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Li Yan was only fifteen years old, and the Empress Dowager was also only about fifteen years old when she gave birth to him. He is just over thirty years old this year.

Shen Ning had seen what she looked like at the age of thirty, but she did not expect that the empress dowager was not as well-maintained and noble as she had imagined.

On the contrary, she looked ten years older than thirty, more like forty.

There are fine lines at the corners of her eyes, her features are dignified and gentle, her expression is gentle but it cannot hide her fatigue, it is a very kind and dignified face.

Qin Zhuo was as evil as a demon, and Li Yan's baby face was too cute. Shen Ning thought that the empress dowager must be a stunningly charming beauty.

This was completely beyond Shen Ning's expectations.

It’s not that the empress dowager is not beautiful. From her bone structure, it is not difficult to tell that she was once a peerless beauty. But she is so dignified and virtuous without a trace of evil. She seems to be from a different world from Qin Zhuo and Li Yan.

"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen Mother. May Your Majesty be well and at peace."

The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand: "Hurry up and come and sit down."

She motioned for Shen Ning to sit next to her, and immediately held Shen Ning's hand affectionately: "I finally get to see you, Ah Zhuo is so lucky."

Shen Ning: “….” This Queen Mother is really humble and treats herself completely as Qin Zhuo’s sister.

"It is my luck to meet Mr. Qin."

The Queen Mother held her hand and patted her again and again: "I know everything about you. Ah Zhuo accidentally saved your life, and you tried your best to protect Yan'er. Karma and reincarnation mean that we are meant to be a family."

"I've always wanted to see you, but Ah Zhuo always stopped me, as if he was afraid that I would eat you."

"Don't worry, I fully support your marriage. When Ah Zhuo returns from the battlefield, I will personally arrange the wedding for you."

"Don't be afraid, just treat me as your sister..."

The Queen Mother seemed to have a lot to say, and her kindness poured out, almost drowning Shen Ning.

When Shen Ning came, the little emperor told her that the empress dowager loved Qin Zhuo the most, but Qin Zhuo had always been rebellious and didn't want to listen to the empress dowager's nagging. Now that he saw her, he would definitely nag endlessly, so Shen Ning was asked to be patient.

Shen Ning didn't think this was something that needed to be endured. Instead, he could feel that the Queen Mother really loved her younger brother Qin Zhuo.

Although Qin Zhuo was unwilling to listen to the Queen Mother's nagging, he tried his best to protect her and her son.

When Shen Ning took on the responsibility of the Shen family, perhaps this was the kind of return he wanted.

The Queen Mother spoke alone for an hour, and finally said out what had been pent up in her heart for a long time.

Seeing that Shen Ning didn't show any impatience, he liked her even more.

She kept Shen Ning for lunch and then sent someone to escort her out of the palace. Before leaving, she reminded Shen Ning to come to the palace often to talk to her.

Princess Changle escorted Shen Ning all the way today, and also saw how Shen Ning and the Queen Mother got along, and she was amazed.

"The Queen Mother really treats you as her own."

The Queen Mother is not like this usually. She still looks very majestic. But today she was nagging a lot, just like an older sister who worries about the family all the time.

But it’s better this way. After her sisters marry Qin Zhuo, their lives will be better.

Shen Ning smiled after listening to this. The Queen Mother was a very nice person, but there had to be a proper distance between them. Once people lost their sense of boundaries and conflicts arose, it would definitely be a disaster.

No matter how good the relationship between Shen Ning and Princess Changle is, Shen Ning is very careful about his discretion.

Therefore, she just listened to what the Queen Mother said today. As for what to do, she had her own ideas in mind.

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Princess Changle is on duty in the palace, Qin Zhuo is far away at the border, and only Du Yunzhi comes to visit Shen Ning's house occasionally. After Ye Feiyan joined the Ministry of Rites, he has been very busy and can't be as leisurely as before.

Of course, Shen Ning was not idle either. The emperor agreed to cooperate with her, so she had to take care of things. She couldn't just talk nonsense.

The emperor was very generous and issued an imperial edict directly, allowing Shen Ning to recruit 500 private soldiers and also gave him a gold seal.

With the emperor's endorsement, Shen Ning felt that he was now incredibly powerful.

While Shen Ning was perfecting his plan, he persuaded Zhu Feng to invest and recruited his own private soldiers.

Everything is ready, but there is still something missing.

Shen Ning is waiting.

Finally, Tao Ji appeared in Shen Ning's mansion, bringing with her the eldest son of the Shan family - the ball.

Tao Ji had a slender figure, and as she carried the unconscious prince, she looked like a mushroom, with a thin stem and a plump cap.

Seeing that Shen Ning just looked up at her without much surprise, Tao Ji understood: "Did you guess I would come?"

Shen Ning picked up a handkerchief and wiped his hands. "The Zhao Palace and the Shan family were both raided, but this fat man was the only one missing. I think this fat man should be with you. Now the whole city is under martial law, searching for remnants of the rebels everywhere. You can't leave the city with such a fat man."

"If you want to escape, you will definitely come to me, but this time, you must be sure that I can help you get out of the city."

"Of course, I may not be the only one who can help you get out of the city, but you have the leverage that I will definitely agree to."

Shen Ning was waiting, waiting for Tao Ji to arrive, and if Tao Ji came, it would prove that Mo Lin was still alive.

Tao Ji smiled: "Okay, I know you are smart."

She casually threw the ball on the ground, picked up the teacup and drank some tea, and then leaned her feet directly on the unconscious fat man, using him as a footstool.

"Just as you guessed, you send us out of the city and I will return Mo Lin to you."

Shen Ning: "I have the emperor's spies here, he will definitely hunt you down."

Tao Ji: "As long as we are out of the city, I have my own way."

In other words, Shen Ning only needs to send people out of the city and he doesn't have to be responsible for what happens next.

"make a deal."

What Tao Ji likes most about Shen Ning is her intelligence and straightforwardness, and the ease with which she speaks.

His eyes swept over Shen Ning's hand. That sword was stabbed by her.

Because he didn't want to hurt Shen Ning, he held back his strength and only wanted to kill the prince, but he didn't expect that the sword missed the prince and only injured Shen Ning.

He turned away with a complicated look in his eyes: "Although this injury is your own fault, we still have some friendship. Since you have suffered, I will tell you something as compensation."

"You may have guessed it. Wang Xiaoya is my real name. I am the youngest daughter of Wang Wei, the former vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Because of my poor health, I gave myself a cheap name so that I could be raised. I didn't expect that I was the only one who survived in the entire Wang family. Before the incident, the Wang family had a very good relationship with the Shan family. I and this guy..."

She kicked the ball on the ground and said, "We were childhood sweethearts, but later the Wang family was raided and I became an illegal resident."

"The Thousand-Faced Ghost Fox was my master, but he is dead. I followed King Zhao after I inherited his legacy. The original Thousand-Faced Ghost Fox followed the late emperor."

"The late emperor used the Thousand-Faced Ghost Fox to create chaos in order to eliminate the forces he disliked. Of his five brothers, except for the mediocre and low-key King Qi, the other three were killed by him for treason, and the Thousand-Faced Ghost Fox was involved in all of them."

"After I became the Thousand-Faced Ghost Fox, I lost contact with the Emperor. He thought my master had betrayed me, so he sent people to hunt me down."