Chapter 382: Requesting the Commander's Order (5)

In the end, he still has to make this move.

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The first ray of sunlight shone through the carved window onto the table, where Shen Miao sat, motionless.

Jingzhe came in carrying a silver basin. He was startled when he came in and asked, "Miss, why are you up so early today?"

Shen Miao didn't say anything when Jingzhe came over. The oil lamp in front of the table had burned out. Shen Miao's fair face had a faint dark blue under her eyes. Jingzhe was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Miss, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"

Shen Miao shook her head and pressed her forehead wearily.

She sat here all night.

Xie Jingxing's hint left her even more confused than before. She had no idea what Shen Yuan had given Fu Xiuyi, but she knew it was news that was unfavorable to the Shen family. And the word "retreat" was a move she didn't want the Shen family to make. How could she break this impasse?

Jingzhe said with some distress: "No matter how worried you are, don't torture yourself like this. The master and the mistress would be so distressed if they saw you. You should eat something first and then rest. You don't look very well. What if you collapse first?"

Shen Miao also felt a little hungry because of this matter, and after thinking about it all night, her head was a little dizzy, so she said: "Please bring some porridge, I will eat and then sleep for a while, don't mention this to others."

Jingzhe uttered an "Ah," turned around, and trotted out, presumably to go to the kitchen to serve breakfast to Shen Miao. Shen Miao stood up, wanting to wash her face with hot water, but halfway through, she heard footsteps outside the door, and Jingzhe ran back.

“How come it’s so fast?” Shen Miao was a little surprised. There was still some distance from the small kitchen to here. Even if Jingzhe ran over, he would still have to wait for a while.

"Miss, this is bad." Jingzhe said in a panic, "Someone is coming from the palace. Summon the master, the mistress, and the eldest young master to the palace immediately!"

The handkerchief in Shen Miao's hand fell into the basin with a "clack". She calmed herself down and said, "I'll go take a look."

In the courtyard, the eunuchs from the palace, carrying the Emperor Wenhui's instructions, were speaking to Shen Xin. Normally, these people would be polite when meeting the mighty general. Today, however, their attitudes seemed unclear. Sometimes the master's attitude can be seen from the messenger's attitude. Clearly, this visit to the palace wasn't a good omen.

When Shen Miao came out, not only were Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan, and Shen Qiu in the courtyard, but people from other rooms had also come out. Even Old Madam Shen came out with Shen Yuanbo. However, looking at this state, Old Madam Shen not only did not show any concern, but instead looked on coldly, even as if she was afraid of getting into trouble and trying to avoid it.

It was Shen Wan who said to the eunuch, "May I ask why Your Majesty summoned my elder brother to the palace?"

The eunuch looked up at the sky and said, "I am only following the orders of Your Majesty. I don't know what Your Majesty means. My lord, please follow me into the palace quickly." He urged Shen Xin to leave quickly.

Seeing Shen Miao approaching, Chen Qiu became a little nervous and quickly grabbed Shen Miao's hand, saying, "Sister, why are you here?" Seeing Shen Miao looking over here, he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, sister. His Majesty only summoned us to the palace to discuss some military matters. We'll be back soon. When you come back, I'll take you to eat candied haws."

He was afraid of scaring Shen Miao, but he didn't know that in Shen Miao's eyes, this look would make her even more suspicious. He summoned Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan, and Shen Qiu to the palace together. Although she was not brought along, but thinking carefully, the people brought along were all leaders of the Shen Family Army. This matter must be related to the Shen Family Army. Now the military power of the Shen Family is a hot potato. Once it is involved, everything must be done with caution.