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

Chapter 214 The White Wine of the Northern Prince's Mansion

At this moment, Chu Qingli was filled with resentment towards a certain evil thing. If it weren't for that evil thing leaving so many scars on her body, why would she lie and say that these scars were left by going astray in her cultivation?

The key point is that the bad guy clearly has a way to remove these scars, but he just won't help himself remove them. He insists on leaving these scars, as if he owns me and is stamping them on my body.

Left with no other option, Chu Qingli said, "Alright then, I'll take a break for a while."

Seeing that Chu Qingli had agreed, Chu Yuqin immediately added, "Qingli, I told you before that you are an assassin and used to travel around a lot, so it's not suitable for you to stay in one place all the time."

"Your frequent qi deviations during your practice are probably related to your staying at the Northern Prince's Mansion."

"Why don't you take advantage of this rest period to leave the Northern Prince's Mansion, go out for a walk, and relax? Maybe when you come back, you won't suffer from qi deviation again while practicing your skills."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingli immediately said, "No need."

She was planning to quickly complete the deal with Lu Chen and then rescue her sister from the Northern Prince's Mansion. How could she leave the Northern Prince's Mansion at this time? If she left the Northern Prince's Mansion, how could she continue the deal with Lu Chen?

At this moment, Chu Qingli suddenly thought of something. She stared at Chu Yuqin's flawless face and then asked suspiciously, "Sister, you're not planning to send me away so you can do something with that lecherous man, are you?"

Chu Qingli herself often found excuses to send Chu Yuqin away and then made deals with Lu Chen, so she was very sensitive to this kind of thing.

Chu Yuqin said guiltily, "Qingli, do you really think of your sister as the kind of shameless person?"

Chu Qingli asked, "Then why does the older sister always try to drive the younger sister away?"

Chu Yuqin said angrily, "What do you mean by kicking you out? I'm doing this for your own good. You should at least call me 'sister.' How could I bear to see you get hurt?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingli thought to herself: I'm sorry, sister. For your sake, I cannot leave the Northern Prince's Mansion now, no matter what.

Thinking of this, Chu Qingli said, "Sister, I will not leave the Northern Prince's Mansion unless you leave with me. I am not at ease leaving you alone in the Northern Prince's Mansion."

Seeing Chu Qingli's stubbornness, Chu Yuqin felt helpless. Just as she thought, Chu Qingli would never leave the Northern Prince's Mansion.

If Chu Qingli doesn't leave the Northern Prince's Mansion, will she just keep putting off fulfilling her promise to Lu Chen? What will Lu Chen think of her then? Will he think she's just using Chu Qingli as an excuse to avoid serving him?

Chu Yuqin sighed deeply and then said, "Forget it, you won't listen no matter how much I tell you."

Chu Yuqin didn't intend to continue persuading Chu Qingli. She didn't know how many times she had tried to persuade Chu Qingli, but Chu Qingli just wouldn't leave the Northern Prince's Mansion. She even began to suspect that Chu Qingli might have other motives for staying in the Northern Prince's Mansion.

If Chu Qingli wants to leave the Northern Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen has to find a way. Lu Chen can use his power as a prince to transfer Chu Qingli away from the Northern Prince's Mansion. In this way, she will have the opportunity to serve Lu Chen.

She had already discussed this with Lu Chen, and now it was up to him to decide what to do. Ideally, she could arrange for Chu Qingli to be moved to a place where she couldn't return to the palace for several hours, so that she would have ample time to help Lu Chen relax.

Thinking of this, Chu Yuqin's pretty face became extremely hot. She was indeed a shameless woman. In order to have sex with a man, she even tried to drive her younger sister out of the Northern Prince's Mansion.

……

At this moment.

The small assembly has ended.

As Lu Chen emerged from the council hall and was about to return to his study, a maid from the inner courtyard approached him and said, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort requests that you visit the inner courtyard when you have time; the sorghum wine has been brewed."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was overjoyed and immediately said, "I will go there right away."

Immediately, Lu Chen hurriedly went to the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

Inside the main hall, Lu Chen's wives and concubines were discussing something around a wine jar that was half a meter tall.

Lu Chen entered the main hall soon after.

Upon seeing Lu Chen return, Xiao Wenyao and Yelü Nanyan immediately made way for him.

Lu Chen approached the wine jar, looked at the clear white wine inside, and smelled the rich aroma in the air. He then remarked, "It's definitely strong!"

At this moment, Mu Zixuan, who was heavily pregnant, smiled and said, "Your Highness, with this wine, the Prince's Mansion will have another money-making industry. In the future, the Prince's Mansion's treasury will probably be too full to hold silver."

Hearing Mu Zixuan's words, Lu Chen smiled and then said, "That's not the case. The Prince's mansion's money will soon be spent. I have decided to build a new city, and the Prince's mansion's money may not be enough then."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan was stunned. She did not expect that Lu Chen would actually build a new city. In this way, the money earned by the Prince's Mansion would probably be spent very soon.

After all, it was money she had earned herself, so Mu Zixuan was still a little reluctant to part with it, but she quickly let it go.

Money is meant to be spent once it's earned. What's the point of keeping it in the treasury if you never spend it?

If she can use this money where it's needed, then earning this money will have meaning.

At this moment, Lu Chen picked up a bamboo spoon next to the wine jar, scooped out a spoonful of white wine from the jar, brought the spoon close to his nose to smell the aroma of the wine, and asked, "Do you have a bowl? Give me a bowl, I want to taste how this wine tastes."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao immediately handed over a bowl. "Your Highness, a bowl."

Just as Lu Chen was about to take the bowl from Xiao Wenyao's hand, Xiao Wenyao swayed, and Lu Chen's hand grasped nothing.

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Xiao Wenyao and only then did he realize that Xiao Wenyao's face was flushed, she smelled of alcohol, and some of her hair was sticking up.

This……

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Yao Yao, did you fall into a wine vat?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao, reeking of alcohol, said, "Your Highness... I just had a little to drink..."

At this point, Xiao Wenyao's body began to sway again, and Yelü Nanyan quickly supported her.

Lu Chen suddenly noticed that not only Xiao Wenyao, but also Yelü Nanyan's face was flushed, clearly indicating that the two of them had been drinking.

At this moment, Zhou Youyou covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Your Highness, Yao Yao and Sister Nan Yan just said that they come from the grasslands and can drink the most alcohol, and they can't get drunk no matter what kind of alcohol they drink. So the two of them drank a bowl in one gulp, but they got drunk in just a few breaths."

Hearing Zhou Youyou's words, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "You guys actually dare to drink a whole bowl of such strong liquor?"

The beautiful woman, Yelü Nanyan, felt extremely ashamed, her face turning even redder. She hadn't expected the wine to be so strong, and with such a powerful aftereffect. She hadn't drunk any wine in a long time since arriving at the Prince's residence, so she couldn't resist the rich aroma. Who would have thought that this wine was completely different from the grain wine they used to drink?

At this moment, Xiao Wenyao handed the bowl to Lu Chen again, "Your Highness...the bowl."

Lu Chen took the bowl, poured the wine from the spoon into it, and took a small sip.

A burning sensation instantly rose in my throat; the alcohol content of this liquor was clearly very high. It was best to dilute it; few people could handle drinking it like this.

However, Lu Chen discovered that once the alcohol entered his stomach, it immediately evaporated, and the alcohol did not enter his bloodstream for circulation.

This……

Lu Chen instantly understood what was going on; it was clear that the Invulnerability Body had taken effect.

Alcohol was treated as a poison by his immune system, so it was immediately broken down as soon as it entered his stomach, having no effect on him whatsoever.

In other words, he can drink as much alcohol as he wants without any problems in the future.

Lu Chen didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

The biggest effect of alcohol is actually to numb the nerves, so the alcohol you drink doesn't enter your bloodstream, and you won't know what it feels like to be drunk anymore.

Seeing Lu Chen take a sip of the wine in front of him, Mu Zixuan asked with concern, "Your Highness, what do you think of the taste?"

Lu Chen pursed his lips and said, "The alcohol content is quite high, so it's not suitable for drinking. It's best to dilute it to lower the alcohol content."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan said, "I understand. I will speak with the brewing workers later and ask them to lower the alcohol content of these wines."

The brewing method for sorghum liquor was provided by Lu Chen, so Mu Zixuan learned a lot of things. Not only her, but now even the brewing workers in the Prince's Mansion know what "alcohol content" is. In the past, they only talked about whether the liquor was strong or not, and they didn't have the concept of alcohol content.

With the concept of alcohol content, they will be able to more accurately describe how strong a drink is and to what extent.

After tasting the sorghum liquor, Lu Chen returned to his study and began to formulate the examination content for officials.

a few days later.

The sorghum liquor launched by the Prince's Mansion sold out immediately, with many caravans coming to the Northern Prince's Mansion to place orders. The pre-ordered production orders have already been scheduled for three or four months into the future.

In fact, most people in this era are not used to drinking high-proof sorghum liquor, but people have a special mentality: I am better than others.

As soon as Wangfu's sorghum liquor entered major restaurants, it was used by customers as a drinking contest, and the old rice wine was directly eliminated because sorghum liquor has a higher alcohol content and is easier to get drunk on.

There's a saying going around in restaurants these days: only women drink rice wine, while men should drink the white wine brewed by the Northern Prince's Mansion.

In the following two weeks, before the Northern Prince's Mansion even had time to name the liquor, its reputation quickly spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty and surrounding dynasties.

When Chu Yuqin discovered that the liquor from the Northern Prince's residence was so strong and so easy to get drunk, she had a sudden inspiration: perhaps the liquor from the Northern Prince's residence could give her enough time to serve Lu Chen.

If we get Chu Qingli drunk, then Chu Qingli won't be able to keep staring at her.

(End of this chapter)