nd evil customs of the Ministry of Punishment even without this sword, with it in his hand, he could act without any reservations whatsoever."Ge Pingyi, what else do you have to say"Li Chen turned and...Chapter 365: You Are More Beautiful Than Usual

Your attire today seems different from usual.

Li Chen and Zhao Qinglan walked side by side for just a few steps before Li Chen suddenly whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Zhao Qinglan's gait faltered, and she glared icily at Li Chen, her pretty face taut with displeasure. She remained silent.

Seeing this, Li Chen let out a light chuckle and leaned in slightly closer to Zhao Qinglan, becoming even more unrestrained.

"Well, Your Majesty, I just escaped death's grasp. Shouldn't you offer some comfort to your son"

Li Chen's frivolous words and bold actions enraged Zhao Qinglan.

"Are you crazy!"

Zhao Qinglan glared and hissed, her voice low but sharp, "With so many people watching, do you want to die"

"According to the rules, you should fall behind me by half a step!"

Li Chen said faintly, "Rules There are no rules in this world. Since the strong appeared, rules were created to control the weak. Don't you agree"

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Qinglan didn't want to listen to Li Chen's sophistry at all. She said coldly, "Those assassins were truly useless. How come they didn't kill you!"

"That's not what a queen would say to her prince."

Li Chen's words were flirtatious, but his eyes were cold as ice. He said softly, "Don't let me find out that you're involved in this, or else... I'm a coward, cherish my life the most, so anyone who wants to take my life will fight me to the death."

Zha Qinglan sneered and quickened her pace as she stepped into the Qianqing Palace.

Li Chen has been to the Qianyuan Palace before.

Whether it's out of duty or for a show, Li Chen would visit the Qianqing Palace once or twice every month. However, each time he visited, the emperor was always in a comatose state and his body was growing increasingly frail.

As before, nothing changed.

The main hall was thick with the smell of medicine.

If it's a small amount of Chinese herbal medicine, it's the aroma of the herbs.

The medicine could permeate for a long time and in large quantities, leaving a lingering bitter smell throughout the hall that was quite unpleasant.

Li Chen and Zhao Qinglan arrived at the bedside of the ailing Emperor Dacheng one after the other. Looking at the emperor's withered face, the two held their own thoughts in their hearts.

Zhao Qinglan's expression wasn't particularly sad.

So still, he lay there as if on a bed of illness, a stranger to himself.

In fact, Zhao Qinglan's marriage to the Great Emperor as empress was entirely a measure of desperation by the Great Emperor to appease Zhao Xuanji.

Zhao Qinglan entered the palace with one foot and was immediately named empress with the other. In just half a month, Emperor Daxing fell ill.

They had never spoken, not even about anything trivial, let alone shared a conversation together.

And Zhao Qinglan, too, had fully followed her father's wishes by entering the palace. Her goal was to better serve and strengthen the Zhao family's power.

So at this moment, Zhao Qinglan's face was expressionless, simply complying with the program.

To be honest, Zhao Qinglan didn't really want Emperor Daxing to die now. If he died now, Li Chen's ascension to the throne would be unstoppable. It would take some time to bring Li Chen down before he could plot for the entire empire.

And Li Chen, looking at the Emperor who lay on the sickbed, still and weaker than when he had last visited, felt a pang of emotion in his heart.

Even an emperor, though above millions of people, is just an ordinary person facing death when he falls.

Driven by the fact that he had awakened twice thanks to the previous great emperor, Li Chen still held a degree of gratitude for him despite his current power.

Just looking at the emperor, whose chest rose and fell feebly, Li Chen didn't know how much longer he could hold on.

Let's hold on for a while longer. He hasn't brought Zhao Xuanji down yet, and there are still risks involved in his bid for the throne.

Such a momentous occasion, with only one chance. Success means ruling the world, but failure means being dethroned and losing one's life. Li Chen still felt that it was better to be cautious.

"Bow down." Li Chen said calmly.nd use underhanded tactics, start by corrupting and dividing them from within. That might be twice as effective.Make the best use of everything, and everyone's talents.In Li Chen's view, he was born t...