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Although Lu Chen had previously told Wang Qingci that he treated all his children equally, regardless of whether they were his wife's or his concubine's children, they would all enjoy nearly the same resources, barring inheritance rights.

But in Wang Qingci's eyes, a girl would be better. Being in the royal family, there were many inevitable matters, and she didn't want her own child to get dragged into certain struggles.

To her dismay, Lu Chen even named their child Lu Hongzhi...

What if, when her child grew up, he started having some inappropriate thoughts because of the name his father had chosen for him?

At this thought, Wang Qingci became exceedingly worried.

While Wang Qingci was contemplating this, Lu Chen spoke up and continued, "Qingci, it seems you're not satisfied with the name? If you are not, just say it, and I will think of another."

Wang Qingci hurriedly replied, "No need, Prince, the name is quite good."

After all, Lu Chen was the Prince, and once the words had been spoken, how could he take them back?

At that moment, the midwife came over, holding the baby and handed him to Lu Chen.

After Lu Chen took the baby, he first used his spiritual power to enhance the child's resistance, wrapping the baby with spiritual power, and then placed him on the bed.

By now, Wang Qingci had mostly recovered, she propped herself up to take a glance at the child on the bed.

Wang Qingci sighed softly; truth be told, she still wasn't prepared to be a mother. It was all the fault of that scoundrel, the North Prince, who had insisted on getting her pregnant.

But the child had already been born, and it was no use regretting it now.

Wang Qingci reached out and gently touched Lu Hongzhi's little face, then she said, "Zhi'er, you have really put your mother through so much."

Although she said this, a smile appeared on Wang Qingci's face, her smile tinged with a touch of maternal warmth. Ever since she became pregnant, her personality had changed a lot; she was no longer as tumultuous as before.

At this time, Wang Qingci picked up Lu Hongzhi and then said to the Prince, "Prince, I am alright now, you should go attend to your matters."

Wang Qingci was also aware of the complicated situation in the North Country, and with Lu Chen as its leader, he had many matters to attend to; she didn't want to keep him for too long.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, rest well today."

"I will come to see you again tonight."

With these words, Lu Chen got up and left the birthing room.

Once Lu Chen had gone, Wang Qingci's gaze fell on Chu Yuqin, and she said with a smile, "Thank you, Madam Chu, for saving my life today."

Hearing this, Chu Yuqin huffed lightly and then said, "If it weren't for Chen'er's child in your belly, I wouldn't have bothered saving you, bitch."

"Now that you have a child too, take good care of the baby once you've recovered; try not to bother Chen'er too much."

With that, Chu Yuqin also turned and left the room, and after Chu Yuqin had departed, Lu Chen's other wives and concubines flocked in, greeting Wang Qingci with warmth and concern.

Meanwhile.

Lu Chen headed to the study.

The first thing he did upon entering the study was to open the system and check the rewards it had given.

Given the nature of the system, it usually awarded population and military forces for having a child, so Lu Chen guessed he probably received population and military forces this time as well.

Just as Lu Chen was thinking this, he suddenly froze.

[Congratulations to the host for having a child. You've been rewarded with one Celestial realm warrior, one hundred thousand Black Dragon Guards, and an additional two million people.]

[The Black Dragon Guards are currently located in the Black Dragon Country to the west of the Great Jue. The host can issue one command to the Black Dragon Country.]

"Heavenly... Heavenly Human Realm?"

Lu Chen felt somewhat incredulous. Although he knew that as his understanding of this world deepened, he would come into contact with increasingly powerful figures, and martial artists of the Master Realm would become less valuable.

After all, many strong individuals never left their seclusion in the deep mountains and ancient forests, so their existence was unknown to him.

Lu Chen had simply not anticipated that by receiving rewards, he could actually obtain the service of warriors from the Heavenly Human Realm—a realm of celestial beings.

The Heavenly Human Realm was the ultimate limit of Martial Arts in this world as far as he knew, and he hadn't expected to acquire two Heavenly Human Realm subjects so quickly.

Lu Chen did not immediately issue orders to Black Dragon Country. He checked the system's marked location of Black Dragon Country.

Black Dragon Country was to the west of Great Jue, nearing the territory of the Barbarian Tribe.

Lu Chen thought for a moment. It seemed unrealistic to have the Black Dragon Country's army cross Great Jue to reach North Country right now. If the Black Dragon Country's troops entered the territory of Great Jue, it would mean declaring war on them.

Considering the current circumstances, the one hundred thousand Black Dragon Guards of Black Dragon Country could not be mobilized. However, on second thought, with these one hundred thousand Black Dragon Guards, it might be possible to intimidate Great Jue should they send troops against North Country. Black Dragon Country could then stab them in the back.

With this in mind, Lu Chen said to the system, "Tell Black Dragon Country to refrain from hasty actions for the time being, and moreover, have them send someone to make contact with this prince and establish a channel for information exchange."

As Lu Chen's voice faded, the system's voice rang out.

[Black Dragon Country has received the host's command. The sovereign of Black Dragon Country is dispatching someone to North Country.]

After seeing the system's prompt, Lu Chen came to the desk, sat down, and opened the world map drawn by the Brocade Guard, examining it intently once again.

...

Murong Xue'er returned to Great Jue and went to see the Yue Emperor immediately.

At this moment, within the Empress's Bedchamber, only the cool voice of Murong Xue'er could be heard.

Outside the red curtains, Murong Xue'er was reporting the intelligence she had gathered in North Country.

Moments later, a gust of wind blew through from the inside, causing the red curtains to flap continuously.

The Yue Emperor asked, "So, has Zhuge Zhongguang truly not advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm?"

Murong Xue'er replied, "Indeed."

The Yue Emperor chuckled lightly, then spoke, "The North Prince is quite the deceiver. However, I'm curious, given that they have concealed this from the public for so long, why would they choose to reveal it now? Isn't it better to keep other forces guessing?"

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Murong Xue'er replied, "This servant has yet to uncover the specific reason that prompted the North Prince to suddenly decide to disclose this matter."

Just then, Murong Xue'er suddenly thought of something else and quickly added, "This servant has another matter to report."

The emotionless voice of the Yue Emperor immediately conveyed, "Speak."

Murong Xue'er was about to reveal to the Yue Emperor that her purpose in North Country had been seen through by the North Prince, but she found herself inexplicably unable to speak.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but they just wouldn't come out.

Seeing that Murong Xue'er did not continue, the Yue Emperor's displeased voice came through, "What is it? Do you have some unspeakable difficulty?"

After hesitating for a moment, Murong Xue'er clenched her teeth and said, "The North Prince is already on guard against this servant. This servant suspects that the prince might have already discovered the purpose behind this servant's approach."

Murong Xue'er ultimately could not bring herself to say it.

The Yue Emperor said indifferently, "That is exactly what you should let him know. You must not only let him be aware of your purpose, but also that I have lost trust in you."