Chapter 144: Past Events after the Establishment (Thanks to Wuling for the tickets and updates)

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It can’t be denied that the National Master hit the nail on the head. The young Emperor’s harem was currently empty. As a result, there weren’t any messy situations in the imperial backyard. However, if the young Emperor started to choose concubines and establish an Empress, future palace conflicts could very well affect his little princess. "Hmm! You do remind me." The young Emperor looked up at the sky. He had to hurry and send a letter to his mother, the Empress Dowager. The Great Wizard of Nanjiang had died, and thirty thousand soldiers had been captured. Now, Envoys from Nanjiang’s royal court were coming to the Capital City for peace negotiations, ready to bend their knees in submission. The young Emperor could not afford to wander around anymore. Therefore, he ordered them to set off for the Capital City at dawn the next day. Xiaosuisui rested in Old Lady Ji’s arms. "Grandma, what does the Capital City look like?" The Capital City... Old Lady Ji gently patted her back and told her, "It is beneath the Emperor’s feet, the Capital City of our Great Han. It’s very bustling, with a great many people..." 「The Imperial Palace in Capital City」 When Empress Dowager Xiao received the letter from the young Emperor, she was completely stunned and hastily summoned her maternal family members to discuss countermeasures. "What do you all think? What is His Majesty thinking? He sneaks out for a trip and brings back a little granddaughter for *me*! Moreover, this granddaughter isn’t even his biological child. It’s one thing that His Majesty hasn’t established an Empress for years, but he doesn’t even have a single concubine! Now he brings a little baby back to the palace and wants to grant her the title of Grand Princess Chang Rongshun Shunhe? How can an adopted princess deserve such a grand title?" Several ministers from her maternal family, seated below the Empress Dowager, frowned, their faces etched with gravity. The wife of Duke Jin sighed and said, "Your Majesty! After His Majesty returns to the palace, why don’t you persuade him to establish an Empress as soon as possible? His Majesty is almost twenty-five. In an ordinary family outside the palace, someone his age would likely have children who are themselves approaching the age for marriage discussions. His Majesty adopting a daughter... I believe it’s undoubtedly related to his empty harem!" When the wife of Duke Jing said this, the Empress Dowager felt it struck a chord. But when she thought back to the reason why her son, the Emperor, was unwilling to establish an Empress or choose concubines, her heart ached with a dull pain. "This matter isn’t something I can resolve alone. Brother," she addressed Duke Jin, "you hold the rank of Duke and are also the Minister of Rites. Can’t you speak to those Imperial Censors? Have them submit a memorial to His Majesty, urging him to select an Empress and choose concubines to ensure the continuation of the Royal Family’s lineage?" Duke Jin, who had been stroking his beard, was startled when the Empress Dowager suddenly called his name. His hand trembled, and he inadvertently plucked out a few strands. "Your Majesty! You can’t solely blame me for this! Regarding His Majesty establishing an Empress and choosing concubines, we ministers have submitted memorials repeatedly. But each time we present a petition requesting him to establish an Empress and select concubines, His Majesty goes to the Fengxian Palace to mourn the late Emperor! After this happened several times, it became difficult for us ministers to raise the matter again." The late Emperor’s death was a matter of shame and embarrassment. Although officially, the late Emperor was said to have passed away from an incurable cold. However, those who had served in the palace for many years knew that the late Emperor’s death was not as simple as it seemed. The late Emperor died on a woman’s belly. Not to mention anything else, the late Emperor possessed an exceptionally handsome appearance, which drew wave after wave of concubines into his harem. Tragically, on a stormy night thirteen years ago, disaster struck. The late Emperor died—he died on a woman’s belly. To be precise, it wasn’t that he died *on* a woman’s belly, but rather he died from some unmentionable disease, the kind transmitted during... intimate acts between a man and a woman! Every time Empress Dowager Xiao recalled this, she felt utterly disgusted! Eventually, she stopped bringing it up altogether. But who could have predicted it? The Crown Prince was only thirteen when he ascended the throne. The previous Emperor’s death had been so sudden that a Crown Princess had not yet been chosen for him. Consequently, the young Emperor observed a three-year mourning period. Once the three years passed, all the dukes, princes, and ministers were eager, ready to send their daughters into the palace, each eyeing the position of Empress. But they never imagined that the very day after they submitted their memorials urging the Emperor to select concubines and establish an Empress, the young Emperor would unprecedentedly dismiss the court!

Chapter 144: Past Events after the Establishment (Thanks to Wuling for the tickets and updates)

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