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In the deep of the night, when all was quiet.

The light in Wu Junwan's room was still on, and the sounds inside ebbed and flowed into the courtyard, where the maids at the door were now yawning.

These days, they had gradually become accustomed to it, no longer feeling the bashfulness of the past. Even if they heard the noises coming from the room, they would not blush or have their hearts race any longer.

Just then, a maid rushed into the courtyard and hurriedly said to the maids at the door, "Commander Liang requests to see the Prince, quickly inform the Prince!"

The maid at the door responded immediately, "I'm afraid that won't be possible right now, the Prince is still in high spirits."

The maids all knew of Lu Chen's abilities. Lu Chen had only been there for two hours; it couldn't possibly be over so quickly.

However, at that moment, Lu Chen's voice came from the room, "Let Commander Liang wait in the study for a little while, I will be there shortly!"

As a Pseudo Celestial, Lu Chen's perceptive abilities were strong, and he immediately sensed the maids looking for him at the door.

However, he planned to bring the matter at hand to a close first.

The maid who had come to inform him heard Lu Chen's voice and immediately said, "Yes, Your Highness, the Prince."

After the maid left, Lu Chen quickly hastened the pace.

Once things had concluded, Lu Chen got up and began to dress. He glanced at Wu Junwan, who was lying on the bed and said with a smile, "I apologize for the sudden affair; I won't be able to continue to serve Your Majesty tonight."

Hearing this, Wu Junwan turned her head towards Lu Chen, her eyes still cloudy with daze, evidently not quite recovered, "Huff, huff... Your Highness is indeed a very busy man, at this late hour... still having matters to attend to..."

"I have no choice, it's a troubled autumn," Lu Chen said helplessly.

Wu Junwan said weakly, "Your Highness, you should go attend to your business... It so happens that this palace also plans to sleep... "

"Alright then, you have a good rest tonight."

Lu Chen then turned and walked outside.

Soon Lu Chen arrived at the study, and Liang Zong immediately greeted Lu Chen at the entrance, "Your Highness, the Prince, I pay my respects!"

"I apologize for the disturbance at such a late hour, it is my fault."

Lu Chen walked straight into the study and said, "It's fine, come in."

Under normal circumstances, if it were just regular intelligence, Liang Zong would have waited until the next day to deliver it to the study. It had to be urgent intelligence that had just arrived from the Capital City to have someone notify Lu Chen so directly.

Not long ago, Lu Chen had instructed Liang Zong that if anything major happened in the Capital City, he should be notified immediately, day or night.

Clearly, Liang Zong seeking him out tonight meant something had happened in the Capital City.

Once inside the study, Liang Zong immediately handed a slip of paper to Lu Chen, then said, "The Crown Prince's rebellion has failed, but he has disappeared."

Lu Chen took the slip of paper from Liang Zong, glanced over it, and thought to himself that it was no wonder Lu Yi had been hinting at him so frequently lately. It turned out that Lu Yi had intended to stage an outright rebellion.

After reading the contents of the paper, Lu Chen chuckled. His brothers were quite foolish indeed; with so few Grandmasters behind them, they dared to rebel. Wasn't this seeking death?Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Lu Chen then said to Liang Zong, "Have the Brocade Guard investigate whether the Crown Prince might have fled northward."

Lu Yi had been sending so many letters to the North Country lately and had given them so many benefits. It was highly likely he feared having nowhere to go should the mutiny fail, so he considered the North Country his fallback.

At that moment, Liang Zong cautiously asked, "If we confirm that the Crown Prince has gone north, should we... "

Liang Zong didn't continue, but Lu Chen instantly understood what Liang Zong wanted to ask.

Now that Lu Yi's mutiny had failed, he was no longer the Crown Prince of Great Sum and no longer had the authority of a Crown Prince. To the North Country, he was no longer of much use.

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On the contrary, if the rebellious former Crown Prince were to run to the North Country, it would instead tarnish the North Country with the stigma of harboring a rebel, which wouldn't be good for its reputation.

After thinking it over, Lu Chen finally said, "Don't rush. If the Crown Prince is found, secretly escort him to the North Country first. He has been overseeing the Capital City for so long; he surely knows some things that others don't."

For Lu Chen, although Lu Yi was no longer a Crown Prince, the intelligence he held about the Capital City was still very valuable.

Lu Chen also wanted to know how exactly Lu Yi's mutiny had failed, so he could learn from it.

Liang Zong said, "I understand."

"I will dispatch people to look for the Crown Prince's whereabouts right away."

"Mm, proceed," Lu Chen affirmed.

"I shall take my leave," Liang Zong spoke, then left the study.

After Liang Zong departed, Lu Chen picked up the paper slip in his hand and looked at it a few more times.

He speculated that with the Crown Prince gone, the Sum Emperor would probably have to return to the court; although the strife among the Seigniors continued, the Zhao King had already gained a clear advantage. In no more than a year, all southern feudal states would likely be quelled by the Zhao King.

By that time, it would be an appropriate occasion for the North Country's soldiers to march south to support the throne.

Lu Chen didn't dwell further; he used his Spiritual Power to crush the paper slip in his hand into crumbs, then returned to Wu Junwan's room.

By now, Wu Junwan had just finished her bath and returned to her bed. She had thought that with Lu Chen gone for such important matters at this late hour, he probably wouldn't come back.

Imagine Wu Junwan's surprise when she had just lain down to sleep, and a figure appeared in the room. Seeing Lu Chen suddenly return, Wu Junwan asked in confusion, "Why have you come again? Didn't you say you had something to do?"