The moment Latil spoke next, Duke Atraxil’s expression froze in place. So brittle it seemed to shatter at a touch.
Latil consciously turned her gaze away from him. If anyone was to be truly sorry to, it was to Duke Atraxil.
However, the expressions of the other people around were no different from Duke Atraxil. They were all staring at Latil with furious faces. It was clear that no one understood Latil’s words.
For them, Latil kindly explained once again.
“First of all… let’s bring in about five.”
The previously silent hall suddenly erupted into noise. Amidst the murmurings, the words ‘five’ and ‘harem’ were mingled in.
Duke Atraxil, who had finally come to his senses, exclaimed in horror.
“It’s preposterous, Your Majesty! There have been several empresses so far, but they all had only one consort. There were many men rumored to be lovers, but none openly held a harem, how could you.”
‘Wow. You can talk nonsense without barking, impressive?’
“Emperor Trasisus, who was famously monogamous, had five in his harem, and Emperor Aintra, the eleventh, had six, Duke Atraxil. Others had an average of fifteen. Some particularly extravagant emperors even had more than twenty.”
“But….”
“Why can’t I have a harem like everyone else? I must have at least five consorts, just like the previous emperors.”
As Latil added, ‘I’m a bit monogamous too’ and smiled, the representatives’ mouths dropped open. They were in a state of panic.
Latil glanced around at the shocked faces of the nobles and smirked.
“Weren’t the representatives always arguing that the Emperor should have more consorts to prevent a single queen’s power from growing too strong, for the sake of power balance?”
There was no exaggeration in Latil’s words. These were the same people who had used this logic to push all sorts of women into her father’s side during the previous emperor’s reign. Remembering this, the representatives became quiet all at once.
With a playful twinkle in her eye, Latil added.
“You all should also agree that it’s better for me to have multiple consorts, right? That way, you can at least compete to have an emperor’s daughterinlaw, can’t you?”
For the first time, there was a divergence in the uniformly shocked expressions of the nobles.
Duke Atraxil’s face crumpled even more. On the contrary, everyone else, even members of Duke Atraxil’s faction, showed signs of interest.
Despite the serious situation, Latil nearly burst into laughter. How could they all be so transparent?
“Those who are unmarried are welcome to volunteer themselves.”
Latil spoke half in jest, but deliberately maintained a stern expression. The receivers seemed quite serious, contrary to her intention.
‘Are you really volunteering?’
The representatives could not utter a word and were busy watching each other. Latil clenched her jaw to suppress her laughter and assigned people to manage the matter.
After the chaotic meeting ended.
As she was about to leave through the door at the back of the conference room, Latil spotted a secretary seated at a nearby desk. He was enthusiastically recording the day’s meeting, his eyes sparkling.
As Latil approached, the secretary ceased his notetaking and stood up in surprise. He wore a fearful expression, as if worried that his laughing had been noticed by Latil.
‘Why are you scared?’
“Ah, Mr. Secretary.”
“Yes, yes, Your Majesty!”
“I’m just saying in advance. Later, when I only have five consorts, be sure to record it like this.”
“Yes?”
“Emperor Latrasil had ‘merely’ five consorts. Well, if it seems like I’m getting along quite well with the consort, you can record that I’m a romantic.”
“Yes?”
With a wink at the secretary, Latil turned and left the conference room.
As soon as she returned to her room, Latil clutched her stomach and fell onto her knees. She couldn’t suppress her laughter any longer as she remembered the representatives’ bewildered expressions.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“How could Your Majesty do this to me!”
Upon returning to the mansion, Duke Atraxil roared in anger and roughly discarded his ceremonial clothes. The maids, with frightened faces, quickly picked up the clothes he had thrown off.
The Duchess, who had attended the coronation but had not been able to attend the royal meeting, hurriedly approached the Duke and asked,
“How was the royal meeting? Did Her Majesty conduct the meeting well?”
“She did exceedingly well. Too well, indeed.”
“Well, if she does well, she does well. What do you mean by too well?”
“From the first day, she had the ministers wrapped around her little finger.”
“Is it that serious?”
The Duchess’s eyes widened. Duke Atraxil gulped down the strong liquor placed on the console table.
“No, wait. You can’t just drink and not tell me what happened. Was Her Majesty harsh to you? Did she forget about the merit you have done by helping her…”
“She promised to honor and reward me for it.”
“Then what’s the problem? You have to spit it out. Don’t just keep stuffing your mouth.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
