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Yun Ruo didn't want to argue with Yun Ruo Yao, so she stopped talking. Following which, both of them remained silent.

She had always hoped that her sister would be able to live happily ever after. However, things didn't go as she wished. They couldn't keep their original appearance forever.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Just as the two of them were silent, the voice of a eunuch sounded from outside the door.

Upon hearing Yuchi Xuan's arrival, Yun Ruo Yao immediately put on a smile, ran to the door, and greeted him, "Chén respectfully welcomes Your Majesty!"

Seeing Yun Ruo Yao, Yuchi Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask, "Why are you here?"

"Elder sister personally made some sweet soup for the emperor. Your majesty should have a taste."

Seeing that Yun Ruo Yao's expression wasn't too good, Yun Ruo Lu immediately went to rescue her friend and brought the bowl of steaming sweet soup to Yuchi Xuan.

"That's right, your majesty. This is something chenqie cooked personally. Let your majesty taste it and see how you like it."

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu and Yun Ruo Yao were singing the same tune, Yuchi Xuan could only reluctantly take a sip.

Actually, what Yun Ruo Yao didn't know was that Yuchi Xuan didn't particularly like to eat sweets. If Yun Ruo Lu hadn't personally carried it to him, he probably wouldn't even look at it.

When Yun Ruo Yao saw Yuchi Xuan drink her sweet soup, she was incomparably happy. Feeling rather pleased with himself, he invited Yuchi Xuan, "Your Imperial Majesty, chenqie even specially prepared dinner for you. Why don't you go to chenqie's place tonight?"

Yuchi Xuan's frown deepened as he said unhappily, "There's no need for that. I still have many official matters to attend to today. You may leave!"

Towards Yuchi Xuan's refusal, Yun Ruo Lu could only sigh to herself. No wonder her sister was so disliked by Yuchi Xuan. She really didn't know how to judge a person's appearance.

A concubine can use coquettish or petty means to win the favor of the Emperor, but a queen is different. The empress should be mature and steady, and help the emperor.

After being rejected by Yuchi Xuan in such a straightforward manner, Yun Ruo Yao felt extremely embarrassed, especially when she was rejected in front of Yun Ruo Lu.

"Chenqie will take her leave!"

Since Yuchi Xuan had asked her to withdraw, she had no choice but to obey. She could only grit her teeth and leave.

After Yun Ruo Yao left, Yuchi Xuan's icy, dead face immediately changed to a gentle expression. He said to Yun Ruo Lu, "I have already chosen the time. Tomorrow, I will officially bestow you the title of Imperial Consort." Moreover, I have ordered someone to prepare a banquet for the celebration, but in the afternoon, I still need to go pay my respects to the ancestors. "Therefore, you should be busy tomorrow. Rest early today, don't be too tired."

"Your majesty, my current body isn't suitable for such torture. I'll save myself the trouble. I'll just take it as it is."

Yun Ruo Lu did not want to gather so many people, and make everyone in the world know that she would become famous in the future.

Yuchi Xuan pondered for a moment. He actually couldn't think of any place he could give up. Everything had gone according to plan. He wanted to let everyone in the world know that Yun Ruo Lu was his.

"I will consider it carefully, but you don't have to worry. I will always be by your side. No matter how tired I am, I will always be by your side."

Yuchi Xuan's tone was very gentle, and his words were indeed pleasant to hear. If this had happened in the past, she would most likely be so moved that she would have thrown herself into Yuchi Xuan's arms. But now, listening to such beautiful and melodious words, she no longer felt anything.

From tomorrow onwards, she would no longer be Yun Ruo Lu, but would have a new identity and background.

Yuchi Xuan had named her Zi Lin. She was the princess of an entire clan. Her new father was Prince Zen, and he had a place in the court.

On the morning of the second day, Yun Ruo Lu had changed into imperial concubine clothing. Her hair was tied up high, and she looked dignified and dignified.

Today was her grand ceremony. Yuchi Xuanyuan was going to bring her to the altar outside the palace to offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors in order to protect Yuchi Kingdom's prosperity and peace.

Yun Ruo and Yuchi Xuan rode together on a horse carriage and headed out of the palace. Along the way, over a thousand guards accompanied them. It was a spectacular sight to behold.

Every place they wanted to pass was blocked by soldiers two hours ago, so that no one would rush out and disturb the emperor's carriage.

Yun Ruo sat in the cozy carriage, lifting the curtains to look at the scenery outside. Many commoners had come out to watch, but all of them were kneeling on the ground, shouting 'Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!'

Such an imposing scene was indeed an interesting one. Even the tranquil Yun Ruo was shocked.

The horse carriage circled around the Imperial City once before finally leaving the Imperial City and heading towards the Heavenly Altar outside the city.

With such a circle, the matter of the imperial concubine would most likely become something that would happen to the commoners over the course of a year.

Yun Ruo You had changed her name and background, so almost no one knew that she was Yuchi Chen's concubine. In addition, she was only a secondary concubine, so she had always been ignored.

The 'Heavenly Altar' was rather far from the Imperial City. In another city near the Imperial City, it would only take half an hour for one to arrive by carriage.

This time, in the imperial harem, Yuchi Xuanluo had only brought her out as a sacrifice to the heavens. There were also some powerful ministers who had accompanied her.

The news of Yuchi Xuanxuan coming to the Heavenly Altar had been posted on the Emperor Board a few days ago, so when they arrived at the Heavenly Altar, a hundred meters away, it was already packed with commoners.

Some of these commoners came from the local areas, while others came from the Imperial City. Therefore, the scene around the Heavenly Altar was a hundred times more lively than in the Imperial City.

This was the first time Yun Ruo Lu had seen so many commoners gathered. They were all standing on high altars looking down at the vast expanse of people's heads.

The Heaven Altar was an octagonal high platform, and it required one to walk a total of one hundred and eight steps to reach the top. In the center of the Heavenly Altar stood a large round stone pillar, and on the stone pillar was carved a five-clawed golden dragon.

The so-called Sacrifice of Heaven was just a tribute placed around the Golden Dragon Stone Pillar. Afterwards, Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan would burn the incense together.

The fragrance was not ordinary, but its height was more than a meter and its diameter was about 20 centimeters. It was said that this incense could be used to ward off evil spirits. Once ignited, it would burn for a full 24 hours.

If the incense were to be extinguished within the next twenty-four hours, it would signify a calamity.

Yun Ruo Man and Yuchi Xuan stood atop the altar, quietly watching the mage practice. The mage wore an extremely terrifying mask and constantly chanted some incomprehensible words. He even danced around the Golden Dragon Pillar.

Yun Ruo Lu didn't know why, but she felt like laughing at the originally serious scene.

After about an hour, when Yun Ruo Lu was already waiting for her back to ache from the pain, the mage finally stopped.

Following which, two palace servants brought a burning incense to Yuchi Xuan and Yun Ruo Lu.

Just as Yun Ruo and Yuchi Xuan were preparing to burn the incense. She suddenly felt a cold light shooting from her back, making her feel as if she was being pierced in the back.

Yun Ruo Lu suddenly turned her head, and the strange feeling disappeared. There were too many people below, so she didn't notice anything strange.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu had suddenly turned her head to look for something, Yuchi Xuan followed her gaze and couldn't help but ask.

Yun Ruo shook her head, "It's nothing. Maybe I was too tired and had an illusion."

Yuchi Xuankong placed a hand on the back of Yun Ruo's hand and comforted, "After this incense is done, I'll bring you back."

Yun Ruo nodded her head. The two of them placed the incense in front of the Golden Dragon Pillar into the altar.

The citizens seemed to be very excited and happy.

However, before the cheers could die down, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds and strong gales, as if a storm was coming.

"Your majesty, the sky has changed. Your majesty and Empress should hurry back to the palace!"

Yuchi Xuan's eunuch came forward to report. As he glanced at the suddenly changing skies, a complicated look appeared on his face. Yun Ruo Lu also looked at the cloudy and uncertain sky, and suddenly felt uneasy in her heart.

The citizens, who were still in high spirits, started to clamor when they saw the strange weather.

"Take him back to the palace!"

Yuchi Xuan issued an order, and then, with Yunruo in his embrace, he turned and prepared to leave the Heavenly Altar.

However, just as the two of them took a step down the stone stairs, a light flashed in the sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

With a snapping sound, the world was at peace. The flourishing incense was shattered as it fell to the ground.

This kind of thing made everyone present pale with fright, because this was the first time that something like this had happened in the past hundred years.

Yun Ruo Lu's body trembled slightly, and her heart was pounding uneasily.

Was it because Yuchi Chen had died with grievance? Or was God punishing her?

Feeling Yun Ruo Lu's body trembling, Yuchi Xuan held her tighter. As they walked, he comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it's fine! I will bring you back to the palace! "

The two of them quickly walked down the Heaven Altar, and within the crowd, someone shouted, "The Heaven Dao is abnormal, I am blessed. Monster! There must be a monster in the act! The imperial concubine cannot bring peace to us, she cannot bring wealth to us! "

With that said, the crowd immediately surged. Many people started to agree with that person's response, and some people even started to say: "Capture the Demon Concubine! Return peace to the world! "

Looking at the crowd rushing towards the Heaven Altar, Yun Ruo Lu was dumbfounded. The commoners seemed to have gone crazy as they continuously squeezed over in an attempt to catch her.

Over a hundred guards formed a protective circle to escort Yuchi Xuan and Yun Ruo Lu away, while the other guards were in charge of intercepting the people who had lost control of their emotions.

Just as Yun Ruo Lu was about to get on the carriage, someone suddenly threw a stone at her. Luckily, Yuchi Xuan reacted quickly and blocked the stone.

Although the stone was not big, it was not small either. If it really hit Yun Ruo Lu's body, it would definitely turn into a huge green crow.

Seeing that someone actually dared to throw a rock, especially when the rock was charging towards Yun Ruo. Yuchi Xuan was immediately infuriated. He ordered his guards loudly, "Arrest all the rebels for me. If anyone dares to take the lead and cause trouble, kill them without mercy!"