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To reflect Lu Chen's benevolence, the places where the Martial Royal Family members resided were incredibly luxurious, and they weren't all squeezed into one area.

Early in the morning, Junwan had arrived at the residence of one of the Martial Emperor's consorts.

Originally, after Great Wu was annihilated, Lu Chen had most of the consorts disbanded and sent back to where they came from.

However, Wang Shufei was different. The Wang Family of Great Wu belonged to the hardliners, and when Great Sum was attacking Great Wu, they also annihilated the Wang Family en route. Now, Wang Shufei had no place to go.

Of course, the reason she was able to stay, to reside in the house provided for the Dawu Royal Family by Great Sum, was mainly because she had borne the Martial Emperor a princess.

Using the pretext of taking care of her daughter, Wang Shufei stayed where her daughter was imprisoned.

Just as Junwan entered Wang Shufei's courtyard, Wang Shufei hurriedly brought her daughter over to Junwan and performed a courtesy, "Noble Consort, I greet you."

If this were in Great Wu, Wang Shufei, a beloved consort of the Martial Emperor, would not have had to pay any heed to Junwan, but times had changed.

Junwan was now the Noble Consort of the Sum Emperor, a personage Wang Shufei dared not provoke.

Yet this also made Wang Shufei curious. She was merely a consort of the Martial Emperor, and during the time in Great Wu, she had little to do with Junwan, the Princess. Why then had she come to this place today?

In this courtyard, there were only she and her daughter, with no particularly important members of the Wu Family's Royal House present.

Even if the Sum Empress regretted her decisions and wanted to dispose of the Wu Family's people, it wouldn't come down to this mother and daughter on their own.

In this era, often when it came to eradicating a lineage, it was only the men who were killed; women were usually spared.

As Wang Shufei speculated about Junwan's reasons for coming, Junwan took a look at Wang Shufei and then said, "I'm here to find Wu Yao, your sister."

Hearing this, Wang Shufei felt her heart skip a beat.

To see her daughter?

For what purpose?

Could it be that Junwan intended to have her enter the Imperial Palace to serve as a maidservant to the Sum Emperor?

This thought made Wang Shufei's face reveal a trace of worry.

If it were someone else, they might be very happy to send their daughter into the Imperial Palace and might even entertain thoughts of their daughter ascending to the Emperor's bed.

But Wang Shufei was different; she was acutely aware of the sensitivity of her identity. The Wang Family of Great Wu had been stubborn opponents and caused a great deal of trouble for Great Sum's military.

If her daughter entered the Imperial Palace, and certain individuals became aware of it, even if the Sum Emperor did nothing to her, it was very possible that some people within Great Sum would find a way to deal with her.

Having lived in the Imperial Palace before, Wang Shufei knew how dangerous it was inside; she herself had been the target of numerous assassination attempts because of the Martial Emperor's favor.

Her daughter might not gain the Sum Emperor's favor, but with their identities, her daughter was bound to suffer greatly once inside the Imperial Palace.

If something happened to her daughter, she feared she would be driven out of this courtyard. With this thought, Wang Shufei felt a great sense of panic.

Junwan, perceiving the turmoil within Wang Shufei, directly said, "His Majesty just has some questions for her, you need not worry."

Wang Shufei quickly asked, "Can she return tonight?"

Junwan replied, "She will be sent back before evening by someone I assign."

With these words from Junwan, Wang Shufei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Wu Yao, standing beside Wang Shufei, looked at Junwan and asked, "Princess Junwan, what does His Majesty want to ask me?"

Junwan replied, "You will know once you are in the Imperial Palace."

"Also, don't tell any of the other Wu Family people that I'm taking you to the Imperial Palace."

Hearing this, Wang Shufei revealed a bitter smile on her face. The courtyard where she and her daughter resided was still far from where the rest of the Wu Family's people were detained. The likelihood of them meeting other members of the Wu Family was slim, let alone informing them about this matter.

Nevertheless, Wang Shufei responded, "I understand, I will surely keep my lips sealed."

Wu Junwan did not linger for long, afterward she turned and said, "Let's go."

At that moment, Wu Yao glanced at her mother beside her, then at Wu Junwan's retreating figure. Wang Shufei let out a deep sigh and eventually pushed Wu Yao's back, "Yaoyao, go ahead, your Princess Junwan would not harm you."

Reluctantly, Wu Yao said, "Mother Consort, I'm leaving."

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

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While Lu Chen was occupied with dealing with all kinds of documents, Bai Qingqing's voice sounded from outside, "Your Majesty, Noble Consort Wu seeks an audience."

Hearing that it was Wu Junwan who had arrived, Lu Chen realized she must have brought the Wu Family's people with her and immediately said, "Enter."

The next moment, Wu Junwan walked into the Imperial Study Room with Wu Yao, and both of them bowed and said, "We pay our respects to Your Majesty."

Lu Chen saw Wu Junwan bowing to him as well and couldn't help but smile, "Dispense with the formalities."

Lu Chen glanced at Wu Yao standing next to Wu Junwan. Wu Yao appeared to be around thirteen or fourteen years of age, with a score of over eighty, she certainly had the makings of a beauty.

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

Lu Chen rose from his desk and walked slowly to the front of Wu Yao. When Wu Yao saw Lu Chen approaching her, she immediately started to tremble with fear.

Smiling, Lu Chen said, "Little sister, don't be afraid. I will just ask you a few questions and won't do anything to you."

At this point, Lu Chen suddenly felt strange, as if there was some kind of creepy uncle luring a little sister vibe.

Wu Yao, who was also around twelve or thirteen years old, quickly stabilized her emotions given that people matured earlier in that era, "Your Majesty, please ask, and I will tell you everything I know."

Lu Chen did not immediately inquire; he glanced at the mark on Wu Yao's forehead. Indeed, the mark was emitting a dark aura, and it seemed to be embedded deep into the skin.

It appeared that this mark indeed served some purpose.

"Can you tell me how the mark on your forehead came to be?"

Wu Yao hesitated upon hearing the question, but she still responded, "This is... this was when my imperial father passed away..."

She paused there, unsure of how to continue.

Lu Chen said, "Don't rush, just tell me everything that your imperial father did to you and what he said before he died."

"I... I understand..."

"Before my imperial father passed away, he..." Wu Yao went on to tell Lu Chen about how the Martial Emperor had gathered his children in the great hall, implanted True Qi into their bodies, and the words he had spoken to them.

After listening to Wu Yao, Wu Junwan's expression subtly changed.

She had already guessed that her imperial father would leave behind some tactics, but she did not expect that he would use such methods on his own children.

Although the exact function of these marks was unknown, they were definitely not benevolent. Wu Junwan was now worried that Lu Chen, in order to deal with the trouble, would directly have all the Wu Family members executed.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Chen thought to himself, a thought-steel stamp, force-feeding hatred to one's own children, and wondered if this mark could be removed.

With that thought, Lu Chen raised his hand. Seeing Lu Chen raising his hand, Wu Yao immediately fell to her knees, terrified, "Your Majesty, have mercy, I've said everything I know."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Am I that frightening?"