Chapter 997 - 1006: The Eerie Sea Region

Although Madam Gan and Xiao Yunxi are now Chen Mo's women, from ancient times to the present, it is common for the Emperor's concubines to introduce their relatives from their own families to the Crown Prince.

After all, the Crown Prince is the next Emperor, and if one can establish a relationship with the Crown Prince, wealth and prosperity can continue for many years.

Following the words of the two ladies, Liang Ji and Madam Xiao were also unwilling to be left behind, and both wanted to introduce the most outstanding girls from their families to the Crown Prince.

Even Wu Mi, who has honed his patience to perfection, couldn't help but twitch his mouth slightly upon hearing this.

Leaving the palace to establish a household at 7 years old is said to be young?

But discussing marriage is not considered young?

Looking at their attitude, it wasn't about an engagement first but rather about sending girls from their families into the palace.

Wu Mi quickly said, "The Crown Prince is still young and has not fully grown. At this time, being close to women is harmful and not beneficial; it is unacceptable."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xiao and Madam Gan felt somewhat disappointed.

Yet Xiao Yunxi still refused to give up, saying, "Can't we first let the two children form a childhood engagement?"

"Yes, yes, we can first arrange a childhood engagement." The Liang Family's status in Great Wei is neither high nor low. As the legitimate daughter of the Liang Family, and having borne Chen Mo a son, Liang Ji naturally wanted to work on behalf of the Liang Family.

Wu Mi was not in a hurry to speak but instead picked up a White Jade Token and gently tapped it on the table, saying, "Xiaolu, it's your turn to play."

"East Wind." Xiaolu played a tile.

"Chow."

Wu Mi threw away the Northwest Wind, played a single dot, and after calling "waiting for a tile," he then said, "It's still too early to discuss this, and moreover, this matter needs to be decided by Your Majesty. You two younger sisters need not say more."

After finishing, Xia Zhiqing, who was the dealer, played a cannon tile, and Wu Mi pushed her tiles forward, beckoning to Xia Zhiqing, "I've won, pay up!"

Seeing Wu Mi's obvious evasion, a hint of awkwardness appeared on the faces of Xiao Yunxi and Liang Ji. The former smiled and willingly changed the topic, "It is indeed a bit early. I wonder if Your Majesty's sea voyage is going smoothly?"

The latter approached Nalan Yiren, "It is said that the first three months and the last three months of pregnancy are the most uncomfortable times, especially the first two months when one feels particularly nauseous. How does Sister Yiren feel?"

Nalan Yiren was taken aback, surprised that Liang Ji would initiate a conversation with her. Their relationship was average, and they didn't interact much. But since Liang Ji was a senior who had entered the household earlier, Nalan Yiren couldn't ignore her. She replied, "It's much better now. In fact, as long as everything is well-cared for, there shouldn't be too much discomfort all the way till delivery."

"I almost forgot that Sister Yiren has excellent medical skills and doesn't need to worry about this." Liang Ji ended the conversation without speaking further, thus moving away from the previous topic.

On this note, the experienced Han Anniang and Xia Zhiqing chuckled softly, and Han Anniang said, "Yiren, do you recently crave sour or spicy foods?"

"There's some truth in the saying that sour cravings predict boys and spicy ones predict girls. Back then, Zhi Ning loved spicy food and ended up having two daughters." Xia Zhiqing proclaimed.

"Sour…"

Before Nalan Yiren could finish her sentence, Xu Ying, who hadn't been involved, immediately continued with a smile, "Then it must be a chubby boy."

But as soon as she said this, Nalan Yiren completed her unfinished sentence and added, "I eat both sour and spicy."

Xu Ying: "..."

Liang Ji chuckled twice.

Her hostility towards Xu Ying remained deep.

...

Late June.

Boli Kingdom.

A spacious area behind the port.

"I hereby announce that from now on, I am stepping down from the position of Patriarch of the Nangong Family, and the new Patriarch will be Nangong Xian from Third Grandfather's lineage."

Nangong Jin announced this in front of all members of the Nangong Clan and the soldiers below, and after speaking, there was an unmistakable sense of desolation on his face.

These words caused quite a stir; the entire Nangong Clan looked at each other in bewilderment and then collectively glanced at Chen Mo standing behind Nangong Xian, vaguely understanding something, yet they didn't rush to express their opinions but chose to remain silent first.

After much hesitation, the Zhang Clan finally freed herself from the obstruction by her sons and daughters and stepped forward, saying, "I disagree, master. Are you being forced? Where is Brother Feng, where did Brother Feng go?"

"Shut up." Nangong Jin shouted coldly: "You meddling woman, this isn't a place for you to interfere."

Soon, with Chen Mo's endorsement and Nangong Jin's abdication, Nangong Xian assumed the position of the new Patriarch of the Nangong Family, taking over everything the family possessed in Boli Kingdom.

The Nangong Family's Private Army, later, would be reorganized and incorporated into the Fish Scale Guard, completely vanishing into the annals of history.

Chen Mo was a man of his word, sending Zhang Clan and her direct lineage to reunite with Nangong Jin, leaving only a concubine-born son for Nangong Jin.

The wealth accumulated by the Nangong Family was quite astonishing.

After about ten days of accounting, the final sum startled Chen Mo.

Chen Mo initially estimated Nangong Jin's assets to be between ten to thirty million.

But he never anticipated that Nangong Jin's wealth would reach the staggering amount of tens of millions of taels.

This amount equates to Great Wei's total national tax revenue for three years, which is immensely terrifying.

...

Early July.

At the port in Boli Kingdom, Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan were preparing to board a ship when Nangong Xian, seeing that he was being asked to stay by Chen Mo, inquired, "How will Your Majesty deal with Boli Kingdom?"

After pondering for a while, Chen Mo said, "It can be used as a military base."

"Military base?" Nangong Xian was puzzled, not fully understanding.

"Yes... It's essentially a barracks that can be used for stationing troops, conducting operations, training, and supplying needs." Chen Mo was reminded of the actions of the bald eagle from a past life; it had over five thousand military bases worldwide, with half of them located overseas.