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The news of Da Wu's surrender quickly spread throughout the entire Great Xia. Even before the battle report of Da Wu's surrender reached Yan City, some people in Great Xia had already heard the news of Da Wu's surrender.

In such a short time, a dynasty was destroyed, and it was even a hostile dynasty that had once threatened the Great Xia. This made all the people of the Great Xia feel proud and excited.

Soon, news of Da Wu's surrender reached Yancheng.

The battle report also arrived in the city at night. Lu Chen was still fighting with Murong Xue'er when Bai Qingqing called him out.

However, when Lu Chen learned that Da Wu had surrendered, he felt no anger at all.

At this moment, Lu Chen held the battle report from the capital of Dawu in his hand, feeling extremely relieved.

However, at that moment, he was stunned when he saw the news in the battle report about the Martial Emperor's suicide.

He had just been enjoying himself in the palace next to Wu Junwan's when he received the news that his father-in-law had committed suicide. Lu Chen still felt a strange mix of emotions.

Lu Chen sighed slightly, unsure how to tell Wu Junwan about this.

Although Wu Yunwan and Emperor Wu did not have much of a father-daughter relationship, Wu Yunwan was, after all, Emperor Wu's biological daughter and they were related by blood.

If Wu Yunwan were to hear the news of her father's suicide, she would be unable to remain completely unmoved.

Lu Chen stared at the battle report in his hand and fell into a long silence. After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen handed the report to Bai Qingqing and asked her to send it to the official newspaper and the Oriental Newspaper, hoping that the people of the whole city would know the news of Da Wu's surrender first thing tomorrow morning.

Lu Chen then went to Wu Junwan's palace.

At this moment, Wu Yunwan was half-lying on the soft couch, with a golden cotton quilt embroidered with lotus flowers covering only half of her body. Since becoming pregnant, Wu Yunwan had become more mature and charming.

Seeing Lu Chen rush into her palace, Nan Wuyun said indifferently, "What brings Your Majesty here?"

Wu Yunwan naturally knew that Lu Chen had been dealing with Murong Xue'er next door, given how loud the slutty woman's voice had been.

Since she became pregnant, Lu Chen has rarely come to her room, since she is pregnant and unable to take care of him.

Lu Chen rarely laid hands on his pregnant wives and concubines.

Upon hearing Wu Yunwan's question, Lu Chen smiled slightly, then sat down on the soft couch and placed his hand on Wu Yunwan's lower abdomen.

"Of course, I'm afraid my wife will feel lonely and empty next door, so I came to keep you company."

Upon hearing this, Wu Junwan rolled her eyes at Lu Chen.

Before Wu Yunwan could say anything, Lu Chen took off his shoes and crawled into Wu Yunwan's bed. Wu Yunwan quickly said, "Your Majesty, I am pregnant and cannot serve you."

Wu Junwan thought that this guy had lost his animalistic nature and, having not had enough fun next door, had come to attack her.

As Lu Chen covered himself with the blanket, he said, "I know, I'll just stay with you and won't do anything inappropriate."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Yunwan seemed to realize something.

After Lu Chen crawled into bed, he opened his arms and embraced Wu Junwan's plump and soft body. Then he fell silent and did not say anything.

Wu Junwan suddenly remembered the voice of Bai Qingqing that she had just heard.

Bai Qingqing came to see Lu Chen late at night, so she must have some important information. Otherwise, she wouldn't have disturbed Lu Chen's enjoyment.

After leaving Murong Xue'er's room, Lu Chen did not return to Murong Xue'er's room to continue tidying up her; instead, he came to find him.

What does this tell us?

This suggests that what Bai Qingqing discussed with Lu Chen earlier was likely related to her.

After they finished talking, Lu Chen came running back to her and hugged her without saying a word...

In an instant, Wu Junwan guessed what it was about.

Judging by the timeline, the Great Wu should be destroyed by now...

After a long pause, Wu Yunwan finally spoke, asking, "Has the capital of Great Wu fallen?"

Lu Chen simply gave a faint "hmm".

Wu Yunwan continued, "My father committed suicide?"

Lu Chen did not answer immediately and fell silent.

The entire palace was incredibly quiet; you could hear a person breathing. A gentle breeze entered the room, causing the red curtains to sway slightly and rustle softly.

Although Lu Chen did not answer, his silence had already told Wu Junwan the answer.

No wonder Lu Chen came to my place in the middle of the night.

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Yunwan finally spoke, "What does Your Majesty intend to do with my father's body?"

Lu Chen uttered two words softly, "A proper burial."

Wu Yunwan immediately expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wu Yunwan continued, "And what does His Majesty intend to do with my brothers and sisters?"

Lu Chen said, "Let's move to Yancheng."

After all, they are members of the Great Wu royal family. If they were placed elsewhere, those people might have other ideas. Only by moving them to Yancheng, under Lu Chen's watchful eye, can we effectively prevent them from doing bad things.

Wu Yunwan understood Lu Chen's actions. If it were any other emperor, he might have slaughtered the royal family when the city fell. Sparing their lives was already a great favor, so Wu Yunwan didn't say anything more.

She was already Lu Chen's woman, and she was pregnant with his child. What else could she do? She couldn't very well turn against Xia Fuwu.

The two fell into a long silence once again.

Just as Lu Chen had initially thought, although Wu Yunwan and Emperor Wu had no feelings for each other, she was, after all, Emperor Wu's eldest daughter, and Great Wu was, after all, her motherland. Now that her father had committed suicide, her motherland had been destroyed, and her brothers and sisters had been imprisoned, she still felt a little sad.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen whispered in Wu Junwan's ear, "From now on, Great Xia is your home."

Wu Yunwan didn't speak; she rested her head on Lu Chen's chest.

As a strong woman, she didn't shed tears, but she felt heartbroken.

Seeing that Wu Junwan stopped speaking, Lu Chen sighed again.

He didn't want to say anything comforting at this time, after all, he had just destroyed Wu Yunwan's motherland, and it would be too hypocritical to comfort Wu Yunwan and tell her not to be sad at this moment.

He could only let Wu Yunwan adjust slowly, and he believed that Wu Yunwan would recover soon.

At this moment, Wu Junwan suddenly spoke up: "You destroyed my country, and after I give birth to your child, I will beat your child every day."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was both amused and exasperated. He said, "If this makes you feel any better, then go ahead and hit me, just don't kill me."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunwan said, "Your Majesty is truly cold-blooded and heartless, not even protecting your own child."

Lu Chen gently stroked Wu Junwan's hair and whispered in her ear, "You should know best whether I'm cold-blooded or heartless."

Wu Yunwan didn't continue the topic. Instead, she asked, "Your Majesty has destroyed Great Wu. Shouldn't Great Yue be next?"

"I heard some time ago that Qingrou led troops to personally lead an expedition against the barbarians. I wonder how Dayue is doing now."

Wu Yunwan's news was naturally not as well-informed as Lu Chen's. It took a long time for news about events in other dynasties to reach Wu Yunwan's ears.

Lu Chen replied, "Emperor Yue and the Barbarian Goddess have formed an alliance. The Barbarians have been incorporated into Great Yue. Emperor Yue remains Emperor Yue, while the Barbarian Goddess has become the Grand Preceptor of Great Yue." (End of Chapter)