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

"Master Shen, are you here?"

Inside the underground palace, palace maids and eunuchs were eager to try and ask questions everywhere, one after another.

Shen Jinmo, who had taken cartilage powder but whose hearing was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, stood up from the bed and knocked on the heavy iron door with the handle of the whip.

The palace servants who heard the noise rushed towards the dark room where Shen Jinmo was, but they tried every possible way to open the iron door but failed.

"It is not a solution for us all to stay here. This iron gate must be the last checkpoint of the test. We must open this iron gate before the emperor returns."

"Yes, yes, yes. If the emperor suddenly transfers Lord Shen, all our efforts will be in vain."

"Okay, okay, let's split into two groups. One group will go to the palace gate to watch if the emperor has returned, and the other group will go inside the palace to find a craftsman who can open the lock."

The eunuch's words gave the chaotic situation in the underground palace a backbone. Everyone quickly followed his instructions and walked out of the underground palace and began to ask for help throughout the palace.

By the time this news reached Shen Jun who was imprisoned in the inner prison, it only took two cups of tea.

Shen Jun took out the key that Shen Jinmo had handed to him earlier from his hair crown, untied the shackles on his hands and feet, then lifted the straw mat and swallowed the sword that was stuck on the bed with yellow mud and the antidote that Doctor Shu had sent him a few days ago.

After adjusting his breath for a moment, Shen Jun walked through the palace in the dark and followed the crowd directly into the underground palace.

The hilt of the sword knocked on the door five times, three long and two short, reminding Shen Jinmo to protect himself.

Shen Jun swung the sword three times with all his internal strength, and the iron chain was completely destroyed.

Looking at Shen Jinmo who had no inner strength, Shen Jun asked: "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, you can't get involved with a traitor like me."

He was walking on a road that was certain to lead to his death, and in the eyes of the world, he had countless lives on his hands.

Shen Jun and Xia Xin had lived a clean life and had never faced such a situation. But now they had to bear the charge of colluding with treacherous officials for him.

Not worth it.

After bathing and washing, he changed into clean clothes and walked out of the Golden Palace. Standing on the jade steps of the Golden Palace where he had stepped or knelt countless times, Shen Jinmo looked at his confidants who were ready to go at the bottom of the steps.

"Pass the word down, the Secret Guard Division and the Imperial Court will order all those who have disloyalty towards me to be executed immediately."

"Immediately mobilize 5,000 imperial guards and 200 secret guards to accompany me in welcoming the emperor back to the palace."

"The rest of you, stay and watch over the palace. Don't let even a mosquito in until I come back."

"Yes, Lord Shen, please rest assured. We will not fail you."

Kneeling on the ground with a clang, the loud voice reveals a faint expectation, which is the yearning for dawn.

Whether Shen Jinmo wanted to usurp the throne or support Xia Yu to ascend the throne, it would be much better than having Xia Hong in power.

Those of them who have been working closely with Shen Jinmo for several years know Shen Jinmo better than rumors.

They believe in Shen Jinmo.

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The imperial carriage carrying Xia Hong, whose hands and feet were bound, left the Ming Palace. Halfway through the journey, the carriage stopped.

Shen Jinmo lowered his head and smiled gently, then opened the car door and walked towards the only bright light in the night.

The lantern swayed in the wind. It was Xie Nanxing, dressed in white, running towards Shen Jinmo.

Hugging tightly, Xie Nanxing sank into Shen Jinmo's arms: "Are you hurt?"

"No, not at all."

"Did it embarrass you?"

"With the master of the family here, no one can embarrass me."

The half-dry and half-wet hair and the scent of newly used soapberry, none of them could be hidden from Xie Nanxing. Shen Jinmo had not been having a comfortable time during this period.

"Maybe you'll be home for the New Year tomorrow?"

He hugged Xie Nanxing very tightly and said, "I will definitely accompany Guaiguai every year in the future."

"You have to protect yourself. I'll wait for you to take me home."

"Hmm." He replied in a sullen tone, "I have given all the servants of the Shen Mansion a large sum of money to send them away from the Divine Capital. The rest are my personal protectors."

"I have never lived in the Shen Mansion. Don't worry, I will take you home."

The public resentment is obvious, and anyone who has had anything to do with Shen Jinmo can easily be burned.

"Shen Jinmo." His voice gradually became heavy, and tears fell: "A Luo, she is gone."

"Test the poison on yourself and save half of the people in Dingxi County."

Shen Jinmo's breathing suddenly became heavy, but he said nothing.

He took off his cloak and wrapped Xie Nanxing.

Lifting Xie Nanxing's chin and staring at her red and swollen eyes, Shen Jinmo said the most selfish words in his life.

"Xie Nanxing, your sick body cannot bear the heavy burden of this mountain and river. My family does not owe these people a penny. Even if tens of thousands of people die, I will let you live."

She held Shen Jinmo's cheek with her cold hands, stood on tiptoe, and gently kissed Shen Jinmo on his lips.

He took out a candy and fed it into Shen Jinmo's mouth, then handed over the warm jade food box in Lu Bai's hand.

"I didn't know you could leave the palace today. I only had time to make you a bowl of chicken noodle soup and fried a plate of steamed bread slices."

"My dear, the cooking smoke and I are waiting for you to come home."

Xie Nanxing is not as selfless and fearless as Chen Luo. Xie Nanxing is afraid of death, and he is even more afraid that Shen Jinmo will die with him.

His Shen Jinmo hasn't even had a sweet life yet, how can he accompany him to die?

He stuffed Xie Nanxing's frozen hands into his neck, and after they warmed up, he personally helped Xie Nanxing into the carriage.

Holding the warm jade box in his hand, Shen Jinmo looked at Lu Bai for a long time.

Kneeling on one knee, Lu Bai cupped his hands and said, "Even if tens of thousands of people block the master's way to survival, Lu Bai will kill them all to ensure the master's safety."

Shen Jinmo walked towards the imperial carriage, took a few steps and looked back, his eyes meeting those of Xie Nanxing, who had half of his body leaned out of the carriage.

Leaning out of the carriage, Xie Nanxing had to take another look at Shen Jinmo. She smiled softly and waved at Shen Jinmo.

He suddenly turned around, held Xie Nanxing's cheek with some difficulty, and kissed Xie Nanxing deeply.

"If you take this risk, you'll never get out of bed again."

"Alright, alright." Holding the red face, he fed Shen Jinmo another piece of candy: "Go early and come back early."

Carrying the warm jade food box, he got on the carriage, closed his eyes and waited until the sugar in his mouth completely melted, then Shen Jinmo gave Xia Hong a cold smile.

"I know that the emperor specifically told your chief eunuch the day he performed a play with me. You were worried that someone would assassinate me, so for their own sake, you asked them to be careful."

"I guess it was the second day after I was imprisoned in the underground palace. Xie Nanxing must have gone to look for Tian Ding. After that, Tian Ding must have spent a lot of money to have the palace servants help the palace find my whereabouts."

"Everyone in the palace should know immediately that the emperor has locked me up. The time to test their loyalty has naturally come."

"So during the time when the Emperor was looking for someone useful throughout the gods, they were looking for me throughout the palace."

"After all, it was the Emperor who saved me."

The bright red at the corners of his mouth dripped down one by one as Shen Jinmo spoke.

The familiar tune sounded, and the heart-piercing pain was nothing compared to the unwillingness of being played around by others.

Every word was tearful: "Xie Nanxing, are you still alive?"