Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

To reflect Lu Chen's benevolence, the members of the Wu royal family lived in very luxurious places, and they were not all crammed into one place.

Early in the morning, Wu Junwan arrived at the residence of one of Emperor Wu's concubines.

Originally, after the Great Wu was destroyed, Lu Chen had most of the concubines dismissed and sent back to where they came from.

However, this Consort Wang is different. The Wang family of Da Wu belongs to the diehard faction. When Da Xia attacked Da Wu, it conveniently wiped out the Wang family of Da Wu. Now, Consort Wang has nowhere to go.

Of course, the main reason she was able to stay in the house that the Great Xia had prepared for the Great Wu royal family was because she had given birth to a princess for the Wu Emperor.

Consort Wang stayed at the place where her daughter was imprisoned, under the pretext of taking care of her daughter.

As soon as Wu Yunwan entered Consort Wang's courtyard, Consort Wang hurriedly led her daughter to Wu Yunwan to bow and greet her, "Greetings, Your Highness, Noble Consort."

If this were in the Great Wu Dynasty, Consort Wang would have been the Emperor's favorite concubine, and he wouldn't have needed to pay any attention to Wu Yunwan. But things are different now.

Wu Junwan is now the Imperial Concubine of the Xia Emperor, and Consort Wang dares not offend her.

However, this also made Consort Wang curious. She was just a concubine of Emperor Wu, and she had no interaction with Princess Wu Yunwan during the Great Wu period. Why did she come to this place today?

In this courtyard, there was only her and her daughter; there were no particularly important members of the Wu family royal family.

Even if Emperor Xia regrets it and wants to get rid of the Wu family, it won't be their turn, this orphaned mother and daughter.

In this era, the practice of eliminating the root of the problem often only targets the men, while the women are left behind.

Just as Consort Wang was wondering what Wu Yunwan's purpose was, Wu Yunwan glanced at Consort Wang and then said, "I've come to see my sister Wu Yao."

Upon hearing this, Consort Wang's heart skipped a beat.

Looking for her daughter?

Why are you looking for her daughter?

Could it be that Wu Yunwan intends to have her enter the palace to become Emperor Xia's maid?

Thinking of this, a look of worry appeared on Consort Wang's face.

If it were someone else, they might be overjoyed to send their daughter into the palace, and might even dream of their daughter climbing into the emperor's bed.

However, Consort Wang was different. She was well aware of the sensitivity of her identity. The Wang family of Da Wu was a die-hard faction that had caused a lot of trouble for the army of Da Xia.

If his daughter were to enter the palace and be discovered by those with ulterior motives, even if the Xia Emperor did nothing to her, some people in the Great Xia would likely find a way to get rid of her.

She herself had lived in the palace before and knew how dangerous it was. She had been assassinated many times because of Empress Wu's favor.

Her daughter might not receive the Xia Emperor's favor, but given their social status, her daughter would certainly suffer a lot if she entered the palace.

If something were to happen to her daughter, she would probably be kicked out of the courtyard. The thought filled Consort Wang with dread.

Wu Yunwan also saw through Consort Wang's inner accusations, and she said directly, "His Majesty just has some questions to ask her, you don't need to worry."

Consort Wang quickly asked, "Will she be able to return tonight?"

Wu Yunwan said, "I will have someone send her back before nightfall."

Hearing Wu Junwan say this, Consort Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Wu Yao, who was next to Consort Wang, looked at Wu Junwan and asked, "Elder sister, what does His Majesty want to ask me?"

Wu Junwan said, "You'll know when we get to the palace."

"By the way, don't tell the rest of the Wu family about me taking you to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Consort Wang gave a bitter smile. The courtyard where she and her daughter were located was far from where the other members of the Wu family were imprisoned. It would probably not be easy for them to see the other members of the Wu family, let alone tell them about this.

However, Consort Wang still said, "I understand, I will definitely keep my mouth shut."

Wu Junwan didn't linger. She turned around and said, "Let's go."

At this moment, Wu Yao looked at her mother beside her, then at Wu Junwan's back. Consort Wang sighed heavily, and finally pushed Wu Yao's back, "Yao Yao, go ahead. Your elder sister won't harm you."

Wu Yao said reluctantly, "Mother, I'm leaving."

Subsequently, Wu Yao had no choice but to follow Wu Junwan to the palace.

At this moment, Lu Chen was busy in the Imperial Study. Now that Da Wu had been conquered, he was about to begin preparations for destroying Da Yue.

Just as Lu Chen was busy processing various official documents, Bai Qingqing's voice rang out from outside, "Your Majesty, Consort Wu requests an audience."

Upon hearing that Wu Yunwan had arrived, Lu Chen knew that she must have brought the Wu family with her, and then said, "Come in."

The next moment, Wu Yunwan led Wu Yao into the imperial study, and the two bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

When Lu Chen saw Wu Yunwan also bowing to him, he couldn't help but smile and said, "No need for formalities."

Lu Chen glanced at Wu Yao next to Wu Junwan. Wu Yao looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a score of over eighty, which made her a beauty in the making.

Wu Junwan then introduced, "Your Majesty, this is one of my father's daughters."

Lu Chen got up from his desk and slowly walked to Wu Yao. When Wu Yao saw Lu Chen walking towards her, she was so frightened that she trembled all over.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Little sister, don't be afraid. I'm just asking you a few questions. I won't do anything to you."

At this point, Lu Chen suddenly felt something was off, as if he had a sense of a bad uncle trying to seduce a little girl.

Wu Yao was twelve or thirteen years old this year. People in this era matured early, so she quickly composed herself. "Your Majesty, please ask. I will tell Your Majesty everything I know."

Lu Chen didn't ask immediately. He glanced at the mark on Wu Yao's forehead. The mark was indeed emitting black energy, and it seemed to have penetrated deep into her skin.

It seems this mark does indeed have some function.

"Can you tell me how you got the mark on your forehead?"

Upon hearing the question, Wu Yao paused for a moment, but she still answered, "This is...this is what Father Emperor said when he passed away..."

At this point, Wu Yao paused, unsure how to respond.

Lu Chen said, "No need to rush. Just tell me what your father did and said to you before he passed away."

"I...I understand..."

"Before Father Emperor passed away, he..." Wu Yao then told Lu Chen about how the Emperor summoned his children to the main hall, infused them with his true energy, and what he said to them.

Upon hearing Wu Yao's words, Wu Junwan's expression changed slightly.

She had long suspected that her father might have left behind some tricks, but she never expected that he would use them on his own child.

Although she didn't know the specific purpose of these marks, she was certain they were not good things. Wu Yunwan was now very worried that Lu Chen would kill the entire Wu family in order to resolve the trouble.

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, thinking to himself, "Imaginary imprint, forcibly instilling hatred into my child, I wonder if this imprint can be removed."

Thinking of this, Lu Chen raised his hand. Upon seeing Lu Chen raise his hand, Wu Yao was instantly terrified and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, spare my life! I have already told you everything I know."

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Am I that scary?" (End of Chapter)