After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

"Is there anything special about Wang Heng's dismissal of officials from Dingxi County?"

Sui Yi kowtowed again and said, "It seems to me that Lord Shen doesn't put any effort into investigating the case. He basically sends people to check the financial situation of each official's home at night, and then executes them after two or three days."

"After dealing with five or six people, he arranged for people to go to other counties and prefectures to spread the word, asking them to exchange their lives for silver. Therefore, it is true that Lord Shen was corrupt and accepted bribes."

However, Xia Hong did not think that corruption and bribery were a big shortcoming. After all, everyone loves money. Even if he sat in the supreme position like the emperor, he still thought that money was a good thing.

Sui Yi retreated from the Golden Palace, and all the palace servants in the palace were also taken out.

As the sun set in the early autumn afternoon, Xia Hong stepped down from the dragon throne and stood under the sun that shone through the window of the Golden Palace.

Weighing the forces in the court is what a king does throughout his life.

When Xia Ling was firmly seated in the Eastern Palace, Xia Hong gave his favor to Xia Che, letting Xia Ling know that he was not the only choice.

When he failed in his first attempt to push Xia Territory into the struggle for imperial power, he cut off the tentacles of the Eastern Palace, but gave the emperor's favor to Xia Ling, giving him the opportunity to make a comeback.

Now that Xia Che is dead, Shen Jinmo is capable of great use, Xun Zhan passed the provincial examination and even though Xie Nanxing's business is not particularly large, it can at least solve Xia Yu's money problem.

Therefore, Shen Jinmo and Xia Ling must be incompatible, and Xia Yu and Xia Ling must fight to the death.

In order to secure his position on the throne, Xia Ling cannot die, and he must possess power equal to that of Xia Yu for a very long time in the future.

"Xiao Linzi, how do you think I should punish the prince?"

Eunuch Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Party struggles have existed since ancient times. The Crown Prince's words are indeed too inappropriate. I think that after the Queen leaves Xianyun Palace, she can also give the Crown Prince a good warning."

Zhong Luoyue's power had indeed been cut off by Xia Hong, and the position of queen she now sat on was nothing more than an empty title.

Taking action from Zhong Luoyue would not only alert Xia Ling, but also allow Zhong Yuanyuan to see his sincere love for her.

"You old man, your brain is still quite useful."

He bowed and said, "It's all thanks to the Emperor's good teaching."

Considering that Shen Jinmo had been away for several months and had not done anything to make Xia Hong feel uneasy, he did not have the intention of summoning Shen Jinmo today.

"Xiao Linzi, what do you think about handing over the Dark Guard Division directly to Sui Yi?"

As someone who had served Xia Hong for several years, Eunuch Lin naturally knew that Xia Hong had already made a decision in his heart when he asked this question.

"I think that Sir Sui's martial arts skills are indeed beyond reproach, and his loyalty to the emperor is also evident. Even today, he is trembling with fear while sitting on the soft stool given by the emperor. I wonder if he can handle the guards of 10,000 people?"

Eunuch Lin's words were expressed as doubt, but were actually compliments.

Because Xia Hong can only allow Shen Jinmo to be free in front of him, everyone else has to be trembling with fear.

The reason why Shen Jinmo was able to stand up straight was that the pride that originally belonged to Shen Jinmo had been completely shattered on the night when Xie Nanxing was expelled from Luoan by Xia Xin.

The grace that Xia Hong bestowed now was mainly because Xia Hong felt that he had to let the world understand his grace before he could push all the sins onto Shen Jinmo.

The imperial power is supreme.

We are all ants under the imperial power.

At daybreak, Xie Nanxing got up with the help of Xiao Gao. After breakfast, she went into the palace with Shen Jinmo.

When they reached the fork in the road, Shen Jinmo shook Xie Nanxing's hand and whispered, "Go home for lunch after class today, don't wait for me."

"I'll wait a little while. If you still don't come to pick me up by the time I get hungry, I'll go home first."

Shen Jinmo tied the cloth bag filled with dried meat and preserved fruits around Xie Nanxing's waist and said, "No matter if you are hungry or not, eat a little during the break so that you can gain weight faster."

"You are still young. If you eat more, you will definitely grow taller."

Shen Jinmo was not afraid that Xie Nanxing would not be able to eat if he ate too many snacks. He was mainly afraid that if he did not accompany Xie Nanxing, this person would just eat casually for lunch.

By then, I had nothing to eat.

I used to be a very obedient person with meals, but this summer I suddenly developed this bad habit, which has not improved even in autumn.

Even though Shen Jinmo liked to coax Xie Nanxing to eat, he was always too busy to make it in time, so Xie Nanxing's meals had become Shen Jinmo's biggest worry.

"I know. You should go to court quickly. If you are late, you will be charged with another crime."

Shen Jinmo wanted to say that he didn't care about these charges, but he didn't say it because Xie Nanxing cared a lot.

"You go first, I'll watch you go before I go."

Looking around stealthily and seeing that no one was paying attention, Xie Nanxing stood on tiptoe and rubbed Shen Jinmo's lips.

Then he trotted quickly in the direction of Gong Xue.

With its curved eyebrows and eyes, it looks like a cat that has successfully stolen some fish.

After running for a long distance, Xie Nanxing looked back for some unknown reason and saw Shen Jinmo still standing there, stroking his lips with one hand, and a blush instantly appeared on his cheeks.

Xie Nanxing always felt that he was just like that playboy who stole women's affections and deceived Shen Jinmo, a good man.

However, if time could go back, Xie Nanxing felt that he would definitely find ways to coax Shen Jinmo back home when they first met.

As for what to do after coaxing the child home?

He was not in good health, but he felt very warm just sleeping in her arms.

When the morning class started, Xie Nanxing looked at Xia Cheng's seat which was still empty, and he knew exactly what would happen to Xia Cheng.

After the class was over, Xie Nanxing went to the locker room with Xia Yu.

When Xia Yu came out of the locker room, he was dazzled for a moment when he saw the man in the moon-white knight suit in front of him.

This was the first time Xie Nanxing wore riding clothes. He was in poor health before, so even during horse riding lessons, Shen Jinmo would nag him and not let him stay on the horse for too long.

"Xie Nanxing, you are so beautiful. When you return home, wear this dress and let Wang Heng see it. You may have to take another ten days or half a month off."

As soon as these words fell, Xun Zhan came in wearing an extremely fancy red riding suit.

He stood directly opposite Xie Nanxing, blocking Xia Yu's gaze towards Xie Nanxing: "Your Highness greets the Ninth Prince."

With a soft smile, Xia Yu turned his gaze from Xie Nanxing to Xun Zhan: "Master... you look very good today as well."

Xun Zhan was satisfied, and stood obediently behind Xia Yu. Together with Xie Nanxing, they acted as guards and accompanied Xia Yu to the royal horse farm.

Those people who would occasionally greet Xun Zhan at the beginning, and who would greet Xie Nanxing later as Shen Jinmo's status rose, now prostrated themselves and greeted Xia Yu when they saw him from afar.

Even though Xia Yu and Zhong Yuanyuan had never left Xianyun Palace, after this round of turmoil, Xianyun Palace was no longer a pure land independent of the inner courtyard of the imperial palace.