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[Essential eBook] *The Hibiscus in Full Bloom* (Complete Collector's Edition)
The Emperor's Flower Withers (Beginning) 《Beginning》A Dream of the Past
"The Beginning" - A Dream of the Past. In the winter of 516, Emperor Hongsu of Yaochen Kingdom died suddenly in the palace at the young age of twenty. The cause of death is unknown.
The sudden death of Emperor Hongsu plunged Yaochen Kingdom into chaos. The Nalan Nan tribe had always been a single-lineage clan, and Emperor Hongsu had only given birth to one daughter, Princess Nalan Fengjin, four years after his marriage.
Amidst controversy and opposition from the ministers, the only remaining bloodline of the Nalan Nan clan, the three-year-old Princess Nalan Fengjin, ascended the throne, adopting the reign title Yanzai.
In the spring of 517, Emperor Hongsu's first wife, Empress Dugu, the mother of Empress Yanzai, committed suicide in Jiaotai Hall (the palace used for Emperor Hongsu and Empress Dugu's wedding).
Yaochen 526 years extended ten years
At the age of thirteen, Empress Yeonjae married the prime minister's eighteen-year-old eldest son. With the strong support of the prime minister's faction, Empress Yeonjae assumed personal rule.
Yao Chen 531 years later, fifteen years later
Empress Yanzai was intelligent from a young age, excelling in both literary and military arts. Under the joint rule of Empress Yanzai and her empress, Yaochen Kingdom flourished, and the people deeply loved and respected this second female emperor in Yaochen's history.
That year, a giant monster appeared in Bahuang County, southwest of Yaochen Kingdom. Empress Yanzai dispatched three Yaochen generals to lead large armies to suppress it, but none of the three generals survived, and their armies were completely wiped out.
Rumors spread like wildfire that the Empress's succession to the throne was against the will of Heaven, so Heaven sent messengers to punish the people, causing widespread panic.
Empress Yeonjae intended to send out generals again, but none of the military officers were willing to go.
Empress Yeonjae was furious and wanted to personally lead the army into battle. At this moment, a sixteen-year-old, nameless general volunteered to go. Empress Yeonjae naturally refused, but the general begged for permission with his life on the line. After much deliberation, the Empress reluctantly agreed.
Three months later, the general lost 3,000 soldiers but managed to slay all the monsters.
Empress Yanzai was overjoyed and bestowed upon the nameless general the title of "General King," granting him the salary of a prince, a hereditary title.
On the day the general returned to court, the empress personally went out of the city to greet him.
Among the crowd, General Wang, dressed in a gold-embroidered military uniform, exuded confidence and youthful vigor, surrounded by flowers and a dappled horse.
The empress was captivated by his beauty and from that moment on, she could not forget the general.
One day, in the court before the assembled officials, he proposed to the emperor and empress the matter of taking a prince as his concubine.
The usually gentle and refined emperor and empress were unusually firm at this moment: they refused.
The Empress was furious and swore on the spot that if she did not make General Wang her ruler, she would sever the bloodline of the Nalan Nan tribe and never consummate her marriage with anyone. Only then did everyone realize that the Empress and Empress had not consummated their marriage in the five years since their wedding.
The emperor and empress, pale-faced and embarrassed, looked at the officials below the court, concealing their helplessness and heartbreak as they discussed the matter of the empress taking a prince as her concubine.
The young general, having gained power at a young age, should have been full of vigor and ambition. However, at the height of his power, an imperial edict shattered his dreams and life like a bolt from the blue. Filled with shame and indignation, the general wanted to resist with his life, but to protect his 110 family members and ensure their survival, he entered the palace as the king with resentment.
In the same year, General Wang Jiebing entered the palace and was granted the title of Linde Noble Lady, a position second only to the Emperor and Empress.
Knowing that Consort Linde disliked the frivolous atmosphere of the harem, the Empress built a pavilion called Taiping Pavili
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
