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Chapter 60 Is this the true face of the Northern King?

After Lu Chen left, Mu Changtian and the other two breathed a sigh of relief, as if a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders.

The three of them still found it incredible.

That's the Northern King!

The Northern King is an ignorant and dissolute man!

He was actually the mysterious prince who saved the Mu family!

Mu Changtian then chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Heh heh heh, I never thought I could misjudge someone like that!"

Mu Jingwu said from the side, "Father, I still don't understand why the Prince of the North hid his abilities in the capital. Logically speaking, with the power he wielded and the support of the Chu family, the position of Crown Prince should most likely be his."

The Northern King had previously said, "A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind," but this does not fully explain why he concealed his talents.

Upon hearing his son's question, Mu Changtian pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and said, "How could we possibly fathom the thoughts of the Northern King?"

"However, judging from everything the Northern King has done, he seems to have never intended to rely on the power of the aristocratic families. Otherwise, the first thing he would have done after arriving in the Northern Prefecture would have been to send someone to the Chu family to ask for their help in governing the Northern Prefecture. But as far as I know, the Chu family and the Northern King's Mansion have not had any contact for a long time."

"Therefore, I suspect that the Northern King's attitude towards the aristocratic families is actually the same as that of the Xia Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Mu Jingwu and Mu Xingping were immediately taken aback.

After realizing what was happening, Mu Xingping seemed to understand something and immediately said, "Could it be that the Prince of the North deliberately wants to withdraw from the capital in order to help His Majesty eliminate the powerful families, and then return to the capital to inherit the throne after the various forces in the capital have been weakened by the struggle for the throne?"

Mu Changtian said, "That's most likely the reason. The turmoil among the aristocratic families has a long history. As a prince who is so patient, the Northern King must have greater ambitions. His sights cannot be limited to the position of Crown Prince."

"I suspect his sights are already set on the more distant future, on the things he will need to deal with after he ascends the throne."

"If the Xia Emperor can eliminate all the powerful clans, then after the Northern King ascends the throne, the entire Great Xia will be under his sole control!"

"Doing this has another major advantage for him: if someone says in the future that the royal family is too ruthless, they are only referring to the current Xia Emperor, and it has little to do with the Northern King."

The two Mu brothers were stunned by Mu Changtian's analysis.

They never imagined that the Northern King, once considered a good-for-nothing, actually possessed such great talent and ambition.

If the Northern King were to ascend the throne and become the new emperor of Great Xia in the future, his ambitions would probably not stop at controlling Great Xia.

According to the Northern King's current plan, by the time he ascends the throne, most of the powerful families within the Great Xia territory will likely have been wiped out by the Xia Emperor. At that time, the Northern King will be the sole ruler of Great Xia.

The Northern King, a man of great talent and ambition, would be letting down his long-term plans by not doing something significant after taking control of the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

The two Mu brothers dared not even imagine which direction the Great Xia would take after the Northern King ascended the throne.

They couldn't help but wonder if what the Northern King really wanted to do was to destroy all dynasties and dominate the world?

Is the Northern King's current scheme only the beginning?

Thinking of this, the two Mu brothers couldn't help but gasp.

So this is what the Northern King really thought!

Is this the true face of the Northern King?

……

On the carriage back to the Northern Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen kept sneezing, and he even wondered if he had caught a cold.

I'm a ninth-rank martial artist, after all. I shouldn't be that easy to catch a cold, right?

Soon, Lu Chen returned to the Prince's Mansion.

Upon entering the Prince's mansion, Lu Chen immediately went to find Mu Zixuan.

Mu Zixuan was taking care of the child in the room when she saw Lu Chen arrive, and she quickly put Lu Changfeng down.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Lu Chen came to Mu Zixuan's side, put his arm around her slender waist, raised his hand and gently stroked her nose, then said, "My beloved, how many times have I told you, you are my wife, you don't need to bow to me every day."

Mu Zixuan smiled and said, "Your Highness is indeed Your Highness; it is only right that I bow to you."

Seeing that Mu Zixuan still held this view, Lu Chen didn't continue the topic. He said directly, "My beloved concubine, I just prepared a surprise for you. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Hearing this, Mu Zixuan asked in confusion, "Surprise? What surprise?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "If I tell you about a surprise, it won't be a surprise anymore. I'll have someone take you somewhere, and you'll find out soon enough."

Mu Zixuan quickly said, "Your Highness, Feng'er hasn't gone to sleep yet."

Lu Chen glanced at Lu Changfeng on the bed, then said, "Let Xiaorou and the wet nurse watch over things for now. You go to that place first."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan became even more curious. What kind of surprise was it?

During the long time she had been married into the royal family, the Prince of the North had never prepared any so-called surprises for her. However, to be fair, the Prince of the North himself was a surprise to her.

When she married into the Northern Prince's mansion, she thought her future life would be miserable. However, she never expected that the Northern Prince had almost no flaws except for his lust.

Moreover, the Northern King has always treated his queen very well, doted on her, and trusted her greatly, even entrusting her with the management of the royal estate's businesses.

For a woman from a family of disgraced officials like her, it was already quite an achievement to marry such a good man. How could Mu Zixuan dare to hope for any more surprises?

Mu Zixuan then said, "Alright then, I'll go see the surprise Your Highness has prepared for me."

Seeing that Mu Zixuan had agreed, Lu Chen immediately pulled Mu Zixuan away from the room.

Lu Chen then arranged for the Imperial Guards to take Mu Zixuan to the residence he had prepared for the Mu family.

On the way to the new Mu residence, Mu Zixuan couldn't contain her curiosity. She opened the curtain and asked the guard escorting her, "What surprise has Your Highness prepared for me? Do you know?"

Upon hearing Mu Zixuan's question, the Imperial Guard quickly replied, "Your Highness, His Highness instructed me not to tell you in advance. You will know when you arrive at the destination."

Upon hearing the Imperial Guard's reply, Mu Zixuan pursed her lips, wondering what kind of surprise could be so mysterious.

Before long, Mu Zixuan arrived at the gate of the Mu residence.

Because of the sensitivity surrounding the surname Mu, there is no plaque bearing the surname above the main gate of the Mu residence; it is simply a gate.

At this moment, a guard in imperial guards said to Mu Zixuan inside the carriage, "Your Highness, we have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zixuan immediately got out of the car. Seeing the gate in front of her, Mu Zixuan was even more puzzled. Why did the prince send her to this place?

At this moment, a guard in imperial guards walked to the door and said to the servants guarding the door, "Go in and inform your master that the Princess Consort has arrived."

Upon hearing this, the servants hurriedly ran into the mansion.

Mu Zixuan arrived at the entrance of the Mu residence. Upon seeing Mu Zixuan, the servants of the Mu residence immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Mu Zixuan said calmly, "Get up."

She was a little distracted, only wanting to know what surprise Lu Chen had prepared for her.

Just then, a familiar woman's voice came from not far away.

"Zi...Zi Xuan!!!"

(End of this chapter)