Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Inside the Golden Palace.

A little girl of about six years old sat on the dragon throne. She was petite and delicate, with a beautiful face, bright eyes and white teeth, and was very cute.

Beside the dragon throne sat a mature and beautiful woman, wearing a phoenix crown, exuding elegance and nobility.

The beautiful woman glanced at the people in the hall, sighed deeply, and a helpless expression appeared on her face. "This day has finally come."

At this moment, the little girl looked at the beautiful woman beside her and asked, "Mother, I don't want to be the emperor anymore. It's not fun at all."

In the main hall, a domain lord stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager, for the sake of the people of the Qingyun Dynasty, let's take the initiative to join the Great Xia Dynasty."

Another minister stepped forward and said, "Yes, now that the Great Emperor who wields the power of killing has broken through again, no one knows what she will do next."

In an instant, officials from the imperial court and lords of various regions in the main hall all urged Empress Dowager Mao Yulan to relinquish power.

Mao Yulan didn't speak, she just listened quietly.

She had known this day would come, and she didn't covet the power in her hands. She was just worried that if the Great Xia Dynasty officially annexed the Qingyun Dynasty, then her daughter would be useless. The Great Xia Dynasty would most likely kill her and her son, since they were considered remnants of the previous dynasty.

It doesn't matter if she dies, but her child is so young, and she doesn't want to see her die at such a young age.

However, none of this is something she can decide.

Now that the Great Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, who wields the power of slaughter, has broken through, the entire Qingyun Dynasty is filled with dread after sensing that power. Everyone is afraid that the Great Emperor will slaughter the Qingyun Dynasty.

The ministers and domain lords of the Qingyun Dynasty simply came to the palace and had Mao Yulan take the initiative to propose to Lu Chen that he join the Great Xia Dynasty, in order to test Lu Chen's attitude.

The young emperor can now speak, and the Qingyun Dynasty has long lost the support of the people. Now, it is possible to perfectly transfer the fortune of the Qingyun Dynasty to the Great Xia Dynasty.

If the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty still doesn't agree under such circumstances, then Great Xia might truly be using the Qingyun Dynasty as training material for the Great Emperor who wields the power of killing.

After a long while, the discussions in the hall gradually subsided, and Mao Yulan finally spoke, saying, "You don't need to say anything more. I know what to do."

The discussion in the hall stopped when Mao Yulan spoke, and everyone's eyes fell on her.

Mao Yulan continued, "Tomorrow I will take His Majesty to the Heavenly Emperor's palace. If the Heavenly Emperor agrees, the grand ceremony will be held in a few days."

Seeing that Mao Yulan had agreed, everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief. What they were most afraid of now was that Mao Yulan couldn't see the situation clearly and was still greedy for the power of the Empress Dowager.

At this moment, a domain lord said, "Since the Empress Dowager has made her decision, then we will wait for her good news on the Imperial Star."

Mao Yulan then stood up and said expressionlessly, "That's enough for today."

Afterwards, Mao Yulan led the young Empress Qi Qinghan away from the Golden Palace.

Back in her palace, Mao Yulan looked worried. Seeing her mother's anxious expression, Qi Qinghan asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"

Mao Yulan shook her head and stroked Qi Qinghan's rosy cheeks, saying, "Mother is fine. Mother just remembered some unhappy things."

Qi Qinghan innocently asked, "What's bothering you?"

Mao Yulan forced a smile and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Qinghan, if you weren't emperor, what would you want to do?"

Qi Qinghan raised a finger to her lips, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "I want to eat lots and lots of delicious food."

Mao Yulan was somewhat surprised to hear Qi Qinghan's answer. Although Qi Qinghan was just a puppet emperor, he was still an emperor after all.

In the palace, Qi Qinghan could eat all kinds of delicious food. Mao Yulan never expected that Qi Qinghan would be interested in food.

Mao Yulan continued, "Qinghan, don't you have anything else that interests you?"

Qi Qinghan replied, "No."

Mao Yulan then asked, "Is there anywhere Qinghan would like to go?"

Mao Yulan thought to herself that after the Great Xia Dynasty annexed the Qingyun Dynasty, she would take Qi Qinghan away from the Imperial Star and go to other dynasties or other star regions.

Qi Qinghan then said, "I want to go to the Tianchen World!"

exist……

Mao Yulan was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Tianchen World is the imperial star of the Great Xia Dynasty. She never expected that Qi Qinghan would be interested in Tianchen World. Mao Yulan then asked, "Why do you want to go to Tianchen World?"

Qi Qinghan said, "Sister Rong'er told me that Tianchen World has lots of delicious food and fun things to do."

Upon hearing this answer, Mao Yulan's expression became somewhat complicated. The Rong'er that Qi Qinghan mentioned was a person from the Great Xia Dynasty.

After the Great Xia Dynasty occupied the entire Imperial Star, it dismissed all the maids in the palace and replaced them all with people from the Great Xia Dynasty.

Although they all acted very friendly, Mao Yulan knew very well that they were just monitoring her and her son.

Under the influence of those maids, Qi Qinghan also developed a fondness for the Great Xia Dynasty and a keen interest in the Tianchen World.

Mao Yulan didn't dare to say too much about the Great Xia Dynasty to Qi Qinghan. With so many maids of the Great Xia Dynasty watching, if she spoke carelessly, she might have already lost her life.

Mao Yulan could only watch as her daughter was brainwashed by those maids.

The thought that Qi Qinghan, a ruler of a fallen kingdom, ultimately harbored a fondness for the dynasty that destroyed him filled Mao Yulan with immense irony.

She didn't continue the topic. Whether they could even survive was a question, let alone escape the Qingyun Dynasty.

……

The next morning.

Early in the morning, Mao Yulan brought Qi Qinghan, who was dressed in a phoenix robe, to the outside of Lu Chen's palace.

As emperor, Qi Qinghan should have worn a dragon robe, but Mao Yulan considered that the Qingyun Dynasty had been occupied by the Great Xia Dynasty, and Qi Qinghan was just a puppet emperor. Wearing a dragon robe would be a great disrespect to the Heavenly Emperor.

Mao Yulan stood at the door and said to the maid at the door, "This concubine wishes to see His Majesty. I hope you will inform him."

The maid glanced at Mao Yulan and Qi Qinghan, "His Majesty is not here."

Mao Yulan was slightly taken aback. Not here?

Where did they go?

Just as Mao Yulan was about to continue asking the maid questions, suddenly, a cold and beautiful woman dressed in a white dress and carrying a sword passed by the palace courtyard.

Mao Yulan immediately realized that the woman seemed to be a personal maidservant of the Heavenly Emperor, and she quickly said, "Miss, please wait a moment!"

Bai Qingqing stopped and looked at Mao Yulan with a puzzled expression. "What is it?"

Mao Yulan quickly said, "This concubine wishes to see His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."

Bai Qingqing said, "His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor is currently in seclusion."

Mao Yulan sighed inwardly. A great emperor could go into seclusion for decades at a time, so it seemed she wouldn't be able to see the Heavenly Emperor today.

Just as she was about to leave, Bai Qingqing suddenly spoke up, "Come with me." (End of Chapter)