Chapter 11: Mu Zixuan Is Pregnant

After nearly two months of traveling and fatigue, Lu Chen's motorcade finally arrived in the Northern Prefecture.

Along the way, when Lu Chen and his group passed through various counties, the officials of each county received them warmly. During the journey, Lu Chen also communicated with his wives and concubines. However, due to the need to hurry, they didn't have much in - depth communication. As a result, Lu Chen hardly practiced his Qi - refining Art and Rejuvenation Hand.

When he saw the demarcation line of the Northern Prefecture, the two - month - long fatigue of Lu Chen disappeared in an instant. There were no concrete roads in this world, and traveling by carriage was extremely bumpy all the way. Now that they had arrived in the Northern Prefecture, his plan to have children could finally be carried out! With this thought in mind, Lu Chen told his people to speed up and head towards his new mansion.

Soon, Lu Chen's motorcade arrived in Yancheng of the Northern Prefecture. The Northern Prefecture had thirteen cities, and Yancheng was the most prosperous among them. It would also serve as Lu Chen's royal city in the future. When Lu Chen's motorcade appeared in Yancheng, all the officials of Yancheng came out to greet them, and the common people of Yancheng also stood on both sides of the road.

At this time, many people in the crowd were whispering about the King of the North.

"Finally, a vassal king has come to our northern land!"

"What's the use? The King of the North is only sixteen years old. He's still a child."

"I heard that the King of the North is an idle and good - for - nothing person. That's why he was exiled to the Northern Prefecture."

"I wonder if the King of the North will raise taxes as soon as he arrives. If the taxes continue to increase, we won't be able to survive."

"I hope the King of the North just indulges in pleasure in his mansion and ignores us. I heard that in some places, after the arrival of a vassal king, the lives of the common people became even more difficult."

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When entering the city, Lu Chen took a look at the common people on both sides of the road. The clothes of the people in the northern land were obviously more tattered than those of the people in other counties. Compared with the people in other counties, they were almost like beggars. It was so poor... Yancheng was still the richest city in the Northern Prefecture. If the people in Yancheng dressed so shabbily, one could imagine what the other counties were like. His father, the emperor, was really heartless to send him to such a place. He wondered how many women in the Northern Prefecture could reach a score of ninety. Whether it would affect his plan to take concubines.

Lu Chen continuously searched for women who could reach a score of ninety among the crowd through the system. After scanning for a long time, he didn't see a single one. Among the common people on both sides of the road, the highest - scoring woman didn't exceed eighty. Lu Chen felt a little disappointed.

When the motorcade arrived at the city gate, the officials of the Northern Prefecture all cupped their hands and said, "Greetings to Your Highness, the King!"

At this time, Lu Chen got off the carriage. When the common people saw Lu Chen come out, they immediately became excited.

"How handsome the King of the North is!"

"They say the King of the North is only sixteen years old, but he looks as mature as a twenty - year - old man!"

"Judging from his appearance, the King of the North doesn't seem to be an idle and good - for - nothing person?"

Then Lu Chen asked directly, "Prefect Li, I wonder how the construction of my mansion is going?"

Li Rui replied, "Your Highness, please rest assured. Your mansion has been completed and you can move in now."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Then lead the way."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Subsequently, Li Rui and the others led the motorcade to the Northern Palace. After entering the Northern Palace, Li Rui immediately asked, "Your Highness, I wonder when you will be available. I would like to report the situation of the Northern Prefecture to you."

Although Li Rui looked down on Lu Chen, this useless prince, Lu Chen was after all the King of the North and now the highest - power holder in the Northern Prefecture. The appointment and removal of officials in the Northern Prefecture were all decided by the King of the North. In this era, vassal kings had great power in their fiefs. They not only had administrative power and the power to appoint and remove officials, but also the power to mint coins and military power. Li Rui was just a temporary prefect appointed by the imperial court. After the King of the North arrived, he might be transferred away. So Li Rui planned to show his face in front of the King of the North and make himself noticed, so that the King of the North would know that he was a capable official.

Hearing Li Rui's words, Lu Chen smiled and patted Li Rui on the shoulder, then said, "Leave professional matters to professional people. Prefect Li, before I came, you managed the Northern Prefecture in an orderly manner. In the future, you can continue to govern the Northern Prefecture on my behalf."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Rui was so excited that he half - knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your recognition. I will do my best to assist Your Highness, and I will spare no effort until my death."

Hearing Li Rui's words, Lu Chen was a bit speechless. He just wanted to find someone to do the work. At this time, Lu Chen saw that Li Rui's loyalty instantly rose to fifty. Then he said, "Alright, Prefect Li, you can go about your business. In the future, if there's nothing important, don't come to me. I'm going to get familiar with my mansion now."

Having said this, Lu Chen walked towards his palace. Looking at Lu Chen's back, Li Rui's mood was a bit complicated. Obviously, the King of the North intended to be a hands - off boss and hand over all the affairs of the Northern Prefecture to him, the prefect. This was of course a good thing for him, as who didn't like power. But Li Rui also knew that taking over too much power given by the King of the North was likely to arouse the dissatisfaction of the imperial court. There was a precedent in the Great Xia Dynasty. Once, the chief secretary of a vassal king's mansion in a fief took over all the power of the vassal king. He was judged by the imperial court as "stealing the power of the vassal king and imprisoning the vassal king". In the end, the fate of that chief secretary was to have his family's property confiscated and his entire family exterminated.

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After Lu Chen entered the palace, he determined the courtyard where he would live. Then he took out the seeds of the Dragon - Phoenix Tree from the system space. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on the seeds of the Dragon - Phoenix Tree, and then buried the seeds in the soil. He also told the servants to take good care of it. When the Dragon - Phoenix Tree grew up, the tea made from its leaves could make women more dependent on him. This thing was very useful to Lu Chen.

At this time, Mu Zixuan, wearing a long red gauze dress, passed by the courtyard. When she saw Lu Chen biting his finger and continuously squeezing blood into the soil, she quickly entered the courtyard.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Zixuan thought that Lu Chen was bitten by a poisonous snake and was squeezing out the venom.

Lu Chen glanced at the charming Mu Zixuan and said with a smile, "I'm fine. I'm cultivating the Dragon - Phoenix Tree with my blood."

Mu Zixuan asked in confusion, "Dragon - Phoenix Tree? What's that?" Lu Chen put his arm around Mu Zixuan's slender waist and replied, "You'll know in the future."

Having said this, Lu Chen's hand began to wander around Mu Zixuan's waist. "My concubine, how about we go and try the bed in the palace now?"

Hearing these words, a blush instantly appeared on Mu Zixuan's face.

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Subsequently, Lu Chen directly picked up Mu Zixuan in his arms and walked towards the room.

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[You have cultivated feelings with your wife and concubine once. The experience value of the Qi - refining Art has increased by 10. Congratulations, you have unlocked the Qi - refining Art and successfully guided Qi into the body.

[Congratulations, you have successfully made Mu Zixuan pregnant and obtained the soap - making method.

[The reward for pregnancy is an incentive - based reward, so the reward is relatively small. You will receive a richer reward when the child is successfully born.