Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.

In the early morning, the sunlight shines on the earth, and the glazed tiles on the houses reflect a golden light.

At this moment, several carriages were parked at the main gate of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Ji Yunmeng stepped down from one of the carriages.

Upon seeing that it was Ji Yunmeng, the servants of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion immediately announced her arrival.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen was still absorbing the spiritual energy of the strange pearl in the room.

Upon hearing the servant's report, Lu Chen opened his eyes, feeling somewhat curious as to why Ji Yunmeng had come to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion in person.
Lu Chen then got up, washed up briefly with the help of a maid, and went directly to the reception hall.

In the main hall, Lu Chen glanced at Ji Yunmeng, who was wearing a red dress. She had a graceful figure and a cool temperament. Seeing her, Lu Chen felt a faint impulse.

Lu Chen asked directly, "May I ask what brings Your Highness to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion today?"

Seeing that only Lu Chen had come, Ji Yunmeng said directly, "I wish to see the Prince of Zhennan."

Although the Prince of Zhennan has handed over the Zhennan Royal Palace to Lu Chen, this matter is very important, and Lu Chen may not be able to make the decision. Moreover, this time it requires the use of the Earth Realm experts of the Zhennan Royal Palace. Before the Prince of Zhennan passes away, such a matter must be approved by the Prince of Zhennan.

Upon hearing Ji Yunmeng's words, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback, a look of confusion appearing on his face. "Looking for the Prince of Zhennan?"
He thought Ji Yunmeng had come to see him.

Lu Chen didn't ask Ji Yunmeng what she wanted to see the Prince of Zhennan. He simply told the maid beside him, "Inform my father."

"Yes, Your Highness." The maid then left.

After the maid left, Lu Chen asked, "Recently, there have been more and more cases of evil spirits in various places. I wonder if the Bureau of Suppressing Ghosts has found out the reason?"

Every day, the local ghost-suppressing bureaus would send several large boxes of files on evil spirits to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Although Lu Chen didn't do much work, and it was the ghost-suppressing guards who sorted through the files, Lu Chen still read through quite a few files in order to understand this world.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Ji Yunmeng replied indifferently, "Young Master Lu will find out soon enough."

The increase in evil spirits is simply because the Great Zhou's fortune has weakened and it can no longer suppress those evil spirits. As for why a dynasty's fortune would weaken, there are many reasons. However, in Ji Yunmeng's opinion, the most important reason for the decline of the Great Zhou's fortune is that those few strange creatures at the Earth Realm broke through the seal and escaped.

Seeing that Ji Yunmeng did not speak directly, Lu Chen did not continue the topic. He then changed the subject, saying, "The Zhengui Division has many affairs. I wonder if the princess is used to them?"

Ji Yunmeng uttered two words expressionlessly: "Habit".

Ji Yunmeng remained indifferent, seemingly uninterested in speaking to Lu Chen. Although she knew that Lu Chen could cultivate and had become a spiritual warrior, she still thought of him as nothing more than a spoiled brat.

Moreover, the moment she entered the council hall, she felt Lu Chen's intense gaze. She instantly realized Lu Chen's feelings for her, so she didn't have any good feelings towards him and had no interest in talking to him.

Lu Chen could tell that Ji Yunmeng didn't want to talk to him. He smiled and continued, "Your Highness, did you come to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion this time hoping to get them to stand with you and help you realize your ambitions?"

Upon hearing this question, Ji Yunmeng's heart skipped a beat. Her spiritual aura trembled slightly, leaking some of its power. Ji Yunmeng struggled to control her emotions, her cool eyes fixed intently on Lu Chen. She could hardly believe what she was hearing. Seeing Lu Chen watching her with a smile, Ji Yunmeng couldn't help but wonder if Lu Chen had read her mind.
Lu Chen was just a spoiled brat; how could he possibly see through her? Besides, she rarely revealed her ambitions. Not to mention anyone else, even her maids didn't know that she wanted to take that position.

Ji Yunmeng was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that she had been tricked by Lu Chen. Lu Chen only mentioned ambition, but did not specify what her ambition was.

As a princess, how could she not have some ambition to become the commander of the Zhengui Division? Everyone in the capital knew that, but people thought that her ambition was at most to have more power, and they didn't know what she wanted to do.

Perhaps in Lu Chen's view, her ambition was also to have greater power.

Thinking of this, Ji Yunmeng's expression returned to normal, and her gaze towards Lu Chen turned cold again.

Ji Yunmeng calmly said, "Young Master Lu, there's no need to rush. Once we meet the Prince of Zhennan, I will naturally inform you of the purpose of our visit to the Prince of Zhennan's residence."

Just then, an old man's voice came from the doorway, "I was unaware of the princess's arrival and failed to greet her. Please forgive me."

As soon as the voice fell, the Prince of Zhennan walked briskly into the main hall. Seeing the Prince of Zhennan's rosy complexion and steady gait, Ji Yunmeng was stunned again.

The last time she saw Prince Zhennan, he looked like he was about to die, but now he was able to get out of bed and walk on his own.

What's going on here?

Could it be that the Heavenly Soul Guardian Fruit she gave her worked?
It's unlikely. At most, the Heavenly Soul Guardian Fruit can only suppress the evil spirits to a certain extent, making their backlash less severe, but it cannot prevent them from doing so.

This is definitely not the effect of the Heavenly Soul Guardian Fruit.

How did the Prince of Zhennan recover?

It's incredible that a person on the verge of death could recover to this extent.

A few days ago, she heard that the Prince of Zhennan had taken the initiative to enter the palace to ask her father, the Emperor, for a marriage decree. She thought that the Prince of Zhennan had burned his life force so that he could get out of bed and walk. However, in this case, the Prince of Zhennan would not live much longer. But now it seems that the Prince of Zhennan probably did not burn his life force, but actually withstood the backlash of the evil spirit, at least temporarily.

Seeing that Ji Yunmeng remained silent, the Prince of Zhennan knew that she was startled by his current state, so he smiled and asked, "I wonder what brings the princess to me? Is it about the marriage between the princess and Chen'er?"

"If that's the case, Princess, please rest assured that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will make this wedding a grand and spectacular affair."

Ji Yunmeng came to her senses and calmed herself down. The fact that the Prince of Zhennan had temporarily recovered was not a good thing for her, because it meant she would lose control of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion.

She had originally planned that after marrying into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, once the Zhennan Prince died, she would become the mistress of the mansion, while Lu Chen would just be a spoiled brat. At that time, she would be in charge of the entire Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

It now seems that taking control of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not so easy, and it's unknown how the Zhennan Prince withstood that level of spiritual backlash.

Ji Yunmeng didn't rush to inquire about the Prince of Zhennan's health. Instead, she directly answered his question, "I've come here to ask the Prince of Zhennan's residence for a favor." (End of Chapter)