Beacon Fire Illuminates Dragon Robe

In October of the eighth year of Jingyou's reign in the Qi Dynasty, in the side hall of Mingxu Palace in Zhongjing City, a baby's cry broke the silence. Mi Qizi, the biological mother, fainted due to dystocia and was fortunately saved by the imperial doctor. Emperor Longyan was delighted, named Qi Jue, and generously rewarded Mingxu Palace. However, one month later, during the Zhuzhou Ceremony, I crawled toward the jade seal that symbolized destiny. My father suddenly changed his color and walked away, never to set foot in this palace again. Everyone in the palace knew that his father's favorite second brother Qi Lian, the eldest son of Queen Xiaoding, was established as the prince at an early age and took charge of the Yuqing Palace. And I am just a concubine prince, forgotten in the palace like dust. Fifteen years later, in the twelfth lunar month of the 23rd year of Jingyou's reign, my father decreed that I should be crowned King of the Song Dynasty and appointed magistrate of Wannian County. I would choose my concubine in the first month of the following year. On the surface it was grace, but in reality it was driving me out of the center of power. But I know very well that this is not an exile, but the beginning of a journey. My mother-in-law often sheds tears in the middle of the night, lamenting that I should not have been born into an imperial family. But now that I am an adult, my heart is hidden in the hills and valleys. Mother, don't worry, your son and minister will definitely live up to your sufferings. One day, I will fight for the honor you deserve, and let the world understand that although the jade seal is not what I asked for, the country will be controlled by me. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.