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

Chapter 281 Lu Chen's Mother and Grandmother

The capital of Daxia.

As night falls, the streets of the capital lose their daytime vibrancy.

Because of the current special circumstances, a curfew has been imposed in the capital. In the past, the nightlife in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty was quite vibrant.

Just as everyone was getting ready to sleep, a golden light suddenly shot out from the palace and pierced the sky.

At that very moment, inside the palace, a man dressed in a white undergarment exclaimed excitedly, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is!!!"

Seeing a golden light pierce the sky from the direction of the palace, illuminating the entire capital, the officials of the capital immediately thought of what had happened in the northern kingdom not long ago.

For a time, officials in the capital felt extremely anxious.

Although this golden light suggests that the royal family may have produced a Celestial Realm expert, it also means that Emperor Xia will continue to strengthen his control over the court.

It should be noted that the Xia Emperor has not yet finished eliminating the ancient aristocratic families within the Great Xia territory, and the officials of these families still in the capital feel that a great calamity is imminent.

The Jiangnan aristocratic families are such a huge interest group that Emperor Xia can take action against them without hesitation. Now the remaining ancient aristocratic families are just a pile of loose sand. If the royal family produces a Celestial Realm expert, how will they fight against Emperor Xia?

……

Northern Kingdom, Northern Palace.

Inside the room, candlelight flickered.

Chu Yuqin, who was standing to the side, was slightly dazed when she saw what was happening in front of her. Her face was a little hot. Although she thought this kind of thing was normal, she was still shocked to see Lu Chen attack Chu Qingli.

Mu Zixuan had actually mentioned this to her some time ago, asking her to persuade Lu Chen that if the women in the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion were to serve the Prince in bed in the future, the number could be appropriately increased.

The reason Mu Zixuan asked Chu Yuqin to speak to Lu Chen was mainly because Chu Yuqin's identity was quite special. She was the only one with the status of an elder, and if she spoke to Lu Chen, Lu Chen would probably listen to her advice.

However, Chu Yuqin had never dared to tell Lu Chen about it. She never expected that before she could even tell Lu Chen about it, Lu Chen would drag Chu Qingli into his room and do something naughty.

In order not to disturb Lu Chen, Chu Yuqin got up and sat on the stool by the bed.

After what seemed like an eternity, Lu Chen finally sat up and asked, "Aunt Chu, how much do you know about my mother?"

Chu Qingli was about to continue struggling when she saw Lu Chen raise his upper body, but when she heard Lu Chen ask her sister about something serious, she paused for a moment and then let Lu Chen do whatever he wanted.

Chu Yuqin felt something was off when she saw Lu Chen asking her about Chu Yue while doing something naughty. Nevertheless, she replied, "I've been with your mother since I was little. Perhaps no one in the world understands your mother better than me."

While suppressing Chu Qingli, Lu Chen said, "Does Aunt Chu know how my mother died?"

Upon hearing this question, Chu Yuqin was taken aback. She hadn't expected Lu Chen to inquire about the cause of Chu Yue's death.

After a moment of silence, Chu Yuqin spoke, "Your mother's death was closely related to your father. Back then, your father forced your mother to go to Xuan Yue Palace to borrow its divine artifact. As a result, on her way back, your mother was ambushed by assassins. She used her last breath to kill all the assassins, but by the time she returned to the palace, she was too late."

"Perhaps your mother had already sensed that she would encounter danger when she went to Xuan Yue Palace, so she didn't take me with her that time."

Hearing this, Lu Chen took a deep breath and then continued to ask, "Did my mother bring that Xuan Yue Palace artifact back to the capital?"

Chu Yuqin replied, "No."

Lu Chen continued, "How did that sacred artifact from Xuan Yue Palace end up in my father's hands?"

Chu Yuqin replied, "When your mother returned to the capital, she discovered that someone wanted to steal that sacred object, so she hid it somewhere. After your mother died, the Xia Emperor sent people to find the sacred object."

Hearing Chu Yuqin's words, Lu Chen took another deep breath, then suddenly became fierce. After a moment, Lu Chen asked again, "Aunt Chu, I have one last question. You've basically been by my mother's side the whole time, so you should know the answer to my next question."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Chu Yuqin glanced at Lu Chen, who was assaulting Chu Qingli. She vaguely sensed that Lu Chen seemed to be in a bad mood.

Chu Yuqin then said, "Ask away, I'll tell you everything I know."

Lu Chen asked directly, "Am I Emperor Xia's biological child?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Chu Yuqin was immediately stunned.

Seeing that Chu Yuqin did not answer immediately, Lu Chen knew that Chu Yuqin must know something about this.

At this moment, Lu Chen turned Chu Qingli over, then pressed down on her and said again, "Aunt Chu, just tell me directly. I can accept whatever the result is."

Chu Yuqin sighed and said, "Your mother once reminded me that I should never tell you about your background under any circumstances."

"But your mother didn't want you to know so that you could live a peaceful life."

"Now that you have a destiny with the immortals, you are no longer an ordinary person. I think it's alright to tell you now."

"When your mother was a teenager, she obtained a bead that emitted a green light. I don't know where she got that bead. Later, she married Empress Xia. Every time Emperor Xia came to her room, she would use Emperor Xia's blood essence to feed the bead. Until one day, she implanted the bead into her own body. A few months later, you were in her belly."

Upon hearing Chu Yuqin's reply, Lu Chen paused for a moment and stopped his movements.

He originally thought his biological father was someone else, but he never expected that he came to be like this.

This is too fantastical.

Chu Qingli was feeling very uncomfortable, but she overheard Lu Chen and her sister's conversation and knew they were talking about something very important, so she didn't dare to move.

She hadn't expected this villain to have such a special background. No wonder her sister was unwilling to leave Lu Chen no matter what; it seemed her sister had promised Chu Yue to protect this villain forever.

After a while, Lu Chen got busy again, saying as he worked, "So, in that sense, I am actually my father's biological son? After all, that green bead absorbed my father's essence and blood."

Chu Yuqin said, "I don't know about that."

At this moment, Chu Yuqin suddenly remembered something and continued, "By the way, when your mother was pregnant, she said some strange things to her belly. For example, she often muttered to herself that she wished you were really her child."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but wonder if his mother didn't consider him her real child.

Although he wasn't conceived through normal means, he still came from his mother's womb. How could his mother think he wasn't her child?

Lu Chen then took a couple of breaths and asked, "Huff...huff...did she say anything else strange?"

Chu Yuqin replied, "She also said she really hopes to watch you grow up and hopes you can live like an ordinary person."

At this point, Chu Yuqin's mood became somewhat somber. She sighed and said, "Now that I think about it, the reason your mother said those things was probably because she had long foreseen her final fate."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen thought to himself that his mother was probably not simple either; she must know something about him.

Unfortunately, his mother is no longer alive, so there's no way to ask her about his origins. It seems he'll have to find an opportunity to ask his maternal grandfather; perhaps he knows something about his mother.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen began to severely punish Chu Qingli.

At this moment, Chu Yuqin glanced at Lu Chen and Chu Qingli. She thought to herself that Chen'er must have been provoked by her words, which was why he vented his negative emotions on Qingli.

That's good too. Once Lu Chen has vented his negative emotions, he won't feel so bad anymore.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Qingli collapsed onto the couch. At this moment, Lu Chen turned to look at Chu Yuqin and said with a smile, "Wife, it's so late, why aren't you going to bed yet?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin blushed. The scene that had just happened was still replaying in her mind. Unfortunately, she was pregnant and could not do anything reckless.

Chu Yuqin rolled her eyes at Lu Chen, then said, "If I don't give you space, can you even unleash your power?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yuqin's face became incredibly hot, and she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, it's so late, come and rest."

Seeing that Lu Chen had said that, Chu Yuqin didn't say anything more. She slowly walked to the bedside, then untied her belt, revealing her white inner garment.

Without hesitation, Lu Chen pushed Chu Qingli inside, then embraced Chu Yuqin and kissed her.

Although there are some bad things you can't do, kissing and hugging are still fine.

……

The next morning.

When Lu Chen woke up, he saw Chu Qingli looking at him with a resentful expression, her eyes like those of a wronged woman.

Lu Chen held Chu Yuqin's soft body in his arms, then asked, "What kind of look is that?"

Chu Qingli snorted coldly and remained silent.

That little rascal actually embarrassed her in front of her sister; he's absolutely wicked.

What will her sister think of her in the future? She'll definitely think she's a shameless woman!

That despicable Lu Chen!

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Chen was bullying her while talking to her sister about Chu Yue yesterday, she would have definitely fought back with all her might.

At this moment, Chu Yuqin, who was being held tightly in Lu Chen's arms, spoke up: "Chen'er, if you want to know more about your mother, go ask your grandfather. He has always doted on your mother since she was little, so he should know a lot of things that I don't."

Lu Chen said, "Okay, I'll go in a bit."

As he spoke, Lu Chen's hands began to gently roam over Chu Yuqin's body. Then he whispered in her ear, "My dear wife, your body is so soft and warm, it feels so good to hold you."

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin's face turned crimson again. This little rascal, he just likes to tease her. He knows she has a child and can't have sex with him, yet he still provokes her like this.

Seeing that Chu Yuqin's face was flushed and her eyes were slightly misty, Lu Chen stopped teasing her and got up.

Chu Yuqin then got up and dressed him.

Half an hour later, Lu Chen appeared at the Chu family's residence.

When he arrived at the Chu family's house, he found that the door was covered with black writing on white paper, as if a funeral was being held.

Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Chen immediately asked the Chu family's servants, "What happened? Who died?"

The servant replied, "Your Highness, the master is holding a funeral for Young Master Chu."

After Liang Zong returned, he told Lu Chen about Chu Hongfei's death, but Lu Chen did not immediately tell Chu Xiong about it.

However, Lu Chen discovered a few days ago that Chu Xiong had been sending people to Jiangnan to search for Chu Hongfei's whereabouts.

Lu Chen thought for a moment. Although the Jiangnan rebels had been wiped out and the Jiangnan aristocratic families had been exterminated, many members of the Jiangnan aristocratic families still managed to escape. Perhaps in Chu Xiong's eyes, Chu Hongfei had also escaped in the chaos.

However, rather than making Chu Xiong wait for someone he would never see, it was better to tell him directly. So Lu Chen had Liang Zong tell Chu Xiong about Chu Hongfei being kicked into the sea by the Eighth Prince.

No matter how rebellious Chu Hongfei is, he is still Chu Xiong's son. Chu Xiong first lost his daughter, and now he has lost his son, so he seems rather lonely now.

Soon, a servant from the Chu family brought Lu Chen to the Chu family's reception room. Chu Xiong looked extremely haggard at this time. Lu Chen said, "Grandpa, please accept my condolences. It's my fault for not letting Liang Zong save Uncle back then."

Chu Xiong sighed and said, "Alas, this is not the prince's fault. It's all Hongfei's own fault. I told him long ago not to stay in Jiangnan, but he didn't believe me and insisted on following that group of lunatics."

"Forget it, it's pointless to say anything now."

At this point, Chu Xiong looked at Lu Chen and asked, "I wonder what brings Your Highness to see me today?"

Lu Chen replied, "I want to know some things about my mother."

Hearing this, Chu Xiong was slightly taken aback.

Seeing Chu Xiong pause for a moment, Lu Chen thought to himself, his grandfather was still grieving the loss of his son, and he had come to ask about his mother, which might have touched a raw nerve. Would that be a bad idea?

Thinking of this, Lu Chen stood up and said, "Grandpa, if it's not convenient today, I'll come another day."

Chu Xiong snapped out of his daze and quickly said, "It's alright, just ask whatever you want to know."

Upon hearing Chu Xiong's words, Lu Chen sat back down and asked directly, "I want to know if my mother is your biological daughter?"

Hearing this, Chu Xiong was stunned again. He hadn't expected Lu Chen to ask such a question.

Chu Xiong asked curiously, "Why would Your Highness ask such a question?"

Lu Chen said, "I have a feeling that my mother might not be an ordinary person, so I want to know if she was born into the Chu family."

Chu Xiong fell silent and did not answer immediately. After a while, he finally spoke, "Your mother is indeed my child, but she did not conceive through normal means when she was pregnant with her."

Upon hearing Chu Xiong's words, Lu Chen instantly recalled what Chu Yuqin had said last night: his birth was closely related to that green bead.

Could it be that my own mother was also conceived in this way?

At this moment, Chu Xiong continued, "Years ago, when I went hunting in the mountains, I met an injured girl. I fell in love with her at first sight, so I took her back to the Chu family and healed her wounds."

"Later, that girl married me and became my first wife, who is also your maternal grandmother. On our wedding night, your maternal grandmother told me that she was not an ordinary person and did not have the fertility of a normal woman. She needed to use a special method to get pregnant. She asked me if I was willing to use that method to have a child."

"I didn't think too much about it and agreed to your grandmother's request. Later, your grandmother took out a yellow bead, nourished it with my blood essence, and then implanted the bead into her body. That's how she became pregnant with your mother."

"However, your maternal grandmother passed away not long after giving birth to your mother."

At this point, Chu Xiong's mood became extremely low, and he appeared incredibly sad.

Upon hearing Chu Xiong's words, Lu Chen thought to himself, "Sure enough, the way I was born is the same as my mother's. My mother is indeed no ordinary person. Not only my mother, but my maternal grandmother is no ordinary person either."

Lu Chen then asked, "What illness did my grandmother have that caused her to pass away?"

Chu Xiong calmed himself down and tried to remain composed. After a long while, he replied, "I don't know what illness she had. One morning, she woke up and suddenly told me that she was going to die. Then she lay in bed and never got up again. I summoned almost every doctor in Sufeng City to the Chu family, but no one could find out what illness she had. A few days later, she passed away."

After he finished speaking, the entire reception room fell silent. Lu Chen fell into deep thought, and Chu Xiong fell silent. Neither of them spoke for a long time.

Lu Chen wondered to himself, could it be that his mother really foresaw that she would die before he grew up?

Although her death seems to be related to Emperor Xia, it could also be because her mother's lifespan had reached its limit.

Could it be because her maternal grandmother and her own mother's mission was to reproduce through those special beads, and once the offspring was born, their mission was complete, and then they were not far from death?

But how did her mother know about her mission? Her maternal grandmother passed away not long after her mother was born, so logically no one told her what her mother should do.

Lu Chen suddenly felt that his birth into this world was probably not just a simple soul transmigration. If it were just a simple soul transmigration, there would be no system.

It's as if everything in this world was preordained.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen felt that there was no point in thinking about it anymore. He should just have more children, get more rewards, and continue to improve his strength.

No matter what conspiracy lies behind the system, once it grows to a certain level, the mastermind behind it will always come out on its own. There's no use thinking about it now.

Anyway, he's already enjoyed it, so even if he dies in the end, it won't be a loss.

(End of this chapter)