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

This was the first time Wu Yunwan had ever seen such strange lighting tools. She had also heard from the maid that those lamps that emitted a yellow light were called glass lamps, which could light up without fire and would stay lit as long as they didn't break.

Of course, this was what their prince told the maids and servants; in fact, the maids themselves didn't know anything about these glass lamps.

Seeing the courtyard, which was as bright as during the day, Wu Junwan felt a mix of emotions. How much more skill did that young man possess that she didn't know about?

It's unbelievable that they can even make something like this.

At this moment, Wu Yunwan asked Murong Xue'er, who was standing in front of her, "Xue'er, how do you think these glass lamps light up?"

Murong Xue'er was also somewhat dazed at this moment. She replied blankly, "I heard the prince mention a few days ago that it seemed to involve electricity. The craftsmen have been laying copper wires to conduct electricity these past few days, but I don't know exactly how it makes the light."

Upon hearing Murong Xue'er's answer, Wu Yunwan immediately stood up and curiously went to a ceramic tube in the pavilion.

With a gentle wave of her hand, the ceramic tube cracked instantly, revealing the wires inside.

The next moment, Wu Junwan reached up with her slender fingers, as if she was about to touch the wire.

Seeing this, the maidservant beside her quickly warned, "Your Highness, the Prince said these electrical wires are extremely dangerous; you must not touch them!"

Wu Yunwan ignored the maid's words and quickly touched the wire with her fingertips. The next moment, a tingling sensation spread throughout her body, and her fingers were bounced away by the copper wire.

The electricity did not cause any harm to Wu Yunwan, a Grandmaster. After all, she was already a Grandmaster, and even heavenly lightning might not be able to kill her. This little bit of electricity was nothing to her.

Wu Junwan was immediately surprised; she hadn't expected it to actually be electricity!

She looked up at the glass lamp in the middle of the pavilion, then released her inner energy to sense the movement of the currents.

After her investigation, she seemed to understand something: when the current passed through the metal part inside the glass lamp, that part of the metal would glow and heat up.

Although she didn't understand what electricity was, she found a natural phenomenon that was very similar to the light emitted by a glass lamp: lightning flashes during thunderstorms.

Wu Junwan mistook the light emitted by the glass lamp for faint lightning.

Looking at the glass lamp, Wu Junwan muttered to herself, "How wondrous! This man is becoming more and more unfathomable to me!"

In all her decades of life, this was the first time she had ever heard of someone who could bind lightning and use it for their own purposes. It must be said that the Northern King's idea was truly bold and unique.

Wu Yunwan couldn't help but wonder, with the bright moon in the sky tonight and no thunder, where did the electricity in the Prince's mansion come from?

Wu Junwan then turned to her maid and asked, "Qing'er, where does the electricity in this copper wire come from?"

The maid replied, "I don't know exactly how it came about, but I heard from the servants in the Prince's mansion that His Highness seems to have created a machine that can generate electricity."

Wu Yunwan and Murong Xue'er were stunned again. A machine that creates electricity?

Can lightning be created by human effort?

This……

Isn't this a technique that only immortals can use?

Wu Junwan had been to the Misty Zone before, and she was quite knowledgeable. As far as she knew, only exceptionally powerful immortals could control lightning. How did Lu Chen manage to control lightning?

There really is a powerful figure behind this little man.

It's no wonder that so many forces would come to him for refuge. Even the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace once visited the Northern King's Mansion in person and stayed there for a long time.

Wu Junwan fell into deep thought. She felt more and more that her best friend had no chance against Lu Chen. This guy was so mysterious, and the things he brought out were getting stranger and stranger.

Once Dayue and the Northern Kingdom go to war, they probably won't even last two months.

Thinking of these things, Wu Junwan couldn't help but sigh slightly. Then she said to Murong Xue'er, "I'll go back and rest first."

After saying this, Wu Junwan turned around and went back to her bedroom.

at the same time.

Xiao Wenyao was lying on Yelü Nanyan's bed, while Yelü Nanyan was taking a bath in the bathroom.

Xiao Wenyao exclaimed loudly, "Sister Nanyan, this glass lamp is so bright! Now it's almost like daytime at night!"

The next moment, Yelü Nanyan's voice came from inside the bathroom, "Hmm, it is indeed very bright."

While rolling around on Yelü Nanyan's bed, Xiao Wenyao said, "I really hope this kind of life can last forever!"

Xiao Wenyao never imagined that she would live such a life one day, not only in fine clothes and delicious food, but also without fear of hunger or cold, and even able to use such a rare object as a glass lamp.

Upon hearing Xiao Wenyao's sigh, Yelü Nanyan teased, "Then you'd better hurry up and have a few children for the prince. Once you have children, you won't have to worry about the prince kicking you out in the future."

Hearing Yelü Nanyan's words, Xiao Wenyao pursed her lips and then said, "I asked the maid, and the higher the level of martial arts, the lower the chance of getting pregnant. With the help of the prince, I am now a half-step grandmaster, and the prince himself has become even more powerful than a grandmaster. It's not that easy to get pregnant with his child."

Although Xiao Wenyao prefers to have fun and is not ready to be a mother, she is always worried that she will be disliked by Lu Chen if she does not have children.

After arriving at the Northern Prince's Mansion, she absorbed many of the ideas of the Great Xia Dynasty, so she was well aware of how important children were to a woman in the Great Xia Dynasty.

To avoid being abandoned by Lu Chen, she tried every means to get pregnant with his child, but no matter how hard she tried, her belly showed no reaction.

Hearing Xiao Wenyao's words, Yelü Nanyan, who was in the bath, sighed. She naturally understood this principle as well.

She had already prepared all the baby's clothes, but her belly still showed no signs of pregnancy. For a while, Lu Chen had been coming to pamper her every night, but her belly still didn't react, so Lu Chen stopped coming to Chun Sheng Courtyard as often.

Yelü Nanyan even suspected that Lu Chen had given up on letting her have children.

Just as Yelü Nanyan was lost in thought, she suddenly heard a scream from outside the bathroom. Hearing this, Yelü Nanyan instantly snapped back to reality and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

As soon as she finished speaking, no sound came from outside, and Yelü Nanyan immediately sensed something was wrong. She quickly said to the maidservant serving her in the bathroom, "Ping'er, go out and see what's going on."

"Yes, madam."

The maid then left the bathroom and went to the bedroom, but after she left, there was no sound.

Yelü Nanyan frowned slightly. She quickly got out of the bath, put on her clothes, and then tentatively asked, "Ping'er, what happened outside?"

Just as Yelü Nanyan had thought, the maid did not answer her question, which meant something had indeed happened!

Yelü Nanyan rushed out immediately, but just as she was about to make her move, she found her maid Ping'er standing in the middle of the bedroom, her face flushed as she looked toward the bed.

Yelü Nanyan's gaze immediately turned in that direction, where she saw an assassin crouching behind Xiao Wenyao, attempting to kill her. Xiao Wenyao's mouth was covered by the assassin, preventing her from speaking; she could only make "mmm" sounds.

Just then, as the assassin executed several assassination moves, Xiao Wenyao froze instantly.

Yelü Nanyan gave the assassin who had launched the sneak attack a resentful look, then turned and walked towards the bathroom, saying as she went, "Your Highness, why didn't you have the maid announce your arrival? I thought Yao Yao had encountered an assassin and gotten into trouble."

Although Lu Chen is also an assassin and takes lives, the assassins outside kill people, while Lu Chen takes lives of the spirit. These two are different.

When Lu Chen saw Yelü Nanyan come out, he stopped covering Xiao Wenyao's mouth. Xiao Wenyao gasped for breath and said, "Your...Your Highness...you scared me to death..."

She was lying face down on the bed when suddenly someone appeared, pinned her down, gagged her, and even tried to stab her. She thought she had been attacked by bad guys...

But then again, the guy behind her is a real villain, otherwise why would he bully her like this?

While busy with his own affairs, Lu Chen said with a smile, "I was just testing your vigilance. Although we're in the Prince's mansion, you can't let your guard down. What if an assassin comes to the mansion one day?"

At this point, Lu Chen looked down at Xiao Wenyao, "Am I right, Yao Yao?"

Xiao Wenyao said weakly, "Your Highness...you are right. I will definitely be more vigilant in the future."

Yelü Nanyan returned to the bathroom and continued to wash herself. She had originally planned to soak in the bath for a while longer, but since the master of the house had arrived, she could only take a quick shower and then come out to serve that little rascal.

Soon Yelü Nanyan came out of the bathroom, wearing only a white undershirt and trousers.

Because she had just taken a bath, Yelü Nanyan's body was filled with the fragrance of flowers. The beautiful woman had just emerged from the bath, and there were still some water droplets in her hair, making her look both innocent and alluring.

Lu Chen put Xiao Wenyao aside and pulled Yelü Nanyan in front of him, embracing her soft body.

Yelü Nanyan's face flushed slightly. She said softly, "Your Highness, how about we turn off this glass lamp?"

Lu Chen asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Yelü Nanyan replied with a hint of shyness, "It's a bit too bright."

In the past, candles were used at night, but the light from candles was dim and people couldn't see clearly, so Yelü Nanyan was more uninhibited.

The glass lamp now illuminates the room as if it were daytime, making Yelü Nanyan feel somewhat uncomfortable doing "that" thing in broad daylight.

Hearing Yelü Nanyan's words, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "I had already guessed that you might say that, so I specifically had them install low-brightness light bulbs."

Then Lu Chen said to the maid, "Turn off the main light and turn on the small light."

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid next to the light switch immediately turned off the main light in the room and then turned on the switch next to it.

The light from the small lamp was rather dim, just like when they used to light candles. For a moment, the dim yellow light filled the whole room with warmth, and the atmosphere between Lu Chen and Yelü Nanyan became increasingly ambiguous.

Yelü Nanyan said softly, "Your Highness, thank you for your hard work tonight..."

Seeing Yelü Nanyan's shy appearance, Lu Chen could no longer resist and immediately leaned down to kiss Yelü Nanyan's red lips.

……

early morning.

Lu Chensu, who was surrounded by women on both sides, woke up. He looked at Xiao Wenyao on his left and Yelü Nanyan on his right, and then a smile appeared on his lips.

This kind of life is truly decadent.

Yelü Nanyan also woke up at this time. Seeing Lu Chen staring at her, Yelü Nanyan's face gradually regained its color.

Just as Lu Chen was about to say something to Yelü Nanyan, he suddenly noticed that his system interface seemed to have many more system notifications.

He was so engrossed last night that he completely missed the system notifications.

Lu Chen immediately opened it and was instantly shocked by the message in front of him.

[The host cultivates relationships with his wives and concubines once, and his Qi Refining Technique experience points increase...]

[Congratulations, host, for helping Xiao Wenyao get pregnant. Reward: Telegraph machine blueprints and user manual, lead-acid battery manufacturing manual.]

[The host cultivates relationships with his wives and concubines once, the Qi Refining Technique experience points increase by 1000, and the Rejuvenation Hand experience points increase by...]

[Congratulations, host, for helping Yelü Nanyan conceive. Reward: 10,000 tons of high-yield rice seeds, 10,000 tons of high-yield soybean seeds, and 3 jin of spirit rice seeds.]

[The pregnancy reward is an encouragement reward; it is hoped that the host will protect his wives and concubines and ensure the safe delivery of the children.]

Seeing the system notification in front of him, Lu Chen could hardly believe it.

This is……

Double happiness?

He had come to Yelü Nanyan's place every day before without success, but unexpectedly he succeeded last night.

Very good!

At this moment, Yelü Nanyan noticed a look of surprise on Lu Chen's face, and he seemed to be lost in thought. Yelü Nanyan asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Lu Chen snapped out of his daze, put his arms around Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao tightly, and said with a smile, "I have good news for you."

Xiao Wenyao asked sleepily, "What good news?"

Lu Chen smiled and replied, "Yao Yao, you're pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao and Yelü Nanyan were immediately stunned.

Xiao Wenyao instantly snapped back to reality. After a moment of stunned silence, she asked incredulously, "Your...Your Highness, is it true? I'm really pregnant with your child?"

Lu Chen said, "Of course it's true. Don't you trust my perception?"

Xiao Wenyao was overjoyed. She thought to herself that if she had Lu Chen's child, she could stay in the Northern Prince's Mansion for the rest of her life. As long as she didn't do anything outrageous, she could enjoy a life of luxury for the rest of her life.

While some are happy, others are sad.

Yelü Nanyan suddenly felt a little uneasy. It wasn't that she was jealous of Xiao Wenyao; she just felt that Xiao Wenyao, who was younger than her, was already pregnant, while her own belly showed no signs of pregnancy. If she were older, she might not be able to have children at all.

Yelü Nanyan suddenly felt anxious.

Lu Chen noticed Yelü Nanyan's disappointed expression and smiled as he said to them, "There's more good news."

Xiao Wenyao asked, "What good news?"

Lu Chen turned to Yelü Nanyan and said, "Nanyan, you're also pregnant with my child."

This……

Yelü Nanyan's beautiful eyes widened as she stared into Lu Chen's eyes, somewhat incredulous.

After a long pause, Yelü Nanyan finally asked, "Is what Your Highness said true?"

"That's natural."

"It seems those clothes you prepared before will soon come in handy."

Yelü Nanyan then expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, for bestowing upon me my child."

Lu Chen smiled slightly, then stood up and said, "You all should get some rest today. I have something to do, so I'll get up first." (End of Chapter)