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

Chapter 294 Moving

The relocation of the capital city in the North was a major event. Although most of the Northern King's Palace's belongings were moved to the new palace within a few days, Lu Chen and his group did not move to the new palace immediately, as there was still a lot of work to be done in the old city.

The locals didn't have much resistance to the relocation. They knew very well what the new city was like, and most of them had visited it. The houses were very spacious, and the streets were wide and clean, far superior to the old city.

The key point is that such a good house in the new city only costs five hundred coins. If it were before, they would probably have had to grit their teeth to come up with five hundred coins. But now that Yancheng's commerce is so developed, and the Northern Prince's Mansion has so many industries, earning five hundred coins is no problem at all, not to mention that the Northern Prince's Mansion has given them a ten-year term.

Earning 500 coins in ten years is something you can only do if you have the skills.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Although there were still some people in the old city, most of them had moved to the new city. Lu Chen felt that it was about time for them to move to the new palace, so on a sunny day, they officially moved into the new palace.

Lu Chen stood at the entrance of the new Prince's Mansion, gazing at the tall gate. In addition to being larger in area than the old mansion, the new mansion was also more luxurious. Now, the windows of the mansion were no longer made of paper, but were all made of glass.

After Lu Chen and his wives and concubines entered the palace, they felt much better upon seeing the spacious courtyard.

The old royal palace was built by the officials of Beijun. At the time of its construction, Beijun didn't have much money, so the palace buildings were small and the courtyard was also small. People would feel suffocated if they stayed in the courtyard all day.

The courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion is now much larger than the old mansion's courtyard. When their children grow up, there will be enough space for them to run around in the courtyard.

Unlike the houses of ordinary people, the buildings of the Prince's Mansion were not entirely constructed of cement and red bricks. Most of the buildings were built with large natural stones, which meant that the buildings of the Prince's Mansion could be preserved for a much longer period of time compared to those made of cement and red bricks.

In the center of the Prince's Mansion stands a ten-story building. From the top of the building, one can see almost the entire landscape of the new city. This building is the tallest in the entire New Goose City. The tallest buildings where ordinary people live outside are only six stories high.

Furthermore, there are no tall buildings around the Prince's Mansion; at most, there are only two or three-story houses.

This was mainly to prevent people from observing the interior of the Prince's Mansion from the high-rise buildings, which could be detrimental to the mansion.

Lu Chen then turned to his wives and concubines and said, "You should go and familiarize yourselves with your courtyards first."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Chu Yuqin and the others, led by their maids, went to their respective courtyards.

Lu Chen then arrived at the courtyard where the male master of the inner courtyard lived. At this time, there was no sign above the entrance to the courtyard, and the courtyard had not yet been named.

Mu Zixuan said from the side, "Your Highness, why don't you give this courtyard a name?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said, "I can't think of a good name either, so let's call it Fengyun Academy for now."

This……

Mu Zixuan hesitated, after all, it was Lu Chen who had chosen the name, so Mu Zixuan didn't say much.

This is the inner courtyard where Lu Chen lives, where he sleeps at night. Giving it this name is really inappropriate.

The phrase "wind and clouds" is often used to describe changes and turmoil. How could there be changes and turmoil while sleeping at night?

After choosing a name, Lu Chen stepped into Fengyun Courtyard. In the southeast corner of the courtyard, there was a bare tree trunk, which was the Dragon and Phoenix Tree that had been transplanted a few days ago.

Lu Chen quickly walked to the Dragon and Phoenix Tree, then took out a small knife from his sleeve, made a cut on his palm, and blood flowed from his hand. He dripped the blood onto the trunk of the Dragon and Phoenix Tree, and the tree quickly absorbed the blood as soon as it touched the trunk.

Immediately afterwards, the dragon and phoenix tree emitted a green light, and the next moment, green buds sprouted directly from the trunk of the dragon and phoenix tree.

Seeing that it was about time, Lu Chen stopped feeding the Dragon-Phoenix Tree blood.

He then used his healing technique to repair the wound on his hand.

Just then, a maid entered Fengyun Courtyard and came to Lu Chen, saying, "Your Highness, Miss Dongfang has arrived."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that Dongfang Longyue would come to the Northern Prince's Mansion on the very first day he moved into the new mansion. Just as Lu Chen was about to say something, Mu Zixuan said with a smile, "Your Highness, please leave Dongfang's affairs to me."

Since Dongfang Longyue is moving to the Prince's Mansion, it's natural that we need to arrange a place for her to live, as well as servants and maids. Her food, drink, and lodging all need to be taken care of.

Since Dongfang Longyue is Lu Chen's woman, this matter should naturally be left to Princess Mu Zixuan, the head of the harem, to arrange.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, my beloved."

Mu Zixuan said, "No trouble at all, then I will go find Sister Dongfang."

Lu Chen said, "Okay, go ahead."

Mu Zixuan then turned and left Lu Chen's side to meet Dongfang Longyue, and arranged for Dongfang Longyue to live in a courtyard near Plum Blossom Courtyard and Spring Sound Courtyard.

After entering the inner courtyard of the New North Prince's Mansion, Dongfang Longyue kept looking around the entire inner courtyard. Originally, Dongfang Longyue thought that she would feel particularly oppressed after entering the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

To her surprise, after entering the palace, she found that the entire palace did not give her that oppressive feeling.

The total population of the new royal mansion is not as large as that of the Dongfang family, but the new royal mansion is much larger than the entire Dongfang family. The Dongfang family's houses in the new city were all built with their own money. She thought that the Dongfang family's courtyard was already luxurious enough, but now it seems that the Dongfang family's courtyard is nothing compared to the new royal mansion.

Even the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion is very spacious; you could even drive a carriage inside without any problem.

At this moment, Mu Zixuan said to Dongfang Longyue with a smile, "Sister Dongfang, you will live in this courtyard from now on."

As Mu Zixuan finished speaking, Dongfang Longyue stood at the entrance of the courtyard and glanced at the entire courtyard. The courtyard had pavilions, towers, bridges and streams, and everything else was there. The scenery was very peaceful and elegant. This was much larger and better than the courtyard where she lived in the Dongfang family. Even Su Fengcheng's courtyard could not compare to this place.

Of course, what surprised her the most was not the scenery of the courtyard. After all, this was the Northern King's Mansion, the residence of the chosen one, so it was only natural that the food, clothing, and housing were more luxurious than those of aristocratic families.

What truly surprised Dongfang Longyue was the attitude of Princess Mu Zixuan towards her. Mu Zixuan had no airs at all in front of her. As a princess, Mu Zixuan actually called her "elder sister" when she first entered the Northern Prince's Mansion, which made Dongfang Longyue feel flattered.

Dongfang Longyue wasn't stupid. How could she not know about the saga between the women in the royal harem? Not to mention the royal family, there were just as many power struggles among the women in the inner courts of aristocratic families.

Dongfang Longyue even suspected that Mu Zixuan was a two-faced person, saying one thing to your face and another behind your back. As a princess, she not only personally arranged her food, clothing, and accommodation in the palace, but also called her "elder sister." This was too approachable.

Although she didn't understand what Mu Zixuan was up to, Dongfang Longyue still politely said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Mu Zixuan continued, "Sister Dongfang, if you need anything in the future, you can tell me directly, or you can tell the maid."

Dongfang Longyue said, "I understand."

Seeing that Dongfang Longyue was a little reserved, Mu Zixuan said with a smile, "Sister Dongfang, once you enter the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion, you will be the Prince's woman from now on."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Longyue was taken aback. Had the princess finally revealed her true intentions? Would the princess start setting rules for her now? Just as Dongfang Longyue was thinking this, Mu Zixuan said, "The inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion is different from the harem of ordinary princes, nor is it like the inner courtyard of those aristocratic families. Once you enter the Northern Prince's Mansion, everyone addresses each other as sisters, and everyone gets along very well. From now on, Sister Dongfang, you don't need to call me Princess anymore in the inner courtyard. Just call me Sister Zixuan."

Dongfang Longyue was stunned again. She tentatively said, "Your Highness, etiquette cannot be disregarded. Isn't this somewhat inappropriate?"

Mu Zixuan said, "Sister Dongfang, you've only just arrived, so you may not know the situation in the inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion yet. After a while, you'll understand how harmonious the inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion is."

Although Mu Zixuan said that, Dongfang Longyue still couldn't quite believe it.

This is, after all, the prince's harem, and women are always vying for his favor. Will the inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's mansion truly be harmonious?

Or is it that the princess is trying to win him over just to deal with a certain woman?

This kind of thing is very common in large families. The lady of the house dislikes a certain concubine, but the master of the house dotes on that concubine. The lady of the house has no way to get rid of that concubine, so she tries to win over other women to deal with that concubine.

In Dongfang Longyue's view, Mu Zixuan's kindness to her was not without reason; she must have some purpose.

Dongfang Longyue didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but now that Mu Zixuan was taking the initiative to befriend her, even if she was wary, she could only accept Mu Zixuan's kindness.

A day passed quickly. The people in the Prince's Mansion were busy decorating the place. Lu Chen's wives and concubines were quite sentimental. Although they had moved to the new Prince's Mansion, they still tried to make their current residence the same as the old one.

As night fell, Lu Chen's women all came to Fengyun Courtyard. When Chu Yuqin reached the courtyard gate and saw the three characters "Fengyun Courtyard," she was stunned.

She turned to the maid at the courtyard gate and asked, "Who named Fengyun Courtyard?"

The maid replied, "Madam Chu, the Prince chose this name himself."

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin was stunned for a moment. Chu Qingli, who was standing next to her, said, "That's really awful. He's supposed to be a prince, yet he can't even come up with a name. He named his residence Fengyun Courtyard."

Chu Yuqin also wanted to say something harsh, but considering that it was Lu Chen who named it, she didn't say anything more and walked directly towards the main hall.

When she arrived at the entrance of the main hall, she found that the plaque above the main hall still read "Main Hall". The name of the courtyard had been changed, but the name of the main hall had not changed.

Chu Yuqin didn't think much of it and went straight into the main hall, where a large table of dishes had already been laid out.

After Chu Yuqin entered the main hall, she saw Lu Chen holding and comforting the child. She then asked, "Chen'er, why did you name this courtyard Fengyun Courtyard? Isn't this name a bit inappropriate? After all, this is where we live."

Hearing this, all the women felt that Chu Yuqin was right. They all thought the name was inappropriate. Lu Chen, while playing with the child in his arms, said with a smile, "I just chose this name temporarily. I can change it later. But then again, there's nothing wrong with this name. I live here, and I can still stir up trouble at night."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the women immediately understood, and a blush appeared on the faces of both Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou.

If you just say "wind and clouds," they might not understand, but if you say "stirring up the wind and clouds," they understand instantly.

So that's why this wicked thing was named this!

Chu Yuqin's face flushed slightly, and she stopped talking. Just then, Mu Zixuan said to the maid beside her, "Xiao Rou, it's almost dinner time. Go and call Miss Dongfang."

Although Dongfang Longyue has not officially married into the family yet, she has already decided to become Lu Chen's woman. Since she is Lu Chen's woman, she will definitely have dinner with Lu Chen in the main hall tonight. This is also a rule of the Northern Prince's Mansion.

A short while later, the maid Xiaorou arrived at the courtyard where Dongfang Longyue lived. Dongfang Longyue was painting in the pavilion at that time, looking rather lonely.

Her maid from the Eastern family was not brought to the Prince's Mansion, and she had only just arrived at the Northern Prince's Mansion and was not very familiar with the people there, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Just then, Xiao Rou said to Dongfang Longyue at the courtyard gate, "Miss Dongfang, the Princess Consort invites you to have dinner in the main hall."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Longyue was taken aback.

have dinner?

The princess actually invited me, someone who had only been at the Northern Prince's residence for a day, to have dinner with her. Sure enough, she was trying to win me over.

Dongfang Longyue then said, "Please thank the Princess for me. I won't go; I'm not hungry right now."

Upon hearing this, Xiaorou said, "Miss Dongfang, you're the only one missing from the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion. If you don't go, the Prince might be displeased."

Dongfang Longyue asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with Your Highness?"

When Xiao Rou saw Dongfang Longyue ask this question, she immediately realized that Dongfang Longyue must not know the rules of the Northern Prince's Mansion, so she took the initiative to explain: "Miss Dongfang, in the inner courtyard of the Northern Prince's Mansion, the prince's wives and concubines have to eat dinner in the main hall every night, unless there is something important."

Dongfang Longyue was slightly taken aback. She then realized that she had misunderstood, and said, "I understand."

Immediately afterwards, she put down her paintbrush, then got up and followed the maid to the main hall.

Upon entering the main hall, Dongfang Longyue discovered that her maid Xiaorou was right; Lu Chen's wives and concubines had all arrived at the main hall.

Upon seeing Dongfang Longyue arrive, Mu Zixuan immediately went to Dongfang Longyue's side, took Dongfang Longyue's hand, and said to everyone, "This is a sister who has recently joined the Prince's Mansion."

Upon hearing this, all the women turned to look at Dongfang Longyue. In fact, most of Lu Chen's women had met Dongfang Longyue before, but they were not very familiar with her. However, they had long expected that this woman would eventually be lured into the palace by Lu Chen, this lecherous man.

Dongfang Longyue remained calm. With a smile, she introduced herself: "My name is Dongfang Longyue, and I come from the Dongfang family. Greetings, elder sisters."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zixuan immediately corrected her: "Sister Dongfang, I already told you this morning that you are now a member of the Northern Prince's Mansion. You don't need to be so reserved, and there's no need to call yourself a commoner anymore. You are no longer a commoner."

Once inside the inner courtyard of the Northern King's mansion, she became the Northern King's woman, and could no longer be considered an ordinary citizen.

Dongfang Longyue said gracefully, "Your Highness is right, I understand."

Lu Chen then handed the baby to the wet nurse beside him and said, "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's eat."

Afterwards, the women sat down at the round table in the main hall. Dongfang Longyue was new to the place and thought there were rules about where to sit, such as the princess should sit next to Lu Chen, and the higher the status of the woman in the palace, the closer she should sit to Lu Chen, the male master.

But just as she was thinking this, she noticed that Zhou Youyou and Xiao Wenyao were sitting on either side of Lu Chen, while Princess Mu Zixuan was not sitting next to Lu Chen, which once again shattered her guess.

Mu Zixuan then pulled Dongfang Longyue's hand and sat down at the round table. Mu Zixuan's seat was several seats away from Lu Chen. If someone who did not know the situation of the Northern Prince's Mansion saw the princess so far away from the prince, they might think that the princess had quarreled with the prince, or that the princess's status in the mansion was not important and that the prince disliked her.

At this moment, Lu Chen picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. Then he looked at Dongfang Longyue across the round table and said, "Longyue, this is your first time in the Prince's Mansion. You may not be very familiar with it yet. But don't worry, the Prince's Mansion doesn't have many rules, unlike your aristocratic families. You don't need to be so careful."

Dongfang Longyue said, "Yes, Your Highness, I understand."

Just then, Xiao Wenyao took out a jar of wine from under the table, poured a cup of wine into her own glass, and then moved the full glass to Lu Chen's side. "Your Highness, would you like to drink tonight?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled slightly, glanced at Dongfang Longyue across from him, and then said, "I have things to do tonight, so I won't drink."

Upon hearing this, all the women instinctively looked at Dongfang Longyue, instantly understanding what Lu Chen meant.

Dongfang Longyue suddenly felt extremely embarrassed to be stared at by Lu Chen's wives and concubines. Although it was her first time entering the Northern Prince's Mansion, she was not stupid and could basically guess what Lu Chen meant by having something to do tonight.

Just then, Chu Yuqin placed the bear penis from the soup bowl into Lu Chen's bowl, and said with a smile, "Chen'er, you're going to stay up late tonight, eat this to nourish your body."

Lu Chen was speechless. He thought to himself that with his body, he didn't need any supplements, but he didn't refuse Chu Yuqin's kindness.

(End of this chapter)