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

Wu Junwan felt a pang of self-reproach. If she hadn't become Lu Chen's woman and craved the pleasure he brought her, perhaps she could have provided some help to Li Qingrou, and the Dayue Dynasty wouldn't have perished so quickly.

Although it seems she neither helped Lu Chen nor Li Qingrou, from another perspective, remaining neutral was actually helping Lu Chen.

Li Qingrou was already at a disadvantage, and without anyone's help, the possibility of defeat increased significantly.

Seeing Wu Yunwan's self-reproachful expression, Li Qingrou couldn't help but laugh. Then she raised her jade-like hand and stroked Wu Yunwan's beautiful cheek, gazing into her phoenix eyes, and said earnestly, "Yunwan, it's not your fault. That Lu Chen is no ordinary person. It's not unjust for me to lose to him."

"Unfortunately, I didn't kill myself immediately, which gave him the opportunity, and I was eventually captured by him."

In Li Qingrou's view, she was simply less skilled than others and did not commit suicide immediately, which led to her becoming Lu Chen's plaything. All of this had nothing to do with Wu Yunwan.

Even with Wu Junwan's help, given Lu Chen's methods, it's likely that Da Yue will ultimately be defeated.

Originally, everyone thought that the most powerful people in the Great Xia were those few Celestial Beings, but unexpectedly, the most powerful one was Lu Chen, especially the spiritual artifact in Lu Chen's hand.

With such powerful magical artifacts existing, Da Yue had no chance of winning from the very beginning.

All I can say is that it's all fate.

After a long period of being tormented by Lu Chen, Li Qingrou has finally come to her senses.

She treated it all as a tribulation, believing that once she survived it, her life might undergo a new transformation.

Li Qingrou asked, "Yunwan, do you plan to spend the rest of your life in his harem and live like that forever?"

Faced with this question, Wu Junwan's eyes showed some confusion. She sighed softly and then replied, "I can't live without him anymore."

Wu Junwan knew that she had fallen completely in love with that little rascal. If she left him, she would miss him terribly and be unable to do anything about it.

Although she also felt that this guy was sometimes unreliable, and all he did was lie on top of women all day, this man didn't seem to have any major flaws other than being a lecher.

Li Qingrou was not surprised at all by Wu Junwan's answer. That man was indeed quite cunning. At first, she thought about committing suicide every day, but after being tormented by Lu Chen for so long, she no longer had any thoughts of suicide.

Now she actually wants to make Lu Chen her male concubine.

It's normal for Wu Yunwan to be inseparable from Lu Chen.

but……

Li Qingrou still felt somewhat resentful. This bastard had so many women, and she and Wu Junwan were just members of his harem.

As a former empress, Li Qingrou did not have the habit of sharing a husband with others, but of course, sharing with Wu Yunwan was not a problem.

Aside from Wu Yunwan, the fact that other women shared the same husband with her made her very uncomfortable.

Even though she couldn't bear Lu Chen's affection, her possessiveness and pride made her feel particularly uncomfortable sharing a husband with someone else.

Wu Junwan looked at Li Qingrou and asked, "Qingrou, you're not planning to flee Yancheng, are you?"

Li Qingrou smiled slightly and then said, "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together. With you here, I can't possibly leave."

"We've been living apart since we came back from the Misty World. Now we can finally be together. I never want to be separated from you again."

Hearing Li Qingrou's words, Wu Junwan felt a warmth in her heart. Li Qingrou continued, "I just feel a little uncomfortable having to share a husband with so many women."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunwan was startled and quickly raised her hand to cover Li Qingrou's mouth, preventing her from continuing.

Wu Junwan warned, "Qingrou, you absolutely mustn't have such thoughts!"

Women who try to monopolize Lu Chen will eventually be "severely punished" by him. Wu Yunwan's legs trembled involuntarily when she thought of the things she had experienced in the past.

Li Qingrou looked at Wu Junwan with a puzzled expression. Wu Junwan continued, "You've been with him for so long, you should know that he's special. He's not an ordinary man. If he only had one or two wives or concubines, I'm afraid those one or two wives or concubines wouldn't be able to handle his favor."

"And once he finds out you have these thoughts, he'll likely be going to your room every night for the next few months."

This……

Li Qingrou seemed to understand something, and then asked, "Did this bastard really smooth out your personality like this?"

Wu Junwan was also a proud woman. She and Li Qingrou were the same kind of people, and logically, she would not want to share a husband with so many women.

When Li Qingrou received Wu Yunwan's letter in Dayue, she was very curious. She didn't understand why Wu Yunwan would ultimately choose such a lecherous man.

Looking back now, it's probably because Lu Chen would sneak into Wu Yunwan's room every night, and eventually Wu Yunwan couldn't take it anymore and gave in.

Wu Yunwan sighed slightly and did not answer Li Qingrou's question, but Li Qingrou could tell from Wu Yunwan's reaction.

Li Qingrou immediately hugged Wu Junwan's waist tightly and said angrily, "That bastard, how dare he treat my woman like this? One day, I will make him pay the price."

Although Li Qingrou said that, now that she herself had fallen into Lu Chen's hands, how could she let Lu Chen pay the price?

The two beautiful women embraced and chatted for an unknown amount of time before a woman dressed in a white dress with black trim appeared at the palace gate.

The sudden appearance of a figure immediately caught Li Qingrou's attention. When she saw that it was Murong Xue'er, Li Qingrou's face darkened instantly.

Li Qingrou immediately released Wu Yunwan, then raised her hand. The next moment, a powerful suction force pulled Murong Xue'er's body directly in front of Li Qingrou. Li Qingrou grabbed Murong Xue'er's neck and coldly said, "So that's why you dared to betray me! You've already found a backer!"

Even with Lu Chen as her backer, Murong Xue'er was still extremely wary of Li Qingrou.

With difficulty, Murong Xue'er said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"

Seeing Li Qingrou choking Murong Xue'er, Wu Junwan quickly said, "Qingrou, Murong Xue'er is now Lu Chen's woman. You can no longer treat her like a maid. If Lu Chen finds out that you are treating her like this, he will definitely punish you."

Although Murong Xue'er often bickered with Wu Yunwan, it was precisely because of Murong Xue'er's presence that Wu Yunwan did not feel so lonely when she came to Yancheng.

Moreover, Murong Xue'er lived in the same palace as her, and she had drawn a lot of Lu Chen's attacks for her. Now, she and Murong Xue'er had become good friends.

Upon hearing Wu Yunwan's words, Li Qingrou finally released Murong Xue'er's neck. (End of Chapter)