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

By the time Lu Chen and Li Qingrou left the bathhouse, it was completely dark.

The two returned to the Golden Palace, but this time they were dressed, and the rags that had been scattered all over the floor had been cleaned up.

However, Lu Chen still didn't let go. Even after he put on his clothes, Lu Chen still hugged Li Qingrou and made her sit on his lap.

After several days of being tormented by Lu Chen, Li Qingrou, a celestial being, was now completely exhausted. She lay limp in Lu Chen's arms, her expression cold but her face flushed and full of allure.

At this moment, Lu Chen said to the female guards outside, "Report on the situation in Daqian."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's order, a female guard entered the Golden Palace and immediately said, "The Emperor Qian has passed away, and the Crown Prince of Daqian is still young. Therefore, the Empress of Daqian currently controls the entire Daqian. Everything in Daqian is decided by the Empress."

After listening to the report, Lu Chen fell into deep thought.

Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty?

Could the death of Emperor Qianlong be related to Empress Daqian?

After all, the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty is the direct beneficiary. Now that the Crown Prince is young, she can take the opportunity to control the court.

But then again, what good is it for her to control the court?

Now that Da Wu and Da Yue have been destroyed, Da Qian will be next. Even if that woman has become the highest power center in Da Qian, Da Qian will soon be destroyed by Da Xia, and her status will plummet.

Lu Chen then asked, "How did Emperor Qian die?"

The female guard replied, "According to the investigation by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Emperor Qianlong was infected with the plague before his death, and it is very likely that he died from the plague."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment. It was not impossible for him to die from the plague, but he still felt something was strange.

Another possible reason is that the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty used the plague to kill the Emperor Qian, and then attributed the Emperor Qian's death to the plague.

However, regardless of how Emperor Qian died, the biggest problem now is not the political structure of Daqian. Lu Chen doesn't care who is in power in Daqian now. No matter who is in power, Daqian will eventually become part of Daxia.

What's giving Lu Chen the biggest headache right now is the plague in Daqian. Qin Yushan has been investigating the plague situation ever since he went to Daqian.

Qin Yushan's investigation revealed that the knowledge Lu Chen had imparted regarding the prevention of viruses and bacteria was indeed useful against the plague, indicating that this was a virus within Lu Chen's knowledge.

However, there is a big problem. Although Qin Yushan used the Flying Star Sect as a cover to teach the people of Daqian many methods to prevent the plague, and those people used the methods to prevent the plague, the plague still broke out repeatedly.

This gives people the feeling that someone is spreading a plague.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to the female guard who had reported, "Investigate the background of this Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty."

Lu Chen suspected that if Emperor Qian's death was indeed related to the Empress of Daqian, then the plague was probably also related to the Empress, or perhaps there was someone else behind the Empress.

If the people spreading the plague can be dealt with, the plague in Daqian might still be contained. If this continues, he will be unable to send troops to Daqian, which will greatly slow down his progress in unifying the world.

For Lu Chen now, becoming a Celestial Being is just one step away. If he keeps delaying it, he will always feel uneasy. After all, only by quickly becoming a Celestial Being can his strength continue to improve.

Lu Chen then said calmly, "Go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The female guard then turned and left the Golden Palace.

After the guard left, Li Qingrou said, "The Xia Emperor, who is so powerful, actually frowned because of a small country like Qian."

"You think you're so powerful? You not only destroyed the Great Wu, but also the Great Yue. Why don't you plan to send troops to destroy the Great Qian?"

Hearing Li Qingrou's sarcastic words, Lu Chen smiled faintly and then said, "Don't worry, destroying the Great Qian Dynasty is only a matter of time."

Lu Chen knew that Li Qingrou was still angry. He had not only destroyed her country, but also taken her body. If she didn't feel any anger, she wouldn't be the Empress Yue.

At this moment, Lu Chen seemed to remember something and asked, "As the emperor of Dayue, you must have received a lot of information about Daqian, especially about the plague. I wonder if you have gleaned anything from that information?"

The plague in Daqian has been raging for a long time, and Li Qingrou must have obtained a lot of intelligence about it. Every dynasty has its own intelligence agency, and the Dayue Dynasty is no exception.

Hearing Lu Chen's question, Li Qingrou was about to continue her sarcastic remarks, but Lu Chen suddenly spoke up, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. We'll be returning to Yancheng in a few days, so we should make the most of our time here in the Golden Palace and create more wonderful memories."

At this point, Lu Chen brought his mouth close to Li Qingrou's ear and continued:

"After all, this is where you used to hold court."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingrou was startled.

She immediately understood what Lu Chen meant; this guy hadn't had enough fun yet and wanted to continue playing with her body.

Li Qingrou immediately said, "There is a high probability that cultivators from other worlds exist in the Great Qian Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen stopped moving his hand, which had just been on Li Qingrou's hand, upwards.

"Cultivators from other worlds?"

"What evidence do you have? Or how did you make that judgment?"

Li Qingrou said, "You can send someone to my imperial study to look for it. There is a lot of information about the Great Qian plague in my imperial study."

Lu Chen then said to the guards at the door, "Go and move all the intelligence reports and memorials from the Imperial Study to the Golden Palace. I want to read them slowly."

After giving instructions to the guards, Lu Chen continued to hold the beautiful woman in his arms and said, "I also have my suspicions, but I haven't had any concrete evidence yet."

When Lu Chen heard that the plague might have come from the sea, he suspected that it came from another world, but the Embroidered Uniform Guard faced great difficulties in every step of its operations in Daqian.

It was only after Lu Chen sent Qin Yushan to Daqian that the Embroidered Uniform Guard began to gather more and more intelligence, but Lu Chen's understanding of Daqian was still very limited.

Lu Chen was very curious about how much Li Qingrou, the emperor in the northwest region, knew about the Great Qian Dynasty.

Li Qingrou said coldly, "If I hadn't said anything, you probably wouldn't have suspected anything."

Lu Chen laughed and said, "You make it sound like I'm inferior to you. If I were inferior to you, how could I have destroyed Dayue, taken over your body, and even subdued you so completely?"

Hearing Lu Chen's insulting words, Li Qingrou was not angered. She said expressionlessly, "You better pray that your methods will always work, otherwise one day I will personally end your life!"

Lu Chen didn't take Li Qingrou's threats to heart at all.

His wife was stubborn; she was probably sick. With him, this miracle doctor, around, she didn't need medicine; an injection would do the trick. (End of Chapter)