Gu Ningye's tears flowed uncontrollably, and coupled with her exquisite face, she was truly breathtaking.
But to Shen Zhao, this was his adoptive mother, and he had no improper thoughts about her.
"Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"Zhao'er, Xi Yan has been captured by the people of the Demon Realm. They left a message saying that if you want to save Xi Yan, you must go to the Demon Realm in person."
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao sneered inwardly: It seems that Leng Qingcheng or Yue Beiqing did it? No matter who did it, I have to applaud it.
But when faced with Gu Ningye's worried and pitiful gaze, Shen Zhao could only try to appear calm to avoid revealing his true feelings.
After Gu Ningye finished speaking, Shen Zhao sighed: "Empress Dowager, you should already be aware of my relationship with Yu Xiyan."
Now that she's in this situation, you should talk to her fiancé to resolve it.
Look at me, with such an ambiguous relationship, how could I possibly get involved in this?
And in what capacity? I'm sorry, Empress Dowager Gu, I really can't help with this."
Gu Ningye was taken aback: "Zhao'er, I don't know what happened between you and Xiyan that made your relationship turn out like this."
But, even if it's just for the sake of how many years I've taken care of you, could you please help me one more time?
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. If you were to ask me about anything else, I would certainly do my best to help. But this is the one thing I am truly powerless to do."
Gu Ningye was momentarily stunned, staring at Shen Zhao with disbelief.
Gu Jingyan immediately stepped forward: "Brother Shen, even the Empress Dowager Gu went to great lengths to come and beg you, are you really unwilling to help?"
Shen Zhao said helplessly, "Brother Gu, I really can't help you with this."
You should go find Ling Yuxuan; he is the future son-in-law of the Great Yin Dynasty.
"Does that good-for-nothing deserve to be my husband? He's just a complete idiot who doesn't know anything. After my cousin's accident, he just disappeared without a trace..."
"Jing Yan!"
Gu Ningye stopped Gu Jingyan from continuing.
Then, turning back to Shen Zhao, he said, "Zhao'er, are you really unwilling to take action? I know that you and Xi Yan are currently irreconcilable enemies."
"If I weren't truly desperate, I wouldn't be so shameless as to beg you. Really, please help her one last time, and help me too, okay?"
"well--"
Faced with Gu Ningye's desperate pleas, Shen Zhao felt utterly helpless.
For nine generations, this empress dowager truly treated him like her own son, showering him with care and affection, even surpassing Yu Xizhao in comparison.
Seeing her pleading like this, Shen Zhao really couldn't bear it.
But Yu Xiyan's actions a few days ago disgusted him, and he was extremely unwilling to help her.
Besides, once Su Yunying returns from Yaochi, she will be in seclusion for a year to awaken the Chaos God-Demon Body and the final bloodline of the Xuanhuang. I am not comfortable leaving her alone, and I really cannot leave.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but this time, I think I might have to disappoint you."
After careful consideration, Shen Zhao still refused Gu Ningye's request.
"Zhao'er!"
Suddenly, Gu Ningye, her eyes red, knelt down directly in front of Shen Zhao.
"I'm begging you on my knees, please help me one more time!"
Shen Zhao immediately stepped forward, gesturing with his arms outstretched: "Empress Dowager, what are you doing? Get up quickly, this is unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable."
"No, Zhao'er, don't blame me for being so cruel to you. Xi Yan has been captured and taken to the Demon Realm; her fate is uncertain."
Before coming to find you, I even went to the Northern and Central Regions, but the two empresses refused to even see me when they heard that I was Xiyan's mother.
Honestly, I've tried everything I could think of. If I hadn't been completely desperate, I wouldn't have come to you!
Gu Ningye's body trembled uncontrollably, and tears streamed down her exquisite face like raindrops.
Gu Jingyan sighed as well, "Brother Shen, please help your cousin this time, for the sake of the Empress Dowager raising you."
Gu Yunxiao also spoke up: "Yes, Brother Shen, can you really bear to see the Empress Dowager heartbroken? If it really can't be..."
At this point, he walked over to Gu Ningye and knelt down in front of Shen Zhao as well.
"I'm kneeling down before you too, okay?"
"Brother Shen, I'm begging you!"
Gu Jingyan also knelt down.
Seeing this family pressuring him so hard, Shen Zhao felt incredibly conflicted.
"Get up first, don't kneel."
"No, if you don't agree, we will kneel here forever."
"This, this is really putting me in a difficult position."
Shen Zhao's feelings were very complicated. He turned his head to look at Liang Hao and Min Yue, who were stunned.
What do you think?
He then asked Liang Hao a question.
But I regretted it as soon as I said it; it would have been more reliable to ask the Bodhisattva than them.
Liang Hao looked troubled: "Brother, I'm only responsible for making the name of the Public Tribunal known. You should make the decision yourself. No matter what you do, I will support you without hesitation."
Min Yue: "Don't look at me. I don't know your past, so I can't give you any suitable advice."
"well!"
Shen Zhao sighed, thought about it for a while, and then came up with a compromise.
"Your Majesty, Your Excellency, please rise. I need to think this matter through carefully."
Well then, since you're here, why don't you stay here for now?
"When Yunying returns, I'll ask her what she thinks and then give you an answer."
Upon hearing that Shen Zhao was showing signs of softening his stance, the group immediately saw hope.
But when they heard that whether Shen Zhao should go or not depended on Su Yunying's opinion, the group looked very dejected.
In other words, the emperor's son-in-law, whom the empress dowager and the retired emperor valued most, already had another woman in his heart.
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