The auction of the Three Great Commanderies

Strictly speaking, it makes no difference who is the emperor in the current Nine Stars Empire.

With the Empress in power, whoever sits on the Imperial Throne is a true emperor, for he has the powerful and unparalleled Empress suppressing him from behind.

To put it bluntly...

In other words, whoever becomes emperor now will be the Empress's representative.

As for the issue of Li Qingyue's relatively simple-mindedness, it's simply because she lacks experience and isn't truly foolish. As she encounters more things and matures, she will naturally stop being like that.

Li Qingyue looked at Su Chen with more approval, and a smile remained on her face, but her expression quickly turned extremely serious.

"However... our Imperial Family has rules, set by my mother. If I were Princess, you would have to be stronger than me to marry me, meaning you would have to defeat me. If I were to become emperor, you would have to pass the Imperial Family's Trial, otherwise you could not be my man."

Oh?

Su Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. The Imperial Family has such rules?

As Li Qingyue spoke, a thoughtful expression appeared on her face. "In terms of strength, you must be hiding your Cultivation Level. You're definitely more than just a Profound Immortal Stage; you're certainly stronger than me."

"But if it's Trial from our Imperial Family, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble. By the way... what level are you at?"

As she spoke, she looked at Su Chen with a face full of curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in her eyes.

Su Chen immediately smiled, "Want to know? Sure, give me a kiss and I'll tell you."

Li Qingyue blushed instantly. She spat and then turned her head away. Although the two had already been intimate, looking back, Li Qingyue would never admit that she had taken the initiative.

It must have been Su Chen who forced him.

Snort!

Su Chen looked regretful. "Then you won't be able to know my strength. This is your only chance; you won't have another one."

Li Qingyue remained silent, only turning her head away and letting out another hum.

Su Chen didn't press the matter. He then asked with a smile, "Does the Empress also have men?"

She felt a little silly after asking that question.

The Empress already has children, how could she not have a man? Is she supposed to try on her own? That's not very realistic.

Li Qingyue shook her head, indicating no.

Um?

Su Chen's eyes widened immediately. "No men? Are you all adopted?"

Li Qingyue seemed to know what Su Chen wanted to ask, so she quickly explained, "Don't overthink it. My mother is very powerful; she's the most powerful person in the Nine Stars Empire. Naturally, she has high standards and wouldn't look down on any man."

"As for us, we all came from our mother's womb. Reaching this level and condensing the power of heaven and earth into a fetus is not difficult. Our true form is the power of heaven and earth, and we are born using our mother's flesh and blood. In essence, we are all her children."

Su Chen nodded; he was familiar with this method as well.

When he was having trouble conceiving, he had considered trying this method.

The most crucial point about this method of childbirth is that the child is not his, but the woman's, because the power of heaven and earth does not originate from him. The child is connected to the mother by blood and flesh, sharing the same Bloodline, but is completely different from the man's.

So we gave up on it later.

"Are the Trial in your Imperial Family very difficult?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyue immediately nodded seriously. "It's very difficult. The biggest Trial is strength. At the very least, one needs to be at the Immortal Lord realm to have a chance of passing; otherwise, it's absolutely impossible."

After all, she is the ruler of a country; it would be unacceptable if the man she marries was incompetent.

Only those at the Immortal Lord realm have a chance to pass, so it seems this Trial is indeed quite difficult.

Li Qingyue spoke again, "But this is the first time I've heard Aunt speak so highly of someone. You must have the means to do this, right?"

Her tone was full of doubt. Su Chen did give her the impression that he was hiding his Cultivation Level, but to say that he had the strength of Immortal Lord was indeed a bit difficult.

Li Qingyue was somewhat skeptical.

Su Chen clicked her tongue, glanced at Li Qingyue, and then said with a smile, "We'll find out then, won't we? If I really can't do it, then you'll have an excuse to leave me and find a more powerful man?"

Li Qingyue was immediately angered. She glared at Su Chen and then snapped, "What do you take me for? We... we've already done that, why would I just switch to another man?"

After saying that, she ignored Su Chen left, clearly angry at his flippant words.

I'll send someone to pick you up later.

After leaving behind only this one sentence, Li Qingyue disappeared into the crowd.

Su Chen chuckled lightly; Li Qingyue did indeed have a touch of arrogance.

Three Days Past in the blink of an eye.

The auction of the Three Great Commanderies was decided by the Empress, with the aim of assessing the strength of her Princess First Prince. She has eleven offspring, eight sons and three daughters, and seven of them participated in this auction.

Five of them were Imperial Prince, and only two were Princess.

The auction took place inside the Imperial Palace, and outsiders had no idea about it; only members of the Imperial Family knew about it.

Financial resources can sometimes represent many things, and can also reveal a person's background and methods.

Ever since the Empress announced her intention to select a new ruler, First Prince the Princess and princesses have begun to secretly gather their supporters; this is the time to demonstrate their cunning.

"Hey, isn't this Seventh Sister?"

Suddenly, someone looked towards the person at the entrance of the main hall, their expression full of surprise.

"What, Seventh Sister, are you also interested in jurisdiction over the Three Great Commanderies?"

Li Qingyue calmly walked into the room. Su Chen was beside him, but Su Chen did not reveal his true appearance. Instead, he wore a mask to cover his face, making it impossible to tell who he was.

No one paid any attention, because not only Li Qingyue, but everyone present had brought someone with them, and everyone had concealed themselves.

For them, if they could help the person they supported take over the Three Great Commanderies, their chances of seizing the Imperial Throne would greatly increase.

However, due to the uncertain situation, no one wanted to confirm their identity, which is why they concealed their faces.

Another aspect is that neither of them wants to reveal their Trump Cards right now.

Li Qingyue looked up and saw that the speaker was the Third Prince.

"If you can all come, why can't I?"

Li Qingyue said calmly.

The Third Prince smiled dismissively, then said again, "Seventh Sister, don't forget, the Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce is not allowed to meddle in internal affairs."

The Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce supplies the Imperial Family treasury directly and is not allowed to interfere in any internal affairs; otherwise, it will be dealt with as a serious crime.

It seems that Li Qingyue only has Li Ruoxin as a supporter, right?

However, since Li Ruoxin is in charge of the Nine Stars Chamber of Commerce, even if he supports her, it will only be verbal at most. If he actually supports Li Qingyue, it won't be so easy if they find out.

Li Qingyue said coldly, "I'll have to trouble you, Third Brother."