Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Are you going to exile the entire Shen family to Lingnan?"

"This... this was all arranged by the late emperor. I really dare not disobey it easily!" Xiao Yuanyi explained with trembling lips.

At this moment, his face was full of helplessness and fear.

The only two places that Dayong could be exiled to were Lingnan and Beidi.

But the north has always been guarded by the Zhou family, and the Zhou family and the Shen family are related by marriage.

If the Shen family members were sent to the north, it would undoubtedly be like letting a tiger return to the mountains, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Xiao Yuanyi finally decided that the Shen family had no choice but to go to Lingnan.

Hearing this, Shen Chuning slowly lowered her eyes and stopped talking.

After a moment's silence, Xiao Yuanyi beside him quickly said, "Sister An Ning, please rest assured. In just two years, when this storm has died down a bit, I will definitely exonerate Prime Minister Shen and personally take them back."

However, Shen Chuning seemed not to hear and remained silent.

Suddenly, she raised her head, staring straight ahead with a determined gaze, and said in a resolute tone: "I want to leave the palace."

The Shen family was exiled, so she had to leave the palace and make proper arrangements.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuanyi couldn't help but look troubled, and hurriedly advised: "Sister Aning, you are still attending to the Queen Mother. How can you act so recklessly and leave the palace without permission? What if the Queen Mother blames you?"

He was really worried, fearing that Shen Chuning would never come back.

"Since you are determined to exile my entire family, don't you even want to allow me to leave the palace to see them for the last time?" Shen Chuning suddenly raised her voice and questioned harshly.

At this moment, she no longer cared about the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

Faced with Shen Chuning's rebuke, Xiao Yuanyi was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.

After a brief hesitation, he finally compromised and said, "It's not that I forbid Sister Aning from leaving the palace. When Prime Minister Shen leaves, I will personally accompany Sister out of the palace to see her off."

After saying this, he sighed softly, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.

Shen Chuning slowly closed her eyes and said softly, "I'm tired, Your Majesty, please go back." Her tone revealed deep fatigue and helplessness.

Xiao Yuanyi, who was standing by, couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this. His voice was low and powerful: "As long as Sister An Ning can stay by my side with peace of mind, in just three years, no, just two years, I will personally go to take Prime Minister Shen and the others back to the palace."

However, only he himself knew that this was just a temporary measure.

After two years, his throne will be as stable as a rock. Even if Prime Minister Shen is still alive, he will not pose any substantial threat to him.

Faced with Xiao Yuanyi's promise, Shen Chuning remained unmoved and simply repeated calmly, "Your Majesty, please return."

Seeing this, Xiao Yuanyi knew that it was useless to say more, so he sighed softly and said softly: "Then Sister An Ning, please have a good rest. I will come to visit you again tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Finally, the day arrived when the Shen family was expelled from the palace. Xiao Yuanyi specially brought Shen Chuning out of the palace to see them off.

However, he explicitly forbade Shen Chuning to approach the escort team and only allowed her to watch from afar.

When Shen Chuning saw that the chief officer in charge of the escort was Feng Yucai, the huge rock that had been hanging in his heart finally fell down. He thought that there should be no unexpected situations along the way.

Not only that, the escort was also provided by experts from the Yunyuan Escort Agency, which naturally provided an extra layer of security.

Moreover, Shen Chuning had already made careful arrangements in advance. She asked Shen Shi to disguise himself as a merchant caravan and quietly follow the escort team all the way south.

In this way, you can not only keep track of your family's movements at any time and ensure that they have enough food, clothing and daily necessities on the road, but also provide necessary help at critical moments.

In addition, Birui and Jiang Ping had already established a firm foothold in Lingnan and were ready to take over.

For the Shen family, Lingnan is even a better place of exile than the north.

It can be said that before entering the palace, Shen Chuning had taken into account all possible situations and carefully planned every move.

Now, she is the only one who has escaped from the predicament. Counting the days, it should be soon.

……

"Your Majesty, the Nanzhao Kingdom now has a hundred thousand troops approaching. You must come up with a countermeasure quickly."