My Devil Emperor
I'll Love Him

Servant thought, we will never see each other again, Your Majesty," Jingli said. Currently they were in Hareem, precisely Yuan's new room.

"That won't happen," replied Yuan smiling faintly.

"But how did the Empress convince the Emperor?"

"How do you think?" yuan said, asking.

"This, I don't know."

"Of course because I'm so charming. Which man will ignore me?" yuan said proud of himself.

Jingli narrowed his eyes. Of course he doesn't believe. Princess YanLi was indeed very beautiful, but the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin ZiXuan was also not a man who easily tempted beauty. "Hamba can't believe it! The empress must have a deal, right?"

"Sister Jingli, you said we've known each other since childhood. So can you when we're both, you don't need to be this formal with me? I'm not learning a good language!"

"It—"

"What's? You want to reject me?"

Jingli looked doubtful. He had accompanied the first princess since childhood. How is Yanli's nature, he is very understanding. The first daughter was very good at treating others especially to her. But Jingli was not a self-informed person.

"I obeyed His Majesty the Empress's orders" he said beginning to change the call to himself.

"That's better. You also don't need to call me empress or princess, just call me my name."

Jingli immediately shook his head and said, "No, no. For that one, I can't. Empress, although we were close but I still could not say your name directly. I'll be punished."

"Ah, I understand. I'm not gonna force you."

"Oh yes, Sister. What was Emperor Qin's name?" tanya Yuan changed the subject.

"You don't know?" jingli said in disbelief.

Yuan shook his head slowly.

Jingli. Emperor Qin's great name was already famous to the corners of the world, in every region, the young emperor's name was no stranger. She understood that Yanli might not remember her because of the memory loss, but she thought that they should have gotten acquainted. Given how YanLi had managed to bring him into the imperial palace and had already been there for about two days just a name alone, Yanli would have known already, right?

"Did your curiosity not work here?"

"It doesn't work, it's just its territory. If I'm wrong to ask or act I might not be able to meet you. After all, these two days were always thinking about how to get out of here even if the results were nil," explained Yuan who understood that Jingli was subtly insinuating.

"Emperor Xuan is the young Emperor of the Qin Empire. He was appointed at the age of 10 years because the previous emperor fell ill and died. Although Emperor Xuan was still relatively young, but he managed to bring success to all his territory at the age of 17 years. He succeeded in expanding the Qin empire, always winning in wars, a brilliant brain and a handsome face. But behind all that perfection, Emperor Qin was known as a cold-hearted, ruthless and fearsome leader. That's what I heard from people's stories about Emperor Qin Zi Xuan," Jingli explained with a serious face.

"So his name is Qin Zi Xuan?" reset Yuan and was embraced by Jingli.

Yuan was like recalling something and muttered, "Are Zi Xuan and Yanli indeed matchmaking?"

"You said something, Empress?" ask Jingli.

"none. Just remembered a book where one of the couples in the book was ZiXuan and YanLi."

Jingli. "I've never heard of a book belonging to the Empress that way."

"Forget it, okay?"

***

Yuan was writing when a servant suddenly knocked on the door and entered his room.

The servant bowed in front of her and said, "Greet Her Majesty the Empress. The Queen Mother invited you to tea at her palace."

"I—Mother Suri?"

"really. The Queen Mother is waiting for you."

Yuan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. His heart was like it was being pumped when he heard the waiter speak. "I'll find him soon."

"Then, excuse me."

The servant came out along with Jingli who entered.

"Sir, are you okay?" jingli asked as he looked at Yuan's blank stare.

"Last it."

"What do you mean?"

Yuan looked at Jingli with a pity. "Sister, the Queen Mother wants to see me."

"Then why? What are you afraid of?"

"This is the first time I'm going to meet the Queen Mother in person. I was already feeling a little relieved the first time this news spread, the Queen Mother did not directly meet me. I don't think he would care so much who the wife of his son was, but now it seems that he will molest or poison me" Yuan said dramatically.

"But I ruined his son's marriage."

"But this is not the Queen's fault. If they hurt you, I'll protect you. You are the beloved daughter of the Zhou Kingdom, where can it be persecuted?!"

"I don't want to see him. Let's just go!"

"If getting out of here was easy, I don't think you'd be here right now, would you?"

Yuan speechless. Inwardly justifies Jingli's words.

"Empress, you must see the Queen Mother now. Don't make him wait too long or he'll be mad."

In the end, Yuan obeyed Jingli's words. What surprised him was that, not only was there the Queen Mother, but also several other women. Which one is the Imperial Queen Mother?

"Come here, son." The voice came from a middle-aged woman who still looked beautiful. The old woman sat in the middle and was seen in disdain by the women younger than her.

Yuan walked slowly towards him. Bowing respectfully but bewildered how to greet him.

The old woman laughed softly. He pulled out Yuan's hand and gave the code to sit next to him.

"Why does my son-in-law's granddaughter look scared?" tanyanya ticklish.

Son-in-law's granddaughter? It was the Imperial Grandmother or arguably the Empress Dowager.

Yuan pulled himself back and bowed respectfully. "Zhou YanLi has seen the Imperial Grandmother."

"Good boy. Sit back beside me" said with a smile.

Although awkward, Yuan remained back seated beside the Imperial Grandmother.

"So, you are the Princess of Zhou Kingdom, Zhou YanLi?" This time her voice felt from the middle-aged woman on the right side of the Imperial Grandmother. Despite her age, her face looks very beautiful and familiar. He looked at Yuan with a judging look.

Feeling stared at in such a way by the woman, Yuan lowered his head lower.

"Xiao Chun, don't look at him like that. You can make your son-in-law and grandson-in-law afraid."

Hearing her mother-in-law's reprimand, the middle-aged woman Xiao Chun called softened her expression.

The atmosphere in this room really made Yuan want to disappear immediately. It's like he's in the courtroom.

Yuan timidly looked at her difficult-looking mother-in-law. He stood up and said, "The son has seen the Queen Mother."

Lian Chun stared intently at her daughter-in-law. Suddenly a smile appeared on his lips. "Sit back" he said in a friendlier voice.

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"That was Consort Zhu, and that one was your sister-in-law." The Imperial Grandmother spoke again, introducing the other two people who were there.

Yuan smiled at the two people mentioned.

"Hello, Sister-in-law. My name is Qin YouHua" said the youngest girl. Her face is beautiful with a cheerful personality.

"It's nice to meet Consort Zhu's mother and YouHua's sister."

"Indeed as discussed. The royal princess of Zhou is very beautiful," praised Consort Zhu with her smile.

"Did Xuan'er treat you well?" the Empress Dowager asked as she gently rubbed the top of Yuan's head.

Yuan smiled and nodded. "Your Majesty is very kind."

"Why did you choose to stay?" ask Queen Mother Lian Chun. He looks very serious at the moment.

Now all eyes were staring at him, as if waiting for Yuan to answer immediately.

Unknowingly, Yuan swallowed his saliva. He felt his throat suddenly dry.

With an awkward smile, she replied, "For me, marriage is something very sacred. In this life, YanLi would only marry once. YanLi also strongly believed in God's destiny. After everything that happened, this might be my destiny. How strongly I resisted, I still couldn't avoid it."

"Even if you don't love your husband?"

"I'll love him. I will only love the person who is my husband. Give up the rest of my life to stay with him, give my loyalty to him, and give everything for him." This isn't just his prank. But this is what is in his heart. For a life partner, whether in his world or the world remains the same. Yuan will only love her husband. He will only marry once in his lifetime.

Hearing the confidence and decisiveness in every word her son-in-law spoke, Lian Chun smiled. He was relieved that at least his only son was marrying the right person. Even better than his choice. Therefore, Lian Chun would not account for this in the Wei kingdom.

Lian Chun was not the only one who smiled hearing Yuan's reply, but also all of those who were there. This was probably a good start for the future of the Qin Dynasty.

As for here Yuan, accepting this empress position was definitely not an easy matter. There would be consequences that he might receive later on. But he is also not a weak man.

"My daughter is very good."

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