Chapter 140 A First Marriage is Better Than a First Marriage (16)

The beast tide is extremely dangerous. If the soldiers fail to stop them outside the safety line, the people on the border of Xuan Kingdom will be attacked by the ferocious beasts. Several small countries in the surrounding area have been destroyed because of the beast tide.

Those territories were then incorporated into nearby countries, and the ferocious beasts joined them.

This is how the territory of Xuan State grew larger and larger.

"That's right. In recent years, the scale of the beast tides seems to be smaller than before. After my fourth brother joined the army two years ago, the imperial court has not recruited any new soldiers for two years, which means that the number of ferocious beasts in Xuan Kingdom has been controlled, or at least has not increased."

You should know that ferocious beasts can have several offspring in a single litter, while humans only have one offspring per litter, and it takes them eighteen years to raise them to adulthood.

Thus, the number of ferocious beasts did not increase, and the improvement of the soldiers' strength definitely played a crucial role.

"Yes, that's right. My father sent word that the situation in other countries is still the same. Last winter, Yun Kingdom experienced the largest beast tide in a hundred years. All seventeen border cities of Yun Kingdom were attacked by ferocious beasts, and the death toll exceeded 170,000. Even that War King was injured."

"So you don't need to be in such a hurry. Now the soldiers are capable of protecting themselves. As long as they are not fighting alone, they will not lose their lives when there are more soldiers on a mission. Consider these ferocious beasts as training for Xuan Kingdom's troops."

You can then pass on the method of cultivating spiritual power to a few trustworthy people. After they have mastered it, they can sweep away the entire Xuan Kingdom area piece by piece. Ten or eight years will have passed by in that time.

In ten years, the population of Xuan Kingdom will increase significantly. With the increase in population, the extra people can engage in farming, and the wasteland should be put back into use. Only with food can we have confidence.

After thirty years of reproduction and growth, even if all these beasts disappear, Xuan Kingdom will still be the strongest nation, and naturally, it will have no fear of other countries attacking it.

The Xuanwu Continent is ten times the size of Earth, and the Xuan Kingdom is considered a major power on this continent. If they were to completely eliminate all the ferocious beasts in all areas, it would take at least eight to ten years.

After all, they didn't really intend to kill all the beasts. They only sent out a few teams to slowly clear out and control the number of ferocious beasts, so that humans and beasts could coexist, and humans could be superior to the beasts.

Chunyu Mo: ...I never expected my Crown Princess to think so far ahead, even considering things thirty years from now.

He kissed Ning Yan's forehead deeply, then quickly stood up: "I'm going out for a bit, I'll come back and have dinner with you."

After getting dressed, he tucked the blanket around Ning Yan and went out.

Ning Yan knew he was going to talk to his confidant about the cultivation method. She yawned, turned over, and closed her eyes to sleep.

When Chunyu Mo returned, he brought Wen Xiangyan with him, saying that the three of them would get together for dinner that night.

Ning Yan: ……

Having two stunning beauties with completely different styles on either side of her was quite a wonderful feeling. Wen Xiangyan wasn't very good at taking care of her before, but with the Crown Prince around, he started to follow suit. In the end, Ning Yan herself benefited the most.

"I've already given the cultivation technique to Xiang Yan, you won't blame me, will you?" Chunyu Mo asked when they were almost finished eating.

Ning Yan: "What's it to you?"

"Once he's learned how to do it, he'll lead a team to other locations to carry out missions..."

"That's good. He has six children, but only two of them have titles now. If he doesn't work hard, the other children will say he's being biased."

Wen Xiangyan felt as if an arrow had struck his chest; the lady's words were too hurtful!

One of his children's titles was inherited, and the other was due to their mother's influence; in any case, neither had much to do with him, so he really needed to work harder.

Chunyu Mo was smug again. No matter how many children the Crown Princess gave birth to, their children would all have titles in the future, either princes or princesses.

Speaking of the child, he looked at Ning Yan's belly, "Did the doctor say how many babies you're carrying? I don't think a three-month pregnancy belly should be this big, right?"

"A conservative estimate is two months, but that's still a bit early, so they can't be sure."

Wen Xiangyan said, "I think it was around the same time as when she gave birth to Jue'er and the others, so she must be pregnant with three more."

Chunyu Mo was overjoyed, but then suddenly remembered something: "Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten to send a letter to my father and mother."

Wen Xiangyan, Ning Yan: ...

Ning Yan glared at him fiercely. She had been wondering why her reward hadn't arrived yet. Good heavens, it seemed this man had gone mad from killing so many ferocious beasts.

"Don't be angry, I'll write it right away. It just so happens that you're pregnant with multiple babies, so you can have more good things."

Chunyu Mo knew that he had upset his wife, so he simply stopped eating and went to his study to write a letter. Once he finished writing it, he asked someone to send it back to the capital immediately. He thought his mother would be very happy to receive the letter.

The Empress was indeed very happy, so happy that she wanted to give her son a good beating!

After reading the letter, she went to the Emperor and said, "Isn't your son stupid? The Crown Princess is three months pregnant and he only just remembered to tell us!"

The Emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud at the Empress's resentful little expression. "How foolish! As long as he can give us a grandson, that's all that matters."

"Multiple pregnancies! I wasn't envious when I saw that the Duke of Dingguo had six children, but I never dared to have any improper thoughts. Now, the Crown Princess is also pregnant with the Crown Prince's children multiple times. Whether it's two or three, I'm content!"

"Then why don't you hurry up and open your private stash and pick out some good stuff to send to the young couple?"

In addition, we need to select more servants to take care of the children, and we also need to prepare more wet nurses and other caregivers as the number of children increases.

"And the border is not as good as the capital, so we should also send some clothes and fabrics..."

The Empress talked at length, enough to fill twenty-odd carts, but she still felt it wasn't enough.

The Emperor consulted with her: "What do you think, should we grant the Ning family another title?"

The Empress said, "Why not? Their child is so outstanding, it's only right to give them a title. However, let's wait until the child is born before bestowing the reward."

I've heard that General Mingwei has performed well and should be promoted again this year; Your Majesty might even give him a helping hand.

He should have been promoted to the third rank, and with a little more guidance, he would have easily become a third-rank official.

Ning Yan's four older brothers all joined the Grand Princess's army camp. After Chunyu Mo set his sights on Ning Yan, he sent a letter to the Emperor. The Emperor then sent a letter asking the Grand Princess to take care of Ning's family. The Grand Princess was quite helpful.

The most noble couple in the world discussed and had the palace servants open the emperor's private treasury. The two of them personally picked out gifts for their daughter-in-law, and before they knew it, dozens of boxes had been carried out. But the emperor still felt that something was missing. They had finally had a grandson, and the emperor and empress wanted to give them the best of everything.

"I really can't figure out what's missing. Why don't we send these things over first, and then we can prepare more later, and send them over after the Crown Princess gives birth?"

Thank you so much, Lu Baobao, for the 200 Qidian Coins!

Thank you so much for the 100 reading coins!

(End of this chapter)