After leaving the Northern Di army camp, Shen Xingmian first sent her grandfather back to her spatial dimension, along with the letters.

She really didn't want to take off her thick clothes to go inside, because she would have to put them back on and come out again in a little while.

Going in and out, taking off and putting on clothes all the time, is really troublesome.

She left the task of finding clues in the letters to her father and grandfather, while she rode her snowball and hurried along the original route.

Snowball is clever; the scent it leaves along the way allows it to find its way home without Shen Xingmian's guidance.

After another hour of frantic running, they finally returned to the northern camp.

Shen Xingmian's first action was to check on the guards at the gate. Seeing that they had been replaced, she went to inquire about the situation of the others, fearing there might be casualties.

Upon seeing her, the man immediately replied happily, "Your Majesty, thanks to you, everyone is safe and sound. We've already changed shifts and let them get some rest."

After hearing this, Shen Xingmian felt relieved and continued riding her snowball back to her grandfather's tent.

After taking off her down jacket, she returned to her own space.

Everyone was awake and gathered in the tent, examining the letters from the eldest prince of the Northern Di.

Shen Xingmian had previously seen the Northern Di script, which was why he didn't recognize it at all. Now that he saw the Lin Yue script, he finally felt less clueless.

However, she didn't know much about the Yue script either, and mostly just guessed.

It was only when she mentioned this that she realized she had been so busy every day since arriving here that she hadn't even had time to study.

The main reason is that she feels she has completed nine years of compulsory education and her cultural level is already far higher than that of ordinary people here, so she doesn't need to learn basic knowledge anymore.

Well, I don't recognize the characters very well, and my handwriting is a bit messy...

Everyone was still reeling from the shock of those letters and hadn't noticed that she had returned.

Seeing the solemn or resentful expressions on everyone's faces, Shen Xingmian realized that the situation was not simple; these letters might be related to them.

"Grandpa?" She found reading traditional Chinese characters too difficult and had to guess, so she simply asked directly.

"call--"

Shen Zhiheng let out a long breath, put down the letter, sorted out the information in his mind, and then slowly said:

“Some people in the court are colluding with the Northern Di royal court. They have informed them of our family’s situation and the specific time of our exile, urging them to attack the border as soon as possible. The price is that whatever cities the enemy captures, they will all belong to them, and they will be compensated with 500,000 taels of silver afterward.”

Apart from Shen Xingmian, everyone else seemed to already know the situation and were not surprised, only angry.

Shen Xingmian found it unbelievable that they would be willing to cede land and pay compensation in order to kill their family. Who had such a deep hatred for them?

"Besides helping that person eliminate our family, what other benefits does this deal offer? If it's only for our family, he's losing money no matter how you look at it. Is that person a fool?"

"Of course he's not stupid. He'll arrange for his own men to come and take over all matters in the northern border, and then stage a fake victory over the Northern Di people. That'll give him military merit."

Shen Zhiheng was furious.

Shen Xingmian knew that people's hearts were dirty, and that one general's success was built on the bones of ten thousand, but he never expected them to be this dirty, and in such a "dead" way.

Such an unbalanced deal, as long as they profit, even if it's just a small profit, is enough to motivate them to take action.

That's disgusting.

"So it didn't work out in the end, right? And why?" Shen Xingmian asked, already having a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

Sure enough, her grandfather's next words confirmed her guess.

"Because they didn't expect you to be such a 'variable,' they thought that our family, with some disabled and others poisoned, had no chance of escaping. So they told the other party to wait and see us make a fool of ourselves."

Unfortunately, their communications were discovered by the eldest prince of the Northern Barbarians…

Shen Xingmian couldn't help but laugh until he trembled: "So, this 'troublemaker' really played a crucial role. Because he didn't want others to gain merit and threaten his position, he desperately tried to obstruct us and buy us time?"

Although it was a question, Shen Xingmian was already quite certain in her heart.

"Yes, hahaha." Shen Zhiheng couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although the contents of the letter were infuriating, the outcome was ultimately good, and no irreparable consequences occurred.

Upon hearing this, the others couldn't help but chuckle softly.

This is really...

It's hard to know how to evaluate it.

It's said that "good intentions can lead to bad outcomes," but these people, with bad intentions, have actually done good things, benefiting themselves instead.

Shen Xingmian asked curiously, "Who is that unlucky guy from Lin Yue? When I go back, I'm going to make him suffer for this."

When asked about this, everyone fell silent.

Shen Xingmian felt that something was wrong. Seeing their hesitant expressions, could it be that they were acquaintances?

After a while, unable to bear the silence any longer, Shen Yun finally spoke.

“They are your uncle Jiang Yu’s eldest uncle and cousin. They were military officers, but they were always overshadowed by Jiang Yu’s father. They were always looking for an opportunity to stand out, and now they have found it.”

Shen Yunting spoke in a relaxed tone, not at all thinking that there was any problem just because they were acquaintances.

Two people who grew up together are very likely to go their separate ways in the end. In such a half-baked relationship, if you do something wrong, you can just retaliate directly.

“When we get there to resolve this, your Uncle Jiang Yu will definitely not stop us; he also despises those two people.”

They're already living comfortably thanks to their family's influence, yet they insist on putting their own brothers down to feel happy. I don't know what kind of sick mentality they have.

"This is great! Not only are they stepping on the Jiang Yu family, but they're also stepping on our family. After this deal is done, won't they be ecstatic?"

Shen Yunting's tone was full of sarcasm.

"When they finally find out it's all for nothing, they'll probably be furious. After all this highs and lows, they'll probably be mentally unstable and their bodies will probably start to hurt. We'd better hurry up if we want revenge, or they might just die of anger."

Shen Yunting chuckled, covering her mouth as she laughed at her daughter's words.

"That's right. To be this jealous of one's own people shows how petty one is. It's not impossible that one could be driven to death by jealousy. We need to hurry up."

"But these two are incredibly bold. They've pulled off something so big. Aren't they afraid of collapsing in the end? The Northern Di are wolves in sheep's clothing. What if they take the money and continue to attack and seize territory, or even kill them? Aren't they afraid of that?"

Shen Xingmian thought these people's way of thinking was truly bizarre.

"Those who are willing to negotiate with a tiger for its skin don't think about the future. They only think about the moment of success. They probably can't help but start celebrating as soon as the agreement is reached in the letter."

Luo Qi'an said calmly.