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In order to lessen Bai Qingqing's longing after her departure, Lu Chen spent every night for the next few days nurturing their affection.

Several days later.

Lu Chen lay in bed, while the cool beauty Bai Qingqing lay in his arms, completely drained and without a trace of strength.

She was leaving tomorrow. Originally, she had planned to indulge her man before returning to Yan County, but ultimately she couldn't keep up.

There was no helping it, after Lu Chen became a Celestial, his strength had increased significantly, and she couldn't handle it alone.

At that moment, an idea struck Bai Qingqing, and she whispered, "Your Majesty won't be returning to Yan County for a while, how about after I go back, I call some sisters to serve you?"

Bai Qingqing figured that since Lu Chen had broken through to the Celestial Realm, not only had his strength increased, his desires might have grown stronger, so she worried that there would be no one to serve him after she left.

Hearing Bai Qingqing's words, Lu Chen said, "Bai, have you forgotten the two fairies I've captured in the palace?"

Bai Qingqing instantly realized—right, those fairies were so beautiful, Lu Chen couldn't possibly be disinterested, and with their greater strength, maybe they could withstand it.

Bai Qingqing then said, "This consort understands."

Lu Chen continued, "After you return to Yan County, take good care of the child. Once you've given birth, you can continue to serve as my maid."

Lu Chen also knew what Bai Qingqing was thinking; she was afraid that after having the child, she wouldn't be able to stay by his side all the time.

Hearing Lu Chen say this, Bai Qingqing's body trembled slightly, and once she regained her composure, she quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me this favor."

Lu Chen smiled slightly and gently stroked Bai Qingqing's jade back. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire

Early the next morning, Bai Qingqing left the Daqian Imperial Palace and set off on her way back to Yan County.

Meanwhile.

Qianning Palace.

Liu Qingqiu was sitting in the pavilion, delicately sipping the Dragon and Phoenix Tea given by Lu Chen.

These days, Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi had been drinking Lu Chen's Dragon and Phoenix Tea. At first, they were somewhat apprehensive about the Spiritual Tea, fearing there might be something in it.

But as they drank more of it, they found not only did the tea cause them no harm, but it actually accelerated the recovery of their bodies, which completely disarmed them against the tea.

They thought that Lu Chen was trying to please them by giving them such precious Spiritual Tea to drink.

After savoring the tea for a while, Liu Qingqiu was about to continue cultivating when a maid entered the courtyard and quickly approached the pavilion where Liu Qingqiu sat.

Seeing that it was a maid from her side, Liu Qingqiu immediately asked, "Xiao Qing, what's the matter?"

Ever since Lu Chen moved into the Daqian Imperial Palace, most people there had been dismissed.

However, Lu Chen had kept some maids, including those who had served Liu Qingqiu before.

Liu Qingqiu still saw Lu Chen's actions as gestures of goodwill, and she made use of these maids to gather information about the outside world and the happenings within the palace.

The maid named Xiao Qing immediately entered the pavilion and cautiously reported, "Empress, the maid surnamed Bai who was with His Majesty left the palace today. She seems to have returned to Yan County."

Since Lu Chen's arrival at the palace, Bai Qingqing had been in charge of arranging various matters around him, including food, clothing, and housing, which made her well-known among the palace maids.

Early this morning, Bai Qingqing left and was replaced by another maidservant. The other maids also came to know of this at the earliest time.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqiu said indifferently, "Let her leave then, she's just a maidservant..."

Liu Qingqiu had hardly finished her sentence when something crossed her mind, and she immediately asked, "Wait, who did you say left?"

The maid continued with her answer, "It's the maidservant who has been following His Majesty around, the one His Majesty always calls Bai."

Hearing this, Liu Qingqiu's brows knitted slightly.

She had also heard about the events of the past few days, and with her strong perception, nothing that happened within the imperial palace could escape her senses.

In the last few nights, Lu Chen, that guy, had been engaging in that kind of activity with that maidservant every night, a clear indication that Lu Chen was indeed a man of strong desires.

Although Lu Chen had never extended his clutches to her or Mu Yunxi, this might well be because that maidservant of Lu Chen's had been serving him well.

Now that Lu Chen's personal maidservant had left him, and without any sufficiently beautiful women by his side, wouldn't it be very likely that Lu Chen would turn his attention toward her and Mu Yunxi!

With this thought, Liu Qingqiu's brows furrowed slightly, and she asked the maid again, "Who took over her position? Is she beautiful? How does she compare to the former maidservant?"

After pondering for a moment, the maid replied, "Empress, the one taking over the maidservant surnamed Bai is just an ordinary female guard, and in terms of appearance, she falls far short of the previous maidservant."

Liu Qingqiu lapsed into silence.

Her intuition told her that she might very well be facing trouble soon.

No, she had to make up her mind to escape from this place quickly. If she continued to wait, she might end up becoming that man's female slave.

These days she had constantly been emanating spiritual power to sense everything happening inside the imperial palace. Though she hadn't seen them with her own eyes, she had sensed how Lu Chen dealt with his personal maidservant, which fostered a sense of fear toward Lu Chen in her.

At that moment, Liu Qingqiu was already plotting in her mind how to escape from the imperial palace tonight without anyone noticing.

As evening approached.

The setting sun cast its glow, and Lu Chen sat in the chair of the Imperial Study Room, stretching languidly.

At this time, the maidservant who had taken over Bai Qingqing's work asked, "Your Majesty, do you require arrangements for that lady to attend your bed tonight?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen said, "There's no need for a deliberate arrangement."

As he said this, a mischievous idea suddenly struck him, and he continued, "This is what you'll do: send someone to inform Lady Liu and Lady Mu, telling them I will be dining in their bedchambers tonight."

The maidservant wasn't surprised by this, as it was clear to all the female guards around Lu Chen about his capabilities. Although they had never been favored by Lu Chen, after all, they were responsible for his protection.

When Lu Chen was busy in his room, they would stand guard outside. The maidservant in front of him knew very well that after visiting Liu Qingqiu's bedchamber, Lu Chen would definitely have the energy to proceed to Mu Yunxi's chamber. She quickly responded, "I will send someone to notify both ladies immediately."

As the maidservant finished speaking and turned to leave the Imperial Study Room to arrange the notifications for Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi, Lu Chen pondered to himself.

Once Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi heard that he intended to visit their bedchambers, they would certainly think that he was planning to engage in that kind of activity with them, and surely one of them would consider running away.

The moment they dared to run, he would immediately give chase. Whomever he caught, he could use their attempt to escape as an excuse to punish them.