The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 4 Part 2

Qi Junmu's expression was casual. "The Northern Frontier won a battle. Shen Yi was badly injured, and this was his only wish—granting it is no great matter. Besides, Father Emperor only said those words when he was drunk. Without anything in writing, it can hardly be taken seriously."

Lin Xiao nodded approvingly. "In that case, Shen Nian will surely be grateful for Your Majesty's grace and will serve you faithfully in the future." As he spoke, he couldn't help but imagine the strategy behind the Emperor's decision, deciding in his own mind that the Emperor was a reasonable person.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 4 Part 1

Chapter 4

Qi Junmu's illness this time was more a matter of the heart. It came on quickly but was not critical, yet recovery was slow. These past few days, all court affairs had been handled jointly by the Left and Right Chancellors and the Six Ministries.  

After Qi Junmu ascended the throne, the former Left Chancellor Su Mo submitted a memorial requesting retirement due to old age, and the Emperor granted it. Now, his maternal uncle Lin Xiao held the position of Left Chancellor.

Lin Xiao stood by the bed and read Shen Nian's memorial aloud to him.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 3 Part 2

Seeing the Empress Dowager's expression, Fuhua knew she was unhappy and quickly said, "Imperial Mother, you know that the Empress used to be very healthy. She's just exhausted from suddenly moving into the palace and not being used to it. I went to see her the day before yesterday—she drank a whole bowl of bitter medicine without blinking and downed it in one go. I could never do that. You can see she truly wants to get better soon."

The Empress Dowager thought about the sight of Wen Wan drinking her medicine and felt her mouth go dry with bitterness. She gave Fuhua a glare. "Such a glib tongue."

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 3 Part 1

Chapter 3

Qi Junmu's head felt heavy and muddled. His eyes were tightly shut, his consciousness bobbing between waking and sleeping. He couldn't open his eyes, and his whole body was weak, yet he was clearly aware of what was happening around him. 

He knew that the Empress Dowager had asked Bai Feng about his current condition. He also heard her sternly scolding the palace maids and eunuchs attending him, saying they had been negligent in their duties, letting the Emperor fall this ill without even noticing. She also said that if anything happened to the Emperor, she would have them all buried with him.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 2 Part 2

Qi Junmu's expression was dark and twisted. The Empress Dowager, reclining nearby, looked somewhat surprised. She sat up straight, her nails painted with madder tapping lightly on the small table beside her. "What is wrong with Your Majesty today? You lose your temper in your own palace, draw blood, and now come here with such blazing inner fire. Since Bai Feng is here, let him take your pulse and cool that fire down."

Her unspoken meaning was clear—she already knew about the eunuch he had beaten to death at Qianhua Hall, and she was displeased. After all, Emperor Jing had only recently passed away; spilling blood in the palace was hardly a good omen.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 2 Part 1

Chapter 2

The Empress Dowager resided in Renshou Palace. By the time Qi Junmu arrived, she was leaning languidly against a warm daybed, looking unwell. Ruyan, the head palace maid of Renshou Palace, was massaging her shoulders, while the other palace attendants stood silently.

Ruyan was a favored palace maid of the Empress Dowager, and wherever she went in the palace now, others held her in high regard.

The Tyrannical Emperor Reborn Chapter 1

Chapter 1 

On the second day of the eleventh lunar month in the seventeenth year of the Da Qi Yonghe era, the year's first heavy snow began falling at dusk over Wenyao Pass, the most perilous stronghold on the northern frontier. Snowflakes drifted down from the cold, grey sky and continued for an entire day, carried by the wind onto people's bodies and faces.

The snow was heavy and the cold severe. Even with padded cotton clothes on, the cold still bit deep into the bones.