58: No one is indispensable; it's just a matter of how ruthless you are.

“What? You let him go supervise the confiscation of assets?”

Luo Yongfu nearly spat out his tea, and Luo Yongze stared in shock at the two composed sisters across from him. Empress Shen, seated in the main position, also looked at the two sisters with confusion.

She guessed that these two esteemed ones had only remembered to come to the palace to pay their respects because Mo Yingqi was not home, but she never expected them to actually agree to let him handle the confiscation of corrupt officials' assets.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the job itself, but... this felt off. Empress Shen knew that the two sisters had been holed up in their sleeping quarters for days. Fortunately, not a single rumor had leaked out.

Even Mo Yingqi didn't know that while he was oblivious to the world in the back courtyard, the front courtyard was methodically preparing for the wedding.

Although wedding preparations were necessary, based on Empress Shen's understanding of her two wild daughters, this was clearly a ruse disguised as wedding preparations. The actual main goal was still to cling to Mo Yingqi.

“Yongan, Yongning, your mother has never interfered with what you two do.” Empress Shen looked at her two daughters with mixed emotions. “When we sent you to the Northern Territory, the mountains were high and the roads were long, but your Imperial Father and I would still make time to bring your brothers to see you, and we secretly observed Yingqi back then.”

“Over the years, your mother has known what you two sisters are thinking. But you still need to exercise some restraint, don't you?”

Although Ying Hong was sent to the sisters by her mother, she was ultimately a member of the Shen Family. She had initially disagreed with her mother's way of teaching the two children, but the Matriarch of the Shen Family had sneered, “You are not ruthless enough. Yongan and Yongning are more like me. If they were left in your hands, these two children would eventually be ruined.”

Empress Shen felt her mother was utterly ridiculous, yet her father, knowing exactly what her mother was like, still smiled and waved his hand: “Let them be. Yongan and Yongning have been eight parts like your mother since they were young, you know that.”

They say a child's upbringing determines their future. Empress Shen never believed in that nonsense about character being set at birth. She was nothing like her mother, but later she realized she was more like her father.

At the time, she didn't think much of it, until Mo Yingqi appeared, and the change in her two children truly caught her off guard.

“Oh, Mother, didn't you say that if Yingqi was willing to be with us, you wouldn't interfere with our affairs?” Luo Yongning picked up a cherry nearby and put it in her mouth. “Besides, my sister and I haven't done anything yet, have we?”

Haven't done anything yet? People only hear about one vixen dealing with one scholar, but now there are two vixens going at it day and night... What are you two trying to do? Are you trying to cultivate Yin and supplement Yang to achieve immortality?

Luo Yongfu and Luo Yongze were confused. Their attitude toward their two sisters was: don't bother us if nothing is wrong, and preferably don't contact us even if something is wrong. As for what they were doing with Mo Yingqi... Are you kidding? We can't get involved, not even a little bit!

If they didn't know, fine, but if they found out... they would likely find themselves saddled with some new difficult task!

“Forget it, you two...” Empress Shen was too weary to say anything more to her two crazy daughters. “Your Imperial Father has prepared a title. After you and Yingqi are married, he will be granted a peerage. After all, how can he marry a princess without a noble title to his name?”

“It doesn't matter if he gets one or not. Yingqi has Yongning and me. Who would dare look down on him?” Luo Yongan chuckled softly. “Worst case... we kill them.”

Luo Yongan's tone was calm, as if she were discussing something completely ordinary. The two Luo family brothers exchanged glances and almost simultaneously stood up: “Mother, we still have duties to attend to, your sons will take our leave...”

“Sit down.” Luo Yongan suddenly swept her gaze over them. “You came to pay respects to Mother, and you promised to stay for lunch before leaving. How can my two Imperial Brothers leave first?”

“Cough, cough, cough. Well, Sister, we truly have official duties, official duties!” Luo Yongfu swallowed hard and forced a nervous smile. “As for lunch, my second brother and I will just... just eat at our own homes. We won't stay here!”

“Very well, you may go. State affairs are important.”

Empress Shen felt utterly helpless; her two sons were completely dominated by her two daughters. However, even though her sons were afraid and her daughters were vicious, the sibling affection between them was undeniable.

Luo Yongfu and Luo Yongze felt as if they had been granted a general pardon. After bowing farewell to Empress Shen, they turned and bolted, completely lacking the decorum of princes... “Alright, since your two brothers are gone, your mother will speak plainly.” Empress Shen sighed. “Now that you two sisters have achieved your wish, I don't want to say much else. No matter how crazy you get, or how obsessive your feelings are for him, you must still proceed with moderation.”

“Mother, please don't worry. We love Yingqi, so naturally, we won't let anything happen to him.” Luo Yongan's lips curved into a beautiful arc. “Besides, everything is prepared. With just a few final steps, Yongning and I can...”

Luo Yongan didn't say what they could do, and Empress Shen didn't want to hear it. If they dared to use Love Follows, what else were these two girls capable of?

Whether Empress Shen liked Mo Yingqi as a son-in-law—judging solely by first impressions and her understanding of him—the answer was undoubtedly yes.

Mo Yingqi's face truly captivated men and women, young and old alike; he was more than suitable for her two daughters who possessed heavenly beauty. Although he was now serving in the Pacification Bureau, he was capable both militarily and civilly, possessing talent and virtue.

The mismatch in family background was irrelevant; in fact, Empress Shen was happier because of it. The Zhang Family and Mo Yingqi had long since cut ties, with only hatred and hostility remaining between them. A son-in-law this good, what difference was there between him and her own sons?

Most importantly, this silly boy was the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, specifically restraining her two troublesome daughters. It was for this reason that Empress Shen paid extra attention to Mo Yingqi.

When they were separated five years ago, those two wretched girls had gone so mad. If this good son-in-law were to meet with an accident and die... Empress Shen dared not imagine what they would do.

“You two... you are clearly superior to men and incredibly talented, yet you only care about Yingqi.” Empress Shen smiled helplessly. “Sometimes I don't know what to say about you. Also, why did you suddenly allow Yingqi to go and investigate the confiscation of those ill-gotten silver funds?”

“Oh, he really did something similar in the past?” Luo Yongning thought of Mo Yingqi back in the Northern Territory and couldn't help but smile tenderly. “Someone borrowed a hundred taels of silver from the Mo Family, and he dared to demand they repay one hundred and ninety taels, principal and interest... So, it's better to leave this kind of thing to him. Moreover, it can disgust that Old Scoundrel, and since he is willing, my sister and I naturally want to fulfill his wish, right?”

Empress Shen nearly choked on her tea. That wasn't just usury; that was outright robbery!

“Mother, your daughter knows what you are worried about.” Luo Yongan looked up at Empress Shen. “Please rest assured. No one in this world cares about Yingqi more than Yongning and I, and we will not let him leave us.”

“It is true that no one in this world is indispensable to anyone else... but those are meaningless platitudes.”

“If you want someone to be unable to leave you, it depends on whether you... are ruthless enough!”