A complex emotion flashed in Shen Jinchen's cold eyes, but there were some things he had to say and some things he had to do, because it was his responsibility as a member of the Beiming royal family.
"Ha! How can Prime Minister Shen cooperate with you now? And what about us members of the Yan family?"
Emperor Yan Zhao chuckled and stared intently at Shen Jinchen.
"As long as His Majesty writes an abdication edict and a self-reproach edict revealing the truth of what happened back then at the appropriate time, I will treat him as a king. Others will be demoted to commoners, but I will not harm them. This is my promise to the royal family."
Shen Jinchen treated him with sincerity and shared his thoughts.
This was also him giving Cen Xi face; otherwise, given the methods used by Emperor Yan Taizu to poison the Northern Underworld royal family, nothing he did would have been excessive.
"Very well! Prime Minister Shen has arranged everything perfectly for us. What else can I say? I'll hand over the imperial seal to you. Write whatever you want on it. I only have one question: when can we leave the palace?"
Emperor Yan Zhao sighed reluctantly, but still took out his imperial seal and had a eunuch hand it to Shen Jinchen.
"Once everything has settled down, I will arrange for His Majesty to leave the palace. The time is not yet right, so please bear with His Majesty for a while."
Shen Jinchen took the imperial seal, ignoring Emperor Yan Zhao's emotions, and bluntly stated his plans for Emperor Yan Zhao.
"Alright, from now on I'll be an invisible man in this palace. You don't need to come to me for anything, big or small. The Prime Minister can make all the decisions. Just send someone to let me know when you can let me go."
Emperor Yan Zhao smiled bitterly, glanced at the magnificent palace, and turned away.
Cen Xi thought he was just leaving, but unexpectedly, as he brushed past her, he left behind a sentence:
"Imperial sister, have you lived up to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor? When you were born, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau said you were the lucky star for the grand banquet, and what have you done?"
“Your Majesty, I was murdered at birth. I have nothing to be ashamed of or sorry to my father and mother. As for that so-called lucky star, it has nothing to do with me. That’s a label others have put on me. I don’t think I have any lucky star nature at all.”
Cen Xi touched his neck and said helplessly.
"Then why did you go to such lengths to reunite with the royal family? And why did you step in to save them? Did you do all this just to pave the way for your man? That's far too much of a hassle."
Emperor Yan Zhao suddenly flew into a rage and directed all his anger at Cen Xi.
"Your Majesty, please treat the princess kindly. I have been so tolerant and spared the lives of any member of the Yan family only because of her. Your Majesty must not break the balance, or I do not know what I might do."
Shen Jinchen pulled Cen Xi behind him and looked at Emperor Yan Zhao with a cold gaze.
"Get out of my way! Since he wants to know the truth, then this princess will give him the truth."
Cen Xi broke free from Shen Jinchen's hand, walked past him, and met the gaze of Emperor Yan Zhao.
"Your Majesty, since you want to know the reason, then very well, this princess will mercifully tell you today."
"Originally, I wanted to help you gain royal protection so you could get rid of this man. But alas, you were too incompetent to protect me. After all this time, I ended up marrying him. He even came to my bedchamber every night to do those kinds of things, and you couldn't stop him. How pathetic you are as an emperor! Now, I'm pregnant with his child and married to him. You, the emperor of a country, can't even stand up to him. What can you expect from a weak woman like me?"
Cen Xi's words were eloquent and to the point, without any hesitation. She was already so incompetent, yet she still thought of taking her anger out on others. Humph, did she think she was such an easy target?
"I...you...!"
Emperor Yan Zhao was so overwhelmed with anger and blood that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He was incompetent. Is it because of his incompetence that the grand banquet ended up like this?
It seems so, but it's not!
If it weren't for the sudden disappearance of the royal guards, he would have been far worse off.
"His Majesty!"
Just as Emperor Yan Zhao was about to collapse, he suddenly emerged, embraced him, and cried out in heart-wrenching pain.
"Guards, escort His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine back to their own palaces."
Shen Jinchen watched this scene and coldly spoke to the eunuch beside him.
"yes!"
The chief eunuch, who was used to taking care of Emperor Yan Zhao, frowned and called a group of people to hurriedly carry the person away.
Cen Xi glanced intently at the people running back and forth, chuckled, and raised an eyebrow at Shen Jinchen.
"Madam was truly determined back then."
Looking into her bright eyes, Shen Jinchen couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
"Of course, I was determined to leave you back then, but I hadn't finished my business and I didn't even dare to die. Can you believe how pathetic I am?"
Regardless of what Shen Jinchen thought, Cen Xicai's tone was filled with resentment.
"I'll bite you to death, you heartless woman."
Shen Jinchen suddenly grabbed her and bit her lip hard until blood dripped from it before he stopped.
"Look at you, it's because you're so domineering that I can't feel a single bit of warmth. What else could I do but think about running away? What's with your anger now? You bit me, and you have to compensate me."
Cen Xizhen found this person inexplicable. If she had the chance to choose back then, she would definitely have pushed this person into a cesspool and made him infamous for eternity.
"Pay up! Sure, you can come back at me if you want."
Shen Jinchen glared at her fiercely, then pressed his lips against Cen Xi's again without saying a word.
Cen Xi has never been romantic, so she stomped her foot hard, stepping directly on Shen Jinchen's foot. After breaking free of his control, she used her light-footed skill to disappear into the palace.
Fearing that the ball might run away, Shen Jinchen, without saying a word, used his lightness skill to chase after it.
Originally, it was thought that Cen Xi would run out of the city, but unexpectedly, she flashed into the Wen residence.
Shen Jinchen followed him inside without stopping.
After landing, Shen Jinchen collided head-on with Wen Qiheng.
Seeing his radiant face and fluttering heart, Shen Jinchen couldn't help but smile.
"It seems you've been doing well these past few days, brother!"
"Fortunately, thanks to my brother, I have married a good wife."
Wen Qiheng gestured for him to enter, his smile enigmatic.
Cen Xi, who entered first, was led by a maid and finally met Jun Xiao Qiao, the wronged child in the mansion.
Jun Xiaoqiao's eyes blazed with fury the moment she saw it, and her teeth clenched so tightly they clicked.
What are you doing here?
"I've come to see you. We've been best friends since childhood. You've suffered so much, and I, the princess, haven't even come to see you. That would be really inappropriate."
Cen Xi casually found a seat and sat down with a grin, her eyes sparkling.
"You dare to use the word 'best friend'? Cen Xi, you just betrayed me like that, how can you face me?"
Jun Xiaoqiao really wanted to stand up, walk up to Cen Xi, and strangle him to death to vent her anger, but unfortunately she really couldn't move right now.
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