The eunuch in the cold palace: You get the Nine Yang Divine Skill right from the start!

Either Wu Xiong harbors resentment towards Li Zhaoxue.

As one of the five chief eunuchs, Wu Xiong had served the Empress for so long, and there weren't many people for whom he was willing to risk his life to serve her.

"emperor?"

Shen Mo frowned, Chu Chengjing's face flashing through his mind, but he quickly shook his head in denial.

There was no need for the emperor to go to such lengths to arrange for the eunuchs to humiliate him.

Even if the old feelings are gone, it wouldn't be difficult to find a pretext to kill Li Zhaoxue, so why bother to willingly wear a green hat?

If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it.

So much had happened that night, and his mind was a complete mess. Shen Mo lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up again, it was already noon.

"Manager Shen!"

When they arrived at the dining hall, the eunuchs from the Cold Palace all greeted them warmly.

Such attentiveness came from the heart. Ever since those three tricks were implemented, everyone's living conditions have visibly improved, and many eunuchs with low cultivation levels have broken through one after another.

Shen Mo nodded in response. After lunch, he found Xiao Xizi, who was cultivating.

"Manager Shen!"

Xiao Xizi wiped his sweat and greeted them with a smile.

After examining him for a moment, Shen Mo praised, "Not bad! You've also broken through to the fifth level of Body Refinement!"

"It's all thanks to Steward Shen's high regard for her; otherwise, Xiao Xizi wouldn't be where she is today."

Xiao Xizi was greatly encouraged.

Without mincing words, Shen Mo pulled out a stack of silver notes and said, "Here is two thousand taels to help you cultivate faster. If you ever reach the ninth level of Body Refinement, I can help you break through to Blood Transformation."

"Manager Shen!"

Xiao Xizi immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying excitedly, "Since entering the palace after my parents died, no one has ever treated me so well!"

Besides talent and diligence, resources are also extremely important for cultivation!

Take the simplest food as an example. If you can't even eat your fill, how can you talk about increasing your qi and blood?

Not to mention the treasures that help break through the Blood Transformation Realm.

"There's no need for that."

Shen Mo helped him up and comforted him, "I have no one else I can use right now. Besides needing someone I can trust, do you know there's another reason?"

Xiao Xizi shook his head blankly.

Shen Mo said meaningfully, "You remind me of an old friend of mine."

"Who is it?" Xiao Xizi asked.

"Me in the past."

Shen Mo patted him on the shoulder and turned to leave.

The Cold Palace, Courtyard No. 29.

"Your Majesty, Ruyan said you've been arrested and thrown into a death row cell by the Eastern Depot! I'm terrified!"

Li Zhaoxue was overjoyed to see Shen Mo return, but her joy was mixed with worry.

Shen Mo hugged her and comforted her, "It was just a false alarm. I came here today to discuss important matters. Please remember our agreement."

"Of course I remember, could it be?"

Li Zhaoxue's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg; she couldn't believe that Shen Mo had accomplished that in such a short time.

The original agreement was not just that Shen Mo would serve the Empress.

Similarly, the empress had to serve him in return!

The former is relatively easy, but the latter is extremely difficult.

Shen Mo nodded and said, "Leaving aside the Empress, do you have any grudge against that chief eunuch, Wu Xiong?"

"Wu Xiong?"

After pondering for a long time, Li Zhaoxue shook her head and said, "I have no grudge against him."

"That's strange. The one who gave the order was Wu Xiong. Wu De was just an executor. The Empress was unaware of it."

Shen Mo stated his conclusion.

"Impossible! Without the Empress's order, how could Wu Xiong dare to make such a decision on his own? Besides, I have no grudge against Wu Xiong."

Li Zhaoxue immediately retorted, then said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, have you been bewitched by her?"

"You're overthinking it," Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Based on my observation, the Empress should be unaware of this matter."

"If that's the case..."

Li Zhaoxue fell into deep thought, unable to figure it out.

Shen Mo asked, "What old grudge do you have with Xiao Yishu?"

"It's not really a secret. Back then, she wasn't the empress yet, and I was also deeply favored by the emperor. We often clashed, but it wasn't some deep-seated grudge that was hard to resolve."

Li Zhaoxue's expression was quite wistful.

In retrospect, it was nothing more than women arguing over a man; in hindsight, it didn't seem like such a big deal.

Shen Mo put his arm around Li Zhaoxue and said, "Then let's put it aside for now! Wu Xiong must have someone behind him. Whoever that person is, I won't let him get away with it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is entirely up to you."

Li Zhaoxue smiled and put the problem out of her mind.

Once the agreement is fulfilled, it's time to celebrate.

Shen Mo closed his eyes and enjoyed the whole thing, just like a true emperor.

This time, Li Zhaoxue acted with unprecedented madness.

The subtleties are beyond what outsiders can understand.

The matter is over.

Shen Mo eventually arrived at Courtyard No. 18.

"Thank you so much, Ruyan!"

Shen Mo expressed his gratitude. Although the emperor might not necessarily be doing this because of the Liu family, Liu Ruyan's feelings for him were undeniably deep.

The costs of war are enormous!

Even for the Liu family, which is the wealthiest in the world, even half of their resources would be enough to cripple them. Even so, Liu Ruyan and her family did it without hesitation.

Liu Ruyan scolded, "Why are you thanking me between us? If you hadn't risked your life to stop us, Ning'er and I would have been poisoned by that Fourth Prince long ago."

Shen Mo was quite insightful.

This is what they call reaping what you sow. If it weren't for that incident, the Liu family might not have paid such a high price to save them.

"That wretched little Mozi! He made my aunt and me worry to death!"

Ning'er held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but cry. She hugged Shen Mo and pounded her fists on his chest like a drum.

He let her knock on him, his eyes full of tenderness.

After Ning'er had exhausted herself from making a fuss, she asked weakly, "Does...do you hurt?"

"I was afraid you'd hurt her, silly girl," Shen Mo said softly, rubbing Ning'er's head.

Then, he recounted his experience of leaving the palace to the two of them.

Ning'er said indignantly, "That wicked playboy is dead, but he even dragged you down with him! That Miss Su is so pitiful, her dream of the martial world is probably shattered."

"You actually took advantage of leaving the palace to visit brothels? Could it be that Ning'er, Sister Zhaoxue, and I can't even satisfy your hunger?"

Liu Ruyan gave a half-smile, making it impossible to tell if she was angry.

Shen Mo quickly explained, "How could I have gone to a brothel on my own initiative? It was simply that the two managers were so insistent that I couldn't refuse!"

That's absolutely true.

The women accompanying them were fairly good-looking, but compared to Liu Ruyan and the others, they were like fireflies compared to the bright moon.

That said, if she hadn't gone to the brothel, she would have escaped a disaster, but Su Chan's fate would have been uncertain.

"Steward Shen! Two eunuch stewards request an audience!"

A shout came from afar outside.

Shen Mo smiled and said, "Look, they've arrived as soon as I mentioned them. We'll talk again later."

After saying that, he walked out of courtyard number 18 and headed towards the outside of the Cold Palace.

Two figures, one fat and one thin, stood at the gate of the Cold Palace; they were Hao Daqiang and Liu Henian.

The two looked frightened and guilty.

Shen Mo cupped his hands and said, "Brother Hao, Brother Chen, why didn't you give us a heads-up before coming to my territory?"

"Brother Shen, I am ashamed!"

"Brother Shen, please don't blame us!"

As they spoke, the two bowed deeply, behaving like the most humble eunuchs despite being of equal rank.