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Hearing Mu Zixuan's words, Lu Chen was taken aback.

Indeed, he had recently neglected the affairs of the Prince's Mansion's industries.

The industries of the Prince's Mansion were rapidly expanding, and these industries were extremely vast, no different from modern large corporations. Mu Zixuan was essentially managing dozens of large companies by herself, and she also had to take care of the internal affairs of the Prince's Mansion. No matter how capable she was, she surely couldn't handle it all.

Lu Chen said, "Right now, there are few reliable people in the North Country, my love. Do you trust anyone to whom we could delegate some industries in the future, someone you can entrust with responsibility?"

Mu Zixuan thought for a moment, then responded, "It's better for the Prince to decide. It's not quite appropriate for your consort to get involved in these matters."

Although Mu Zixuan was the Princess of the North Prince Mansion, she feared that if she casually arranged for people to take over the Prince's Mansion's industries, it would give the impression that she was cultivating her own power. She did not want to trouble herself with such concerns, so it was better to let Lu Chen decide.

Lu Chen thought for a while, then said, "I happen to have someone here who is quite idle. However, her identity is somewhat special, and it's not yet suitable for her to publicly take over the management of the industries."

Mu Zixuan instantly guessed who Lu Chen was referring to, "Is the Prince referring to Princess Wu by any chance?"

Lu Chen said, "Yes, she is not only ambitious but also capable. Keeping her locked in the courtyard, without letting her do anything, makes her uncomfortable."

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Mu Zixuan did not immediately answer Lu Chen. The women of the inner court of the Prince's Mansion were actually somewhat wary of Wu Junwan.

This was because the woman had great ambition; she was originally someone who aspired to become an Empress. Now that she had become Lu Chen's woman, her body and soul might belong to Lu Chen, but that didn't mean her personality could change drastically.

Maybe this woman already had the idea of competing for the position of the Prince's consort, or even aspired to become the Empress eventually.

Wu Junwan had been in the North Prince Mansion for so long, the women of the mansion had almost never visited her courtyard of their own volition, simply because they were guarding against her.

A woman with too much ambition entering the inner court of the Prince's Mansion could easily disrupt their current harmonious environment.

Seeing that Mu Zixuan did not directly answer, Lu Chen asked, "My love, are you afraid that her ambition is too great and that she might eventually do something to harm the Prince's Mansion?"

Mu Zixuan snapped back to reality and said, "Yes, although she's already the Prince's woman, I still have some concerns..."

Mu Zixuan did not continue. She hadn't had such worries when Yelv Nanyan, a consort of the Sky Wolf King, entered the Prince's Mansion. But no matter what, she couldn't put Wu Junwan out of her mind,

At most, Yelv Nanyan was just a consort from a Barbarian Tribe, and moreover, the Sky Wolf King's tribe had been destroyed by Lu Chen; no longer did anyone back Yelv Nanyan. But behind Wu Junwan was a dynasty, and the Great Wu dynasty still existed.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Don't worry, my love. If her ambition swells too quickly, I will take action in time to suppress it."

Mu Zixuan said, "I leave it to the Prince to decide."

Since Lu Chen had already spoken, Mu Zixuan had no more to say. She trusted that, with Lu Chen watching, that woman probably wouldn't cause trouble.

However...

Mu Zixuan then asked, "Prince, the Princess of Great Wu has not officially married into the North Prince Mansion. If people find out that she has taken over the management of the Prince's Mansion's industries, won't they suspect your relationship with her?"

Wu Junwan had come to the North Country as a hostage, not directly married to Lu Chen. If Lu Chen now handed over so many industries of the North Country to Wu Junwan's control, even a fool would suspect that something had happened between Wu Junwan and Lu Chen.

After all, that would make it difficult to explain to the Great Wu dynasty, and it would certainly cause some within the North Country to worry since Wu Junwan had not officially married Lu Chen.

Lu Chen considered for a moment, then said, "How about this? She can help you manage those industries for now, but they will still be under your name for the time being."

Mu Zixuan asked, "Will the Princess agree to this?"

After all, Wu Junwan once held a high position and was someone who aspired to be an Empress. Now, she could only work under someone else, and what's more, her achievements would be attributed to another woman—she would most likely be unwilling.

Lu Chen replied with a smile, "She will agree."

"Enough about that. I haven't stayed overnight in the Wind Cloud Palace for a long time. Tonight, I will help you stabilize your realm."

Having said that, Lu Chen embraced Mu Zixuan's waist, rolled over, pressing her beneath him, and then kissed Mu Zixuan's lips.

...

Morning.

A ray of warm sunshine poured into the room, casting golden light upon the figure, making the already stunning woman appear even more dreamlike.

When Wu Junwan woke up, she lifted her blanket, exposing her fair skin.

Seeing that her undergarments had been discarded, Wu Junwan let out a cold huff, "It's all that man's fault, making me develop such a bad habit."

Being accustomed to wearing clothes to bed, since arriving at the North Prince Mansion, there had been a time when that man visited every day, which eventually led her to develop the bad habit of sleeping without clothes.

Sometimes she went to sleep fully clothed, only to wake up and find her clothes had been removed, so now she didn't want to wear undergarments to bed at all, finding it uncomfortable. She yearned even more for the feeling of that man's body against hers.

Wu Junwan glanced around the room, sighing softly. She felt all of this was so unreal.

Though she had been taken by that man, she was now completely unable to leave him, and even the conditions for her becoming a Celestial were tied to that man.

The heavens truly loved to play tricks on her.

"Enough, everything is fate. It's my destiny to be so," she conceded.