Song Xue the eldest daughter in the Song family and chosen to become the phoenix general who was the most powerful and unmatched martial arts. Her duty is to protect the Xia empire and bring peace to the world.

The Song family has protected the Xia empire and been loyal to the royal family for many generations as she was conferred as general phoenix by the great emperor. Until she fell in love with one of his sons... The 4th prince.

His name is Xiao Wen who was a smart, gentle and kind person. He showered her in love and affection as he promised her to become his empress. She uses her tactical and strategic mind to help him ascend the throne.

Song Xue gathered a lot of fame and glory and gave him up everything for him. With such a powerful ally, he one by one removed his rivals from the competition and safety ascended the throne. She was shown such enduring affection, devoted herself to this man, working relentlessly to protect him and shed a lot of blood and fought a lot of wars, all for him and adding his power and press many officials to add the power for Xiao Wen.

In the end, Song Xue assisted Xiao Wen in ascending to the throne and she was crowned as the empress.

"Long live the Emperor and the Empress! Long live the Emperor and the Empress!" All the prime ministers and officials bowed to us and shouted. We stood there with glory. Holding our hands and exchanging smiles, as my hand on my stomach.

"I'm pregnant..." I told him with a smile and put my hand on my stomach. I'm going to give birth to our child and become the happiest woman in the kingdom.

10 months later

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In my chamber where I sit on the chair while singing the lullaby song and gently rubbing my stomach. The physician told me that my child will be born soon and I can't wait to see him but I wonder where Xiao Wen is? He must be in the meeting with the minister. The female bodyguard standing beside me, Li Qin. She's my protector and my best friend who is always there beside me since we were children as she poured the tea in the cup, "I can't believe it's been 10 months since you became an empress and one day, the prince will be born soon."

I smiled and thought Xiao Wen would hold our son with a big smile, "Yes, my child will be born soon and we're going to be a happy family." Li Qin smiled but we sensed something presence... a dangerous presence... The dagger flew straight towards me as Li Qin unsheathed her sword out from her waist and blocked the dagger. It landed on the floor as the men in black appeared with weapons, Li Qin holding the sword tightly and glaring at them.

"How dare you assassinate your empress!" She yelled at them. They launch their attack as Li Qin thrust her sword at them.

I clench my stomach for protecting my unborn child as I recognize the symbol on their clothes was the red lotus! I thought I destroyed them all, 3 years ago!

"Li Qin! Be careful, they are the red lotus clan!" I shouted and quickly grabbed my sword under my pillow as I held it. The assassin attacks me with the sword as I block it and kick his stomach.

Li Qin moved backward as her back leaned on mine as we surrounded them, "Impossible! I thought you and the emperor eliminated them all, even their leader... The demon masks!" She swung the sword at them and stabbed them.

The red lotus came here for revenge! I cannot let them kill my unborn child! They stopped their attacks as a man in black suit appeared in front of us wearing the demon mask. The person who murder my mother in coldblooded from 9 years ago. I thought I killed him in the battle but how he was still alive, "How you still alive?!" Anger inside me and wanted to kill him as he spoke.

"Pathetic girl, you thought you can kill me but you're wrong... The man you killed was decoy so I hid myself and now let me show you my real face." He slowly unmasked it and revealed his face. My eyes widened in shock to see my husband's military counselor, Yao Ting!

"I don't understand...?" I said slowly, Yao Ting was like a father to Xiao Wen. His mother was executed for treason, Yao Ting took care him as his own son and that means he's the murder, "It was you alone! You murder my mother from 9 years ago!" I growled in anger

"Ah yes, your mother... She was a beautiful woman that I ever met but stubborn who tried to investigate Consort Ding's plan and her son's identity. Consort Ding sent me to kill her before she interrupted her plan." He tells me and evilly smirk. My mother was investigating Consort Ding's plan and Xiao Wen's identity? That's why she was killed in the first place.

"Why she investigate Xiao Wen's identity?" I asked and not let my guard down.

"Your mother found out that he's not the son of the previous emperor but a nephew. His real father is the previous emperor's brother, Xiao Wu." The thunder struck my mind and turned blank as I shook my head desperate. Xiao Wu was the previous emperor's 5th brother who was a disgraceful prince. He was nothing but a tyrant who wanted to gain the throne and started to rebel but he failed and was executed, "Emperor Xiao Wen sent here to kill you both so you may join the people you love."

"No, it can't be true..." I stutter and not wanting to believe him, "YOU'RE LYING! Xiao Wen would never send an assassin to kill me and his unborn child! He loves me and our child!" I yelled at him in anger as Yao Ting smirked.

"Why don't you talk with him?" he pointed at the door.

"The emperor has arrived!" A man with silk black hair, wearing golden robes was Xiao Wen, the man who I love but he's not alone. The royal guards behind him and the woman beside him was Qiao Lian wearing the flashy clothes and revealed her slender shoulder.

Qiao Lian has been like a big sister to me since we were children. After 10 years, Xiao Wen took her as his consort because of her family's power, "Sister... Lian'er, why are you here with his mastery?" I asked as she grinned.

"Song Xue, today you are going to die with your child as I will take your title as a Xia empress."She replied.

"What...?" I said in shock.

"What are you talking about, Miss Lian?! Miss Xue is an empress of the Xia kingdom! Not you!" Li Qin growled in anger.

"Not anymore, she's no longer my empress... Song Xue is too dangerous as her child, her powers are greater than mine. If you stopped us then you will join her in death." He said darkly as my tears fell at his word.

"Xiao Wen, how could you say horrible things to me and our child... Didn't you love me?" I mumble with tears and didn't want to believe that he betrayed me.

"Love with you?" He laughed then looked at me with no emotion, "I never loved you in the beginning. I only showered you with love and affection because of your family's power. You're just naive and stupid girl. In my eyes, I always see you as a foolish girl for all these years. I finally achieve my throne and make Qiao Lian as my empress with my side." He explained with a dark tone.

Standing there like a stone as I felt my heart pierced. In the past, he loved me and cherished me like I was his treasure as I snapped my mind, "After everything I have sacrificed for you! I help you to ascend the throne by using my strategic mind! I'm the one who gathered a lot of fame and glory and gave everything up for you!" I bellowed at him with tears.

"Oh sister, it's because of your support and your father's power's, his majesty wouldn't have married you in the first place. You were nothing but his pawn." She grinned while holding her fan.

"I was nothing but a pawn..." I stuttered weakly and couldn't believe it as I stared at her, "W... Why... Why would you do this to me? I thought you were my sister?"

"Why? Why did I do this to you? Because you were a fool to trust me, I only became friends with you so I would get closer to you since we were children! You were easy to manipulate! You were the perfect chess piece for my happiness, the perfect support for my everything! From the start, I thought you were nothing but the general's daughter. But you exist to make me happy. For my happiness, you had to give up everything, your status, your family, your husband, even your father that you love so much!"

"What...?" I staggered back in shock.

"Surprised about your father's death? Your father has a weak body because I planted a spy by your side so she can poison him easily! It can kill very slowly and is painful for the body so we give him another and another poison to kill him slowly." She looks at Qui Yue who was smirk evilly, "Right Qui Yue."

Qui Yue? Isn't she the maid from the Song mansion where she always took care of my father while I was away. She looked at me with a mock in her eyes.

"Mistress Lian has provided me with great fortune in the beginning so I would spy on you. The day your father die... The day I poison him... Till the end, even in the most pain, he kept calling your name, begging to see you once more and tell you to live well as I forced him to drink the poison with my hands. I laugh... I laughed at him, seeing him suffer! Hahahah! What a joke!" She said in the pitch voice, "That's exactly what happened to him!"

Thud!

"No... No... this isn't real. This can't be real... Father..." I fell on my knees as my eyes became wet with tears. Qiao Lian and Qui Yue's laughter blended in my ears... Are they telling the truth? Our friendship... Our promise was nothing but a lie. My father was killed by them...

"The emperor loves me so much and promises me that I will have your child as the medicine so I would be able to be fertile and become pregnant with his child." She smiles evilly. Li Qin and I were horrified to hear her words.

"You bitch!" She yelled at them.

"How dare you insult my empress!" He snapped as he raised his hand. The guards pulled their weapons and pointed at us.

I slowly put my hand on my stomach and stare at Xiao Wen with tears, "Why our child? He's innocent... He's your son... Your blood." I felt blank and waited for his answer.

"That child is no longer mine but a bastard. The priest told me that a child will grow up and become the most powerful ruler in the whole world. I cannot let him live but to use him as medicine for Qiao Lian. The woman who I always loved, will bear my child." He replied.

After hearing his ruthless words as my heart shattered into pieces and realized how foolish I... I fell in love with the wrong man who doesn't love me. He wanted to use my child and turn into medicine for Qiao Lian. So, our love was fake all this time... He used me as a pawn for the throne... He never loved me... I sobbed with tears as Qiao Lian spoke, "Your mastery, we cannot wait any longer. I feel my body is getting sick." She pretends to be sick as Xiao Wen comforts her.

"Don't worry, we will take the child out and turn into medicine." My eyes widened in horror while he stared at me with cold eyes. "Take the child out!"

"IF YOU HAVE GO THROUGH ME FIRST, YOU BASTARD!!!" Li Qin put a fierce aura around her body and attacked them with her sword. The henchmen draw their swords at her, Li Qin quickly slices their neck and kills 8 of them.

"Li Qin..." I whispered in a soft voice and watching her, fighting against them as she prepared their attack.

"I won't let them hurt you or your child, my empress... You save my life and treated me as your family. Now this time, I repay you with my life even it's mean death." She said in a soft voice as my eyes widen.

Yao Ting snapped his fingers as his associates appeared with the spears. They quickly charged at her and pierced her body while I watched her horrified.

"LI QIN!"

She left her head up and coughed the blood. "You... Shall... Not... Touch her... Not... One more... Step."

She fiercely killing them all while facing them but she didn't realize Yao Ting was behind her before I could warn her but it was too late. She stabbed her back and made her stumble. Li Qin coughed blood as more henchmen arrived, she gave me a sad smile and spoke softly.

"Empress, if god gave us a second chance... I will always be your side... Not as the guard but a family..." Her tears fell from her eyes as the henchmen struck her with their sword in brutal.

Her lifeless body lying on the ground as her blood spluttered. "LI QIN!!!!!!!" I cried in horror and pulled the sword as I killed them by stabbing them. I shouted at them with hurtful eyes and held my sword, "I WON"T FORGIVE YOU!"

"You won't forgive me? If you didn't marry me in the first place, you would marry the man who loves you so much but I'm glad you chose me as he died along with his family. You will die along with your family."

He's talking about Xiao Sheng as my mind snapped, "You mean, it was you killed them all! They're the one who raise you like a family!" I shouted in an angry tone and felt my blood boil.

"The emperor despised me for years and execute my mother for treason so I murder him in coldblooded and took the throne from myself! When Xiao Sheng died! I would take over his army but they chose you instead of me!" He yelled at me as I charged him with a sword. His guards lunged their attack as I quickly slash their head and pointed at him.

"I will kill you Xiao Wen! This is for Sheng!" Tears spilling from my eyes.

Before I could kill him, I felt the contraction on my stomach and realized my water broke. Xiao Wen knocked my sword and slapped my face as I fell on the ground, clenching my stomach.

Qiao Lian noticed my water broke, "She's giving birth! Quick restrain her before she gets away!"

"What are you waiting for!!?? Take her down and cut her stomach before she escaped!!!" He ordered his henchmen.

"Yes, your mastery!" They all ran towards me before I could escape but I felt another contraction. I was caught as they pinned down my body on the floor. They grabbed my arms and legs tightly.

I tried to thrash them off but they were too strong as I cried. "NOOOOOOO!!!! DON'T HURT MY BABY PLEASE!!!!" I plead with them in tears. I didn't want my child to die like this. "LET ME GO!!!!" I cried and begged them but they didn't listen. I clenched my teeth as the tears fell on my cheeks as my nails dug the floor and felt helpless that I couldn't protect my child.

"NOOO!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!" I kept struggling off their hands as I saw a man in front of me, with the dagger on his hand and touch my abdomen. He harshly cut it as my eyes widened and caused me to scream.

"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! The sound was loud and echoed around the room. It hurts like hell! I can feel the dagger slicing through my flesh after he is done. He began to dig inside my womb with his hands as my eyes were tearful in pain. My body is so weak and I felt something coming out from me as I heard the cries.

"WAH! WAH! WAH! WAH!" I saw my new born child covered with blood, he was so small but beautiful. The man was holding my child and kneel down in front of Xian Wen and Qiao Lian.

"Your mastery, it's a healthy boy." He said, the henchmen released me as I was laying on the floor with the blood pool around me and knowing that my son will die soon.

"Don't hurt... Him... Please... let him go..." I struggled to talk and started to lose my vision with loss of my blood. Xiao Wen clenched in disgust by looking at me, Qiao Lian put her hand on his chest.

"My dear emperor, let's kill her child in front of her while she is dying like a corpse..." She purred him while looking at me with a evil look.

"Agreed, his cry is so loud and it irradiated my ears." He agreed as he grabbed my son's leg and held him up like ragged doll. He pulled the knife out from the sheath and pointed it at my son's chest as I shook my head.

"N... Noo..." I whispered with tears, he stabbed my son as his body fell and didn't move. My mind froze and couldn't hear his cries. I muffled, cried and felt my heart broken. I will never forgive them... They killed everyone whom I love... My father... Li Qin... My child... And everyone who trusted me is dead! The hatred grew inside of me and stared at my enemies.

Xiao Wen and Qiao Lian, if I were to be given a second chance! I'll have my revenge! I'll return all the betrayal you inflicted on me by a thousand-fold on the both on you!

My eyes blurred in darkness with tears and slowly losing my vision as I died in my last breath. I want a second chance... A second chance to change my mistake and to... get my vengeance...

Empress Song Xue has died by the hands of her enemies as she lay on the ground like corpse. Xiao Wen and everyone in the room, noticed Song Xue and her son's body were glowing as the force of light came out of their body and went to the sky. The light becomes the soaring phoenix.

The soaring phoenix cried in sorrow and disappeared along with the sun as the sky turn darkness. Those people who dare betrayed their empress shall suffered the consequence! The heaven curse the whole kingdom that they will never see light but only the darkness!

The wind blew strongly around the room, causing the people to scream in panic as the floor shook when thunder struck. As the disaster comes and curse the whole Kingdom...