C264 (1/2)
Qin Ruxue married himself and became the empress in the palace, as though he was suddenly enlightened, and wanted to help the emperor give birth to a dragon, to protect the Qin family's exceptional position in the Tian Sheng empire.
The emperor was also helpless towards the matter of the empress dowager forcing Qin Ruxue onto him. He knew clearly that Qin Ruxue had been in love with Chu Xiuhan for many years, but Qin Ruxue had suddenly agreed to marry into the palace and become his concubine. He was even preoccupied with thinking about giving birth to a dragon seed as soon as possible.
What a cruel and merciless woman! It was as if he just let it go, and his emotions just changed.
”Your majesty, when chenqie heard that you had been toiling for days on behalf of the nation, chenqie was extremely worried and even personally cooked a broth to help you take care of your body. Your majesty, try it.
The emperor was originally leisurely enjoying his leisure in the imperial study when Qin Ruxue suddenly barged in with seven to eight palace maids.
Qin Ruxue was dressed in a dignified and graceful attire. Ever since she entered the Imperial Palace, she had looked like a rich and noble person, as if she was a completely different person from when she was in the Qin Residence.
It was not Qin Ruxue's first time being attentive to the Emperor. The Emperor clearly understood her thoughts, but who wouldn't want to give birth to a dragon seed for him in this harem.
”Thank you for your trouble, empress.” The emperor was perfunctory on the surface and a little casual on the face.
The empress dowager and the court ministers had sent who knew how many people to his harem, and he had never refused. Furthermore, the Qin family held the power of the imperial harem since the founding of the country. Prime Minister Qin had allowed Qin Ruxue to enter the palace, which was something the Emperor had never thought of.
When the empress dowager proposed to have Qin Ruxue enter the palace to accompany her, the emperor more or less understood what was going on. Naturally, he couldn't say any words of rejection.
But... The Emperor played with the Prince Zhan and Qin Ruxue until he was big. Qin Ruxue had liked the Prince Zhan in front of him for many years and then suddenly accepted Qin Ruxue as his queen.
So... Even though the emperor and Qin Ruxue had been married for a few days, the emperor had never shared a room with Qin Ruxue.
The empress dowager had helped Qin Ruxue block most of the gossip in the imperial harem. Even so, Qin Ruxue had heard quite a few criticisms.
”Your majesty, are there a lot of political affairs today?” Qin Ruxue slowly walked to the side of the emperor's table, extended her hand, and began to study the ink for the emperor.
”Indeed, there is. Prince Zhang's wedding has been going on for a long time, always calling me an excuse to show compassion towards my subjects, repeatedly refusing the government work I gave him. It really causes us to have to take care of things everyday.” The emperor squinted his eyes and slowly spoke to Qin Ruxue. He looked gentle on the surface but in reality, he was secretly observing the slight changes in Qin Ruxue's expression.
Sure enough, when Qin Ruxue heard the two words ”Prince Zhan”, his expression suddenly froze, and his hands were moving slower by half a beat.
Immediately after, Qin Ruxue did not continue the topic just now, and did not mention whether or not he would be going to the empress palace tonight, to have her sleep with him.
The emperor squinted at Qin Ruxue who had a blank expression.
I thought you were quite skilled. The emperor's brows twitched as he thought to himself.
The emperor always felt that the palace was boring. Every single one of them were well calculated. The women of the imperial harem were bored to death, so they thought about how to climb onto the bed and give birth to a dragon.
Now that Qin Ruxue had entered the palace and become the Empress, the harem became even more unsettled. Qin Ruxue borrowed the power of the empress dowager to stir up trouble in the harem, and brazenly revealed his intentions of stabilizing his position within a short period of time.
The emperor was already displeased with Qin Ruxue, who was a mercenary woman, but the emperor was really envious of the Prince Zhan. He was envious that the Prince Zhan would win a person's heart, even the white-haired man was unwilling to leave.
Furthermore, the Emperor does not like the restrictions of the palace, so as long as the Prince Zhan cannot go to court for any reason, the Emperor will follow this logic to go to the Prince Zhan's Mansion to look for peace.