Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 672 My Wife, Tenderness

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Don't you think this is very unfair to the baby in your womb?"

Zhao Ya said, "There's no other way. The imperial family is the most ruthless place. I grew up in this environment, so I naturally know that the best way to protect someone is not to give them too much hope."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Don't you feel wronged?"

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "If Li'er is Huang Wan'er's daughter, I will fight her for it at all costs. But if she is Yun Jin's daughter, then I am willing to give way."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said with some heartache, "Oh, you've really suffered."

Zhao Ya said, "This is the path I chose, and I don't regret it."

Chen Jie then looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Don't worry, Ya Ya. Trouble can happen in other families, but it will never happen in our family. I will make the best arrangements for each of my children. If the little one in our womb has the look of an emperor, I will not let him down."

Zhao Ya was taken aback and looked at Chen Jie, asking, "What does my husband mean?"

"The Heavenly Khan had four sons, but it was the descendants of his youngest son, Tolui, who established the Great Khanate, while the other three sons also established their own khanates abroad."

"If the children of the Heavenly Khan can conquer all directions and establish their own kingdoms, why can't my descendants?"

"Once I take over the Great Qian, I will prepare my troops and fight for the islands in the South China Sea. Ya Ya, you don't know, if we keep fighting, there is a place not far away that is about the same size as our Central Plains, called Australia. It is rich in resources and has a small population. Once our navy reaches it, we can occupy the island and establish a country there. I think we can make our son the king."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya asked, "Really?"

"of course."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya felt much relieved and then said, "But the child is so far away, and he doesn't know any of the people or places. How can he be well-governed?"

Chen Jie said, "At first, we can encourage Han people to immigrate there, and then we can issue our own Han script, emulating the Qin Emperor, who standardized writing and cart axles. Only then can we be considered true men!"

"Moreover, it's not just the south, but also the north. To the north lies the extremely cold land, where, in addition to the northern grasslands of the Mulan people, there are also the Rakshasa people. Further west, there are some western countries that we can destroy and make them our children's and grandchildren's land."

"Go west, to Tibet and India. If you are lucky, you can cross the sea. There is a large land there, but the people there have dark skin. They are strong and unruly and cannot be used as people. They can be kept as livestock."

"Go east, there are two more continents there, where there is a group of people with the same yellow skin as us, called Native Americans, who can be assimilated into the population..."

After hearing Chen Jie's words, Zhao Ya realized just how great a dream Chen Jie truly had.

Chen Jie said, "Everyone envies the Tang Dynasty's arrival of envoys from all over the world, but I have never envied them. What I want is for all nations to submit to the Han!"

Zhao Ya was stunned. She looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Husband, where did you get so much knowledge from?"

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "Back then, Qin Shi Huang could have unified the world if he had only one world map. But I have a world map in my mind. I won't let my descendants learn English. What I want is for the whole world to speak only Chinese!"

"We will standardize the written language, the gauge of carts, and the weights and measures, and from then on, the whole world will be the people of the Han Dynasty."

Chen explained, looking at Zhao Ya, "Ya Ya, if you want to be an empress someday, I can actually give you a small country to govern."

Zhao Ya replied, "No, I only want to stay by my husband's side. I don't want anything else."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie laughed and said, "Good, that's excellent. Then let's hand over this country to our children and let them carry out sweeping reforms."

After saying this, Chen Jie said, "Of course, these are just beautiful ideas. The world is not yet settled, and heroes are rising up everywhere. We have not yet conquered the heroes around us, so how can we talk about conquering the world?"

"So Ya Ya, stop thinking nonsense. Just focus on giving birth to my son and have more children in the future. Otherwise, the territory will be too big to divide up."

Zhao Ya said, "Who would worry about such a thing? Aren't they all worried that the territory is too small and not enough to go around?"

Chen Jie said, "The world I want needs enough descendants to govern it."

Chen explained, then said to Ya Ya, "Alright, we've said enough. If we keep going, they'll think we're having a private conversation. Let's go see our old friends."

Chen Jie rode his horse and followed Zhao Ya to the front. Ni Wenjun and the others immediately came to greet them. Chen Jie looked at them and said, "Brother Ni."

Ni Wenjun stepped forward and patted Chen Jie on the shoulder, asking, "How was the trip?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately replied, "It went quite smoothly. Our cultivation level has increased by one realm, and we have also established a good relationship with the immortals outside the pass, which will be of great benefit to our future conquest of the pass."

"well."

Chen Jie said, "However, there was also some chaos in the world, which attracted two fourth-level Molten Gods."

Ni Wenjun frowned: "Fourth level of the Melting God realm?"

Chen Jie said: "Tong Wei of the Whale Shark Gang in Fuzhou, and Tang Bao from Sichuan."

Ni Wenjun thought for a moment and said, "These two families were already very hostile to us. Now they've just added a little more hatred to the original situation. It's nothing."

Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Yes, but after all, he is a fourth-level Fusion God and controls a region, so we must be on guard."

Then Chen Jie asked, "By the way, where is Master Yuan Sanjia?"

"Oh, he went to the temple to keep Brother Peng company."

Chen Jie said, "Well, let's go into the city first. We'll go find Yuan Sanjia tomorrow. He can't leave Hubei Road yet. If he leaves, we'll really be attacked from both sides."

Upon hearing this, Ni Wenjun said, "Yes, I'll take care of those things."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "By the way, how did your talks go in the Southern Frontier?"

Zhao Ya said, "Linglong has now been promoted to the position of Acting Gu Mother. The Old Gu Mother is currently in a semi-retired state. In addition, Master Jin has successfully passed his tribulation and can now freely enter and exit the cave. Linglong said that she can help us keep an eye on the Whale Shark Gang in Fujian and Chen Youding, so that they cannot threaten the Central Plains."

Chen Jie said, "Well, that's good. With Master Yuan here, the Northwest will be safe. With Master Jin here, the Whale Shark Gang in Fujian won't be a big problem either."

"In such a short period of time, no one can pose a significant threat to us."

"Neither the Great Qian nor Li Siqi, the Prince of Qi in the Northwest, can produce a powerhouse at the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, so we can rest easy."

After he finished speaking, everyone nodded slightly.

Chen Jie said, "Then we'll just have to wait and see. Also, Hu Weiyong."

"Lord."

"You have a great memory, so help me find a map of the Kunlun region, as well as the local customs, myths and legends around Kunlun."

"Yes, I understand."

Hu Weiyong did not ask for the reason, but simply agreed. In his view, Chen Jiusi's order should be carried out without asking for specific reasons.

Chen Xiaohu, who was standing to the side, asked, "My lord, are you going to Kunlun?"

Chen Jie did not answer, but only said, "Don't let the news leak out easily."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaohu said, "Don't worry, I won't ask or inquire."

After chatting with the others for a few more minutes, Chen Jie headed straight for the inner city. He was now quite eager to return home, as he hadn't seen his wife for a long time.

The group arrived at the Chen residence and saw Huang Wan'er waiting at the gate with three maids and two young masters in her arms.

"Husband!"

Huang Wan'er saw Zhao Ya following Chen Jie and called out in a high-pitched, coquettish voice, "Husband." Upon hearing this, the princess turned her head away, her face full of disgust. "That vixen."

Huang Wan'er noticed the princess's disdain, but she didn't care at all. "My role is different from yours. My main function is to please my husband, unlike you who spends all day studying military strategies and methods of governing a country with a man."

Women are meant to conquer men, not to compete with them to see who does better.

"Husband~"

Huang Wan'er suddenly threw herself into Chen Jie's arms. Chen Jie felt a softness in front of him, and the beauty was already in his arms. At this moment, the beauty said excitedly, "I miss my husband so much, the children and I have missed him so much!"

Seeing Huang Wan'er like this, Chen Jie patted her on the back and said, "Alright, everyone, calm down a bit more."

"No, no."

Huang Wan'er said, "It's been so long since I've seen my husband, please hold me a little longer!"

"In public, you are her husband's legal wife, how can you be so rude and disrespectful!"

Seeing Huang Wan'er's endless nagging, the princess instantly became displeased and directly reprimanded her. Hearing the princess's words, Huang Wan'er looked at the princess and said, "He is my husband. I can do whatever I want. What's it to you? Mind your own business."

"you!"

The princess was furious, but Huang Wan'er remained fearless, raising her head to meet the princess's gaze. The princess's eyebrows shot up in anger, and after a long pause, she finally spoke, "Fine..."

"Yaya."

Just as the princess was about to lose her temper, Chen Jie spoke up and pushed Huang Wan'er aside, saying, "The affairs of the inner courtyard should not be brought up in the front."

Upon hearing this, the two of them restrained themselves. Only then did Chen Jie notice the children being held by the maids.

"Li'er!"

Chen Jie saw Chen Li reach out and tease him.

Then he teased his eldest daughter, Chen Luoning, for a while.

The two little ones were overjoyed to see their father, giggling at Chen Jie. Chen Jie then reached out and teased them, saying, "Did you miss Daddy?"

Chen Li couldn't speak yet, but Chen Luoning could murmur, "Father, Father..."

Chen Jie was overjoyed at these two words. He understood that Chen Luoning's use of "father" was not because he was close to him or missed him, but because Huang Wan'er had been teaching him, which led to the scene of him calling him "father" today.

Chen Jie didn't object to this, after all, although Huang Wan'er used tricks, her core intention was still to make him happy.

Chen Jie actually liked this point. Everyone said they disliked treacherous officials and "green tea" types. But that's from your perspective, whether you're in a normal or admiring position. If you were in a position of power, wouldn't these so-called "green tea" types just be people who deliberately try to please you?
You don't like it when people are too nice to you. You just like it when people ignore you. What kind of masochistic preference is that?

Chen Jie is not like that. Chen Jie likes the feeling of being flattered, but of course, Chen Jie also understands where to go about it.

After playing with the child for a while, Chen Jie asked the question that concerned him most: "Where's Yun Jin?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Wan'er said, "Sister Yun Jin was overjoyed to hear that her husband had returned. She said she went to the kitchen to prepare food and drink for him herself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Then Yun Jin must have had a tough time."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked at the person behind him and said, "Brother Ni, since you're already here, don't leave. Try the Yun brocade craftsmanship. Oh, and go call Sister Hua too. I brought a lot of good things from Liaodong. Take some with you when you leave."

"Tiger, go and invite Brother Wu Hong over, and also my master."

Chen Xiaohu said, "Yes."

At this point, Hu Weiyong said, "Old Hu, you've really had a treat today. Have a couple of drinks with me."

Hu Weiyong quickly clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I dare not disobey."

Then Hu Weiyong clasped his hands in greeting to the princess and Huang Wan'er, saying, "I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Chen Jie said, "Come in, please."

The gate opened, and Chen Jie looked at Chen Chun and said, "Set up a feast in the front garden."

"Yes."

Chen Chun immediately made arrangements, and soon everyone was busy.

At this moment, Chen Jie changed his clothes and came to the kitchen without letting everyone follow him. There, he saw Yin Hongmei helping Su Yunjin. Su Yunjin said, "Remember to heat the wine a little. It's getting a bit cold. Drink some warm wine so you don't hurt your health."

"Oh, right, that drunken crab is made with ten-year-old Daughter's Red wine."

"Hongmei, give me the sliced ​​meat, Hongmei..."

Su Yunjin was wearing an apron and cooking, with Yin Hongmei helping her. But after calling for a long time, no meat was brought over. Just as Su Yunjin was getting anxious, the meat was finally brought over.

Su Yunjin said, "Okay, and pass me my soy sauce and salt while you're at it."

As Su Yunjin was speaking, she noticed that Yin Hongmei hadn't handed her any seasonings; instead, someone had grabbed her waist.

Su Yunjin froze instantly, feeling the force on her waist, and then felt heavy breathing coming towards the back of her neck. Su Yunjin's hand stopped abruptly.

"Husband!"

Su Yunjin could feel the familiar embrace and said excitedly, "Yunjin, I'm back."

Su Yunjin then said, "Husband, I'm cooking. Don't let the fumes bother you."

Chen Jie said, "It's alright, just let me hold you like this for a while."

Su Yunjin said stiffly, "Husband, the servants are still watching."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Let them watch."

Su Yunjin stopped moving, enjoying the tenderness between them. After a moment, Su Yunjin suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, the meat is burnt!"

"Quickly..."

The servants rushed over to salvage the situation, and in a moment the pot was cleaned. In front of Su Yunjin and Chen Jie was a plate of burnt chili-fried pork.

Chili peppers are a variety recently introduced by Chen Jie, and their unique flavor has made them a staple in the Chen household.

Su Yunjin looked at Chen Jie and said, "Husband, what should we do?"

Chen Jie said, "It's nothing, let your husband make you stir-fried pork with chili peppers."

After saying that, Chen Jie took the spatula, but Su Yunjin said, "Husband, you can't. You are now the ruler of a prefecture with millions of people under your command. How can you condescend to cook for me?"

Chen Jie said, "No matter how noble he is, he is still your husband. It is only right and proper for a husband to cook a dish for his wife!"

Fire!

(End of this chapter)