"The wife of the thirteenth prince? Oh! Yes! I remember now. A barbarian king took a fancy to her. He threatened to attack the Jin state if the princess refused to marry him. The late Emperor could do nothing but ask her to marry the barbarian king in secret. But they told the public that she got sick and died!"
There were widely differing versions about these anecdotes of the former dynasty. Some said that the princess refused to marry the king. She said that she would rather die than get married to the barbarian king.
But if she didn't marry the king, there wouldn't be so many rumors.
Members of the royal family were ruthless. They could defend the national interests at the cost of their loved ones.
Shangguan Qing was well aware of their merciless nature.
"Yes. Your father once
