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

"Gifts may vary in value, but the sentiment behind them is not divided into different categories. I hope Elder Liu will accept my sincere wishes."

He answered calmly and without hesitation.

He has enough money for himself.

In this world where martial arts reign supreme, many things cannot be bought with money, such as the Glazed Ice, top-tier body-refining techniques, Blood Yang Pills, and the sincerity of Liu Ruyan and her friends.

Liu Pei'an nodded emphatically and said earnestly, "I won't say any more. In the future, as long as Eunuch Shen informs us, if the Shen family utters even the slightest dissent, my Liu family will..."

Shen Mo interrupted him, shaking his head and saying, "Elder Liu, you flatter me. We've always been helping each other succeed."

"Yes! That's right!"

Liu Pei'an couldn't stop smiling; Shen Mo's trust was more valuable than the two formulas.

Having navigated the turbulent waters of the business world for decades, he has witnessed countless couples, brothers, and even fathers and sons betraying each other for profit, not to mention the treacherous world of the imperial harem.

People like Shen Mo...it's so difficult!

The two then started chatting about everyday things.

Shen Mo recounted everything he could, including the fact that the emperor wanted to reconcile, but Liu Ruyan refused to give him any face.

This was a palace secret, and those present at the time were all given a gag order by the emperor, so outsiders naturally had no idea about it.

Tears streamed down Liu Pei'an's face as he sighed, "Ruyan never mentioned this to me. She's gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, just like her mother! She must have suffered immense injustice all these years. Every letter she wrote only reported good news, never bad. And I, her father, couldn't help her at all..."

"She's doing well now, and she'll only get better!"

Shen Mo made a firm promise that he would never let Liu Ruyan suffer any more grievances, just as his father-in-law had said, Liu Ruyan had suffered too many grievances over the years.

Liu Pei'an smiled and wiped away his tears: "I'm so sorry to have troubled you, Eunuch Shen. Ruyan is truly fortunate to have a friend like you!"

"Old Liu, look, you're here again." Shen Mo said with a wry smile.

Liu Pei'an smiled and waved his hand: "Eunuch Shen, this is not just polite flattery, but my sincere opinion. I have already asked my subordinates to arrange the wine and food. We must have a good drink."

"Respect is no substitute for obedience!"

The banquet was prepared quickly.

Apart from the two of them, there was no one else accompanying them. As for Liu Ruyan's mother, she had passed away many years ago.

Shen Mo and Liu Pei'an were both very polite, frequently raising their glasses to toast each other.

The relationship also grew closer as they drank.

After several rounds of drinks, Liu Pei'an, his eyelids drooping, took Shen Mo's hand and shook his head regretfully, saying, "Shen Mo, if you hadn't entered the palace, and Ru Yan hadn't become an imperial concubine, how well-matched you two would have been..."

"Old Liu, you've had too much to drink!"

Shen Mo smiled calmly, understanding the old man's thoughts.

Liu Ruyan was disappointed in Chu Chengjing, and the Liu family was no different.

"I haven't had too much to drink!" Liu Pei'an said, downing another cup of wine, his voice becoming slurred. "Shen Mo, listen to me, if that's really the case... I'll definitely betroth Ruyan to you. Would you be willing?"

He's not drunk yet?

Shen Mo coaxed him like a child, "Alright, everything will be as Elder Liu says."

"Wrong!" Liu Pei'an suddenly frowned and said in a deep voice, "You should call me father-in-law!"

They've started playing role-playing games now?

However, given his relationship with Liu Ruyan, it was only right that he call her father-in-law.

Thinking of this, Shen Mo said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Father-in-law!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Liu Pei'an laughed heartily, and in his excitement, he drank several more cups of wine.

Shen Mo quickly reminded him, "Father-in-law, we must not let our words get out, or it may cause trouble."

"Don't worry, I know what's important."

After Liu Pei'an finished speaking, he soon began to peck at rice repeatedly, looking like a chicken about to fall asleep. Shen Mo quickly found a maid and asked her to help take him back to his bedroom to rest, while he took his leave.

As soon as he left, Liu Pei'an, who had been snoring in the room, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes clearer than ever before, and revealing an undisguised excitement!

Liu Pei'an muttered to himself, "Could it be that my daughter and Shen Mo have really...?"

The Imperial Palace.

After returning, Shen Mo first went to the Imperial Study and recounted the initial establishment of the Western Depot, including how to poach people from the Eastern Depot and ask for money. Naturally, he covered every detail of official business.

Chu Chengjing laughed upon hearing this and praised, "Only you could make Cao Lingkun suffer this injustice in silence. Go for it! I will always support you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After reporting his work, Shen Mo went straight to Courtyard No. 18 from the Cold Palace.

inside the house.

Liu Ruyan and Li Zhaoxue were playing chess, while Ning'er stood aside watching the game and eating melon seeds, spitting the shells all over the ground.

"Sister is amazing, Ruyan has lost." Liu Ruyan conceded defeat and stood up, saying, "Husband, why don't you play a game with Sister Zhaoxue?"

"it is good."

Shen Mo sat down in her seat and, while playing chess, began to recount the events that had occurred at the Liu residence from the beginning.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan angrily exclaimed, "How dare the Xie family threaten my father like this?"

"It's alright, I've already taught them a lesson and secured half of the Xie family's assets for your father."

Shen Mo paused for a moment, then laughed as he recounted what happened next: "Later, your father even invited me to stay as a guest. After drinking too much, he grabbed my hand and insisted on recognizing me as his son-in-law."

"Drunk? How many kilograms of liquor did you drink?" Liu Ruyan frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

Shen Mo asked doubtfully, "About two jin. I drank a little over a jin by myself, and he drank less than a jin."

"Husband, you've been deceived!"

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh and explain, "My father was very good at drinking with people when he was in business. He could drink rice wine from dusk till dawn without getting drunk. Although Zui Hongyan is a bit strong, it's not enough to get drunk in less than a pound."

"What?"

Shen Mo was shocked. Now, thinking back on it carefully, Liu Pei'an's behavior at the time seemed a bit off.

Holy crap, that old fox!

Liu Ruyan joked, "His drunkenness was fake; he was really testing you. I reckon he's figured out your true intentions, and he probably guessed what our relationship is like."

Shen Mo muttered, "Really? My father-in-law is being dishonest!"

"Don't speak ill of my father." Liu Ruyan snorted lightly, then added, "He knows what's important. He will never let a second person know about this. If it gets leaked, we will all be executed."

Shen Mo nodded in relief, then turned his attention back to the chessboard and placed a black piece: "Zhaoxue, I'm about to infiltrate your territory, be careful."

"Don't worry, I'll take it!"

Li Zhaoxue placed a white stone, trapping the black stone in the middle.

Shen Mo chuckled and placed his piece again: "You just keep holding on, I'm going to charge, I'm going to attack."

Although they were both using Go terminology, the tone of their conversations was different, and their smiles became meaningful.

Ning'er blushed and asked, "Auntie, were Aunt Li and Xiao Mozi playing proper Go?"

"Do you think your little Mozi brother is a decent person? If so, then he's a proper Go player."

After Liu Ruyan finished asking the question, Ning'er shook her head decisively.

The endgame of the game.

Shen Mo put down the chess piece and said smugly, "Little Zhaoxue dared to show off in front of her father, but she was still defeated and routed by me."

"This round doesn't count, let's play another one!" Li Zhaoxue protested.

"Alright, I'll give you one more chance to turn things around, but not on the chessboard."

After Shen Mo finished speaking, he picked her up, and naturally, Liu Ruyan and Ning'er were not left behind either.

After a while, Ning'er said with a serious expression, "Aunt Li lost again, and this time she lost miserably."