Volume 3, Chapter 2: Repeated Abuses of Power (1/2)

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The sunshi+ne of an early summer afternoon was already quite intense In the shade under a tree stood two is with sole out their duties to protect the imperial household Behind them was a small, exquisite palace hall At the entrance stood several palacein low voices This was the quarter of the emperor’s newly favored concubine, Concubine Chun¹ She was only nineteen years old, possessing a gorgeous appearance She was char to the bone and carried an innately beautiful disposition She was greatly doted upon by the Yong e e members of the hare to allow the ee in his lust to his heart’s content Consequently, Li Yuan did not visit this hall frequently

It was presently afternoon These palace eunuchs and maids did not have any responsibilities and work, thus allowing them to be so leisurely However, if one were to look closely, the expressions of these individuals carried a faint trace of dread and worry, and would frequently turn to look towards the palace hall

Within the depths of the hall, behind layers upon layers of curtains, atop a any soft couch, aand heavy panting reverberated throughout the hall until finally, after a hysterical venting of energy, the two stopped The wo to relinquish her grip on him After the two embraced for some time, the woman finally released her hold She lazily stated, “Your Iet up”

Thethe woman’s snohite, tender, and lovely skin Eventually, he rose to his feet and walked to the side chambers There, a tub filled ater had been prepared After he had bathed and changed, he returned to the ons e Only the crown prince was per the palace hall was actually the result of incest

Li An was infatuated with this woh this wo, she was probably inferior to Concubine Lan and ed hi back to when he took Xiao Lan as his concubine, he was also so frenetic with his lust As a nificent, noble, and fairy-like woradually beca instructions In the beginning, he would secretly hunt for beauties, but at the ti’s pressure to the point that he was unable to breathe freely In order to obtain the approval of Imperial Father and those sanctimonious elderly subjects, he could not but be cautious and prudent, and thus did not dare to be wanton and i family dinners, he did not dare to be frivolous or act rashly

Only after he had substituted for the e sacrifices at the Imperial Shrine and his position as heir apparent was stabilized could he not but relax greatly In the beginning, he used the dancers and songstresses of his household to satiate his lust By lucky coincidence, he was able to obtain the services of a considerate ih the man’s martial arts were mediocre, he was adept at a dissolute and loose lifestyle, training all of the household’s dancers and songstresses to be capable in both their arts and sex These women allowed the crown prince to become continuously and endlessly intoxicated with such a life This was particularly the case after last year’s incident in the Ministry of Revenue Although he had not been punished by Imperial Father, he could still sense the cold indifference fro this, he could not help but beconant The fortunate appearance of a Devil Sect disciple in the Central Plains had draay everyone’s attention He couldn't care less that there were disciples of the Fengyi Sect affected However, it wasn’t long before that Liang Jinqian had died fro Jinqian deserved death and he, the crown prince, had no intention of letting hi Jinqian should absolutely not have died at thathi Jinqian Even Lu Jingzhong and Xiao Lan gruood spell Ultimately, it was Xia Jinyi who drove away his worries Xia Jinyi gathered together the dancers and songstresses In a private roo Zhou of the Shang Dynasty² was not inally, the crown prince should have been careful in speech and conduct However, this kind of depravity caused the gloom and fury in his heart to vanish Gradually, he discovered that he could only use Xia Jinyi’s methods to calm himself In any case, he believed that his conduct was secret enough Moreover, even if Iry with hi the three palaces and six courtyards?

At the beginning, the crown prince was only indulging hienerate pleasures within his residence Afterwards, he becaratiating the him to feel dreary He could not help but reed hinificent Her dance blazed fiercely However, she had refused to engage in a carnal relationshi+p with hi froettable Presu were not necessarily inferior However, as the heir apparent, how could he visit prostitutes? Thinking of this, he could not help but envy Prince Li Xian of Qi

Afterwards, he had expressed his intentions towards Xia Jinyi Xia Jinyi was quite intelligent, dispatching uise to pick up several fa to keep at a separate manor Then, Li An would dress as a commoner to tease and titillate these courtesans Sometimes, he would succeed easily Sometimes, he could only strenuously and stubbornly pursue them However, this allowed him to feel a different experience Later on, Li An beca to dally and play with all sorts of women From that point on, the manor became a deathtrap None of the women who entered would ever leave The nu women buried there were incalculable

Xia Jinyi even provided a one-of-a-kind aphrodisiac After taking it, he would not only be able to have intercourse with several woot out of bed As a result, Li An became even more unbridled and wanton

Unfortunately, even before he had completely satiated his lust, he had been stopped fro by Xiao Lan With an eerie expression on her face, Xiao Lan had spoken to hihness wishes to ascend to the throne to become emperor, how can you permit anyone to hold evidence of your conduct? To not speak of others, if my master learned of this, she would be furious When the tihness, I’rets This ti for you If this happens again, it is unlikely for your servant to help Your Ih Li An was so excessive The following days, he could only melancholically stay within his residence However, he was always restless,³ feeling the concubines andone of the fa e at the last position ast the imperial concubines, that he felt all of his blood blaze with lust That was a gorgeous young wo flowers When her lithe body advanced to present her dance, Li An could no longer restrain his desires and lust The wo dance of the non-Han people of Central Asia At therapidly, her diverse and ever-changingleaps caused Li An’s heart to pine When he saw his I concubine to her feet, Li An could not help but sigh with regret when he saw the youthful Concubine Chun with the already aged Ih Li An admired and lusted after her, he was not that rade concubine, she was still his h incest in the harem was frequent, it was not an honorable and aboveboard matter What’s more, he was still only the crown prince and did not have the courage However, the reater the allure For several days, Li An continuously tossed and turned in bed, his head filled with visions of that wo

The Vice Supervisor of his personal iuards, Xia Jinyi, saw his melancholy Unable to improve the crown prince’son Li An already greatly trusted this subordinate of his This subordinate was not only intelligent and capable; he was also tight-lipped, never revealing any of the crown prince’s secrets Xia Jinyi’s contributions were not shallow Li An ultimately explained the load on histo discuss this , no matter how much he respected him

At the start, Xia Jinyi aardly replied, “Your Ihness, this subordinate’s life, position, and wealth were all bestowed by Your Ihness Even if I were to sacrifice my life, I do not fear difficulties However, this kind of matter is different If this matter were ever to be revealed, this subordinate would be unable to take the blahness”

Li An was also very discouraged His anxiety becahtened Xia Jinyi Ultihness, you should have plenty of operatives in the palace The Eical h Concubine Chun is greatly favored, she is only a lower-grade concubine You can use your power to force her, using power as enticement That woman is not afaithful to the death of her husband’s memory Moreover, you are the future emperor Once you have ascended to the throne, her life, death, and reputation willelse, once the Emperor passes, if Concubine Chun does not have any children, she can only beco to Buddha while accoht Such a life is desolate and lonely She is young Hoould she be able to endure? The Eed and it is unlikely that Concubine Chun will beconant If she were to become yours, it may even be possible for her to have children When the ti to rely on Even if she doesn’t, she will have Your I her to spend the rest of her life without any worries”

Hearing this, Li An beca clear and crisp I the plan with Xia Jinyi, he first sub to help the emperor deal with er had already dissipated, per Li An to handle matters in the Eastern Palace Moreover, Li Yuan was also exhausted by the heavy workload of being e ministers to assist Li An Li An would seize the opportunity to visit his mother every afternoon, and also seduce Concubine Chun As the honored crown prince, he had enormous power and authority in the harem With the help of money, he was quickly able to successfully approach Concubine Chun In the beginning, Concubine Chun tactfully declined But afterwards, she could not stand up to the crown prince’s fervent wooing In addition, with Xia Jinyi’s threats and enticements, intentional or otherwise, Concubine Chun ultimately threw herself into the crown prince’s embrace The effect of this taboo, passionate love caused the crown prince to forget the women on the outside Every day, he would always handletwo hours in Concubine Chun’s chambers The e on and was instead extreence