You go on to complete the ascension

You stand and out on your robe, leaving the exhausted Ran Ran in the bed, sleeping. You have spent the whole night satiating your lust and fulfilling hers as well.

The still small ki in her had shown the fruit of your coupling, and perhaps in nine months's time, your mother figure would truly becomes a mother. She would become a good mother, you're sure, because that's why you turn out to be a good man.

As Ran Ran is not a concubine, moreso a queen, the child that would be born will an illegitimate one, and wouldn't inherite your royal lineage. While that may be a disadvantagous for her, on other hand, there will be less people wanting to go out of their way to harm her. Simply getting pregnant with a bastard would automatically put her out of running for the position next to you. While the emperor may take anyone as a concubine, there are strict rules regarding the matter, such as not to take widows or single mother. You can still bed the woman, but not take her as yours legally.

With that, there's no reason to harm them unless the party wants to risk your wrath.

Just to be sure, you already made plan to send her off to another place in a few months time, before her pregnancy becomes obvious. But before that, you feel as the heat goes into the groin area, you might as well take the time to be more familiar with the body of a woman's.

As you move to the preparation room, your thoughts wander about the process you're undergoing. The mourning rituals in front of your father's coffin had been done a month's back, and you recall wearing traditional mourning white and performing the kowtow; the three kneelings and nine prostrations; to signify your grief. Then, you had entered the Palace of Abstinence to fast and mediatate to spirtually prepare yourself to visit the Temple of Heaven where you offer sacrifice and propose for the heavens for permission to ascend the throne. That was two weeks ago, and the Temple's ceiling was bathed with magical light, showing that you have the permission to do so.