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

After regaining his senses, Wu Ming quickly turned his head, wanting to ask what was going on with that Tianwu Sect disciple.

When he looked back, he saw that there were no more disciples of the Tianwu Sect; only the Wu family members remained.

Wu Ming's mind went blank for a moment. Even if he was stupid, he understood what was going on at this moment.

Just as Wu Ming was about to defend himself, the commander of the Great Xia Imperial Guard shouted, "You audacious traitor! How dare you trespass on the imperial palace!"

"Anyone who dares to damage the imperial palace will be killed without exception!!!"

As soon as the commander of the Imperial Guards finished speaking, the soldiers prepared to fire.

Wu Ming laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, Lu Chen, I knew you never intended to let the Wu family go. You're ruthless, you're ruthless enough! Even if I become a wandering ghost, I'll come back and haunt you!!!"

Wu Ming had already realized what his fate would be, and he no longer cared.

As soon as Wu Ming finished speaking, the commander of the Imperial Guards fired the first shot. Immediately afterward, all the soldiers pulled the triggers, and bullets struck the bodies of the Wu family members. Soon, the ground was littered with corpses, and blood was everywhere.

Wu Ming was also hit by a bullet and fell to the ground, but his eyes were wide open, as if he died with his eyes open.

Of course, he did die with his eyes wide open in disbelief. He had been laughing and thinking he was about to become emperor, but when he entered the palace, he found out that he had been tricked and executed. How could he possibly die in peace?

Under the action of the Imperial Guards, Yancheng soon returned to peace, and all the forces that had been caught in the trap were wiped out.

After finishing her business, Wu Junwan returned to her palace. Just as she arrived, Li Qingrou also returned.

Upon seeing Li Qingrou, Wu Junwan asked with concern, "Qingrou, is everything alright?"

Li Qingrou chuckled and said, "They're just two old fogies. What could possibly go wrong? Let alone three Celestials, I alone am more than enough to take care of them."

"That bastard kept them alive until now to make his move, wasn't it all for the sake of legitimacy? If he didn't care about his reputation and wanted to make his move sooner, those sects would have been wiped out long ago."

Upon hearing this, Wu Junwan seemed to realize something.

Just then, a maid rushed into the courtyard in a panic, "Master, something terrible has happened!"

The maid who came in was Wu Yunwan's person, so Wu Yunwan could also be considered her master.

Upon hearing the maid's words, Wu Junwan's ominous premonition intensified, and she quickly asked, "Nuan Nuan, what happened?"

The maid Nuannuan replied, "His Highness Wu Ming led a portion of the Wu family in a rebellion, illegally destroyed the palace, and was shot dead by the commander of the Imperial Guards."

Wu Junwan was stunned.

really……

Just as she thought.

She seemed to understand why Lu Chen insisted on leaving Yancheng before taking action.

Since Lu Chen left Yancheng, it wasn't Lu Chen himself who took action. He wasn't present, so he could easily shift the blame to someone else.

Lu Chen...

Seeing Wu Junwan's ugly expression, Li Qingrou snorted coldly and said, "Since ancient times, the imperial family has been ruthless. That bastard has never trusted the royal families of Da Wu and Da Yue. It seems that he planned all of this to make the royal family members of Da Wu and Da Yue rebel, and then take this opportunity to get rid of them."

Wu Yunwan didn't speak; her face was somewhat pale. Li Qingrou quickly supported Wu Yunwan and said, "Yunwan, don't let that scoundrel upset you and make you sick."

Wu Junwan sighed softly and said, "It can't be blamed on him. If the members of the Great Wu royal family hadn't given up, they wouldn't have..."

Li Qingrou said, "Yunwan, everyone has desires. How could the members of the Great Wu royal family not be tempted by such a good opportunity? In my opinion, it's all that bastard's fault."

Wu Junwan fell silent again.

She understood, of course, that all of this was most likely orchestrated by Lu Chen. After all, no emperor could truly tolerate members of the previous dynasty's royal family, especially those who still harbored treacherous intentions.

If these people are allowed to stay, they will cause trouble sooner or later.

Although she understood what Lu Chen was doing, Wu Yunwan felt that Lu Chen was treating her like an outsider because he had never told her these things before. At this moment, Wu Yunwan felt a dull pain in her heart.

Is this what it feels like to be hurt after falling in love with someone?

Perhaps Lu Chen never truly believed her...

After Wu Yunwan became pregnant, her emotions became somewhat unstable, and she was prone to overthinking. At this time, Wu Yunwan started overthinking again.

Seeing Wu Yunwan's sorrowful expression, Li Qingrou didn't intend to continue to upset her. If she continued to speak ill of Lu Chen, Wu Yunwan would probably become even more upset.

Li Qingrou immediately comforted her, saying, "Yunwan, alright, alright, don't think about those things anymore. Just give birth to the baby first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Wu Junwan said, "Okay, I understand."

a few days later.

Xinyang City is located at the border between the Great Xia and the Great Qian dynasties.

Lu Chen was in his study in the collapsed area, looking at the intelligence gathered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. From that intelligence, Lu Chen realized that the plague in Daqian was probably not really related to the Empress of Daqian.

Empress Daqian also advocated for the proactive elimination of the plague, but she did so in order to accumulate more political capital for herself and to make people believe that it was under her impetus that Daqian solved the plague problem.

From now on, whenever the people of Daqian think of the plague, they will think of her, the Empress of Daqian, who solved the plague and saved the people of Daqian.

Lu Chen had a feeling that the Empress of Daqian's increased fame must have some special effect.

Just as Lu Chen was staring blankly at the intelligence report in his hand, Bai Qingqing's voice rang out from the doorway, "Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from Yancheng!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen instantly snapped out of his daze, and he guessed what the letter might contain.

"Bring it in."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Qingqing went into the study and handed the letter in her hand to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took the letter, opened it, read its contents, and then smiled.

"The solution was quite thorough, it's just a pity that we didn't eliminate all the members of the Great Wu royal family in one go."

Lu Chen knew that eliminating all members of the Great Wu royal family would make Wu Yunwan unhappy, but the members of the Great Wu royal family were still a big problem in Lu Chen's mind.

If the members of the Great Wu royal family were like the Great Yue royal family, spending their days eating, drinking, and having fun, Lu Chen wouldn't even think about getting rid of them.

Lu Chen then placed the letter he had finished reading on the desk. "Now that the matter in Yancheng has been resolved, it's time to deal with the affairs of Daqian."

At this point, Lu Chen looked at Bai Qingqing and said, "Summon all generals and hold a military conference immediately. Two days later, launch a war to annihilate the Great Qian!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Bai Qingqing immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!" (End of Chapter)