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

Chapter 328 Murong Xue'er Returns to the Northern Kingdom

In the early morning, after Lu Chen woke up from Wang Qingci's soft and fragrant embrace, he found Wang Qingci looking at him with a resentful expression.

Lu Chen asked with a smile, "Why is Lord Wang looking at me like that?"

Wang Qingci said quietly, "No wonder the princess told me to be wary of the prince, lest my child go hungry."

Lu Chen shamelessly said, "I know my limits. I'll find Zhi'er a few more mothers later."

Wang Qingci rolled her eyes at Lu Chen and didn't say anything more.

Lu Chen got up and stretched comfortably. Wang Qingci also got up quickly and picked up Lu Chen's clothes to dress him.

Lu Chen grabbed Wang Qingci's wrist, stopping her from continuing. "Wear it later, I need to take a shower first."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci stopped what she was doing. At this moment, Lu Chen glanced at Wang Qingci's fair body and said with a smile, "Madam also sweated a lot yesterday, so she should take a bath."

Wang Qingci said quietly, "Your Highness, please go and wash first."

Wang Qingci immediately saw through Lu Chen's little scheme. She realized that Lu Chen was probably planning to drag her into the shower, but she didn't want to shower with him. Who knew what other things he might do while they were showering?

At this moment, Lu Chen asked the maidservant serving in the room, "Go and see if the hot water is ready."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The maid then went into the shower room.

A moment later, the maid returned to the room from the shower. "Your Highness, the hot water is ready."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen scooped up Wang Qingci's delicate body in a princess carry and headed straight for the bathroom, saying with a smile as he went, "We're an old married couple, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

Seeing that Lu Chen had picked her up, Wang Qingci quickly wrapped her arms around Lu Chen's neck and didn't say anything more. Since it was already a done deal, she might as well wash her.

A short while later, the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom. When Wang Qingci came out of the bathroom, she was completely exhausted. She lay on the bed, not wanting to get up at all.

With the help of the maid, Lu Chen got dressed. He glanced at Wang Qingci on the bed and said with a smile, "After giving birth, Lady Wang has become more and more alluring."

Hearing this, Wang Qingci, who was lying on the bed, turned her head to look at Lu Chen, and then said, "Your Highness, you should go sit next door more often. Sister Nanyan and Sister Yaoyao have been missing you a lot these days."

Lu Chen said, "Don't worry, I know what it means to share the spoils equally. I was going to Zixuan and the others every day to help them improve their skills."

"Now that Zixuan and the others have officially embarked on the path of cultivation, there is no need for me to visit them every day."

"You get some rest, I'll be leaving now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen walked out of the room. Wang Qingci simply lay on the bed, turning her head to look at Lu Chen's back, without getting up to see him off. "Take care, Your Highness."

After leaving Wang Qingci's courtyard, Lu Chen planned to return to Fengyun Courtyard for breakfast. At this moment, a maid rushed up to him and said, "Your Highness, Commander Qin requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen went straight to the study without saying a word.

When he arrived at the study door, he saw Qin Yushan and Liang Zong standing there. The two of them appeared at the same time, indicating that they had some very important intelligence to report.

Upon seeing Lu Chen, the two men immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, we pay our respects!"

Lu Chen didn't stop and continued walking towards the study, saying as he went, "Let's talk inside."

The two immediately followed Lu Chen into the study.

Upon entering the study, Qin Yushan took out a piece of intelligence that had only arrived in Yancheng that morning and handed it to Lu Chen.

After receiving the intelligence, Lu Chen glanced at it. Qin Yushan then said, "News has come from the palace that only a Celestial Realm expert can currently save His Majesty. In order to treat His Majesty's illness, the Imperial Preceptor has invited the two patriarchs from Dingfeng Mountain and Sifang Mountain to the capital to discuss how to break through to the Celestial Realm."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "This is probably a trap."

Lu Chen could also see that the Xia Emperor did not want any other Celestials to appear within the Great Xia territory. The two patriarchs of Sifang Mountain and Dingfeng Mountain had already entered the Dao Integration stage, which was the pseudo-Celestial Realm. Once the Dao Integration stage ended, they would become true Celestials, and at that time, the Great Xia would have two more powerful opponents.

His father probably wanted to invite them to the palace and then ambush and eliminate them.

As Lu Chen looked at the intelligence report in his hand, he said, "The two patriarchs of Dingfeng Mountain and Sifang Mountain wouldn't be foolish enough to head to the capital at this time..."

Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, he discovered from the intelligence report that the two patriarchs of Sifang Mountain and Dingfeng Mountain had immediately accepted the invitation from the imperial palace.

Upon seeing this, Lu Chen frowned.

Those two old guys can't be idiots, can't they see this is a trap?

Or did their father use some means to force them to agree to go to the capital?

Qin Yushan continued, "According to our investigation, the Imperial Preceptor must have agreed to some conditions from the two patriarchs of Dingfeng Mountain and Sifang Mountain, which is why they agreed without hesitation. However, our people cannot find out the specific conditions yet."

Lu Chen fell silent. He put down the intelligence report in his hand and slowly tapped his fingers on the desk.

After a while, Lu Chen's gaze fell on Liang Zong. "Commander Liang, is there something you need?"

Liang Zong then spoke up, saying, "A spies from the Great Wu Dynasty have sent a letter saying that Great Wu has decided to launch an attack on the Northern Kingdom in two months. The Great Wu Princess has once again gone on a mission to Great Yue, seemingly trying to win over Great Yue to join forces in attacking the Northern Kingdom."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was not surprised. Da Wu and Bei Guo only share a small border in Yong'an County. If Da Wu wanted to destroy Bei Guo, it would have to pass through Da Yue.

Moreover, the Northern Kingdom is also a threat to Dayue, so it is not surprising that Dawu sent Wu Yunwan as an envoy to Dayue.

Moreover, this time, they will most likely reach some cooperation. Even if they do not form an alliance, Dayue will definitely agree to allow passage.

Now it depends on whether Murong Xue'er will return. If Murong Xue'er is going to return to the Northern Kingdom, it proves that Emperor Yue does not want to send troops to the Northern Kingdom at this time.

Just as Lu Chen was thinking this, a soldier at the door said, "Your Highness, Miss Murong has returned to the mansion!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. It seemed that Emperor Yue was still somewhat wary of the Northern Kingdom. As such, it was estimated that Great Yue would not send troops together with Great Wu, but would at most agree to pass through.

After pondering for a while, Lu Chen first said to Qin Yushan, "Commander Qin, have someone keep a close eye on everything that happens in the palace, and inform me immediately if there is any news."

Qin Yushan replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Chen then turned to Liang Zong and said, "Commander Liang, get the spies of Da Wu active. Use silver to bribe those ministers and get them to impeach their princess more often in court."

Liang Zong replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

"Alright, nothing else, you can all leave now."

Qin Yushan and Liang Zong said in unison, "Your subordinates take their leave."

(End of this chapter)