Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 12 You are all dead

Upon hearing the system announcement, Lu Chen instantly felt incredibly refreshed, as if his skin could breathe again.

Lu Chen was overjoyed. He had finally managed to draw Qi into his body. After doing so, he could be considered to have embarked on the path of cultivation.

Of course, there was another thing that surprised Lu Chen: Mu Zixuan was finally pregnant.

For the past two months, they had been traveling. Although they communicated and bonded along the way, none of the three women, including Mu Zixuan, showed any signs of pregnancy.

Unexpectedly, just as things were settling down, Mu Zixuan became pregnant.

To reproduce, a stable environment is indeed necessary.

Lu Chen held Mu Zixuan in his arms, gently stroking her fair and rosy skin as he said, "My beloved concubine, I have a way to make money. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Lu Chen is now the prince of Beijun. The prince's palace's economy is mainly derived from the taxes collected by the people. However, these taxes are used to pay the salaries of lower-level officials, so there is probably not much left for the prince's palace.

If the Prince's Mansion wanted to live well, it needed to have its own businesses, and luckily, he obtained the soap-making method.

Of course, the real money-makers are things like salt and iron, but Lu Chen has no plans to get involved in those for the time being.

This involves too many interests; if he were to act immediately upon arriving in North County, there would likely be even more people trying to assassinate him.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Your Highness, what method are you referring to?"

Mu Zixuan also wanted to prove that her value was not limited to the bedroom. Back in the capital, her father had been grooming her to be the Crown Princess, so she was quite capable in all aspects.

Lu Chen replied, "I have a product that can clean clothes, and I believe it will be popular with the people."

Mu Zixuan asked in confusion, "Is Your Highness referring to bath beans?"

There is a tree in this world whose fruit has the function of cleaning clothes; people call it "bath bean".

If it's just bath beans, they're everywhere, so it's hard to turn them into an industry.

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Of course not. What I'm talking about has a stronger cleaning ability than bath beans. You'll understand when I have someone make it in a few days."

Mu Zixuan said, "Yes, I understand."

Just then, a maid's voice came from outside the door, "Your Highness, Madam Chu is looking for you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zixuan immediately said to Lu Chen, "Your Highness, you should go and see her quickly. Aunt Chu must have something important to discuss with you."

They had just arrived in Beijun, and there must be a lot to do. Mu Zixuan didn't dare to bother Lu Chen. If people found out that she had been bothering Lu Chen as soon as she arrived in Beijun, she didn't know how many people would scold her.

"My dear consort, you should rest well. I'll go out and check on the situation."

Lu Chen reluctantly got out of bed, got dressed, and left the room.

When Lu Chen arrived at the training ground of the Prince's Mansion, he saw Li Feng and Chu Yuqin talking about something.

Upon seeing Lu Chen approach, Li Feng quickly said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Lu Chen looked at Chu Yuqin and said, "Aunt Chu, is there something you need?"

Chu Yuqin said, "It's not me looking for you, it's General Li looking for you."

Lu Chen's gaze then fell on Li Feng.

Li Feng quickly took out a letter from his pocket and said to Lu Chen, "Your Highness, this was given to me by Duke Mu when we set off. He instructed me to give this letter to you after we arrived in Beijun."

Lu Chen immediately took the letter from Li Feng, opened it, and began to read it carefully.

At this moment, Li Feng and the more than one hundred soldiers behind him were staring intently at the letter in Lu Chen's hand.

Li Feng, in particular, appeared extremely nervous.

He didn't know what the letter said, and he was now afraid that the Northern King would silence them.

After all, they were about to return to the capital, and the Northern King might not trust them.

After reading the letter, Lu Chen glanced at Li Feng and the others.

Li Feng's loyalty has now risen to 87, making him a completely usable person. The loyalty of the guards' soldiers is also quite high, with virtually none falling below 60.

Lu Chen spoke directly: "In this letter, Duke Mu tells me that you are all dead."

These words caused an uproar.

Li Feng and the others couldn't help but wonder, would the Northern King really intend to silence them?

No, it should be said that Duke Mu never intended for them to return alive, since this letter was from Duke Mu to the Northern King.

Seeing that Li Feng and the others seemed very nervous, Lu Chen continued, "The Duke of Mu asked me to tell you that he has sent people to bring your families to Yancheng. You have been removed from the Tiger Legion and will follow me from now on."

This……

Li Feng instantly realized that they had misunderstood Lu Chen's meaning.

They are dead; that is, they have been expelled from the Great Xia Tiger Army.

It seems that Duke Mu never intended for them to return to the capital; he wanted them to follow the Northern King.

Lu Chen then revealed a sly smile, "Of course, if you don't want to follow me, I won't force you."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng and the hundred-plus soldiers knelt down without hesitation, declaring, "We swear to follow Your Highness to the death!"

What a joke! If they dare to say "no" now, they'll never leave Yancheng. They're not stupid.

Moreover, there was nothing wrong with following the Northern King. After learning that the Northern King possessed a weapon capable of killing a ninth-rank expert, they believed that the Northern King had been hiding his true strength.

When the Northern King returns to the capital and reigns supreme, all of them will have rendered meritorious service in supporting the new emperor.

There's no need to overthink the choice.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, you can all get up now."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Lu Chen took out a token from his pocket and tossed it to Li Feng, saying, "General Li, take my token and go take command of the army in Beijun."

"I'm leaving the training of the troops to you."

Li Feng immediately clasped his hands and said, "Your subordinate will certainly live up to Your Highness's expectations and will reorganize the Northern Army as soon as possible, training them into a fighting force."

Lu Chen said, "There's no need to rush. Making too much of a move could have a negative impact."

Li Feng reacted instantly and said, "Understood, I will be careful."

Li Feng figured that the Northern King was definitely planning to continue hiding his true abilities to avoid having his schemes discovered.

"Alright, you can go do your own thing now."

With that, Lu Chen turned to leave.

At this moment, Chu Yuqin looked at Lu Chen's back and had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

For some reason, she always felt that there was a cloud of gas around Lu Chen.

To verify her conjecture, Chu Yuqin pushed off with her toes and instantly appeared behind Lu Chen.

After sensing the fluctuations of spiritual energy behind him, Lu Chen suddenly turned around and saw Chu Yuqin, their eyes meeting.

Chu Yuqin was less than thirty centimeters away from him, and a faint fragrance wafted into Lu Chen's nostrils, making Lu Chen's body a little restless.

"Aunt Chu, what's wrong...?"

Chu Yuqin smiled gently, then said, "Chen'er, I never expected you to become a martial artist behind your aunt's back. I've never seen you practice martial arts before. What kind of skill do you practice?"

amount……

Seeing that he had been exposed, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Aunt Chu, this is a man's little secret."

Chu Yuqin said coquettishly, "Where did you get so many secrets from?"

Lu Chen chuckled, "It's normal for a deep man to have many secrets in his heart."

Chu Yuqin glared at Lu Chen speechlessly, then said, "Fine, if you don't want to tell me, I'm going to set up defenses."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yuqin walked towards the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.

Looking at Chu Yuqin's graceful and dignified figure, Lu Chen felt the flames in his heart burning brighter and brighter.

He quickly turned around and ran to find his two concubines to cultivate.

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