Ever since returning from the Chu Family, Lu Chen would spend his time nurturing relationships with his wives and concubines in his inner courtyard after handling his daily government affairs.
On one hand, he wanted to see if he could directly promote his Realm to the Heavenly Human Realm through the system; on the other, he feared he was merely a puppet in someone else's scheme, so he sought to enjoy life while he could.
Never mind whether he's a puppet or not, he thought, I might as well enjoy what I can now and worry about the rest later.
Although that's what he thought, Lu Chen didn't let this mindset completely derail him. He still reviewed official documents as necessary, and lately, they had been negotiating terms of a trade agreement with envoys from Great Wu.
Perhaps because Lu Chen had not agreed to cooperate with Wu Junwan, the conditions she proposed were mostly quite stringent, hardly appearing to be intended for partnership.