"Since you and I have been on good terms, I will not implicate you or leave you to suffer alone in the mud. Between us, we can just get along normally as before. There is no need to say such things or perform such a grand ceremony."

Ji Fengyao helped Qian Yingying up again.

The two exchanged a few more intimate words.

Seeing that Ji Chenhai, Ji Fengming, Hei Xiao, and the others had no intention of leaving, Qian Yingying knew that they must still have something to say, so she consciously returned to her Chunhen Pavilion.

She left.

Ji Fengming's sharp tongue kicked in again: "I thought the inner chambers of my household would be full of muddleheads, but I didn't expect there to be someone with a clear head. That's quite rare!"

"Who are you insulting? You're even making fun of Yao'er!" Ji Chenhai reached out and flicked his forehead again, unsurprisingly hitting Hei Xiao's hand, which he managed to block in time.

After this happened several times, Ji Chenhai knew better and didn't use any force, afraid of hurting Hei Xiao: "Don't always protect this brat, or he'll spoil you rotten!"

Black Owl smiled faintly, without saying a word.

Ji Fengming was overjoyed. She moved her stool closer to Hei Xiao and made a smug face at Ji Chenhai, as if her IQ had regressed to that of an eight-year-old: "I didn't say anything and you're already protecting your sister, but you won't allow Xiao Chen to protect me either, hehehe!"

Ji Chenhai: "..."

He probably had a grandson instead of a son!

"Brother, take it easy. What if Brother Xiao Chen gets a wife someday? He'll have to protect his wife. If you anger Dad now, no one will protect you, and you'll be the one who suffers," Ji Fengyao reminded Ji Fengming with a bright smile.

Shang Xiye glanced silently at his wife.

Ji Fengming felt deeply hurt and pouted, "Yao'er, you're bullying your brother too."

“I have no plans to get married for the time being,” Hei Xiao said solemnly. “Let’s get down to business. Xiao Jiu, what happened in the court today? I saw that you and Xiao Yao’er didn’t look too good when you came out of the court.”

By this time, Shang Xiye had completely composed himself and calmly recounted what had happened in the court to everyone.

"Damn it! That shameless dog emperor, his behavior is so disgusting! On the very first day after our great victory, he actually used the young lady to force the son-in-law to hand over military power; he even wanted to use this to put us in jail. Who the hell gave him the face and the guts?" Xi Que's short temper was easily ignited. She waved her little fists, so angry that she wanted to rush into the palace to beat people up right away!

Ji Chenhai, also exuding a bandit-like air, said, "Those two pieces of broken iron, let them go. If this place doesn't want us, there are plenty of other places that will. Let's pack up, settle what needs to be settled, deal with what needs to be dealt with, and then go to Cangzhou to live a carefree life!"

Shadowless: "..."

Wuhen: "..."

Wu Shang: "..."

Two pieces of broken metal?

Lord Ji, you're really joking!

That was the power to command hundreds of thousands of troops that the prince had trained with painstaking effort over many years, a power that would make countless people in the world envious; even if they were not the core elite forces of their royal palace, they would be enough to terrify those small border countries!

"Yes, it's done. I have done everything I could for Da Zhao. I think my father won't blame me in the afterlife," Shang Xiye sighed.

Thinking back to my youth,

His father's love and teachings still brought a hint of moisture to his eyes.

Upon hearing Shang Xiye's words, Wuying, Wuhen, and Wushang felt as if they were being pricked by needles, feeling pain and injustice for their master.