"Your Majesty, please don't go!"
"Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this... What did I do wrong? I can correct it... Please have pity on me this once more!"
No matter how much the concubines behind him pleaded, Emperor Xian of Wei left without looking back.
His steps were sharp and decisive, without any hesitation.
In the twelfth year of the Chengkang era, Emperor Xian of Wei had been on the throne for twelve years, but he only had one eldest princess born to the empress. His offspring were few and far between, and his dynasty was difficult to continue.
It's hard to say whether it was his incompetence or his eccentricities that caused his concubines' difficulty in conceiving.
Because Emperor Xian of Wei truly deserves to be called the most eccentric emperor in history.
He really likes the number "three," to the point of being obsessive.
His name contains the number three, the eldest princess's name contains the number three, and the empress was able to ascend the throne not only because she gave birth to the eldest princess, but also because her name was "Single Three Three".
Apart from the Empress, all concubines, regardless of their origin, only had three opportunities to serve the Emperor. After those three times, if they could not conceive, they would be moved to the "Purple Cloud Palace" to live out their retirement.
It's called retirement home, but it's really just a cold palace. However, since everyone is in the same boat and has no hope, the fighting isn't fierce, and they get along fairly well.
Sure enough, the crying woman was also sent to Zixia Palace.
She had been hoping to get pregnant after only three attempts, a dream of rising from the ashes like a phoenix, but now her dream has been shattered. She is crying uncontrollably, as if she is about to die.
Everyone else, seeing this, was unsurprised. "What number is it this month?"
"Sigh, five or six already. Thirteen made it into the draft a while ago, so there probably aren't many spots left."
"Tsk, none of us are as lucky as the Empress in getting pregnant. She got pregnant on her second try. In the entire harem, she is the only one who has given the Emperor an heir."
"What a pity she's a princess!"
"So what if she's a princess? Even without a prince, a princess is still good. Besides, there's only one in the entire palace, and we can't even keep up with the demand for her. These days, the emperor goes to the empress's Star Palace three times a month—on the first, fifteenth, and thirtieth of the month. How can we, who only go three times a lifetime, compare?"
These words were so true that everyone around the stone table had no choice but to shut up.
Xi Changzai slowly strolled over to the weeping Yu Changzai and kindly handed her a handkerchief. "Don't cry. Look at all thirty of us Changzai here. We've all been through this."
That's how the emperor is; once he's done using you, he kicks you aside. Being sad won't help, so you might as well just let it go.
Sometimes, if you look at it from a different perspective, it's not so bad. At least the Empress never skimped on our rations; our food, clothing, and daily necessities were all provided according to the rules. You could just consider it as coming to the palace to retire.
Upon hearing this, Consort Yu paused in her sobbing and looked up at the somewhat crowded Zixia Palace.
People were watering flowers, brewing tea, embroidering, reading books—they were doing all sorts of things, leisurely and scattered about.
They were all "Changzai" in this palace.
Emperor Xian of Wei's harem consisted of only two types of people: "Changzai" and "Feichangzai". After a young woman entered the palace, she was first given the title of Changzai, and then waited to be served in the emperor's bedchamber. After that, the emperor would check whether she was pregnant.
After three attempts, the one who fails to conceive will become a permanent consort in the Zixia Palace.
The emperor completely forgot about them and would never give them another glance.
Chu Yuan, "..."
After learning the background, she lay on the bed, feeling utterly hopeless, staring wide-eyed as if she wanted to die again!
Okay, she's a tragic character now.
—The kite is always there.
Her situation was slightly better than that of Consort Yu, who had just been sent to Zixia Palace. She had one more chance to serve the emperor than three.
If it doesn't work out, you can go and keep the ladies-in-waiting of Zixia Palace company!
Chu Yuan sighed, "Bah, come out here, I promise I won't kill you!"
Baba felt deeply wronged: [Host, you yourself said you wanted a slightly more difficult plane to earn more points. They carefully selected it, and instead of being grateful, you're blaming them!]
Since she was already here and couldn't change her plans, Chu Yuan felt depressed for a while, but quickly accepted reality.
"Alright, let's quickly see what the original owner's wishes are."
Three lines of text appeared on the system's virtual panel:
1. Have as many children as possible for the emperor.
2. To ensure that the concubine can live a good life and is no longer bullied by Fang Shi.
3. Be good friends with the eldest princess.
The first dimension only had two wishes, but this time there are three!
Chu Yuan looked confused, "?"
Baba: [Don't blame me! These were the original owner's wishes; we can't interfere!]
Chu Yuan closed her eyes; she had no choice but to accept it.
However, she really didn't understand, "The first two wishes are easy to understand, but what's with this 'befriending the eldest princess' thing? According to the usual tropes, with a harem like this, shouldn't the original owner be hoping that the eldest princess would die quickly so that the empress could be dethroned?"
As the saying goes, a concubine who doesn't want to be an empress is not a good concubine.
Could it be that the original owner only wanted to be invisible in the palace?
Then why did she come to the palace?
She still stubbornly wanted to have a baby with the emperor.
[My little darling, the original owner's life story has been transferred. Goodbye!]
Without wasting any more words with Chu Yuan, Ba Ba quickly logged off.
Chu Yuan suspected that he might have become obsessed with another brainless drama, although she had no proof.
After her mind went through a series of flashbacks of the original owner's short sixteen years of life, Chu Yuan fell silent.
The next instant, she sat up as if she were on her deathbed, rushed to the dressing table, and grinned at her chubby face in the mirror.
Very well, this fat pig is her!
She wasn't particularly fat, only about 163cm tall but probably weighing over 120 pounds. She was a little chubby, and the Empress Dowager said that such a person was good at bearing children, so the original owner was kept on the list.
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