Cao Jin looked at Cao Zhongqian without blinking and said, "I had something to tell my father, but I followed all the way, only to find that my father is here."

Hearing the words "Follow me all the way", Wu Shi and Cao Zhongqian's expression froze, and then they glanced at each other, Cao Zhongqian hurriedly said: "You just... what did you hear?"

Cao Jin did not answer his question directly, but said indifferently: "Now I finally know what my father said to me before."

"What words?"

"Don't tell the emperor everything, the person we have to pledge our allegiance to is Empress Dowager."

As Cao Jin's voice fell, the expressions of both of them froze for a moment, and Wu hurriedly answered, "Jin'er, don't get me wrong, the things here are very complicated, and it won't be clear for a while...."

"Really? But I've heard about it just now. I don't need to say it so clearly, but I can think of it. The Empress Dowager supported me so much before. It turned out that it was because of...the relationship with my father..."

"Cao Jin, there are some things you can't talk nonsense." Before Cao Jin finished speaking, Cao Zhongqian interrupted him. His tone was blunt with orders, which was the tone he always used when talking to Cao Jin.

At this moment, Cao Jin was not as respectful and obedient to him as he was before. Instead, he immediately asked: "Is it nonsense? Father just said that. Why don't you admit it right now? You and the Queen MotherHaving regrets, being unwilling to marry my mother, and being indifferent to her is the reason why my mother was depressed all day long and finally... died of illness."

Wu frowned and looked at Cao Zhongqian, her eyes beckoning him to say a few soothing words.

But Cao Zhongqian was silent for a long time, and finally said with no confidence: "Your mother and I were ordered by our parents. We were forced to get together. What kind of relationship can we have? This is also a common thing among aristocratic families. It has long beenIt’s not surprising, and you don’t need to ask the bottom line like this.”

"Then do you think it's... fair to my mother?" Cao Jin asked holding his breath.

"There is nothing fair or unfair. Our marriage is beneficial to our respective families." Cao Zhongqian turned his gaze to the side and did not look at Cao Jin's face again.

Cao Jin smiled coldly and said, "Empress Dowager, father, I have always respected you and obeyed your orders, but now I realize...all of this is just a joke." After finishing speaking, heThen he turned around and was about to leave, but Cao Zhongqian hurriedly stopped him.

"Where are you going?"

Cao Jin paused and said, "Didn't the emperor arrange a place for me? It's just right to go now."

Cao Zhongqian: "We already have other arrangements, and we won't let you go to Ganlu Temple."

Cao Jin turned around slowly, "I will not accept this woman's help!"

The suddenly rising tone caught the two people in front of them a little off guard, and Wu subconsciously clenched his sleeves tightly.

Cao Zhongqian's eyes widened suddenly, he quickly glanced at Wu Shi, then strode up to Cao Jin, and slapped him heavily on the face.

Cao Jin's face was turned to one side from the beating, and a trace of blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, but he stood there blankly as if he didn't know the pain.

"I think you're crazy! How did you talk to Empress Dowager?!"

Cao Zhongqian's slap was unambiguous, and Wu Shi who was standing beside him was shocked for a long time.

Cao Jin glanced at the two of them, his expression was extremely cold, and he didn't say much before leaving.

Wu approached Cao Zhongqian worriedly, and said, "What should we do now? He...can't talk nonsense, right?"

Cao Zhongqian's face was obviously a little ugly, "No, he doesn't have the guts yet."

"Zhongqian, don't be so hasty in the future. Fortunately, it was Jin'er who heard it today. If it was someone else, I'm afraid... the consequences will be disastrous." Wu did not forget to remind her.

Cao Zhongqian nodded in response, looking preoccupied.

Cao Jin left the Harmony Palace with a dark complexion.

Just when he walked out of the Harmony Palace and was about to mount his horse, a sharp knife was placed around his neck, making him dare not act rashly.

"Who are you?" Cao Jin glanced at the masked man in black and asked through gritted teeth.

The masked man didn't make a sound, but took him out of the palace, and didn't stop until he came to a deep alley with no one there.

"Who the hell are you? What do you want to do?" Cao Jin asked, staring at the masked man's eyes. At this moment, he couldn't care less about thinking, but felt that these sharp eyes were familiar.

The masked man raised his hand and took off the black cloth, revealing his handsome face.

"Li Wang, it's you."

A trace of fear flashed across Cao Jin's eyes as he looked at him.

"You...what do you want to do?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Cao Jin asked again, obviously not as confident as before in the court.

"Of course...to kill you." Shen Li pressed the short dagger against his neck, the sharp blade pressed against his flesh, and if he didn't pay attention, his throat would be cut.

Cao Jin's face paled, "If your Highness wants to kill me, he can do it in the palace. Why do you need to take me here? You must have something to ask me."

Shen Li didn't say much, and asked directly: "Where are the others, General Cui?"

Cao Jin seemed to have expected that he would ask this question, and almost blurted out: "How do I know?"

Shen Li's eyes darkened, and his killing intent suddenly rose, "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise... I don't have eyes with this knife."

Cao Jin repeated again, "Your Highness, I really don't know where General Cui has gone."

Shen Li stared intently into his eyes, rattling the handle of the knife with his hands, the cold light in his eyes became more and more intense.

"Cao Jin, you think I don't know what your father told you before you left the capital for Ping Liang."

Cao Jin's eyes froze, and he looked at him, "What do you know?"

Shen Li sneered and said: "Captain Cao wholeheartedly wants to put General Cui to death, the purpose is to be loyal to the Empress Dowager, do you think I don't know about the dirty relationship between him and the Empress Dowager?"

When Shen Li said this, he really stabbed at his pain point. He really didn't know it before, but until today...

"I don't care about your messy things, but since you started fighting against General Cui, I don't like you. Today it's just you and me here. Even if I kill you, who would know?"

Cao Jin looked at the person in front of him, his eyes were as deep as a cold pool, but they were full of murderous intent.

"So you went to Ping Liang just to...rescue General Cui?" Cao Jin asked back.

Shen Li admitted without hesitation, "Otherwise?"

"I thought... His Highness was going to help the enemy." Cao Jin's pupils were twitching uncomfortably, trying to find a chance to escape.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm not here to chat with you today." Shen Li obviously lost his patience. He has hardly slept at night in the past few days, and people are paying attention to Cao Jin's movements.Let it go so easily.

As soon as the words fell, Shen Li felt a pain in his abdomen, and Cao Jin raised his elbow and hit him hard.

The next moment, when he was about to run away, Shen Li grabbed his arm quickly, raised the dagger and pierced his shoulder without hesitation.