A foreign power had invaded, its commanding general had been slain, and its army had surrendered. Especially when the enemy was a dominant power from the other side like the [Overlord Council], this was enough to exhilarate any sovereign.
Emperor [Prus] was visibly excited now.
As Queen [Fenghua] approached gracefully, she could already hear Emperor [Pros] laughing delightedly from outside his bedchamber. As far as she remembered, it had been a long time since he had shown such joy.
She did not hurry inside.
For the emperor to be laughing so happily, quite a few people must already be inside, and he must have learned of the great victory... After briefly weighing things up, Queen [Fenghua] chose to enter.
The queen's arrival naturally drew everyone's attention. As pairs of eyes turned toward her, an exquisitely beautiful smile instantly appeared on Queen [Fenghua]'s face.
"Congratulations on your great victory over Kailongxuan, Princess..."
Their gazes immediately returned to Princess Lucia, but she remained unmoved, not even glancing at the queen who had entered. Queen [Fenghua] did not mind either. Smiling warmly, she walked slowly over to Emperor [Prus].
The emperor looked at the queen with eyes full of affection. Perhaps because he was genuinely delighted, he slowly raised his withered, yellowish hand, with several tubes inserted into it, and took her little hand. "You're here. I'm very happy today, and what I wanted most was to share it with you."
Everyone remained composed.
They had long since grown accustomed to the emperor having eyes only for the queen. Emperor [Prus] had doted on Queen [Fenghua] like this for years.
Back when the [Sun-Moon Empress] ruled, [Prus], still a prince, had lived a life of persecution and displacement. He had constantly lived under threat of death, and fear had even caused him psychological