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Seeing Lu Chen do nothing but hold onto the delicate body to sleep, Yelv Nanyan felt somewhat dazed inside.

Just sleeping?

Isn't it still quite early?

The long night stretches on, not doing a bit of something?

Yelv Nanyan didn't believe she had done anything to anger Lu Chen, which would cause him not to touch her. If Lu Chen truly had any complaints about her, he wouldn't have come directly to her bedroom to sleep.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's snoring, Yelv Nanyan was fairly certain that Lu Chen had indeed fallen asleep.

Soon, Yelv Nanyan realized that it must have been because Lu Chen had done something with some woman in the study today, which was why he wasn't in the mood at night.

Although most of the women of the Prince's Mansion were present in the main hall during the evening meal, Lu Chen had many women, and it wasn't only within the Prince's Mansion that he had women; there were women outside it too, and perhaps Lu Chen already had a new favorite.

Thinking this, Yelv Nanyan didn't continue to pursue the thought further and soon closed her eyes to sleep as well.

The next morning when Yelv Nanyan woke up, she saw a fuzzy figure standing by the bed.

She rubbed her eyes and discovered that it was Lu Chen.

Lu Chen getting up so early was truly surprising for Yelv Nanyan.

Previously, when Lu Chen visited her, nine out of ten times he would linger in bed, not getting up early, as Lu Chen loved to embrace her fervent body.
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Why did he get up so early today?

While Yelv Nanyan was deeply puzzled, Lu Chen turned his head and looked at Yelv Nanyan, smiling as he said, "Nanyan, you're awake. It's still early, go back to sleep for a little while."

Having said this and dressed, Lu Chen didn't wait for Yelv Nanyan to get out of bed and left the room immediately. Yelv Nanyan quickly said in bed, "My respects as you depart, Prince."

Watching Lu Chen's retreating figure, a trace of worry flashed through Yelv Nanyan's beautiful eyes. There was something very strange about today's Lu Chen.

As for what was strange...

Too formal?

Yes, that was it, too formal.

The Lu Chen of the past was never this formal.

Lu Chen was naturally quite fond of beauty; as long as he held her, his hands would roam over her, and in the morning, they would always share kisses. But today, Lu Chen had simply left.

Definitely something was amiss...

After thinking for a while, Yelv Nanyan still couldn't figure out why Lu Chen had become so formal. Finally, she could only guess that he must have had a lot on his mind recently, so he had no inclination to indulge in matters between men and women.

Now that the news of Zhuge Zhongguang not being a Celestial had spread to all the major dynasties, it was normal for the North Country to face various troubles, and it was normal for Lu Chen to feel the pressure at such a time.

With this in mind, Yelv Nanyan stopped her wild speculations.

After getting out of bed at Yelv Nanyan's place, Lu Chen went to the main courtyard for breakfast. Even Mu Zixuan found it incredibly unbelievable to see Lu Chen up so early.

It was well-known that of all the people in the Prince's Mansion, Lu Chen had the greatest fondness for lounging in bed, preferring to nestle in a woman's embrace. No one had expected that today Lu Chen would get up so early, and even come on his own to have breakfast.

Most of the time, Mu Zixuan would have breakfast sent to the study by the maidservants.

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Mu Zixuan didn't think too much, as she guessed that Lu Chen must have had something on his mind today, which was why he had gotten up so early.

After breakfast, Lu Chen headed to the study to deal with political affairs.

Basically, he spent the entire day in the study handling official documents, even eating lunch there, looking exceptionally serious.

At dusk, Lu Chen repeated the routine of the previous day, returning to the main hall for dinner, and then casually chose one of his wives or concubines to sleep with.

Lu Chen's life continued in this manner for the next few days.

He would get up very early in the morning, wash up, eat, and after breakfast, go to the study to handle political affairs. Occasionally, he would go out to inspect the housing construction around Yan County. Then every night, he would definitely have dinner with his wives and concubines. After dinner, he would choose one of them to go to bed with.

In choosing which wife or concubine to sleep with, Lu Chen did not show favoritism towards any woman, switching companions daily, appearing every bit the role of a good man.

At dawn.

Lu Chen woke up from Chu Yuqin's Gentle Jade Fragrance. Just as he was about to get out of bed, he noticed her eyes intently watching him.

With a smile, Lu Chen said, "My lady, why are you awake so early?"

With a suspicious look, Chu Yuqin said to Lu Chen, "Chen'er, you've been acting a bit off lately."

Hearing this, Lu Chen asked, "Off? In what way?"

Chu Yuqin replied, "I heard from Zixuan and the others that you've suddenly become a lot more subdued these past few days. You go to bed as soon as the night falls, and you get up at the crack of dawn."

Lu Chen, a man known for his lust, had suddenly become so subdued. It would be impossible for his women not to notice since they knew him through and through. The change in Lu Chen was too apparent to them, and it puzzled all of his wives and concubines.

At first, they thought Lu Chen might be growing weary, as he had hardly rested any day. No man in this world was as diligent as Lu Chen, which explained why there was so much harmony among the many women in his harem.

Mu Zixuan and the others thought that Lu Chen must be feeling aesthetic fatigue, doing the same things every night, hence his sudden turn towards a more subdued behavior, simply falling asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

Latterly, a few of the women gathered together to discuss their observations, only to realize that Lu Chen was treating all his women the same; over these past few days, he hadn't touched a single one of them.

They then suspected that perhaps Lu Chen was having an affair in the study, causing him to lose interest at night. However, when they summoned the maids from the study and inquired, they found out that no woman had entered Lu Chen's study recently, and he had been seriously dealing with political affairs the whole time.

This only deepened the bewilderment within Mu Zixuan and the others; they even began to worry whether Lu Chen was impotent or had fallen ill, and were quite concerned about his condition, eventually deciding that Chu Yuqin, the "senior" among Lu Chen's women, should ask Lu Chen directly.

Chu Yuqin had the closest relationship with Lu Chen; if she asked him, he was likely to answer.

After hearing Chu Yuqin's words, Lu Chen let out a sigh and said, "In two months, Great Wu will attack the North Country, and there will be a lot of matters to attend to in the coming days. I currently have no desire for those things."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuqin also sighed. "I thought so. Zixuan and the others said you've been behaving oddly lately, and I suspected that something big was happening in the North Country, that you're under a lot of stress."

"Chen'er, I believe that the North Country can overcome this difficulty too. Don't put so much pressure on yourself, and the more stressed you are, the more you should let it out. Keeping it bottled up can lead to obsession, and it's very easy to harm yourself."

Continuing, Chu Yuqin sighed again, "As a woman, there's not much I can do about these things. If the pressure gets too much for you, then let me help you relax a bit."

As she spoke, her hand from under the covers began to move downwards.

Hastily, Lu Chen said, "There's no need for now. I have things to do today, so I need to get up early."

With that, Lu Chen quickly threw off the blanket, got out of bed, and then looking into Chu Yuqin's eyes, he said, "My lady, rest assured, if I truly can't bear the pressure anymore, I'll let you help me relax."

As his words fell, Lu Chen picked up his clothes and began dressing himself. Seeing that he had spoken so, Chu Yuqin no longer said anything. She too quickly got up from the bed and helped Lu Chen with his clothes and belt.