The MC had around 8 wives during his reign, and there seems to be two more women that show interest in him in this life.

One time when he was out with his buddies just hanging around and eating, some arrogant elf younglings came up to him and started trying to order him, a human, around. He thoroughly beat them up, and it was very satisfying.

As for his wives, it would seem that, although he hates (?) them, and they might hate him too, its implied that they really did care and love him, at least in the past.

After the emperor's death 100 years later, he reincarnates into the youngest son of one of the 12 human families that were assigned as the houses that are candidates to be the next emperor. At first, he thinks things are stable in the empire, but after a visit from the child of Burzlow (or whatever his name was) to try and take his fiancee away, he quickly realizes things are very wrong beneath the surface. Starting with the so-called 'Empire Liberation Force' trying to destabilize things and being the true masterminds behind the whole 'Burzlow takes his fiancee' thing (which was actually a ploy to destroy both families and cause chaos in the land), and the non-human races all vying to control the throne, and corruption and tyranny running rampant across all the forces in the empire. Suffice to say, things are absolutely FUBAR, and what's worse is that his children are getting involved by it. His dear children are being used by their races and their own mothers as sacrifices and bait. Of course, the MC, being a responsible parent, decides to step in and protect them, as well as protecting his new family. He's going to set the empire straight, even if it means beating each and every single one of those ministers again and taking care of the rebels by himself.