Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapters 654 and 655: Rong Ruiyuan's Side Story

Standing on the pavilion of the Prince's Mansion, Rong Ruiyuan watched the rebel army enter the city and knew that the Rong Dynasty was doomed.

But at this moment, he felt no joy, only a deep sorrow.

Although he was just a mascot prince, at least he still enjoyed wealth and honor.

The fall of the Rong Dynasty also foreshadows what fate awaits those members of the imperial family and nobility.

The entire palace was in chaos. The women in the inner quarters no longer had the composure to resist him; they were all panicked and directing their servants to start moving things.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. Trying to run now? Too late.

Since they entered the Ning Prince's Mansion, they have become members of the Ning Prince's Mansion, and everyone will be subject to the same purge.

No sooner had they thought that than the Prince's mansion was surrounded, and in no time they were moved to another place and became prisoners.

Here, Rong Ruiyuan not only saw his other brothers who were still alive, but also Emperor Rong Ruiqin and his concubines, all of whom had been thrown in.

In this abandoned courtyard, the entire Rong family was captured.

There were shouts and cries, but everyone was powerless to do anything.

However, there were many more insults directed at Rong Ruiqin. If it weren't for his illegitimate accession to the throne, his various wrong decisions, his listening to treacherous officials, and the resulting turmoil in the court, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Rong Ruiqin looked dejected; after all, the empire had been lost under his watch, and he had failed his ancestors.

Let them criticize him if they want. Anyway, he's a deposed monarch now, and he'll just die eventually. Let everyone do whatever makes them happy.

When Rong Ruiyuan received the news of the Queen's ascension to the throne, he looked down on his sixth brother even more.

Of all the people to lose to, why did I have to lose to a teenage girl?

Princess Ning and the other women huddled together, keeping their distance from the Rong family. They thought they could live peacefully by closing themselves off and living their own lives, but they never expected to be implicated by the Rong family. Now that the dynasty has changed, they don't know how their family members are doing.
With this anxiety, no one paid any attention to Rong Ruiyuan.

Everyone knows the origins of the new empress; she is the niece of Consort Gu. They all know about Consort Gu's fate back then and were more or less involved, which is why they are filled with fear.

Rong Ruiyuan felt regret. If he had spared Gu Antong's life back then, would his situation be different today?
But that's not right either. Back then, the Gu family and the third son of the Gu family had a falling out and severed ties. He had heard about this when he was doting on Gu Antong.

Gu Antong's tone was full of disgust towards the third wife, and she even tried to persuade herself to help her vent her anger.

Back then, he was in dire need of manpower, so he couldn't spare any, nor did he want to send his few trusted confidants on such a trivial matter. If he had known this would happen, he should have nipped this threat in the bud.

Unfortunately, he lacked foresight, and now it's too late to undo his regrets.

They thought they would be trapped here for a long time, but the new emperor made a decision about their fate so quickly.

All the Rong family members, stripped of all fine clothes and status, were exiled to Linggu Tower.

The women could choose to follow the family or return to their parents' home, but they had to sign a written agreement.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that their lives had been spared.

The women never expected that the new emperor would spare their lives and even give them a way out. After confirming the situation repeatedly, most of them chose to return to their maternal homes.

The daughter conceived can leave together by changing her name and surname.

Especially in Rong Ruiyuan's backyard, from the princess to the maids, not one was willing to suffer with her.

Even his two daughters, due to Rong Ruiyuan's personal reasons, were not familiar with their father at all and chose to leave with their biological mother.

Unlike other princes, he was not always accompanied by several devoted admirers.

Despite the mockery of his brothers, Rong Ruiyuan still handed out divorce papers to each of them. Watching these women leave without looking back, he felt utterly defeated. On the road to exile, others could support each other, but he was all alone. Although he had no burdens, he still felt extremely bitter.

He couldn't understand how his life had turned out this way. On the way, he kept having the same dream, a dream in which his situation was completely different from his current one.

It wasn't six emperors who succeeded to the throne; it was him.

The empress standing beside him was also Gu Antong, and he even had a brilliant eldest son. How perfect his life was!

Especially that empress, who didn't even have the chance to be born.

Everything changed after that exile. The Gu family should have been his right-hand men, but all of this changed because of the third branch of the Gu family.

When he woke up, he couldn't tell which was real, the dream or reality.

As they traveled further north, the weather grew colder and colder. Before they even reached the capital, the new emperor's decrees were being issued one after another. These decrees were all closely related to the people's livelihood, and wherever they went, the people cheered.

Along with this came the high-yield crops that everyone longed for. As promised, the new emperor began to dedicate himself to developing agriculture, not only bringing seeds to everyone but also sending envoys and farmers to keep an eye on things and prevent anyone from sabotaging them.

Seeing the popular support he had received, Rong Ruiqin, whether due to health issues or anger, fell ill halfway through the journey and died on the way.

The emperor was hastily wrapped in a straw mat and buried, and the last glimmer of hope of the Rong family descendants was extinguished.

As Rong Ruiyuan's dreams became clearer, he became increasingly unable to distinguish between dreaming and reality, and often uttered incoherent ramblings.

The escorts didn't care much for them. Who would want to be associated with these former royals? So, besides providing food, the most they received along the way was the sound of whipping.

When Rong Ruiyuan went mad, the whip fell mercilessly on him. He would be lucid for a moment, but soon he would fall back into a daze.

It was the other princes who couldn't bear to watch any longer and finally managed to shut him up, pushing him forward all the way. Otherwise, he would have met the same fate, perishing halfway through the journey.

They used to be high-ranking princes and grandsons, but the beatings they endured along the way made them realize the harsh reality.

Upon arrival, they were assigned to a remote village, heavily guarded, not for their safety, but to prevent others from contacting them; the rest was up to fate.

But these royal relatives and nobles had no experience in farming, and when they arrived at their destination, they lost more than half of their lives due to the local soil and water conditions.

Rong Ruiyuan managed to survive for a few more years, barely managing to stay alive despite the hardships, but his health deteriorated.

As a winter night fell, Rong Ruiyuan lay listlessly in the thatched hut. The kang (heated brick bed) beneath him had lost its warmth from the firewood. He seemed to see again the figure in bright yellow standing on the high platform...

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The Prince, Who Had No Heir, Was Frenzied in His Love, and His Lazy Princess Had Her Third Child.

Xie Huaixi, who suffers from congenital heart disease, transmigrated into a book.

She transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a sweet ancient romance novel, and was also a sickly person.

In the book, the original owner of the body marries the cannon fodder male supporting character—the childless prince Xiao Jingtian.

Xiao Jingtian's heart is only for the female lead, Xu Yushu, and for the sake of his good sworn sister.

The original owner couldn't win Xiao Jingtian's favor, so she acted up in various ways, and was eventually abandoned by Xiao Jingtian in a rural village where she died of illness.

Xie Huaixi said that the original owner cared too much about relationships. Wasn't it annoying to keep falling in love? She was a professional at being a couch potato!
So she chose to live in the courtyard furthest from the prince, and fenced off a piece of land. She spent her days indulging in farming, cooking, and raising pets, living a blissful life. But how did she end up with her third child?
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Prince Xiao Jingtian, whose heart belongs only to his sworn sister Xu Yushu, is forced to marry Xie Huaixi, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family. The day after their wedding, Xiao Jingtian proposes that the two be a couple in name only.

He suffered from a hidden illness and had someone else in his heart, so he was unwilling to get close to the princess. Unexpectedly, the princess suggested they live separately. At first, Xiao Jingtian thought this was a good idea. But he gradually discovered that his princess seemed to be a rather remarkable person?

—Rumors have been circulating in the capital lately. The Prince of Li, who has no heir, is expecting his third child! And his unloved princess is now the apple of his eye!
Even the king who was obsessed with the battlefield has started to relax and has taken a leisurely job at home to accompany his queen and children!