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Shen Xubai heard that the Queen Mother's tone was a little angry, even questioning him, but Shen Xubai still had a calm face.

"He was an orphan since childhood, without father or mother, so I gave him an identity, so that we can marry him smoothly." Shen Xu said without changing his face.

The queen mother snorted coldly, apparently not believing Shen Xubai's words: "Don't think that Aijia doesn't know your words are deceiving."

"Since the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, I have nothing to do." Shen Xubai replied.

Blocked by Shen Xubai's words, the Queen Mother was immediately speechless.

She closed her eyes a little irritably, clutched the low table with her fingers tightly, took a few breaths, and then slowly calmed down.

"In that case, tell him to come out and let Aijia take a look." The queen mother opened her eyes again to look at Shen Xubai, and said in a firm tone.

Shen Xubai frowned and didn't speak.

"What? Back then, the Ai family asked you to refuse repeatedly. Could it be that the Ai family still can't see him anymore?" The queen mother's face suddenly darkened.

For her, Shen Xubai is very important.

Similarly, she must control Shen Xubai in her own hands, but in recent years, she feels more and more clearly that Shen Xubai is out of her control.

This feeling is very bad.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that he went out early this morning and hasn't come back yet." Shen Xubai said.

Xu Qingjian, who was crouching in the dark, couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

The queen mother also sneered, and said in a slow tone: "Then find someone to call him back."

"What a coincidence, his whereabouts are uncertain, I really don't know where he went." Shen Xubai returned quickly.

As soon as the words fell, the queen mother slapped the table next to her hard, obviously very angry.

"Joke! The Ai family sees that you are deliberately hiding him!" The queen mother looked at Shen Xubai angrily.

"I dare not." Shen Xubai replied calmly.

The queen mother took a deep breath, nodded, and said: "Okay... If that's the case, then Aijia will wait with you, waiting for him to come back."

Shen Xubai lowered his eyes and did not speak.

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, Xu Qingjian's heart was almost dying of tension.

I don't know if the queen mother will embarrass Shen Xubai.

As soon as this thought came into Xu Qingjian's mind, she heard the queen mother say: "You disobeyed the Ai family many times because of this incident, which made the Ai family feel very sad. I never thought that it is still like this now."

"I dare not." Shen Xubai only replied three short words.

"Why don't you dare?" The queen mother snorted coldly, then sighed again, and said earnestly: "Xu'er, the Ai family is getting old, and there are not many relatives in the world. You are the closest to the Ai family. Dear one, the Ai family cares so much about your affairs because of their fancy to you."

Shen Xubai was just silent and didn't speak.

Although it is true that the Queen Mother is his aunt, he knows very well that once he starts to be unfavorable to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother can find a way to execute him at any time.

In the past, the queen mother tried to poison him in order to control him. Now, in order to hinder the queen mother, he keeps placing his own people in the court.

After all, there is actually no family relationship between them.

"The Ai family doesn't want to embarrass you, but since you are protecting Xu Qingjian like this...then you should kneel and wait until he comes back." The Queen Mother picked up the teacup on the low table, and slowly wiped it away with the lid. Float took a sip and said in a flat tone.

There was no expression on Shen Xubai's face, he only answered yes, then he stood up straight and knelt on the ground.

He knelt straight and showed no expression of reluctance.

Seeing that his attitude was so good, the queen mother only snorted softly, and didn't make any more embarrassments. She just sat lazily on the chair and put the teacup in her hand on the table.

But Xu Qingjian's expression changed again and again, he gritted his teeth hard, and almost couldn't restrain himself from rushing in.

He knew that the queen mother did it on purpose, maybe she already knew that she was in the mansion, and she did this to force him out.

Xu Qingjian hid for a long time, but the Empress Dowager had no intention of getting Shen Xubai to get up, she sat on a chair and rested with her eyes closed, as if she wanted to wait until dark.

Finally, Xu Qingjian couldn't hold his breath anymore, he ran out directly, and rushed into the main hall with a desperate mentality.

"The empress dowager." Xu Qingjian knelt down in front of the empress dowager, made a big salute, and knocked his head on the ground: "I am Xu Qingjian, please don't embarrass the prince."

Seeing that Xu Qingjian had thrown himself into a trap, Shen Xubai's face suddenly changed with anger, and he opened his mouth, wanting to curse but couldn't.

"Oh, you are Xu Qingjian?" The queen mother cast her eyes on Xu Qingjian.

"Yes, yes." Xu Qingjian replied in a deep voice.

"What's the matter with you, you go out." Shen Xubai said to Xu Qingjian irritably.

Even he had to restrain his edge a bit when facing the Empress Dowager, let alone Xu Qingjian.

Being scolded by Shen Xubai, Xu Qingjian's body trembled, his head was buried even lower, and he didn't dare to speak.

"Raise your head up and let the Ai family take a look." The queen mother looked at Xu Qingjian and said word by word.

Xu Qingjian hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised his head.

Only then did the Queen Mother see his face clearly.

"You look pretty good, no wonder Xu'er protects you like this." The queen mother said with a stinging tone.

Xu Qingjian pursed her lips, not daring to speak.

"Come here." The queen mother beckoned to Xu Qingjian.

Xu Qingjian was stunned for a moment, then slowly moved over and knelt beside the queen mother's legs.

The queen mother pinched Xu Qingjian's chin, lifted his face, looked at his face carefully, and then smiled softly.

"After all, you and Xu'er are not of the same family, so how about it, follow me into the palace to learn the rules." The queen mother said slowly, but her tone was non-negotiable.

Xu Qingjian was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, he didn't know how to refuse.

Just when he was about to speak, someone grabbed his wrist.

"Get up." Shen Xubai's voice rang in his ears.

Xu Qingjian was stunned for a moment, then looked up, only to see that Shen Xubai had come to his side at some point.

"Xu'er?" The queen mother frowned, obviously she didn't expect Shen Xubai to disobey her so blatantly.

"Please don't embarrass him, Empress Dowager, if you have anything to do, just come to me." Shen Xubai said in a deep voice.

Saying that, Shen Xubai glanced at Xu Qingjian again, seeing him kneeling on the ground, he simply pulled him up.

Xu Qingjian was startled, and was suddenly pulled up by Shen Xubai, his feet shook for a while, and then Shen Xubai pulled him behind him.

Looking at Shen Xubai's back, Xu Qingjian was suddenly in a daze, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Xu'er, do you know who you are talking to?!" The queen mother stared at Shen Xubai, her chest heaved violently, obviously very angry.

Shen Xubai didn't say anything, just looked at the Queen Mother quietly.

The two remained in a stalemate for a long time.

"He's so precious, he can't move his family, right?" I don't know how long it took before the Empress Dowager spoke again.

"Yes." Shen Xubai replied without hesitation.

Following Shen Xubai's words, Xu Qingjian was also taken aback for a moment.

He also didn't expect that Shen Xubai would protect himself like this.

"Okay...Okay." The queen mother stood up from the chair in anger, raised her hand and pressed her temple, and said with unsteady breath: "You must protect him, then you will be with the Ai family today." Kneel here for a day!"

"Yes." Shen Xubai replied lightly.

As he spoke, he knelt down directly.

Xu Qingjian subconsciously reached out to pull him, but stopped abruptly in mid-air.

He knew that he had already caused trouble for Shen Xubai, and he couldn't make the trouble worse.

Seeing that Shen Xubai had finished kneeling, the Empress Dowager shook the sleeve robe vigorously, then turned and left.

Not long after the Empress Dowager walked out, she saw a servant girl who had followed her earlier come in. It was the Empress Dowager's personal maid named Hongling.

Hongling stepped forward and bowed to Shen Xubai, and said: "The Empress Dowager ordered the servants to stay, saying that they are to supervise the prince."

"Thank you, Miss Hongling." Shen Xubai said lightly.

Hongling nodded slightly, didn't speak any more, just sat down beside her.

And Xu Qingjian knelt down with Shen Xubai, right next to him.

Shen Xubai glanced at Xu Qingjian and said, "Go out."

"No, I have to kneel with you." Xu Qingjian shook his head and said firmly.

"Go out." Shen Xubai frowned and repeated.

Xu Qingjian shook his head stubbornly, but did not speak.

Seeing Xu Qingjian's appearance, Shen Xubai also knew that he couldn't drive him away, so he could only sigh helplessly, and looked away: "...it's up to you."

The two of them knelt like this until the sun went down, and Hong Ling left.

After the people left, Butler Liu, who had been guarding outside for a long time, rushed up immediately and helped Shen Xubai and Xu Qingjian up from the ground.

"Hey, I really feel sorry for this old slave. Why did the Queen Mother suddenly make things difficult for you?" Butler Liu said anxiously, supporting the two of them.

Shen Xubai stretched out his hand and pushed Butler Liu away, without saying a word, his face was very gloomy, apparently in a bad mood.

Seeing this, Steward Liu couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Qingjian.

Xu Qingjian knew that he had done something wrong, so he lowered his head.

"You, go out." Shen Xubai said suddenly.

Hearing this, Xu Qingjian froze for a moment, thinking he was talking about himself, but when he looked up, he realized that he was speaking to Steward Liu.

"Yes..." Butler Liu replied helplessly, and had no choice but to back out.

"Wait." Shen Xubai suddenly stopped Steward Liu again: "In the future, we will send several times more people to pick up and drop off Nian Nian, and be careful not to be taken away by the Queen Mother."

Butler Liu hurriedly agreed respectfully.

Only then did Shen Xubai wave his hand, signaling him to go out.

After Steward Liu left, only Shen Xubai and Xu Qingjian were left in the main hall.

Xu Qingjian stood there with his head down, not daring to speak.

"You..." Shen Xubai looked at Xu Qingjian and spoke.

But after saying a word, he sighed again.

"Come and sit, and I'll see your knees."

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