The activation of the System and the news that the child was his came one after another.
Chu Ning was indeed overwhelmed for a moment.
This reaction instantly made Ye Qinglian's mood plummet, and she stared blankly at the man in front of her.
"You... don't believe this child is yours?"
To be honest, Chu Ning's mind was also in chaos.
After graduating from university in his previous life, he became a 996 worker, living a life of toil every day. After Transmigration, for some unknown reason, he spent a night with the Empress in front of him and got her pregnant.
Damn it, it's already been three months...
"It's not that issue. I believe this child is mine."
"It's just that I haven't fully recovered my senses after hearing the news yet..."
Hearing this, Ye Qinglian's expression improved slightly.
What happened that day was beyond her control.
But due to her Celestial Fragrance Body Physique, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month each year, when the Yin Qi is strongest, the effects of her Physique would influence her Heart-Nature, and also affect the Heart-Nature of everyone around her, including women.
She had to go into seclusion for at least half a month every year.
This year started well, and she had even subtly touched the threshold of the Seven Realm Breaking Void Realm. Cultivators reaching this level would undergo earth-shattering changes and be called Saints.
But on the very last day, just as she was about to endure through it.
Suddenly, a man appeared.
That was a Secret Realm she had specially created, the most secret chamber in the entire Great Qian Dynasty. Even her closest maidservants were unaware of it, and once entered, she herself couldn't open it until the time was up. It was precisely to suppress this Physique!
But she didn't know how Chu Ning appeared.
Under such suppressed desire, she couldn't control herself. When Chu Ning embraced her, she reciprocated...
A night of non-stop engagement directly caused Chu Ning to lose consciousness.
Ye Qinglian had intended to directly kill Chu Ning, to eliminate this scoundrel who had taken her first time, but she suddenly realized he was just a Mortal.
A Secret Realm that even Saints couldn't enter, yet a Mortal came in. Perhaps it was for some reason, or perhaps this man was a gift from the heavens...
Although Ye Qinglian appeared cold, alluring, and decisive on the surface, she showed mercy in this matter, having her maidservant take him away and care for him for a few days.
Later, she still decided to throw him out of the palace, but gave him some silver, as if nothing had ever happened.
She was still the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, and she still had to work hard for her ambition of unifying the world.
But three months later, an accidental, unconscious bout of vomiting made Ye Qinglian seem to realize something.
After an internal examination, she suddenly discovered signs of life in her belly!
She was dumbfounded, thinking it was a hallucination, and even doubted her Cultivation. She immediately left the palace in secret to have her pulse checked.
Then, the doctor immediately congratulated her!
Great joy! A pregnancy pulse!
Ye Qinglian felt as if the sky had fallen...
The dignified Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, pregnant before marriage. If this matter spread, it would damage her prestige and give ideas to the Luohun Empire, which coveted the Great Qian Dynasty.
But none of that was the most important thing; finding Chu Ning was.
Ye Qinglian's thoughts were very simple.
She had no parents since childhood, ascended the throne at a young age, and then consolidated power to unify the internal and external affairs in adulthood. She appeared to have a resilient Heart-Nature, but in reality, what she lacked in those years was etched in her memory for life.
No matter who Chu Ning was, at least the child couldn't be born without a father...
Hearing this, Ye Qinglian's attitude subtly changed.
She had thought that the issue of the child's father would be debated for a long time, perhaps even to the point of a blood recognition ritual.
In her astonishment, Ye Qinglian spoke again.
"You trust me so easily? Aren't you going to ask any other questions?"
Chu Ning shook his head.
"I have no other questions. I will admit and take responsibility for what I have done."
Ye Qinglian felt a slight satisfaction in her heart.
"It's best if you can trust me."
Chu Ning couldn't not believe her.
Even if the System hadn't appeared, Chu Ning vaguely remembered that on the day he left the palace, his body was very weak.
That was after an unknown number of rounds of battle between a Mortal body and a Cultivator. Anyway, he felt like his kidney was gone at the time, and Chu Ning lay there for a full three months!
Did she really think he didn't want to go out? He couldn't even walk at the time.
If it wasn't the Empress in front of him, who else could it be?
"That..."
Chu Ning tentatively stepped forward.
"What is it?"
Hearing that authoritative voice, Chu Ning actually felt a little panicked, as the oppressive feeling from someone who had long held a high position was truly strong.
Moreover, Chu Ning hadn't yet fully experienced the Immortal Emperor Cultivation given by the System.
"Can I... feel the child?"
Hearing this, Ye Qinglian looked at Chu Ning, who was getting closer, with confusion in her eyes. At the same time, she was also sizing up this man.
Although he was poorly dressed, likely having been directly brought to the imperial palace, his appearance was truly handsome, a rare sight, and his Physique also seemed good.
Who was this man, what power did he have, and what was his relationship with her?
She was already the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, with thirty million li of mountains and rivers under her control, and she was also the Dynasty's foremost Cultivator, having Cultivated for a hundred years!
Originally, her life was only for unifying the world, and she had no intention of establishing another Emperor. One more person meant one more trouble, and it could also affect her power.
It was fine if he was a Mortal. At most, she could give him a Medicinal Pill for longevity. As long as he was pleasant to look at and treated the child and her well, that would be enough.
As for what she could give Chu Ning, it was supreme status and power.
As long as Chu Ning didn't interfere in politics, cause chaos, or chase women, it would all be acceptable.
However, the next second, Chu Ning suddenly squatted down.
With a curious expression, he pressed his head against Ye Qinglian's lower abdomen.
Ye Qinglian's face instantly flushed, and her self-protective instincts immediately prepared to directly kill Chu Ning!
How audacious! How dare he be so disrespectful to her!
If it were anyone else, they would have been instantly flattened into a meat paste!
No!
This was the father of her future child!
In an instant, Ye Qinglian still held back.
"You... what are you doing!"
Her tone was indignant, glaring at Chu Ning in front of her.
The latter frankly said, "I'm feeling the presence of my child..."
Holy cow, he's a father...
It's right there in her belly. In a few more months, he'll be able to hold them.
Chu Ning had never been a father before, he hadn't even had a girlfriend. At this moment, he was dying of excitement.
Suddenly, he felt the presence of life within her lower abdomen.
Not one, but two?
"It's twins!"
Chu Ning's face was filled with shock, then great joy, and he excitedly hugged her!
"I actually have children, hahaha!"
Ye Qinglian's face turned even redder. Being suddenly hugged caught her off guard: "Audacious! I am the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty! How dare you disrespect me!"
Chu Ning also realized he was overly excited and awkwardly scratched his head.
He forgot, their relationship wasn't there yet, so hugging was a bit inappropriate...
Ye Qinglian, with an indignant expression, sat back in her chair and glanced at Chu Ning.
"The current situation inside and outside the Dynasty does not allow for any problems from me. Your matter cannot be made public for now, and the child's matter even less so. When the time is right, I will marry you."
"From now on, you will reside within the imperial palace. You are not to see me without a summons."
Chu Ning looked at her with a bewildered expression upon hearing this: "I can understand the marriage part, you have a lot of pressure, after all, but why can't we meet? I'm the child's father, yet I can't see you? What will happen when the child is born and we're like strangers? Won't the child find it strange?"
Speaking of this, Chu Ning suddenly thought of something.
"I forgot the most important thing."
"Your Majesty, what is your name...?"
Ye Qinglian took a deep breath, wanting to slap herself, and then slap Chu Ning.
But the fact was, this person who took her first time and was the father of the child in her belly, truly seemed unaware of her name.
"Ye Qinglian."
She spoke calmly in response.
Chu Ning immediately committed the name to memory.
Rising from the mud unstained, cleansed by the ripples without being demonic. What a beautiful name...
It perfectly matched the peerless beauty in front of him!
It was hard to imagine that this current Empress already had his flesh and blood in her belly!
And she would even be his wife in the future!
"Xiaobing, first take Chu Ning to rest and prepare a few sets of clothes. He can stay next to my Qianning Palace..."