen to the point where she had no choice over the years.

"Yes, save ourselves, sister. Once the Qin army enters Xinzheng, we can't imagine what we will face, so we can only save ourselves." Lady Hu said firmly.

She is no longer young and her chances are slim.

If the Qin army attacked Xinzheng, her status would not make her suffer too badly. The worst that could happen to her would be rushed into the Qin palace and become a slave. However, after years of living a life of luxury, she really couldn't do the things that slaves do.

"But we were powerless against the rebellious army back then. What can we do this time when we are facing an even more powerful Qin army?" Mrs. Hu said pessimistically.

"I can't do anything, but it's different for you, sister." Lady Hu interrupted Mrs. Hu's pessimism and looked at her sister with burning eyes.

"Me?" Mrs. Hu opened her mouth slightly. She had never thought that her sister would throw the question to her. If she had this ability, why couldn't she even recognize her own daughter all these years?

"Yes, it's you, sister." Lady Hu excitedly grabbed her sister's hand. At this moment, her sister, who had always been useless in her eyes, had become her last life-saving straw.

"But what can I do? Sister, you are powerless in the King of Han's Palace, so what can I do? There is not much money in this house, and there are no loyal servants." Mrs. Hu still couldn't think of any ability or thing she had to save her sisters' fate.

"No, sister, you have, you have a man." Lady Hu said firmly.

"What man? I haven't been close to any man in the past few years." Mrs. Hu was annoyed when she heard her sister's words. Since Yang Chong left South Korea, she has never had any contact with any man. She used to live a secluded life. How could she have a man?

"Sister, don't be angry. The man I'm talking about is none other than Yang Chong. He is very powerful now, and is the king of Qi. His strength is so strong that it is difficult to compare with that of Han even at its peak. Only he can save us from the impending disaster." Only then did Lady Hu reveal the real purpose of her trip.

"Yang Chong? He..." Hearing this name that only exists in memory, a name that is very distant but extremely familiar, I was speechless for a moment.

If Yang Chong was just Yang Chong, Mrs. Hu would naturally go to find Yang Chong at all costs, but in fact Yang Chong is not just Yang Chong. It is true that Yang Chong was once her man, but now he is her daughter's man.

How could Mrs. Hu allow herself to appear in Yang Chong's world?

If that were the case, it would be fine for her, but her daughter might be looked down upon by Yang Chong. Her daughter was born in a poor family and had suffered a lot. If she was looked down upon again because of her, Mrs. Hu would never forgive herself.

What's more, even without considering these, Mrs. Hu did not dare to allow herself to appear in Yang Chong's world, because she was afraid that any contact would allow her daughter to discover the truth. If that happened, how would she face her daughter?

It was precisely because of this that, even though she had heard the news about Yang Chong becoming king of Qi in recent years, she had never thought of looking for Yang Chong, even though she already loved Yang Chong deeply in her heart.

She is already old, and her personal happiness is not important in front of her daughter.

However, the problem that Mrs. Hu is facing now has changed. It is no longer that she does not have to go to find Yang Chong because of her daughter, but that if she does not go to find Yang Chong, she and her sister will really have no way to survive.

If it was just her own problem, it would be fine. But for the sake of her daughter, Mrs. Hu felt that she could face the terrible fate in the future. The worst that could happen was death.

But now there is a younger sister, Lady Hu. Let me ask, as an elder sister, are you really willing to watch your younger sister face the misery of the future and remain indifferent?

Mrs. Hu couldn't do this.

Lady Hu is not only her younger sister, but she herself has been able to live well for so many years thanks to her younger sister's care. Whether it is love or gratitude, she cannot remain indifferent when she has the ability to help her younger sister.

With her sister on one side and her daughter on the other, Mrs. Hu was caught in a dilemma for a while.

Mrs. Hu's reaction and expression fell into Lady Hu's eyes, but she interpreted it as another message: "Sister, at this time, are you still hesitating? Besides, don't you like that man very much? Besides, he also owes us sisters, and it's time for him to pay it back."

Lady Hu had the confidence to say this, because due to an unexpected coincidence, she herself died in this mansion. From this point of view, Yang Chong was indeed the one who was wronged by her sisters first.

But so many years have passed, and Yang Chong has ignored them and it seems that what happened before never happened. This makes Concubine Hu feel relieved but also resentful.

Chapter 278 Honglian's New Bride

The Hu sisters were worried about their future fate and wanted to grab every means to save themselves. But at the same time, in the same city, another woman was in a completely different mood.

She had no so-called worries, only pure happiness and anticipation, because she was about to get married, and the person she was marrying was the one she loved.

It is a lucky thing for a girl to marry the person she loves most at the best age, and Honglian is such a lucky girl.

The girl who was still young back then is now over eighteen years old, which is the most beautiful time in a girl's life. Her mature body and the girlish aura that has not completely faded are perfectly integrated into her body that has grown for nearly twenty years, exuding a charm that is enough to attract the attention of anyone, whether it is a man or a woman.

In the King Han's palace, in Honglian's bedroom, Honglian stood in front of a huge clothes hanger. Her round, peach-shaped face was still filled with a happy smile. Hanging on the hanger was a red wedding dress, which belonged to her.

"Princess, stop looking at it. You can wear it tomorrow." A figure walked out from the curtain and said jokingly as he looked at Honglian who was completely immersed in her own world.

"We have to wait until tomorrow. Time is passing too slowly." Honglian did not turn around, nor did she refute the visitor's teasing. Instead, she directly admitted her eagerness, only because she was too familiar with the visitor, and many private things were no longer secrets to the other party.

"Princess, your resentment won't last long. By the time you get to Linzi, you'll have probably forgotten your current resentment." Madam Mingzhu looked at Honglian in front of her. Even though she was no longer at the age of falling in love, she still revealed a hint of envy.

If possible, not everyone wants to become mature. The so-called growth comes at a price. If one could remain simple forever, it would actually be a very good thing. Unfortunately, in this world, not everyone is qualified to be simple.

Of course, Madam Mingzhu’s envy of Honglian is not just this, there is more to it.

For example, between love and power and wealth, Honglian can have both at the same time. It seems that all the good things in the world are possessed by Honglian alone.

In order to gain the so-called power, she risked her life to enter the Palace of King Han and became the woman of King Han An, who was good-looking but useless.

She used to enjoy being able to control Han Wangan. As for the things between men and women, she looked down on them at all. But as time went on, a man broke into her world with a rudeness that she could not understand.

Her cousin, whom she regarded as omnipotent, was killed. Ji Wuye, whom she regarded as the most powerful man in Korea, was also killed. Even she herself lost everything she had.

It was from that time that she realized how ridiculous her so-called pursuit over the years was.

Over the past few years, she had colluded with her cousin Bai Yifei and used every possible means to drug King Han An. The only thing they wanted was power, but the power that they went through so much trouble to pursue was so ridiculous.

One person could easily shatter her so-called power, one person could easily possess the power that they had struggled for half their lives but could not achieve, which made her pride be severely knocked into the dust.

That man was Yang Chong.

"I won't forget, but after I meet my master, I'm afraid I really won't be able to say anything tough." Honglian muttered, her beautiful thoughts preventing her from saying even a single harsh word.

"You're so silly. You can't call me Master anymore when the time comes." Madam Mingzhu pinched Honglian's elastic little face. It was really hard for her to dislike such a naive girl who was on good terms with her.

This is the current relationship between Madam Mingzhu and Honglian.

They didn't have such a good relationship in the past. On the contrary, their relationship was not only not good, but very bad. Although Madam Mingzhu was too lazy to regard Honglian, who was just a little girl at that time, as an enemy, little Honglian regarded Madam Mingzhu as her biggest enemy.

Of course, Honglian’s hostility at that time was not only directed at Madam Mingzhu, but also at Concubine Hu. A child will always have some hostility towards his father’s woman, and of course Honglian is like that.

However, this situation soon changed. On the one hand, as Honglian grew older, he gradually understood many things and gradually realized that the hostility he had in his childhood was ridiculous.

On the other hand, because of a man, Mrs. Mingzhu changed her strategy towards Honglian, from an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth to carefully trying to please her and actively building a closer relationship with her.

One is a naive girl with a simple personality and straightforwardness, and the other is a woman who is well versed in the rules of survival in the palace and is as cunning as a devil. When the latter is deliberately manipulating, the former will be quickly taken down!

Over the years, the two of them had already become close friends who could talk about anything. If Madam Mingzhu was willing to curry favor with her, no one, whether a man or a woman, would be able to resist her sweet words and charm, not even Honglian was no exception.

"Of course I know. We haven't been to Linzi yet." Honglian retorted, but the blush on her cheeks betrayed her true thoughts.

"Time flies so fast." Mrs. Mingzhu's joke suddenly turned into sadness.

Honglian was also stunned when she looked at the 'young lady' in front of her. It was the first time she saw such an expression on Madam Mingzhu's face. After a moment of confusion, she quickly understood why Madam Mingzhu had such a sad expression.

Because I can't bear to leave her.

Honglian, who understood this, couldn't help but feel sad. Although her identity as a princess provided her with things that most ordinary girls could not have, correspondingly, some things that ordinary girls could easily get were also extremely rare for her.

Such as friendship.

"I can't bear to leave you either." Honglian showed a look of reluctance.

"Princess, are you really reluctant to leave me?" Madam Mingzhu, whose sadness was only 30% true, was waiting for Honglian to say this.

"How could I lie to you? I don't have many friends. After my ninth brother went to Qin, there are only a few people I can talk to. Although my fourth brother is very nice, he only thinks about those things. I don't like those things. Only you can know what I think and what I like." Honglian narrated, and for the first time, her nerves, which had been dominated by joy these days, had a different feeling.

This is probably life. When you gain something, you also have to lose something. When she chose the power of the palace, she had to give up her freedom outside the palace.

But that was back then, and now Madam Mingzhu wants to give herself a chance to make a new choice.

Concubine Hu was able to find out what King Han An and his son were planning during this period. How could Madam Mingzhu, who was more cunning than Concubine Hu, not get any information? So Madam Mingzhu also knew that the Korean ship was about to sink.

Lady Hu wanted to plan a way out for herself, and so did Lady Mingzhu. She had actually been planning this way out for a long time.

When Ji Wuye lost power, Chao Nuyao, as one of the four evil generals of the Night, threw herself into the hands of Yang Chong without any burden. In addition, they even had another closer relationship.

Although Chao Nuyao at that time hated Yang Chong's arrogance and tyranny, she was also addicted to it.

Madam Mingzhu seems to want to conquer all men and make all men sink and float at her feet, but deep in her heart, she also has a secret desire to be conquered.

The appearance of Yang Chong just met her expectations.

Just when she was ready to cooperate wholeheartedly with Yang Chong, and the two of them colluded internally and externally to completely control Korea, Yang Chong suddenly gave up everything he had in Korea and left without any regrets.

This made Mrs. Mingzhu angry and helpless at the same time.

As to whether she was angry because she had lost her partner or because she was abandoned by Yang Chong without hesitation, only she herself knew.

However, no matter what her mood was before, she now has to face a problem: when the Korean ship sinks, where should she, the woman who is parasitic in the Korean palace, go?

There were only two paths waiting for her. Either she would be sent to the Xianyang Palace as a trophy after the Qin army conquered Xinzheng, or she would take the opportunity to leave the Han Palace in the chaos and become an ordinary woman.

She didn't want the former, nor did she want the latter. She didn't want to be a slave, nor did she want to be away from the power. As a result, there were not many choices for her.

But Madam Mingzhu is Madam Mingzhu after all. As a woman among women and a strong woman among women, she can always find a way out of desperate situations, and Honglian is the key to her success.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Mingzhu couldn't help but feel fortunate.

At first, she regarded Yang Chong as her enemy, and wanted to use Honglian as a tool to trick Yang Chong. Because Honglian was still hostile to her at that time, she was careful to please Honglian, which eased Honglian's hostility towards her and even made Honglian regard her as a friend regardless of age difference.

So many years later, when Madam Mingzhu encountered a crisis again, that little bit of thought at that time could really help her break the situation.

In Madam Mingzhu's understanding, since the Palace of King Han was about to be destroyed, she would just choose another palace. There were seven palaces in the world, but this time she would choose the Palace of King Qi.