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

Chapter 147 Xiao Wenyao's Confusion

Upon hearing Lu Chen's answer, Qin Yushan thought to himself, "It really is a powerful weapon like a howitzer."

The thought of howitzer shells exploding and instantly turning a Grandmaster into several pieces sent chills down Qin Yushan's spine.

Once similar weapons are mass-produced, from now on, grandmasters will probably be no different from ordinary people, since ordinary people can also kill grandmasters with grenade launchers.

As a grandmaster in the martial arts world, Qin Yushan was unwilling to see this weapon manufactured on a large scale, as it would shake the entire martial arts world and undermine the status of grandmasters.

However, as a subordinate of the chosen one, he naturally wanted to see the Northern King wield this powerful weapon to wreak havoc and unify the entire continent.

At this moment, Qin Yushan said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will devote all my attention to supervising the manufacture of the weapon you mentioned, and I will absolutely not allow anyone to leak the manufacturing method."

Qin Yushan naturally knew the importance of this weapon. After all, it was a weapon capable of instantly killing a Grandmaster. The method of making such a powerful weapon must never be known to any force, otherwise it would be a disaster for the Northern Prefecture and the Northern King.

However, Qin Yushan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Highness, the Embroidered Uniform Guard doesn't have any craftsmen capable of manufacturing the kind of weapons you mentioned. Where would you like to source those craftsmen?"

Lu Chen said, "Don't worry about that, the craftsmen will be available soon."

Just as Lu Chen finished speaking, a maid's voice came from outside, "Your Highness, General Wenren and General Xuanyuan have arrived."

"Let them in."

The next moment, Xuan Yuan Chen and Wen Ren Lie entered the study. They bowed at the same time and said in unison, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Lu Chen nodded slightly. "Get up."

Xuan Yuan Chen asked, "Your Highness, what brings you here?"

Lu Chen said, "If Dayu City can build 50,000 heavy cavalry, I believe Dayu City must have a great many craftsmen, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yushan was stunned for a moment. He instantly understood what Lu Chen meant when he said that the craftsmen would be available soon.

Xuan Yuan Chen then replied, "Your Highness, in Dayu City, everyone is a craftsman. Children, once they reach a certain age, are required to learn a craft, and even girls are no exception."

Hearing Xuan Yuan Chen's words, Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. The people of Dayu City were quite progressive in their thinking. Everyone wanted to learn the craft. He felt that the Dayu City's remnants were all members of the Mohist school.

Lu Chen then said, "It is like this. I plan to transfer some craftsmen from Dayu City to Beijun to make some weapons for me. I know that the people of Dayu City are reluctant to leave Dayu City, but to make these weapons, we need trustworthy craftsmen."

"The only craftsmen I can trust are those from Dayu City. I will trouble the two generals to write to Dayu City and request that they send a thousand metal smelting craftsmen to Yan City."

The 500,000 people of Dayu City were also a gift from the system and were absolutely loyal to Lu Chen. Therefore, Lu Chen would definitely choose them as the craftsmen to manufacture the Red Cannons, rather than the craftsmen from Beijun.

Besides, there aren't many craftsmen in the North County who can help Lu Chen manufacture the Red Cannon.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Xuan Yuan Chen immediately replied, "I will write to Dayu City shortly. Your Highness, please rest assured that Dayu City will send craftsmen to Yancheng within a month."

Lu Chen then said to Qin Yushan, Wenren Lie, and Xuan Yuan Chen, "The task of forging the Red Cannon is now in your hands. You must remember that no one other than the participants can know about the manufacture of this weapon, not even members of the Mu family."

Qin Yushan and the other two immediately replied, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, we will keep quiet while we are away."

At this moment, Lu Chen took out the gunpowder manufacturing formula from the system space and placed it on the desk. "Commander Qin, before the craftsmen of Dayu City arrive, you should send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to collect the materials written on this paper. Remember one thing, you must not let anyone know that you are the ones collecting these things."

Qin Yushan picked up the gunpowder-making materials that Lu Chen had given him from the table and said, "Your subordinate obeys. Your subordinate will be careful and not let any force realize that it is the Prince's Mansion that is collecting these things."

Qin Yushan knew very well what the contents of the paper in his hand meant. It contained materials for making artillery shells. If others knew that the Prince's Mansion was collecting these materials, even if they didn't know the gunpowder formula, someone might be able to analyze the materials collected by the Prince's Mansion to figure out what the gunpowder formula was.

In short, you have to be extremely careful when building the Red Cannon.

"Alright, all three of you, go and get ready."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Qin Yushan and the other two said in unison:

"We take our leave!"

Immediately afterwards, the three left Lu Chen's study.

……

at the same time.

Chunshengyuan.

This courtyard originally had no name, but every time the maids and servants of the Prince's Mansion passed by the courtyard, they would hear a certain sound, so gradually someone named it Chun Sheng Courtyard, and then everyone called it that.

After getting up, Xiao Wenyao dressed and washed up with the help of her maid, and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast.

After that, she just sat in the room, with nothing to do.

Looking at the empty room and the monotonous courtyard outside, Xiao Wenyao felt a little lost for a moment.

Since arriving at the Northern Prince's mansion, Xiao Wenyao has considered herself a female slave of the Northern Prince, believing that she will serve Lu Chen in the same way as her former slaves.

Not only did she have to serve Lu Chen, but she also had to be tormented by him, just like she had tormented Yelü Nanyan.

But as the days passed, Xiao Wenyao discovered that Lu Chen hadn't come to see her even once.

Moreover, she discovered that she, as a female slave, seemed to have a certain status in the Prince's mansion.

She was clearly a female slave, yet the Prince's mansion actually arranged servants and maids to take care of her daily needs. Shouldn't she be the one taking care of Lu Chen's daily needs alongside these servants and maids? How come she's acting like the mistress of the mansion now? And she's getting such good treatment?

If the Northern King's female slaves always receive this kind of treatment, then being the Northern King's female slave doesn't seem so bad.

However, Xiao Wenyao used to ride horses all over the grasslands and was used to life there. Now that she's suddenly confined to a courtyard, she's finding it very difficult to adjust.

She longed to go out and be free.

Xiao Wenyao wasn't an ignorant person. She knew that she would be Lu Chen's female slave in the future and couldn't run around without her master's permission. However, she just couldn't give up the feeling of riding a horse and running freely on the grassland.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wenyao couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao got up from the stool.

He walked directly to Yelü Nanyan's room next door.

Although she still harbored some resentment towards Yelü Nanyan, she and Yelü Nanyan were the only two barbarian women in the entire Northern Prince's Mansion. She felt lonely and isolated, and apart from talking to Yelü Nanyan, she had no other way to alleviate her loneliness.

Yelü Nanyan was also sitting on a stool at this moment, practicing needlework. When she saw Xiao Wenyao enter, Yelü Nanyan put down her work and said with a smile, "Yaoyao, are you getting used to life in the Northern Prince's Mansion?"

If we were to say whether Yelü Nanyan felt any guilt towards Xiao Wenyao, then of course she did. She was indirectly responsible for the death of Xiao Wenyao's mother, but only a little guilt, since she wasn't the one who poisoned Xiao Wenyao's mother.

Yelü Nanyan had always treated Xiao Wenyao very well, like a younger sister. Especially after coming to the Northern Prince's Mansion, where there were only the two barbarian women, she felt even more affection for Xiao Wenyao. The two of them had a sense of sympathy for each other.

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's question, Xiao Wenyao immediately sat down at the table, sighed, and said, "I'm used to it, but Your Highness, do you really think we're the Northern King's female slaves?"

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao still calling her "Princess Consort," Yelü Nanyan quickly said, "Yaoyao, I am no longer the Princess Consort of the Heavenly Wolf King. You can't call me that anymore."

"The Northern Prince's residence can only have one princess consort. If others hear you say this, they will surely think we have ulterior motives, and we will both be punished!"

Seeing Yelü Nanyan's serious expression, Xiao Wenyao realized that what she had said was wrong, and her face immediately turned pale.

Yelü Nanyan continued, "Yaoyao, from now on you can call me Sister Nanyan."

Xiao Wenyao stammered, "Oh, okay, Sister Nanyan."

Then Yelü Nanyan continued, "Strictly speaking, we are not the Northern King's female slaves. Have you ever seen slaves with maids and servants to take care of them?"

Xiao Wenyao said, "That's true."

Yelü Nanyan said, "From now on, we will all be the concubines of the Northern King. Compared to female slaves, we will still have a certain status in the Northern King's mansion."

"But Yao Yao, you must remember, never think that just because you have a certain status in the Northern King's mansion, you can act recklessly. After all, we are prisoners, and you must always consider yourself as the Northern King's female slave, and not always think of yourself as the Northern King's concubine."

Xiao Wenyao said, "Sister Nanyan, I understand what you mean."

Xiao Wenyao glanced at the courtyard by the gate, then asked softly, "Sister Nanyan, did the Prince not come to your room last night?"

Xiao Wenyao didn't hear any sounds coming from Yelü Nanyan's room yesterday, so she judged that Lu Chen probably hadn't come. You know, for the past few days, she could hear sounds almost every night, and they would last for several hours, or even an entire night.

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao's words, Yelü Nanyan's delicate body trembled involuntarily.

At first, Yelü Nanyan enjoyed being with Lu Chen.

However, with Lu Chen coming every day, Yelü Nanyan was starting to feel overwhelmed, even though she discovered that Lu Chen used a special technique to heal her injuries, leaving her with almost no discomfort.

However, these past few mornings, Yelü Nanyan still feels like her mind is a mess, she walks in a daze, her legs are unsteady, and she always feels like she's trembling.

Yelü Nanyan now feels a deep fear of Lu Chen.

After regaining her senses, Yelü Nanyan replied, "Hmm, she didn't come. Why?"

Xiao Wenyao continued in a low voice, "Sister Nanyan, I have a question I'd like to ask you, is that alright?"

Seeing Xiao Wenyao's cautious demeanor, Yelü Nanyan asked curiously, "What's the problem?"

Xiao Wenyao leaned closer and then asked Yelü Nanyan in her ear, "Sister Nanyan, I heard your voice every night for the past few days, but I always felt that your voice sounded a little strange. Was being tortured by the Prince really that painful? Why did I feel that your voice didn't sound like it was made out of pain?"

Upon hearing this, Yelü Nanyan burst out laughing.

Unlike women in the Great Xia, women on the grasslands rarely have knowledge about men and women before marriage. They usually learn about such matters on their own after marrying their husbands.

Xiao Wenyao was a complete novice and had no idea what those things were all about.

Yelü Nanyan said, "Yaoyao, don't worry. You'll understand what's going on when the Prince goes to your room. But you can rest assured, I can tell you for sure that there is no pain whatsoever."

Xiao Wenyao was taken aback after hearing Yelü Nanyan's answer.

He was tortured by the Northern King without experiencing any pain?

is it possible?

Could Yelü Nanyan be lying to herself?

If she weren't in pain, she really would have screamed.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao's puzzled expression, Yelü Nanyan said, "Yaoyao, you haven't been with a man yet, so it's normal that you don't understand some things. But you can completely trust what I'm saying. Sometimes people make noises not because they're in pain."

"As a woman from the grasslands, you should know very well that sometimes when we grassland people achieve a certain victory, we often shout loudly. Do you think it's because they are in pain? It's because they are happy, that's why they cheer and shout."

Hearing Yelü Nanyan say this, Xiao Wenyao seemed to understand something.

Xiao Wenyao remembered that after the Tianlang King tribe conquered other small tribes, the soldiers would often shout and yell at the top of their lungs. The soldiers shouted and yelled because they had won. They were cheering and shouting happily, not because of pain.

Xiao Wenyao couldn't help but think that Yelü Nanyan made a sound because she had achieved some kind of victory with the Northern King, which was why she was shouting so loudly.

Some kind of victory?

Xiao Wenyao then recalled the scene she had secretly witnessed earlier.

Could it be because Yelü Nanyan physically trapped the Northern King? Is that why Yelü Nanyan believed she had won and was shouting like that?

Yes, that should be the case.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Wenyao finally felt relieved.

Just then, a maid came in and said, "Madam Yelü, Madam Xiao, the Princess Consort invites you two to have tea in the North Courtyard."

Both of them were taken aback upon hearing this.

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