Hearing Shen Shixu say that, Xiao Jinyi could not wait another moment. He released Shen Shixu's shoulders and said excitedly, "Wait for me! I'll make sure they agree!"
Watching Xiao Jinyi hurry away, Shen Shixu buried his face in his hands in embarrassment. How had he softened and agreed just now?
He really had been bewitched by a handsome face. He had to admit he was a shallow man.
After leaving the Shen Residence, Xiao Jinyi headed straight for the palace and rushed to the Imperial Study. But the young eunuch there told him, "Your Highness Prince Jing, His Majesty isn't in the Imperial Study. His Majesty, the Empress, and the Crown Prince are all at the Empress Dowager's palace."
Hearing that everyone was conveniently gathered in one place, Xiao Jinyi headed straight to Cikang Palace, spared the trouble of finding them one by one.
As soon as Xiao Jinyi entered, he dropped to his knees without a word. Seeing his younger brother's actions and the excitement in his eyes, Xiao Yuanqi suddenly had a thought. Had things worked out?
He had known his younger brother was no coward!
The Empress Dowager watched him abruptly kneel as he came in. Even from her distant seat, she could hear the thud, which showed just how hard he had dropped to his knees.
"Why are you kneeling? You'll hurt your knees, dropping down so hard. Get up. Yuanqi, go help your brother."
Xiao Yuanqi knew Xiao Jinyi had knelt because he wanted to ask for something. Naturally, he would not get in the way. He told the Empress Dowager, "Grandmother, Jinyi probably has something to ask of Father. I'd better stay out of it."
Looking at Xiao Jinyi kneeling before him, Emperor Wu'an had a bad feeling. The last time this brat