After My Brother and the Emperor Got Their Happy Ending, the Princess Confessed to Me - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Southern Chu had invaded. As the Protector General of the State, I rushed straight to the Emperor’s bedchamber and requested the military tally overnight so I could march out to war.

But in the bright candlelight, the person sitting brazenly on the couch was my elder brother.

Huh?

Brother, did you secretly rebel behind the family’s back?

Are you trying to get yourself killed, acting this recklessly?

Then the Emperor walked over from behind him and said, “Young General Qin is here? What brings you?”

The Emperor’s complete lack of concern stunned me.

I couldn’t help but feel envious.

The bond between ruler and minister shared by the Emperor and my brother was truly profound.

I stated my purpose.

The Emperor made an OK sign, then waved for a plate of grapes to be brought over.

He said to my brother,

“One grape for ten thousand troops. How many she takes depends entirely on you, my dear minister.”

Oh my god.

Plump grapes were piled high on an ice tray, misting with a chilling vapor.

In the middle of this scorching summer, this was a royal blessing!

Emperor, you were a living saint.

Moved to tears, I dropped to the ground and bowed.

“Thank you, Your Majesty! I will not fail my mission. I’ll beat those Southern Barbarians until they scatter like fallen flowers!”

Chapter 2

I successfully took one hundred and twenty thousand troops.

This was the most well-prepared southern campaign since the founding of the dynasty!

Not only could we suppress the unrest, I could even conquer Southern Chu and expand Great Zhao’s territory!

On the march, I praised the Emperor’s generosity to the princess.

After listening, the princess rolled her eyes.

Then she very solemnly told me three things.

First: the matter was not actually what it appeared to be.

Second: my brother was actually an unfathomable man.

Third: I actually ought to have my brain and eyes checked.

Chapter 3

So many “actuallys.”

The princess’s words had to contain some deeper meaning.

I racked my brains for half a month, and at last, when the army reached the borderlands, I understood one thing.

Damn it. I only thought my brother didn’t like women.

I never imagined he was actually gay.

And he even made the princess misunderstand and think I had no brain.

Damn it.

Chapter 4

Since I now had this layer of nepotistic connection, I became a little more willful and unrestrained in how I handled things.

Not enough rations? Ask the Emperor!

Not enough weapons? Ask the Emperor!

Not enough silver? Ask the Emperor!

Several days later, I unexpectedly received a letter from my brother.

The writing on it twisted like snakes.

[Qin Huaize, I advise you to restrain yourself! At the rate you’re asking for things, the national treasury simply can’t take it!]

What a joke. My brother could compose poetry at seven, write with exquisite elegance at thirteen, pass the imperial examinations at seventeen, and become Prime Minister at twenty.

How could he possibly write such hideous characters?

I handed the letter to the princess.

The princess took one look, her expression inscrutable.

“Yes, the national treasury really can’t take it anymore. Heh.”