The First Genocide's Grudge

  "Your Majesty, you have always known that I, your son, like Mei'er. Moreover, our Western Xia has a tradition: the Holy Maiden can only marry the future king. Mei'er should marry me. Please don't give her to the merchants of Shangguo!" Xiahancuan, now awake, hastily knelt down and begged the King of Western Xia.

  "Rebellious child! It's not just a matter of the Lonely King and you, Merchant Tian has specifically asked for her. If she doesn't go, within five days, the Merchant Kingdom will raise its army to attack, and at that time, all the people of Western Xia will face the disaster of family destruction and death. Is it worth abandoning the millions of people of Western Xia just for your own selfish desires?" The King of Western Xia was furious, his whole body trembling with rage.

  "Me..." Xia Hanxuan was momentarily at a loss for words.

  "Your Majesty, please issue an edict, don't let me become the sinner of the entire Western Xia!"

  The King of Western Xia nodded in agreement with Mei'er: "Mei'er is indeed understanding and reasonable! Alright, I will issue the decree immediately! Xiao Gao, go and inform the envoy of Shang Guo at once, tell him that within five days, the Holy Princess of Western Xia will set out to marry into Shang Guo!"

  "Obeying the Emperor's decree!" The eunuch hastily took his leave and exited the palace.

  "Father! Don't!" Xia Hanxuan was still kneeling on the ground begging, but King Xixia remained unmoved. As he watched the dragon seal being taken away, he felt his heart sinking along with it.

  The Western Xia king glared at his son and said in a deep voice, "I originally planned to use this illness as an opportunity to abdicate the throne to you. But it seems that you are not mature enough yet, being so impulsive and reckless. The empire our ancestors worked hard to build, and the millions of Western Xia people, if I were to hand them over to you in such a state, how could I be at peace?"

  After finishing, he shouted at the slaves beside Xia Hanxuan: "Take the young master back to the palace and have him reflect on his mistakes for half a month!" His intention was clear: before Mei'er got married, he didn't want his foolish son to cause any more trouble.

  "Your Majesty, you can't be so cruel, you can't marry Mei'er off like this... Your Majesty, I beg of you..." Xia Hanxuan was also a devoted man, with his heart set on persuading the Western Xia king to change his mind.

  It's just that the king of Western Xia has made up his mind; how could he possibly stop it?

  "Still not pulling the world down!" The words of the Western Xia king were filled with absolute majesty, forcibly suppressing the words that Xia Hanxuan wanted to say.

  "Your Highness..." The servant beside him also looked worried. It's hard to disobey the imperial decree, but it's also impossible to offend the master!

  "Father, you are too heartless! You also have a beloved woman, don't you know the pain of losing a beloved woman? Can you bear to see your son repeat the same mistake?"

  "How dare you!" The Western Xia king was so angry that his eyes bulged, and he slammed his hand heavily on the table, almost smoking with rage. He pointed at Xia Hanxuan and shouted: "You ungrateful son!"

  "The great king calms his anger!" The slaves beside him also knelt down.

  The girl stole a glance at the Western Xia king and thought to herself, this is what an ancient emperor looks like, one outburst of anger and everyone kneels on the ground!

  "Your Highness..." The slave beside him trembled with fear, looking pitifully at his master.

  Xia Hanxuan clenched his teeth in frustration and rushed out of the palace with a face full of resentment.

  "What a rebellious son!" After Xia Hanxuan left, the King of Western Xia was still furious and did not reduce his anger. After dismissing everyone, he said to Mei'er: "Your goal is about to be achieved, I hope you don't forget what you promised me!"

  Mei'er smiled slyly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Since I promised to help you with this matter, I will definitely make it happen. However, I don't know him personally, so how can I get in touch with him?"