After a year of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, several court officials eagerly awaited the arrival of the following spring. As was customary, the new emperor was to hold a selection of consorts.
Because there were no women in the harem and the emperor was young, ministers with daughters hoped that their daughters would be selected to bring wealth and honor to their families.
Before they could even bring it up, good news came from the palace: the Empress was pregnant again!
It's good that she's pregnant! They can use that as an excuse to hold a talent show!
As soon as they finished writing their memorial, before they could even submit it, the emperor issued an edict that there would never be another imperial concubine selection!
"How can this be?" the people exclaimed anxiously. "How can an emperor have only one woman?"
Some risked their lives to offer advice, only to be dismissed from their posts and sent home to farm by Yan Wu's orders. They dared not speak directly to the emperor, and instead pinned their hopes on the Empress Dowager, who lived a secluded life in the deep palace, and sent people to contact her.
They hoped the Empress Dowager would persuade the Emperor.
The Empress Dowager tried to dissuade him, but the result was that the Emperor ordered him to be sent to a temporary palace to live out his remaining years.
The crowd quieted down. "..." The emperor doesn't even give face to his own mother, so they'd better not go near him.
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Yan Wu still felt lingering fear when he thought about how Yan Chaoxi had given birth alone outside last time. This time, he was meticulous and personally involved in almost every detail. When Yan Chaoxi entered the delivery room, Yan Wu followed her in, insisting on witnessing the birth of the child with his own eyes.
Yan Chaoxi was both amused and exasperated. She kicked the man out, not allowing him to get in the way.
Having a second child is much easier than having a first child. In addition, Yan Chaoxi used painless childbirth pills and repair pills. In just one hour, the midwife came out with two children to announce the good news.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! It's twins, a boy and a girl! The little prince and princess are both healthy! The Empress is also safe and sound!"
Yan Wu's expression relaxed slightly, and a smile had just appeared on his lips when he saw another anxious midwife rush out of the delivery room. The joy on his face immediately vanished, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is pregnant again!"
There's another one? Yan Wu's heart jumped into his throat, and all the blood in his body rushed to his rapidly beating heart. His mind went blank for a moment, but thanks to Xiao Shunzi supporting him from behind, he was able to steady himself.
Triplets?!
Looking across the entire Daliang region, very few women can conceive triplets, and even fewer can successfully give birth to them.
The more pregnancies you have, the more dangerous it is!
"What are you all standing there for? Go in and deliver the baby! No matter what, you must ensure the Empress's safety!"
Fifteen minutes later, another baby cried in the delivery room.
On this day, the Liang royal family welcomed two more princes and a princess. With five princes and princesses, the Liang palace became lively for many years to come.
Twenty-two years later, Yan Wu passed the throne to Crown Prince Yan Linchuan and left the palace with the Empress to travel around and enjoy the scenery.
Historical records of the Liang Dynasty state that Emperor Jing of Liang reigned for twenty-two years, during which he forged a lasting alliance with the Eastern Qi Dynasty. His reign was marked by peace and prosperity for the people and a full national treasury. He also personally led military campaigns to conquer several neighboring small states, including the Northern Wu, achieving numerous military exploits.
What is most enviable is the relationship between him and the Empress. Emperor Liang Jing left the six palaces empty, devoting himself to just one person.
Some unofficial historical records also state that Emperor Jing of Liang murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, and he used any means necessary to obtain Princess Roujia, his brother's concubine.
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"Congratulations, host, on completing the fourth world mission. Basic points awarded. Five children awarded points. Fulfilling the original owner's two obsessions awarded points. Current points."
"The mall has been upgraded again! Would you like to take a look, host?" Rabbit's excited voice rang out in the space.
Yan Chaoxi opened the online store.
I was shocked when I looked! The mall had so many furry... animals? There were cats, dogs, foxes, and even tigers.
Confused, Yan Chaoxi asked, "Does this mean I can keep a pet?"
"No, this is skin that can temporarily turn you into an animal!"
"...Rabbit, don't tell me I'm going to have babies for a non-human species in my next world."
"There isn't a next world, but the worlds to come are uncertain! What if you end up in a beastman world... you know what that means, host." The system chuckled, its cute rabbit face looking a bit lewd.
Alright! Yan Chaoxi knew this system wasn't anything legitimate!
During her last vacation, she went to learn about it. Other people's systems were all female supporting character systems or female lead systems, but hers required her to do erotic things and have children in every world to complete the mission.
The system that sensed her inner thoughts quickly defended itself, "How am I not a proper system? The hosts of those female supporting character systems are always tortured to death by the protagonist, and the female lead always has to have a deep and abusive love affair with the CEO, with her heart and kidneys being ripped out. How painful is that!"
After hearing what the system said, Yan Chaoxi could already imagine it. She immediately felt that she could accept this task. After all, who wouldn't love a man from a different world?
He lay back down on the empty bed, thinking, "Next world."
"Friendly reminder: the next world is modern society! Let's go!"
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When Yu Chaoxi opened her eyes, she felt dizzy and lightheaded, her mind was hazy, and she felt a sharp pain in her wrist.
She turned her head and saw that her wrist had been cut open, and blood was flowing out of the wound. Her white dress and the light-colored sheets beneath her were stained red with blood.
"What's going on?"
"Host! The original owner cut her wrists. You'd better save yourself quickly, or you'll be done for once you bleed out!"
Yu Chaoxi forced herself to exchange for a roll of gauze from the system, quickly bandaged her wrist, and staggered out to hail a taxi to the hospital.
Along the way, Yu Chaoxi listened to the system's explanation of this world.
The world she lives in is the world of a novel called "Spoiled to the Bone: The Substitute Wife of a Wealthy Heir". The owner of this body is named Yu Chaoxi, a third or fourth-tier celebrity who is hated by the entire internet. Coincidentally, she is the female protagonist of this novel.
The original owner of this body had a wealthy heir boyfriend who treated her as a substitute, and a family of bloodsucking parents, brothers, and sisters.
According to the novel's plot, the original owner of this body will have a tragic love affair with the male protagonist. As the heir to a wealthy family, the male protagonist will want to take out the original owner's heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys to give to the white moonlight, treating the original owner as a mobile blood transfusion bag for the white moonlight.
This includes, but is not limited to, forced kidney removal for blood transfusions, forced abortion of children, humiliating the original owner with the female supporting character, and having the original owner raped, among other melodramatic plots.
After a love-hate relationship that culminated in the male protagonist's sudden realization that he still loved the original body the most, he took revenge on the female supporting character and then held the original body's corpse, crying and wailing in agony.
By the end, Yu Chaoxi had the same expression as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
This female lead... let whoever wants her be the female lead, and this legal-minded male lead, whoever wants him can take him.
"Host, your task is to give birth to an heir for the extinct tycoon Huo Sinian. You need to fulfill the original owner's obsession: to get rid of your original family."
"Friendly reminder: the male lead, Huo Jincheng, is Huo Sinian's adopted son!"
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