It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Kui said, "Dad is in good health, you don't have to worry about me."

"Nothing goes wrong once I get busy."

"That's good..." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

"You must take good care of your body and live a long life."

“If you feel like you have too much to do, stop doing it.”

Lu Kui hummed softly, "Don't worry, it's okay."

"How was your trip?" Lu Kui asked her.

"We have already reached the city of Yongzhou. The next step will be to attack Yongzhou." Lu Xingchen said.

Lu Kui showed a surprised look.

Lu Xingchen hadn't sent him any news recently, so he didn't expect the progress to be so fast.

"Is there a map?" Lu Kui asked.

Lu Xingchen nodded, took out the map and spread it out in front of Lu Kui.

Lu Xingchen pointed to Lu Kui on the map.

Lu Kui looked at the map in disbelief. Before, he only had a small Xing County, but in less than two years, he had developed such a large piece of land.

The former Xing County has become a small black dot on this map.

“Xingchen, you are so awesome. Dad admires you.” Lu Kui looked at Lu Xingchen with a proud look on his face.

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "It's all thanks to my father's good training."

If the person standing in front of him at this moment was the child he raised since childhood, he would even suspect that this was not the original Xingchen at all.

But he didn't believe in these ghost stories. He only believed what he saw and felt.

This is his daughter. He raised her with all his heart.

"After I arrange Zhang Fan's wedding, I will rest for a while. In September, after the autumn harvest, I will prepare to take over Yongzhou City."

"Taking Yongzhou City means formally breaking with the imperial court." Lu Kui looked at Lu Xingchen with some concern.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, “Father, you see this area is the territory of the entire court.

In fact, the area actually controlled by the imperial court is already very small, and most of it is under my control."

"Yanzhou City in the east is the territory of the Murong family."

"I have reached an agreement with the Murong family to not invade each other for the time being and to develop our respective spheres of influence."

"So, the area controlled by the emperor is already very small. If I take Yongzhou City again, I will defeat King Cheng's 20,000 troops. The entire court will have no more troops."

After hearing what Lu Xingchen said, Lu Kui stopped trying to stop him and just nodded.

"You have grown up and it is time for you to spread your wings and fly high. No matter what your father says, it will not help. Just do what you want."

"But no matter what, Dad supports you."

Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Kui with moved eyes.

Lu Kui's eyes turned red again, and tears kept rolling in his eye sockets.

"Brother, brother is here." Lu Yunfeng's voice came from outside.

Lu Kui quickly wiped away his tears and smiled, "How come this kid still seems like he hasn't grown up? How old is he now?"

Lu Xingchen smiled and shouted outside, "Uncle, my father is here."

Lu Yunfeng walked in quickly.

"Oh...Brother." Lu Yunfeng came in and picked up Lu Kui.

"Brother, you missed me so much, why did you come just now?"

Lu Kui patted Lu Yunfeng on the shoulder and said, "You are not a child anymore, but you are still so unstable."

"I miss you, don't I? I'm so excited to see you. I can't help it. I haven't hugged my brother for a long time." Lu Yunfeng put Lu Kui down.

"How was it? Did you encounter any danger along the way?"

Lu Kui rolled his eyes at him and said, "You little bastard, if you want me to praise you, just say it."

"Don't beat around the bush."

Lu Yunfeng chuckled twice.

"Big brother saw through me."

"There was no danger on the way here. It was all prosperity and beautiful scenery."

"The crops in the rice fields are green and lush."

“The old farmers who came and went all had big smiles on their faces.”

"Good governance." Lu Kui patted Lu Yunfeng on the shoulder and praised him.

"Big brother is the one who understands me. That's why I've been looking forward to meeting you." Lu Yunfeng raised his chin with a proud expression.

"Is everything okay in Yongzhou?" Lu Xingchen asked.

Lu Yunfeng shook his head, "It's okay..."

Lu Yunfeng asked about Lu Xingchen's recent situation and was surprised to learn that they had already reached the city of Yongzhou.

Lu Yunfeng looked at the current scope of their territory on the map and was so shocked that he was speechless.

I didn't expect the development to be so fast. In less than two years, we have conquered such a large territory.

Because of Zhang Fan’s wedding, the family gathered together for the first time after the Chinese New Year.

Moreover, there are more people this time than during the Chinese New Year.

The second and third wives also rushed to Yuzhou from Xing County to arrange Zhang Fan's wedding.

Lu Xingzhu also brought He Zhang from Jizhou to Yuzhou.

"He Zhang, look, Yuzhou seems to be more prosperous than Jizhou." Lu Xingzhu said to He Zhang.

He Zhang nodded.

"I asked you to speak, but you just nodded and shook your head. Can't you speak?" Lu Xingzhu pinched He Zhang's cheek.

"If you say it's okay, then it's okay." He Zhang looked at Lu Xingzhu and said.

"It's useless to ask you." Lu Xingzhu rolled her eyes at He Zhang in annoyance.

After the Chinese New Year, Lu Xingzhu was also fourteen years old. She was also anxious to do something for Lu Xingchen.

She heard that Lu Xingchen had conquered a larger territory. She also wanted to be the head of a county, to have the final say in the county, and to benefit the people of the county.

Unfortunately, Lu Xingchen said that she had to wait until she was sixteen to give her such an opportunity.

That’s still two years away. It’s really frustrating.

"He Zhang, are you in a hurry to grow up?" Lu Xingzhu asked He Zhang.

He Zhang was eleven years old when Lu Xingchen rescued him from He County, and he is twelve now.

The little boy is different every year.

He hasn't seen Lu Xingchen for half a year.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the yamen.

Lu Xingzhu jumped down quickly

She basically doesn't wear girlish clothes anymore, except during special periods or in front of Lu Nie, when she will pretend to be a lady.

At other times, she was just like Lu Xingchen, dressed in tight clothes, neat, neat and suave.

Before, she thought that boys were nothing special, they just dressed differently. Now that she wears men's clothes every day, she realizes how convenient men are.

Even when going to the toilet, men's clothes are much more convenient than women's.

"Sister Xingchen..." Lu Xingzhu called as she walked towards the yard.

"I don't know when this girl will be able to calm down." The second wife looked speechless.

"I think Xingzhu has grown up a lot and become a grown-up girl." The third lady said with a smile.

"What's the big deal? She had a fight with her father two days ago." The second wife showed a helpless expression.

"What are you arguing about?" the third lady asked casually.

"It's because she dresses more and more like a boy, and behaves in the same way. She said she wanted to learn some law, which made her father mad..." said the second wife.

"You said that before, Feng Ge'er and Yun Ge'er were around, so there was a buffer. But now, the father and son are facing each other and they just start fighting. I can't stop them at all." The second wife said.

"When the two of them were arguing before, Brother Yun and Brother Feng intervened."

The third lady gently pulled the second lady's arm.

"Don't let Xingchen hear this."