The Tyrant Emperor Is Reborn

In the twenty-second year of Jiahe, The forty-two-year-old emperor held another selection of consorts. Ruan Mian, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the Minister of Rites, was bestowed the title of Second-Rank Noble Consort, a position just below the empress. From then on, her beauty reigned supreme in the harem, and all the other consorts paled beside her. A saying circulated through the harem: Noble Consort Ruan was truly blessed. Her husband, the emperor, adored her all her life; her son, the emperor, respected her; and her grandson, the emperor, was filial to her. She was a living legend of the harem. Little Theater The old emperor said, "Ruanruan, I'm already old, while you're still so young. How will you live after I'm gone?" As he spoke, his rough hand gently brushed over his beloved consort's still-soft skin, sending a sharp sting through her. "Ruanruan, would you stay by my side forever? Even to the ends of heaven and the depths of the underworld, stay with me forever." Ruan Mian said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to stay by your side forever. If Your Majesty lives, Ruanruan lives. If Your Majesty dies, Ruanruan dies." As he lay dying, the emperor thought theirs was a tragic love story of, "You were born before I was, and by the time I was born, you were already old." Until his own son ascended the throne. "Mother, Father has passed away, but I'm sure he would want you to be well. Please try to look on the bright side." The gentle, gracious, and still very young Empress Dowager Ruan replied, "Is that so? His Majesty wanted me to be well, too? Then I'll certainly live well." And live she did, all the way to ninety-nine. The old emperor: Weren't you supposed to die with me? Then the old emperor's ghost watched helplessly as his noble consort lived to the ripe old age of ninety-nine, becoming the living ancestor of the entire imperial family. She lived long enough to see her great-great-grandchildren ascend the throne. Every member of the imperial clan had to call her Ancestor, and she enjoyed endless riches and a whole crowd of descendants around her. The old emperor: A consort's lips are the devil's lies. The story of the old emperor after he is reborn and turns evil. P.S. 1. In her previous life, this might have been a story of, "You were born before I was, and by the time I was born, you were already old." (The age gap is real, and the heroine isn't in love with the old man.) 2. Since the author doesn't like May-December romances, the old emperor is born twenty-two years later in his reborn life. His life's goal is to die after his own noble consort. (Not quite.) 3. In his previous life, the old emperor was absolutely a scumbag. After being reborn, it's a one-on-one romance. Don't read if that's not your thing. Theme: Lovers destined to be together will find their way to each other.