Chapter 2237: Chapter 2145: First Her Man, Then the Emperor 2

She suddenly wanted to laugh, suddenly understanding that he wasn’t devoid of feelings, but rather, his affection was entirely given to that woman named Xia Weibao.

The Empress Dowager was quite furious with Lu Hualiang the last time, and it took several days to calm her anger.

But just as her mood began to improve, the news arrived that His Majesty was abolishing the Imperial Harem, causing her blood pressure to spike immediately.

She fainted.

When Lu Hualiang arrived at the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber, the imperial physician had just left.

The Empress Dowager was weakly leaning against the bedhead, while a palace maid continued to massage her temples.

Upon seeing Lu Hualiang enter, she wanted to punch this foolish ruler to death!

"Mother, what has made you so furious?"

That single sentence almost made the freshly awoken Empress Dowager faint again.

She panted, with trembling fingers pointing at him, "You still have the face to ask me."

"Is Mother referring to the abolishment of the Imperial Harem?"

"You foolish ruler! What kind of potion has that woman given you! You’re actually neglecting everything for her!"

Lu Hualiang’s face immediately darkened, "Mother, this decision was mine, it has nothing to do with the Empress."

The Empress Dowager almost choked, "Remember your status, you are the Emperor, not an ordinary man. Before making any decisions, you should think first as an Emperor, and then as yourself!

Have you considered the consequences of abolishing the Imperial Harem? There’s no precedent for this in history, you’re challenging tradition with this action!

Now the Imperial Court is in turmoil, and yet you’re choosing to act willfully for a woman!"

"Mother!" Lu Hualiang interrupted her, "For so many years, I have diligently worked to be a good Emperor. Before the people of the world, even before you, I always consider myself as the Emperor first, then as a person, and as your son.

But before Xia Weibao, I only want to be her man first, then the Emperor!

She is a carefree young girl, who gave up everything for me, and followed me into the palace by herself, landing in this place full of troubles. I am her only support, if even I do not protect her, who else can she rely on?"

It was me who first attracted her, it was me who lured her into the palace.

She gave up her freedom, gave up being the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, relinquishing everything to follow me to this unfamiliar place. If I cannot even offer her the basic loyalty, am I still a man?

I don’t care how many women emperors of the past had, nor do I care about tradition.

I only know that she considers me her only one, and I will repay her with the same affection, there will never be another woman in my life!

The Empress Dowager was left speechless by his words.

He no longer said ’His Majesty’, only ’I’, which already said it all.

That woman, ranked before the throne.

Her lips opened and closed several times, "You can protect her and punish the culprit, but why abolish the Imperial Harem, the other concubines haven’t provoked her."

"A lifetime with only one." His words clearly stated his stance, which would not change.

The Empress Dowager’s body shook violently.

In a feudal society, men usually had multiple wives and concubines. Even more so for an emperor, with the Three Palaces, Six Courts, and Seventy-two Concubines, women were countless.

No Emperor had ever said ’A lifetime with only one.’

Yet, this phrase is what every woman yearns for.

Suddenly, she felt incredibly envious of Xia Weibao.

Seeing her son’s unprecedented seriousness, the Empress Dowager hesitated several times.

Ultimately, it turned into a deep sigh, "Even if that’s the case, you can just favor her alone, ignore those harem concubines like before, there’s no need to expel them all."

"That was before."

Back then, he hadn’t met the woman he liked, the harem remained only to keep the Empress Dowager amused.

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