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Hearing the man's voice, both women turned their heads to look at the entrance of the courtyard, only to see the bad element they hadn't met for almost half a month, swaggering into the yard.

Lu Chen walked directly to Wu Junwan's side and sat down, then naturally wrapped his arm around Wu Junwan's slender waist.

Wu Junwan chuckled and said, "The North Prince is truly a busy man, this Palace has not seen the North Prince for nearly half a month."

Hearing this, Lu Chen replied with a smile, "My fault, I have indeed been quite busy lately."

Wu Junwan said, "As a ruler of a nation, the Prince is so ready to admit fault, wouldn't that be a loss of dignity?"

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "Dignity is for strangers."

Wu Junwan continued, "This Palace has heard that the Palace Master of Mysterious Moon Palace has come to the North Prince Mansion, and the North Prince has been so busy these half a month. Could it be that you have been busy discussing important matters with that Palace Master in bed?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen looked at Murong Xue'er next to him, and asked with a smile, "Xue'er, do you smell a sour scent?"

Murong Xue'er answered expressionlessly, "This servant smells it, very sour."

Seeing these two echoing each other against her, Wu Junwan snorted coldly and then said, "The Prince just said that there would be an opportunity this afternoon to take us to see North Country's cannons. Is the Prince serious about that?"

Lu Chen said, "Of course."

"I will take you there shortly."

Seeing that Lu Chen truly agreed, the two women were immediately very pleased.

Although they had already fallen for Lu Chen and had no intention of causing trouble in North Country anymore, deep down they still had some obsessions.

One such obsession was their desire to know just how powerful North Country's weapons were.

Wu Junwan then continued to ask, "You helped Prince Lu Yi seize Heyang County and assisted him in expanding his influence. Aren't you afraid that when he becomes a force to be reckoned with, you will have no way to control him?"

Lu Chen responded with a light smile, "If I were truly worried about that, I would not have loaned him the troops."

Seeing Lu Chen's nonchalance, Wu Junwan reminded him, "Lending troops to others so casually, and with North Country's weapons, be careful they might steal your North Country's weapons and then use them against North Country."

Hearing Wu Junwan's reminder, Lu Chen pulled Wu Junwan closer to him and said, "I didn't expect you to be so concerned about North Country's affairs now. It seems you've gotten used to your new identity."

Wu Junwan replied emotionlessly, "This Palace only wishes not to see North Country's weapons scattered, bringing more wars to this world."

Lu Chen said, "You are really not a bit frank."

At that moment, Lu Chen let go of Wu Junwan's waist, stood up, and said, "Let's go, follow this Prince to watch the artillery training."

Hearing this, the two women instantly brimmed with interest, and they quickly got up and followed Lu Chen to the Artillery Barracks.

The artillery training was quite noisy, so it was located a distance away from Yan County, and on their way to the Artillery Barracks, they even took a short ride on a train.

Wu Junwan and Murong Xue'er sat inside the train, their minds filled with myriad thoughts.

Compared to a carriage, Lu Chen's private train was much more spacious and luxurious, and even as a Princess, Wu Junwan had never ridden in such a luxurious vehicle in her life.

Lu Chen's private train, just like a moving room, was no different, and indeed the carriage even had a bed inside.

Seeing the bed not far away, Wu Junwan's mind conjured up images of Lu Chen doing wicked things with his wives and concubines on that bed.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Just as the two women were lost in thought, Lu Chen said, "We will sleep on the train tonight; we won't go back."

Hearing this, Wu Junwan and Murong Xue'er were startled, well aware of what they had just been thinking, and a blush rose to their cheeks.

At that moment, a rumbling sound came from the distance, like thunder, and hearing such dense "thunder," the two women were startled.

They didn't believe it was thunder. After all, the skies were clear, and it was unlikely to have such dense thunder sounds.

According to information they previously collected, North Country's weapons were closely associated with the sound of thunder.

It looked like they were approaching North Country's Artillery Barracks.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Just then, the train whistle blew, letting out a "whoo..." sound, and then the train began to slow down, and before long, it came to a stop.

Lu Chen led the two women out of the train, and as soon as they exited, they were greeted with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

Wu Junwan and Murong Xue'er had never smelled such a strong scent of gunpowder, and it made them quite uncomfortable.

Then, by identifying the direction of the sound, the two women quickly located where the "thunder" was coming from and looked in that direction in unison.

Wu Junwan asked, "Is this thunder sound the result of North Country's cannons?"

Lu Chen replied, "Yes, although it's more accurate to call it cannon fire."

Wu Junwan turned to Lu Chen and confirmed, "Are you sure you want to take us to see your soldiers' training? Both Xue'er and I came from an enemy nation to steal intelligence."

Even though they already shared the intimacy of marriage and had enjoyed each other countless times, this kind of relationship might not be very stable. The beauty trap is the most common strategy of all.