Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

"What kind of communication?"

Bai Zhanyang shook his head. "I don't know about that. They won't tell me."

Ning Zhiwei looked at him and asked, "Are you going to Zeng's house?"

Bai Zhanyang swallowed hard, not daring to look at her directly, "Yes."

Ning Zhiwei looked at him steadily and said suddenly, "You are so afraid of me, what have you done wrong?"

He was not so scared when he went to the palace to pay homage before.

Bai Zhanyang shuddered and glanced at Xiao Linfeng quietly, "No, no... It was someone from Jiangnan who wrote to me. It's a bit scary..."

It turned out that he was frightened by the demise of several major families in Jiangnan.

"As long as you stay within your proper place and don't make trouble, everything will be fine."

Bai Zhanyang nodded desperately, trying hard to show his loyalty, looking frightened and timid.

Ning Zhiwei waved his hand impatiently, "Go down."

"Yes."

Bai Zhanyang returned to the room and when there was no one around, he let out a long breath. Only then did he realize that the clothes on his back were soaked.

How could she be merciful and soft-hearted when she became the founding emperor as a woman? She was even more ruthless than he imagined, far better than the previous monarchs who did nothing.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead, his expression so complicated that it was hard to describe, and it was hard to tell whether he was sad or happy.

Some things have been done and there is no going back.

Late at night, at the Zeng family, the new head of the family, Zeng Qingjie, was sitting in his study with a frown on his face and a lot on his mind.

Suddenly, the door of the study was slammed open. Zeng Qingjie was furious, "Who dares to be so presumptuous..."

He saw the other person's face clearly and frowned, "How did you get in?"

The former head of the family, Zeng Qinglin, looked haggard and a little downcast, with guards following behind him trying to stop him, "Head, he insisted on forcing his way in."

Zeng Qingjie waved his hand and said, "You all can go down."

After the guards had all left, Zeng Qinglin spoke up, "Have you heard about the numerous heads of Jiangnan noble families being slaughtered by the imperial court?"

This matter has spread all over the world, and it has a strong deterrent effect, causing countless people to toss and turn in sleep and be terrified.

Zeng Qingjie's eyelids twitched, but he acted as if nothing had happened, "So what?"

Zeng Qinglin was angry and anxious, "You are so confused. Our Zeng family has clearly placed the bet in advance and won it, but you got involved with the Jin Kingdom just to pull me down..."

He never expected that his fellow countrymen would stab him in the back, throwing away their conscience for the sake of profit and power.

Can the emperor let the Zeng family go?

Zeng Qingjie shouted impatiently, "Shut up."

He was also very upset. The empress was too cruel and ruthless. She even dared to touch the thousand-year-old family.

But this is also one of the reasons why he is not optimistic.

The counterattack of the aristocratic families and the gossip of the literati all over the world will cause the empress to suffer heavy losses. He dares to assert that the new dynasty will not last for a few years.

Zeng Qinglin looked unhappy. "Zeng Qingjie, the emperor has led the army in person. You should know how powerful the emperor is in fighting. As soon as she arrives, the Jin Kingdom will be defeated."

"Once she's free, it'll be time for reckoning."

Zeng Qingjie sneered, "She won't win. I guarantee that she is no match for General Black Hawk. She is doomed this time."

"Besides, no one wants her to win."

A woman becomes an emperor and requires all men in the world to bow down to her. Any man with a bit of blood in his veins cannot tolerate this.

She is also a woman who only cares about the immediate interests, causing trouble everywhere and starting wars on several fronts.

What are you trying to show off?

Zeng Qinglin knew what he was thinking, but the highest power was not divided by gender.

"You haven't seen the Empress, so you don't know how powerful she is."

He had only met him once, but he left a very deep impression on him. He was a man of great talent and strategy, with a domineering aura.

In just a few years, she has gone from being the head coach of the Ning family to the ruler of the Northwest, and now has transformed herself into a founding empress.

Logically speaking, the Zeng family surrendered early and their fortunes would have risen, but they were ruined by Zeng Qingjie's selfishness.

Zeng Qingjie's face was full of disdain. "I only know that this is an era where men compete for supremacy in the world, and women can't last long. I won't let my family follow a short-lived emperor."

Zeng Qinglin could no longer tolerate it. "They are foreigners! They are evil spirits that have murdered countless of our people."

Even if he surrendered to the eldest prince in the northeast, it would be better than cooperating with foreign races.

Zeng Qingjie felt that he was too conservative and would only hold the family back, and that a man who knew the times was a hero.

"Ask the princes of the previous dynasty, do they hate the Great Jin more, or do they hate Ning Zhiwei more?"

"Zeng Qinglin, no matter how the dynasty changes or who becomes emperor, nothing is more important than the continuation of our Zeng family."

A cold voice sounded, "Even if it's treason?"

Zeng Qingjie answered subconsciously, "Yes."

After he finished speaking, he reacted and turned his head sharply. He then discovered that the window had been opened at some point and there was a group of people standing outside the window. They had come so quietly and he hadn't even noticed them at all.

He was startled and trembling, "You... who are you? How did you get in?"

Zeng Qinglin looked at the girl in black surrounded by the crowd, his face turned pale. Speak of the devil and he will appear.

In the middle of the night, Zeng Qingjie was so scared that he broke out in a sweat. "Someone, someone, please come."

The black-clothed girl said calmly, "Don't shout, it's useless. This manor is under my control."

I? Zeng Qingjie's head was buzzing, as if struck by thunder.

Is this the empress? How did she get here? Did she hear everything?

Ning Zhiwei urged impatiently, "Tell me, what's the situation between you and General Black Hawk? Have you surrendered to him?"

Zeng Qingjie's expression changed from time to time, and he forced a smile and said, "My lady, you came to my house in the middle of the night without being invited. You really don't know the rules...ahhh."

There was a flash of white light, and one of his ears was cut off, with blood oozing out.

Xiao Linfeng gave him a cold look before he deftly drew his sword and put it back into the sheath.

Knowing Ning Zhiwei's identity, he still pretends to be crazy and stupid. He is not knowing the life or death.

"Do you know what happens to traitors? The whole family will be killed, and they will be tortured to death."

The murderous words frightened Zeng Qingjie so much that his legs kept shaking.

Zeng Qinglin fell to his knees with a thud and bowed deeply, "I greet the emperor. Long live the emperor."

"Your Majesty, please leave a root for our Zeng family."

He did not ask to save his own life, but only to leave a descendant.

Ning Zhiwei looked extremely indifferent, "Then it depends on your performance."

Zeng Qinglin's mind turned. The Empress came here late at night, of course, for...

"We got some extremely rare medicines in the Western Regions before. As soon as we spread the news, General Black Hawk sent people to ask for them. We didn't want to sell them to him, but we couldn't resist his fists."

"And you asked us to continue to search for rare medicinal herbs in the world. If we don't obey, you will kill our entire family."

Ning Zhiwei was stunned. "What kind of medicine is it? What does it cure?"