Professional Harem Robot

The imperial harem has a long history, dating back to the Zhou Dynasty when rites and ethics flourished. The emperor was called the king, his principal wife was called the empress, there were three ladies-in-waiting, nine concubines, twenty-seven ladies-in-waiting, and eighty-one palace ladies.

After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he was called Emperor and Empress. His grandmother was called Grand Empress Dowager, his mother was called Empress Dowager, and his concubines were all called ladies.

The imperial harem during the Western Han Dynasty was quite large. In addition to the titles inherited from the Qin Dynasty, it also established titles for concubines such as Beauty, Good Lady, Eighth Consort, Seventh Consort, Senior Attendant, and Junior Attendant.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the ranks of concubines were expanded to include Jieyu and others, making the total number of ranks for imperial concubines fourteen. In dramas featuring the imperial harem, the title of "Zhaoyi" may seem unremarkable, but in fact, during the Han Dynasty, the status of "Zhaoyi" was theoretically equivalent to that of the prime minister, and her rank was equivalent to that of a prince.

Below Zhaoyi was Jieyu. The girl carrying a pot entered the palace at the age of 6 and was directly granted the title of Jieyu, simply because the title of Zhaoyi did not yet exist at that time. At that time, Jieyu was the second-highest rank after the Empress.

Having connections makes all the difference; you don't need to start from the talent show like the heroines in many palace dramas.

To be precise, Shangguan Dandan was also part of Liu Chang'an's former harem... because this harem doesn't just refer to the emperor's wives.

Having once possessed a real harem, and being considered licentious and dissolute by Shangguan Dandan, Liu Chang'an felt no emotion whatsoever upon seeing Su Nanxiu's elaborate "harem," and even felt a slight urge to laugh.

I burst out laughing.

"Do you think I'm a robot too?" Liu Chang'an's lips curled slightly as he shook his head and chuckled. "That's absurd."

"Anyway, you're not human either." Su Nanxiu saw no joy, expectation, or emotion on Liu Chang'an's face; she felt both gratified and dissatisfied.

What's comforting is that her man is extraordinary; an ordinary person certainly wouldn't have this attitude.

What she was unhappy about was that she had already prepared a harem for him. She was Su Nanxiu, after all; what wouldn't she be jealous of? Wouldn't she be jealous of a robot? She had simply held back, putting in so much effort to create this harem for him, yet he showed not a single trace of gratitude?

Even if he were to refuse, he shouldn't look so completely uninterested. Doesn't he feel even the slightest bit... the slightest bit of emotion?

Su Nanxiu looked carefully, and there really wasn't any.

"Whether I'm human or not is a question I don't want to argue with you about. I have absolutely no interest in these robots becoming part of some kind of harem... I just didn't expect you to have such exceptional R&D talent in creating high-end sex dolls." Liu Chang'an pondered for a moment, "Just looking at the appearance, those dolls costing hundreds of thousands are completely utterly crushed by your product."

"You even know about sex dolls?" Su Nanxiu looked at Liu Chang'an with disbelief and a hint of sarcasm. "When have you ever lacked women?"

"Since you know I don't lack anything, why bother creating a harem for me? Do I need a harem?" Liu Chang'an shook his head. "I have a girlfriend."

Su Nanxiu laughed again, her laughter tinged with absurd emotions. She was clearly his woman, but his girlfriend was someone else.

Whether it's a girlfriend or a wife, it's ultimately a title, and women have always valued titles, as well as the keys, property deeds, names on the property deeds, and things like rings that represent those titles.

His woman? That's just an ambiguous term. A man's woman might be his beloved, or she might be nothing at all.

"Are you a monogamous person now?" Su Nanxiu asked with great interest.

Her emotions gradually calmed down. All her painstaking efforts over the years were ultimately not for the purpose of venting her emotions after meeting him one day.

For women, emotions are certainly an important factor in guiding behavior. However, Su Nanxiu has been good at calculating and managing since she was a child. If she only cares about venting her emotions now, she may never have the opportunity to vent them again in the future. But if she achieves her goal, her emotional needs in the future, whether sweet or sad, will have someone to receive them.

"Actually, I used to be the same way." Liu Chang'an didn't want to argue with her about this topic. "If you don't think so, that's fine with me."

Even Liu Chang'an's reply, which was similar to "There's nothing I can do if that's how you think," which is the most frustrating thing for a woman, made Su Nanxiu's anger level rise a little, but she quickly calmed down.

"What you think is your business, and what I think is of course my business, right?" Su Nanxiu retorted, but without expecting a response, she pointed to one of the robots, "This is Huang Rong."

Model worker Huang Rong.

Liu Chang'an hadn't expected that among the robots Su Nanxiu created, there were actually some based on "Huang Rong".

In various fan fictions, there are quite a few stories featuring Huang Rong as the female protagonist, not only in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" but also in "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Huang Rong is the most popular, far surpassing Xiaolongnu.

Ultimately, it's because many readers, when identifying with the character of Yang Guo, developed complex feelings towards Huang Rong.

It's hard not to say whether Jin Yong did it intentionally. Throughout the entire novel, Huang Rong and her two daughters all had the same thought about Yang Guo: "At this moment, I would be willing to die for him." In many similar intentional or unintentional hints, readers can't help but empathize with Yang Guo and develop complex feelings for Huang Rong.

Therefore, it's understandable that Huang Rong is the female protagonist in fanfiction. This is definitely not simply due to the readers' own preferences, but rather a result of being guided.

The robot "Huang Rong" created by Su Nanxiu is not the young Huang Rong who just escaped from Peach Blossom Island, but Huang Rong who is already a married woman.

Around thirty years old, the charm in her eyes has faded from the playfulness and cunning of her youth, but the way she presents herself still conveys a sense of untamed desire hidden within. This, combined with her mature and dignified appearance, easily arouses the desire to tempt her to reveal the unbridled lust in her heart.

For a robot to achieve this level of performance is truly amazing.

If the face, which is the most difficult to work on, is like this, let alone the body lines. The skirt is slightly parted, and you can vaguely see the slender, smooth calves. The lace under the skirt covers the delicate feet, and a few white jade-carved toes lightly step on the black floor of the cabin, which are even cleaner and more exquisite than real people.

"You think it's just a sex doll? If that's all it's capable of, would I dare use it as a collectible in your harem?" Su Nanxiu revealed a hint of pride. Although it felt like the technology tree had gone a bit astray, this was indeed the current unparalleled level of robot manufacturing and development.

"It's your collection. Just say it's your collection." Liu Chang'an waved his hand, not wanting her to include him, but he was indeed curious about what was so special about it.

Liu Chang'an has always been very interested in cutting-edge technological products; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to watch such an interesting scene as the atomic bomb explosion.

"You should have already seen that blonde robot girl, right? What did you think?" Su Mei asked.

"Very good." Although the robot felt a bit eerie, exactly the artificially stupid AI learning system that Professor Crick had mentioned, it still had a sense of technology that was ahead of its time.

"That model of robot was actually developed with the goal of becoming an all-around assistant, so its learning system is particularly complex. This also caused it to absorb too much strange information that interfered with it." Su Nanxiu pointed to "Huang Rong." "It's different... Its computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, speech recognition, and language interaction capabilities are all designed for development. This has added many restrictions to it, limiting its ability to think independently. Instead, it behaves more like a real person, unlike that Gold Coin- loving robot that sometimes does strange things like going down slides or walking upside down."

"Machine learning is the core of artificial intelligence, and it has always been a difficult area. The period from the 1950s to the mid-1960s is known as the first stage of advanced learning. Compared to the fourth stage from the 1980s to the present, how much progress has been made? Or is it that the learning ability of your robots has far surpassed publicly available technical standards?" Liu Chang'an had followed the development of robots, and he was increasingly puzzled. Could the scientific research and industrial manufacturing level that Su Nanxiu possessed, which seemed to be ahead of its time, be the true hidden technological level of the world today?

Su Nanxiu smiled. "Huang Rong's advantage isn't her advanced machine learning capabilities, but rather her professionalism; she's a professional harem robot."

Liu Chang'an laughed too. Harem robots? What kind of profession is that!

"First, based on information from 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' and 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' we completed Huang Rong's entire life story, inputting a wealth of visual and textual data into the system. This allows it to access its memories and details like a real person. At the same time, we prevent it from thinking about unnecessary questions such as 'Why am I Huang Rong? 'Huang Rong or 'Am I really Huang Rong?' When it officially begins to interact with the outside world, it will react by asking itself, 'If I were Huang Rong, how would I face the problems before me?'"

"Then she should be able to recognize that she is Guo Jing's wife. How could she be a professional harem robot? Guo Jing only has one wife, Huang Rong would not become one of someone else's harem members." Liu Chang'an was slightly puzzled.

"That's where the fun begins," Su Nanxiu said with a hint of darkness in her mocking smile. "When it's officially activated, it'll think it's entered a strange world. It'll miss the worlds of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' and 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' and it'll also think about Guo Jing, Guo Xiang, Guo Fu, and Guo Polu. If you want to have a relationship with it, you have to win its heart, not just use it casually like a sex doll."

"Win its heart?" Liu Chang'an finally understood what "professionalism" meant.

"Yes. Like some visual novels, it has an affection system. What you need to do is gradually make it forget Guo Jing, gain its affection, and slowly win its heart through interactions. Only then will it be willing to have a relationship with you." Su Nanxiu opened the hatch, tugged at "Huang Rong's" belt, revealing its stunningly beautiful body—a body that, even though it was a dummy, would still arouse desire in men. "If you do things like that from the beginning, it will develop a dislike for you, increasing the difficulty."

"You've basically turned those dating games into a robot, haven't you? Others play them on consoles, handhelds, or computers with game clients installed, but you're playing directly with a robot!" Liu Chang'an was very impressed with Su Nanxiu's boundless imagination... The imagination was secondary; the key was that she could actually create it!

Humans can imagine countless technological products, but very few are actually realized.

"There are similarities, but Huang Rong is still somewhat different. She possesses learning abilities, unlike those games you mentioned, which at most offer a few side quests... Her interactions with you will bring unpredictable changes, and that's her greatest charm." Su Nanxiu's fingers tugged at Huang Rong's belt, slowly turning it, her eyes sparkling with a half-smile. "Want to try interacting with her?"

Liu Chang'an hesitated for a moment, but he only wanted to see how the robot interacted with humans, rather than being interested in using it.

"I have no interest in building up a robot's favorability towards me," Liu Chang'an shook his head.

"The difference between it and a real person is precisely its charm. A real person's thoughts are much harder to fathom than a robot's. At least this robot... if you treat it well, you can gradually gain its favor... unlike some people, if you treat them well, they don't care at all, and may even think you are trying to scheme against them." Su Nanxiu's gaze lightly touched Liu Chang'an, then she turned her head away as if nothing had happened.

"Haven't you schemed against me enough times?" Liu Chang'an didn't mind her forgetfulness, a faint smile still on his face. "Many people have schemed against me before, but you're the only one still alive."

"The first time I schemed against you, you raped me. The second time I schemed against you, I facilitated your affair with Ye Sijin." Su Nanxiu gritted her teeth. Whenever she thought of the past, the most heartbreaking thing was the first and second time. The first time was sweet, the second time was heartbreaking, so her mood always shifted between the two.

Standing before him today, Su Nanxiu recalled these events, yet she didn't know what to feel. She wanted to calm down and think things through carefully, but she couldn't.

"Things shouldn't happen more than three times." Liu Chang'an smiled.

Su Nanxiu understood what he meant: no matter what the final result was, or what good or bad consequences it caused, there should never be a third time.

His smile was as it always was, but Su Nanxiu felt that she had lost the courage and unbridled confidence she once had.

"This time it's not." Su Nanxiu's expression calmed down, her long eyelashes concealing the sadness in her eyes. She lifted her skirt and took a few steps. "These robots, each one is different. Each one has a different identity and background. Even their physique and internal features that make you feel different have been meticulously adjusted to create a unique experience. Each one has a personality, a story, and a distinct charm. How could such a group of robots not be worthy of forming a harem worth collecting?"

Liu Chang'an glanced at it and nodded slightly. He admitted that Su Nanxiu's idea was very creative and well done, but he really didn't need it.

Often, people do things simply to move the other person, or even just to move themselves, forgetting whether the other person needs it.

"Many men, no matter how many women they have outside, refuse to divorce their wives. Because they know they're just playing around, and those women are just playthings... These men are still trash, but I understand the logic behind this phenomenon," Su Nanxiu continued, her gaze falling on Liu Chang'an. "If a man can't be faithful, then for him, many women are just playthings... So, if I make these robots perfect, you'll have all the plaything pleasures you want, you can even say you can experience any kind of woman you want. Since it's just for fun, you don't need to care whether her soul is sincere, or whether her life has rich social attributes and personality meaning to enrich it, right?"

"It's like a story: a golden key couldn't open the lock on the door no matter what it tried, but an iron key did. The iron key proudly said to the golden key, 'Now you know? I'm the rightful wife. You may be dazzling and very rich, but only you can win her heart.' The golden key impatiently replied, 'Are you crazy? I was just poking around for fun. What would I do with her heart?'"

Liu Chang'an had always known that Su Nanxiu was such an extreme and stubborn person. Such people easily get stuck in a dead end when thinking about problems, and they don't care at all whether their own understanding conforms to the thoughts of others.

"For you, is it really necessary to understand the heart of an ordinary woman? As you said, so many people lament the brevity of life while yearning for the endless Yangtze River. Whatever the inner thoughts or souls of these women, in the end, they all fade with time and turn to dust in a short span of life." Su Nanxiu's tone gradually became earnest and persuasive. "I'm being blunt, but you can't deny that your life is too long. You can't possibly care so much about every woman who has ever been by your side. In your eyes, they are actually no different from these interesting robots."

"And what about you? Do you want me to see you that way too?" Liu Chang'an shook his head and asked in return.

"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Su Nanxiu avoided answering Liu Chang'an's question, not believing that her judgment of Liu Chang'an was wrong.

Over the years, she has never felt that any man could catch her eye, because her heart already belonged to someone else. Gradually, she realized that these ordinary men were neither qualified nor possible to replace Liu Chang'an; they were not even qualified to be her playthings.

Having once traveled with immortals, why would he ever descend to the mortal realm again? The story of Dong Yong and the fairy is nothing but a mortal's delusion.

She also hoped he could understand that other women were just playthings, no different from the robots she created.

"Actually, you're still too young... You think that just because you've gained Longevity, you can understand my mindset." Liu Chang'an looked down at the exceptionally charming and graceful Su Nanxiu, still smiling as he shook his head. "How old are you? Here are three lines from the 'Autumn Floods' chapter for you: 'A frog in a well cannot be told about the sea, for it is confined by its narrow view. A summer insect cannot be told about ice, for it is bound by its season. A narrow-minded person cannot be told about the Way, for he is bound by his teachings.'"

"Then tell me, what kind of incomprehensible feelings do you, a Longevity living on campus, have about dating an eighteen-year-old girl?" Su Nanxiu couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, her hands clenched into fists in her sleeves, glaring angrily at Liu Chang'an.

"That's not hard to understand." Liu Chang'an shook his head. "It just so happened that I met her, and it just so happened that I liked her, just like when I met you back then, I just so happened to like you too."

Su Nanxiu's cheeks flushed slightly. Although he had only mentioned the past, she couldn't help but feel a sweet sensation in her heart for a moment. Back then, he happened to like her very much... but now the person he liked very much had changed.

Didn't she know? Yes, she did. He had met the person he liked back then.

That's why she stubbornly reverted to her first appearance just before she was about to see him and let him know who she was, thinking that he would still like her as she was back then.

It turns out that not every "silent encounter, a lotus flower in autumn rain" is so moving.

Liu Chang'an checked the time and then looked at Su Nanxiu standing in front of him. He was not unaware of her strong personality and awkward mentality back then.

It's just because he likes her that he's so tolerant of her. In the eyes of a man like him, even though she once tried to assassinate him, he could still make her as obedient as a little lamb.

But this little lamb merely concealed her ambition and claws in front of him; she didn't harm him, yet she caused consequences that were difficult for him to handle.

Of course, the feelings of that time are no longer there, but there is no reason to forgive or treat it as a thing of the past, nor to have another chance to meet again.

"Actually... all the women you've ever been with, in your eyes, were really just playthings." After a moment of silence, Su Nanxiu still raised her head, revealing her usual stubbornness, and looked at him with a firm gaze.

Liu Chang'an remained silent. He had never wanted to persuade others how they should view him; it was a pointless endeavor.

People are always more willing to believe what they want to see; their own added reasons and evidence are far more convincing to them than what you present.

"Just like a pet owner who dotes on their pet and treats it like family, a pet can't become a person, and an owner can't become a pet. All the companionship a pet provides is just a brief memory in the owner's life, ultimately leaving no significant emotional proof." Su Nanxiu looked into Liu Chang'an's calm eyes. "None of your women can bear you children or leave you descendants, because they are essentially just playthings, not your true partners."

"Could you possibly do that?"

"I can."

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I highly recommend a fantastic book, "My Uncle is Lam Ching-ying" by White Robe Soars Yang. Speaking of Lam Ching-ying, he was a childhood icon for so many! Back then, I bought so many VCDs... no, I mean rented videos and DVDs to watch.