Chapter 83 - "The Imperial Concubines Request a Meeting"

Han Moze curved the corner of his lips into a sinister grin once again. He dared mess with him? Han Moze had to embarrass him!

Lian Jiuhua walked over to Han Moze with a bitter smile on his face, then pulled up his sleeves and showed Han Moze the red and swollen areas where he was hit. "Your majesty, have you done justice to my heart that protects you every minute of every second?" He complained.

Han Moze's lips twitched. There really was nothing more to say to someone so shameless...

He reached his hand out to the red and swollen arm right in front of his face, and snorted coldly. "If you're bored, then I can give you a task to do."

Lian Jiuhua smiled joyfully and replied honestly, "Your majesty, please do tell. I will definitely carry out my duty."

Han Moze really wanted to smash that face in – that same face with skin thicker than the city walls.

"Go investigate the relationship between Third Young Miss of Nanli and Blood Feast. I want whatever intel you can gather," he said with an emotionless voice.

Lian Jiuhua furrowed his brows and spoke with some degree of awkwardness. "Your majesty, Blood Feast has always been very covert. It's very difficult to investigate one of their assassins."

Han Moze sluggishly glanced at Lian Jiuhua and grinned. "Then make the impossible happen."

Lian Jiuhua's eyes glimmered. "Your majesty, could it be that you like that Third Young Miss?" He teased.

I really never imagined that this ruthless tyrant of a young brother actually started to have feelings for women.

There was a sudden slight hint of discomfort on Han Moze's face, but Lian Jiuhua caught it anyway and smiled brightly. "I will absolutely investigate everything about Princess Changping to help your majesty garner her love and affection. If there's something you don't understand in love, your majesty can ask me. I will definitely not hold back what I know," he said.

Han Moze looked even more uncomfortable, as his sharp eyes turned dark and his thin lips pursed tightly. "Not necessary. You can get the hell out now!" He cried chillingly.

Unafraid to die, Lian Jiuhua said, "From what I see, such a domineering man like yourself will definitely scare women off!"

Han Moze grunted coldly and spoke again with a wicked smile on his face. "I wonder if I should break all your teeth."

Lian Jiuhua furrowed his brows, pursed his lips as if he was being bullied. "Your majesty, I'll wait outside for you," he said whilst getting to his feet.

With a sinister smile on his face, Han Moze watched as Lian Jiuhua walked rather quickly out.

Lian Jiuhua was already twenty-five years old, and yet he was still single. Shouldn't he find a chance to betroth him a wife? It would be best if the woman was more shameless than he was. With that very thought, the corner of his lips couldn't help but widen into a wicked smile.

Lian Jiuhua suddenly shivered when he got outside. Why did he feel the hint of danger in the air?

After Han Moze bathed, he sat down for some tea and acasual chat with Lian Jiuhua against the backdrop of chirping swallows outside.

"I would like a meeting with the Emperor. May I trouble you to please pass on the message," said Concubine Hui in an elegant and courteous manner.

"I would also like to enter and meet the Emperor," said Concubine Rou softly and quietly.

"And so would I," said Concubine Ning charmingly and bashfully.

Han Moze's personal court eunuch, Eunuch Chen replied in sharp voice, "I will go relay the message. May all concubines please wait for a moment."

Then, he entered Mingyue Palace and asked, "Your majesty, would you like to allow Concubine Hui, Concubine Rou, and Concubine Ning enter?"

Lian Jiuhua chuckled a little on the inside. This is going to be fun to watch...

Thereafter, Lian Jiuhua got up, he took two steps back, and spoke with a serious and polite voice. "Your majesty, I shall take my leave and let you have a good talk with the concubines."

Han Moze shot Lian Jiuhua a glance and grunted coldly. He knew what was on Lian Jiuhua's mind, but he wouldn't let Lian Jiuhua get his way.

"Allow them to enter," he said flatly as he averted his gaze.

Chapter 84 - "Different Kinds of Beauty"

"Yes, your majesty," replied Eunuch Chen politely. Then, he turned around and reported back to the three imperial concubines.

Shortly after, three beautiful women walked into the room.

Right in the front was Concubine Hui, who was mostly adorned in red. She wore a long pink dress which wrapped around her breasts, a light blue sash around her shoulders, and a rather wide, silky shawl wrapped behind her elbows. Her hair was combed loosely up into a two-tiered bun with a head ornament of red flowers with gold edges inserted in the middle of the bun. Around her forehead, there was an evenly distributed amount of gold flowers with red edges. She wore dangling round ruby earrings and three red flowers with red tassels in front of her neck. As for her physical appearance, she was very voluptuous; she had fair skin; a pointy face; slender shapely eyebrows; a pair of alluring, fox-like eyes with red eyeshadow; and, a fine nose and little red lips. She was enchantingly beautiful, but that's all she was.

Following shortly behind was Concubine Rou, who was mostly adorned in blue. She wore a light blue dress which wrapped her breasts. She wore a blue light sash with embroidered pear blossoms, and thin, pale blue, silk shawl wrapped behind both her elbows. Her beautifull hair fell naturally behind her body. Her hair was rolled up into a bun on the right side of her head with four to five blue beaded flowers. She also wore a string of three sapphire gems as earrings. As for her physical appearance, she was tall and skinny; she looked weak and delicate; she had snow-white skin; quite a skinny oval face; long, slanted and slender eyebrows; the corners of her eyes inclined; she had a tall nose bridge and thin lips with a slightly pink gloss. She was oustandingly pretty, but that's all she was.

The last to enter was Concubine Ning, who wore a light blue dress which wrappead around her breasts. She wore a blue sash across her shoulders and a slender, light blue shawl around her arms. Her ink black, waist-length hair was parted in the middle and fell naturally down her back. The rest of her hair was fixed into several layers on both sides, and she wore a gold lotus flower in the center of her forehead. She wore two rather large pink flower earrings with golden tassels. As for her physical appearance, she was extremely curvaceous and had pink soft skin; she had a sharp face shape; straight and slender brows; big watery doe eyes, a small pointed nose and small, pink, glossy lips. She was cute as a button, but that's all she was.

Hiding in the shadows, Lian Jiuhua tutted and sighed.

Young brother, you sure have luck with women. Any one of your concubines would definitely be the most popular woman if they joined a brothel. However, that ruthless tyrant of a brother actually never touched them. I really don't know what's going through his mind.

In that very moment, Han Moze looked at Concubine Hui's sharp face, fox-like eyes, dressed in stunning red and thought she did look good. However, she was too fat. He didn't like that.

When he saw Concubine Rou in a floaty, light blue dress with her pale white oval face and a gentle smile, he thought she did look good. However, she was too skinny. He didn't like that.

When he saw Concubine NIng in a pink dress, a triangular face shape and big obedient capitvating eyes, he thought she did look good. However, she was too skinny. He didn't like that.

In the end, he discreetly shook his head. How did this kind of trash get into the palace. When can I send them away and be done with them?

If Lian Jiuhua knew what Han Moze was thinking, he would definitely suspect that he had a problem with his perception of beauty. Or perhaps, he lacked in a certain area of his body.

In reality though, there wasn't a single problem with Han Moze. He just had very high standards.

After Concubine Hui, Concubine Rou and Concubine Ning entered one after the other, they bowed. Then, elegantly and respectfuly curtsied, "Greetings, your majesty."

With an emotionless expression on Han Moze's face, he said with his calm and magnetic voice, "Rise."

"Yes, your majesty," replied Concubine Hui, Concubine Rou and Concubine Ning. They straightened up, then looked towards Han Moze in the most composed and affectionate way.