At this time, Ji Yunchuan was extremely conflicted.

He was unwilling to kneel down to Shen Ningyuan, but he was also unwilling to go to the palace alone to bear Xie Lixuan's wrath.

Ji Yunchuan stood stiffly at the door, motionless, staring at Shen Ningyuan.

He seemed to be still hesitating whether to beg.

The two of them remained in a stalemate for a while, and then the eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the door, urging: "General Ji, His Majesty is still waiting in the palace! You'd better leave quickly!"

Hearing this urging, Ji Yunchuan dug his nails deep into his palms, but the piercing pain could not compare to the panic in his heart.

If the stalemate continues like this, the emperor's patience will surely run out.

If he continues to delay, who knows what will happen to him.

Thinking of this, Ji Yunchuan became extremely flustered.

But my mouth seemed to be locked with chains and I couldn't open it at all.

Finally, Ji Yunchuan gritted his teeth and said in a muffled voice: "Chen Ningyuan, I beg you!"

"Oh, what do you want me to do?" Shen Ningyuan asked knowingly.

"Please accompany me to the palace!"

After Ji Yunchuan finished speaking, his face instantly turned red.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no response from Shen Ningyuan.

Ji Yunchuan raised his head, looked at Shen Ningyuan in surprise, and asked in a deep voice: "Why don't you speak?"

Shen Ningyuan snorted coldly and said jokingly: "You don't have the attitude of begging for help. I refuse to enter the palace with you."

Ji Yunchuan was furious. "I've already begged you, why don't you agree?"

"You ask?" Chen Ningyuan sneered, "Is it a great gift? As soon as you open your mouth, I have to agree to you?"

"you--"

Ji Yunchuan was speechless, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

But even so, he was still unwilling to kneel down to Shen Ningyuan.

After thinking for a moment, he continued to test her: "Chen Ningyuan, I know you love money. I have some land deeds and shops under my name, and I will give them all to you, as long as you promise to help me through this difficult time!"

Seeing Ji Yunchuan soften his attitude, Shen Ningyuan's eyes flashed with pleasure, but his tone was still cold: "Ji Yunchuan, the Ji family has already given me 500,000 taels. Do you think this little thing in your hand is enough to make me excited?"

Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan became anxious and shouted directly: "Chen Ningyuan, I can promise you that from now on, all affairs of the Ji family will be decided by you, and I will never interfere in any way!"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Ningyuan laughed again.

"Ji Yunchuan, you are truly worthy of being Madam Ji's son. You speak and act like her, just like her."

Ji Yunchuan was surprised, "What do you mean?"

Shen Ningyuan said slowly, "A year ago, when I first married into the Ji family, your mother once said that I would be in charge of all matters of the Ji family. It seemed like a delegation of power, and it would bring great benefits to me, a newly married daughter-in-law, but what did I get in return?"

"In exchange for this year, I paid out a lot of dowry and supported the Ji family, but in return I received such heartless treatment from you guys!"

"So you think this little bit of land and shops can impress me?"

As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan emphasized his tone, "Ji Yunchuan, show some sincerity, you know what I want!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunchuan widened his eyes again.

He knew what Shen Ningyuan wanted, but his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and he couldn't kneel down.

Just at this moment, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard again outside.

"Ji Yunchuan! Does His Majesty have to come to the Marquis' Mansion in person to invite you?"

After hearing this, Ji Yunchuan finally felt scared.

He suddenly knelt down on his knees and fell to his knees in front of Shen Ningyuan with a "dong" sound.

"Chen Ningyuan, I beg you!"

The voice was trembling, the tail end trembling.

When he raised his head again, Ji Yunchuan's eyes were full of embarrassment and unwillingness, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

Seeing this scene, Shen Ningyuan raised his brows and felt happy.

This kneeling is just the beginning!

Shen Ningyuan smiled and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Ji Yunchuan's tone softened, "Please, accompany me to the palace to meet His Majesty."

"As long as you are willing to help me, I will do anything!" Ji Yunchuan added.

"I want you to die, okay?" Shen Ningyuan chuckled and asked back with a smile.

Ji Yunchuan raised his head suddenly and looked at Shen Ningyuan fearfully, "You want me to die?"

Shen Ningyuan didn't respond, but bent down and moved closer to him, her warm breath brushing his ear: "Ji Yunchuan, it seems that you still understand me very well and know what I want. What were you doing earlier? If you had knelt down and begged earlier, we would have left by now. Why would you have to keep urging me?"

Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and pleaded anxiously: "Please, Shen Ningyuan, I am in this situation now, I really can't go to the palace to see His Majesty alone. Only if you accompany me, His Majesty may not embarrass me so much for the sake of the Shen family!"

Shen Ningyuan sneered and deliberately prolonged her tone, "Okay, since you are so sincere, I promise you that I will accompany you into the palace."

"In that case, let's go!"

After saying that, Shen Ningyuan stood up straight, adjusted his sleeves slowly, turned around and opened the door.

Seeing the door wide open, Ji Yunchuan was startled and quickly stood up, not wanting people outside to see him kneeling in humiliation.

But because he had been kneeling for too long, his legs were numb and he almost fell when he stood up.

Ji Yunchuan forced himself to stand steady, and when he turned around suddenly, he saw the eunuchs and servants in the palace looking at him in surprise.

Obviously, several people saw clearly the scene of him kneeling down just now.