Elder Wu was still very busy. Seeing him busy, Lu Chen could only return home.
On the way back, Lu Chen was also thinking about what happened that forced him to choose a territory after a month.
"The territory is not enough? This is impossible. There are dilapidated villages everywhere outside, and there are also refugees outside the royal court. If you take away some refugees and find a place at will, you can open a village."
"Is the great wizard worried about me? This is even more impossible. When choosing a fighting spirit, he also told me not to choose one that is too powerful, as it will affect myself. A strong barbarian should not be someone who is afraid of danger and runs away."
Thinking in his heart, Lu Chen was also thinking and returned home.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mao."
"I'm fine. Did it go well for Your Highness to summon his subordinates?"
"fine."
At this time, Mao was guarding Lu Chen's door. Lu Chen casually said a few words to him and then returned to the room.
However, Lu Chen was slightly stunned as soon as he entered the door.
In the inner courtyard, two people were waiting for Lu Chen.
One of them is Xiaowei. Every time Lu Chen comes back, she is waiting at the door. Therefore, Lu Chen doesn't have many surprises for her.
However, the other person beside Xiaowei made Lu Chen feel a little emotional.
That was Ji Hongdie. At this time, her face was pale and her body was weak. Even when she was standing, she had to support the doorpost beside her to hold on without falling.
But like this, she kept standing at the door. When she saw Lu Chen coming in, she even wanted to step forward.
However, Lu Chen was tall and strong, and his overnight expedition made Ji Hongdie unable to even stand firmly while walking.
Therefore, after walking a few steps, she could only stand there with a frown on her face, watching helplessly as Xiaowei stepped forward to greet Lu Chen.
After chatting with Xiaowei for a few words, Lu Chen came to Ji Hongdie.
The tall figure directly blocked all the sunlight in front of Ji Hongdie's eyes, and this also made Ji Hongdie take a step back. She was already psychologically affected by Lu Chen's violence.
"Is something wrong?"
Lu Chen already understood Ji Hongdie's nature of being uninterested and unwilling to do anything early.
However, this is because Lu Chen underestimated Ji Hongdie.
She is an egoist, but never a fool.
Facing Lu Chen's inquiry, she nodded directly.
"As His Highness's woman, it is my duty to wait for Your Highness. However, there are indeed some things that I want to tell Your Highness."
"Those things are also related to His Highness."
After saying that, she pulled Lu Chen back to the room.
At this time, in the spacious but somewhat empty room, a detailed map appeared on the stone table. On the map, there were countless lines and writings.
Pointing to the map, Ji Hongdie said directly:
"Your Highness, when you become a prince, you must go out and establish your own territory, and the territory must be carefully selected. Only good territory can allow you, Your Highness, to ascend the throne."
"Originally, all the good territories were occupied by the strong. Your Highness had no choice but to fight if you wanted to get past them. But things are different now. The emergence of evil spirits has left many places vacant. Your Highness, you can choose a good place for development.
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"The Moon Lake Basin is suitable for planting, the Black Mountain has a large amount of ores, and there is a black iron mine here. However, I do not recommend that His Highness choose that place. There is a powerful puzzlement there, and a strong Will Realm.
It can't be defeated..."
The map on the table was very detailed and had a large number of annotations. Lu Chen took a look and found that those annotations were all made by Ji Hongdie. Relying on various annotations and Ji Hongdie's explanation, Lu Chen learned about the various territories of the royal court.
, with a rough understanding, this indeed made it more convenient for Lu Chen to choose the territory.
After Ji Hongdie finished explaining to Lu Chen, she snuggled into Lu Chen's arms and stopped talking.
This made Lu Chen reach out and pinch her face: "You said so many things, but you didn't help me choose one."
Ji Hongdie felt a little uncomfortable having her face pinched, but she did not resist. Instead, she looked up at Lu Chen and said with tears in her eyes:
"Your Highness, you are the head of the family. All decisions can only be made by you, Your Highness. No matter...well...what you do, I will follow you. After all, I...I am already yours, Your Highness."
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While she was talking, Lu Chen pinched her little face several times, and his hands were not honest. All these behaviors made Ji Hongdie very uncomfortable.
But even so, she didn't resist at all, she just looked at Lu Chen pitifully with watery eyes.
And this also made Lu Chen no longer interested in bullying her.
Turning his eyes to the map, Lu Chen felt that it would take at least a whole morning to explain all the details in such detail.
In other words, after Lu Chen left, Ji Hongdie, who was still resentful last night, struggled to get up and wrote a message on the map.
"Even if I don't say it, you know what matters most to me. This woman is really smart."
With this thought in his mind, Lu Chen also said directly: "I accept this thing. If you need my help with anything, just tell me."
"Your Highness, it's like this. I grabbed some things from Ji's house, and now that I'm marrying... with your lord, those things should be counted as dowry for you, and I need your help to get them back."
"Of course, His Highness is the head of the family. As long as I get the things I have accumulated, His Highness can do whatever he wants with them."
"Leave it all to me?"
"Yes, they all belong to His Highness."
"Don't you have any resentment, or are you prepared to endure hardships?"
These words made Ji Hongdie fall to her knees directly on the ground.
"My lord, you are joking. How could I have any resentment? I did something wrong in His Highness's village. This is the punishment I deserve. No, that's not right. I am lucky to follow Your Highness."
After saying this, knowing that Lu Chen didn't believe it, she said directly: "Your Highness, if I am resentful, it is also against the Ji family and the Seventh Prince."
"Everything I did was for my family and for the Seventh Prince to ascend the throne. But when I was in trouble, neither the Ji family nor the Seventh Prince offered any help."
Lu Chen still believed that Ji Hongdie resented the Ji family.
Although Lu Chen knew that what the Ji family did was the best way to preserve the family, the benefits were shared by the family, and it would be difficult for the individuals who were sacrificed not to feel resentful.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen also gained some new understanding of what Ji Hongdie did.
"Do you want to please me, gain power, and then take revenge on the Seventh Prince and the Ji family?"
"This is in line with her temperament."
Thinking in his mind, Lu Chen nodded and agreed with Ji Hongdie's idea.
"I know about your matter. Tomorrow, I will ask Ya and the others to accompany you to Ji's house and get your things back."
Lu Chen was willing to take action, which finally made Ji Hongdie feel happy, but she also begged in a low voice:
"Your Highness, please hurry up. After I leave, other people will probably take away all my things. If I leave late, I will have nothing."