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

Chapter 148 This king intends to attack the Northern Commandery in winter.

From the day Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao entered the palace, Mu Zixuan treated them very well and did not regard them as prisoners at all.

Not only did she send them delicious food every day, but she also had the maids take good care of them, especially Yelü Nanyan, who received tonics from Mu Zixuan almost every morning.

Sometimes Yelü Nanyan wondered if Mu Zixuan was sending her tonics because Lu Chen was visiting her every day, which had displeased Mu Zixuan, so she sent her tonics to remind her to be mindful of her status.

However, as time went by, Yelü Nanyan realized that Mu Zixuan's gift of tonics to her was not at all sarcastic. Even the maid who took care of her blushed and told her that the princess's gift of tonics to her was absolutely sincere.

Now, Yelü Nanyan has completely accepted Mu Zixuan's kindness, and she roughly understands why this princess is so good to her.

Yelü Nanyan originally thought that the harems of the Great Xia Emperor or the Great Xia Prince were full of intrigue and backstabbing, but this was almost non-existent in the Northern Prince's Mansion. This was mainly because the male master was too powerful, and no woman could bear the love of the Northern Prince alone.

If that woman has the Northern King completely bewitched, then her death is probably not far off.

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao whispered to Yelü Nanyan, "Sister Nanyan, shall we go over there?"

Upon hearing this question, Yelü Nanyan reminded Xiao Wenyao, "Yaoyao, you must always remember one thing: in the Northern Prince's Mansion, besides the Northern Prince, the Princess Consort is the most powerful. Whatever the Princess Consort asks you to do, you must do. If the Princess Consort invites us for tea, we absolutely cannot refuse without a special reason, understand?"

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's reminder, Xiao Wenyao immediately nodded and said, "I understand."

Then Yelü Nanyan put down her needlework, stood up, and walked towards the door, saying as she went, "Let's go, let's go to the North Courtyard."

Afterwards, Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao went to the North Courtyard.

When the two of them arrived at the North Courtyard, they found that there were already quite a few women in the pavilion there; almost all of Lu Chen's women were there.

Upon seeing Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao arrive, Mu Zixuan said warmly, "Sister Nanyan, Sister Yaoyao, you've come! Please have a seat."

Although Mu Zixuan was very enthusiastic, Yelü Nanyan still bowed with Xiao Wenyao and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Mu Zixuan smiled slightly and then said, "Sister Nanyan, the Northern Prince's Mansion doesn't have that many rules, so you don't need to bow to me when you see me."

The inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion is much more relaxed than the outer courtyard. Unlike the outer courtyard, where people bow to each other upon meeting, perhaps influenced by Lu Chen, once Mu Zixuan and the others enter the inner courtyard, their sense of etiquette immediately becomes much weaker.

After all, the Northern King is the most powerful in the inner courtyard, and everyone else is his woman.

Yelü Nanyan didn't say much. She and Xiao Wenyao sat down in the pavilion, and at that moment, a maid poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Mu Zixuan smiled and said, "This is a tea unique to the Prince's residence. Please try it."

Since it was a princess offering tea, Yelü Nanyan naturally had to drink it. Without a second thought, she immediately picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

Seeing that Yelü Nanyan had picked up her teacup, Xiao Wenyao quickly followed suit and took a sip.

After taking a sip of tea, both of them suddenly realized that their bodies felt much lighter, as if the tea could greatly relieve fatigue and anxiety.

Yelü Nanyan then said, "Thank you for the tea, Your Highness. This tea must be very precious."

Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao were both martial artists, and they instantly realized the effects of the tea on them. Drinking this tea while practicing martial arts would be of great benefit to them.

This tea was an absolutely precious treasure; they never expected the princess to serve them such tea.

Mu Zixuan smiled and said, "The tea trees are planted in the courtyard of the Prince's Mansion. They are not precious to our mansion. Of course, the Prince has a rule that only the Prince's women or the Prince's most honored guests can drink this tea."

Yelü Nanyan said, "So that's how it is."

Mu Zixuan continued, "If Sister Nanyan likes this tea, you can have a maid go to the main courtyard to pick tea leaves and brew it. Now that you are the prince's woman, you can drink this tea as you please."

Yelü Nanyan said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Mu Zixuan said, "Sister Nanyan, you're still too reserved and being too polite. From now on, we're all family, so there's no need to be so formal."

At this point, Mu Zixuan glanced at Xiao Wenyao and asked, "Sister Yaoyao, are you getting used to life at the Prince's residence?"

Xiao Wenyao was about to reach for the snacks on the table when Mu Zixuan called out to her. She quickly withdrew her hand, looking guilty.

"It's... a habit. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Mu Zixuan said, "You'll get used to it."

Afterwards, they drank tea and ate snacks while chatting about everyday matters, appearing to be very close.

Yelü Nanyan wondered if it was just her imagination, but she found that the Northern King's harem was even more harmonious than she had imagined. The three children of Mu Zixuan and the others were all raised together, and Mu Zixuan and Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou's children even helped take care of each other.

This made Yelü Nanyan feel the charm of the Northern King once again. There are not many men who can keep the harem so harmonious. Not to mention the Great Xia, even the harems of the barbarian tribes on the grasslands are full of intrigue and backstabbing.

This reminded Yelü Nanyan of her childhood, when her mother, as a member of the barbarian harem, was often bullied by other barbarian women.

She suffered humiliation from other barbarian women, and even the barbarian king beat and kicked her.

The harmonious scene in the North Courtyard made Yelü Nanyan wish that time could stand still forever.

……

a few days later.

The Northern Xianwang tribe, the royal court.

An old man with a large beard, wearing a fur coat, and covered in layers of dirt, sat on the throne.

This throne was brought back by the soldiers of the Northern Xian King from the former royal court of the Tianlang King tribe.

The man sitting on the throne was none other than the King of Northern Xian.

At this moment, the Northern King's face was extremely ugly, as if he were constipated. His dark skin was flushed, and he looked very angry.

The King of Northern Xian roared at this moment.

"They borrowed so many troops from me, and still lost! Losing is bad enough, but they even had to relocate the entire Sirius King tribe to the Northern Commandery!!!"

"What do you take me for?!"

He was initially secretly pleased when he heard the news of the Sirius King's defeat, as he had long been eyeing the Sirius King's tribe.

Sirius King has always been quite powerful in the North. His tribes would avoid him whenever they saw Sirius King's tribe. Now that Sirius King's tribe is declining, Sirius King was originally planning to annex Sirius King's tribe and become the most powerful barbarian tribe in the North.

Most importantly, the Northern King always kept the Queen Consort of the Heavenly Wolf King and Xiao Wenyao in his heart.

The thought of those two beauties made the Northern King drool. When he learned of the defeat of the Heavenly Wolf King, he already considered the two women as his own.

When his soldiers arrived at the Tianlang King's court, the Tianlang King's tribe had already vanished without a trace. Not only that, he also heard that Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao had been captured by that brat from the south and taken to the royal palace.

What would happen to these two beauties if they were captured and taken to the palace? As a man, how could the Northern King not know? The thought of losing his prize made him furious.

At this moment, one of the king's men inside the tent said, "Your Majesty, why don't we attack the Northern Commandery and force that brat to hand over the Queen and the King's daughter!"

Upon hearing this, another barbarian general chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! Not only should that brat hand over the two kings' women, but he should also hand over all the people from the Two Wolf King tribe!"

Hearing his general's words, the King of Northern Xian sneered, "Three hundred thousand troops have been defeated, and you want me to attack Northern Commandery? You want to die, but I don't!"

Although the Northern King verbally denounced the Heavenly Wolf Network as worthless, he was no fool. The Northern Prefecture was clearly not something a single barbarian tribe could afford to offend. To attack the Northern Prefecture now would be tantamount to courting death.

However, at this moment, one of the generals put forward a special opinion.

"Your Majesty, consider this: although the Northern Commandery achieved victory, they must have suffered heavy losses themselves in order to annihilate the 300,000-strong army under the Heavenly Wolf King!"

"Even if they win, it will certainly be a narrow victory, and the Great Xia will pay a heavy price. Moreover, they may still be basking in the joy of defeating the Sirius King tribe and have probably let their guard down in the North. If we suddenly launch an attack on the Northern Prefecture at this time, they will not have time to react."

After listening to the barbarian general's analysis, the Northern Xian King suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense.

That's right. After all, the Sirius King led an army of 300,000 to attack the Northern Commandery. It would be impossible for the Great Xia to have suffered no losses at all.

The Great Xia must have lost many soldiers as well.

At this moment, if they suddenly launch an attack on Beijun, the Xia army will definitely be unable to support Beijun for a while.

However, they initially gave the Sirius King tens of thousands of soldiers, and now their tribe has very few people left who are capable of fighting.

If all the soldiers belonging to the Northern Xianwang tribe on the grasslands were gathered together, it would probably only amount to a few hundred thousand soldiers.

The King of Northern Xian pondered for a long time before saying, "The royal court currently only has tens of thousands of soldiers. If we send troops now, it will be very disadvantageous for us. Immediately issue a summons to gather the barbarian warriors from the smaller tribes to the royal court. Two months later, we will attack the Northern Commandery!"

At this moment, a barbarian general said, "Your Majesty, it will be deep winter in two months. Leading troops south in winter will likely be very disadvantageous for us."

Typically, barbarian raids to the south occur before winter, primarily to prepare sufficient food for the winter.

They rarely launch an attack on Great Xia during the dead of winter.

Once winter arrives, the grasslands are hit by blizzards. Not only is it cold, but it's also easy to get lost on the grasslands. Even the barbarian tribes who live on the grasslands regularly have no way to cope with the harsh winter.

It's fair to say that heading south in winter is a poor choice.

The King of Northern Xian said nonchalantly, "I intend to attack Beijun in winter. When winter comes, Daxia and that little brat Beijun will definitely think we won't come south. We can catch them off guard by suddenly heading south at this time."

"At that time, the Great Xia Dynasty will not be able to provide immediate support to Beijun. It will be an easy task for us to take Beijun."

"If you ask me, the King of the Heavenly Wolf is stupid. He had to go and attack the Northern Prefecture so early. Every year at that time, he would raid southwards. Even if the Great Xia people are stupid, they would be prepared. It's no wonder they were wiped out. I will not follow in his footsteps."

Seeing that the King of Northern Xian had said so, his generals could not say anything more.

a few days later.

North Palace.

Today, the Northern Prince's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. As soon as people of some status in the Northern Prefecture heard that the Northern Prince was going to take a concubine, they all came to the Northern Prince's Mansion to offer their congratulations.

Most people already know that the Northern King is going to marry Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao. Some people think that the Northern King is avenging the Great Xia, since in the past it was the barbarians who took the women of the Great Xia, and now it is finally the turn of the Great Xia people to take the women of the barbarians.

However, some people believe that the Northern King is disgracing the royal family. He is a prince, after all. How can he marry two barbarian women? This is obviously against etiquette.

The wedding was also personally arranged by Mu Zixuan. After the banquet, Lu Chen went to Yelü Nanyan's room first.

At this moment, Yelü Nanyan was dressed in a red robe and sat quietly by the bed, without wearing a veil.

She glanced around at the room's decorations and felt a sense of fantasy; she never imagined she would have such a wedding one day.

She had heard her mother talk about wedding scenes of the Da Xia people since she was a child, and she longed for it. However, she was also very clear at the time that what she longed for was just wishful thinking and would almost never happen.

To her surprise, she eventually had the wedding she had always dreamed of.

Yelü Nanyan said softly, "Is it really not a dream?"

As soon as Yelü Nanyan finished speaking, Lu Chen pushed open the door and entered the room, saying with a smile, "This is not a dream."

When Yelü Nanyan saw Lu Chen enter, a slight blush appeared on her face.

Lu Chen then went to the bedside and embraced Yelü Nanyan's soft body, but he did not immediately take the next step.

Lu Chen spent the night at Yelü Nanyan's place last night. Whenever he stayed at Yelü Nanyan's place, Lu Chen would almost exhaust himself before leaving, so he didn't have that kind of mind right now.

Lu Chen held Yelü Nanyan's delicate body in his arms and said with a smile, "Nanyan, from now on you are my woman, you must have many children for me."

Hearing this, Yelü Nanyan said with some shame, "Yes, it's what I should do."

Being embraced by a man more than ten years younger than herself, Yelü Nanyan still felt a strange sensation, even though they had already consummated their marriage.

Yelü Nanyan then suggested, "Your Highness, you spent the night here last night, why don't you go to Yao Yao's place today?"

(End of this chapter)