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

"shut up!"

Xiao Yishu retorted, "If he hadn't stopped you, do you know how much trouble you would have caused? Shen Mo is quite talented; given time, he will surely be of great use!"

"Mother... Feng'er knows he was wrong."

Chu Feng's attitude softened immediately, fearing that Xiao Yishu might punish him with another month of confinement in a fit of anger.

Xiao Yishu's tone softened slightly: "To know one's mistakes and correct them is of utmost importance. I hope you can show me your change."

"Feng'er will not disturb Mother's rest any longer. Feng'er takes his leave."

After Chu Feng left, Xiao Yishu returned to the inner room and found that Shen Mo had already come out of the closet.

She asked, "Judging from your expression, what mischievous idea are you plotting now?"

"I'm thinking, given how things are between us, wouldn't I be considered half a father to the Fourth Prince?"

"You're asking for it!"

Xiao Yishu was both embarrassed and annoyed. After some playful banter, the two rolled around together again.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yishu pleaded with a hint of ingratiation, "Shen Mo, for my sake, could you just let bygones be bygones regarding the matter in the Cold Palace? He is, after all, my own son."

"On the condition that he doesn't mess with me, but I won't let that little Gui Zi next to him get away with it."

After a moment of silence, he stated his bottom line.

He didn't want Xiao Yishu to be caught in the middle, even though he really wanted Chu Feng dead.

Xiao Yishu breathed a sigh of relief: "I will definitely discipline him properly. As for that Xiao Guizi, do whatever you want with him. I've disliked him for a long time for acting as an accomplice to evildoers."

At the entrance of Fengyi Palace.

As soon as Chu Feng came out, he saw Chu Tian passing by the gate and quickly bowed, saying, "Royal Brother!"

"My father has summoned me to the Imperial Study to discuss some matters. Shall I go with him?"

Chu Tian wore his signature fake smile, appearing very enthusiastic.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Feng shook his head: "I'd better not go. Father will definitely be angry if he sees me."

"Alright, let's book the whole Bazhenlou restaurant later."

"Really? I'll remember that!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng immediately perked up.

"It's true, of course. I have to get there now."

After Chu Tian finished speaking, he turned around, his enthusiasm vanishing instantly, replaced by disdain in his eyes.

He quickened his pace and left.

However, the direction was not the imperial study where the emperor often discussed matters, but a hidden corner in the palace.

Chu Tian is waiting for someone.

This is the agreed meeting place.

About fifteen minutes later, Wu Xiong appeared. In fact, the two of them would meet here every one or two months.

"How is the Empress Dowager doing lately?"

Chu Tian asked, and the "Mother" he mentioned was naturally Xiao Yishu. As the Empress, who was the mother of the nation, he, as the Crown Prince, naturally addressed her as "Mother" according to etiquette.

Wu Xiong said, "You've been looking radiant lately, perhaps because you're in better spirits and your complexion has improved."

"Is it because of Shen Mo again?"

Chu Tian squinted, a hint of envy in his eyes. Yes, envy!

He, a prince, actually envied a eunuch.

Because this eunuch gets to see the woman he dreams of every day, and she stays by his side.

After the envy came a deep-seated murderous intent!

Wu Xiong explained, "According to Shen Mo, he told the Empress stories every day, and the story he told her was called The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."

"Mother likes storytelling? How come I didn't know?" Chu Tian looked puzzled. He had studied almost all of Xiao Yishu's hobbies, and storytelling was definitely not one of them.

"I don't know whether it's true or false."

Wu Xiong shook his head, then took out a cloth bag. Inside, he found Xiao Yishu's missing undergarment.

Not only this one, but all the clothes that had been lost before were stolen by him and then handed over to Chu Tian.

With Chu Tian's status, he could have any woman he wanted, yet he was infatuated with the Empress. If word got out, it would be a heinous crime against human ethics, which was perhaps what made it so exciting.

Wu Xiong didn't understand, but he respected.

"You did a good job. Is there anything else you want to report to me?" Chu Tian carefully put the red heart-shaped garment into his pocket as if he had found a treasure.

"And then there's..."

Wu Xiong paused, unsure whether he should tell Chu Tian about Shen Mo's other identity.

Back then, it was Chu Tian who secretly ordered him to find someone to humiliate Li Zhaoxue.

The reason is simple: since Li Zhaoxue has a grudge against the Empress, she is Chu Tian's enemy, and this kind of humiliation can satisfy his perverted mind.

He didn't say it before because he felt it was unnecessary.

It seems a bit too late to say this now. Shen Mo has not only become a favorite of the Empress, but has also come into the Emperor's sight.

"What else?"

Chu Tian frowned.

Wu Xiong shook his head: "It's nothing, I have to go back now."

"Go."

"Goodbye!"

After Wu Xiong left, a figure appeared in the shadows not far away. This was the eunuch who had protected Chu Tian since childhood.

This eunuch possessed profound and boundless qi and blood, clearly indicating that he had progressed beyond the Blood Transformation Realm.

Gathering blood and condensing elixir, the Blood Elixir Realm!

Chu Tian spoke up, "Shadow, do you think this old dog would betray me, the Crown Prince?"

He had always had reservations; if this matter were to get out, he could forget about continuing to be the crown prince.

However, even though he knew that this was meaningless and only satisfied his inner desires, he just couldn't let go of it.

He was a few years older than Chu Feng.

When he was a child, he often saw Xiao Yishu and even saw her breastfeeding a child. Xiao Yishu did not shy away from such a young child at all.

Little did he know that a seed had been quietly planted in Chu Tian's heart at that time.

"Probably not. If word got out about this, he wouldn't survive."

The old eunuch, nicknamed Shadow, answered without hesitation.

He had almost forgotten his own name, but he was raised by the late emperor and had been inseparable from Chu Tian since Chu Tian was a child, hence the name Shadow.

Chu Tian nodded: "I know that principle, but I'm still a little worried. It seems that we should deal with it when the time is right. Only the dead are the most reliable!"

Also, what do you think of Shen Mo?

"genius!"

Based on the information he had obtained, Shadow concluded: "In just a few months, he transformed from the first level of Body Refinement to the Blood Moving Realm in the Cold Palace. The death of Wu De, the former manager of the Cold Palace, should also be related to him."

"genius?"

Chu Tian's expression was slightly contemptuous as he retorted, "How many martial arts geniuses have died at our hands? Besides, once I inherit that supreme position, even if he cultivates to the level of a grandmaster, he'll be nothing more than an ant!"

This statement, though arrogant, is quite reasonable.

The shadow cannot refute this.

After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Chu Tian will be the next ruler of the Great Qian Kingdom. What is a mere Grandmaster compared to the power of a single nation?

Besides, the royal family's power includes many grandmasters.

That was an old eunuch who had lived for over a hundred years.

Chu Tian asked, "Shadow, are you confident you can eliminate Shen Mo?"

"Yes, one move."

Shadow answered decisively, "Blood Refining Realm? Not to mention a martial artist who has just entered the Blood Refining Realm, he has never taken them seriously."

Chu Tian smiled and shook his head: "But he can't die at your hands. I do have a plan."