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

Chapter 324 The Emperor's Plans

Upon hearing Emperor Yue's words, Murong Xue'er was slightly stunned. She hadn't expected Emperor Yue to ask her to reveal her purpose voluntarily.

At this moment, Emperor Yue continued, "If you don't reveal your purpose, how can you gain the trust of the Northern King?"

Murong Xue'er instantly realized that Emperor Yue had never worried about her purpose in going to the Northern Kingdom being exposed. Only when her purpose was exposed could she use her background to play the victim and create the impression that she was forced by Emperor Yue to offer herself in order to obtain information.

Emperor Yue continued, "Also, how's your investigation into the mysterious weapon going?"

Murong Xue'er snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the Northern Kingdom does indeed possess special weapons, and they are already mass-producing them. However, since I have not yet gained the Northern King's approval, I do not yet know the power of those mysterious weapons."

As soon as Murong Xue'er finished speaking, the red curtain was instantly blown open by a gust of wind, revealing the stunningly beautiful face of the Emperor Yue to Murong Xue'er.

The next moment, Murong Xue'er's body involuntarily flew in front of Emperor Yue. Just as Murong Xue'er was about to say something, Emperor Yue grabbed her by the neck.

The Emperor Yue said coldly, "How long have you been in the Northern Kingdom? You couldn't even gather this much information?"

Murong Xue'er was choked and couldn't speak; her face turned red.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, slave...slave..."

Before Murong Xue'er could finish speaking, Emperor Yue continued, "Are you perhaps afraid of losing your virginity, which is why you haven't approached the Northern King?"

At this point, Murong Xue'er's clothes were instantly torn to shreds by a force, revealing the virginity marks on her lower abdomen.

Seeing that Murong Xue'er's virginity mark was still there, Emperor Yue threw Murong Xue'er to the ground, and Murong Xue'er couldn't help but cough.

Emperor Yue continued, "You've been in the Northern Kingdom for so long, and you still have the palace guard mark. It seems you haven't been focusing on the mission at all."

Murong Xue'er quickly said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance!"

Emperor Yue then turned and walked toward his phoenix bed, saying as he walked, "You shall return to the Northern Kingdom in a few days. I need you to find out why the Northern King took the initiative to announce that Zhuge Chongguang was not a Celestial Realm cultivator."

Murong Xue'er said, "This servant will definitely complete the mission."

Just then, Emperor Yue stopped and said without turning his head, "I hope you remember one thing: I saved your life."

Murong Xue'er immediately knelt on the ground and said, "This servant will always remember that this servant is willing to do anything for Your Majesty in this life."

The Emperor said coldly, "Go down."

As soon as Emperor Yue finished speaking, the quilt on the Empress's bed flew up and landed on Murong Xue'er, who then turned and left Emperor Yue's palace.

After Murong Xue'er left the palace, she sighed deeply. She suddenly felt lost about the future. She had originally planned to tell Emperor Yue everything that had happened to her in the Northern Kingdom, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Not only that, Emperor Yue wanted her to reveal her purpose in approaching the Northern King, and then use this to gain the Northern King's trust.

If she really pretended to submit to the Northern King, would the Emperor of Yue still trust her and give her important positions when she returned to the Great Yue Dynasty? Probably not.

No one can say for sure whether she has truly pledged allegiance to the Northern King. What if she has taken her act seriously? She doesn't believe that the Emperor Yue would trust her so much.

Although she was filled with worries about the future, Murong Xue'er ultimately decided to do as Emperor Yue said. What Emperor Yue said before she left the palace was true; if it weren't for Emperor Yue, she might have died back then.

Over the years, many people actually wanted her, the daughter of a disgraced official, to die quickly, but under the protection of Emperor Yue, she not only did not die, but her status also rose higher and higher.

Despite how fierce the Emperor Yue was to her, she wouldn't be where she is today without him.

Political struggles are extremely complex. Although the Murong family was exterminated for opposing Emperor Yue, it was actually not Emperor Yue who took action, but the ministers who supported him. This is why those ministers wanted her, the daughter of a disgraced official, to die quickly.

The higher her status, the greater the threat she posed to those who had killed her family. The reason there were so many rumors about her misconduct was because some people didn't want the Empress to value her so much.

As for the Emperor Yue asking her to offer herself to the Prince of the North, Murong Xue'er didn't really care. Compared to what she wanted, her purity was nothing to her in the past. The only problem was that after she lost her purity, the Emperor Yue might not be as intimate with her as before.

She used to be the bed warmer of Emperor Yue. If she lost her virginity, given Emperor Yue's personality, he would most likely not let her continue to serve him.

She owes her current status to Emperor Yue's side. If Emperor Yue were to remove her from his side, Murong Xue'er doubts whether she would still be given important responsibilities.

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Not long after Murong Xue'er left Emperor Yue's palace, some ministers appeared outside the curtains of Emperor Yue's palace and discussed matters concerning the Black Dragon Kingdom.

At this moment, a minister spoke up, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe that the Black Dragon Kingdom poses a great threat and should be annihilated by military force."

As soon as this minister finished speaking, another minister said, "The Black Dragon Kingdom has at most two million people. What threat could it pose? I believe the real threat is the Northern Kingdom. There are rumors in the Northern Kingdom that Zhuge Chongguang has not broken through to the Celestial Realm. I believe that since the Northern Kingdom does not have a Celestial Realm expert in charge, Dayue should eliminate this huge threat in advance."

"If Zhuge Chongguang truly breaks through to the Celestial Realm, it won't be so easy for us to destroy the Northern Kingdom."

At this moment, Emperor Yue, who was half-reclining on the phoenix bed, spoke up: "I've heard that many merchant caravans from the Black Dragon Kingdom have entered Great Yue?"

Upon hearing this, a minister outside the red curtain said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yue said calmly, "Have you found out why they entered Great Yue and what they did?"

A military officer dressed in black and red robes spoke up: "We've found out. They entered Dayue mainly to buy goods from the Northern Kingdom."

Emperor Yue thought for a moment, then said, "The Black Dragon Kingdom may have Celestial Realm experts. The barbarians have failed in their several attacks on the Black Dragon Kingdom, which is indeed a huge threat. However, compared to the Black Dragon Kingdom, a small country that is content with its remote corner, I am more worried about the Northern Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, everyone instantly understood that Emperor Yue still had his mind on the Northern Kingdom.

Although the Black Dragon Kingdom had been established long ago, it hadn't made much of a splash since then, unlike the Northern King who caused such a stir as soon as he arrived in his fiefdom, even boasting that he would build railways all over the world.

At this moment, a minister said, "Your Majesty, since you also consider the Northern Kingdom a great threat, why don't we agree to form an alliance with Great Xia and destroy the Northern Kingdom first?"

"Now that the Great Xia is in turmoil, even if we destroy the Northern Kingdom, the Great Xia will not dare to say anything."

Emperor Yue said calmly, "There's no rush. Compared to us, Great Wu is even more eager to destroy the Northern Kingdom. Emperor Wu is probably already getting restless. Let them test the strength of the Northern Kingdom first."

Although Wu Yunwan is a good friend of Emperor Yue, friends are friends and countries are countries. She will not regard Da Wu as her natural ally just because of Wu Yunwan.

She hoped that Da Wu would take the lead in sending troops, and ideally, that they could test the true strength of the Northern Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)