Chapter 134 (1/2)
Become a Wicked Imperial Concubine
Nan Xun thought that men who were already in bed were the easiest to fool, so she struck while the iron was hot and put forward her opinion, “Emperor, I was thinking—”
“Be obedient, call me Brother Han.” Yanmo Han interrupted her and corrected her form of address.
“Brother Han, it’s not easy for me to look at the women in this harem, so is it possible for you to not frequently cut off their tongues, hands and feet?”
Yanmo Han couldn’t help but frown, “Yao Yao, they were disrespectful to you so I naturally punished them. Otherwise all of them will cause trouble for you and I will feel distressed.”
Nan Xun: …
“Yao Yao, do you think I’m too cruel?”
Yanmo Han suddenly squeezed Nan Xun’s hand and pinched it tightly, “But zhen doesn’t know what’s going on. Zhen can’t see others bullying you. When zhen sees them saying you’re not good enough or making obstacles for you, zhen wants to kill them very much. Zhen’s natural disposition is very cruel and won’t change, do you dislike zhen now?”
When Nan Xun saw this kind of Yanmo Han, she was a little flustered. She shook her head and said, “I don’t dislike you. I’m just afraid that you kill too much. It’s not good for our future descendants.”1
Yanmo Han’s eyes lit up sharply. “Future descendants? Yao Yao, do you want to have children with me?”
But as soon as he said this, he didn’t know what to do. The brilliance in his eyes disappeared quickly. His eyes flashed then drooped, covering the pain and remorse inside.
“Yao Yao, Yao Yao it’s not good for us to have children. I just want to be with you. Isn’t that good for us both?”
Nan Xun looked surprised. “But I want children. How cute children are! Brother Han, don’t you want a child that belongs to us?”
“Let’s talk about this later. Yao Yao, didn’t you just let me spare the women in the harem? I promised you that I haven’t touch them. I just wanted to send them out of the palace. In the future, you will be the only one in the palace. You will be my only concubine. By the way, Yao Yao, do you want to be empress? I’ll choose the date for your coronation ceremony?”
Previously, it was to balance the forces of the previous dynasty, so he didn’t rush to establish that post. Now, he no longer wants that control. He wants Qin Buyao to be his empress and his only woman.
Yanmo Han said that he would do it as soon as he could. The next morning, he announced that he would establish Qin Buyao. Three days later, he held the coronation ceremony, and at the same time, he dismissed all the concubines in the Imperial Palace and gave countless gold, silver and jewelry to them.
The ministers were furious, thinking that the emperor has gone crazy.
It’s just a matter of conferring Qin Guifei as empress, but why does he want to disperse the harem?
Can it be possible that this Qin Buyao was seriously a wicked imperial concubine from the rumors?
General Qin’s mood was very complicated. His precious granddaughter has become the empress, but he wasn’t happy at all. When the emperor made such a fuss, didn’t the ministers point their spears at his Qin family?
Which of the women who entered the harem wasn’t a daughter of a minister? And the emperor said to dismiss them?
All the other concubines were dismissed, but the emperor kept Qin Buyao. After she was granted the title, the Qin family became the target of envy and suspicion.
“Son ah, do you think that Yao girl is really a wicked concubine like what everyone else is saying? It’s because of her that the emperor disposed a few of the concubines one after another, and now he dismissed the entire harem. Is this all really due to the Yao girl?”
General Qin’s expression was also very complicated, but he still shook his head incredulously. “Although the girl’s character is a little arrogant, she wouldn’t have become such a wicked imperial concubine. These must all be rumors.”