Chen Xi was surprised when he saw Gao Ning talking to Qian Ning in a lesson. No matter what, Qian Ning was also the commander of the Jinyiwei. Unexpectedly, he would be drunk by a woman who had not been officially enthroned by the court.

But soon he realized that Gao Ning's move was demonstrating to him. I am now in a remarkable position, and even the favorite ministers like Qian Ning and the emperor listened to me.

Qian Ning did not resist Gao Ning's words at all, so he quickly retreated aside, made a way out, and let Chen Xi and Gao Ning go out together.

The two of them left the yard where Zhu Houzhao's bedroom was located, walked through a corridor, and entered a small flower hall.

When the eunuch and maid light the candle and bring it to tea, Gao Ning took his back and closed the door himself. Under the dim light, only Shen Xi and Gao Ning were left alone.

"Mr. Shen, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Gao Ning was very polite to Chen Xi.

Before Chen Xi could come out of his previous shock, he said, "Is it not so appropriate for Concubine Li to talk to me here? This place is the inner courtyard of the leopard room. Can women meet with foreign ministers at will?"

Gao Ning said: "Your Majesty is seriously injured and is unconscious. I am in a hurry to follow the power. I have some things I want to tell Lord Shen. Besides... Is it just a chance meeting between Lord Shen?"

In his words, Gao Ning looked at Chen Xi with resentful eyes, with a hint of grievance in his expression, as if Chen Xi had let her down.

Chen Xi subconsciously turned his head to the side, and did not dare to look at Gao Ning. His tone was solemn: "The leopard room is heavy and there are ears in the walls. Don't say something misleading. After visiting Your Majesty, I will go out to explain the situation to the court officials, stabilize people's hearts, and be inconvenient to disturb them."

After saying that, Chen Xi turned around and wanted to leave. Gao Ning stepped forward a few steps forward, stopped him, and said, "Master Shen, you and I know very well. It is impossible for anyone to eavesdrop now. Everyone's attention is on Your Majesty... Do you want to escape? I have no intention of threatening. At that time, all the situations were self-inflicted. I was grateful without any grudges. Today I just want to ask for help from you."

Although Chen Xi did not insist on leaving, he did not want to face Gao Ning's family.

He was filled with emotion: "I can always have a clear conscience in anything I do, but when faced with her, it is really difficult to get out of her original emotions."

Gao Ning said, "I will talk about the leopard room first... Since I arrived at the leopard room, I have been beloved by Your Majesty and verbally conferred the concubines as Li Fei, but in fact there is no guarantee. The empress dowager and the queen will not admit it, and the court has not officially enthroned me. I will always be a poor woman outside the palace... I am afraid that only by giving birth to children can the mother be noble and change her current situation by relying on her son."

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ning in surprise when he heard this, and then he fell on her flat belly, feeling a little relieved.

Gao Ning looked sad and looked at Chen Xi with affection: "If I could give birth to a son and a half of my daughter, would I forget the kindness of my elders?"

Chen Xi was frightened and thought to himself: "What does she mean? There are so many women around Zhu Houzhao, and none of them are pregnant. It is obviously because of some defects. I just don't know if it is born like this or it is caused by absurdity after all. Could it be that she wants to use some unconventional means to gain status?"

Gao Ning said eagerly: "I originally had a happy family, a harmonious family, and a husband cherished it, but now I am just a miserable person... I also know that all this is his own fault, but if it weren't for Lord Shen, how could I have reached this point today?"

Chen Xi raised his face: "You are obsessed with the infatuation and insisted on slandering me, and you made things so big. Everything I did was just to protect myself... You really blamed others for everything that day, and you can't blame others!"

When Gao Ning saw Chen Xi angry, he not only did not feel ashamed, but instead felt a little proud, because if Chen Xi didn't care about her at all, the reaction would not be so intense.

This is a woman who can do anything to achieve her goal, but the environment she was in at the beginning restricted her and made her unable to play. When she had the opportunity to come into contact with Chen Xi or even the King, she used her strengths and achieved very good results.

Gao Ning said: "I knew that I had done something wrong, which would bring disaster to my family. However, I wandered without help and had a difficult situation later. It was also thanks to Lord Shen... Fortunately, I had a hard life and had the opportunity to enter the leopard room and gain favor from His Majesty."

"I don't ask for anything else, but I just want to be more favored in front of His Majesty. But the problem is that His Majesty now regards me as a treasure, but once I get bored, I will be like other women, and my status will be unsecured. From then on, the ancient Buddha of Qinglantern will live alone... Could it be that Lord Shen will bear to see me ending so bleak?"

Chen Xi shook his head and sighed: "What do you want?"

"I want to get help from Lord Shen, of course it is not unconditional. I will repay you. No matter whether you say good things about Lord Shen or need any information, I can obtain them for Lord Shen. And... As long as Lord Shen says something, I will be willing to be driven... I don't want to return to my previous lonely life. Lord Shen, please think it's my beg you?"

Speaking of this, Gao Ning looked sad and knelt down and saluted Chen Xi with a respectful attitude, and treated Chen Xi as a savior.

But Chen Xi was at a loss at this time. He never expected to see Gao Ning in the leopard room, and he did not expect that this woman would take the initiative to ask him for help.

The most important thing is that Chen Xi was a little guilty about Gao Ning and felt deeply moved: "Many things have cause and effect. If it weren't for the fact that I happened to lead troops to Nanning Mansion and met her by chance, she wouldn't have stimulated the demon in her heart, and there would be no previous series of things..."

Chen Xi did not lean over to support Gao Ning, and slightly calmed down and said, "Your Majesty is seriously injured, and the good or bad is uncertain. It is indeed inappropriate for you and I to meet here in private. Some things will be discussed later."

Gao Ning's forehead was originally pressed against the ground and motionless. He raised his head when he heard this: "Mr. Shen, since I entered the leopard room, I have been looking for opportunities to meet with you so that you can know that you have such a helper by your side. How rare is the opportunity to meet alone now? Are you so anxious to leave? Or are you trying to escape?"

Chen Xi's face was full of bitter smile. Gao Ning's aggressiveness made him realize how crazy this woman was. He thought for a while and asked, "Then what do you want to discuss?"

Seeing that Chen Xi had no intention of supporting each other, nor was he leaning on the ground, Gao Ning stood up, tidied up his clothes and said:

"I want to be favored in two ways. One is to find the woman he admires for His Majesty, and constantly stimulate His Majesty with freshness, so that he can enjoy it; the other is to give birth to a son and a half daughter as soon as possible. In this way, even if he is a dragon heir, the Empress Dowager will issue an order to decide the status of his Majesty as soon as possible..."

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ning and secretly considered the feasibility of the plan.

Gao Ning smiled softly: "Don't worry, Lord Shen, I have carefully investigated the scene of the incident and thanked the blessing of Tiantian. When the house collapsed, it was tilted towards the streets of Gongshi. The second floor where Your Majesty is located is relatively complete, and it almost slid to the ruins below. Your Majesty was just a little scratched. The reason why he was unconscious was mostly frightened, so Your Majesty was basically safe and sound, but he needed to rest for some time in the future."

It seemed to be to express sincerity that Gao Ning informed her truthfully about Zhu Houzhao's condition.

After pausing, Gao Ning said again: "Most of the injuries on Zhang Yuan's body were caused by him when he fell down the stairs. At that time, the restaurant was led outward by the left and right houses, and actually pulled up the wooden stakes that laid the foundation from the ground. The entire wooden building almost moved several feet outward, and he saved his life."

"In addition, I know some things. Lord Shen is doing something shameless behind his back. Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning are constantly tragic for the beauty of the Western Regions. As far as I know, both of them are being played with. This person who uses the power to fight, I think it is Lord Shen, you?"

"Mr. Shen is knowledgeable and has outstanding abilities. Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning and others are completely incomparable to you. Even Master Xie in the court is just a chess piece in your hands. Lord Shen, you are a person who does great things. Are you willing to have no one around His Majesty? Or does Mr. Shen think that Master Shen can entrust his father-in-law with important tasks?"

He moved him with emotion and reason, and Gao Ning's expression became smarter and no longer showed a pitiful posture.

It's like being courtesy first and then being soldier, letting you know that we have a "friendship" and I also know many secrets of you, and then discussing the issue of cooperation.

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ning in surprise and couldn't help but look up to the woman again, because many things are top secrets and the outside world would never know. He also knew that Gao Ning had no evidence. All of this was inferred based on clues. Even if he complained to Zhu Houzhao, he would have no choice but to do anything about him.

However, Chen Xi was still a little afraid because Gao Ning could tell Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning about these things, so that the two close ministers around the emperor would go against him.

Chen Xi wanted to see two villains Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning marshal each other to reduce interference in the affairs of the court, rather than letting them connect and deal with him in unison.

Gao Ning said again: "Mr. Shen's layout in the capital should be very large and needs to be fully equipped. As far as I know, the reason why Mr. Shen insisted on implementing the national policy of pacifying the grassland for two years, even if Liu Jin fell, did not give up because Mr. Shen knew that it was the only opportunity to suppress Xie Zhongtang and other old ministers. If others dared not take such a big risk, but Mr. Shen was very powerful and martial, and it was easy to achieve his goal. Did Mr. Shen never think about what kind of suspicion would be caused by the king when you return to triumphantly and gain power?"

Chen Xi still didn't say anything, wanting to hear Gao Ning finish it. He found that Gao Ning's views on some things were very consistent with him, and thought to himself: "What she said is basically foreseeable situations. The dilemma she raised about me seems to be unsolvable for the time being."

Seeing Chen Xi's expression serious, Gao Ning continued, "There is another thing, that is, Your Majesty told me that Zhang Yuan once mentioned Lord Shen's abuse of power in front of His Majesty. Although Your Majesty scolded Zhang Yuan at that time, he seemed to have always had concerns when drinking later. Before Lord Shen could calm down the grassland, Your Majesty had already developed suspicion. If such an adult still felt at ease, it would really disappoint me."

Gao Ning's eyes looked at Chen Xi with eagerness and wisdom, which made people unforgettable at first sight.

Chen Xi's face was full of hesitation, thinking about the feasibility of cooperating with Gao Ning, but he didn't think the other party was a good choice for his allies.

Chen Xi thought to herself: "I am blocking the palace walls of her. Even if I cooperate, it may be difficult to get in touch. Why is she so eager to form an alliance with me? After all, she is not Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning. These people can freely leave the leopard room and the palace, and she is just a cage bird in the leopard room. Why do you think you are qualified to cooperate with me? Is it because of ulterior motives?"

Gao Ning asked: "Mr. Shen, do you really think you can stay in favor of your favor for a long time before His Majesty, and feel that there is no value in working with me? You are not afraid that I will be angry and embarrassed, and choose to cooperate with other powerful people in the court, such as foreign relatives, or Zhang Yuan!"

Gao Ning changed her face again. She first put on a pitiful posture, asked Chen Xi for help, and kept her old love on her lips. After finding that this move was ineffective, she simply analyzed the situation for Chen Xi and listed the benefits of cooperation. After discovering that Chen Xi was still hesitant, she simply used the last move, which was the last move she wanted to use, which was threat.

If you don’t cooperate with me, I will find someone else to be an ally. Then you and I will turn against each other. With an enemy like me who knows you, you won’t feel dangerous?

Chen Xidao: "You may not be able to give me what I want... I can't think of any way to satisfy you."

When Gao Ning heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He got up and went to the door, opened the door and took a look left and right, and closed the door again, looking very cautious.

Chen Xi looked at it and was very afraid: "This woman is crazy and can do anything. She was slandering me at all costs. Thinking of her as a civilian woman, doing this is actually like seeking death, but she dares to take risks, which is enough to show that she is not bound by doing things."

Gao Ning turned around and walked to Chenxi, leaned into his ear and said, "Your Majesty has never had any children. Have you ever thought about why?"

Chen Xi frowned and said, "Why, do you have a way to let Your Majesty give birth to a child?"

Gao Ning smiled and said, "As long as it is the child born by the woman around His Majesty, who knows whether it is the birth of His Majesty?"

Speaking of this, Gao Ning looked at Chen Xi with a look of refusal and welcome, and the implication was very obvious.

Chen Xi sneered: "Can you say such a ridiculous thing?"

Gao Ning said, "I can do even more ridiculous things... I thought that before I left the house, I was a lady from a noble family, and later the daughter-in-law of an official family, but I was willing to fall and frame the adults, and even made the world think that I was dead... I finally arrived at the Leopard Room and was favored by His Majesty to be named Concubine Li. Isn't my life ridiculous enough? I don't know who gave all this to you?"

Speaking of this, she looked at Chen Xi with a cold look, as if she was saying, "You have caused all this, you must compensate me."

Chen Xi didn't want to continue listening to Gao Ning's absurd words, and said seriously: "If you want to cooperate, I can agree. As long as you pass on what I want to know, you can also tell me what you want, but you can't say anything you mentioned before."

Gao Ning was not very disappointed, and smiled, with relief in her expression, as if Chen Xi agreed to cooperate and was satisfied with her.

Gao Ning bowed his body and said respectfully: "Thank you for your pity. I will rely on you in the future. I hope that with the help of you, I can enter the palace smoothly, and even the mother of my mother will be in the world..."

When Gao Ning said this, Chen Xi finally knew what Gao Ning's ambition was.

Gao Ning not only wanted to be the queen, but also wanted to be the queen. The queen might be deposed by the emperor. But if she became the queen, everything in the world would be controlled by her. She thought that if her son became the emperor, she could go to the prefecture court to rule the country from behind, and then the entire Ming Dynasty would crawl at her feet.

Chen Xi suddenly realized that the woman was so crazy, and felt strange: "This woman is really not a good-for-nothing lamp. Knowing that Zhu Houzhao is infertile, he tried every means to borrow external forces to give birth to a son for Zhu Houzhao..."

"From the historical process, if Zhu Houzhao had children and outsiders did not know the mystery and believed that they were his bloodline, would history be rewritten? Just like Zhu Houzhao's life experience has not yet known the truth, who really cares about whether the emperor's children are biological?"

Chen Xi thought of the rumors about Zhu Houzhao's life experience. After this naughty child ascended the throne, he sent someone to suppress folk legends. Because Chen Xi was not in the capital at that time, Liu Jin was fully responsible for these matters, which caused storms in the city. Chen Xi only learned about it later and did not participate in it.

In Shen Xi's view, Zhu Houzhao obviously had doubts about his life experience and was afraid of affecting the correctness of his legal system, so he cared so much. This also explained why he alienated Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia and ran to the leopard room to come to the dark place of Hu Tiandi.
Chapter completed!