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

When the people of Qi saw Lu Chen, they dared not speak. Although the streets looked crowded with people, they were extremely quiet.

Although Lu Chen was exceptionally handsome and didn't look like a bad guy, the Northern King's reputation had always been bad. The common people were afraid that if they accidentally offended the Northern King, their families would be wiped out.

Seeing the entire street so quiet, Lu Chen smiled faintly, thinking to himself, "It seems the people of Qi Kingdom still don't trust me and are so afraid of me."

Building trust is indeed a relatively long process.

Lu Chen then went to the Prince Qi's residence.

When the people of Prince Qi's mansion heard that the Northern Prince was coming, they were all terrified and trembled with fear.

As Lu Chen entered the Prince Qi's residence, he asked, "How many children does Prince Qi have?"

Xuan Yuan Chen replied, "According to our investigation, Prince Qi currently has no children."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

Not a single child?

How is that possible?

Prince Qi has been in his fiefdom for decades, how could he not have a single child?

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Have you found out the reason?"

Xuan Yuan Chen replied, "Not yet. We asked Princess Qi, but she didn't know the reason either."

"At first, Prince Qi thought that there was something wrong with Princess Qi's health, so he took in many concubines, but they still couldn't have children."

Lu Chen asked, "What realm is Prince Qi?"

Generally speaking, the higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to conceive. If Prince Qi's cultivation level is relatively high, it is understandable that he has no children.

Xuan Yuan Chen replied, "According to the information we obtained, Prince Qi seems to only have the strength of a ninth-rank official."

Lu Chen thought to himself, "Are even ninth-rank martial artists this difficult to get pregnant?"

However, on the other hand, the fact that Prince Qi had no children actually saved him one less troublesome matter.

According to the custom of that era, if Prince Qi had children, in order to prevent Prince Qi's descendants from seeking revenge, the sons of Prince Qi's family would usually be killed.

However, no matter what, Prince Qi was nominally Lu Chen's uncle, and Lu Chen was still unwilling to do such a thing.

Since Prince Qi has no children, his wives and concubines only need to be dismissed; there is no need to kill them all.

Soon, Lu Chen arrived at the main courtyard of the Qi Prince's Mansion. At this time, all the hundreds of people in the Qi Prince's Mansion were standing in the courtyard, surrounded by Northern Kingdom soldiers carrying guns and knives at their waists.

When Lu Chen entered the main courtyard, the people of Prince Qi's mansion were even more terrified.

Seeing those people trembling with fear, Lu Chen chuckled, wondering to himself if he was really that scary.

Lu Chen glanced at the woman standing in front of the crowd. The woman was obviously old, looking to be in her forties, but she still had a certain charm.

Lu Chen used the system to identify the woman and found that she was Princess Qi.

Name: Yuan Caishan

[Identity: Princess Consort of Prince Qi, fifty years old, a sixth-rank martial artist, a shadow guard of the Great Xia Dynasty, who has been infiltrating Prince Qi's inner circle for many years to poison him. She is terrified of the arrival of the Northern King.]

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After reading Princess Qi's information, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised.

However, Lu Chen now understood why Prince Qi had no children; it seemed that Emperor Xia had already been making plans.

Lu Chen walked up to Princess Qi with a smile and said, "Aunt, I'm so sorry. Swords have no eyes and I accidentally killed my uncle."

Please accept my condolences.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Princess Qi stammered, "No...it's nothing."

Yuan Caishan was terrified. She was originally just a pawn planted by the Xia Emperor next to Prince Qi. Because she had always been by Prince Qi's side, she had become accustomed to a life of luxury.

She originally planned to betray the Xia Emperor and live a good life with the Qi King, but unexpectedly the Northern King suddenly rose to power and eventually destroyed the Qi Kingdom.

Now that Prince Qi is gone, her identity as a shadow guard can no longer protect her.

Lu Chen then asked, "Auntie, if I let you leave, where do you plan to go next?"

Hearing this, Yuan Caishan was stunned for a moment, she could hardly believe Lu Chen's words.

She is the Princess Consort of Qi, and she is already old and faded, so she has no value anymore. Will the Prince of the North really let her leave?

Yuan Caishan asked in disbelief, "Your Highness...is what you said true?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "After all, you are my aunt, so naturally I would never kill you."

Yuan Caishan thought for a moment, then said, "If possible, I would like to stay in the North."

Lu Chen smiled and then said, "If Aunt wants to stay in the Northern Kingdom, then she has to get rid of her identity as a Shadow Guard."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Caishan's face turned deathly pale. She hadn't expected that Lu Chen knew her identity.

How is that possible...?

She had followed Prince Qi for decades, and Prince Qi never knew she was a shadow guard. How could Prince Bei know?

Just when Yuan Caishan thought she was about to die, Lu Chen suddenly reached out and directly channeled a ball of spiritual energy into Yuan Caishan's body.

Yuan Caishan thought Lu Chen was going to kill her. The next moment, she felt a heavy force slap her stomach. Then, something seemed to surge out of her dantian, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yuan Caishan quickly realized what was happening, and she immediately said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Shadow Guard had taken the poison pill and was under the control of Emperor Xia to some extent, but Lu Chen's palm strike directly expelled the poison from her dantian, meaning she could no longer obey Emperor Xia's orders.

Lu Chen ignored Yuan Caishan and glanced at the others in the courtyard. He then accurately located the other shadow guards that Emperor Xia had planted around Prince Qi and ordered the Northern soldiers to eliminate them all.

Lu Chen then dismissed the people from the Qi Prince's Mansion and reassigned some people to the mansion. He would stay at the Qi Prince's Mansion for the next few days.

night.

Lu Chen captured Xue Linglong, that vixen, and gave her a severe beating.

After finishing her business, Xue Linglong, completely limp, asked, "Why didn't you kill Princess Qi? Could it be that the Prince, seeing that Princess Qi still possessed considerable charm, also wanted to take her into his harem?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen was speechless. What did Xue Linglong take him for?

He didn't have such a strong appetite. Although Yuan Caishan was well-maintained and still had some charm, Lu Chen usually preferred mature women like Lin Wanyun and Wu Junwan who showed no signs of aging.

Yuan Caishan is already showing obvious signs of aging. Of course, the most important thing is that she doesn't have a score of 90, and she is also Prince Qi's woman.

Lu Chen immediately replied, "How could that be? I don't take just any woman."

Xue Linglong said, "How is it impossible? You didn't even spare your own aunt and sister-in-law, so it's not surprising that you would add Princess Qi to the list."

Lu Chen chuckled and said, "The reason I let her go is because of her status as the Princess Consort of Qi. If I can even spare the Princess Consort of Qi, it proves that I am merciful enough, and only in this way can the people of Qi feel at ease with me."

"You vixen, all you ever think about are those filthy things."

Xue Linglong said softly, "I don't know who turned me into this."

Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll reward you properly."

At this point, Lu Chen waved his hand, and a rope and a bell appeared out of nowhere.

Xue Linglong rolled her eyes at Lu Chen, then said, "If the people of Qi Kingdom knew that you were such a monstrous prince, they would probably be even more afraid of you."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Whether they are afraid or not is not important. What is important is that I will make you afraid of me tonight."

At this point, Lu Chen turned Xue Linglong over and covered her mouth again.

"Mmm..." (End of Chapter)