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

Chapter 280 Revenge on Me? Fine!

When Wu Junwan left the Northern Prince's Mansion, she was still somewhat angry. Although she thought Lu Chen had said those flippant words to discourage her, she still felt uncomfortable.

This little man actually dared to tease her, the eldest princess of the Great Wu Kingdom. You should know that she is already in her thirties, old enough to be his mother.

Just as Wu Junwan was thinking about how to get Lu Chen to let her sign the document, Pei Hong's voice came from outside the carriage.

"Princess, can you feel it?"

Wu Yunwan lifted the carriage curtain and asked in confusion, "Lord Pei, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Wu Yunwan seemed to have not felt anything, Pei Hong frowned and then said, "Just now at the Northern Prince's Mansion, I felt that the true energy in my body became extremely chaotic, and a huge sense of pressure arose in my heart, making it difficult for me to breathe."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunwan was stunned.

Why didn't she feel that way just now?

Wu Yunwan then said, "Strange, why don't I feel that way?"

Pei Hong pondered for a moment, then said, "Could it be that Zhuge Chongguang is exerting pressure on me?"

Upon hearing Pei Hong's words, Wu Yunwan realized that if Zhuge Chongguang was indeed a Celestial Realm expert, then a Celestial Realm expert could indeed lock onto a person even if they were not seen within their perception range, and exert pressure on that person.

Thinking of this, Wu Yunwan frowned slightly, then said, "So, Zhuge Chongguang has really broken through to the Celestial Realm?"

Pei Hong said, "It's very likely. Even if Zhuge Chongguang was just a Grandmaster, he wouldn't have been able to exert such a strong pressure on me. I'm afraid only a Celestial Realm expert could have such a powerful aura."

Hearing Pei Hong say this, Wu Yunwan fell silent. Now that the Northern Kingdom has a Celestial Realm expert, and the Northern King is a man with extremely high martial arts talent and great ambition, it is likely that there will be a war between the Northern Kingdom and the Great Wu in the future.

The Northern Kingdom will become the greatest threat to the Great Wu.

It seems that after returning home, she will have to persuade her father to send someone to the Great Xia.

The North has experts at the Celestial Realm. Based on this alone, the Great Wu cannot compete with the North in a one-on-one fight. In addition, the North is currently in a period of rapid development. Although the population of the North is not large at present, if one day Lu Chen conquers the entire Great Xia and becomes the next Xia Emperor, controlling the entire Great Xia, then the Great Wu will probably not be a match for the Great Xia.

Although they wanted to sow discord between the Northern Kingdom and the Great Xia Dynasty and incite war between them, Wu Yunwan did not want to see the Great Xia Dynasty easily defeated by the Northern Kingdom.

If the Great Xia Dynasty falls, Great Wu will face an even more powerful enemy, which would be a disaster for Great Wu.

The Great Xia Dynasty still has the ability to contend with the Northern Kingdom. Didn't the Great Xia royal family recently have the means to deal with the Celestial Realm? Since Great Xia and the Northern Kingdom are capable of fighting each other, Great Wu should stand on the side of the Great Xia Dynasty and help Great Xia fight against the Northern Kingdom.

Of course, the best outcome would be for both the Great Xia Dynasty and the Northern Kingdom to suffer heavy losses, allowing the Great Wu Dynasty to reap the benefits.

It was evening.

Lu Chen was reviewing official documents in his study when a voice rang out from outside the door, "Your Highness, there's news about Rongrong."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback, then put down his pen and said to Lin Wanyun at the door, "Aunt Lin, please come in."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Lin Wanyun entered the study. Tonight, Lin Wanyun was wearing a light blue dress that hugged her full figure, making her look like a mature woman.

After entering the study, Lin Wanyun closed the door and then came to Lu Chen with a letter in her hand.

Seeing the letter in Lin Wanyun's hand, Lu Chen asked curiously, "This letter..."

Lin Wanyun replied, "This is a letter that Rongrong had someone bring down the mountain."

Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. Chen Wanrong was imprisoned by her master, so how could she still send a disciple down the mountain with a letter?

Lin Wanyun extended her delicate hand and handed Chen Wanrong's letter to Lu Chen. Lu Chen immediately took the letter, opened it, and began to read it carefully.

After reading the contents of the letter, Lu Chen was even more shocked. He was surprised but also a little happy. He didn't expect that Chen Wanrong's master didn't really intend to stop Chen Wanrong from being his woman.

but……

Seeing Lu Chen staring blankly at the letter, Lin Wanyun asked curiously, "What did Rongrong say in the letter?"

After receiving the letter, Lin Wanyun went straight to find Lu Chen, unaware of its contents.

Lu Chen replied, "She told me that her master did not intend to stop me from being with her, but her master would come down the mountain in a while to see what kind of person I was. She told me to try not to spend too much energy on women while her master was in the Northern Kingdom."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's answer, Lin Wanyun asked in shock, "Really? The Venerable One really agreed to you two being together?"

In Lin Wanyun's view, their Venerable One was a rather strict person, especially towards Chen Wanrong. Ever since the incident with Chu Yue, their Venerable One had often reminded Chen Wanrong not to look for men, and even said that men were all bad.

Lin Wanyun thought that after hearing that Chen Wanrong had been harmed by Lu Chen, their Venerable One would come to Yancheng to cause trouble for Lu Chen. Unexpectedly, their Venerable One not only did not cause trouble for Lu Chen, but even agreed to let the two of them be together.

Lu Chen said, "Rongrong also said in the letter that her master said if I have talent, her master plans to take me as a disciple."

Lin Wanyun said excitedly, "If that's the case, then that would be perfect. In that case, your relationship with Rongrong would be legitimate."

If Lu Chen becomes the Venerable's disciple, then Lu Chen will be one of Xuan Yue Palace's own people. If Chen Wanrong finds one of her own people to be her Daoist partner within Xuan Yue Palace, surely no one in Xuan Yue Palace will say anything about that.

Lu Chen stared at the letter in his hand, lost in thought. To be honest, he wasn't sure if the contents of the letter were true. After all, he had never seen Chen Wanrong's handwriting, and Chen Wanrong was still in Xuan Yue Palace. He didn't even know if she was imprisoned. The letter was sent from Xuan Yue Palace, so it was possible that someone else had written it using Chen Wanrong's name.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen handed the letter to Lin Wanyun, "Aunt Lin, take a look and see if the handwriting on this letter is Rongrong's."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Lin Wanyun instantly understood what he meant.

Lin Wanyun then took the letter from Lu Chen's hand and glanced at it. "This is indeed Rongrong's handwriting."

Lu Chen continued, "Did you ask the disciples of Xuan Yue Palace what Rongrong's current situation is there?"

Lin Wanyun replied, "I asked, and the disciples of Xuan Yue Palace told me that after Rongrong returned to Xuan Yue Palace, she met with the Venerable One several times alone. It seems that the Venerable One did not punish her. She is still the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace, and she is currently managing all the affairs of Xuan Yue Palace."

Lu Chen thought to himself, if Chen Wanrong's master did not punish Chen Wanrong, does that mean that the contents of this letter are likely true?

Was Chen Wanrong's master truly enlightened?

He actually agreed to let them be together; he thought her master would be very angry.

Lin Wanyun also saw what Lu Chen was worried about, and then said, "Actually, it's not surprising that the Venerable One would agree. When your mother married Emperor Xia, she was initially very opposed, but in the end she had no choice but to agree."

"You and Rongrong have already slept together, so there's no point in her objecting now. It's perfectly normal for her to agree to you two being together."

Lu Chen said, "That's true."

However, Lu Chen still had some concerns, so he asked Lin Wanyun, "What kind of person is Rongrong's master?"

Lin Wanyun didn't know how to answer this question. She thought for a moment and then replied, "She is a true fairy."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I meant what her personality is like."

Lin Wanyun replied, "I haven't met her many times either, so I don't know her very well. But I heard from Rongrong that the Venerable One is a rather strict person."

Lu Chen thought to himself, "Oh well, Chen Wanrong's master will come to Yancheng anyway. I'll deal with whatever comes my way. Then I'll know what kind of person Chen Wanrong's master is."

He didn't really want to clash with Xuan Yue Palace. After all, Xuan Yue Palace possessed a weapon capable of destroying an entire mountain, and the Venerable's origins were probably not simple. If a direct conflict were to break out with Xuan Yue Palace, the Northern Kingdom might not be able to defeat it.

At this moment, Lin Wanyun continued, "Chen'er, if there's nothing else, I'll go out first. You can continue with your work."

Lu Chen snapped out of his reverie and said, "Okay, sure."

Lin Wanyun then turned around and left the study.

After Lin Wanyun left, Lu Chen also got up from his seat and returned to the main hall for dinner.

After dinner, Lu Chen's wives and concubines dispersed and returned to their own rooms.

Chu Yuqin and Chu Qingli returned to their courtyard. Chu Qingli thought that now that her sister had fathered that bastard's child, he probably wouldn't stay in her sister's room overnight. So, she went to Chu Yuqin's room that night, intending to sleep with Chu Yuqin.

Chu Yuqin didn't say much. After the two women entered the room, Chu Qingli asked curiously, "Sister, what does it feel like to be pregnant?"

Hearing this question, Chu Yuqin smiled and then said, "Once you're pregnant with Chen'er's child, you'll know what pregnancy feels like, won't you?"

At this point, Chu Yuqin teased, "Qingli, you suddenly asked your sister this question, does it mean you want to have a child?"

Chu Qingli quickly said, "I don't want to have that bastard's child. I was just asking casually."

"But you, sister, you're already married to him, you're his woman now, yet you still call him Chen'er all the time. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Hearing Chu Qingli's words, Chu Yuqin's face flushed slightly. She had been married to Lu Chen for some time now. Although she had thought about changing how she addressed Lu Chen, for some reason, she would always unconsciously call him "Chen'er" when she spoke of him.

The key issue is that no one in the Prince's Mansion corrected her way of addressing him, so she unknowingly started calling Lu Chen that without even realizing it. Although she had married Lu Chen, she still appeared to be Lu Chen's elder in the Prince's Mansion.

In fact, Chu Yuqin felt more ashamed to call Lu Chen "husband" than "Chen'er". Even though she had accepted Lu Chen, she still couldn't get over the age difference deep down. It was mainly because they had lived together for too long and it wasn't something that could be changed in a short time.

Chu Qingli continued, "Sister, how come you got pregnant with that bastard's child so easily? Yelü Nanyan and the others have slept with him so many times, but their bellies haven't gotten bigger."

Chu Yuqin blushed and said, "This older sister doesn't know either."

During this time, Yelü Nanyan often pulled her aside and quietly asked her how she got pregnant with Lu Chen's child, and she wanted to know about the process of her having sex with Lu Chen.

She is currently the only female martial artist in the entire inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion who is pregnant with Lu Chen's child, and she got pregnant on the first try, which naturally arouses the curiosity of the other women.

Although pregnancy after sexual intercourse is normal, Chu Yuqin still felt ashamed at the thought that she was the only female martial artist carrying Lu Chen's child. She had a feeling that the people in the Prince's mansion were speculating that she and Lu Chen had done something more unusual, which was why she had become pregnant so easily.

Looking at Chu Yuqin's flushed cheeks, Chu Qingli said with a suspicious expression, "Sister, you didn't sleep with that bastard a long time ago, did you? Is that why you got pregnant with his child so quickly?"

Chu Yuqin said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think my sister is like you?"

Hearing Chu Yuqin's words, Chu Qingli pursed her lips. She wanted to say that she had done it all for Chu Yuqin, but she swallowed the words back. Now she didn't even believe herself.

Now that Chu Qingli has come to her senses, she realizes that her previous agreement to trade with Lu Chen was purely a voluntary act of offering herself up. She had initially regarded Lu Chen as a despicable and shameless person, yet she still believed his words and agreed to trade with him a hundred times. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

But it's pointless to say any more now. She's already a member of Lu Chen's harem, so there's no use saying anything more. Anyway, like her sister, she has no way to escape that villain's clutches in this lifetime.

At this moment, Chu Qingli raised her jade-like hand and stroked Chu Yuqin's belly.

Chu Qingli muttered to herself, "I wonder if it's a boy or a girl."

Chu Yuqin smiled slightly and then said, "Whether it's a boy or a girl, I believe Chen'er will like it."

Chu Qingli said, "That's hard to say. Who knows if he says he likes it but secretly finds it disgusting?"

"I think it's better to have sons for him. Didn't he say before that he treats all his children equally? Sister, you should have more sons for him, take a share of his property, get revenge on him, and let him bully us two sisters."

As soon as Chu Qingli finished speaking, she heard Lu Chen's voice coming from the doorway, "Revenge on me? Fine! I'd love for you to get revenge on me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen pushed open the door and entered.

Chu Qingli was taken aback when she saw that Lu Chen had actually come.

Lu Chen then closed the door and said with a smile, "Qingli, what kind of skill is it to instigate your sister to take revenge on me? Why don't you give birth to dozens of children for me yourself to take revenge on me?"

Hearing this, Chu Qingli snorted and said, "I can't get pregnant. If I could, I'd give birth to hundreds, let alone dozens. I'd let my children divide up your fortune, and then we'd see how you'd support so many kids."

Hearing Chu Qingli's words, Lu Chen was taken aback. Of course, he knew that Chu Qingli was just saying it in anger. No matter how powerful Chu Qingli was, she couldn't possibly have hundreds of children by herself.

However, Chu Qingli's words reminded Lu Chen that if he had more and more children in the future, how to arrange for them would indeed be a problem.

His system dictates that he cannot have only these few women, and that he cannot have six children. Moreover, his children will have children when they grow up, and his children's children will have children.

Judging from the lifespan he could have lived to, he would probably have seen many generations of his great-grandchildren while he was still alive.

Of course, tonight is not the time to think about that. He came to see Chu Yuqin today because he had some questions to ask her.

Lu Chen then went straight to the bedside and plopped down next to Chu Qingli.

Seeing that she was blocking Lu Chen and her sister, Chu Qingli immediately stood up, intending to give up her seat to the two of them and leave the room.

"Sister, I won't bother you any longer."

At this point, Chu Qingli was about to leave when Lu Chen grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms with a slight pull, making her sit on his lap.

Lu Chen then whispered in Chu Qingli's ear, "Qingli, what are you doing? I didn't tell you to leave, why are you leaving?"

"Didn't you say you were going to have my child to get revenge on me? You left so soon, how can you get pregnant with my child?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingli was stunned for a moment, and a blush instantly appeared on her cold face. She couldn't help but think, "Could this wicked thing be planning to do that kind of thing to me in front of my sister?"

Chu Yuqin's face also became even rosier. Lu Chen, that little rascal, was probably really up to something, not letting Chu Qingli leave.

Chu Qingli quickly said, "My sister is pregnant. If Your Highness wishes, please come to my room."

Chu Qingli felt fine being alone with Lu Chen, but she couldn't accept being in front of her sister. She didn't want her sister to see her ugly side.

Lu Chen said, "No need, let's stay in this room. I have something to discuss with your sister."

At this point, Lu Chen's hand landed on Chu Qingli's sash, and he pulled it off.

Seeing that Lu Chen was actually serious, Chu Qingli immediately struggled, "No, my sister is still here."

Without saying a word, Lu Chen got up and placed Chu Qingli on the bed, then leaned down and kissed her red lips.

(End of this chapter)