[1] Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Ch 71 - 75

C71 - I Still Need Her

The term 'Empress Dowager' was only gifted to the previous imperial concubines who have children for the Emperor. Even then, those who only bore princess might not even be granted this title since women were not eligible to take the throne. (depending on the new Emperor)

But aside from the Imperial Concubines, there was also one more person who could obtain this title.

The Empress.

Or to be more exact, the Empress of the previous Emperor.

This person was exactly the Empress of the previous Emperor, Empress Yan. She was the second Empress since the first Empress died young and since then, she had survived for nearly 9 years in the Imperial Palace. Right now, she had obtained the title of Empress Dowager Yan.

"Please be assured, Your Majesty. This one will do the work splendidly." Empress Dowager Yan bowed towards the Emperor politely. Even her speech was completely respectful as she didn't dare to use harsh words against him.

Emperor Yang Zhou nodded. "Bring the second prince to the cold palace and let him cool down his head. I shall check on it later."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying everything that was needed to say, Emperor Yang Zhou walked out of the room. Long Qian Xing passed another look at Empress Dowager Yan but he didn't say anything and walked out with Emperor Yang Zhou. They walked out of the harem with Nan Luo trailing behind them.

"Your Majesty, for her to be able to survive in that cutthroat place even without bearing a child, you have to be careful of her," Long Qian Xing reminded in a low tone.

He might not be an expert in terms of this things, but he had heard of some things. In this world, women were often seen as nothing more than a tool to bear children for the men. If they couldn't bear a child, their worth would be less than women who bore children for the man.

The Empress was the most powerful person in the entire kingdom, second only to the Emperor. However, if she couldn't bear a child for the Emperor, it meant that she was nothing more than a figure.

Yet, Empress Dowager Yan still survived.

She didn't bear any child, but she was still highly respected and her position as the Empress was not given to anyone else. It was quite outstanding considering that Prince Yang Zhou's mother was so favored that even Empress Dowager Hai was so jealous since she couldn't be compared.

In that situation, Prince Yang Zhou was proclaimed as the Crown Prince.

Thus, it become a battle between Empress Dowager Hai and also the Prince Yang Zhou's mother. All this time, Empress Dowager Yan was staying still at the back and yet she still somehow held onto Emperor Xuan's heart.

How?

Long Qian Xing didn't know and didn't feel like want to know. As a modern person, he was a man who preferred to just have one woman rather than an entire harem and ended up in such… horrifying situation.

"I still need her." Emperor Yang Zhou's reply was succinct.

Long Qian Xing sighed but didn't say anything more. His role was only to help His Majesty, but what the other party did exactly was clearly not his business. In any case, he had already warned the Emperor and would not do anything else.

Nan Luo tilted his head. "Why do you not want me to follow you inside?"

"Empress Dowager Yan is a dangerous person. She might not wield any sword and have much authority left, but if she targets you, you might not be able to survive." Long Qian Xing passed a look at Nan Luo.