Beauty Portraits: I Build a Harem in Another World

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Moreover, if the Third Prince is indeed a useless idiot, an incompetent and mentally challenged person as rumored, then everyone will tacitly support the First Prince, after all, it's for the sake of the empire's future.

But everyone now knows very well that the Third Prince is not a good-for-nothing or an idiot. On the contrary, he is very outstanding. Not only is his strength superb, but his intelligence and vision are also far beyond that of ordinary people!

So now the situation in the capital is very delicate!

Because it involves choosing sides, and one wrong move could lead to the execution of the entire family or even the extermination of nine generations. After all, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and making a hasty decision under the current unclear situation is tantamount to suicide!

Therefore, faced with the frequent actions of the eldest prince Qin Yu, the entire court surprisingly adopted a delaying tactic in a tacit manner...

Your Highness is right, absolutely right, but we can't make that decision ourselves. Why don't we wait until your younger siblings return so we can discuss it together?

After all, our empire has always been quite democratic! Mei, are you busy? Lin, are you free?

what?

You said that His Highness the Third Prince is still far away in Inazuma, so you're not waiting for him?

That won't do. The Third Prince is, after all, His Majesty's flesh and blood. It can't be that he rushed back with all his might, only to be unable to see His Majesty one last time...

Therefore, we should reconsider the matter of burial.

Huh? You want me to take your side?

Of course, I'm definitely on Your Highness's side, but the situation is special right now, and my voice carries little weight in court. Why don't you speak to General Bai first? He's highly respected; if he were to voice his support for Your Highness, the court would undoubtedly respond with overwhelming support, and we would absolutely not hesitate…

General Bai?

Bai Zhiwei, the only granddaughter of the family, is now the beloved concubine of the Third Prince. Why would we need to ask General Bai's attitude?

Moreover, even without this incident, Qin Yu would absolutely not dare to disturb General Bai now, because if there is anyone in the entire court who is truly grieving over the death of the old emperor Qin Ziming, it is definitely General Bai. So much so that after learning of this news, General Bai fell ill and has been bedridden ever since.

It's important to know that General Bai was not only Qin Ziming's teacher but also one of Qin Ziming's trusted advisors when he came to power. Their friendship over the years is evident, and most importantly, Qin Ziming has always placed enough trust in General Bai, never doubting him in matters of military affairs.

Even though some bad things happened back then, Qin Ziming carried all the pressure and let General Bai do it. Naturally, General Bai was grateful and loyal to Qin Ziming. So when Qin Ziming suggested that his three-year-old granddaughter be paired with the Third Prince, General Bai agreed without hesitation.

As it turns out, this was a very correct decision. Even though General Bai was later misled by the rumors, he never regretted the marriage. And now it has been proven that the Third Prince is not only not as rumored, but is also exceptionally outstanding...

They're even frighteningly excellent!

Just like the little girl Yu Wanlin that Qin Feng left behind before he went on his expedition to Inazuma.

To be honest, when General Bai agreed to let her enter the Royal Military Academy, he really couldn't see what was so special about her. But now, this girl is no longer just outstanding, she is an absolute genius. She has directly replaced Bai Zhiwei as the representative of the Royal Military Academy and even has a lot of fans!

The reason is simple: ever since she qualified to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament in place of the Third Prince Qin Feng, Yu Wanlin has begun to stand out. Although she is only seventeen years old and looks like she is not even an adult yet, thanks to the blessing of the goddess Chang'e's soul, her body has changed from its previous underdeveloped state. Although she is not as curvaceous and hot as her mother Hu Xiafei, she is definitely not small in the right places. In particular, her face is so beautiful that people can't help but want to kiss her. She is simply a natural baby-faced loli!

But the most crucial factor is her strength...

Without a doubt, Yu Wanlin is the youngest contestant in the martial arts tournament. Her appearance even aroused suspicion from many people at first. But the strange thing is that the martial arts tournament has an upper age limit but no lower age limit. Therefore, it is reasonable for the little girl Yu Wanlin to participate!

And from that day on, Yu Wanlin stirred up a considerable storm throughout the Qin Empire.

Because so far, no one on stage has been able to withstand her for more than half a minute. Her overwhelming moonlight and the spectacular phenomenon of the moon rising over the sea not only directly suppressed all her opponents, but also won over the hearts of all the audience!

To be honest, at first many people thought she was throwing the match, but then Yu Wanlin directly used her tenth-level strength to show everyone what youthful arrogance really meant, and what it meant for the younger generation to surpass the older...

A seventeen-year-old at the tenth rank!!

Who can believe it?

But there's nothing you can do even if you don't believe it. As someone born with the Nine Yin Body, Yu Wanlin won Chang'e's favor from the very beginning. Chang'e even wanted to sign a contract with her. This shows Yu Wanlin's potential!

In addition, Yu Wanlin was incredibly diligent, and her childhood experiences fueled her desire for immense power. Therefore, under Chang'e's guidance, her progress was beyond exaggerated. Especially after Qin Feng went on his expedition, no one disturbed her during this period, and her cultivation speed was practically like riding a rocket!

As a result, Yu Wanlin broke the record across the entire continent in a very short time, becoming the youngest person to enter the tenth level of strength!

What else could Yu Wanlin be but a genius?

Chapter 124: Rushing back to the capital to become emperor

As Yu Wanlin's performance became increasingly brilliant, even General Bai was now completely convinced of her abilities, and naturally, he also became more and more impressed with the Third Prince Qin Feng.

After all, General Bai knew very well what was going on with the girls around Qin Feng...

Even so, General Bai still found it somewhat unbelievable, because if simply signing a contract with a goddess's soul could make someone achieve such a feat, wouldn't all the cultivation time spent in front of the Third Prince become meaningless?

Moreover, if His Highness the Third Prince were willing, he could practically "cultivate" a large number of super experts anytime, anywhere!

Under these circumstances, even without the personal relationship with his granddaughter Bai Zhiwei, General Bai would absolutely not consider any other princes, since the emperor's potential directly determines the future potential of the empire!

So if he had to choose between the eldest prince Qin Yu and the third prince Qin Feng, he would definitely choose the third prince Qin Feng to inherit the throne. Not to mention that his granddaughter Bai Zhiwei also has influence. He doesn't need to ask General Bai's position.

That is precisely why, under the current circumstances, it is not appropriate for General Bai to appear in public. He should pretend to be sick even if he is not sick, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for him to show up.

The eldest prince was actively lobbying the ministers, but then he stood here, and everyone knew he supported the third prince. Wasn't this a slap in the face to the eldest prince?

Therefore, it is absolutely, absolutely inappropriate for General Bai to appear before the Third Prince Qin Feng returns to the capital.

The question is, when exactly will the Third Prince be able to return?

In fact, Qin Feng had really tried his best to travel, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he traveled day and night. As soon as he received the news, he immediately took his people back without saying a word. Moreover, because he left in such a hurry, he didn't even have time to take the two twin princesses of the Yoda family with him, nor did he have time to take the girls like Miyamoto Mao with him...

In particular, he didn't rest at all along the way, and kept riding at a fast pace!

Although Qin Feng didn't have much affection for his adoptive father in some ways, and it wasn't a matter of liking or disliking him, after all, his father had neglected the Third Prince Qin Feng for over a decade, even though it was for the purpose of protection, it left a very deep resentment in the Third Prince Qin Feng's memory!

So if the real Third Prince Qin Feng were to wake up, I don't know how he would treat his father!

But... the current Qin Feng is a transmigrator, not the original one. Although he inherited the memories of the previous Third Prince, he has filtered out a lot of these negative emotions. After all, they didn't happen to him, so he is somewhat indifferent to them.

In addition, because of his experiences in the first half of his life, Qin Feng actually took these things lightly. And most importantly, after he transmigrated, he actually had a pretty good impression of the old emperor.

Putting everything else aside, the old emperor at least taught him what the Ten Famous Instruments were...

And regardless of the circumstances, having transmigrated and become the old emperor's son, and most importantly, one of the crown princes, Qin Ziming's unexpected death necessitates his immediate return to the capital. This isn't just for show; it's for real… power! (The last two lines appear to be random characters and are not translated.)

As I said, a country cannot be without a king for a day.

The old emperor's sudden death caught everyone off guard. As a result, the eldest prince, Qin Yu, would definitely return to the capital immediately. Although the current situation is favorable to Qin Feng, if he returns too late, Qin Yu might take advantage of his position to do something.

The later Qin Feng returns, the more the situation will tilt in Qin Yu's favor. Even if he can eventually reclaim the throne, the price he will have to pay will likely be considerable. So it's better to save trouble and resolve this problem that everyone will have to face as quickly as possible!

After all, Qin Feng has absolutely no intention of relinquishing the throne to anyone else!

Even if it's just for his portrait of a beautiful woman, this throne cannot be relinquished!

So, in order to save time, Qin Feng left immediately after the ship arrived at Qingzhou Port. He first took Situ Yang and some of the Imperial Guards and rode back on horseback, while the Second Princess Qin Lan, the Fifth Princess Qin Ling, and Bai Zhiwei continued to travel by carriage. After all, it was too disadvantageous and too tiring for girls to ride horses, and with the palace maids of Fenglin Garden and the remaining Imperial Guards to protect them, they were not afraid of any accidents on the way.

Qin Feng and his group barely rested. Fortunately, as a necromancer, Qin Feng had some very useful spells, such as Bloodlust. Because of this, Qin Feng and his group finally made it back to the capital in just over two days and one night.

Then, unsurprisingly, the entire capital city was now shrouded in mourning. White flags covered almost the entire street, and not only that, almost every pedestrian on the street had a white cloth tied around their forehead or shoulder.

After all, the death of an emperor is no small matter; national mourning is inevitable, not to mention the capital!

This also proves that the old emperor Qin Ziming is really dead!

Seeing this scene, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a little sad. The old emperor who liked to pat him on the shoulder and discuss famous artifacts was finally gone forever!

But now was not the time for sentimentality, so Qin Feng didn't stop and headed straight for the palace...

In fact, the council hall in the palace was in an uproar right now. After all, the old emperor Qin Ziming had been dead for many days, but there was still no explanation from the court and the public.

On the one hand, although the eldest prince Qin Yu returned early and was trying his best to take charge of the overall situation, the most important third prince did not return. Moreover, the other two princesses were still outside. It's not like the eldest prince can decide everything, right?

If the third prince were to ascend the throne in the future, would these court officials still be able to continue their jobs?

On the other hand, Qin Ziming was poisoned to death by the fourth prince, Qin Yuan. This has been verified by the imperial physician. His Majesty the Emperor was poisoned by a complex and potent poison made from several special materials. Moreover, this poison spread very quickly, and only a few minutes passed from when something was wrong to when his heart stopped beating!

So His Majesty Qin Ziming didn't even make it until the imperial physician waiting outside arrived. And now the problem is, how to announce the cause of His Majesty's death to the outside world?

Murder is a serious crime, let alone patricide, which is an inhumane act that even crosses the bottom line of morality. If it were to spread to the outside world, it would not only cause a great sensation, but also seriously damage the image of the Qin Empire!

This is because the court officials were unaware that the Fourth Prince Qin Yuan was not actually the old emperor's biological son, which is why they had these concerns.

This was originally a secret from more than ten years ago, and almost everyone who knew about it back then was silenced by the old emperor. After all, Qin Ziming never intended to make it public, and later he buried it in his heart. So far, he has only told his most valued son, Qin Feng.

Consort Wang certainly knew, but because of Qin Yuan, she was also imprisoned at the time, and she dared not say so.

Therefore, everyone felt quite troubled and in a difficult position regarding how to handle this matter, and no one dared to make a decision easily.

As for the eldest prince Qin Yu's attitude, although he repeatedly expressed his desire to personally kill his fourth brother Qin Yuan, no one took his words seriously, because such statements at this time were more of a formality.

Even though the crimes of the Fourth Prince Qin Yuan have been confirmed, no one can decide how to deal with him. After all, Qin Yuan is a prince, and even if he is to be executed, it will have to wait until the new emperor takes the throne. It is impossible for you to do it now. Where do you put the Third Prince and the others?

So at this time, although the court officials were arguing endlessly, they themselves did not know what they were arguing about. In particular, several important ministers in the court asked for leave and were not present. Their arguing did not actually lead to any results!

But at that moment, the doors of the council chamber suddenly burst open, and a guard outside shouted!

"His Highness the Third Prince has arrived!!"

"Wow..."

Chapter 125: The gap between people is too great

In an instant, everyone in the council hall fell silent after a gasp. Then, everyone unconsciously turned to look at the door. Sure enough, the next second, Qin Feng strode in. He was still in military uniform, covered in dust, and was accompanied by Situ Yang and a group of imperial guards!

Then, without anyone knowing who started it, someone suddenly knelt down.

"Greetings, Third Prince!"

"No need for formalities!" Qin Feng walked in without stopping and stood in front of the officials, giving instructions: "I already know the general outline of the matter on my way back, but we need to see the parties involved to confirm the details... Now, send someone to bring Qin Yuan out of the prison. Then, you all go and notify all the officials who are not here to come to the main hall for a meeting. Those who can't come, don't come in the future!"

This is the benefit of going out for 'training'. After all, during his months in the Inazuma Empire, Qin Feng was the absolute king. Not only did Empress Yoda Haruko of Inazuma dote on him, but General Bai Hao also led an army of 100,000. All the officials and powerful figures in Inazuma were always humble in front of Qin Feng and could only bow their heads and obey his orders. So, without realizing it, Qin Feng was also cultivated to have this kind of aura... "My territory, of course I'm in charge!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Seeing the Third Prince Qin Feng make such a decisive decision, without even consulting the First Prince Qin Yu, all the officials were momentarily stunned. However, they reacted quickly, exchanging glances for a few seconds before bowing and obeying, ignoring the First Prince Qin Yu's flushed face...

Although they were all princes, and Qin Yu was the eldest prince and the first to return to the capital to take charge, Qin Yu always spoke to court officials in a consultative tone. This was certainly related to his desire to gain the support of the officials, but it also showed that the eldest prince Qin Yu had no confidence at all.

Therefore, those ministers had never shown him such...respect!

What made Qin Yu even more embarrassed was that the court officials who had previously made various excuses and feigned illness suddenly appeared in the palace hall faster than rabbits, all within half an hour...

you!!

When Qin Feng returned from Maple Forest Garden after taking a bath and changing his clothes, everyone in the council hall had already arrived. Even the previously 'ill' General Bai was standing there, trembling and leaning on his cane. However, everyone was clearly divided into two groups.

Because the entrance to the council hall was guarded by fully armed imperial guards, and standing among them was the Fourth Prince Qin Yuan. From his disheveled hair and the fact that he was shackled and shackled all over, everyone knew that he had not been in a good situation recently, especially since his face was deathly pale, almost bloodless...

But that's normal. Being locked up in a dungeon for days on end, with no one to talk to, is unbearable for anyone!

Besides, Qin Yuan was only an eighteen-year-old young man; this kind of punishment was driving him completely insane! Mei, are you thinking of me? Lin Kong, are you in Lin Zai Zai...?

Especially since he was brought up at this time, it meant that it was time for him to be purged. So Qin Yuan was actually very scared; at least his eyes were full of fear!

To put it bluntly, when Qin Yuan chose to do certain things, it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, an impulsive act, without even considering the consequences. He just felt he could take a gamble, and then he did it.

But he never expected that things would not develop in the way he thought, and in that instant, the whole world became his enemy!

However, when Qin Yuan saw Qin Feng, he felt a little hopeful and relieved. After all, who in the palace didn't know about his sister Qin Ling's relationship with Qin Feng?

Perhaps Qin Feng will let him off the hook because of this?

By the way, where's my sister? Why didn't she come back with us?

Unfortunately, reality quickly and cruelly poured cold water on him, because Qin Feng only gave him a cold look before turning back to greet General Bai and the others.

After the formal meeting began, Qin Feng first had the imperial physician come up and give a detailed account of the old emperor's cause of death. Then, he summoned several palace maids who had been by the old emperor's side to explain the situation at the time. In addition, Qin Yuan's personal maid was also brought in. Although they all claimed that they knew nothing, denying everything in front of Qin Feng, a necromancer, was utterly meaningless. With just a few simple control spells, they obediently confessed everything.

After all, as a prince, Qin Yuan couldn't possibly contact others on his own, much less obtain poison himself...

At this point, Qin Yuan's crime of murdering the old emperor Qin Ziming was completely confirmed. However, this was not unexpected, as everyone already knew beforehand. So, this was just a formality, a show put on for the Third Prince.

The key issue is how to deal with the Fourth Prince, Qin Yuan.

The fourth prince?

But to everyone's surprise, Qin Feng suddenly snorted coldly, "This ingrate doesn't deserve the title of Fourth Prince at all!"

!!!

White-eyed wolf?

Is he unworthy of the title of Fourth Prince?

Well, everyone, including the eldest prince Qin Yu, finally realized that Qin Yuan was not the biological son of the old emperor Qin Ziming at all, but the flesh and blood of the old emperor's 'deceased' younger brother. However, the old emperor not only did not hold it against him, but also raised him as his own son and gave him the noble status of the fourth prince. As a result, Qin Yuan was not only ungrateful, but even repaid kindness with enmity. What else could he be but an ingrate?

The entire council hall erupted in chaos, and even the eldest prince, Qin Yu, couldn't help but rush up and kick Qin Yuan several times!

But wait a minute, how did you, Your Highness, know about such a secret, which is from so long ago?

Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. We don't doubt you, but some things require rigorous verification and factual evidence... As you can see, none of our ministers know about this matter, not even His Highness the First Prince. Therefore, we cannot simply listen to your side of the story!

After all, the prince's status is of great importance, and now it is also related to the crime of murdering His Majesty. This matter must be recorded in the history of Qin forever. Of course, all words and deeds must be rigorous and truthful!

"Of course I have evidence!" Qin Feng glanced lightly at the officials in the council hall. "There's another matter that should be announced to the world at this time! Someone, go to Yulin Palace and invite Her Majesty the Empress out!"