Chapter 179 The Supervisor Sent by the Imperial Court!

Council Chamber

"My lord, should we deal with the two of them?" Xiao Fang asked eagerly.

Wei Dongzhu: "They brought carrier pigeons and hawks!"

Xiao Fang crossed his arms in annoyance.

Cheng Zheng wrote: "Even in other armies, there is a position of military supervisor."

Sang Guo: "Their goal is to oust the general and replace him!"

He hit the nail on the head right away.

Wei Dongzhu: "Agreed!"

Xiao Fang sneered: "Heh, they have the nerve!"

Shen Lanxi: "Now that they're in our territory, we're the ones who call the shots!"

"When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."

Wei Dongzhu nodded: "Agreed!"

Xiao Fang: "That's a good point!"

Shen Lanxi narrowed her eyes: "It's freezing cold, resources are scarce, and the food conditions are relatively poor!"

She sat down and everyone in the two rows laughed!

Their military camp not only had poor food, but also no charcoal. Since we're on their territory, let them do their part as hosts!

When Zhao Chengkai, Wu Dong, and the others saw the black steamed buns and bean rice, they were so angry that they almost smashed the plates.

"We are military supervisors from the capital, how dare they feed us this?"

"They still won't give us charcoal; they definitely want us to freeze to death!"

Wu Tong cursed angrily while kicking the tables and chairs forcefully.

"Keep your voice down!" Zhao Chengkai hissed in a low voice, his face grim.

Wu Tong turned and glared at him fiercely. Who do you think you are, daring to order me around?

Zhao Chengkai whispered a warning: "Be careful, the walls may be eavesdropping!"

Wu Tong walked angrily to the chair and sat down.

"They've gone too far! I'm going to submit a petition to His Majesty!"

Zhao Chengkai cursed Wu Tong in his heart for being a brainless idiot. What was the note supposed to say?

Did Shen Lanxi feed them bean rice and make them sleep in a cold room?

When the time comes, Shen Lanxi will simply say, "The money, grain, and charcoal have all been taken away by the King of Dongliao. How can the court distribute them?"

If things go awry, they might never be able to return to the capital again in their lifetime!

"We've already delayed our journey. If we don't make some progress before submitting a memorial, His Majesty will question us for delaying the journey. What should we do then?" This guy is truly brainless. How could His Majesty send such a wastrel?

Wu Tong was stumped by the question, but he couldn't swallow his anger!

"Call Shen Yuanxu to see me, I have something important to discuss with him!" Wu Tong shouted as he walked to the door.

As soon as he opened the door, a gust of cold wind rushed into his stomach, chilling him to the bone, so he quickly closed the door.

"What kind of weather is this? If it weren't for the snow, how could it have delayed our trip!"

Zhao Chengkai said irritably, "Do you think His Majesty will listen to your explanation?"

No, His Majesty only cares about the results!

Wu Tong got even angrier and picked up the black cornbread on the table, throwing it forcefully against the wall.

With a loud "bang," just like a stone hitting a wall, there wasn't a single dent on the black hole.

Wu Tong was startled and quickly dodged.

"Damn it, that could kill someone! How are people supposed to eat?"

Zhao Chengkai's face darkened even more as he looked at the cornbread on the ground!

...

"Yuanxu, Wu Tong is insisting on seeing you. What do you think?" Shen Lanxi called Shen Yuanxu over.

Shen Yuanxu also guessed some of it.

"If he's trying to use the Wu family's connections to spy on me, he's mistaken!"

Shen Lanxi raised the corners of her mouth: "You're not going to see me?"

Shen Yuanxu: "I won't see you!"

“I suggest you meet him!” Shen Lanxi said.

Is the intention to make him figure out what Wu Tong is trying to do?

"If the general wants me to see him, I will go!"

Shen Lanxi: "It's just a suggestion, you can listen to it or not!"

A short while later, Shen Yuanxu went to find Wu Tong.

A knock sounded at the door, and Wu Dong quickly ran to open it. When he saw it was Shen Yuanxu, he immediately smiled.

"Brother-in-law."

Shen Yuanxu frowned: "I have already divorced Wu, and our two families have no relationship anymore. Don't call me brother-in-law!"

Wu Tong immediately pretended to be helpless and said, "Yuan Xu, let me tell you the truth. The reason my sister divorced you was because she was pregnant with your child and wanted to give birth to the child safely."

Shen Yuanxu stared straight at him.

Wu Tong's eyes flickered, and he continued, "It's a boy, with a chubby face, very much like you. After my sister gave birth, she took the child and hid on a farm outside the capital. I was the one who escorted them there!"

Shen Yuanxu lowered his eyes and asked after a long while, "Are she and the child alright?"

When Wu Tong heard him ask this, he smiled inwardly, but pretended to be serious and said, "We can barely make ends meet, but we can't expect things to get any better!"

"She's a divorced woman with a child; you can imagine how difficult her life is. Right now, she's the one being gossiped about; once the child is older and can understand, it will be both her and the child being gossiped about. A frail woman, with an innocent child to fend for her...sigh..."

Shen Yuanxu lowered his eyes even further.

"I don't know, she didn't tell me!"

Wu Tong: "That's because she didn't want you to worry. When I came, I told her, and she asked me to bring you some things and also asked me to pass on a message that she would bring the child to find you when the child is a little older!"

Shen Yuanxu fell silent again.

His reaction was within Wu Tong's expectations, which meant he had taken the advice to heart.

Any man would be moved to hear that a woman has given birth to his son. Especially since this woman was once his wife, and he chose to divorce her to protect his child—how deeply touching!

"Yuanxu, this is a set of clothes that my sister sewed for you by hand!" Wu Tong took out a set of brocade clothes from his luggage and handed them to Shen Yuanxu.

The latter took it, staring at the clothes without saying a word.

"Before I left, my sister kept telling me that as soon as I saw you, I should write back to let her know I was safe. She misses you every single day!"

Shen Yuanxu grabbed the clothes and strode away!

Wu Tong watched his retreating figure and chuckled smugly.

"See? He's about to take the bait!"

Zhao Chengkai was skeptical. On the way here, Wu Tong had been saying that he had a way to control the Shen family, but he never expected that it would be through their offspring.

That's really insidious!

"Just wait and see when he comes looking for us!" Even insidious methods are still methods; Wu Tong does have some brains.

...

"Is this a gift of clothes?" Shen Yuanjing asked.

Shen Yuanxu recounted what had happened, and then said, "Wu Shi doesn't know how to make clothes at all!" This outfit is so neatly made; it's obviously a ready-made garment!

Shen Yuanjing pursed his lips: "Where's the child?"

Shen Yuanxu chuckled and said, "There's no child." The days when the Shen family had their accident happened coincided with Wu's menstrual period. Even if there was a child, it wouldn't be his!

Shen Lanxi: "Wu Tong is nothing to fear; the one with real cunning is Zhao Chengkai."

Liu Yan replied, "Should I go and meet them?" His face was wrapped up like a pig's head; it would definitely have an unexpected effect!

Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"

Cheng Zheng wrote: "I'll go with you!"

Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"

The next day, Liu Yan returned and Cheng Zheng came under the pretense of delivering food!

"I'm truly sorry, both of you military supervisors. It's freezing cold in Dongchuan, and we haven't even had enough wood to cook with. I'm afraid you'll have to put on more clothes and use more blankets!"

Liu Yan accidentally touched her face while reaching back, and immediately hissed.

"I stayed outside a little longer than usual when I went out, and my face, hands, and feet got completely frozen. Everyone says it's not cold when it snows, but it's really cold these past few days!"

So never run around, it's bad if you freeze off your nose or hands and feet!