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After the surrender ceremony, Wuhe and the other members of the Wu Family were assigned to a specific area.

As a member of the Dawu Royal Family, Junwan ultimately chose to visit her brothers and sisters. When Junwan was reunited with them, her royal sisters were crying inconsolably.

Wuhe and the other Princes felt incredibly conflicted. In the past, to expel Junwan from Great Wu, they employed all kinds of means and finally managed to send her to Yan County.

Unexpectedly, Junwan had now become the Noble Concubine of the Sum Emperor, while they had all become prisoners, likely to be confined in Yan County for life.

Junwan did not mock the Princes. Now that Great Wu was no more, their relationship was no longer one of competition, and Junwan had come to terms with this in her heart.

Junwan stayed near where the Imperial Family Members of the Wu Family were living for almost an entire day, not returning to the Imperial Palace until evening.

Upon arriving at her own chambers, Junwan saw Lu Chen waiting for her inside. Seeing her return, Lu Chen asked, "Your brothers and sisters don't hold any resentment toward you, do they?"

Now as the Imperial Noble Consort and with the members of the Dawu Royal Family being prisoners, those members might feel imbalanced internally and develop an aversion to Junwan.

Junwan responded, "Not outwardly. Now that I am the Imperial Noble Consort of Great Sum, even if they despise me in their hearts, they obviously can't express that."

The status of the Imperial Noble Consort was there for all to see. If those Royal Family Members were unwise, a few casual remarks from Junwan could easily cost them their lives.

So, no matter how much they hated Junwan in their hearts, accusing her of betraying Great Wu, they would never say it openly, only greet her with smiles.

At that moment, Lu Chen approached Junwan, lifted his arms to encircle her slender waist and, supporting her body, he started walking step by step toward the soft couch, all the while saying, "During the surrender ceremony, I noticed some of the Dawu Imperial Family Members had marks on their foreheads. Do you know how those marks came about?"

"I recall that Wu Ming came to Yan County twice, and his forehead didn't have that kind of mark before."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Junwan also remembered. When she had visited her siblings earlier, she too had noticed the marks on their foreheads; moreover, those marks were the emblem of the Dawu Royal Family. She hadn't asked about them at the time.

Junwan said, "I noticed that as well. They must have just put those marks on their foreheads."

Lu Chen gave a faint smile, "Put on? I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Junwan was puzzled. "If not that, then how? Could it be they used a branding iron?"

After all, they were members of the Dawu Royal Family. It seemed unlikely they would use such torturous implements like a branding iron to leave marks on themselves.

Lu Chen said, "I don't know either, but I feel there is something wrong with the marks on their foreheads."

As he spoke, Lu Chen, with Junwan in his arms, slowly settled down on the soft couch, then placed Junwan across his lap.

Upon hearing Lu Chen express his suspicion, Junwan's brows furrowed slightly as she asked, "What did Your Majesty discover?"

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen replied, "Today, as I was receiving the Jade Seal, I noticed that there seemed to be a dark energy emanating from their foreheads, and this was only present in those who had the marks."

This...

Junwan fell into deep thought.

Junwan was unaware of how those marks had come about, nor did she know their purpose. She was seeing for the first time that members of the Royal Family had the emblem of the Dawu Royal Family marked on their foreheads. She initially thought it was Dawu Royal Family's way of constantly reminding themselves of their identity.

Now, given Lu Chen's words, she felt these marks might have some other purpose, but as for what that was, she was uncertain.

Lu Chen continued, "Perhaps before your father, the Emperor, passed away, he entrusted them with something."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Junwan said, "Tomorrow I will bring a princess to the palace and ask her what the mark on her forehead is all about."

Since it was a mark that caught Lu Chen's attention, it definitely was not an ordinary one, and Wu Junwan suspected it might serve some special purpose.

She was worried about the members of the Dawu Royal Family causing trouble in Yan County. If they could not stay in line, Lu Chen would inevitably dispose of them sooner or later.

Under Lu Chen's watchful eye, there were countless ways he could make their deaths look like accidents.

Although Wu Junwan didn't have strong feelings for her siblings, they shared the same blood after all, and she didn't want to see all of them get eliminated.

Lu Chen said, "Then I'll trouble you with that."

Wu Junwan replied indifferently, "It's what I should do. I'm also worried about the troubles my father may have left behind."

Seeing Wu Junwan so reasonable, Lu Chen smiled slightly. It seemed that Wu Junwan had fully integrated into Great Sum and had embraced her identity as the Imperial Noble Consort.

With the conversation over, Lu Chen's attention focused on Wu Junwan's beauty.

Gazing upon Wu Junwan's noble, dignified, and coldly enchanting face, and feeling her soft body, Lu Chen felt his restlessness rising.
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Sensing the change in Lu Chen, Wu Junwan knew what this man was thinking again. She then said, "Your Majesty, it's already so late, let Murong Xue'er come and attend to you for rest."

Wu Junwan couldn't really send Lu Chen away since he was the Emperor, so she intended to directly summon Murong Xue'er to her room, considering she was right next door.

Lu Chen smiled faintly and then said, "There's no need tonight."

Lu Chen wasn't heartless enough to formally accept the surrender of Great Wu during the day and then humiliate another woman in front of Wu Junwan at night.

Although Wu Junwan was not so fragile, her heart still harbored some sadness, and the current necessity was comfort. Lu Chen didn't want her to get upset and risk her pregnancy because of grief.

Then, Lu Chen gently lay down on the soft couch, holding Wu Junwan throughout the night, and did nothing wrong.

Feeling the warmth of Lu Chen's chest, Wu Junwan's heart became incredibly peaceful. She had never imagined that she would fall completely for a younger man, who was also her enemy to some extent.

Wu Junwan couldn't help but wish that this young man would never change, that he would always be like this.

No matter how lustful this young man was, no matter how many women he had, she didn't care. What she cared about was his attitude towards her.

Having lived with Lu Chen for so long, she had gradually understood what kind of person he was. Although there were many women in his harem, he was more responsible than most men and treated every woman well, making him an extremely rare presence in this world.

At that moment, Wu Junwan thought about the impending war between Great Sum and Great Jue.

How much she wished there would be no war between the Yue Emperor and Lu Chen, but she also knew that was impossible.

Lu Chen's determination to unite the world was unshakable, just as the Yue Emperor's determination to protect Great Jue.

A decisive battle between the two was inevitable.

Thinking of this, Wu Junwan sighed softly, hoping everything would develop in a positive direction.