122、挟制（中）

    大瑞朝的第五任皇帝是个风流种，未及不惑，便有二十一子，十九女，后宫热闹非凡。在此之中，sixteen皇子?里的孟跃已经走到了死角。SonMing,whowasoriginallytheconcubineofthe16thprinceoftheimperialfamily,hadalwaysbeencarefultoavoidconflictwithothers.Hewasamasterofstrategyandtactics,andhadplannedeverythingmeticulouslyfromthebeginning.
    However,fatehasawayofsurprisingus.Whentheemperordied,hisson,the16thprince‘sbrother,seizedpowerandtookoverasthenewemperor.SonMing‘splanwasruined,andhewasforcedtofleeforhislife.Hewaspursuedbytheimperialguards,butmanagedtoescapewithhislife.
    Meanwhile,anewemperorhadtakenthethrone.HisnamewasYongzheng,andhewasknownforbeingruthlessandcunning.Hehadalreadyeliminatedmanyofhisenemiesandrivals,andwasnowturninghisattentiontoSonMing‘sfamily.
    SonMing‘sfamilywasforcedtofleetheirhometownandseekrefugeinaremotevillage.Theywerepoorandstruggledtosurvive,buttheynevergaveuphopethatonedaytheywouldbeabletoreturntotheirformerlives.