Prime Minister Shen shook off his gorgeous robe vigorously, then picked up the exquisite teacup beside him and took a sip of tea.

He sighed heavily and said, "Since this matter has passed, let's put it behind us. However, how is the progress of the task I asked you to do before?"

When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Shen Li.

Prime Minister Shen was referring to letting Shen Li secretly monitor Yunchen Domain.

The Prince Chen's Mansion is airtight.

He and the prince had teamed up to send spies into Prince Chen's mansion several times, but they were all discovered by Yun Chenyu. This time, he took advantage of the emperor's decree to send Shen Li in and let her monitor Yun Chenyu.

As long as Shen Li discovers that Yunchenyu has any ulterior motives and finds evidence, he can take the opportunity to write a letter of impeachment to the emperor and suppress him severely.

At this moment, Shen Li looked at Prime Minister Shen in front of him with an expressionless and cold face.

He responded in a firm and cold tone, "I'm truly incapable of this kind of espionage work. From now on, don't expect me to bring you any news from Prince Chen's Mansion!"

Shen Li couldn't understand why the original owner was so stupid that he would agree to Prime Minister Shen's ridiculous and unreasonable request to collect private information about Yunchen Domain for him.

As the saying goes, "When the nest is overturned, no eggs can remain intact."

If Yunchen Domain is thoroughly investigated, how good will the original owner be?

"Rebellious girl!"

Prime Minister Shen was furious, his eyes were wide open, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets in the next second.

He was trembling all over, pointing at Shen Li and shouting, "Have you forgotten what you promised me on the day you got married?"

Shen Li held his forehead with a helpless look on his face and replied lightly:

"Father, I was probably confused that day, and that's why I agreed to all that. Please don't take it to heart~"

Her tone was extremely calm, as if all this was just a trivial matter to her.

"Could it be that you asked His Majesty for permission to marry you not to fulfill your daughter's wish, but to plant a pawn in Prince Chen's palace?"

How can this be said so harshly?

"Bang!" There was a crisp and loud sound of slamming the table, and everyone was startled.

The next second, Prime Minister Shen jumped up from his chair with an angry face. His originally calm face became a little distorted because of anger.

Meanwhile, Shen's mother quietly moved to a corner, not daring to say a word for fear of getting into trouble.

"What kind of nonsense did you just say!"

Prime Minister Shen was furious. He raised his broad and thick palm and slapped Li's delicate and fair cheek hard.

However, just as the big hand was about to touch Shen Li's face, a figure quickly flashed forward.

It turned out that it was Aokiji who took action. She firmly grasped Prime Minister Shen's wrist.

Prime Minister Shen's hand was abruptly suspended in mid-air. He struggled hard to pull his hand back, but no matter how hard he tried, the wrist held by Aokiji didn't move at all.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are! How dare you stop me from teaching my own daughter a lesson!" Prime Minister Shen was so angry that he roared at Aokiji.

Facing Prime Minister Shen's rebuke and threats, Aokiji remained calm and collected.

She looked directly at Prime Minister Shen with a firm and steady gaze, and slowly said, "I am the princess's personal maid, and I am under the orders of Prince Chen to protect her. Regarding what happened today, I hope the Prime Minister will calm down and not embarrass the princess any further."

"Humph, I'm teaching my own daughter a lesson, what does that have to do with Prince Chen?"

Aokiji said with a domineering look on his face: "Now, my master is the dignified Princess Chen. According to common sense, even if you, the Prime Minister, see her, you should still bow and pay your respects.

But my princess is kindhearted, mindful of the father-daughter relationship, and didn't take your lack of courtesy seriously. Yet, not only are you ungrateful, you're even attempting to strike her. Where is justice in this?

Since ancient times, the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects came first, and then the love between father and son. Could it be that such a simple and easy-to-understand truth cannot be understood by you, Prime Minister?"

Aokiji's words were powerful and resounding.

After hearing this, Shen Li, who was standing by, couldn't help but look at her differently.

Normally, Aokiji is not very good at expressing herself. I never thought that she would be so sharp when she spoke today. It can be said that she will not stop until her words are shocking.

At this time, Prime Minister Shen was completely speechless by Aokiji and stood there in a daze.

His hand, which had been frozen in mid-air as if about to swing down, had to be slowly retracted.

After all, Shen Li is not only the Princess of Chen, but also the Princess of Liyang who was personally appointed by the Emperor. If he really slapped her, it would undoubtedly be a hard slap on the Emperor's face!

Fortunately, fortunately the slap did not fall in the end.

But the resentment that had been pent up in my heart for a long time was difficult to eliminate no matter what.

So, Prime Minister Shen turned around abruptly and kicked a chair next to him hard.

There was a crisp "crack" sound, and the poor chair fell to the ground in an instant, with wood chips flying everywhere.

Then, he turned around, his face became ferocious, and his eyes seemed to be burning with rage as he stared fiercely at Shen Li in front of him.

His lips trembled slightly, and his voice was low and serious, as if squeezed out from between his teeth:

"I'm going to ask you one last time. Are you going to do what I told you to do or not?"

Hearing this, Shen Li didn't even think about it, but shook his head without hesitation and answered decisively:

"I'm just a weak little woman. I really can't do anything about something as serious as that."

After she finished speaking, she sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and grievance in her eyes.

However, these words completely angered Prime Minister Shen.

He opened his eyes wide, his face flushed red, pointed at Shen Li and shouted:

"Okay, if that's the case, don't blame me for being heartless and ungrateful! You said it yourself today. From now on, our Shen family will completely sever all ties with you! Our Shen family will no longer tolerate a disobedient and unfilial daughter like you! From now on, you will have to fend for yourself!"

At this moment, Shen Li was unusually calm.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.

I couldn't ask for more.

Shen Li really felt sorry for the original owner. Not only did she not receive the love of her biological parents when she was a child, she was also often scolded by her adoptive parents. A good girl was raised into a stupid and disfigured girl.

Now, she finally vented her anger for the original owner.

Shen Li turned around gracefully, took light steps, and walked towards the mansion gate without looking back.

The sunlight fell on her, making her figure look long and slender.

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