Chapter 206 Princess Qingcheng 6
Chapter 206 Princess Qingcheng 6
After Xue Yi left the Xuan Zheng Hall, she asked System 007 to project the images inside the Xuan Zheng Hall in the air.
She walked along, with the palace maids following behind her, and only she could see the scene.
But when she saw clearly the imperial edict in Xia Shaoheng's hand and heard what Emperor Wen said to Xia Shaoheng, she suddenly froze in place and then held onto the wall.
——Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.
Emperor Wen looked at Xia Shaoheng in the audience, then stood up and took out a secret decree. "Shaoheng, this is what I left for Anxia, and it's also for you."
Xia Shaoheng took the secret decree and opened it. But when he saw what was written on it, his handsome face turned pale with fear. His hands were shaking as he held the secret decree. "Father... How can An Xia and I do this?"
"What if An Xia is not your biological sister?" Emperor Wen looked indifferent.
Xia Shaoheng slammed the secret decree shut, but the soft and delicate touch of his palm just now emerged in his mind.
"An Xia..."
Emperor Wen sighed, "I snatched Concubine Shu from me when she was in mourning for General Dunxian. She was already pregnant at that time."
"She disobeyed me and resented me, so I had no choice but to lock her up in the palace and register the child in my name."
"That child is Nan Rou, also known as An Xia."
Xia Shaoheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Emperor Wen added: "I actually regretted it, so I spent most of my life seeking her forgiveness, but she never forgave me until her death."
"Her body was weak because I forced her to sleep with me when she was five months pregnant. She was injured, and finally..."
"So I owe Concubine Shu, and even more so An Xia."
Xia Shaoheng tightly grasped the secret decree, then frowned, "Then why did you leave this imperial decree to Shaoheng?"
Emperor Wen smiled and said, "An Xia is the daughter of Concubine Shu, the daughter of the former first-rank general who protects the country. Naturally, she is the most qualified person to be the empress of our Great Xia Dynasty."
"I don't want her to be left alone in this deep palace after I'm gone."
"You are the person I trust the most. Although the boy from the Xie family is not bad, he is indeed young and not stable enough. If An Xia follows him, there is no guarantee that she will suffer in the future."
"But what if..."
Before Emperor Wen finished speaking, Xia Shaoheng interrupted him with a trembling voice, "But if she were my queen, she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, and would be blessed with good health and would not suffer."
"That's right. Qiming may seem caring, but in the end... So, I chose you."
"You are the daughter of the queen, and you are at the top of the list of the National Academy every year. It is natural for you to ascend the throne. I only hope that after I am gone, Shao Heng can treat Anxia well and protect her for the rest of her life." Emperor Wen looked at the sachet in his hand with melancholy. It was finely crafted, but looked a little old.
Xia Shaoheng pursed his lips, "But An Xia...won't agree..."
"So, this imperial decree is just in case. You can also start to cultivate feelings with An Xia from now on. No matter whether An Xia chooses you or the kid from the Xie family in the end, I will pave the way for you." Emperor Wen looked dignified and his tone was unquestionably serious.
"Anxia, you must live a life without worries. This is what I owe to Dunxian and Shufei."
Xia Shaoheng knelt down and took the secret order.
"Yes, Father, I will remember this."
Emperor Wen placed the sachet on his chest, then waved at Xia Shaoheng, "Okay, go back. Don't let anyone else know about this. If An Xia doesn't become your queen in the end, she must be the most honorable eldest princess of my Great Xia."
"Yes, father. I'll take my leave." Xia Shaoheng rolled up the imperial edict, stuffed it into his wide sleeves, and then left the Xuanzheng Hall.
He walked towards the East Palace with his palace servants. It was a very short road, but he walked with extra heaviness.
An Xia...
It’s not…
...
Simultaneously,
Inside Rouhua Palace.
Xue Yi had a cold face and drove out Qiuyue, Jun Liche and a group of palace servants. Then she lay on the couch and closed her eyes.
She needed to digest this.
Judging from Xia Nanrou's memories in her previous life,
This time,
She claimed to be ill and did not go at all.
At that time, she had been hiding from the princes for nearly a year.
She did not have any contact with Xia Qiming like Xue Yi, nor did she receive the jade pendant from Xia Shaoheng, so she did not know what happened later.
Emperor Wen must have told Xia Shaoheng about this in his previous life, but Xia Shaoheng's memory of Xia Nanrou at that time was still stuck on the impression of the spoiled girl who was now dull, silent, and always avoiding him. A person like him would never choose Xia Nanrou at that time to be the queen mother.
No matter how noble her true identity was, Xia Nanrou could not support the position of the mother of the country. She was always silent, unable to deal with the harem and envoys from various countries, as well as to govern the six palaces.
Therefore, after receiving the imperial edict, Xia Shaoheng should have directly rejected the idea of making Xia Nanrou the queen in the future.
And after learning that she had no royal blood, he became even more disdainful of Xia Nanrou.
So when Emperor Wen passed away later, Xia Shaoheng felt very angry and unfair that she, despite having no royal blood, inherited the control of the Three Divisions and the status of a first-rank princess.
There are traces of all this.
After all, bloodline is a taboo for the royal family.
Mixing up the royal bloodline is absolutely not allowed.
Then,
What choice will Xia Shaoheng make in this life?
Will he drive her out of the capital and move her to a remote place, just like he did in his previous life?
Or should he choose to make her the queen as the imperial edict says, making her the next most honorable queen of the Great Xia Dynasty?
Xue Yi was thinking in the palace. After returning to the East Palace, Xia Shaoheng locked himself in the study. He looked at the bright yellow imperial edict, but didn't know what to do.
Li Anxia...
For his queen?
The queen will be with him for life and have children with him...
But Anxia is his sister...
He looked at the words on the imperial edict but he couldn't deceive himself.
[Now there is Li Nanrou, the daughter of the former great general Dunxian who protects the country. She is virtuous, dignified and smart. She is specially granted to Crown Prince Xia Shaoheng as his wife. She is the Crown Prince's principal wife. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, she must be named the Queen and be in charge of the six palaces. Emperor Wen's will must not be disobeyed. I hereby decree——]
Every word told him that An Xia was not his biological sister. No.
If she still avoided him like before, it would be better if she didn't see him.
But today, he has seen her. She is even cuter and more beautiful than before, and she is also much taller.
Her jade-like white face was soft and chubby, and her hands were soft too. He held her hand as if he was holding soft cotton.
She is Li Nanrou, not Xia Nanrou. She can marry him, yes...
As long as he cultivates his feelings for her from now on and tells her the truth after her coming-of-age ceremony, she will agree...
Even if I disagree, my father's imperial decree has already been issued and I cannot disobey it.
She would become his queen, the only wife who could be included in the family tree with him - Li Nanrou.
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