"Break off the engagement?!" Ah Jin looked at his father, as if he didn't understand what he was saying. "Father, you said the emperor told you that he wanted to break off the engagement? Between me and Jasmine?"

  Alan looked angry and he nodded.

  "Why?!" Ah Jin shouted, "Didn't you say last time that you were going to get married? Why?!"

  "The Papal State of Elima wrote a letter requesting a marriage with the Emperor's daughter, and His Majesty agreed." Alan also spoke in an unbelievable tone. However, he was the king and he was the subject. As a subject, how could he resist the king's will?

  "You agreed..." A Jin asked.

  "It's an imperial decree, how can I not agree to it?" Alan looked at his son.

  Ah Jin was so angry that he didn't know what to do. He roared twice and punched the wall beside him with his fist.

  The noise was so loud that it attracted the attention of Ah Xiang and Fu'er. What was going on? They looked at each other and hurried to Ya Lan's study.

  "This is the emperor's order. I have no way to refuse." Yalan sighed deeply, "As compensation, he will make you General Yunhui, a third-rank official."

  "I don't want my account to be blocked! I just want to know why? Jasmine and I are already engaged, why do we have to cancel the engagement?!" Ah Jin yelled angrily.

  Alan stared at his son, "I want to know too, but that's the emperor! You want me to make trouble in the emperor's palace? Why don't you marry your daughter to my son?!" Alan slammed his fist on the table, and the wooden table cracked.

  Everyone present was shocked. Qu Fuer tightly grasped the dagger and looked at the father and son. She had never seen Yalan so angry.

  "You are young and have never worked with the emperor, so of course you don't know what his temper and personality are like. But I am not like that. I have known him for decades, and he has always been untrustworthy!" Alan tried to lower his voice, as if there was a fire in his chest. If it really burst out, the consequences would be disastrous.

  He recalled the scene just now. The emperor sent away everyone except his father-in-law, who was the old man beside him. There were no secrets between them. "Brother Yalan," the emperor said with a guilty look on his face, "I am sorry for you and for that child, Ajin. But the temptation of this marriage is too great, I cannot refuse."

  I can't refuse - so you're going to regret it again? That selfish man! That selfish man!

  Alan said that it was the Elima people, the Elima people, and the son of Duke Fumer! Your Majesty, have you forgotten who your sister died because of? Have you forgotten the anger when you threatened to let the Iron Flying Cavalry trample Elima to the ground?

  However, the emperor shook his head and smiled cunningly, saying that it was all in the past and should not be mentioned again. Moreover, if Elima could be crushed without shedding a drop of blood just by marriage, wouldn't that be a good thing?

  Don’t mention it again, don’t mention it again!

  "Dad..." Ah Jin looked at the angry Alan. Even he had never seen his father say such words. The father in his memory, although taciturn, was always loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

  Yalan looked up and saw Qu Fuer standing behind Ah Jin. The girl was looking at him with the same worried eyes as her mother. Yalan hated that the suspicion that had been weighing on his heart for a long time seemed to be unable to be suppressed any longer.

  Back then, someone lied about the military situation and he led the Iron Flying Cavalry to Luonan County to suppress the former followers of King Mao. However, when he arrived in Luonan, he found that the so-called former followers of King Mao were just a few remnants, and the Iron Flying Cavalry's combat power was not needed at all. Luonan was too far away from Shanbei. Even with such excellent mobility, the Iron Flying Cavalry would take five days to arrive.

  However, when he came back, the princess disappeared. He saw the trembling emperor in the palace, and the emperor told him that he couldn't find his sister, and his sister was missing. Yalan asked the emperor what happened, but the emperor was vague.

  Then he ordered people to close the Prince's Mansion and move the power center of the Mingxia Empire to Shanbei County, which became the capital of Mingxia. And Princess Jasmine just disappeared like that -

  The people of Shanbei County once loved her so much. In the fight for the throne after the death of the previous emperor, she was the only one who stood firmly by that man. Her people, as well as the soldiers who were infected by her charm and those who later surrendered to her, all chose to be loyal to that man, just because he was her younger brother, the man she had tried her best to promote.

  She was also wearing military uniform and riding on a tall horse, smiling and saying to Yalan, "You must protect Rui'er well, you know, brother Yalan, you can protect him with your life, can you do it?"

  She was so good and so holy that he almost wanted to kiss her feet, but she said she would not be loyal to him but to Rui'er, because he was the emperor of Mingxia and your Son of Heaven.

  So he listened to her and became loyal to that man. He watched him build a tall building, entertain guests, issue an imperial edict for the first time with his youth, and grow old. Gradually, his weakness was wrapped up by the shell of power. He acted recklessly and wasted people's money. That man named Qu Sirui! He lived under the glory given to him by Jasmine all the time, but he never admitted it.

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  "What should I do with Jasmine..." Ah Jin muttered to himself without thinking. "She will definitely cry... How can she marry someone else when she is such a willful girl?"

  Ah Xiang grabbed Ah Jin and said, "Brother, calm down."

  "How can you expect me to stay calm!" Ah Jin broke free from Ah Xiang's hand, "That's my future wife. I've cherished her for so many years, but now the emperor wants to give her to someone else with just one word. How can you expect me to stay calm?!"

  A Xiang was speechless. He stared at his brother who was so helpless for the first time, but he hated himself for not being able to do anything.

  "Let me out!! Let me out!!!" Jasmine banged on the door and shouted loudly.

  A princess of the Mingxia Empire was actually locked up in her own palace. The door was locked with chains and was only opened when food was delivered. It was ridiculous.

  Jasmine cried until her eyes were swollen, "Please, let me out... Brother Jin... Save me... Brother Jin..." What happened? Why did she suddenly cancel the engagement after waking up? The Queen Mother just said that it was the will of the Emperor, that she could not marry Brother Jin, and that she would marry the son of Duke Elima, who was also the future Duke.

  "You will be the empress of Mingxia in the future. I agreed to let you marry Ajin because there is no one better and more loyal than him among the talented people of Mingxia. However, you are always the monarch and the minister. Besides, Ajin is just an orphan picked up by Alan from the street." The queen stroked her hair and said softly, "But the son of Duke Elima is different. He is a true nobleman and worthy of your status. And when you succeed to the throne, you will know that what Ajin can bring to you is definitely not as much as the help that duke can give you."

  Jasmine was tired of crying. The food brought by the maids was already cold, but she couldn't eat it at all. If she couldn't marry Brother Jin, she might as well die.

  She had never hated her identity as the emperor's daughter so much. Everything she did, her weddings and funerals, were connected to this country. Qu Moli suddenly realized this problem when she was sixteen years old.

  The emperor ordered people to seal the gates of her palace because she tried to escape from the palace several times to find Ah Jin.

  Jasmine leaned against the door and knocked weakly, "Let me out... please... please..."

  "You should eat something. If you keep doing this, you'll collapse."

  The little palace maid who had been following her all the time cried and said to her while holding up the soup.

  "Shuang'er, what did I do wrong? Why did things suddenly change?" Jasmine asked, grabbing the maid's shoulders. "I was so happy to be Brother Jin's wife. I even embroidered the wedding veil. Why did things suddenly change?"

  Her father and mother also changed suddenly. They had always listened to her and let her do what she wanted. Why did they suddenly become so strict? Jasmine didn't understand. She just felt that her heart was about to break.

  Qu Fu'er returned to her mansion. Yalan told her that it might not be convenient for her to teach him these days. Fu'er nodded. She knew that Yalan was extremely anxious and worried, so how could he have the mind to teach her martial arts.

  She just felt tired. After witnessing such a tragedy, she could no longer feel any warmth towards this country. She took out the dagger that Ah Xiang gave her and danced in the moonlight. She had also learned some moves these days. If she had free time, she would keep herself busy, she thought.

  Then she was tired and fell into a deep sleep, which lasted for several days. Until one morning when she woke up, she saw many more soldiers and officers on the street outside the mansion, and everyone had a very serious expression.

  "What's going on?" Fu'er asked the servant.

  "Something happened at General Yalan's house." The maid said carefully in Fu'er's ear, "Fortunately you have been staying in the mansion these days. Someone just came to ask you if you had any contact with the general's mansion in recent days."

  "What happened?" Fu'er asked hurriedly.

  "The general's eldest son sneaked into the palace and tried to kidnap the princess, but was shot to death by arrows." The maid quickly told Fu'er everything she had found out. "Now the emperor has ordered people to seal the general's mansion and imprison General Yalan in the prison. They can't find Master Xiang, so they are sending people to search everywhere. I heard that if they can't find him, they will execute General Yalan. Your Majesty is trying to lure the snake out of its hole."

  "What did you say?!" Qu Fuer stood up in surprise, "Who was shot to death by arrows?" She only hoped that she didn't understand Ming Xia's language and had misunderstood. "Who did you say was shot to death by arrows?!"

  "Master Jin..." It was not until the maid repeated the name that Qu Fuer was really sure that she had heard it correctly. Jin was dead? The Jin who took care of her like an older brother was shot to death by arrows?

  She stood up and wanted to do something anxiously, but she didn't know who to find or what to do. Alan was imprisoned, so she couldn't do anything. A Xiang was missing, so she was even more helpless.

  "You must not go out, you are General Yalan's student, His Majesty sent someone to ask about it before." The maid said hurriedly. Fu'er looked at her, she thought maybe this maid was sent by the emperor, she suddenly felt scared, the emperor and queen were like wearing masks, they had such a happy time, but when they turned against each other, they were so cruel.

  Fu'er pretended to be frightened. She quickly stood up and said to the maid, "Hurry up and have someone close the door. Don't get involved with me."

  The maid hurriedly did as she was told. Fu'er returned to the study and touched the dagger on her waist. She wanted to go back to Elima. She didn't want to stay in this place. It was too scary.

  But there was no one who could take her back.

  It was night again, and the air was filled with a strange smell, as if something was about to explode, but there was a dead silence. Qu Fuer came to the yard again, holding a dagger and practicing the moves she had learned.

  Suddenly she saw a dark shadow jumping in from outside the wall. Fuer asked cautiously, "Who?"

  "I." That familiar voice sounded, "A Xiang."

  Fu'er had never felt so calm. She put her hand to her lips, signaling A Xiang not to say anything more.

  "Ah...someone is coming." She said, and a servant came up. "I'm going back to the house, please turn on the light."

  The servant said yes and turned back to get the lantern.

  It was already late at night, and there were few people in her house, so there were not many candles. After she returned to the house, there were no more lights in the yard.

  Ah Xiang quietly sneaked into Fu'er's room. He was wearing night clothes. Before Fu'er could speak, he said, "This is the token to leave the city. Something big will happen here soon. Go as far as you can."

  Fu'er held up the sign and looked at A Xiang. She was originally worried about him and General Yalan, but she ended up being worried about them instead.

  Ah Xiang said without thinking, "I treat you as my sister. Dad originally wanted to bring you back to enjoy a peaceful life, but he didn't expect you to get involved in such a big mess. Dad feels very sorry for you. If we have a chance to meet again in the future, he will say sorry to you."

  Fu'er quickly shook her head, "Brother Jin?" she asked.

  "My father told him not to act rashly, but he was blinded by anger and ran to the palace to kidnap Jasmine, wanting to elope with her." Ah Xiang sighed, "This is his fate. I can't stay here with you for long, Fu'er, run, go anywhere, leave Shanbei County."

  "Then Uncle Yalan..." Fu'er always felt that this was the last time she would see A Xiang. If she left, they would never see each other again.

  "You don't have to worry about Dad." A Xiang said with a smile, then he pushed the window open and disappeared into the night.

  Qu Fuer held the token in her hand, she gritted her teeth and decided to leave.