Whilst the Ronghua Palace was lively and full of celebration, another palace that was much more extravagant than the Ronghua Palace was desolate and cold. However, just a month ago, this particular palace was one of the liveliest places in the whole of the Xia Kingdom’s Royal Palace.

It was all because of the information that Gu Lingzhi had revealed. Who would have thought that the Empress of the Xia Kingdom would have colluded with the North Qiu Kingdom? After finding out about the truth, Rong Han did not even bother to verify it with the Empress. Instead, he sentenced both the Empress and the First Prince by banning them from leaving the Yonghe Palace. From this, it was evident that Rong Han had a great amount of trust in Rong Yuan.

This was the reason why the Empress and the First Prince of the Xia Kingdom had not attended Rong Yuan’s wedding ceremony. As for the Second Prince, he had passed away some time ago. Rong Yuan was only left with a younger brother and a younger sister who were both not even ten years of age yet. In order to ensure their safety in case anything happened at the wedding,...