Give You a Chance and You Still Can't Make Use of It!

Held again...

Last time, it had been because she was excited. What was it this time?!

The instant Ye Qinglian came to her senses, her mind descended into chaos again. She hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, only to find that she could not withdraw it at all!

If she could not pull her hand back, then she would draw her sword!

Sword light flashed coldly, killing intent swirling around it!

"You're taking liberties with me again!"

She bit down hard on her red lips, her eyes filled with shame and indignation!

"Do not think that just because you and I share that sort of relationship, you can take liberties with me whenever you please! And do not think you can use what you said to threaten me just because I am interested in it! I can simply choose not to listen!"

The sword was only 0.01 centimeters from Chu Ning. It had nearly killed him!

Once Ye Qinglian pulled her hand away, she immediately put both hands behind her back, picked up her stool, and moved three meters away from Chu Ning!

"I will not agree to your condition. Change it!"

Chu Ning looked at the woman before him and sighed helplessly.

"We're about to get married. Can't I even hold your hand? Even if you refuse, won't I still be your Husband in the future?"

Ye Qinglian sneered.

"That is merely the Emperor Consort in name. Do you think I would accept a petty man like you, who took advantage of my weakness?"

"But I couldn't control myself back then either. If we really have to say it, weren't you the more proactive one?"

He was just an ordinary man. It was not like he could run away...

Otherwise, would his kidneys have nearly given out, leaving him bedridden for three months before he could walk again?

Chu Ning said indignantly, as if deeply wronged, "It was clearly you who refused to let me leave. If you had kept pressing me down for another two days, I probably would never have seen the children again..."

Ye Qinglian's face reddened. Although she knew Chu Ning was telling the truth, she still forced herself to argue.

"Then who told you to appear there? Wasn't it because of you that I was about to emerge from seclusion!"

Chu Ning's expression turned calm as he looked seriously at Ye Qinglian.

"But no matter how you put it, I'm still the one who suffered."

"You suffered???"

"You took my body and got me pregnant, yet you dare say you suffered!"

Ye Qinglian rose angrily and grabbed Chu Ning by the collar. "Try saying one more time that you suffered! What exactly did you suffer?!"

"Kidney deficiency..."

The woman's chest heaved violently. She did not understand how Chu Ning could casually say such things. Every word was absurd, making her want to hit him, yet unable to bring herself to do it!

With one hand, she could crush Chu Ning so thoroughly that not even dregs would remain!

But why was this man so shameless? What a despicable scoundrel!

"Qinglian, it is not good to get angry. Don't disturb the fetus..."

"I am only not killing you for the children's sake, understand?!"

Ye Qinglian glared as she emphasized her bottom line, though she had emphasized that bottom line countless times already.

Chu Ning was not worried in the slightest.

Same as before—if she wanted to kill him, she would have done so long ago...

Ye Qinglian released him and returned to her seat expressionlessly.

"You are not to come within three steps of me!"

"You are not allowed to call me those strange things. Call me Your Majesty!"

"You are not allowed to use your identity as the children's father to threaten me!"

"Alright, Qinglian."

Ye Qinglian: "..."

She did not want to pay any more attention to Chu Ning. This plaster that would not come off seized every opportunity to stick to her, and he was annoying her to death!

But in truth, there were still faint ripples in her heart.

After all, she was the Emperor, and she was also the Child's Mother. If he wanted to hold the children in the future, should he not take the initiative instead of making her do it?

Ye Qinglian found it difficult to lower her pride, and Chu Ning knew it.

As Xiao Bing put it—

Just stick close to her. After sticking around for a while, stop taking the initiative and pull at Your Majesty's heartstrings...

A personal maid really did know a lot!

Besides, even without cultivation, Chu Ning did not need to worry about being killed, because Ye Qinglian would never actually strike him down. She would not even beat him...

A slightly tsundere Child's Mother was precisely what gave Chu Ning the motivation to work hard!

"It would take too long to explain everything verbally. How about you eat first and give me some paper and a brush? I'll write it down?"

The woman pointed at the paper and brush on the desk without saying a word.

Chu Ning smiled and rose to walk over.

Regarding this, he could only provide a general outline of the political institutions and their divisions. As for how to arrange them, that would be up to Ye Qinglian.

Once Chu Ning moved away, the slight turbulence in Ye Qinglian's heart finally calmed.

That line about only wanting her had nearly made Ye Qinglian blush so hard that she wanted to kill him on the spot!

She was the Empress of a dynasty, above tens of thousands. How could she reveal such a girlish demeanor!

Whoever saw it would be killed. As for Chu Ning...

That could wait until later!

If it were not for the children's sake, anyone who dared say a single strange word to her would have their nine clans exterminated!

As for the political apparatus Chu Ning had mentioned, Ye Qinglian felt it was highly necessary.

In another month, she definitely would not be able to attend court...

There were already changes in her lower abdomen. Carrying two children was still somewhat taxing, and in another half month, even her imperial robes would be unable to conceal it!

Such a political apparatus would be far too convenient. Without even implementing it, she could already imagine it reducing at least seventy percent of her workload. With the Examination Law constantly reforming the officials' system, it would only become more efficient over time.

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By then, she might not even need to attend court. Once she endured the next half year, there would be nothing to worry about!

At most, she would give birth to these two. Even if Chu Ning became the Emperor Consort later, he would never have another chance!

Eat!

Not long afterward, they finished eating.

When Chu Ning saw Ye Qinglian approaching, he immediately stood up.

Three steps away!

Then he picked up several sheets of paper and moved to a nearby dining table, continuing to write.

Ye Qinglian did not say anything when she saw this.

At least he seemed to understand what she meant.

There were only five hundred memorials left. She could finish handling them in two hours, then rest...

Very quickly, Ye Qinglian returned to her focused state.

It was as though she were the only person in the hall.

Yet every so often, she turned her head to glance at Chu Ning.

Tch, he was writing quite seriously. Who knew what he was even writing...

At this moment, Chu Ning was listing the cabinet-and-Six Ministries political system of the middle and late Great Ming period, incorporating all of Zhang Juzheng's reforms for the dynasty.

Especially at his current level, his memories of certain knowledge he had once read had become clearer, allowing him to make it more complete.

The entire piece was thirteen thousand words long, written in neat small script: On the Political Apparatus of a New Dynasty.

After finishing it, Chu Ning stood up, intending to hand it to her.

If his wife had less pressure, would that not mean more time for them to spend together, and more peace of mind while raising the children?

But when he reached the three-step boundary, Chu Ning stopped with a grin.

He picked up the brush and tossed it over.

Neither crooked nor straight, it struck Ye Qinglian right on the head.

The brush in Ye Qinglian's hand snapped instantly as she turned around with an angry glare!

"Chu Ning, what are you doing?!"

"Are you provoking me again and again?!"

Chu Ning's expression did not change!

"You said I wasn't allowed within three steps of you."

"Couldn't you have called me?"

"I did. You didn't hear me."

Ye Qinglian said unhappily, "Bullshit! You clearly did that on purpose!"

"Then do you still want it?"

Ye Qinglian stood and took a step forward.

Chu Ning took a step back.

"Three steps, Your Majesty."

Ye Qinglian: "..."

She drew a deep breath.

If only their relationship were a little better.

If only Chu Ning's cultivation were a little higher.

Then she could strike him without any concerns. The higher his cultivation, the better!

If it were high enough, he would not die from being beaten!

But then Ye Qinglian suddenly thought of something. She casually used spiritual energy to retrieve the sheets of paper, yet did not look through them immediately. Instead, she looked at Chu Ning.

"Chu Ning, do you wish to cultivate?"

"I can use the Great Gan Dynasty's most Top-tier cultivation techniques and resources to help you become a Cultivator, as repayment for your policy essay."

Anyone could cultivate, but not everyone had the opportunity.

They needed resources, cultivation techniques, and teachers.

But the imperial palace was the most prosperous place under heaven. It could provide all of those things!

She refused to believe Chu Ning would not be tempted by such an offer...

Then he shook his head.

"But what if I only want Your Majesty as my reward?"

Ye Qinglian's expression changed!

So if he took her down, he would get all of that, was that it?!

Did he really think she could not see through his ambitions?!

"Then don't cultivate! Go do whatever you want!"

Ye Qinglian could not be bothered with him.

The Great Gan Dynasty's most powerful cultivation techniques and resources were pursued longingly by countless people!

It was impossible for him to get his hands on her!

If he did not want the chance to cultivate now, then he could forget about it!

"You still aren't leaving?"

"It's getting late. I'll accompany you back."

Ye Qinglian fell silent for a moment.

"Then do not interfere with my governance. Do not wander around. Wait here, and I will send you back to your palace later."

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