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

Chapter 48 Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Chu.

Lu Chen was slightly taken aback upon hearing Chu Yuqin's answer.

Is that how it is?

He said that Wang Qingci's body was fine, but more than half a year passed and her stomach showed no reaction at all.

Good! This female slave actually dared to use her internal energy to expel the feelings I conveyed to her without permission?

The next time I see her, I'll give her a good beating and show her what it means to be the master!

This guy actually kept it from me for over half a year!

He even wondered if there was something wrong with his body, only to find out it was her problem.

Chu Yuqin then reminded him, "Chen'er, although Wang Qingci is a ninth-rank martial artist, her official identity is the top courtesan of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. It's fine to play around with her, but if you want to take her as a concubine, it might affect your reputation."

Chu Yuqin did have some prejudice against Wang Qingci, but her reminder was not without reason; in this era, status was highly valued.

Even if a courtesan reforms herself or is bought by a wealthy family, she is usually not allowed to become a concubine.

Moreover, Lu Chen is a prince. If a prince takes a courtesan as a concubine, he will be laughed at.

Hearing Chu Yuqin's reminder, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Aunt Chu, don't you think taking her as a concubine would buy me more time to grow?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Chu Yuqin was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "You mean you want to continue to tarnish your own reputation, lull the court into a false sense of security, and make them think you're still that useless prince?"

Lu Chen said, "These are turbulent times. Although Beijun is not under the court's attention, there are still many people watching it. My every move is of utmost importance."

Chu Yuqin thought for a moment, then sighed softly and said, "Chen'er, you're all grown up now and have your own ideas. Do whatever you want to do. If you encounter any trouble, you can tell your aunt, and I will persuade your grandfather to help you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Aunt Chu, I have indeed encountered a problem recently."

Chu Yuqin asked with concern, "What's the trouble?"

Lu Chen replied, "Lately, when I'm practicing martial arts, I always feel a surge of energy swirling in my dantian, which makes me feel very uncomfortable. Could you check me out and see what's wrong?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin was stunned for a moment.

When Lu Chen was little, she often examined him, but now that he's grown up and has his own princess, it's not appropriate for her to examine him anymore.

After all, they are adults; there are differences between men and women.

Chu Yuqin thought for a moment, then said, "Chen'er, you are an adult now. It's not appropriate for your aunt to examine you again. I'll have General Li come and take a look at you later. He should be able to tell what the problem is."

Hearing this, Lu Chen said, "Aunt Chu, General Li is only an eighth-rank martial artist, and he only recently broke through to the eighth rank. How can he be as experienced as you?"

Chu Yuqin then added, "Don't you still have the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Commander Qin should still be in Yancheng, right? He's a Grandmaster, let him investigate."

Chu Yuqin refused to examine Lu Chen's body herself, fearing that something intimate might happen again.

Upon hearing Chu Yuqin's words, Lu Chen sighed deeply and then said, "Sigh, I understand, Aunt Chu is disgusted with me."

Chu Yuqin immediately said, "Chen'er, how can you say that? I'm your aunt, how could I possibly look down on you?"

Lu Chen said, "When I was little, you used to check my health all the time. Now that I'm all grown up, you don't check me anymore. What else could it be but that you're disgusted with me?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuqin blushed, and the blush even spread to her neck.

Just as Chu Yuqin was about to say something, Lu Chen turned around and said, "Aunt Chu, if you don't want to examine me, fine. If something really happens, so be it. You don't care about me anymore anyway."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuqin was stunned for a moment, then said somewhat angrily, "Chen'er, how can you so casually talk about life and death?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yuqin raised her hand and grasped Lu Chen's wrist.

Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly, but since he had his back to Chu Yuqin, she couldn't see it.

Lu Chen had already noticed that Chu Yuqin had been trying to avoid him lately.

Of course, Lu Chen understood why. Chu Yuqin was afraid of accidentally getting intimate with him and eventually becoming his woman.

After all, she is a rather traditional woman and cannot accept this kind of thing in a short time.

After grabbing Lu Chen's wrist, Chu Yuqin sighed and said, "Let's go to your room. Auntie will take a look at you and help you regulate your internal energy."

Chu Yuqin had long wanted to see how Lu Chen's body was. Although Lu Chen had a destiny to become an immortal, practicing martial arts was ultimately a personal matter, and no one knew if something might go wrong.

However, when Chu Yuqin thought about what had happened before, and knowing that Lu Chen, that little rascal, had always coveted her body, she could only suppress her own thoughts and never offered to help Lu Chen check his health.

Seeing that Chu Yuqin had agreed, Lu Chen immediately said, "Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Chu."

The two then went to the study.

After smelling a strange odor coming from the study, Chu Yuqin's face showed a strange expression.

"What is this smell? Why does it smell so awful?"

Although Chu Yuqin was already twenty-eight, almost twenty-nine, she had never been involved in that kind of thing, so there were still some things she didn't quite understand.

Lu Chen said calmly, "This is a new perfume developed by the Prince's Palace."

Chu Yuqin said with some surprise, "Perfume? I doubt anyone would buy perfume with this scent, right?"

At this point, Chu Yuqin sniffed the air and continued, "Could it be that you came into contact with this perfume, causing problems with your body while practicing martial arts?"

Sometimes, when things go wrong during martial arts practice, it's often due to the environment. So Chu Yuqin suspected that the smell might be too pungent, causing some physical problems for her Chen'er while he was practicing martial arts.

Lu Chen said, "I don't know either, maybe that's part of the reason."

At this moment, Chu Yuqin glanced at Lu Chen, blushed, and said, "Take off your shirt, let me check the situation first."

As soon as Chu Yuqin finished speaking, Lu Chen skillfully took off his upper garment.

Seeing this, Chu Yuqin's face became even hotter, as if she had a fever, and her ears turned red.

As Lu Chen took off his shirt, his muscular body was revealed to Chu Yuqin.

Chu Yuqin was slightly stunned when she saw Lu Chen's well-defined eight-pack abs.

When Lu Chen married Mu Zixuan, Chu Yuqin gave Lu Chen a physical examination. At that time, Lu Chen did not have obvious abdominal muscles, but only a small belly.

Chu Yuqin found it hard to believe that Lu Chen now had such prominent muscles.

Although she knew that Lu Chen was already a martial artist, she had never actually seen Lu Chen practice martial arts. How could someone who hadn't practiced martial arts so much have such strong muscles?

Honestly, that's quite surprising.

(End of this chapter)