Early in the morning, Lu Chen got up from the gentle jade fragrance of Qingci and found that she was giving him a resentful look.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, why are you looking at with those eyes?"
Qingci said gloomily, "No wonder the princess told to be wary of the Prince a bit, lest my own child goes hungry."
Lu Chen, thick-faced, said, "I still know my limits, and I will find a few more nannies for Zhi'er later."
Qingci gave Lu Chen a glare, but said nothing more.
At this ti, Lu Chen got up and stretched leisurely. Qingci also hurriedly got up, picked up Lu Chen's clothes, and prepared to dress him.
Lu Chen grabbed Qingci's wrist and wouldn't let her continue, "I'll dress later, I want to take a bath first."
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Qingci stopped what she was doing. At that mont, Lu Chen glanced at Qingci's snowy white body and said with a smile, "Madam sweated quite a bit yesterday, you should also take a bath."
Qingci said gloomily, "Prince, you go wash first."
Qingci imdiately saw through Lu Chen's little sche; she suspected Lu Chen intended to drag her into bathing together, but she didn't want to join Lu Chen in the bath, who knows what else he might do while washing.
At this mont, Lu Chen asked the maidservants in the room, "Go check if the hot water is ready."
"Yes, Prince."
The maidservant entered the shower room afterward.
Soon, the maidservant returned from the shower room, "Prince, the hot water is ready."
Hearing this, Lu Chen scooped Qingci up into a princess carry and headed straight toward the bathroom, walking and laughing as he went, "We've been husband and wife for so long, there's nothing to be shy about."
Seeing that Lu Chen had lifted her up, Qingci quickly wrapped her arms around Lu Chen's neck and said no more, resigning to her fate that the bath was inevitable.
Shortly after, the sound of splashing water echoed from the bathroom, and when Qingci ca out, she was completely drained of energy, lying on the bed with no desire to get up.
With the assistance of a maidservant, Lu Chen dressed himself and glanced at Qingci on the bed, chuckling, "Mr. Wang, you've beco even more tempting after having a child."
Hearing this, Qingci, who was lying on the bed, turned her head to look at Lu Chen and then said, "Prince, you should spend more ti in the room next door, these days Nanyan and Yaoyao have been missing you."
Lu Chen replied, "Don't worry, I understand the concept of 'impartial favor'. I've been visiting them these past days to help Zixuan and the others improve their skill."
"Now that Zixuan and the others have officially started on their path of cultivation, I don't need to go there every day anymore."
"You rest well, I'll take my leave for today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen walked out of the room. Qingci just lay on the bed, watching Lu Chen's figure from the side without getting up to see him off, "Have a safe journey, Prince."
After leaving Qingci's courtyard, Lu Chen planned to return to Wind Cloud Court for breakfast when a maidservant hurriedly ca before him, "Prince, Commander Qin seeks an audience."
Hearing this, without a word, Lu Chen directly headed to the study.
Upon reaching the door of the study, he saw Qin Yushan and Liang Zong standing there. The simultaneous presence of both suggested they had very important intelligence to report.
As they saw Lu Chen approaching, they promptly bowed and said, "Subordinates greet the Prince!"
Lu Chen didn't stop but continued toward the study, saying as he walked, "Co in and we'll talk."
The two imdiately followed Lu Chen into the study.
Upon entering the study, Qin Yushan took out a report that had just arrived in Yan County that morning and handed it to Lu Chen.
After receiving the report, Lu Chen opened it and glanced over it. At this mont, Qin Yushan spoke, "News from the Imperial Palace suggests that only a Celestial can now possibly heal His Majesty.
To treat His Majesty's illness, the State Preceptor has invited the old ancestors from Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain to the Capital city to discuss how to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm."
Hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "This is probably a trap set for them."
Lu Chen also realized that the Sum Emperor did not wish for other Celestials to appear within Great Sum's borders. The two old ancestors from Four Directions Mountain and Fixed Wind Mountain had already reached the Unity Realm, which is the Pseudo-Celestial Realm. Once their cultivation in the Unity Realm concluded, they could beco true Celestials.
At that ti, Great Sum would face two more powerful adversaries.
His father most likely wanted to invite them to the Imperial Palace and then set up an ambush to eliminate them.
As Lu Chen was looking at the report in his hands, he said, "The two old ancestors from Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain shouldn't be foolish enough to go to the Capital city at this ti..."
Lu Chen hadn't finished his sentence when he noticed that the report stated that the two old ancestors from Four Directions Mountain and Fixed Wind Mountain had imdiately accepted the invitation from the Imperial Palace upon receiving it.
Seeing this, Lu Chen frowned.
Those two old guys shouldn't be fools. Can't they see that this is a trap?
Or did his own father use so tactic to make them unable to refuse the invitation to the Capital city?
Qin Yushan continued, "According to our investigation, the State Preceptor must have promised so conditions to the two old ancestors from Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain, which is why they agreed without hesitation. However, our people have not yet been able to discover what those specific conditions are."
Lu Chen fell silent, laying down the report in his hand and slowly tapping his fingers on the desk.
After a while, Lu Chen's gaze fell on Liang Zong, "Commander Liang, do you have sothing to report?"
It was then that Liang Zong finally spoke up, "A spy from the Great Wu dynasty has sent a ssage. Great Wu has decided to send troops to attack North Country two months from now. Princess Wu has once again been dispatched to Great Jue, apparently in an attempt to persuade Great Jue to join forces in attacking North Country."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was not surprised. Great Wu and North Country shared only a small border at Yongan County. If Great Wu wanted to annihilate North Country, they would need to pass through Great Jue.
Moreover, for Great Jue, North Country was also a threat, so it wasn't surprising that Great Wu sent Wu Junwan as an envoy to Great Jue.
Furthermore, it was highly probable that they would co to so kind of cooperation this ti. Even if they did not form an alliance, Great Jue would certainly agree to let their troops pass through.
Now it all depended on whether Murong Xue'er would return or not. If Murong Xue'er still planned to return to North Country, it would indicate that the Yue Emperor was not very keen on military action against North Country at this ti.
While Lu Chen was thinking this, a soldier at the door said, "Prince, Miss Murong has returned to the mansion!"
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth slightly curved upward. It seed that the Yue Emperor still harbored so fear of North Country. In this case, Great Jue probably would not join Great Wu in sending troops but would at most agree to let them pass.
After musing for a while, Lu Chen first addressed Qin Yushan, "Commander Qin, have soone keep a close watch on every move in the Imperial Palace. Inform imdiately of any news."
Qin Yushan replied, "Yes, Prince."
Lu Chen then turned to look at Liang Zong, "Commander Liang, activate the spies from Great Wu. Use silver to bribe their ministers, and get them to impeach their Princess more in court."
Liang Zong replied, "Yes, Prince."
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may all leave."
Qin Yushan and Liang Zong said in unison, "This subordinate takes their leave."
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