Si Ning's heart skipped a beat as he felt a sudden heavy weight starting to build up on his chest and was starting to pull him down as he started to feel low because deep down he knows Xiu Zhicheng had decided to take him only as his Consort, putting him in a position that was equal to his Concubines which means he would have all the riches and may end up not participating in any war because he knew that the hostile relationship between Xilie and Xiu would never be settled without a war which means the war was upcoming.

Riding to war was an option Si Ning wanted to avoid at all cost but being a Consort means he might even lose his army because he would end up following whatever Xiu Zhicheng wanted and if Xiu Zhicheng told him he wanted the Si family army to join the Imperial army then Si Ning would not have a choice than to comply, he may also never attend court meeting and only be the Consort of the Emperor, everyone would see him as the King Consort and he would have all the respects without the power he wanted and putting him in a position that he had to respect the future Empress of Xiu and end up living a boring life.

As a man, Si Ning would never give birth to a child which means the rest of the Concubines had a privilege over him which means Ran Chunhua would have the perfect means to deal with him that is if he ended up losing his army and he should assume the rest of the Concubines would also be like Ran Chunhua.

At the end of the day what Si Ning fears most was ending up becoming a decoration in the palace which seemed to be what was happening now and he should also assume that one misstep then Xiu Zhicheng might even turn his back on him because he could see that Xiu Zhicheng doesn't love him. After all, if he does, he would never marry his second and third wife which means Si Ning was alone in the palace even though he may have Xiu TianZhao backing him up but he would also be alone.

Alone...

Si Ning still had his family but being in the palace means he would be alone and he doesn't want to be alone. These thoughts made Si Ning frowned because he had never thought of the negative part of joining the harem and now that Si Nan told him Xiu Zhicheng had announced the crowning of the Empress, all the negativity of being the King Consort kept flowing to his head and he wanted nothing but to shut himself in, sending his Servant, two guards and his sister out for him to be alone thinking about the purpose of his life.

Ever since Si Ning transmigrated to this era, he had been a little proud of what he had been doing, attending the court assembly, taking care of his army, winning the war over Shen Yu, an old experience General and for the first time he felt like he had a purpose in life, things were going his way and his mother felt proud of him yet not becoming the Empress was something that would cause mental damage to him that he wished he was still drunk or didn't accept the hangover soup from Xiao Pei because now his mind was crystal clear with no sign of being hungover making his thinking sharp except the headache that was building up due to quickly overthinking different things.

Thinking too much was only making Si Ning's headache worst so he tried to get out of bed.

Seeing this made Ah Dai jumped up and quickly ran to Si Ning's side, with Xiao Pei's help, they were able to support Si Ning for him to stand on his feet.

"Young Master, what is it?" Ah Dai asked, concerned about Si Ning who suddenly looked weak as he quickly packed Si Ning's hair over his shoulder for the hair not to obstruct Si Ning's view.

"I have to attend court." Si Ning said trying to act as if he wasn't disturbed by the news. "Ah Dai prepare my cloth." He really needed the courage to talk to Xiu Zhicheng and show him how displeased he was, he may end up being thrown into prison but first, he had to tell Xiu Zhicheng clearly he had no intention of becoming only his King Consort.

"General the meeting as ended." Xiao Pei informed him before falling on his knees alongside Ah Dai and Jiang Ye. "Forgive me General for not being successful in waking you up and for forcing the soup down your throat." He said with his head bowed deeply to show how remorseful he was.

"Forgive us, General." Jiang Ye, Xiao Pei and Ah Dai chorused as they also bent their head deeply.

Si Ning sighed. "Yes yes, stand up." He said gesturing for them to stand up because seeing a man that had the appearance of a Young Master, a man with a stone face and a man who looked pitiful kneeling and begging for forgiveness was something Si Ning didn't want to face so had to gesture for them to stand to hasten them up to their feet.

"Elder brother are you not going to ask who?" Si Nan asked with a mischievous smile playing on her lips as he pulled Si Ning's hand to divert his attention.

Si Ning was confused about Si Nan that seemed excited but then it occurred to him that Si Nan doesn't have anything to do with the power struggle so she was allowed to be happy for the Emperor taking in another wife and naming her the Empress.

"General?" Ah Dai called because Si Ning was staring into space and seemed not to hear Si Nan.

"Who?" Si Ning asked finally as he turned to Si Nan. He was glad his voice didn't shake for once even though he tried to mask that he was upset by the question Si Nan asked because he wasn't excited like her and he didn't want to know who the future Empress might be nor was he interested in knowing the details about them.

"Guess." Si Nan took his hands in hers as her eyes widen, looking eager to Si Ning's answer as she started to rub his hands.

Si Ning doesn't want to play the guessing game but to avoid looking upset he forced a smile. "Who else?" He raised a brow, taking a stan like he knew who the person was because he felt like he might break down and yell to be alone if he says a name.

"Oh brother, so you already know, I know you already know." Si Nan raised her brows. "The announcement was made that General Si Ning would be crown the new Empress of Xiu in a month time." She shrieked as she started to clap.

What?