Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife-Chapter 605 - 355: The Great Wu Delegation Arrives in North Country_2

Upon saying this, Xiao Wenyao looked at Lu Chen and praised him, "Prince, you’re truly clever! The biggest trouble with Great Xia is all the nepotism!"

Chu Yuqin: "..."

Yelv Nanyan: "..."

Wang Qingci: "..."

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Although Lu Chen might indeed have such thoughts, saying them directly was a bit improper...

Did she think Lu Chen hadn’t visited her room for too long?

At this moment, the gazes of all the women fell on Lu Chen, wanting to see his reaction.

Lu Chen, with a smile, said, "Yaoyao, come to Youyou’s room tonight."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao was momentarily stunned, unable to help but swallow her saliva and clench her legs together.

Then, Lu Chen spoke to Dongfang Longyue, "Longyue, these are my terms for now. Start spreading some rumors so that Great Wu’s delegation gets wind of it."

Dongfang Longyue immediately set down her pen and said, "Certainly, Prince."

"Then I’ll return to the agency for today."

Lu Chen nodded and replied, "Hmm, good."

After Dongfang Longyue left, Chu Yuqin, worried, spoke, "Chen’er, that Princess Wu from Great Wu, she’s a person with real power back in her homeland. Will she willingly become your woman once she arrives in North Country?"

Before Lu Chen could even speak, Wang Qingci interjected, "In the Prince’s Mansion, which woman wasn’t conquered by the Prince? With the Prince’s capability, no woman can escape his grasp. Initially, there were some in the Prince’s Mansion who were dead set against marrying the Prince, but now, aren’t they all in bed calling ’darling, dear brother’ non-stop?"

At these words, Chu Yuqin’s complexion instantly darkened, and she shot Wang Qingci a glare before saying, "You shameless bitch, what do you know!"

Chu Yuqin wasn’t a fool; how could she fail to perceive that Wang Qingci was referring to her?

Lu Chen, who was holding Zhou Youyou in his arms, caressed her delicate body while saying, "She is indeed a very ambitious person, but as soon as she enters the Prince’s Mansion her ambition will soon wear away."

Seeing Lu Chen’s confidence, Chu Yuqin sighed softly and then said, "As long as you have a plan."

Compared to Wang Qingci, who clung to Lu Chen daily like a possessive bitch, Chu Yuqin was more concerned about Wu Junwan, a person like her. Although both Yelv Nanyan and Wu Junwan were once figures with real power, Yelv Nanyan no longer had any backing.

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Wu Junwan, however, was different; she still had the support of the Great Wu dynasty behind her, and even if Great Wu did nothing, just the fact that Wu Junwan thought of them backing her might give rise to some inappropriate aspirations within her.

At this moment, Zhou Youyou, lying in Lu Chen’s arms, suddenly let out a light "yng" sound, causing all the women to turn their eyes to Zhou Youyou. Zhou Youyou, feeling extremely embarrassed and blushing from the stares of the women from the Prince’s Mansion, wished she could sink into the ground.

After all, she was the mother of two children, yet here she was being held in Lu Chen’s arms like a child.

Lu Chen whispered in Zhou Youyou’s ear, "Youyou, you’re not being good, letting your mind wander in front of so many people."

With that, Zhou Youyou’s cheeks turned even redder, and she wished she could vanish into thin air.

Fortunately, Lu Chen didn’t continue to tease her. He then let go of Zhou Youyou and said, "Alright, I have things to do, you all chat."

Having said this, Lu Chen stood up and walked straight out of the courtyard.

The women unanimously said, "Farewell, Prince."

Lu Chen had just left the Wind Cloud Court when a female soldier came rushing over, "Prince, the Great Wu delegation has already arrived in Yan County."

Hearing this, Lu Chen paused. He had not anticipated that the Great Wu delegation would arrive in Yan County so quickly.

He then said, "Tell Li Rui to arrange someone to receive the Great Wu delegation. I won’t go."

Being the victor, Lu Chen naturally had no need to personally receive a delegation from the defeated Great Wu.

Lu Chen not only had no intention of personally receiving them, but he also planned to ignore the Great Wu’s envoy for the next few days, leaving them to cool their heels.

Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, the soldier immediately said, "Yes, my Prince."

Then the soldier turned and left the courtyard.

…

A quarter of an hour later.

The southern gate of Yan County.

Wu Ming sat in the carriage, looking through the window at the crowds coming and going on both sides of the road, and seeing that the North Country had arranged no reception ceremony, feeling very disgruntled inside.

This reminded him of the humiliation he suffered the last time he came to the North Country, thinking he would never come to the North Country again, but unexpectedly, he was once more en route to the North Country as an envoy.

And this time, he was coming as the envoy of a defeated nation seeking peace, which made the unpleasantness in Wu Ming’s heart deepen even more.

Wu Ming thought to himself, it was all that woman’s fault. If it weren’t for her incorrect intelligence, how would the Great Wu Dynasty have waged war against the North Country? Without the war, the Great Wu Dynasty wouldn’t have faced this disastrous defeat, and without the defeat, he wouldn’t be here as the emissary of the vanquished, seeking peace in the North Country.

This status as an envoy would bring him significant trouble in the future; his emperor father would inevitably think of the defeat upon seeing him, and thus be unwilling to see him.

He expected that this time the North Country would surely demand an exorbitant price, and if they failed to secure terms acceptable to Great Wu, he, upon his return to Great Wu, would likely be cursed by the people. This made the possibility of him becoming the Crown Prince even slimmer.

Wu Ming even doubted whether his emperor father already considered him a pawn, intending to make Prince Lu Yi the Crown Prince, and that’s why he was sent to the North Country to seek peace.

As Great Wu’s procession approached the city gate, Wu Ming saw several North Country officials standing at the gate waiting.

At that moment, an official said to Wu Ming’s carriage, "Prince Wu Ming of Great Wu, I am the Prefecture Governor of Yan County, welcome to the North Country."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming’s expression darkened instantly, they had only sent a local official to receive the Great Wu’s delegation.

Although he was displeased inside, Wu Ming knew well that as the envoy of the defeated nation, he had no right to complain, nor did he dare to complain. If he offended the North Country this time and caused them to demand even less favorable peace terms, upon his return to Great Wu, he would certainly face many impeachments.

He had to endure patiently.

With this in mind, Wu Ming calmed the anger inside and then said, "Thank you for coming to receive us, Prefecture Governor."

The Prefecture Governor of Yan County continued, "We have already arranged accommodation for the delegation. Please follow us into the city."

Under the Prefecture Governor’s guidance, Great Wu’s delegation entered Yan County.

After arriving at their accommodations, Wu Ming sat in the courtyard and immediately sent people to gather intelligence on North Country officials. He planned to bribe some North Country officials before the negotiations so they might speak for Great Wu during the talks, perhaps reducing the price Great Wu would have to pay.

By dusk.

Wu Ming sat in the pavilion drinking tea; he was a restless person by nature, finding it hard to stay put. The last time he came to the North Country, he had his subordinates arrange plenty of women for his pleasure.

But today was different. He sat alone in the pavilion until night fell without ordering his subordinates to arrange for female company. The key issue was that he was in no mood for it.

He worried about the conditions the North Country might demand if they decided to ask for more than what his emperor father was prepared to concede. He wondered how he would deal with it upon his return.

Just then, a guard from the delegation hurried into the courtyard, holding a newspaper, and said to Wu Ming, "Your Highness, the Eastern Newspaper Agency has just published a paper mentioning some conditions the North Country might propose during the negotiations."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming immediately put down his teacup and snatched the newspaper from the guard’s hand, then started reading it.

As he read the content on the newspaper, Wu Ming involuntarily furrowed his brows. The newspaper only mentioned the main areas where the North Prince would propose negotiation terms, without specifying any explicit terms.

Ceding territory and paying indemnities were the very basics; even without the paper saying so, Wu Ming knew the North Country would raise demands for territory and indemnities. It was purely a waste of words.

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