At this moment, Ye Qinglian’s feelings were also rather complicated, especially the instant Chu Ning hugged her.
She still could not fully accept Chu Ning. After all, too many factors had been involved that night. It was impossible for her to face it so calmly.
But she could feel Chu Ning’s joy and excitement, and that made her feel more at ease.
At the very least, her impression of this mortal was not too bad now. He seemed like someone who could fulfill the responsibilities of a father. That alone was enough.
As for everything else…
Ye Qinglian did not know how to handle it, especially the relationship between the two of them.
Inside the great hall, she let out a long sigh.
She truly did not know whether this matter was good or bad…
…
“You ask why Her Majesty will not let you see her? That is very simple. Her Majesty deals with endless affairs every day. There are far too many political matters for her to handle, so she basically cannot spare any time.”
While leading Chu Ning toward Heavenly Tranquility Palace, Xiao Bing explained this to him.
“Because I am Her Majesty’s personal maid, I am also the only one who knows about this matter. Everyone here has already been cleared out. Only people who come to clean at fixed times will appear, around evening every day. If you are seen, a lot of news will definitely spread…”
The young woman said seriously, “Also, the great hall just now is where Her Majesty handles political affairs. The court’s prime minister and the generals before the throne are summoned from time to time. Not allowing you to go there without Her Majesty’s order is also to avoid an awkward meeting. After all, there are still men in the outer palace, but in the inner palace, men are basically never seen. Everyone there is female. If a grown man like you appears, you will definitely be discovered.”
Hearing this, Chu Ning nodded. However, his mind was still filled with thoughts of Ye Qinglian.
Whether he became a royal consort or not did not matter much, but the impression this Empress had given him…
It was not just good. It was exceptionally good.
Cold and aloof, stunningly beautiful, the Empress herself, and now also the mother of his children. There was no way Chu Ning could simply follow Ye Qinglian’s wishes completely.
Would someone with the identity of an Empress take the initiative? Probably not. At that rate, forget improving their relationship. By the time the children were born, they might not even have exchanged more than a few words.
That would be very awkward…
As for how to secretly go and see Ye Qinglian?
Simple.
The current Chu Ning only needed a single thought to cover the entire world.
The entire world. The five great Empires, and above them, the three great Holy Lands. These were all the powers in this world. As long as Chu Ning wished it, he could observe every single existence in those Holy Lands with a single thought.
A mere palace was not too much trouble.
Before long, Chu Ning was brought into a gorgeous palace hall.
Xiao Bing smiled and said, “Because of Mr. Chu’s identity, I am afraid you cannot have maids serving you. But every day, when Xiao Bing delivers meals, I will also bring yours. You do not need to worry about food or clothing, though it may be a little stifling. Please understand Her Majesty. Now is not a good time for marriage, even though something like that happened…”
“As for clothes, they will be delivered to you very soon.”
Chu Ning nodded and did not particularly mind.
His appearance had actually been an accident. The Empress had definitely not fully reacted either.
As for whether he would feel stifled, probably not.
It seemed his strength was quite formidable now.
The palace was gorgeous and elegant. Everything inside and outside was fully furnished. There were mountains, water, and beautiful scenery, along with rare flowers and strange plants arranged everywhere. Chu Ning stared at it all in amazement.
What a wonderful place!
Was he going to live here from now on?
It was beside his wife’s Heavenly Tranquility Palace, right?
If he secretly slipped over at night…
After thinking about it, Chu Ning still felt it would not be easy.
Right now, even hugging the mother of his children was difficult, let alone anything else. Better not think too much.
After Xiao Bing left, Chu Ning, who was still wearing only a pair of underpants, casually sat down.
There was no one here anyway, so there was no need to be restrained.
“System bro, what level of cultivation is this Immortal Emperor Realm? Why do I feel like if I wanted to, I could destroy this world?”
A panel appeared before him, displaying a message about the cultivation realm divisions.
[Realms: Spirit Awakening Realm, Spirit Insight Realm, Heavenly Divination Realm, Sky Ascension Realm, Sea Dominion Realm, Nether Abyss Realm, Void Sovereign Realm, Primordial Limitless Realm, Heavenly Manifestation Realm, Supreme Dao Realm, Great Emperor Realm, Immortal Emperor Realm]
[Immortal Emperor is the strongest cultivation level across all heavens and worlds. The system will do its utmost to help you become the strongest stay-at-home dad!]
Chu Ning froze slightly, and even his breathing grew heated.
That 6th stage cultivation was actually only the Sea Dominion Realm. In other words, compared to Chu Ning, she was only six major realms lower, right?
It seemed he was far stronger than the mother of his children by more than just a little. Moreover, based on what she knew about this world, this was not exactly a very high-level world.
The strongest cultivators here were the Holy Lords of the three great Holy Lands, and even they were only at the 9th stage Heavenly Manifestation Realm?
Sure enough, he really could instantly kill this entire world with a single thought.
Fortunately, when this cultivation was given to Chu Ning, the ability to control his own power had also been granted to him. Otherwise, if he were careless, he might really blast the world apart.
Chu Ning pondered for a while.
When it came to raising children, there was no need to be too showy. If he revealed that he was very strong, it might bring plenty of trouble. More importantly, Ye Qinglian might become wary of him, making their already tense relationship even harder to ease.
Since he was only a mortal in his wife’s eyes, then he might as well act like a mortal.
In any case, his wife had not treated him poorly. There was food to eat, drink to enjoy, and a grand palace to live in. He also had such a beautiful wife to look at and two unborn children.
Clearly, this was already the life Chu Ning had always dreamed of.
Right.
“System bro, this cultivation was marked as being for raising children. What happens if the children are gone?”
[Cultivation will be completely lost. The host shall bear all consequences. Please work hard to raise the children.]
Chu Ning understood after hearing this.
A stay-at-home dad Immortal Emperor was also pretty good.
A wife, children, and a warm home were already enough. As for cultivation or whatever, he was already the strongest across all heavens and worlds. What was there to worry about?
If some blind fool came looking for trouble, he would glare them to death. Cleanly and thoroughly glare them to death.
Thinking this, a happy smile rose at the corner of Chu Ning’s mouth.
This life was beautiful.
As he kept thinking, he fell asleep…
Until someone shook him awake.
“Huh? Xiao Bing? I fell asleep and did not hear you come in.”
Perhaps because his strength was too overwhelming, Chu Ning had no sense of vigilance at all.
Xiao Bing held several sets of clothes and handed them to Chu Ning.
“These are clothes Her Majesty ordered to be custom-made. Mr. Chu, please do not walk around so exposed. It is improper. I have already scolded those Dragon Guards…”
The young woman was clearly resentful. However, Her Majesty had been anxious to have Chu Ning brought over at the time, so there had been no way to find him a suitable set of clothes. They could only push him over like that…
After all, Her Majesty had truly been a little frantic then. She had wanted to find Chu Ning as quickly as possible and bring him over immediately.
At the same time, Xiao Bing had also brought today’s dinner and placed it on the table inside the room.
“Mr. Chu, you may eat dinner now. I will come collect everything later.”
Hearing this, Chu Ning immediately sprang up, his face full of nervousness.
“Has Her Majesty eaten?”
“Also, since the secret of Her Majesty’s pregnancy has not been revealed for now, it is not convenient for the royal kitchen to prepare meals that nourish pregnancy and protect her health, right?”
This was a major matter!
The children were already three months old, and he had only just found out. He had only remembered these things after seeing the food.
He really was not a qualified husband or father.
Hearing Chu Ning ask this, Xiao Bing was actually very happy. Although the person before her had no cultivation, he still cared a great deal about Her Majesty.
She shook her head helplessly.
“This is still a secret now. For the time being, Her Majesty can only eat the palace meals as usual. Otherwise, it would be very easy to expose the matter. There may be spies from enemy Empires inside the palace…”
[Ding! Detected that the host has begun caring about the health of the unborn babies and has taken the first step as a stay-at-home dad. Special reward: Emperor Grade Chef aptitude. You are proficient in all dishes across all heavens and worlds!]
Without another word, Chu Ning looked at Xiao Bing.
“Although I am not especially skilled at other things, I am extremely proficient when it comes to cooking! From now on, leave all of Her Majesty’s pregnancy-nourishing and health-supporting meals to me!”
Hearing this, Xiao Bing froze for a moment, somewhat doubtful. “But the chefs in the palace’s royal kitchen are all 3rd grade famous chefs, while Mr. Chu…”
She did not finish speaking, afraid of hurting Chu Ning’s pride. After all, the difference between immortals and mortals was still enormous. As the Empress’s personal maid, Xiao Bing was far too familiar with these things.
However, Chu Ning only smiled faintly, looking exceptionally confident.
“I dare say that in this world, no one can cook better than I can!”
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Bing still replied, “Then I will have to ask Her Majesty and see what she thinks.”
“Fine.”
Xiao Bing bowed and took her leave, walking very quickly.
Her Majesty still had to bring her out of the palace to find that physician. She had suddenly said she wanted to check something about her body…
They had to hurry. Otherwise, they would not make it back to the palace before the night curfew.
At this moment, however, Chu Ning had no desire to eat at all. He was deep in thought.
There were too many dishes in his mind. He could not think of the best one…
For nourishing pregnancy, the first thing was that the effect had to be good. It had to gently nourish and truly work.
Second, the taste also had to be taken into account. What if his wife did not like eating it?
Pregnant women usually had poor appetites and were prone to morning sickness.
After thinking for a while, Chu Ning’s eyes suddenly lit up.
He had it!
9th grade medicinal cuisine, Dragon Marrow Jade Treasure Soup!
Using the bone marrow of a true dragon at the Heavenly Manifestation Realm and the 9th grade precious medicine Heavenly Dream Ice Lotus as the main ingredients, along with a kind of queen bee honey, it would be crisp, refreshing, and powerful in medicinal principle while still being gentle enough to refine. Not only could it nourish pregnancy, it could also improve his wife’s cultivation and lay a foundation for the two children’s future cultivation.
First, he had to find the medicinal ingredients.
After making his decision, Chu Ning closed his eyes and focused.
In an instant, his figure appeared inside a Holy Land.
Nothing else. He was just here to borrow some medicine.
Of course, they could refuse to give it.
But they probably would…
“What lowly scoundrel dares trespass into my Great Void Holy Land!”