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

"Your Majesty, don't you know what fate awaits those who marry into a foreign alliance?" Shen Chuning frowned, staring sternly at the emperor before her, demanding, "Since ancient times, every princess who married into a foreign alliance has been forced to leave their homes and live in poverty. Most of them didn't have a happy ending! And what about me? I'm just a princess, the daughter of a traitor. Once I enter Nanzhao, how can I survive?"

Xiao Yuanyi was startled by this question, but quickly recovered and comforted her, "Sister, what are you talking about?... Sister Aning is so intelligent, she would definitely not easily put herself in such a difficult situation. Moreover, the Nanzhao monarch specifically asked to marry you, so he must have been impressed by your charm and would not treat you unfairly. If you can agree to this marriage, when the Nanzhao troops withdraw, it will be the time for Prime Minister Shen to return to the court."

Xiao Yuanyi is threatening Shen Chuning with the safety of the entire Shen family.

If it weren't for Shen Chuning's previous arrangements, she might have been threatened and forced to marry.

However, Shen Chuning couldn't help but sneer and said sarcastically, "Haha, Your Majesty is no longer afraid of not being able to silence the gossips and dares to openly disobey the will of the late emperor?"

Facing her sarcasm, Xiao Yuanyi clenched his fists and explained, "If Sister An Ning agrees to go and marry, she will have made an unparalleled contribution to the Great Yong Dynasty. At that time, I will use this as a reason to pardon the sins committed by Prime Minister Shen. I am sure that the ministers in the court will not dare to object."

Seeing Shen Chuning's expressionless face, Xiao Yuanyi sighed deeply and spoke again, "Sister Aning, don't you know that I have always been in love with you? I have promised you the throne. If Nanzhao hadn't insisted on marrying you, how could I have been willing to let you go? But I have just ascended the throne, and the throne is not stable yet. The previous emperor was even more extravagant during his reign, squandering the foundation left by our ancestors. Now our Great Yong is so weak that we are simply unable to compete with Nanzhao. I really have no other choice."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuanyi deliberately pretended to be in great pain and helplessness.

However, in the face of Xiao Yuanyi's affectionate words, Shen Chuning simply responded coldly: "Your Majesty, I truly cannot bear your kindness. Now that things have come to this, Your Majesty, please return. I will go to Nanzhao myself. But I hope Your Majesty will keep your promise and let the Shen family go."

Upon hearing Shen Chuning's agreement to go to Nanzhao for marriage, Xiao Yuanyi couldn't help but feel ecstatic. However, he pretended to be calm on the surface and replied, "Don't worry, Sister Aning. After the wedding party takes you to the border, they will immediately go to Lingnan to bring back Prime Minister Shen. I will definitely keep my word."

Shen Chuning originally thought that as long as she left the capital, she could completely escape Xiao Yuanyi's control, but she never expected that she would be escorted all the way to the border.

But if you think about it carefully, she was going south anyway, so it wouldn't be a big deal even if she walked a little further.

So, Shen Chuning pondered for a moment and then said, "I am willing to go to Nanzhao to marry, but I have one request."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanyi quickly responded, "Sister An Ning, please feel free to ask. As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely do my best to satisfy you."

"I want my sixth brother to go and see her off to get married."