Your 8th male consort, Juniper Xie, was selected by your ministers last year for his beauty but you had never visited him or spared a glance as you were always with your most favored male consort, Alonso Xie. You were working on official documents in your study when you heard the door open. Thinking it was Alonso Xie, you looked up but frowned when you saw that it was Juniper Xie.

"My emperor, I have a favor to ask of you." Juniper Xie said as He looked down at his clenched hands.