After the Empress became a mother, the system gave me the Immortal Emperor's cultivation

It is said to be half an hour.

In fact, it didn’t take that long at all!

After preparing the thirteen dishes and bringing them to her bedroom in the Qianqing Palace, it was still not time yet!

By this calculation, this bastard would be there every time it was mealtime. He would have prepared everything in advance and even calculated the travel time!

So precise?

"Aren't you eating yet? Not to your liking? Are you hungry?"

Ye Qinglian came back to her senses and shook her head.

"I was wondering where Xiaobing went. Why is she missing today..."

Chu Ning was also confused.

"Yes, I usually squat at the stove during mealtimes to help you test for poison, but in reality I'm eating secretly."

Ye Qinglian didn't care: "She has a good personality, not as bad as you say. Besides, you made so many dishes and I can't finish them all by myself. It wouldn't be nice to waste the leftovers."

After all, it was his intention.

Seeing that Xiaobing was not coming, Chu Ning stood up with a smile, helped Ye Qinglian to serve the soup, and landed just half a step away from Ye Qinglian.

The woman narrowed her eyes slightly.

This time I noticed it.

But since you work so hard, I won’t expose you.

She didn't move and just took it naturally.

"I heard from Xiaobing that they're going to elect an emperor. Should we announce it to the world?"

Ye Qinglian nodded and said calmly, "You don't have to worry about these things. Just wait for the ceremony in the palace. But I still say that even if you become the emperor, you still sleep in the side hall and can't move in."

Chu Ning sighed, feeling a little disappointed.

"You can't even get married? Then are we still husband and wife?"

"Even in ordinary marriages, the husband will take the initiative to separate the rooms after the woman becomes pregnant. Don't you know that?"

"We don't have separate housing units in our hometown, so after three months, there seems to be no problem..."

click!

The chopsticks broke instantly!

Ye Qinglian glared at him with a look of shame and anger!

no problem?

No problem doing anything!

You bastard, do you dare to say that? Even if you cooked this table of food today, I would beat you!

Of course Chu Ning didn't dare to say...

Otherwise I'd get beaten...

He took the broken pair of chopsticks with a smile and handed over a new pair.

"I didn't say anything, Qinglian, you're overthinking it."

"Haha, all men in the world are the same, so don't even think about it!"

Ye Qinglian emphasized, "You and I are only husband and wife because of that accident, but it's only on the surface. As for other things, or even more excessive things, just think of them and try!"

Chu Ning nodded and laughed.

"It's okay, we can just separate the rooms. It's all for raising the baby anyway."

"Haha, it's impossible even after Longzi is born."

"Huh? That's a bit too much, right? If I want to have another child, do I have to wait until the next July 15th?"

"If you don't want to eat, go back to the palace!"

July 15th??!

You're quite good at seizing opportunities!

He was just a mortal, but he fell into a coma in just one day. It would take at least half a month to completely drain Chu Ning dry!

I heard that someone was outside the palace and had been bedridden for three months, but he was still thinking about this kind of thing?

Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. At that time, she couldn't control herself at all. Even if Xiaobing came, she would eat her alive!

So, the two of them were just an accident!

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore..."

Chu Ning smiled and turned the page. His wife was good in every way, except that she was too impulsive and easily angered. It would be okay if she could be a little gentler...

Ye Qinglian snorted coldly, said nothing more, and continued to concentrate on eating.

"Qinglian..."

"Whatever it is, just say it, and if you have something to say, just fart!"

"As the Emperor..."

"My world..."

"That's my wife too..."

Sure enough, he said it!

Her guess turned out to be correct!

Chu Ning asked curiously, "How are the matters at the court being considered? Actually, the political system I gave you is really good. This way, you can have an easier time."

"After all, once the baby is a few months older, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to attend court. If you set it up sooner, with your high cultivation level, you can take full control. You can even delegate power to the cabinet in a short period of time and let the cabinet make its own judgments and handle matters. It would be even better if there are trustworthy veteran ministers in the court."

Ye Qinglian put down her bowl and chopsticks, looking at him with cold eyes.

"It seems like you know a lot about this? You can even guess this?"

Chu Ning was stunned and a little surprised.

"Really?"

"Yes, the former prime minister."

She sneered in her heart.

Your true colors have been exposed. Even my prime minister knows you. I'm afraid he has already planned for you to take the throne after I abdicate!

After all, that political system could not be thought up by ordinary people. The Ming Dynasty's Zhang Juzheng's was just a cover to conceal your own talents and ambitions!

Chu Ning understood and nodded.

"Well, that's certainly possible, but if you just give up power, it will be troublesome. If you really don't have the energy by then, especially if you're weak after giving birth and can't handle any government affairs..."

Her smile was as beautiful as a flower, but with a hint of coldness.

"So I'll let you come and rule the country as the Emperor?"

Chu Ning shook his head: "There's no need for that. If power is given to me, it will inevitably cause unrest in the court and easily lead to factional strife."

You really think I will give it to you, how is that possible!

Chu Ning smiled and offered a solution: "The imperial power and the prime minister are actually two extremes. One represents the supreme power of the emperor, and the other represents the ministers of the world."

"If there's a vacancy, it'll be troublesome if the prime minister tries to dominate alone, especially if you're forming a new cabinet. In this case, you can separate the prime minister, or even separate the cabinet, and let the officials of the six ministries and the cabinet fight each other. Give them power, let both sides compete with each other, and develop factional struggles."

Ye Qinglian was stunned and a little confused.

"Why do we need party strife? Isn't this chaos?"

As a history and literature enthusiast, Chu Ning directly pointed out the key point.

"The cabinet's power is the most powerful in your political system. It's unique under the imperial power and will dominate. But if you give the six ministries power, they will have the capital to fight with the cabinet. The fighting among officials will lead to internal friction, making it impossible for them to monopolize power. They can only calculate among themselves and come up with countermeasures, which will allow them to continuously innovate internally and produce stronger talents..."

"Once they start fighting, they'll definitely show their cards. The more you know, the more leverage you have over them, making it easier to control them. If anyone starts to act rashly, won't they be kicked out with just one imperial edict?"

"You are the one who controls the greatest power of the emperor. You control the entire court and, by extension, the entire world!"

After hearing this, Ye Qinglian's heart was once again in turmoil!

If Chu Ning was talking nonsense, she would just treat it as a joke and let it go.

But she has controlled the imperial power for nearly a hundred years, so how could she not know what the effect would be if she used this method!

To officials, her image is more terrifying and majestic, and to her herself, it means she can manipulate a more powerful political machine!

This person is so scheming?

Ye Qinglian raised her head and squinted her eyes to look at Chu Ning.

"Oh? Are these all your ideas?"

"No, I'm telling you about that Ming Dynasty emperor named Jiajing. He didn't attend court for twenty years. That's how he ended up doing it. He loved practicing cultivation, but he couldn't succeed. You're the one who succeeded, so you're more powerful than him."

Ye Qinglian was half-believing and half-doubting.

"Why are you telling me all this? Are you trying to show off your talents? Do you want to be an official in the court? Or do you intend to rule in my place?"

Chu Ning looked bewildered. "Isn't this because it's inconvenient for you to attend court in the future? Besides, what's the point of being an official in the court? Fame or profit? I'm already living off such a generous salary, what's the point?"

"Besides, why would I govern for you? I'm not good at it."

Ye Qinglian's expression was as calm as water, without any ripples.

"Chu Ning, let's put other things aside for now, but you cannot participate in the regency of the dynasty. I can let you practice, I can give you wealth and glory, including everything you can want, but the country is the country passed down by the Ye family, and I will not give it to others."

"Even if you have such an idea, you should get rid of it as soon as possible."

Chu Ning was confused.

"So I provided you with this information, and you still suspected me of plotting against you?"

"Is not it?"

Chu Ning was silent for a moment, and his expression gradually calmed down.

Self-protection, lack of trust?

Yes, he had only been in the palace for three days, and this was only the third day.

It seems that interfering too much might indeed arouse suspicion.

He gave a bitter laugh and said, "Actually, I just said it casually that day. After all, it's a political system that can be used as a reference. If you didn't ask..."

Chu Ning paused and didn't continue.

"But it seems like you wouldn't believe what I'm saying... Well, you should eat first. I'm going to rest. I'm a little tired."

He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, pushed the door open and left.

Why did you leave?

For a moment, the figure in front of him seemed to have done more than just open a door.

It was as if the two of them were also distanced from each other.

Ye Qinglian frowned tightly.

She was not very happy about "exposing" Chu Ning's truth, nor did she see everything he wanted to see. Instead, she felt a kind of... loss?

This doesn't seem to be what she wants to see...

Outside the door, Xiaobing came jogging over and immediately apologized after seeing Chu Ning.

"Mr. Chu, I went into seclusion to practice today and forgot to call you..."

"It doesn't matter."

The figure walked further and further away, and Xiaobing was also confused, but she still told Ye Qinglian the good news.

The girl said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I have broken through to the late stage of the fourth realm. I don't know why my cultivation has been so fast recently. Eh? Your Majesty is already having dinner? I thought it would be late..."

"Mr. Chu, don't you want to eat with us?"

Ye Qinglian's eyes drooped slightly.

"He has eaten, you should eat too."

Xiaobing seemed to have noticed something and felt that the two of them were in a bad mood.

What's going on...

[Author's PS: The progress won't be slow. It's normal for the Empress to be wary. The change will be in the next chapter. The pace is already very fast, and I'm afraid that the brothers will feel uncomfortable reading it, so I'm explaining it specially.]