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

Chapter 205 Truly, Heaven is helping me!

Grandmaster...

When Wang Qingci heard Lu Chen's words, she was completely dumbfounded.

Currently, there are only a handful of Grandmasters known throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty, and they are mostly located in the capital.

Becoming a Grandmaster is not an easy thing. Most martial artists practice their skills for a lifetime and it is already very good if they can become a Grandmaster. Becoming a Supreme Grandmaster is even rarer.

Lu Chen is only seventeen years old this year, how could he possibly become a Grandmaster?!

However, Wang Qingci quickly realized that she had noticed Lu Chen's increased strength and the aura emanating from him was stronger than before.

I never expected that Lu Chen was already a Grandmaster!

and many more……

What did it mean when Lu Chen first told me this news?

He even specifically emphasized that his body had become more robust, and that he hadn't slept for days and nights...

Isn't this indirectly telling her that it's no problem for him to nag her for days and nights?

Thinking of this, a bead of sweat involuntarily appeared on Wang Qingci's forehead, and she turned her pale face to look at Lu Chen.

At this moment, Lu Chen was staring at her with a smile. Lu Chen's smile was like the smile of a devil, making Wang Qingci feel a chill down her spine.

Wang Qingci quickly put on a pitiful look and looked into Lu Chen's eyes, saying, "Your Highness, I am just a weak woman. Please don't be so harsh on me in the future."

Seeing Wang Qingci use a cutesy voice to coax him, Lu Chen chuckled, then wrapped his arm around her slender waist and placed his other hand on her hip, pressing his body against hers, and said with a smile, "A weak woman? I remember that you used to be very arrogant in front of me, always calling me 'Little Prince' and provoking me. How come you've become a weak woman today?"

Wang Qingci continued to plead coquettishly, "Your Highness, how could I have provoked you? I was just playing along with your act."

Lu Chen's large hands roamed over Wang Qingci's body, saying as he did so, "How about this, you give me a child, and I'll forgive your past rudeness to me, otherwise..."

At this point, Lu Chen hesitated, then slapped Wang Qingci's buttocks hard. Wang Qingci let out a soft moan, and then said, "Your Highness, I am just a slave girl, how could I be qualified to bear your children?"

"Even if I am truly pregnant with your child, the child will suffer cold looks from others because of my status. Can Your Highness bear to see your child bullied in the future?"

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Stop talking to me like that. I think you just don't want to have my child. You've been in the Northern Prince's Mansion for so long, you can't possibly not know how I treat my children."

"I cherish my daughter dearly, how could I bear to see my child suffer?"

"You little vixen, you've taken over my body for the most time, deceived my feelings the most, and yet you won't give me a child. I think you're trying to rebel."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci continued to feign a pitiful appearance, saying, "Your Highness, how could I dare to deceive your feelings? I am, after all, a ninth-rank martial artist. Even if I wanted to have a child for you, it wouldn't be so easy for me to conceive."

Lu Chen said, "That's easy. From now on, you'll go back to the Prince's Mansion every day, and I'll go to your room every day. I don't believe that I, a Grandmaster, can't get a ninth-rank martial artist like you pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingci was stunned.

Going to her room every day, she'll die...

huh huh...

After regaining her senses, Wang Qingci quickly said in a coquettish tone, "Your Highness, I still need to look after Tingyu Tower for you. Your great cause is not yet accomplished, and I still have things to do for you. I don't want to delay my work for you because of my pregnancy. How about I have a child for you after the Northern Kingdom is stable in the future?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen lifted Wang Qingci's delicate chin with one hand, looked into her eyes, and said with a smile, "Why do I feel like you just don't want to have children for me? Could it be that you look down on me because I'm just a prince and not worthy of you bearing my children?"

Wang Qingci immediately replied, "How could I possibly have such thoughts?"

At this point, Wang Qingci blinked her charming eyes and continued to act coquettishly and pitifully.

Seeing Wang Qingci's alluring appearance, Lu Chen wished he could pin her down on the table and give her a good beating right now. However, he had stayed up all night and had also dealt with Chu Qingli when he got up earlier, so he didn't have such a strong urge right now.

Lu Chen then released Wang Qingci and said, "Alright, I was just teasing you. I don't necessarily want you to have my baby right now."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to have children with Lu Chen, but she was worried that her status was too low, that she was just Lu Chen's female slave. If she had a child, her child might be treated unfairly. Although Lu Chen treated her well and often favored her, she was still aware of her own position.

Lu Chen then said, "You should go back first today. Let the Tingyu Tower caravan continue to keep an eye on what's happening in the Great Qian Dynasty."

Wang Qingci replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

At this moment, Wang Qingci suddenly thought of something and then asked with certainty, "Your Highness, have you really broken through to the Grandmaster realm?"

Wang Qingci still found it hard to believe that a seventeen-year-old Grandmaster could exist in this world. Although Lu Chen's power was so strong, she still felt that it was illogical and a bit too exaggerated.

Lu Chen asked with a smile, "What? You don't believe me? Why don't you test it yourself?"

Wang Qingci quickly replied, "No, no, I'll take my leave."

At this point, Wang Qingci immediately ran away.

If Lu Chen really breaks through to the Grandmaster realm, his physical strength will definitely become extremely powerful. In addition, Lu Chen is so young now, and his desires are at their peak. How can a weak woman like her withstand it? It would be better to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Watching Wang Qingci's panicked escape, Lu Chen chuckled.

This little vixen has completely submitted now.

She used to always provoke me, but now she'll probably tremble whenever she sees me.

After Wang Qingci left, Lu Chen said to the maid at the door of the study, "Notify the Embroidered Uniform Guard to summon all the officials of Yancheng to the Hall of State Affairs."

"Yes, Your Highness."

……

at the same time.

Inside the Imperial Palace in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Upon hearing the report from the shadow guard, Emperor Xia couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

"Okay, okay, okay!!!"

"The Great Wu Dynasty is reaping what it sowed."

The information collected by Tingyulou is all publicly available. The intelligence that Tingyulou can collect can also be collected by Emperor Xia's shadow guards. Emperor Xia also knew about the peasant uprising that broke out in the Dawu Dynasty.

Upon hearing that a peasant uprising had broken out in the Great Wu Dynasty, Emperor Xia was so happy he could hardly contain himself. This was the happiest he had been in recent times.

At this moment, Situ Ce asked, "How does Your Majesty intend to deal with Xiwu Commandery?"

Now that the Great Wu is in turmoil, although they had agreed to cede Xiwu County to the Great Wu during the peace talks, the Great Wu may not have the energy to occupy Xiwu County. Therefore, the Great Xia can completely renege on its promise at this time.

Emperor Xia then said, "Since a peace treaty has been signed, Xiwu County should naturally be given to them."

Emperor Xia was not a fool. Although Da Wu was currently in turmoil, the internal strife had not shaken the foundation of the state. If he went back on his word at this time, the large army that Da Wu had amassed in Xiwu County would likely advance eastward again.

Since internal strife has already begun to emerge in the Great Wu, we cannot allow it to have a pretext to launch a war against external forces. Internal conflicts can usually be diverted through external wars, so we cannot give the Emperor Wu the opportunity to shift the focus away from internal problems.

The Great Xia can temporarily sacrifice Xiwu County. Once the Great Wu is in complete chaos, the Great Xia can take back Xiwu County in the future.

Moreover, even if Xiwu County were given to Dawu, in the event of internal strife in Dawu, Dawu's army might not completely occupy Xiwu County. At most, they would send troops to plunder Xiwu County before returning to Dawu.

The Xiwu County incident was a minor matter; the internal strife in Dawu gave Emperor Xia an opportunity.

With the formidable enemies outside gone, it's time for him to make his move.

After enduring so many years of humiliation, he finally found an opportunity.

Just then, another shadow guard appeared in the Imperial Garden. He knelt before Emperor Xia, holding up the intelligence report with both hands. "Your Majesty, we have intelligence on the Great Qian!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia snatched the intelligence from the shadow guard's hand, glanced at it, and then burst into laughter, saying, "Hahaha, truly Heaven is helping me!"

"I never expected this!"

Seeing Emperor Xia so agitated, Situ Ce knew that something must have happened within the Great Qian Dynasty as well.

It seems that a civil war is about to begin in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's image appeared in Situ Ce's mind.

After the outbreak of civil war in the Great Xia Dynasty, there will inevitably be a large number of refugees. At that time, these refugees will most likely flock to the Northern Kingdom, and the Northern Kingdom will soon usher in a window of opportunity for development.

If the Xia Emperor wins the civil war and successfully eliminates the powerful clans of Great Xia, then the Great Xia that the Northern King will inherit in the future will surely become even stronger.

Situ Ce also began to feel a sense of anticipation. At first, he was not very supportive of the Xia Emperor's purge of the aristocratic families, since the Great Xia Dynasty was under external pressure. Now that the external pressure was gone, he naturally stood on the Xia Emperor's side.

(End of this chapter)