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Shen Ling Jue and Feng Ning Yan entered, respectfully bowing to the Emperor, the empress dowager and Imperial Concubine Fu.

The emperor rose to help them up. "It's been more than half a month since we last met. The two of you have traveled here and there, and I wanted to let you return to your homes to rest before entering the palace. But the empress dowager really misses you.

Feng Ningyan quickly walked in front of the empress dowager and held her hand. "Little girl, I am thinking of Empress Dowager Xie on behalf of Your Highness Yuhuang."

"Child, why are you so thin when you went back to your mother's house!"

The empress dowager carefully sized up Feng Ning Yan and discovered that her face was weathered, her complexion haggard, and her heart aching as if for something.

Consort Su also held onto Feng Ning Yan's hand, but she felt that her hand had lost a lot of weight. She was also puzzled and looked at Shen Ling Jue in a strange manner:

"It seems as though your highness King Yu didn't take good care of your imperial concubine."

"The empress dowager and esteemed wangfei are too nervous. It's too hot in the south, and my appetite isn't too good, so I've lost a bit of it. How could I blame him?"

The empress dowager stared at Shen Lingjue with a bitter smile. "Little girl Feng, don't protect him. If Jue'er treats you badly, you can just tell This Dowager that This Dowager will beat him in your place."

The Emperor smiled and let them take their seats.

At this moment, Shen Youhuang hurriedly stood up and gave him his seat. She said to Shen Ling Jue, "Second Royal Brother, sit here."

Once he said this, everyone turned to look at Shen Lingjue and Shen Youhuang. The atmosphere in the Penglai Great Hall had suddenly become somewhat subtle.

The seat to the right of the emperor should have been reserved for seniors. The ones with high statuses should naturally sit next to the emperor.

According to the rankings, Shen Ling Jue was the Second Prince and Shen You Huang was the Fourth Prince. Of course, Shen Ling Jue had to sit. In terms of the Emperor's favor, Shen Lingjue should also sit down.

It was reasonable that Shen Youhuang would allow him to do so.

But if Shen Lingju were to sit in this position, Shen Youhuang would be a bit too embarrassed.

However, Shen Ling Jue smiled faintly and helped the emperor sit down. He then pressed Shen You Huang's shoulder down.

"Fourth brother, you don't have to be too modest. For us brothers to be able to gather together by royal father's side today, don't be too reserved. "

As he spoke, he took a seat at the bottom of Shen You Huang.

The emperor knew that Shen Lingjue had always been indifferent and humble, and he was also happy that the two brothers were respectful, so he smiled approvingly and passed down the order for the banquet to begin.

Feng Ning Yan glanced behind the Emperor, and saw Hua Ruyu looking at her with resentment.

However, she acted as if she didn't see Hua Ruyu and sat beside Shen Ling Jue.

Imperial Concubine Fu gave Shen Yu Su a seat next to the empress dowager, while she sat side by side with Feng Ning Yan.

At this banquet, of the four princes, only the Crown Prince was not present.

"Since today is a feast, why hasn't His Highness the Crown Prince come?" Feng Ning Yan couldn't help but ask Imperial Concubine Fu in a soft voice.

Imperial Concubine Su glanced at the emperor uncomfortably and whispered, "The crown prince has always been infuriating the emperor these days. Although the family banquet sent him a message, he said that the previous dynasty was busy so he didn't come."

"Infuriate royal father?" Feng Ningyan thought to herself, the Crown Prince still thinks that she has not done enough evil deeds, is she courting death?

"The first time was to plead on behalf of the empress, hoping that the emperor would return the empress the phoenix's power. The second time was because the Ministry of Justice had received reports involving high officials from the empress's Zhen family in the imperial court. The emperor had always hated corrupt officials for encroaching on the nation's treasury and maiming the common people.

"The Crown Prince ordered the Ministry of Justice to sentence him lightly. The two officials who were promoted by the Ministry of Justice were tough enough to withstand the Crown Prince's pressure. The Crown Prince had no choice but to vent his anger on the Emperor."

When Feng Ning Yan heard this, she glanced at Shen Ling Jue and laughed inwardly.

Needless to say, the newly promoted officials of the Ministry of Justice were naturally the Assistant Minister of Revenue, Liu Jun, who listened to Shen Lingjue's suggestion and recommended them to the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice.

It was of course good to be able to get rid of those who held power, but she also knew that it was highly likely that those who had secretly denounced the Zhen family were Shen Youhuang's men.

If that were the case, it would be the same as using a loyal subject as a spearhead. She was a little worried.

"What are you two whispering about?"

The empress dowager couldn't help but ask with a smile when she saw how lively the conversation between Shufei and Feng Ningyan was.

Imperial Concubine Fu hastened to smile. "What else can a woman talk about? It's nothing more than chitchat. I'm just asking if the wangfei and Your Highness Yuwang have brought back any good news to make the empress dowager happy."

"That's right!" The empress dowager hastened to ask, "Does Feng'er have a letter in her stomach?"

"Cough, cough …" Feng Ning Yan was startled as she looked awkwardly at Shen Ling Jue.

If only she had known that Imperial Concubine Fu wanted her to take the blame, she really shouldn't have whispered in her ear to let the empress dowager find out.

Shen Ling Jue couldn't help but smile, gently holding her hand, and said to the empress dowager, "The empress dowager looks forward to the stars, looks forward to the moon. If we don't work harder, then we will hurt the empress dowager's heart. "Princess, you can't be any lazier."

Feng Ning Yan rebuked him with a glare, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Before leaving the capital, they had always loved each other, but now they were a fake couple.

However, even though they had not made up their minds yet, they still had each other in their hearts. Their feelings were interlinked, and any gaze that met each other's eyes would be overflowing with love and love.

When Shen Youhuang saw how much they loved each other, she couldn't help but lower her sinister gaze.

On the way back, he had heard that Shen Ling Jue and Feng Ning Yan were escorted by the Southern Ning Army to the capital. Obviously, Feng Wei had teamed up with the Duke Yu Mansion.

This was naturally a great hindrance to Shen Youhuang's grand scheme. He only hated himself for mistaking Hua Ruyu for Miss Feng, allowing Shen Lingjue to pick up a treasure and find a formidable opponent for him …

Hua Ruyu was standing right in front of Feng Ning Yan. Seeing Shen Ling Jue tightly holding her hand, the two of them glared at each other, gritting their teeth, their gazes filled with even more malice.

She had long since received the news that the Feng Clan's Aunt Du had been killed by Shen Ling Jue. Even though she and Aunt Du had been living together for more than ten years, the news didn't make her sad for too long.

The Du Family was just a springboard to her. She relied on their tutelage to raise her, but she no longer needed this person. Whether she died or not, was not important.

However, once he thought about how only Feng Ningyan was poisoned, Shen Ling would definitely not only escape death, but also kill the entire Du Family. How could Hua Ruyu be willing to give up.

Seeing Feng Ningyan safely return to the Imperial Palace, the affection between him and Shen Ling Jue became even more apparent. It was as though a steel needle had been pierced into Hua Ruyu's eyes!

When Shen Youhuang had given her the Gu poison, she'd clearly said that one of them would die after being poisoned.

No matter how hard she tried, she could not understand. Feng Ning Yan had been poisoned by the insect poison, so how could he be safe and sound?

If she didn't have any feelings for Shen Lingjue, could it be that their love was just an act?

If she and Shen Ling Jue were truly husband and wife, how could they so easily cure the poison?