Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

Chapter 159 The country is broken

Three days later—

The ceremony of crowning the queen arrived as scheduled, with mountains and rivers stretching across thousands of miles as betrothal gifts. The altar towering into the clouds made it impossible to see people’s faces, but the whole of Dachang could be seen clearly.

Ran Qianxi wore the queen's clothes, lit three incense sticks, stood with her hands behind her back, waiting for the response from heaven and earth.

Baili Yong waits with his hands behind his back, wearing the dragon robe and looking unruly. When the clouds pass and the sun shines through the sky to reveal a rainbow, he will walk step by step towards his beloved wife.

When the whole country was celebrating, suddenly dark clouds covered the sun, and the people in the city and all the civil and military officials were in an uproar!

"Oh my god, why is it so cloudy?"

The people discussed it all around and spoke ill of it.

"Could it be that God does not approve of the Queen?"

Baili Yong clenched his palms nervously, but Ran Qianxi remained calm.

After standing there for a while, auspicious clouds hung in the sky and the bright sun created a colorful rainbow. She became the mother of a country recognized by heaven and earth.

Baili Yong was in high spirits, but he didn't know that a huge army was already approaching the city five miles away!

Hundreds of thousands of troops came shaking the sky and the earth, with their mighty power swallowing up the vast sky and clearing the clouds. The auspicious clouds were once again covered by dark clouds.

Ran Qianxi looked from afar and saw that the densely packed Jizhou army was about to break through the imperial city!

"Enemy attack!"

The sounds of enemy attacks were drowned out by the sound of bells, and the people below the city fled in panic. Tan Qianhuan's troops were already at the gates of the city!

The sound of hundreds of thousands of troops was like a mountain torrent, drowning out all the sounds in the imperial city, and the countless sounds of horse hooves woke everyone up.

"His Majesty!"

Ran Qiongxi came to report, and at the critical moment he ignored etiquette and went straight to the altar.

"The King of Jibei has raised an army to rebel and has already attacked the city!"

Ran Qianxi was standing far away and did not hear Ran Qiongxi's report, but she saw clearly Tan Qianhuan's silver-white dragon robe and scimitar!

She quickly walked down the platform, and saw chaos outside the city.

"Ayong, Tan Qianhuan seems to be coming to kill us, let's go quickly."

Today, Dachang is short of military strength and has experienced several devastating wars. It is no longer the same as before.

"Sure enough, they still don't accept the backlash."

When the country was about to fall, Xu Yuanchao, Hao Biao and Hao Yu stood up.

"I am willing to help your majesty to eliminate the rebels!"

Now there are only 200,000 guards in the imperial city, and the combined forces of the princes, princes and generals do not exceed 400,000. However, Tan Qianhuan brought a full 500,000 troops.

"I am willing to fight to the death!"

Ran Qiongxi knelt down in panic. Looking at his determined expression, Ran Qianxi felt very flustered.

"Your Majesty, please give your order!"

The voices of the four people shook Ran Qianxi's ears, and a bad premonition surged into her heart even more strongly.

Baili Yong sighed and pulled Ran Qianxi up.

"Approved! The Queen's coronation ceremony continues!"

The two walked away, and the four of them knelt down together.

"Sir, obey the order!"

There was a mess below the city, but the ceremony of enthroning the queen was still going on on the city wall. All the civil servants in the room were trembling with fear, because they all knew that the court only had one chance.

Tan Qianhuan, with an intimidating chill, effortlessly leaped onto the city wall!

Xu Yuanchao tried to stop him with a sword, but finally hung the sword tassel that Ran Qianxi gave him.

"You can't stop me."

Xu Yuanchao looked back at Ran Qianxi's back for the last time, and turned around, no longer caring about life or death.

"You can try."

"Hahahaha!"

Tan Qianhuan let out a long roar towards the sky.

"This king has wanted you dead for a long time!"

Ran Qiongxi led the army to defend the city. A great war broke out. The city was already filled with smoke and corpses. The ground was littered with corpses, and the soldiers fell one after another in a pool of blood.

Baili Yong had already taken Ran Qianxi back to Yifeng Palace, and he had tried his best to complete her coronation ceremony.

"Ayong."

Baili Yong looked at his queen, with reluctance in his eyes but a comforting smile.

He slowly closed his eyes, shed the last tear, opened his tough phoenix eyes, and touched Ran Qianxi's head.

"Don't be afraid, Xi'er. I'll be back soon."

Baili Yong turned around sadly, and Ran Qianxi followed closely, but was locked in the hall in a daze.

The familiar feeling swept over her body again, it was the protection her husband gave her when her country was destroyed and her family was ruined.

"Ayong, come back soon!"

She knocked on the door like crazy with a crying voice, but there was silence outside the door, and no sound of footsteps turning back.

She leaned against the door dejectedly, heartbroken. She knew that it was uncertain whether Baili Yong would live or die.

Yin hour—

Ran Qianxi lay on the table, stroking the phoenix seal haggardly. The door of Yifeng Palace suddenly opened from the outside. She stood up in shock, but it was Tan Qianhuan who walked in.

"Your Majesty?"

Tan Qianhuan smiled, always so gentle and silent when facing her.

"Xi'er, haven't you slept yet?"

Ran Qianxi pushed him away and looked outside the hall anxiously, but unfortunately the yard was completely silent.

"Where is Bai... Baili Yong?"

Tan Qianhuan touched her face, lifted her chin and kissed the corner of her mouth.

"Since I'm standing here, he can't come back."

Hearing the unbelievable answer, Ran Qianxi's brain shook and she felt like there was something stuck in her throat.

Tan Qianhuan threw the bruised and battered Wei Jiguo aside and smiled faintly.

"Xi'er doesn't care whether I'm injured or not, but cares about other men?"

Ran Qianxi hurriedly took a few steps towards him, and at this moment she just wanted to know where Baili Yong was.

She grabbed Tan Qianhuan's wrist and asked excitedly.

"What do you mean you can't come back? You... killed him?"

Seeing that she was very emotional, Tan Qianhuan calmly took out a candy.

"Xi'er, don't be angry. Eat a piece of candy."

Ran Qianxi threw the candy away and pulled Tan Qianhuan by the collar with all her strength.

"Why did you kill him? He was my husband!"

Tan Qianhuan looked at her calmly and held her wrists calmly.

"He is your husband? What about me? Xi'er, don't forget, the child in your belly is mine."

Ran Qianxi suddenly felt dizzy, lost her center of gravity and sat on the ground.

"Yes, it's your child..."

Tan Qianhuan smiled faintly, stood up and straightened his clothes.

"Xi'er, it's good to know. I have brought all the men you've been thinking about. You two can have a good chat."

Ran Qianxi looked at Wei Jiguo who was unconscious on the ground and couldn't even cry.

"Who else did you arrest?"

Tan Qianhuan stroked her hair in front of her forehead. In his eyes, this massacre seemed like a game.

"I caught everything Xier liked."

Ran Qianxi turned around with regret, wondering why she didn't open her eyes and fight with him at the beginning.

Tan Qianhuan glanced at Wei Jiguo, then turned and left the main hall.

When the palace door closed, she finally broke down and cried!

"what!!"

She burst into tears, looked at Wei Jiguo who was covered in wounds, and cleaned his wounds bit by bit.

After a while, perhaps because she was tired of crying, she bandaged him quietly.

Yuqing and Suixue were brought in by Tan Qianhuan. Seeing her sitting on the ground, they hurried over to support her.

"My lady, please don't sit on the ground."

Ran Qianxi no longer had any strength or energy left, and she held the gauze stubbornly in her hand.

"Sui Xue, help Ji Guo to the bed."

Sui Xue helped Wei Jiguo up, and Yu Qing came forward to help at the same time. The two of them stumbled and helped Wei Jiguo onto the bed.

"Go to the back hall to get medicine."

"Yes."

That night, Ran Qianxi was exhausted and unable to sleep. Thinking back on the past, she didn't know where the hatred started and whether she had paid the price for her promiscuity.