Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 167: The Empress’s Guilt (Second Update)

The result was, naturally, quite evident; that is, the evening ended with the Empress intoxicated.

When the Empress awakened once more, it was already the early morning of the next day.

Seeing the still-slumbering Your Majesty beside her, the Empress couldn’t help but blush.

Yet why she had gotten drunk, the Empress herself was not clear.

Her own tolerance for alcohol was quite commendable, but for some reason, she had gotten drunk in front of Your Majesty twice now.

It seems her tolerance for alcohol has truly declined.

She wonders if Your Majesty might hold her lapse in comportment against her.

It seems necessary for her to return and practice her drinking once more.

The commotion also caused the young Emperor to open his eyes.

However, witnessing the Emperor’s bloodshot eyes, the Empress couldn’t help but feel an aching heart:

"Your Majesty, it is still early. Rest a bit longer, and when it’s time, your consort will call you."

Upon hearing this, the young Emperor smiled and teasingly pinched the Empress’s cheek:

"Heh, let’s not sleep anymore. Rise now. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

How are you? Can your body still withstand it?

If there’s no issue, have the Empress do my makeup and grooming today."

Seeing the Emperor’s bloodshot eyes, the Empress felt she had been too inconsiderate.

Your Majesty had been busy with state affairs all day and had not had a moment’s peace even at night.

She shouldn’t have troubled Your Majesty; it was inappropriate.

As for what she was thinking, the Emperor was naturally unaware at the time.

The reason the Emperor’s eyes were red and bloodshot was entirely because of that scoundrel, Lin Yi.

Especially after recalling that fellow’s conduct the previous night, the young Emperor felt an intense grinding of teeth.

That scoundrel, acting so presumptuously, had outright given Himself a feast of dragons and phoenixes.

How could that leave Himself calm and collected?

If it weren’t for the fear of others discovering the matter, the young Emperor would have dragged that wretch out and personally given him a thorough beating with twenty heavy strikes.

And to avoid unnecessary trouble, after the incident concluded, the young Emperor promptly sent Lin Yi back to rest.

Upon hearing Your Majesty’s request, the Empress didn’t just feel uplifted in spirit; even if she were genuinely exhausted in body and soul, she would still force herself to rise and attend to Your Majesty’s grooming.

Thus, under the watchful gaze of the young Emperor, the Empress first dressed herself neatly, and then began to personally groom the Emperor.

And it must be said, the Empress was evidently well-practiced.

She attended to Your Majesty’s grooming even more proficiently than the palace maids.

And beholding Your Majesty’s exquisite profile, for some reason, the Empress experienced a moment of illusion.

She couldn’t help but mutter in her heart, "Your Majesty is truly handsome.

That facial appearance is far more attractive than my own.

If born a daughter, I wonder how many valiant heroes would be captivated?"

"Your Majesty, your consort has been thinking, at the beginning of next month, to select a group of maidens for Your Majesty. What kind of maidens does Your Majesty have a preference for?"

The Empress said gently while combing the Emperor’s hair.

However, upon these words, the young Emperor’s body abruptly trembled.

Fortunately, with her strong psychological fortitude, she quickly calmed herself down, then turned, somewhat astonished, to look at the Empress:

"Why would I need to select consorts out of the blue?"

While saying this, the young Emperor unexpectedly reached out and grabbed the Empress’s jade hand, meanwhile continuing softly:

"The palace maids and eunuchs are sufficient for now. As for other matters, I am currently not of that mind.

Right now, all of my attention is devoted to the world and the Empress.

As for selecting consorts, we can talk about it later.

Having the Empress by my side is already enough for me."

With these words, the Empress felt a sudden rush of emotion, almost moved to tears on the spot.

Of course, along with the emotion, a deep sense of guilt welled up in her heart:

"Your Majesty should not indulge this concubine so. It really mustn’t be done.

You are the ruler of a nation; having seventy-two concubines across the six palaces and three institutes is a necessity.

If this concubine were to only think of monopolizing Your Majesty for herself, it would show that I am not a qualified Empress.

Your Majesty is already of age, yet has no heirs; such a fact brings this concubine great shame.

Alas, this concubine is of no merit; several months have passed since our grand marriage, yet my stomach shows not the slightest sign of life.

Therefore, this concubine believes that there is strength in numbers; possibly one of the consorts could bear Your Majesty an heir.

This could also lessen this concubine’s sin."

So, at this very moment, the Empress actually began to consider the idea of taking consorts for the young Emperor and thinking of bearing children for him.

However, she did not realize that the Emperor before her felt the same way.

Thus, upon hearing these words, the young Emperor not only did not feel any sort of relief from her understanding, but instead it only intensified the fear in his heart.

"Empress must not speak nonsense. Now is the time when I have regained imperial power; how can I be distracted by romantic affairs?

We can discuss this matter in the future; it is not appropriate at this moment.

Alright, I need to attend court now; the Empress should also return and rest early."

As he spoke, the young Emperor gently patted the Empress’s jade hand, then stood up, walked over to the Dragon Robe, spread his arms, and waited for the Empress to help him dress.

Upon hearing these words, the Empress immediately snapped out of it like waking from a dream.

It seems that she had indeed been foolish; now was the time for His Majesty to seize power, a time when His Majesty indeed should not be distracted.

She had already caused enough trouble for His Majesty, and now here she was thinking of causing even more; it seems she had been inconsiderate.

Thinking this, she hurriedly came before the young Emperor and began to help him into his Dragon Robe:

"Your Majesty, this concubine has been inconsiderate."

After the Empress expressed this, the young Emperor finally showed a smile on his face:

"Hehe, the Empress need not worry too much, the matter of the Prince is not something that haste alone can solve. Just let nature take its course."

As he spoke, he was already neatly dressed, and then strode out to the outside.

Only after the Emperor had left did the Empress show a face full of disappointment.

Of course, it was not the young Emperor she was disappointed with, but herself.

It seems she still had a long way to go to become a qualified Empress.

Not to mention the Empress returning to Anning Palace with a group of palace maids, let’s talk about the young Emperor.

Today’s court meeting was as uneventful as usual.

After it ended, she specifically called aside the Fourth Prince:

"Fourth Imperial Uncle, stay. Follow me to the Imperial Study Room."

...End of Chapter...