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The news of Shen Qingwan bringing an ugly woman of unknown origins to the palace quickly spread and soon, it was a huge commotion.

At this moment, a man in black kneeled on the floor of the royal study.

"How is the management of Jiangnan Fu Huaiyu's base going?" Xiao Yan's finger tapped gently on his forehead. His brows were knit together slightly. It seemed as though there was something bothering him.

"Reporting to the emperor, we have basically finished dealing with it. It's just that our original forces, in addition to the troops we've already paid for in Ninth Prince's hands, lack a general …" The man raised his eyes to look at him before quickly lowering his gaze. The meaning within his gaze was self-evident.

"Actually, since This Emperor knows about it, you should just take care to manage it well." He pressed his temples lightly. There were not many generals in this court who could save his mind. General Shen must have rested for a long time, so it should be enough, "Where are the survivors of the Liu Family? "But what progress has there been?"

No matter what, the Liu Family was big and had a lot of resources. Although they said that they would be exterminated nine times, in reality, their operation was not that simple.

The man in black shut his mouth, and the atmosphere turned silent.

"Looks like there's no progress. In the capital, you have to send more people to keep an eye out. Don't let anyone take advantage of the loopholes." Sighing, he thought about the girl that Shen Qingwan brought back and couldn't help feeling a little helpless. It was really rare for her to be so irrational. In that case, let her do it once.

"Go." He waved his hand and let the man leave.

Now that the Prime Minister Liu was no longer in the imperial court, he had become more obedient like before, but at least there was someone who could take over the position of Prime Minister, thus he could only promote Minister Qi from before.

"Your majesty, are you worrying about matters within the imperial court again?" Shen Qingwan walked in and poured a cup of tea for him.

"Yeah, the biggest problem has been removed, but the people in the court are still short. Those who colluded with the Prime Minister Liu in the past need to be removed one by one." He took the teacup and put it by his mouth. Then, he took a sip. When the fragrance entered his mouth, it cleared up his mind by quite a bit, but he was still a bit annoyed. "You know quite well."

He turned his head to look at her, but there wasn't the slightest hint of blame in his gaze. Instead, it was only praise. There were not many women in this world that could be so transparent!

Shen Qingwan only smiled and did not claim the credit. "Being able to help the Emperor is my fortune. Moreover, I hope that the citizens can live a stable life."

These words were really what she was thinking in her heart. Previously, when she was by General Shen's side, how many times had she seen the civilians being displaced?

"You're quite considerate." He smiled faintly. "My beloved concubine must remember what I told you yesterday." He was, of course, reminding her about the woman.

She pursed her lips, nodding in the end. "I'll investigate this thoroughly. The emperor doesn't need to worry about chenqie." If she really had any bad intentions, even if she was not willing, she would personally send her to the marble temple.

During their conversation, the harem had already been thrown into chaos.

It was obvious that once Shen Qingwan returned to the palace, many of her concubines wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

Hua Xiangwei delivered the soup as usual, but stopped outside the door, "Sun Gonggong, is the emperor present?" She was a little surprised to see Sun Ning standing guard outside the door. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be standing guard outside.

"The Emperor is here." After Sun Ning bowed, he answered honestly. However, his tone was somewhat subtle, and Fu Yuheng was not the only one who answered.

At this time, Hua Xiangwei had clearly heard the sounds of laughter coming from inside. Her expression changed slightly as she lightly bit her lower lip, "Are there other people inside?" That voice was clearly a woman's voice. If she guessed correctly …

"Reporting to Empress Zhao Yi, Concubine Xian is also here." Sun Ning lowered his gaze. The current Empress Zhao Yi was far from being as generous as he usually was, and his eyes seemed as if they were spitting fire.

Hua Xiangwei tightly clenched her fingers, and the soup in her hands lightly trembled.

"Empress, be careful of the soup …" Seeing her current state, Sun Ning could not help but frown, as she was not even comparable to the Concubine Xian, and just by being like that, she had already lost some of her rationality, but she still warned him.

"Ah …" She regained her senses and laughed, then handed the soup over to Sun Ning and left while staggering.

"Your Majesty …" Sun Ning naturally carried the soup in front of Fu Yuheng as per her instructions. However, it was clear to see that the person in front of him was not that happy.

"Hmm?" He looked at the soup in his hand but did not extend his hand to receive it. He had already drank some tea, so he could no longer afford to drink anything. Moreover, Shen Qingwan was here now. For some reason, he felt that if he were to receive the soup, there was something wrong with it.

"Huh?" On the other hand, Shen Qing Wan spoke up to help Sun Ning out, "This soup smells so good! Which sister made it? "

Praising her, she extended her hand out to receive the soup, raised her head and thought of Sun Ning, and mischievously blinked her eyes.

Knowing that she was doing it on purpose, Fu Yuheng could only reply helplessly, "Concubine Xian is asking you a question."

Sun Ning was originally in a difficult situation, and was unable to understand her meaning, thus he remained silent and did not reply. Now that even the main character had said it like that, he opened his mouth and replied, "Reporting to the Empress, this was sent by Wah Zhao Yi." Thinking back to how Hua Xiangwei had lost control of herself when she left, and the current Shen Qing Wan being so generous and proper, she felt like there was a world of difference between them. It only served to increase his impression of her.

"Oh …" "So it's little sister Zhaoyi." He deliberately dragged out his words with a mischievous tone. After tasting a bit, he still felt that it was not over yet and licked his lips, "This really is a good soup."

Although she didn't like to fight over anything with others, she still wasn't too happy when other girls threw themselves at her husband in front of him.

"From the looks of it, the Emperor doesn't seem to like it. If that's the case, I'll gift it to chenqie." Although he said that, he didn't seem to ask for his opinion. He just continued to drink the soup.

Fu Yuheng did not obstruct her but allowed her to do so. "Since my beloved concubine likes it, in the future, if Wah Zhao Yi sends soup over, I will have the palace maids bring the soup over to you." She reached out her hand to gently stroke her hair. If she were to raise her head at this moment, she would definitely be able to see the doting look in his eyes.

In regards to this, Sun Ning naturally had nothing to interrupt, he only felt a little sympathy towards Hua Xiangwei. The soup that he had gone through great difficulty to brew was finally delivered into the mouths of others.