Zhao Fu gave a few awkward dry laughs, then pulled Wu Qingniang into his embrace as well. Wu Qingniang blushed and tried to break free, but after struggling a few times and finding she could not escape, she stopped resisting and gently wrapped her arms around Zhao Fu's waist.
"Qingniang, what does Wu Zhou plan to do now?" Zhao Fu asked, looking at Wu Qingniang in his arms.
Wu Qingniang had previously said that she feared Great Qin and intended to relocate to avoid it. Zhao Fu truly could not bring himself to be ruthless toward her, which was why he asked now.
Wu Qingniang reached out with a slender hand and pinched Zhao Fu's waist. "You bastard, even the ancestor of my Wu Family is your woman. Why are you asking me?"
A smile appeared on Zhao Fu's face. He had already discussed Wu Zhou's affairs with Wu Zetian. Wu Zhou could merge completely into Great Qin, with all its people, cities, and supplies left for Great Qin to dispose of. There was only one condition: they wanted a lordly title.
That was easily settled. Zhao Fu agreed without hesitation, since he had always granted lordly titles to surrendered national inheritances. And because of Wu Qingniang, he could even specially grant the Wu Family the title of Wu Lord.
Both Wu Zetian and Wu Qingniang were quite satisfied with this. What followed were the many matters involved in relocating Wu Zhou to Great Qin.
The Wu Family had not expected this development. More people cheered and rejoiced than not, because Great Qin's trend toward unification was impossible to change. In the end, they would only be destroyed by Great Qin; joining Great Qin now was actually a good choice.
More importantly, Great Qin granted the Wu Family certain special