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If Ming Jin were a man, he would naturally not have to go to the harem. Whether he was a civil servant or in charge of the Wujia Army, they would all have leaders they could rely on.

But she just wasn't.

She can only enter the palace.

But if she didn't contact the Thirty-Five Clan, didn't protect Xie's family, and managed to escape, many years later, nature and man would become one, and she would still be unscathed.

But neither did she

"Every choice comes with a price. In fact, the price is not big. Sister, you don't have to worry about it."

Isn't it a big deal? It's not a big deal. Just like herself, she didn't actually regard marriage as a big deal back then.

To put it bluntly, the Xie family's women's foundation is too high, and they don't need to stick to the life of ordinary women who can see everything at a glance.

But the harem is different.

Once you enter, you will never come out in this life.

Xie Mingrong's eyes were slightly red, but they were suddenly covered by Ming Jin.

She felt the softness and coldness of this hand.

I also heard Ming Jin’s gentle but hoarse voice.

"Sister, don't cry."

"You know, I can't stand you crying."

"A few days ago, after that girl Mingyue cried, I had nightmares for several days."

She seemed to be joking, but her eyebrows were so sad.

Xie Mingrong grabbed her hand and stood up to hug her.

This is the first contact between the two sisters after the accident.

Closer to each other's souls than ever before.

"What do you want me to do? Ajin, what do you want me to do in the future?"

"Why don't you leave?"

"Did uncle plan all this to make you take this path?"

"How can you bear to make such a choice..."

She knew that this sister liked to fly kites, like freedom, like mountains and seas, like martial arts, and like to ride horses and swords to the ends of the earth.

But no, she was trapped in Xie's house for half her life.

He will be trapped in the palace for the rest of his life.

She has been in chains her whole life.

It shouldn't be like this.

Ming Jin hugged Xie Mingrong and gently stroked the back of her head with his palms to comfort her.

"Sister, you have to remember that there is no absolutely solid prison in this world."

"As long as you are strong enough, the world should be within the palm of my hand."

Xie Mingrong was stunned and couldn't help but look at her.

But he saw Ming Jin lowering his eyes and smiling lightly.

"No one can bully me from now on."

"But I hope that you can be the only reason for me to let go of the Xie family."

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If we talk about what happened to the queen last winter, although no one dares to talk about it, there are too many people who know it, there are many people talking about it, many people died, and the implication was huge, no matter what, it can't be done, and in the end

Everyone in the martial arts knows that Emperor Zhong's head is green. Fortunately, he has a prince, otherwise he would not know how unpleasant the news would be.

The court and the people were fine, but they had some scruples, but the martial arts world was different. It made some young martial arts heroes laugh and cry. They only restrained themselves after being scolded by the elders, but some people were still full of ridicule towards Emperor Zhong.

Meaning.

"There are so many beauties in the harem, but we only have one son. It's so hard to get another one, but in the end it's still someone else's. This is really..."

Chen Bu Nian was mumbling, but he was hit by a fruit and hit his head. He turned around and glared at Chen Bu Forget, "Old man, what are you doing!"

"What for? Save your life, don't talk nonsense, it will cause trouble in the future."

Chen Buyian curled his lips, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away. If I say a few words in this ravine, he can still hear me? Don't just scare me."

"You idiot, you really think that the current emperor is easy to bully. You don't even think about how many people have died in recent months. I heard that there are no more corpses in the mass graves on the outskirts of the capital, and the jackals have gained weight three times.

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Chen Buwang hated that iron could not become steel, and glared at Chen Bunian to warn him. In fact, the latter was not stupid, he was very cunning, but he was too unruly.

"I'm telling you, if you don't have Fei Wudao's martial arts skills, don't imitate his arrogance. You don't have that ability."

Chen Buwu found the feeling while cursing, and the more he cursed, the smoother he got. However, Chen Bunian seemed to have thought of something, and he actually grinned, "Well, if I were as smart as Xie Mingjin, I would..."

After he finished speaking, he thought he would be scolded, but instead he saw his master's expression was complicated.

"What's wrong? Something happened to her?"

Chen Buwu touched his head and sighed, but said nothing.

Chen Buyian became anxious and raised his sword, but was stopped by Chen Buyuan, who shouted, "The emperor you just arranged is going to get a wife."

"If you want a wife, marry a wife and follow me..." Chen Bu Nian was startled and stared at Chen Bu Wang.

The two masters and disciples stared at each other in dead silence.

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It is the most normal thing for an emperor to find a new queen after losing his queen. But if this object is Xie Mingjin, not only the court and the people will be restless, but also the martial arts world will be shocked.

How could this be?

Chu family and Xie family? It sounds like they are the most well-matched in the world, but Zhaoguo has always been unwilling to send daughters into the palace.

Especially for a prosperous family like the Xie family.

Could it be that Xie Mingjin was sent in because Xie Yuan was gone and in order to preserve the honor of the family? That's not right, she had the final say in the Xie family.

"She is almost a duke. Being a good duchess and the head of a noble family is more satisfying than entering the palace."

"She is nothing but a queen...but she is also extremely glorious."

"In the final analysis, it's for the Xie family."

There was a lot of discussion among the people and the martial arts community, but the court was suppressed and the Ministry of Etiquette was rushing to prepare for the wedding...

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After Xie Zhai and Xie Mingrong left, Shaoyao was sent back.

When the former was going out, he bumped into Shaoyao, who looked miserable. He stopped for a moment. Xie Mingrong and Shaoyao looked at each other, and the latter lowered his head to avoid it.

Xie Mingrong narrowed her eyes slightly and took a deep look at Shaoyao. There was no coldness at all, but a bit of speculation.

She didn't mean to overstep Mingjin's discipline of Shaoyao, she just took a look and left.

Peony was brought into the house by Tuo Ze. Once the door was closed, the house was silent.

Shaoyao knelt on the ground and said nothing. After a while, Mingjin, who was standing in the darkness of the room, spoke out.

"What did he ask you?"

"Ask, what do you like to eat, what colors do you like, what do you hate, what do you hate about others..."

Shaoyao himself said it was weird.

Ming Jin was silent for a moment, "Didn't he ask about Xu Qiubai and me? When did he and I violate etiquette... and when did we abort the child? He didn't ask?"

Her tone was very light and without any emotion.

"No." Shaoyao frowned, "He...he seems to care more about what you like and what you hate. He asks about very trivial things. He also said that he was afraid that you would guess my identity before, so he never contacted me, but now he is exposed.

Yes, I have to ask clearly in one breath."

She herself felt that this emperor was a bit perverted.

Because of this concern, Shaoyao also mentioned the past, "I didn't tell you in detail before. After all, you didn't ask me. Girl, I was already selected by them before I was sent to you, but

Because you have been strictly scrutinized by your master, they didn’t dare to let me do anything. In those early years, sometimes even I forgot how I came to be with you, and also forgot that my family was being controlled.

I always feel that I am just Peony, just the little maid beside you, but some time ago...when the master died, they found me, and I knew it was over at that time."
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