In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Since he dared to say these words directly, Lu Yan had already thought of a countermeasure, so he said slowly:

"In reply to your Majesty, the woman I'm attracted to isn't from the capital, and her identity is truly mysterious. However, I have absolutely no intention of deceiving you. I hope Your Majesty will trust me."

Although he had no intention of deceiving Lu Qian, and he had no confidence that Chu Qingyin would appear in front of him one day and tell him that she was willing to be with him, he had already decided to marry Qingyin in this life. What did it matter whether she loved him or not? It was his business if he liked her.

Even if it brings disaster upon himself in the end, he is willing to do it.

Lu Qian looked at Lu Yan, who seemed very determined, and just smiled:

"I didn't expect that the emperor is such a lovesick person. If that's the case, then father will grant you these beautiful concubines. Since you don't need them, then they will all be left to your two brothers. Please don't feel unbalanced or jealous."

"That's not the case."

But no one expected that Lu Wei, who usually cherished beauties so much, would not smile at all when he saw that Lu Yan didn't want any beauties.

They hadn't expected him to be so astute. These women were indeed the spies that their mother had originally intended to plant in Prince Jing's mansion, and now he had actually seen through their plans! They were increasingly finding that Lu Yan was an uncontrollable person. Everything he had done during this period was beyond their control.

Lu Wei raised his eyes and glanced at his royal brother beside him. He usually looked calm and composed, but today he was frowning.

Returning to Prince Kang's Mansion, Lu Wei asked his brother beside him:

"What should we do now, my royal brother? I never thought that he would see through everything we did. This trip to Xixiang was really a bargain for him. I thought it was a dead end, but he managed to resolve it. It's incredible. This man is definitely not an ordinary person. He can't be kept alive."

Lu Zhou usually looked calm and composed, but now he didn't smile at all, and even looked a bit cruel and sinister:

"Nonsense! Do you think I don't know? But how could it be so easy to eliminate him? Even though he doesn't have any family support, the Queen's power cannot be underestimated. Moreover, he is a prince of our dynasty. If it weren't for my mother's powerful strength, he, as a legitimate son, would have been able to take the position of Crown Prince. If there is no reason, how can we bring him down?"

Lu Wei usually acted like a hawk raised by Lu Zhou, but after being scolded by Lu Zhou today, he lowered his head and said nothing.

All of this was Lu Yan's fault. If he hadn't shown up, how could there have been so much trouble? The northern wind and frost hadn't trapped him to death, so let him die in the capital.

Lu Yan didn't think too much when he returned to Prince Jing's Mansion. As soon as he entered the palace, the palace's chief steward immediately ran in front of him in a hurry:

"Your Majesty, it's been so long, you're finally back! Our palace is in chaos."

Without even raising his head, Lu Yan asked calmly:

"There's no one in this house except you servants, so how can there be such chaos?"

Wu Ren, the guard who often followed Lu Yan, said softly:

"Your Highness, have you forgotten that the Empress once placed some women beside you? You arranged for them to live in the West Wing. You haven't been back for such a long time, and they stayed there for two or three months, even spending the New Year there."

Hearing that someone was finally willing to speak up for him, the chief steward slapped his thigh and looked worried:

"That's right. Don't you know the saying that three women make a drama? The five of them are in Xixiang Courtyard and are almost fighting to the death. Especially Qiuyu, she's really making a fuss. I'm just a steward in the palace. I don't understand the minds of these girls. What should I do?"

Lu Yan's eyebrows twitched, and he was speechless, but there was nothing he could do. This was all caused by his mother, but how could he refuse? Now that he was indeed of marriageable age, there was no princess in the palace.

There was no way he could send these women back, but if they stayed next to his bedroom, it would be too noisy.

"Go to the west wing."

Before Lu Yan could even reach the chaotic room, she heard a woman's noisy voice:

"Who said that? Who said that? This thing is obviously mine. This meal was clearly sent to me this morning!"

"What do you mean by 'bring this thing here and it belongs to whoever gets it'? Why is the best portion always yours? You're just the daughter of the Imperial Censor, and your mother is just a concubine who rose from a slave to a high position. Who do you think you are?"

"Who am I? Who are you? What are your family members capable of? You're just here to be Prince Jing's concubine? You don't even have the ability to be a concubine, and you're still here to criticize me."

Before Lu Yan even arrived, the two of them had already started beating each other.

Manager Wang had just opened the door to the west wing when he saw the two beautiful women, who were once as pretty as flowers, now had swollen faces and their bodies were covered in dirt and hair, making a mess like a chicken coop. When they saw Lu Yan coming back, they opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths, but didn't know how to speak.

The last time they saw the prince was three months ago, and now his appearance before them was like a dream.

When they came to their senses, they both fell to the ground at the prince's feet and started crying:

"Your Highness, you are finally back. Even if you don't like our looks, character, or family background, you can't lock us up in this West Wing, right?"

Chun Xing cried the loudest. During this period, because she was always outspoken and Qiuyu was cunning, Meimei was used as a pawn by other women without knowing it and was provoked many times by Qiuyu.

He is not very strong in fighting and always gets beaten.

"Your Highness, please don't listen to her one-sided story. This Chun Xing is truly undisciplined and has no moral integrity at all..."

Their chattering made Lu Yan feel overwhelmed. Apart from his mother, the only other woman he saw was Chu Qingyin.

Now, with such a bunch of noisy women in front of him, he felt powerless and wanted to make them leave immediately, but was unable to do so.

He thought and thought, and then said:

"Since we can't bring the three of them together, we can arrange a separate courtyard for each of them. They can live however they want. If they need anything, they can just ask for food. Why fight over it?"