Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife - Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 It seems that Prince Lu Chen has a master by his side_1

Translator: 549690339

Seeing the expression on the Sum Emperor’s face grow increasingly ugly, the court ministers inside the great hall were all very curious about what content the North Prince had written in his family letter that could make the Sum Emperor look so angry.

Hadn’t the bloodbath at Prince Lu Shuyun’s residence left the Sum Emperor this angry?

After finishing the content of the family letter, the Sum Emperor directly flicked his sleeve and then coldly said two words, “Court dismissed,” before leaving the great hall straightaway.

The court ministers inside the great hall were all bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

Was court dismissed just like that?

The Sum Emperor hadn’t even mentioned the military reports from the North Land, had he?

Moreover, this time he hadn’t had anyone come to his study to discuss military affairs.

This made the ministers even more curious about the North Prince’s letter.

What exactly was written in the letter that could make the Sum Emperor angrily leave the great hall?

A while later,

Royal Garden.

The Sum Emperor came to the Royal Garden and directly handed the military reports and Lu Chen’s family letter to the State Preceptor, Situ Ce.

Situ Ce glanced at the military report, then looked carefully at Lu Chen’s family letter, his expression becoming instantly more solemn.

After a long while, Situ Ce finally spoke, “Your Majesty, it seems that this family letter is more important than the military report.”

“It’s quite obvious that the North Prince only wrote this military report so he could send this family letter through the Red Ribbon Messenger.”

Although from the content of the family letter it seems that the North Prince is just a useless coward, merely wanting the court to send troops to help him fend off the Barbarian Tribe, the two key points in the family letter were fully laid out by the North Prince.

The first point was that the Barbarian Tribe was found with Great Sum-standard weapons and equipment, and the second point was that Prince Lu Shuyun’s merchant caravan appeared in North City.

The appearance of Great Sum weapons in the North Land proves that there must be traitors within Great Sum.

And, with North City being so poor, the fact that Prince Lu Shuyun’s merchant caravan went there to do business suggests that Prince Lu Shuyun might have issues.

The North Prince’s family letter was just short of directly naming Prince Lu Shuyun as the traitor to the nation.

It’s quite clear that the North Prince’s intention was not just to simply complain about his situation in the family letter.

Hearing Situ Ce’s words, the Sum Emperor, with his hands behind his back, looked at the lotus pond and fell silent for a moment, “I don’t believe Chen is capable of such scheming.”

While Lu Chen was in the Capital City, he always seemed to be an ignorant pleasure-seeker.

Even after he went to North City, he continued to neglect proper affairs, spending his days indulging in his Prince’s Mansion.

The Sum Emperor did not believe that Lu Chen suddenly had an epiphany and knew to use this method to remind him that there were traitors within the court.

Of course, this family letter might indeed serve such a purpose, but it certainly wasn’t written by Lu Chen himself, or rather, it was written under someone else’s guidance.

At this moment, Situ Ce lamented, “Your Majesty, it seems that Prince Lu Chen has wise people by his side!”

“From the fact that His Highness was able to discern the movements of the Barbarian Tribe’s royal court, it is evident that Prince Lu Chen must certainly possess an intelligence organization.”

“Otherwise, it would be impossible for all of the Barbarian Tribe’s moves to be in the hands of Prince Lu Chen.”

The Sum Emperor once again fell into deep thought.

Situ Ce was right; if Lu Chen could predict the Barbarian Tribe’s southward invasion by three hundred thousand troops and even knew about traitors within Great Sum, and also knew about the North Fre King leading a hundred thousand cavalry to join forces with the Sky Wolf King, it proved that Lu Chen had an organization capable of gathering intelligence not weaker than the Shadow Guard.

This made the Sum Emperor feel a hint of threat.

His ignorant and useless son, Lu Chen, actually possessed such a powerful intelligence organization?

What did he want to do?

What did he dare to do?

This made the Sum Emperor suspicious as to whether Lu Chen had always been hiding his capabilities while in the Capital City.

But from his behavior, he didn’t seem to be the type to conceal his talents, did he?

He had lived in the Capital City for so many years, always under surveillance, and his behavior did not seem feigned at all.

This made the Sum Emperor more suspicious that there might be forces behind Lu Chen intending to use him for some unspeakable purposes, especially the Mysterious Moon Palace.

Lu Chen’s status as the God’s Son had always been a concern for the Sum Emperor.

At that moment, the Shadow Guard commander appeared behind the Sum Emperor, “Your Majesty, a secret report from Commander Bai.”

Hearing this, the Sum Emperor immediately turned and took the secret report from the Shadow Guard commander’s hands and opened it.

After reading Bai Qingqing’s secret report, the Sum Emperor’s expression turned even uglier.

As he had suspected, the Mysterious Moon Palace had indeed sent people to North City, and it was the Palace Master of the Mysterious Moon Palace who had personally gone to North City.

However…

According to the secret report, it seemed that the Mysterious Moon Palace had not actually aided the North Prince Mansion, and the Palace Master of the Mysterious Moon Palace had already headed south with Lu Chen’s wives and concubines.

Now there were hardly any people left by Lu Chen’s side.

This puzzled the Sum Emperor. If the Mysterious Moon Palace was not behind Lu Chen, then did he have other forces behind him?

He did not believe that merely by relying on Lu Chen, one could establish an intelligence organization capable of infiltrating the courts of the Barbarian Tribe.

It was a bit strange.

The Sum Emperor did not suspect Bai Qingqing; he simply thought that Bai Qingqing must not have yet uncovered the true secrets of the North Prince Mansion or made contact with the people behind Lu Chen.

Immediately, the Sum Emperor said to the Shadow Guard leader, “Command Commander Bai to find a way into Chen’s bed. I need more intelligence about Chen.”

“Additionally, have her expedite the investigation to confirm whether North City really has any of Shuyun’s merchant caravans in contact with the Barbarian Tribe.”

The Shadow Guard leader immediately responded, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

“You may leave.”

“This subordinate takes his leave.”

After the Shadow Guard leader left, Situ Ce opened his mouth to ask, “Your Majesty, aside from the matter of Prince Lu Chen, how do you intend to handle Prince Lu Shuyun’s situation?”

The Sum Emperor indifferently replied, “I do not believe that he could have done this alone; there must surely be the shadow of an Aristocratic Family behind him.”

“Once the affair in North City is settled, and the Shadow Guard has collected enough evidence, that will be the time to deal with those parasites.”

…

North Land.

Sky Wolf King’s court.

An old man, clad entirely in beast skins and with wrinkled skin, was making merry with Sky Wolf King Xiao Hongbo over a drink.

At that moment, Xiao Hongbo said to a slave beside him, “Go, call the princess here.”

The slave immediately got up and left the royal tent.

At the same time, Xiao Wenyao was on a highland in the grasslands, gazing toward the direction of North City.

Shortly afterward, the slave who had been by Xiao Hongbo’s side earlier arrived behind Xiao Wenyao, “Princess, the Great King summons you to the royal tent.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenyao’s face instantly turned pale.

She, of course, knew why her father was summoning her to the royal tent: it was to serve the North Fre King, to pour wine and wait on him.

Xiao Wenyao had seen the North Fre King a few days prior and setting aside his ugly appearance, the stench that pervaded his entire being had nearly made Xiao Wenyao vomit.

Though they both lived on the grasslands, their Sky Wolf tribe always valued cleanliness, unlike the North Fre King who seemingly never bathed in his life.

Xiao Wenyao immediately retorted, “I refuse to go!”

“Go back and tell my father that I feel unwell!”

Hearing this, the slave hurriedly said, “Princess, please don’t make things difficult for me, if you don’t go, the Great King will surely kill me.”

Slaves had no status among the Barbarian Tribe; they could be killed on a whim.

Though Xiao Wenyao felt a hint of pity for the slave, she still insisted, “I am not going!”

Having said this, Xiao Wenyao was ready to turn around and leave.

However, just then, two personal guards of Xiao Hongbo appeared in front of Xiao Wenyao.

“Princess, the Great King has ordered us to escort you to the royal tent!”

Xiao Hongbo likely had guessed that Xiao Wenyao might not comply, so he opted to have her forcibly taken there instead.

Today he was seeking to improve relations with the North Fre King and wanted to show him what his future queen looked like.

Seeing the two burly men clad in beast skins before her, Xiao Wenyao realized she could not escape and resignedly said, “I understand.”

Then, Xiao Wenyao followed them to the royal tent.

Upon entering the royal tent, Xiao Wenyao immediately saw the repulsive old man.

At that moment, Xiao Hongbo said with a beaming smile to the North Fre King beside him, “North Fre King, this is my daughter and your future queen.”

Upon hearing this, the North Fre King leered at Xiao Wenyao, his gaze lingering on her shapely figure, and he could not help but swallow his saliva.

He had long heard that the Sky Wolf King’s daughter was a rare beauty of the grasslands, and seeing her today, he realized she lived up to her reputation.

She was far more beautiful than any of the women he had seized from Great Sum.

Feeling the North Fre King’s unabashed stare, Xiao Wenyao felt as if something was crawling over her skin.

Xiao Hongbo then looked at Xiao Wenyao saying, “Yaoyao, come here and pour wine for your future husband!”

Hearing Xiao Hongbo’s stern voice, Xiao Wenyao knew she had no choice but to comply. She prepared to approach the North Fre King to pour the wine. However, at that moment, her uncle, Xiao Pengthian, spoke up, “Great King, Yaoyao has not yet officially married the North Fre King. It is not quite appropriate for her to pour wine for him now.”

“The queen once said that we should learn from Great Sum. Therefore, we should also adopt the rites of Great Sum, where a woman must not have contact with her future husband before marriage.”

Upon hearing Xiao Pengthian’s words, the North Fre King immediately felt displeased. Yet, Xiao Hongbo did not express anger; he smiled at the North Fre King and said, “North Fre King, I think my subordinate makes some sense. How about we wait until we take over North City, and then Yaoyao can pour wine for you?”

Seeing that Xiao Hongbo had spoken, the North Fre King could only reply, “Alright then. On the day that my queen marries me, I will drink heartily with her.”

As he said this, the North Fre King ogled Xiao Wenyao’s body with lecherous eyes and licked his lips.