Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 286 Fatal Weakness

The general's words kept echoing in Kang Xiaorong's ears.

The words were straightforward and realistic, like a destiny that had already been written down, and no one had the power to go against or reverse it.

Kang Xiaorong's resistance was weakened and corroded by the general's words. His expression was no longer excited, but became indifferent and helpless. However, a corner of his heart still retained a trace of unwillingness to compromise. He weakly called out, "Dad..."

"It's no use calling you ancestors now." The general snorted coldly.

"The time has come." Kang Xiaorong's eyes flashed with a little cold light, with temptation and awareness. The time to rebel against An has come. If he agrees to the marriage unilaterally decided by the Queen Mother, then where will the face and backbone of the Kang family be placed?

"Not yet." The general knew what Kang Xiaorong wanted to say, so he answered very calmly.

"Then how long do we have to wait?" If we delay any longer, until the day of the wedding, it will be too late.

The general replied indifferently: "Wait until you marry the princess."

Kang Xiaorong subconsciously clenched his fists, suppressed his anger and asked, "Dad, why do you have to involve the princess?"

If possible, Kang Xiaorong did not want to hurt Princess Tianning. But if the situation forced him to marry the princess, even if he married her, the princess would never be truly happy.

The general calmly replied, "She was already at the center of the storm. She was swept in a long time ago."

Princess Tianning was originally a member of the An family, and she happened to fall in love with Kang Xiaorong. From the moment she was born, she was destined to be involved in the political turmoil. And when she fell in love with Kang Xiaorong, she was destined to become a bargaining chip used by the Kang family.

Kang Xiaorong has been subconsciously rejecting the princess and is unwilling to accept her. Besides the fact that he already has someone in his heart, he also knows that the princess is very likely to become a victim of the political struggle between the An and Kang families.

"Although I don't love her, I don't want to hurt her..." This is Kang Xiaorong's smallest wish.

"You have no choice. Since the princess dares to marry you - knowing that you don't like her, she still dares to marry you. If she is not afraid of her, what are you afraid of?" The general sneered, and this sneer seemed to regard Princess Tianning as a moth that sacrificed herself into a flame.

Which hunter would be willing to give up this juicy prey that comes right to his doorstep?

"Dad, it was because the princess interceded for us three years ago that two beautiful lives were saved. Are you going to repay her in this way?" Kang Xiaorong shook his head painfully, not knowing why everyone was forcing him to repay kindness with ingratitude.

The Xi and Kang families have been friends for generations, and Xi Jinde and the general are close friends.

The princess is indebted to the Xi family, which means she is indebted to the Kang family.

If it weren't for this favor, perhaps Kang Xiaorong would still be determined to take advantage of the princess's love for him, but because the princess saved Hua Rongyue's life and was kind to the Xi family, Kang Xiaorong's marrying the princess seemed to be an act of ingratitude.

The general said, "Xiao Rong, you are not marrying the princess to harm her, but to help her. The An family's monopoly of power has long aroused public anger. If their foundation in the court is shaken one day, then the princess who has become your wife will stay out of it and will not follow the An family on the road to destruction - isn't this helping the Xi family repay the life-saving grace three years ago?"

"Excuses..." Everything was just an excuse to force myself to give in. Although it was an excuse, it did make some sense.

Huarong had said the same thing before. It seemed that she was the only one who was desperately resisting and rejecting...

Without any reinforcements or support, Kang Xiaorong, who was fighting alone, couldn't help but doubt himself.

The Queen Mother, the General, Hua Rong, Tian Ning, almost everyone is forcing him to agree to this marriage, but he is the only one who is still holding on to the last position. Facing strong pressure and stubborn enemies, how long can he hold on?

Looking up at the dagger and wine left by Eunuch Lian, the answer seemed to have already been clear.

The general said again: "Xiao Rong, you have a fatal weakness."

It is precisely because of this weakness that the general insisted on letting Kang Xiaorong marry Tianning.

Because only in this way can Kang Xiaorong eliminate this weakness.

Kang Xiaorong raised his head blankly, unable to guess what the general was trying to say.

Looking at Kang Xiaorong's confused eyes, the general sighed, "Xiaorong, haven't you discovered yet? Your beauty is your biggest weakness. However, now, this weakness is controlled by An. If you can't eliminate this weakness in time, you will be constrained by An for the rest of your life, and you may even die one day. Xiaorong... Dad can't bear to see you being tripped up by a woman."

The general's words were earnest and sincere, and it seemed that only at this moment did he truly speak the truth hidden in his heart.

Three years ago, although Hua Rongyuemiao managed to save her life, she was controlled by An using a drug called "Caihuaxiang".

Because of this, Hua Rongyuemei had to obey An.

Now these beautiful girls have been forced to become An's lackeys and minions. Sooner or later, they will become a disaster.

Therefore, the general hopes to take advantage of this opportunity of the Queen Mother's marriage to let Kang Xiaorong sever the evil fate between him and Hua Rong.

"Xiaorong, can you understand your father's intentions?" The general sighed again and again.

In fact, he couldn't bear to break up the marriage with Xi Jinde. But time has changed, and things have changed. His daughter-in-law has become a chronic poison. As a father, the general couldn't bear to watch his son take this poison and commit suicide. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Only by cutting off the past bad karma as soon as possible can we enter a new realm.

After listening to the general's persuasion, Kang Xiaorong's last line of defense was broken.

Yes, if everyone thinks that marrying a princess is the best option, then why are you still resisting?

"Dad, I can agree to the marriage, but..." Kang Xiaorong expressed his final determination, "Even if I marry the princess, I will never touch her hair. I will give her away after I marry her and the big thing is done."

Overthrow the An family, purge the imperial court, and reorganize the government.

After the deed was done, the princess was still the same princess as before, and he would never take her for himself.

"If you think you can still make the risk, Dad won't object." The general laughed coldly.

In the eyes of the general, Kang Xiaorong's determination was like a joke and was not worth serious discussion at all.

Even if a wife is not touched and is worshipped like a statue on the shrine, it is impossible for her to be returned intact.

Everything was just Kang Xiaorong’s own naive idea.

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Unlike the depressing atmosphere in Kang Xiaorong's room in Zhu Xiaju of the Imperial Hospital, the Taoyuan in Wenhua Hospital was full of joy.

Ji Anni woke up early and exercised in the yard with Shui Furong. When Zhuang Xiaomeng and Zhang Sun Mingri, who lived in the neighboring Li Garden, heard their voices, they also came over curiously to join in the fun.

"Princess Zhao Congfei, you recovered so quickly?" Zhuang Xiaomeng was deeply amazed at Ji Anni's recovery ability.

"Of course, don't underestimate me." Ji Anni is very confident in her body. She has been a long-distance runner since she was a child, and she almost never catches a cold. Even if she accidentally gets a skin injury, the wound will heal quickly on its own, and even a band-aid won't be useful. Ji Anni had a lot of wounds on her body last night, but fortunately, none of them hurt her vital parts, and they all healed after a night's rest.

"By the way, don't you have to go to class today?" Ji Anni asked while squatting next to Zhuang Xiaomeng and Chang Sun Mingri.

At this time in the past, they should have been in the lecture hall listening to the teacher's lecture. How come they have time to come to Taoyuan to visit today?

Zhuang Xiaomeng announced loudly, "No more talk today."

"Stop talking? Why?" Ji Anni didn't know that beginners could also stop talking.

"I heard that it's because Prince Ming is ill..." Chang Sun Mingri had a lonely and sad look on his face, and he was very worried about Prince Ming.

Changsun Mingri and Zhuang Xiaomeng are the study companions of Prince Ming. If Prince Ming is ill and unable to attend classes, then there will be no classes at Wenhua Academy that day.

"Sick?" Ji Anni was stunned, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared. This news came too suddenly, so suddenly that she was a little overwhelmed. Isn't the timing of Prince Ming's illness too coincidental? I always feel that it has something to do with the Demon-Suppressing Temple.

Last night, when Ji Anni heard Shui Furong's report that the prince was alive and well and there was nothing wrong with him, she was very relieved. Unexpectedly, things didn't seem to go as smoothly as she imagined...

After hearing that the prince was ill, Shui Furong also became worried. He squatted in front of Zhuang Xiaomeng and Changsun Mingri and asked, "Ill? What's wrong with you? Wasn't he fine yesterday?"

Yesterday, Prince Ming cried when he came to Taoyuan to visit Ji Anni. Judging from his strong crying voice, he didn't seem like a patient.

Could it be that he got sick after returning from Taoyuan?

Changsun Mingri didn't know the details either, and said vaguely, "I heard that he seems to have anorexia, and he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday. He probably couldn't eat because he was worried about Consort Zhao Cong. Last night, he was so hungry that he passed out while sleeping. He was found unconscious by a palace maid this morning."

"Is he awake now? Has he eaten?" Ji Annie asked worriedly.

The eldest grandson Mingri shook his head and said, "I heard he hasn't woken up yet."

Ji Anni speculated: "If he really got anorexia because he was worried about me, he should be able to recover after seeing that I'm safe and sound..."

Shui Furong quickly agreed, "That's true. Why don't we go to the East Palace to visit the patient?"

"But..." Ji Annie's gaze moved up to the faces of the two guards guarding the garden gate.

The guards panicked when Ji Anni looked at them, and waved their hands hastily, "Your Majesty, although we are all very worried about Prince Ming, and we understand that you miss him very much, but without the Queen Mother's permission, we dare not release him casually, please don't make things difficult for us..."

Shui Furong said fiercely, "Are your hearts made of stone? If anything happens to Prince Ming, you will be held responsible."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." The guards had sad faces and were about to plead for mercy when they suddenly heard the eunuch's shouting behind them.

An old eunuch stretched out his voice and shouted, "The emperor has arrived, why don't you kneel down immediately?"