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

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Yelü Nanyan tried her best to control her emotions.

"Whew... Thanks to His Majesty, everything... um... is fine!"

Lu Chen continued, "Hoo hoo... are you still drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tea?"

Yelü Nanyan said, "Of course I'm drinking. Hmm... Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask that question?"

Lu Chen said, "My master told me that there is a problem with the Dragon and Phoenix Tree."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Yelü Nanyan was suddenly taken aback, and Lu Chen could clearly feel Yelü Nanyan's entire body tense up.

After regaining her senses, Yelü Nanyan pretended to ask, "A question?...Wh...Hey...What question?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I don't know either, so I wanted to ask you if you felt uncomfortable after drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tea?"

Yelü Nanyan quickly replied, "This concubine...this concubine is not feeling unwell..."

Lu Chen said, "Oh? Is that so?"

As Lu Chen quickened his pace, he said, "This is what my master told me. She said that women who drink Dragon and Phoenix Tea will have increasingly deeper feelings for me. They have long since discovered the special properties of Dragon and Phoenix Tea. The reason they pretend not to know and continue to drink it is because they are using me as a furnace."

Hearing Lu Chen refer to himself as "朕" (the imperial "I") in his last sentence, Yelü Nanyan became even more nervous, and her body became even hotter.

Yelü Nanyan quickly said, "This concubine...this concubine has never...had such a thought...Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen immediately said, "Phew, so you discovered the secret of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea all along?"

Yelü Nanyan panicked slightly, "This concubine...this concubine..."

She didn't know what to say. In her opinion, the secret of the Dragon and Phoenix Tree was absolutely not to be revealed.

She had long suspected the secret of the Dragon and Phoenix Tree, but she had been pretending not to know. She was also afraid that Lu Chen would find out that she already knew the secret.

After all, it's not a good thing to talk about this kind of thing.

Lu Chen is, after all, an emperor, and an emperor who has unified the world. For him to resort to such petty tricks will damage his image if people find out.

Seeing Yelü Nanyan so nervous, Lu Chen suddenly felt playful and continued with his own business, leaving Yelü Nanyan to experience the feeling of her mind going completely blank amidst her panic.

After an unknown amount of time, the palace seemed to have calmed down. Lu Chen whispered in Yelü Nanyan's ear, "Phew... So what if you know? I won't do anything to you. Look how scared you are."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the beautiful woman, whose mind had been blank, gradually came to her senses. Lu Chen was deliberately using this to make her nervous, and then taking advantage of the situation...

Lu Chen loves doing this kind of thing the most...

That little man is truly despicable!

Although he was already an adult, in Yelü Nanyan's eyes at this moment, Lu Chen was still a little man, so playful, which meant he hadn't grown up yet.

Lu Chen then turned over, pulling Yelü Nanyan closer, and looked down at her beautiful face, continuing to ask, "Nanyan, now that you've noticed the effects of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea on you, why do you continue to drink it?"

Upon hearing this question, Yelü Nanyan remained silent for a moment, her blush deepening. "This humble servant..."

Seeing that Yelü Nanyan hesitated to speak, Lu Chen stroked her cheek and said, "Say whatever you want in front of me."

Yelü Nanyan no longer concealed anything and said directly, "I am already His Majesty's woman and cannot live without His Majesty, so the influence of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea is a good thing for me. Drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tea can also help me accelerate my cultivation."

She already has a child with Lu Chen, and she is also in love with Lu Chen. At this point, what is the point of her giving up the Dragon and Phoenix Tea?

As for the Dragon and Phoenix Tea making her like Lu Chen more and more, this influence is a good one for her and for Lu Chen's other wives and concubines. After all, they belong to Lu Chen. If they don't like Lu Chen, who do they like?

If they voluntarily give up Dragon and Phoenix Tea, it means they already have other ideas.

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's reply, Lu Chen thought to himself, "It seems that most of my women share Yelü Nanyan's thoughts."

In this era, the saying goes, "If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog." They had already fallen into his trap and were bound to him. Now, the Dragon and Phoenix Tea was not a bad thing for them.

Therefore, even though they all knew the effects of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea, they wouldn't have any negative feelings towards it.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that the main reason why his wives and concubines did not complain about him was because he had provided good after-sales service.

If he forcibly takes away their virginity and fails to provide adequate follow-up services, they will likely be somewhat dissatisfied with him once they learn the effects of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea.

Seeing that Lu Chen was looking at her without speaking, seemingly deep in thought, Yelü Nanyan said softly, "Your Majesty, why don't you have someone call Yao Yao over? She's been talking about Your Majesty a lot lately."

She was indeed finding it difficult to deal with Lu Chen, who was already a cultivator at the Myriad Laws Realm, all by herself. In any case, Xiao Wenyao was right next door, and Xiao Wenyao had probably noticed the commotion in her room and was probably thinking about it from next door.

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's words, Lu Chen smiled faintly, then transmitted his voice to the maid outside the room, saying, "Go and summon Consort Xiao."

Normally, when Lu Chen was having sex with his wives and concubines, there were maids or servants serving him. But today, in order to test whether Yelü Nanyan knew about the Dragon and Phoenix Tea, Lu Chen had all the maids and servants leave the palace. Now, there were only the two of them in the entire palace.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's telepathic message, the maid at the door immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

A short while later, Xiao Wenyao appeared in Yelü Nanyan's palace, as if she had known what was going to happen all along and had made preparations in advance.

When Xiao Wenyao entered Yelü Nanyan's palace, Lu Chen and Yelü Nanyan had already begun their umpteenth round of confrontation. As soon as Xiao Wenyao entered the palace, her face began to flush.

Lu Chen turned his head and glanced at Xiao Wenyao, who was standing in the middle of the palace, and said with a smile, "Yaoyao, what are you doing standing there? Come here."

Xiao Wenyao said softly, "This servant...this servant will come right away."

Xiao Wenyao was particularly fond of this self-designation. Even though she had already been granted the title of Imperial Concubine, she still liked to refer to herself as "this humble servant" in front of Lu Chen, and she discovered that Lu Chen seemed to like this self-designation as well.

As soon as Xiao Wenyao finished speaking, she went to the soft couch and then helped Yelü Nanyan deal with Lu Chen.

……

It was evening.

Lu Chen arrived at an antique-style room filled with the atmosphere of poetry and books.

He didn't spend too much time with Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao. After all, he still had so many wives and concubines waiting for him. Although he didn't summon them, he had made such a commotion with Yelü Nanyan that they probably already knew he was back.

When Lu Chen entered Murong Xue'er's palace, he did not find her. The palace was extremely quiet. The walls were covered with calligraphy and poems, and there were several sketches by Lu Chen next to Murong Xue'er's soft couch.

At this moment, Lu Chen used his spiritual power to sense Murong Xue'er's exact location and found that she was in her study. So Lu Chen used a teleportation technique to arrive at Murong Xue'er's study.

Murong Xue'er was lying on the desk, holding a calligraphy brush, and writing something seriously.

Seeing this, Lu Chen did not disturb her. He slowly walked to the side and glanced at Murong Xue'er.

Murong Xue'er was dressed in black and white, with poems embroidered on the white background. The robe was a bit loose, revealing her fair neck and one shoulder.

Murong Xue'er's hair was styled in a high bun, giving her a mature and dignified appearance, exuding the air of a noblewoman, while also radiating a subtle talent.

Seeing Murong Xue'er's serious expression, Lu Chen wished he could pin her to the table right now and write words on her body.

After an unknown amount of time, Murong Xue'er finally spoke, "Why didn't Your Majesty say anything upon arriving?"

Murong Xue'er didn't turn to look at Lu Chen, but continued writing her calligraphy. Lu Chen smiled and said, "I am, after all, the emperor. You didn't even bow when I arrived, but instead asked me why I wasn't speaking."

Murong Xue'er said calmly, "Didn't His Majesty say that your harem only contains relatives, not subjects, and that they don't need to bow to you?"

"Does His Majesty intend to retract those words?"

Lu Chen chuckled. Murong Xue'er took his words to heart. Although he had emphasized it many times, his other women still had to bow to him.

Lu Chen slowly leaned closer, wrapped his arm around Murong Xue'er's waist, pressed his body against her hips, and then buried his head in her neck, taking a deep breath.

"I haven't been back for so long, has Xue'er missed me?"

After feeling Lu Chen's passion at her hips, Murong Xue'er knew what he was going to do next. She put down the calligraphy brush in her hand and then turned her head slightly to look at Lu Chen.

"As Your Majesty's woman, I naturally miss you every moment. It's just a pity that Your Majesty is so busy with state affairs that you can't come to visit me often."

At this point, Murong Xue'er showed a forlorn expression, looking as if she had been wronged.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Oh, is my wife blaming me?"

"Then I'll stay here with you for the next period of time."

Lu Chen naturally understood that Murong Xue'er's dejected appearance was an act. He and Murong Xue'er had played these games more than once or twice, but in the end, Murong Xue'er would always beg for mercy and admit defeat.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er continued to feign a wronged expression, "Your Majesty's ambition lies in conquering the world, how can you be so easily swayed by worldly pleasures? This humble servant..."

Before Murong Xue'er could finish speaking, she heard a tearing sound behind her.

Lu Chen pressed Murong Xue'er directly onto the words she had just written.

Damn it, I can't take it anymore! (End of Chapter)