"Ah-choo!!"
Qin Feng couldn't help sneezing. Some young wife somewhere must have been thinking of him.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to worry too much!"
Zi Yuan came over to comfort him. "Although the King of Qin is a heaven-gifted genius, it's still far too difficult to pit a single corner of the land against the whole nation. What's more, Your Majesty has a wealth of talented people at your command, and you're peerlessly brave, with the power to stand alone through the ages."
"My beloved consort is right!"
Qin Feng took Zi Yuan's little hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Your Majesty!"
Zi Yuan's cheeks flushed red. Putting on an angry act, she said, "I'm the empress, not a consort!!"
"You still want to be empress!?"
Qin Feng felt a headache coming on and could only say helplessly, "Great Qin is different from the previous dynasty. To ensure the imperial power remains secure forever, I've decided that Great Qin will never establish an empress!!"
"Never establish an empress!?"
Zi Yuan was like a startled kitten, springing right out of Qin Feng's arms.
She had put so much effort into winning over Tian Tian and Little Fragrant Concubine, fought Yu Lan tooth and nail, and even crammed several manuals on surviving the palace intrigues overnight. Yet this scumbag of an emperor had just told her that Great Qin would never establish an empress.
Her life's goal vanished in an instant!
"Calm down..."
Qin Feng tugged on Zi Yuan and hurried to soothe her.
"I can't calm down!!"
Zi Yuan pouted miserably, like a little beast whose dreams had been shattered.
"Cough, cough..."
Seeing that he wouldn't be able to coax her better anytime soon, Qin Feng hurriedly pretended to be ill and started coughing violently.
"Your Majesty!!"
Zi Yuan