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

Chapter 320 Turning Murong Xue'er to the Side

Seeing that Murong Xue'er didn't believe him, Lu Chen said calmly, "In a few days, Zhuge Chongguang will make a public appearance, and then you will be able to confirm whether this information is true or false."

Murong Xue'er frowned slightly. Would the Northern King allow Zhuge Chongguang to make a public appearance?

Could it be that Zhuge Chongguang really didn't break through to the Celestial Realm? Then why would the Northern King announce at this time that Zhuge Chongguang hadn't broken through to the Celestial Realm?

Given the situation of the Northern Kingdom, it should try its best to conceal this matter and let other forces or dynasties speculate on whether Zhuge Chongguang has broken through to the Celestial Realm. Only when the information is unclear will no force dare to harm the Northern Kingdom.

How could the Northern Kingdom possibly succumb to pressure and proactively announce that Zhuge Chongguang had not broken through to the Celestial Realm just because of some rumors? This always made Murong Xue'er feel very uneasy.

Just as Murong Xue'er was wondering what the Northern King was plotting, Lu Chen suddenly hugged Murong Xue'er tightly and pushed her slowly toward the bed, saying as he walked, "My dear Xue'er, since you're going back, who knows when we'll meet again? Today I'm going to make sure you have a great time."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue'er was startled. She seemed to already see what kind of torment she would suffer later.

After all, the Northern King had already laid his cards on the table with her, so there was no need for him to be friendly to her. He could do whatever he wanted with her, since she was just a spy for Da Yue.

At this moment, Lu Chen gently placed Murong Xue'er on the bed and then pressed down on her. Murong Xue'er was about to say something, but Lu Chen directly covered her mouth.

Murong Xue'er eventually had no choice but to give up struggling. She could sense that Lu Chen was very strong, and she knew very well that she had no chance of winning if she attacked Lu Chen at this time, so she might as well submit to Lu Chen.

Once Lu Chen has finished his evil deeds, he might release her directly. Although she was sent by Dayue to the Northern Kingdom to gather intelligence, her official identity is that of Dayue's envoy. As long as the Northern Kingdom does not intend to directly break with Dayue, the Northern King will not harm her life. Therefore, her personal safety is not a problem. However, she is likely to suffer some hardship.

Murong Xue'er was quickly rendered dazed by Lu Chen's kisses and eventually let him do whatever he wanted.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen suddenly pulled her up into his arms. Murong Xue'er regained some consciousness and, fearing she would fall, quickly wrapped her legs around Lu Chen's body.

Lu Chen walked to the desk, placed her body on it, and then reached out to retrieve something from the air. The next moment, red paint and a calligraphy brush flew onto the desk.

At this moment, Murong Xue'er lay stiffly on the table, her eyes glazed as she looked at Lu Chen. Then she asked, "Hoo... Your Highness... what are you doing?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Of course, I'll draw the 'shougong mark' on you. Didn't I say I would definitely restore the 'shougong mark' on your body?"

Hearing this, Murong Xue'er gave a weak chuckle and then said, "At this point, does Your Highness think it's important whether or not you have a virginity mark?"

Lu Chen has already figured out that she was intentionally getting close to him. After she returns and reports the information about the Northern Kingdom to the Empress, Emperor Yue will most likely not allow her to come to the Northern Kingdom again.

Moreover, the failure of this mission may cause the Empress to lose trust in her in the future. After being in the Northern Kingdom for so long, she has only managed to gather so little information, and it was so easily exposed by the Northern King. The Empress may be very disappointed in her.

She might not be favored by the Empress again in the future, so whether she has the virginity mark or not is no longer important.

As soon as Murong Xue'er finished speaking, Lu Chen pressed down hard, and Murong Xue'er made two "uh-ah" sounds. Lu Chen picked up the brush and said, "I'm a little curious. If I remember correctly, all your family members, including your parents, were executed along with their entire clan because they opposed Emperor Yue."

"Logically speaking, Emperor Yue is your greatest enemy, but I'm curious, why do you seem so loyal to him?"

Upon hearing this question, Murong Xue'er took two deep breaths and then said, "Although my parents died because of Emperor Yue, I was still young at the time. If Emperor Yue had not taken me into the palace to raise me and cared for me in every way, I would not be alive today, let alone have the power I have now. So I should thank Emperor Yue."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "You're recognizing a thief as your father, oh no, you should say you're recognizing a thief as your mother."

Murong Xue'er continued, "My family is long gone. No matter what I do, they won't come back to life. Does Your Highness think I should avenge my family and then repeat the same mistakes, losing everything I have now?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "It's a pity. Even if you don't avenge your family, you've failed this mission. After returning to Dayue, I'm afraid the Emperor of Yue will no longer value you."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Murong Xue'er fell silent; she was indeed worried about this matter as well.

Lu Chen then began to draw on Murong Xue'er's lower abdomen, saying as he did so, "How about this? We'll cooperate. When you return this time, don't tell Emperor Yue that I exposed you. Just report the intelligence you gathered in the Northern Kingdom as usual. That way, you can still be valued by Emperor Yue. What do you say?"

Murong Xue'er chuckled softly, then said, "Does Your Highness intend for me to betray His Majesty?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "From the moment you climbed into my bed, you betrayed your emperor."

Murong Xue'er fell silent again, only letting out a soft humming sound.

After a while, Lu Chen continued, "It's not that I'm asking you to betray your emperor, but that you have no choice but to stay with me."

"Your failure in this mission will undoubtedly disappoint the Empress. Furthermore, given your background as the daughter of a disgraced official, do you really think you'll be valued again in the future?"

"There's one more thing, I think you've misunderstood. The reason I want you to be mine isn't because I'm interested in your status, and I don't intend to use your status to achieve any purpose. I just want you as a person, and I want your heart."

Murong Xue'er then gave a light snort and said, "Does Your Highness think I'm an ignorant little girl who would believe your sweet words?"

Lu Chen said, "Sweet talk? I'm being very sincere."

At this point, the two fell into a long silence again. Murong Xue'er's physical sensations prevented her from thinking rationally. She didn't know what to do. It would be difficult for her to betray Emperor Yue, after all, she had been raised by Emperor Yue since childhood, and she had no memory of or feelings for her parents.

In her eyes, the Emperor Yue was more like her mother, and she found it very difficult to make the decision to betray her own mother.

but……

If she were to reveal the truth about her being exposed when she returned this time, she might not be severely punished in the future. In addition, since her body had already been defiled by the Northern King and she had lost her virginity, it would be difficult for her to continue staying by the Emperor's side in the future.

At this moment, Murong Xue'er was very anxious. In her anxiety, her consciousness became increasingly blurred, and she eventually succumbed to certain things.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen finally finished repairing Murong Xue'er's virginity mark. Then, he carried the completely limp Murong Xue'er back to bed.

He was still very confident in himself, and he believed that Murong Xue'er would eventually choose to cooperate with him.

(End of this chapter)