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Facing this question, Xia Xin already had the answer in her mind: "Xie Nanxing, this princess and Shen Wangheng are from the royal family. Maintaining the moral principles of this world has always been more important than your so-called happiness."

"In the Great Xia Dynasty, men are superior to women. The eldest princess, as a woman, is ranked first among the royal relatives. Doesn't this also violate the so-called moral principles?"

Xie Nanxing laughed in anger, and her gentle appearance was replaced by an aggressive one: "If this moral principle is wrong, why should I let Shen Jinmo be lonely all the way for this moral principle?"

Seeing Xie Nanxing protecting his food like this again, Xia Xin realized that nearly a year had passed since Shen Jinmo Yuanxiao's poison took effect.

And Xie Nanxing actually stayed with Shen Jinmo for a whole year in this imperial city where undercurrents were surging.

He picked up the teapot that was warming on the small red clay stove and refilled it with hot water for Xie Nanxing.

Since Xie Nanxing was unwilling to listen to these reasons, Xia Xin wanted to talk to Xie Nanxing about responsibility and accountability: "Xie Nanxing, do you know the meaning of Shen Jinmo's name?"

Looking at the refilled tea in front of him, Xie Nanxing was a little unsure of Xia Xin's attitude: "Please enlighten me, Princess."

"Before the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, this land was slaughtered by powerful people from all sides and experienced twenty-three years of war. Every inch of the mountains and rivers I have seen has been stained with blood."

"At the beginning of the dynasty, the empire was so poor that even my father couldn't afford a bowl of white rice on his birthday, let alone the meritorious service that accompanied him in building the empire."

"With the devastation all around, my father, against all odds, exempted the people from three years of corvée labor. Only then did the people breathe a sigh of relief, but the relief only lasted less than two years."

"Heaven does not bless the people. From the autumn of the fourth year of Yuanqi to the spring of the fifth year of Yuanqi, this land suffered earthquakes, floods, and droughts. Even though my father led all the nobles to the disaster area, he could not bring back the people who died in the disaster."

"And my son was born in such a year, on May 24th of the fifth year of Yuanqi. Along with his cry at birth, the fields that had been dry for months welcomed the first rain of the year, soaking the dry land."

"My father brought Shen Jun back from the fields. They were both wet with rain and smiled at me. My father looked at the dark clouds in the sky and wrote the words 'Cinders and Inks' with his imperial pen."

"It is fate. He was destined from birth to shoulder the burden of the world."

"When people's lives were in trouble, he was born and brought relief to the world."

"When chaos struck, he fled Luoan and honed himself into the sharpest blade in the world in the countryside and mountains."

"Now, under all kinds of difficulties, he has destroyed and reshaped himself, and has become a person that even I, as his mother, can no longer recognize."

"Master Xie, do you know what his future will be like?"

"If you were by his side, how would you handle yourself, Master Xie?"

"Master Xie is so vulnerable. If you die because of him, how will he cope with it?"

"The problem with your relationship is not only that you are both men, but also that you met at the wrong time."

Xia Xin spoke slowly and leisurely, without a trace of unnecessary emotion on her calm face.

Xie Nanxing clasped his hands together and slowly raised his head to look at the blue sky blocked by the window coffin.

After a long silence, Xie Nanxing looked at Xia Xin in front of him and made a difficult decision: "Your Highness, Nanxing wants to live."

"Five thousand taels to buy you to break up with Shen Wangheng." Xia Xin took out the banknote from her bosom: "The carriage is ready, Master Xie can leave immediately."

"Yang Huai belongs to Nanxing, and Nanxing wants to take him with her."

Xia Xin nodded, her eyes filled with urging.

Xie Nanxing immediately stood up from his chair and bowed to Xia Xin: "From now on, Nanxing will have nothing to do with the prince of Princess Pingnan's mansion."

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Today, Shen Jun personally organized a party to take the captains of each team of the Imperial Guard Division out for a drink and entertainment. Even though Shen Jinmo was unwilling, there was no reason for him to directly offend his superior Shen Jun in front of others.

A group of people accompanied Shen Jun for a long meal and drink. By the time Shen Jinmo left the party, it was already three quarters past three in the afternoon.

Walking into Xiangzhu Courtyard from the side door, servants led by Mo Ping were kneeling all over the courtyard, and Shen Jinmo's expression suddenly darkened.

If the Xiangzhu Courtyard was empty today, it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, Xie Nanxing took his servants to the Xie Mansion under various coercions.

But now all the servants in the yard are there, except Xie Nanxing, who is waiting for his return every day.

Someone disrupted all of Shen Jinmo's plans.

Some people don't want Xie Nanxing to stay by Shen Jinmo's side.

"Where is Xie Nanxing?"

Mo Ping endured the severe pain in his body, raised his pale face, and dared not say a word: "The princess came to look for the young master today, and I was arrested by the guards before I could stop her. When I returned from the punishment, the young master and Yang Huai were nowhere to be seen."

The beating heart stopped for a moment, and was then replaced by restlessness and panic.

He didn't ask Mo Ping why he didn't arrange for someone to go to the Guard Department to look for him. It was because Shen Jun changed the schedule of several restaurants today just to make it impossible for Mo Ping to find him.

From the very beginning, Xia Xin and Shen Jun had no intention of simply expelling Xie Nanxing from the mansion. They wanted to make Shen Jinmo lose Xie Nanxing forever.

The door of the main room was wide open. Xia Xin sat solemnly at the top, calmly waiting for Shen Jinmo to arrive.

Standing in confrontation, Shen Jinmo still had a glimmer of hope in his heart: "Mother, where is Xie Nanxing?"

"This princess gave him a choice: either die in Xiangzhu Courtyard or leave Luoan."

Xia Xin spoke so lightly, as if Xie Nanxing's life or death was as important to her as the wintersweets outside the house that could be blown away by the snow at will.

His stiff limbs seemed to be ravaged by lightning, his numb thoughts devoured his remaining sanity, and Shen Jinmo found himself in endless nothingness in an instant.

It seemed like he really had nothing.

Feeling that the blow was not enough, Xia Xin smiled slowly and said, "Shen Wangheng, you don't have a good vision. He chose to leave you for five thousand taels of silver."

"Mother, where did he go?" Shen Jinmo's knees landed on the ground, his eyes filled with tears of desire: "Mother, please tell me where he went."

Shen Jinmo's fragile appearance did not arouse any sympathy from Xia Xin, and even more harsh words came out of Xia Xin's mouth.

"Even though I have severed the mother-son relationship with you, you have my blood in your veins, so you are not qualified to do anything that would make me lose face."

She stood up from the chair and squatted beside Shen Jinmo: "It is a gift from this princess to let him leave alive."

Tears slid down the corners of his eyes, the sound of kowtow came frequently, and words of prayer came out of Shen Jinmo's mouth again and again.

"Mother, can you please return Xie Nanxing to me?"

"Mother, I beg you, give him back to me."

This is an extremely intimate name that Xia Xin hasn't heard for eleven years.

This extremely humble plea, the uncontrolled brokenness in his eyes, and the loss of sanity in his mind all told Xia Xin that his son wanted nothing for Xie Nanxing.

Without any deliberate calculation or planning, Shen Jinmo would give up everything for Xie Nanxing.

Just like Shen Jun, he would give up everything for Xia Xin.