After Shion gave birth to the twins, Xuandou spent another few days with her and the two children.
Taking the other women's feelings into account, he gradually reduced the time he spent in Shion's room, only occasionally keeping her and the twins company, just as he did Kurenai, Konan... and the others.
The rest of the time, he devoted most of his energy to his daily administrative work.
As for the other women.
After more than half a year of effort, the hope Shion's pregnancy had brought them was completely dashed.
They no longer pestered Xuandou every day.
Just to get him to have a child with them.
They gradually turned their attention to their own interests and helping Xuandou build the Shinobi World.
Of course, nights still involved fierce battles and a little added spice, but they were no longer as frenzied as when Shion had first become pregnant.
During this period, Xuandou mainly checked policies for oversights and problems.
Whether issues affecting people's livelihoods had been effectively resolved.
Whether the ninja who had always relied on force to make a living had settled down...
Xuandou naturally trusted Mitianxia and the women he had chosen, and he did not worry about some "Xuanwu Gate Incident" occurring, with demands for their imperial father to abdicate.
If anything like that really happened.
A single slap from Xuandou would be enough to teach them wisdom and restraint.
Of course, given the bond between Xuandou and them, there would naturally be no attempt to usurp the throne.
But these people who wielded Xuanyin's power.
Had, after all, grown up in an era when ninja were merely tools and weapons, while the daimyō held political power.
Even in Mitianxia's case, though the atmosphere in Azure Tide Port had already eased considerably when he