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After assigning Qingyu her tasks, Chen Nan turned to look at Hongze, who was standing to the side with expectant eyes.

Although Hongze did not insist on going to Suzhou, he knew that the other party was not someone who could endure loneliness.

He chuckled lightly, "You two still remember Liu the Half-Handed, right?"

When Chen Nan suddenly brought this up, the two exchanged a glance.

They certainly remembered, and even more so, Chen Nan's stunning performance that day.

"Liu Banga has been detained in the Wei capital prison, and there is a high probability that the Western Shu will not let this go."

“Hongze led 80,000 men to Qingping Pass. The military situation in Western Shu has never been very good, so 80,000 men are more than enough to guard a pass.”

Hongze was taken aback. Only then did he realize that Chen Nan hadn't given him no task; rather, he needed him to defend Western Shu.

"Your Highness, Western Shu has always been suppressed by our Northern Wei. Is it really necessary to send a large army to garrison Qingping Pass?"

Chen Nan pointed to Qingping Pass on the map and said, "Look at the map. If Western Shu wants to invade Northern Wei, one way is to enter through the heart of Daqian."

"Judging from the current situation, the Great Qian Dynasty will certainly not easily allow Western Shu to enter the heart of its country after sending out 200,000 troops."

"Therefore, Qingping Pass became the only route for Western Shu to invade Northern Wei."

"Liu Bangua is still in Northern Wei, so Western Shu shouldn't make any big moves. Although they might not, the current situation is special, and we must prepare for the worst."

Chen Nan had planned everything, but he never expected that the usually timid Western Shu would be so bold this time.

After Chen Nan's explanation, Hongze nodded: "Your Highness, rest assured, this humble general will lead troops to Qingping Pass immediately and will certainly not allow a single soldier from Western Shu to cross the border of Northern Wei."

Chen Nan was very confident in the abilities of the two men. He made so many preparations only because he was worried that Western Shu would join forces with the two countries of Da Qian to launch an attack on Northern Wei.

"Now that both generals understand their mission, go and make preparations. Once I have allocated the provisions and military equipment, I will lead the troops to set off."

As Chen Nan finished speaking, just as the two were about to leave, the sound of a child crying suddenly came from outside the main hall.

The three of them turned their gazes toward the entrance of the main hall. There stood a petite palace maid next to Eunuch Wang, holding the young emperor of Northern Wei in her arms. The crying sound came from the young emperor in her arms.

The moment he saw the young emperor, the system's mechanical voice echoed in Chen Nan's mind again.

[Beep, the young emperor's inner thoughts detected.]

Where is Mommy? I'm hungry, I want to eat White Rabbit candy, I want to drink milk... I want to drink milk...

Chen Nan then realized that the reason the young emperor was crying was because he had not received the Empress Dowager's breast milk.

He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. The Empress Dowager was still unconscious in the Imperial Hospital. Even if the young emperor cried himself to death in the Fengtian Hall today, he still wouldn't be able to get the Empress Dowager's breast milk for the child.

“Your Highness…” Outside the hall, Eunuch Wang spoke with an embarrassed expression: “The young emperor has been crying since morning, and he keeps calling out Bai… Ruan… This servant really has no other choice.”

Chen Nan rolled his eyes at him and said helplessly, "If you can't do anything, what can I do?"

He did want to give it to the young emperor, but the key problem was that he didn't have the equipment; he truly had the will but not the means.

Eunuch Wang said with a bitter smile, "Your Highness, I've also tried having the palace maids feed the young emperor, but he simply won't drink. I'm at my wit's end. Please, Your Highness..."

Wang Gonggong didn't say what came next, mainly because he was a eunuch, and he didn't even have the proper equipment, let alone a fully functional body.

Among all the officials in Northern Wei, Chen Nan was the most capable. If even Chen Nan couldn't solve this problem, then there was truly no other way.

Chen Nan said helplessly, "In that case, bring the young emperor in first, and I'll think of a way."

With permission granted, Eunuch Wang glanced at the palace maid beside him, and the two of them entered the main hall one after the other.

Strangely, the young emperor, who had been crying incessantly, burst into laughter the moment he saw Chen Nan.

Not only that, her legs kept struggling, trying to break free from the palace maid's embrace, and her hands even reached out towards Chen Nan.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wang and the palace maid were completely dumbfounded. At this moment, they even began to wonder if Chen Nan had known the Empress Dowager for a long time.

Qingyu and Hongze exchanged an awkward glance, then quickly looked away.

All four people present had the same thought: Could they possibly have seen this scene?

Chen Nan sighed and took the young emperor from the palace maid's arms.

The young emperor, once in Chen Nan's arms, not only laughed heartily but also kept tugging at Chen Nan's flowing long hair.

[Mother, we caught him, Father...]

The young emperor's voice rang out even more inappropriately in Chen Nan's mind.

However, Chen Nan was completely confused by the last two words.

Mother is one thing, but what kind of monster is Father?

Moreover, he is not the young emperor's father at all. He really doesn't know the Empress Dowager, and this was the first time they had met.

Chen Nan was filled with emotion. At this moment, he felt only relief that the young emperor could not speak. Otherwise, if the four of them had overheard these words, what would have happened?

Just as he was feeling relieved, the young emperor rested his head on Chen Nan's shoulder and babbled, "Daddy, eat grandma..."

This one sentence shocked the four even more, and their tightly closed eyes narrowed to just a slit.

They really didn't dare to watch this, but it was just too explosive and truly captivating. Who wouldn't want to see under what circumstances the young emperor could call the Prince of Zhennan "father"?

However, they forgot that Chen Nan was a Grandmaster, and even if they squinted, Chen Nan could still sense them.

Although he sensed it, he was frustrated because he couldn't point it out.

He couldn't just directly question the four of them about what they had seen, could he?

Suddenly, apart from the young emperor's innocent laughter, there was no other sound in the hall, and the atmosphere became extremely subtle and strange.

Suddenly, Hongze coughed twice: "Your Highness, I just remembered that the house hasn't been cleaned yet, so I'll take my leave now."

Before Chen Nan could even finish speaking, Hongze turned and fled the hall as if running away.

Good heavens, his sister's relationship with Chen Nan was already somewhat ambiguous, and today he's stumbled upon this shocking revelation. He needs to clear his head.

However, he ran away, leaving Qingyu completely bewildered, looking around anxiously.

At this moment, Qingyu felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind. What the hell is this? The house hasn't been cleaned yet.

As a descendant of royalty, don't you have servants in your household? What kind of chores do you need to do yourself? And most importantly, didn't you only just regain consciousness recently?

Qingyu wasn't stupid; she naturally knew that this was just an excuse Hongze had come up with.

However, at least Hong Ze had his family as a shield. As a bachelor, after falling on hard times, he only had a few simple servants at home, making it difficult for him to find a reason.

Suddenly, his eyes darted around rapidly. He stepped forward, closed his eyes, and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Highness, this humble general will go and see if General Hongze's family needs any help. This humble general will take his leave now."

After saying that, he turned and ran, shouting as he ran, "General Hongze, wait for me! Your house is too big. Wait for me and I'll help you clean it."

Chen Nan was both amused and exasperated by their lame excuses.