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

In the stillness of the night.

The light in Wu Junwan's room was still on, and the sounds of their voices drifted into the courtyard. At this moment, the maids at the door were all yawning.

These days, they have gradually gotten used to it and are no longer as shy as before. Now, even if they hear sounds coming from inside the room, they no longer blush or feel their hearts race.

Just then, a maid rushed into the courtyard and hurriedly said to the maid at the door, "Commander Liang requests an audience with the Prince! Quickly inform the Prince!"

The maid at the door immediately said, "I'm afraid not now, the prince is still in high spirits."

The maids all knew Lu Chen's strength; how could it be over so quickly when Lu Chen had only been there for an hour?

But just then, Lu Chen's voice came from inside the room, "Have Commander Liang wait in the study for a moment, I'll be there soon!"

Lu Chen is a pseudo-celestial being. He has a strong sense of perception. When a maid came to the door looking for him, he immediately sensed it.

However, he plans to finish what he's doing now and talk about it later.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, the maid who came to inform him immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

After the maid left, Lu Chen quickly sped up the process.

After the matter was over, Lu Chen got up and started to get dressed. At this moment, Lu Chen glanced at Wu Junwan, who was lying on the bed, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, something came up suddenly, so I won't be able to continue serving His Majesty tonight."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan turned to look at Lu Chen, her eyes misty, clearly still not recovered. "Hmph... Your Highness is truly a busy man, still having things to do so late..."

Lu Chen said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do; these are turbulent times."

Wu Yunwan said weakly, "Your Highness, please go ahead with your work... I was just about to go to sleep anyway..."

"Alright, you should get some rest tonight."

Lu Chen then turned and walked outside.

Lu Chen arrived at the study quickly, and Liang Zong immediately bowed to him at the door, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"It is my fault for disturbing Your Highness so late at night."

Lu Chen walked directly into the study. "It's nothing, come in."

Normally, Liang Zong would only send ordinary intelligence to the study the next day. Only urgent intelligence would prompt him to notify Lu Chen. Clearly, Liang Zong had just received urgent intelligence from the capital.

Lu Chen had told Liang Zong some time ago that if anything major happened in the capital, he should notify him immediately, whether it was day or night.

Clearly, Liang Zong's visit tonight must mean something happened in the capital.

After the two entered the study, Liang Zong immediately handed the note to Lu Chen and said, "The Crown Prince's rebellion failed, but he has already disappeared."

Lu Chen took the note from Liang Zong, glanced at it, and thought to himself, "No wonder Lu Yi has been sending people to hint at things to me all this time. It turns out Lu Yi is planning to rebel directly."

After reading the contents of the note, Lu Chen chuckled. His brothers were really stupid. They didn't even have many Grandmasters behind them, yet they dared to rebel. Weren't they courting death?

Lu Chen then said to Liang Zong, "Have the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate whether the Crown Prince has fled north."

Lu Yi has written so many letters to the Northern Kingdom and given it so many benefits during this period, most likely because he is worried that he will have nowhere to go after the coup fails, so he regards the Northern Kingdom as his backup plan.

At this moment, Liang Zong cautiously asked, "If it's confirmed that the Crown Prince is heading north, should we...?"

Liang Zong didn't continue, but Lu Chen instantly understood what Liang Zong wanted to ask.

Now that Lu Yi's coup has failed, he will no longer be the Crown Prince of Great Xia, nor will he have the power of the Crown Prince. He will no longer be of much use to the Northern Kingdom.

On the contrary, if the crown prince, who had started the rebellion, were to come to the Northern Kingdom, it would implicate the Northern Kingdom in the crime of harboring a rebel, which would not be good for the Northern Kingdom's reputation.

Lu Chen thought for a moment and finally said, "Don't rush. If we find the Crown Prince, we should secretly escort him to the Northern Kingdom. He has been overseeing the country in the capital for so long, so he must know some things that others don't."

For Lu Chen, although Lu Yi was no longer the crown prince, the intelligence Lu Yi possessed about the capital was still very valuable.

Lu Chen also wanted to know how Lu Yi's coup failed so that he could learn from the experience.

Liang Zong said, "I understand."

"I will immediately send men to search for the Crown Prince's whereabouts."

"Okay, go ahead."

"This subordinate takes his leave!" Liang Zong said, and then left the study.

After Liang Zong left, Lu Chen picked up the note in his hand and looked at it a few more times.

He guessed that now that the crown prince was gone, Emperor Xia would probably return to the court. Although the internal strife among the vassal kings continued, King Zhao had gained a clear advantage. At most, within a year, King Zhao would destroy all the vassal states in the south.

At that time, the soldiers of the northern kingdom will march south to defend the king.

Lu Chen didn't think much of it. He used his spiritual power to crush the note in his hand into pieces and then returned to Wu Junwan's room.

Wu Yunwan had just finished bathing and returned to bed. She had assumed that Lu Chen must have gone out so late because it was something very important, so he probably wouldn't be coming back.

Just as Wu Yunwan lay down on the bed to sleep, a figure appeared in the room. Seeing Lu Chen suddenly appear, Wu Yunwan asked in confusion, "Why are you here again? Didn't you say you had something to do?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing serious."

As they were talking, Lu Chen got onto the bed. Wu Junwan quickly moved to change position, but as soon as she moved, Lu Chen rolled over and pinned her down.

Wu Junwan glared at Lu Chen, then said, "It's so late, you're not still thinking about it?"

Lu Chen didn't say anything, but directly tore off Wu Yunwan's inner garment, then leaned down and kissed Wu Yunwan's red lips. Soon the two returned to their previous state.

However, Lu Chen did not continue at this moment. He turned Wu Junwan over, pressed her back, and hugged her slender waist, saying, "What's so good about the throne? Everyone wants to fight for this position."

"Getting up earlier than the rooster and going to bed later than the dog, and still having so much to do."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan, who was pinned down by Lu Chen, sneered, "Your Highness is really joking. You are clearly a powerful overlord, yet you say what's so good about the throne."

Lu Chen smiled faintly and then said, "To be honest, I really don't think being an emperor is comfortable, especially for the emperors of the major dynasties now. They are restricted by powerful families or nobles in everything they do, which is frustrating."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Yunwan said, "If Your Highness finds managing affairs too troublesome, why not simply hand over the throne to me, and I will help you manage the entire Northern Kingdom."

Lu Chen chuckled, then whispered in her ear, "What, you want to seize power?"

"I can give you that chance. If you defeat me now, I will give you the throne."

Wu Yunwan snorted coldly.

The two then remained silent.

This gave Lu Chen a feeling of possessing Wu Junwan at all times, so he really enjoyed holding her like this.

After spending this time together, Wu Junwan got used to it. Whenever Lu Chen came, they would hug each other and sleep like this almost every night.

After a moment, Wu Yunwan finally spoke, asking, "Something must have happened in the capital of Great Xia, right?"

"How did you know?"

Wu Junwan said calmly, "It's so late, and you're still going out. It must be something important. The capital of Great Xia has been quite turbulent lately, with a large number of martial artists going missing. It looks like a storm is brewing. And you just mentioned to me what's so good about the throne. So I guess there's a high probability that a prince in the capital has rebelled."

Lu Chen said, "Indeed, a prince has rebelled, but not an ordinary prince, but the crown prince."

Hearing this, Wu Junwan chuckled, "Your father is really something. He just forced the eighth prince to rebel not long ago, and now he's forced his eldest son to rebel as well. He wants to get rid of all the princes and become all alone."

Lu Chen said, "Which emperor isn't all alone?"

Wu Yunwan continued, "What was the result? Did the Crown Prince fail?"

Lu Chen said, "It was indeed a failure."

Wu Yunwan said, "So, Emperor Xia's claim of being terminally ill was all a lie?"

"If he were truly seriously ill, he wouldn't have such strong control over the military and the royal family's powerful figures. If he were a dying man, a royal grandmaster would probably have already chosen to join Lu Yi, and Lu Yi wouldn't have been defeated so quickly."

Lu Chen said, "I also suspect that he is faking his illness and is plotting something."

Wu Yunwan said, "No wonder the vassal kings in various parts of the Great Xia are fighting fiercely, while you remain motionless in the Northern Kingdom. It turns out you had already guessed that your father was alright."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "I haven't made any moves yet, not because of that. I mainly want to wait until my two children are born before making any decisions."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Wu Junwan didn't believe it at all. Wait until the child is born? What kind of reason is that?

What good luck could the birth of his child possibly bring him?

Lu Chen shifted his body slightly at this moment, then said, "Why don't you give me one too?"

After letting out a soft moan, Wu Yunwan said coldly, "You wish."

"If you want me to have your child, you'll have to see if you have the ability."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Don't you know whether I'm capable or not? I'm not only capable, but I'm very capable."

Wu Junwan ignored Lu Chen's words and simply shut up.

After a while, Wu Yunwan asked, "When do you plan to attack Dayue?"

Lu Chen was taken aback. "Why are you asking that?"

Wu Yunwan bluntly stated, "I want to inform my best friend so she can prepare in advance."

Lu Chen rested his head on her fragrant shoulder and said, "You are my woman now. Shouldn't you be on the side of the Northern Kingdom? Why are you still thinking of tipping off Emperor Yue?"

Wu Yunwan said calmly, "I'm afraid that one day when you conquer Dayue, Qingrou will end up like me."

Lu Chen said, "Isn't this good? This way, you two sisters can be reunited and stay together for the rest of your lives. You won't have to live apart in two different dynasties and only be able to see each other once every few years."

Wu Yunwan said coldly, "I knew you were planning this!"

"But even if Your Highness really defeats the Great Yue Dynasty, she will never become your woman."

Lu Chen asked, "Why is that?"

Wu Yunwan said, "She is not like me. She walks the path of ruthlessness and cannot develop feelings for men."

"Even if she loses to you, the most likely outcome is that she will commit suicide, so don't even dream of getting her body."

Lu Chen smiled dismissively, "How do you know it won't work if you don't even try?"

"But then again, why are we talking about her now? The war between the Northern Kingdom and Dayue won't happen anytime soon. Let's talk about what's going on between us."

Wu Yunwan said coldly, "I am now your captive, what is there left for us to talk about?"

Wu Junwan felt that she was now just a tool for Lu Chen to play with, but she had let go of her past obsessions and felt that this kind of life was not bad for her.

As long as she considers this young man as her male concubine in her heart, she won't feel so uncomfortable.

……

In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed.

Lu Chen had been waiting for Chen Wanrong's arrival all this time, but Chen Wanrong still hadn't come down the mountain. Lu Chen suspected that his master was preventing Chen Wanrong from coming down the mountain to be intimate with him.

In the past two weeks, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has become extremely busy. On the one hand, Embroidered Uniform Guards of the fifth rank and above are not allowed to be dispatched, and on the other hand, their workload has increased. They have to investigate the item that the heavy cavalry brought back from Jiangnan, and also investigate the whereabouts of the Crown Prince. Those Embroidered Uniform Guards below the fifth rank are all on edge.

Anping City.

Soldiers at the city gate were checking passing caravans when a merchant caravan slowly arrived at the gate of Anping City. Inside the carriage, a man looked nervous.

Beside the man sat a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a light purple gauze dress. A look of worry crossed her face. "Husband... will the Northern King truly accept us?"

The man frowned and said, "I have some information he wants to know. If he's willing to receive us, I'll tell him this information."

The woman said, "After all, you are his elder brother. If he is also interested in the throne, he might not let you live."

Although the Great Xia Dynasty has not followed the primogeniture system for a long time, there are still many conservatives who keep this in mind.

If the eldest prince hadn't died, some people with ulterior motives would naturally have gathered around him and tried to incite him.

Therefore, the woman was unsure whether the Northern King would take them in.

Upon hearing the woman's words, the man's face darkened and became extremely ugly. "Now I have no way out."

Soon, the convoy arrived at the checkpoint at the city gate.

Lu Yi's guards rushed to the checkpoint, intending to bribe the soldiers in charge of the inspection with silver, but the soldiers refused to accept their silver.

Lu Yi saw this scene through the curtains and felt a little worried.

At this moment, Lu Yi's guards said that they were a caravan from the capital, carrying grain.

Upon hearing this, the soldier at the door said he needed to check the people in the car.

Just as the guards were hesitating, Lu Yi coughed inside the carriage and said, "Let them inspect!"

The most important reason they were able to escape to Anping City was that they had all disguised themselves; the Crown Princess had an extremely powerful ability to disguise herself.

In this situation, no one should recognize them.

Immediately, the soldiers at the gate checked each person one by one, and soon they opened the carriage curtain and glanced at the people inside.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, the soldiers let them pass without giving them any trouble.

After successfully entering Anping City, Lu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Entering Anping City means arriving in the territory of the Northern Kingdom, and the Shadow Guards probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble in the Northern Kingdom.

As the convoy slowly entered Anping City, the soldier who had been in charge of the inspection immediately said to the soldier in black and red uniform beside him, "Immediately inform the Prince that the target has safely arrived in the Northern Kingdom." (End of Chapter)