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Chapter 1223 Spoilers in advance

The person who was most excited about Su Ning taking Miss Shen as his personal maid was actually the male protagonist Fan Xian, because he felt that Su Ning, the Sixth Prince, was going too far.

You have to know that Su Ning's current official identity is Fan Xian's brother-in-law. Seeing that there are so many women with him on this trip, he will be too ashamed to face his sister Fan Ruoruo when he returns.

Fan Xian was looking depressed as he tried to admonish Su Ning. He always felt that this Old Sixth Man in front of him was his demon. "Your Highness, how could you accept Miss Shen?"

"What's wrong? She's just a maid. Is there any need to make such a fuss?" However, Su Ning asked back in a disapproving tone.

"Your Highness, you are aware that Miss Shen is deeply concerned about Yan Bingyun, right? Isn't this clearly creating a rift between you and Yan Bingyun?"

However, in response to Fan Xian, Su Ning turned to look at Shen Rong, "Shen Rong, do you know Yan Bingyun?"

"I don't know." As expected, Shen Rong showed a confused look and shook her head.

"Uh?"

"Fan Xian, now you've heard that Shen Rong and Yan Bingyun have nothing to do with each other. If you're still worried, you can go and ask Yan Bingyun directly."

"This..." Fan Xian didn't see anything unusual on Miss Shen's face at this moment. It was as if she and Yan Bingyun were complete strangers. This made Fan Xian's eyes widen in surprise. "Your Highness, what kind of magic potion did you give Miss Shen?"

"Humph! Nonsense! If I had any magic potion, I'd give it to you first, so you wouldn't be so arrogant and disrespectful all day long."

"I……"

"Also, I want to warn you. Implement your plan as soon as possible. Someone in Kyoto has already taken action."

"What? Doesn't the prince have room for us anymore?"

"Of course not the Crown Prince! Instead, it's the eldest princess Li Yunrui and the second prince Li Chengze. They have been secretly colluding with the Northern Qi Jinyiwei through the inner treasury. Now our actions in Northern Qi have directly affected their livelihoods, so naturally they will resort to desperate means to deal with us."

"No way? We are far away in Northern Qi now. What else can they do to us?"

"Remember Versace's Moon-Baoyue Building project?"

"Ah? Baoyue Tower?"

"The Baoyue Tower is now open in Kyoto, and the major shareholder is the Third Prince of Yi Guipin. The Third Prince and Versace are cousins."

"Could it be that Versace has invested in Baoyue Tower?"

"The lesson I taught him last time was certainly profound. Directly investing in Baoyue Tower is out of the question, but he's still the main planner of this project. Furthermore, the Third Prince has hired Versace as his accountant, and he'll give him 30% of the profits. Fan Xian, have you ever seen such an impressive accountant?"

"This...what should I do?" Fan Xian, who understood everything at this time, became depressed. He did not expect that his younger brother, Versace, was so greedy.

In the film and television dramas, Versace and the Third Prince seem like ignorant fools, but in fact they are the arrogant second generation who do all kinds of evil. Naturally, they are well aware of the Baoyue Tower's disregard for human life.

It can be seen that the children of nobles in all dynasties did not care about the common people at the bottom of society. Instead, they regarded them as leeks, who were raised only to ensure their wealth and status.

Then, Su Ning gave Fan Xian a sneak peek, which would have helped him develop illusions about the rulers of Nanqing. "The worst part is, the Third Prince asked Prince Jing's son, Li Hongcheng, for the courtesan Yuan Meng, and then put her in charge of the entire Baoyue Tower. I'm sure you can guess all of the Second Prince's plans, right?"

As expected, Fan Xian only needed a flicker of his eyes to understand the Second Prince's sinister intentions. "The Second Prince wants Yuan Meng to commit evil in the Third Prince's name. In the end, all the blame and stigma will fall on the Third Prince. Then, even Mr. Fan Sizhe, the accountant, will not be able to escape the blame either."

"That's right! The Second Prince wants to manipulate everyone."

"How vicious! The Second Prince is truly too vicious."

"Fan Xian, please stop staring at me. We are all in this together. It's most important that we understand what's happening in Northern Qi as soon as possible and then rush back to Kyoto to take charge."

"Yes! Your Highness, I will speed up now."

"Ah."

At this time, Fan Xian also understood the dangerous extent of the situation. However, he was suddenly startled and realized something was wrong. He was almost fooled by Suning.

Looking at Miss Shen's attitude of knowing nothing about Yan Bingyun, it felt like Miss Shen had lost her memory. Fan Xian couldn't help but sharply associate it with the border war. The feeling at that time was not similar to Miss Shen's current feeling.

Fan Xian, who had finally reacted, looked at Su Ning with horror, which naturally made Su Ning furious. "Fan Xian, are you crazy? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Huh? Nothing! Fan Xian lost his composure for a moment."

"Well, do your work well and don't always think about whether you can get what you want."

"Yes! Your Highness."

……

At this time, Shang Shanhu was indeed heartbroken by the emperor and his ministers of Northern Qi. In addition, Sean was instigating him, so in the end, Shang Shanhu lowered his proud head to Suning.

Shang Shanhu knelt down in front of Su Ning to express his submission. "Your Highness, I, Shang Shanhu, am willing to submit. I only ask Your Highness to rescue my adoptive father, Sean."

"Okay! But I have to do something to you." Suning naturally accepted Shangshanhu's offer of allegiance. After all, this was something he had been looking forward to for a long time.

"Your Highness, please feel free to do as you wish! I, Shang Shanhu, will do my best to cooperate."

"Okay! Don't resist." Then Suning put his hand on Shangshanhu's head, and then set a restriction on Shangshanhu's soul.

"Master." Soon Shangshanhu's soul was controlled by Suning, and he felt that all his chronic illnesses of many years were cured.

"Well, that's right! From now on, just call me Sixth Prince in front of outsiders."

"Yes! Your Highness."

At this time, Sean, who was standing by, naturally felt the difference between Shang Shanhu before and after. "Your Highness, is this the temple's method?"

"Temple? There are only a bunch of surviving chickens and dogs there. My methods are not something they can easily compare with." However, Suning felt very disdainful of those survivors.

"Your Highness, do you think I still have a chance?"

"You are too old. At most, I can let you live a few more years."

"A few more years of life would be fine! I've been tortured in the prison of the Inspection Bureau, and what I miss most is to live a few more years in the sun."

"Okay! Relax! I'll help you heal."

"Yes! Master." Before Suning had the time to put any restrictions on Sean, Sean knelt down and sang "Conquer" directly.

"Yeah." Then Suning or Sean placed a soul restriction, and then used elixirs and spiritual power to improve Sean's body.

After Sean digested the medicinal power of the pill, he naturally widened his eyes in surprise, "Ah? Master, I have made a breakthrough now? I am now at the Grandmaster level?"

"Sean, your greatest achievement in this life is Grandmaster."

"Master, this has already surprised Sean. What I envy most in my life is Ku He's Grandmaster status."

"Well, from now on, you and your son must control Northern Qi for me." "Yes, Master."

In fact, the grandmasters in the world of "Joy of Life" are nothing more than the foundation-building stage, so in Suning's eyes, they are really not good enough, and they can easily crush a large number of people.

Now that he had successfully subdued Sean and Shangshanhu, father and son, he was in control of the Northern Qi military power. After he subdued Shen Zhong, the abandoned son of the Jinyiwei, he would have completed his layout of the entire Northern Qi.

Sure enough, with Shang Shanhu's active cooperation, Fan Xian successfully alienated the relationship between Shen Zhong and the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, and then Shen Zhong became an abandoned pawn of Northern Qi.

It was Sean who replaced Shen Zhong as the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Sean indeed controlled the Jinyiwei firmly like a king returning, but this time the master he was loyal to became Suning.

……

Now Fan Xian not only brought Shen Zhong to ruin, but also took over the smuggling trade between Nanqing and Beiqi. The second prince of Kyoto, Li Chengze, could be said to have failed completely.

After the matter came to an end, Fan Xian couldn't wait to return to Nanqing, "Your Highness, when will we return to Nanqing?"

"Why? Are you eager to go home?"

"Yes! We have been on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi for almost two months. If we don't return soon, the Second Prince and his men will succeed."

"Well, that's fine! Anyway, the matter with Northern Qi has come to an end, so our delegation will return tomorrow."

"Yes! Your Highness, Fan Xian will go down and prepare immediately."

"Ah."

Although she has not yet subdued the fallen Shen Zhong, she has taken Shen Zhong's sister into the harem. There will be plenty of time to slowly deal with Shen Zhong in the future.

Moreover, judging from the stubbornness and arrogance shown by Shen Zhong, the down-and-out Shen Zhong will definitely not accept reality, and it is very likely that he will catch up like in the original drama.

Upon learning that the Nanqing envoys were leaving, Haitang Duoduo naturally ran to Su Ning in panic, "Your Highness, I also want to go to Kyoto with you."

"No! You still have to help me keep an eye on the little emperor. Don't let her cause any trouble for us." Suning, who had plans for Haitang Duoduo, naturally refused.

"But……"

"Don't worry! I will definitely come back to see you often."

"Okay! Then you have to accompany me well tonight?"

"No problem! I will definitely satisfy you today."

"..."

The next day, Suning said goodbye to Haitang Duoduo who was reluctant to leave, and then took a five-horse carriage back to Nanqing. This time, he gained a lot in Beiqi.

Sure enough, the stubborn Shen Zhong still brought his men to chase after them. You have to know that there are two ninth-grade masters in the Nanqing delegation, plus Fan Xian, an eighth-grade master who is infinitely close to the ninth grade. Shen Zhong's behavior is undoubtedly a futile effort.

Su Ning looked at Shen Zhong, who was catching up with him, with a mocking expression on his face and asked, "Shen Zhong, what do you want to do? Are you planning to kill me?"

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me! I just caught up with Fan Xian to settle a personal grudge."

"Humph! A personal grudge? Don't you think your excuse is ridiculous? Do you really think you can do whatever you want with just this little guy?"

"Your Highness, Shen Zhong still wants to give it a try. Even if it means death, I will have no regrets."

"Shen Zhong, can you please talk to me alone first?"

"This……"

"Your Highness is waiting for you by the lake." Then Suning got off the carriage and walked towards the lake not far away.

Hong Siyang, who was in charge of the guard, quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, can you please let us follow the guard?"

"It's okay! With his sister in the carriage, Shen Zhong won't do anything rash. Besides, he doesn't want the two countries to suffer again." However, Suning refused Hong Siyang's protection.

"Your Highness, be careful."

"Ah."

Seeing that Suning really walked towards the lake alone, Shen Zhong, who was filled with righteous indignation just now, calmed down a lot. He handed the weapon in his hand to his subordinates beside him and followed Suning with bare hands.

Hong Siyang, who had been nervously observing Shen Zhong, also breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that Shen Zhong was not completely crazy and wanted to assassinate Su Ning. However, Hong Siyang was still nervously staring at the movements by the lake to guard against danger.

As a rare ninth-grade master in the Nanqing Palace, Hong Siyang naturally has his own vision, so he has been observing Suning's every move during this trip. Although he has lost the memories of the border battle, it still does not prevent Hong Siyang from sensing Suning's kingly style, so Hong Siyang's mentality has also changed.

"Shen Zhong, there's no place for you in Northern Qi anymore. Xiao En and Shang Shanhu will definitely take revenge on you. Why don't you join me and follow me to Southern Qing?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness! But I, Shen Zhong, am a Northern Qi man in life, and I will be a Northern Qi ghost in death."

"Then why don't you think about your sister?"

"Your Highness, I feel very relieved to have Shen Rong follow you."

"Don't you want to unify the world again?"

"Unify the world? Your Highness, don't you even ask the people of Northern Qi whether they agree or not?"

"The people of Northern Qi naturally want a prosperous and stable life. Every time there is a war, it is the lower-class people who suffer the most. Only when the world is unified can the people be free from war and live the happy life they desire."

"This……"

"Shen Zhong, follow me and do my work! I will definitely help you realize your dreams. A high position in the government is definitely not a dream."

"..."

"Also, although Shen Rong is only my maid now, she will definitely become my concubine in the future. Her status will definitely change as my status rises. You don't want to see your sister alone and helpless, do you?"

"..." Shen Zhong naturally understood the hidden meaning of Su Ning's words at this moment, and could also imagine the difficulties Shen Rong would face in the future. "Okay! I promise to be loyal to His Highness."

"Well, don't resist." Then Su Ning continued to place a ban on Shen Zhong's soul. Relying solely on a eloquent tongue is not enough.

As expected, Shen Zhong, who was under the soul restriction, changed a lot. He looked at Su Ning with a respectful look, "Master."

"Call me Your Highness! You wear this mask. If the Jinyiwei are willing to come with us, they can naturally come along. Their families are absolutely safe in Northern Qi."

"Yes! Your Highness."

……

(End of this chapter)