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Chapter 46 The Beauty Trap

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Chen Shao frowned. The Empress Dowager had just finished speaking to him, and now this side was already eager to come?

He had no idea that his charm had won over these two treacherous officials, making them vie to send their daughters to him.

Isn't this like a lamb being led to the slaughter?

Whether she's a sheep or not, I don't know, but I'm definitely a tiger.

Could it be a honey trap?

Chen Shaoyue thought about it more and more and felt that this was the possibility.

The other party clearly wanted to use his daughter to monitor and even control him.

Big families are ruthless; for the sake of even the smallest political gain, they'll push their own daughters into a fire pit.

However, since it's a honey trap...

We have to fall into their trap today, no matter what; we can deal with everything else later.

Chen Shao smiled and looked at Eunuch Wei:

"Prime Minister, your kindness is appreciated. Eunuch Wei, please tidy up my bedchamber. I wish to consummate my marriage tonight."

"Alright, alright, let's just stay in the Imperial Study. Have all the eunuchs and maids leave."

Eunuch Wei looked exasperated.

"Your Majesty, Han Cao has ulterior motives. You must not be tempted by beauty at this critical juncture."

"Furthermore, their identities haven't been verified yet. According to etiquette, everyone entering the palace must undergo..."

Chen Shao waved his hand: "Don't bother, I'll verify it myself."

"Your Majesty, the nation is now in peril..."

Chen Shao's face darkened.

"Or perhaps, I would like to consummate our marriage?"

Eunuch Wei was shocked; even a dog would shake its head at such words.

He really couldn't do anything about this emperor, so he could only mutter a reminder.

"The Northern Mang army may attack at any time, Your Majesty should take good care of your health."

"I am young and have strong kidneys."

"..."

Eunuch Wei left with a dark expression.

A moment later, a commotion broke out outside, and then Han Qingwan slowly walked in.

The eunuch Wei wisely dismissed everyone and quietly closed the door behind him.

They crouched outside and kept watch.

With a loyalty rating exceeding 100, he would never allow His Majesty to make any mistakes.

Even if it hurts, I'll still hear the sound!

Also do not hesitate.

Inside the Imperial Study.

Han Qingwan bowed gracefully to Chen Shaoying.

Her stunning face had been repainted with rouge.

Yet he still couldn't hide his grief; his eyes were red and even a little swollen.

"His Majesty."

"I have come here on my father's orders, and I have no way to refuse."

Chen Shao looked her up and down.

Name: Han Qingwan.

[Military Strength: 46, Domestic Affairs: 80, Intelligence: 85, Ambition: 20.]

[Status: Despair.]

"There's nothing particularly special about it."

But I must say...

Although Han Cao was a power-hungry man, he was extremely handsome. Even though he was over fifty, one could still tell that he must have been a dashing young man in his youth. His daughter was even more like a genetically blessed man.

They look young, just out of their naivety, yet still somewhat immature.

This kind of temperament is precisely what makes women of her age so charming.

She has the charm of a young woman, yet also the charm of a young woman within a young woman.

You were such a beautiful woman, why did you become a thief!

To his surprise, the woman spoke so bluntly.

This is showing you absolutely no respect.

Entering the palace was also described as being forced.

Chen Shao asked in a deep voice:

"What did your father send you here to do?"

"Your Majesty, my father sent me to serve you."

"Why should I serve you? I have so many eunuchs to serve me, I don't need anyone else to serve me."

Han Qingwan was slightly surprised; what kind of rabid words were these?

But then I thought about it again, and it seemed that the person my father was talking about was more interested in men.

She silently prayed that this person would not touch her.

But the next moment, the tyrannical emperor said:

"Since you're here to serve me, what are you waiting for?"

"What? Do I have to wear clothes while serving you?"

"..."

Han Qingwan felt like dying instantly.

But when I think of my father's resolute expression...

The greater good! The greater good! Why must women be born to be sacrifices for the greater good!

The image of the Second Prince's heroic face flashed through her mind.

Tears welled up instantly.

Second Prince, I'm sorry.

Han Qingwan looked up at Chen Shao again, her face filled with despair.

"Your Majesty, I have stated beforehand that this was entirely due to my father's coercion."

"So even if you get my body, you will not get my heart."

"My heart has long belonged to another."

"It's not important, it's not important." Chen Shao waved his hand dismissively.

Who cares whether he cares or not? He can't do anything about Han Cao now, so he naturally wants to take it out on the daughter who came to his door.

"Remove your armor."

"here?"

"I also need to review the memorials, so I can do both at the same time."

"..."

Amazing! A million grass mud horses galloped through Han Qingwan's mind.

......

Han Qingwan ultimately miscalculated.

When I opened my eyes again, a powerful sense of shyness instantly rushed from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

It wasn't because Chen Shao seized it.

Rather, it's because... after being taken advantage of... her feelings seem to have changed...

Thinking about it, I feel like I'm a terrible woman.

What happened?!

Why am I like this!

Why did it happen so suddenly overnight...?

But she was powerless to resist that feeling.

Chen Shao has already left the Imperial Study and his whereabouts are unknown.

Han Qingwan rose from the dragon throne.

Ouch!

I almost fell right off.

She fought back her tears and put her clothes back on, which had been scattered all over the floor.

His gaze was suddenly drawn to a piece of calligraphy on the emperor's desk.

The handwriting is mediocre, like that of an eight-year-old child.

But the contents of it made her gasp in surprise.

"There will be times when the wind and waves will be strong, and I will set sail to cross the vast ocean..."

She read it aloud.

A scene slowly unfolded in my mind: Chen Shao standing with his hands behind his back in the middle of the great river, going against the current and riding the waves.

There was an indescribable sense of elegance and ease about it.

"ah..."

In an instant, Han Qingwan felt herself falling for him.

Just as his physical defenses crumbled, his mental state collapsed once more.

Could someone like the Second Prince write such a poem?

Even my father, though a learned man and the head of the civil service, could never have written such ambitious verses!

What kind of person is he?

At this moment, her two personal maids came in.

"Miss, Miss!"

As soon as they entered, the two maids burst into tears.

They knew all too well how much suffering the young lady would endure here.

Now, seeing the young lady standing there, her clothes disheveled, as if frozen in place.