Countless prayers were brought up.
Yet at this time, General Ruan knew that the worst possibility that he had thought had occurred.
Instead of him going first, it was his daughter who did.
She's still young.
She should have a bright future ahead of hers instead of falling because of a ridiculous reason that put her in danger.
No matter how much General Ruan tried to think about it, he knew very well that it was impossible for his daughter to go against Crown Prince Zhi's decision. He was the one of the highest status aside from the Emperor and sometimes, even the Empress might not be necessarily higher than him.
How could a mere small commander be able to compare?
Should they refuse, they would be labelled as nothing more than traitor and their entire family members would be executed for failing to follow the order.
"Ah… what a rotten world."