Xiao Yanjin was very satisfied with Shen Qingzhou's refusal attitude.
After all, Shen Qingzhou is always impeccable in everything he does.
Xiao Yanjin was afraid of Shen Qingzhou. He knew from the beginning that Mu Jingyan was not scary, but Shen Qingzhou was scary.
Shen Qingzhou is still controllable, but if Shen Qingzhou and Mu Jingyan join forces, then...it may be a more serious hidden danger than the Changsun family in the future.
Now that Mu Jingyan has had a disagreement with Xiao Yanjin because of the Baili incident, Xiao Yanjin cannot allow the two of them to be of the same mind.
"Qingzhou, when you found me in the palace, I knew that our purpose has always been one, which is to survive and climb to the top step by step." The emperor knew that Shen Qingzhou was ambitious.
"It's a pity that it's cold at high places." Shen Qingzhou shook his head.
"The Prime Minister has long guessed that you will be worried. After all, you have no power behind you. The Prime Minister is willing to marry his most beloved daughter to you because he wants to give everything he has to you." Xiao Yanjin looked at Shen.
Qingzhou, if this is the case, he has no reason to refuse.
"Your Majesty...I once said that if you can't meet a soul mate who resonates with you, you would rather never marry for the rest of your life. Your Majesty, I am not the eldest grandson of the family, and I don't want to be the eldest grandson of the family. Not getting married or leaving any heirs is my passion.
and sincerity." Shen Qingzhou said this, firstly to refuse the marriage, and secondly to let the emperor see his sincerity more.
Xiao Yanjin was very satisfied, Shen Qingzhou was a smart man.
"Qingzhou, I have the final say in this matter." Xiao Yanjin insisted.
"My lord..." Shen Qingzhou still wanted to refuse.
"You haven't met the prime minister's daughter yet, how do you know that she is not your soulmate? I asked her to go to your house and walk around more, what if she is the person you want to meet?" The emperor smiled and appeased.
Shen Qingzhou frowned, fearing that the emperor would become suspicious if he refused again.
However, he already has someone whose soul is compatible with him in his heart, so how can he accommodate the next one?
But...finding a way to make the prime minister's daughter retreat is the best solution.
"Your Majesty, Jing Yan has made great achievements in battle now. He is stubborn and the only one he wants is the Saint of the Western Regions. You..." Shen Qingzhou tested the emperor's intention.
"Qingzhou, the Saint of the Western Regions is more than just a woman. You know better than me what she represents." The Saint of the Western Regions holds the military book in her hand. She has not handed it over yet and has even escaped from the palace. The emperor has been very patient with her.
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"Your Majesty... the Saint of the Western Regions holds the Guigu War Book in her hand. This rare book in the world has led to the death of countless generals. I, Fengtian, have learned from the past... Indeed, you cannot reward Mu Jingyan with a white raccoon. I understand your Majesty." Shen
Qingzhou thought thoughtfully and spoke again. "But if your Majesty accepts Bai Li as your concubine, the court officials and people who don't know the truth will say that you are greedy for beauty and are unwilling to reward a woman with meritorious service..."
"Now Jing Yan has made great achievements in battle and his position in the hearts of the people is very high." Shen Qingzhou added.
The emperor agreed with what Shen Qingzhou said, which was why he had not given Bai Li a title.
It was simply because he was afraid of Mu Jingyan.
This kind of fear and trade-off made the emperor very dissatisfied.
"Qingzhou, do you have a way to get the best of both worlds?" the emperor asked back.
Shen Qingzhou was silent and did not speak.
"Your Majesty, why don't you reward Lord Shen with the White Liquor Saint? Lord Shen is so young and handsome, but he doesn't even have a bed warmer by his side..." the eunuch beside him reminded in a low voice.
In this way, Mu Jingyan's conflict was thrown to Shen Qingzhou.
If Mu Jingyan didn't look for the emperor, he would naturally look for Shen Qingzhou.
In this way, the two people would not have conflicts, and the emperor could sit back and relax.
Xiao Yanjin raised his eyebrows, and the eunuch beside him finally became smarter. "Qingzhou, the prime minister intends to marry his legitimate daughter to you as his wife. Although the saint of the Western Regions is good, she is not a noble daughter of a noble family after all, and she has no power in Fengtian.
, can only be regarded as a side chamber. You are about to become the prime minister, and it is really unreasonable not to have a side chamber."
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Although I admire the saint, but... all the way back to Kyoto, Jing Yan and the saint fell in love. I must not do anything to win over my brother's sweetheart. Otherwise... how can this brother do it?"
Shen Qingzhou waved his hands quickly, looking embarrassed.
Shen Qingzhou knew the emperor too well, and the more he acted in the opposite direction, the more he could relax his vigilance.
"I think this is very good." The emperor nodded.
Shen Qingzhou still wanted to refuse.
"Okay, let's go back and have a rest early." The emperor issued an order to expel guests.
Shen Qingzhou looked reluctant and turned to leave.
After walking out of the palace, he raised his lips.
On the way to the palace, he deliberately discussed with the people around him, saying that he liked Baili, but he was afraid of making Mu Jingyan unhappy and turning his brothers against each other.
The eunuch had a sharp ear, so he hurriedly spoke because he naturally wanted to help the emperor solve his problems in order to get a reward.
In this way, the problem will be easily solved.
He only needed to find a suitable reason to send Baili back to the palace, and the emperor would reward him with Baili in order to contain Mu Jingyan.
However... now there is another problem, and that is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He would not marry another woman, so he should think about how to... reject this marriage.
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Shen Qingzhou's Mansion.
Bai Li sat in the study and waited, waiting for Shen Qingzhou to come back.
"Girl, it's late at night, you should go to sleep first." Xifeng whispered.
"Xifeng...how long have you been following Shen Qingzhou?" Bai Li asked.
She was very curious about Shen Qingzhou's entire past.
But what she could find was too limited.
"Many years..." Xifeng thought carefully. "Since we were adopted by our godfather, we have been secretly trained killers by him. Lord Shen... his whole family was killed by his godfather."
Bai Li was stunned for a moment, so during those years when Shen Qingzhou was growing up, did Shen Qingzhou always regard thieves as his father?
He had endured it for so many years.
"But saint, don't worry, your lord will take revenge in the end."
Bai Li nodded, this is Shen Qingzhou's style of doing things.
"Have you adults fallen in love with any women in the past few years?" Bai Li asked with a smile.
Xifeng was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
Cheeks are slightly red.
The Saint of the Western Regions...is really beautiful when she smiles.
"We, the adults, are not flirtatious with women. We have never interacted with any woman, and we have never even exchanged a few words with each other. It is also said that our adults were raised by eunuchs, so we don't like women... because we were raped by eunuchs when we were young.
Child." Xifeng whispered.
These rumors are not groundless.
However, Shen Qingzhou was too smart and his value far exceeded that of the prostitute, so the eunuch never attacked Shen Qingzhou.
This is why Shen Qingzhou hates him and wants to get rid of him step by step.
"If that eunuch is still alive, I want to kill him with a thousand knives." Bai Li's eyes darkened.
"My lord is a considerate person. No matter what he does, he will think of all the alternatives, so he will not put himself in danger." Xifeng spoke very highly of Shen Qingzhou.
Baili nodded.
"It would be great if I could marry him openly..." Bai Li held his head, worried.
In fact, she was very conflicted. She could not see any signs of activity of the love poison in Shen Qingzhou's body, and she felt uneasy.
She was always afraid that Shen Qingzhou didn't really love her.
There is a fear that if the love poison in Shen Qingzhou's body really awakens, he will become a pawn in the Western Region's control of Fengtian.