Chapter 383: Requesting the Commander's Order (6)

At this moment, if Shen Miao showed any fear, it would not only be of no help, but would actually burden Luo Xueyan and the others. Therefore, Shen Miao smiled and said, "Really? Big Brother, you have to keep your word."

Seeing Shen Miao like this, Shen Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Qiu knew that Shen Miao was smart, but he didn't want Shen Miao to be involved in the affairs of the court. Moreover, the affairs of the court were never about the worth of one person. There were always casualties and countless people involved. It was not so easy to explain them clearly.

Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin also comforted Shen Miao: "Jiaojiao should stay in the mansion and not go anywhere. Wait for parents to come back, and then we will go together to make new clothes for Jiaojiao for the spring."

Shen Miao agreed and watched helplessly as the eunuch led Shen Xin and his group out of the mansion.

Chen Ruoqiu took Shen Wan's hand and said worriedly: "Why did you suddenly let your elder brother and sister-in-law enter the palace? Did something happen?"

Shen Wan shook his head, and Shen Gui said, "Brother is already too popular and doesn't know how to behave in the court. I'm afraid if something really happens, there won't even be anyone to talk to." This was said with some meaning. Shen Gui meant that if Shen Xin really got into trouble, Shen Gui and Shen Wan would not help him anyway.

Shen Miao sneered inwardly. She only heard Shen Yue timidly say, "If something happens to my uncle, it must be a big deal. Will taking them all away implicate us?"

"How could it possibly implicate Yue'er?" Chen Gui said with a smile, "If Yue'er were implicated, Xiaowu would be the first to bear the brunt of the consequences."

Shen Gui's words were vicious. After losing his sons one after another, Shen Gui's career was very difficult. He was jealous of Shen Xin because he had a higher official rank and prestige than him. Now seeing Shen Xin in trouble, he was naturally overjoyed. He even hoped that Shen Xin's branch would be destroyed and there would be no more obstacles in his way.

A hint of gloating flashed in Shen Yue's eyes, and she looked at Shen Miao with sympathy: "Isn't Fifth Sister very pitiful?"

Shen Miao smiled instead of getting angry, and said calmly, "Even the servants in the palace don't know His Majesty's intentions, but it turns out that the two uncles have already figured out His Majesty's intentions." She looked at Shen Gui, "Since Second Uncle is so foresighted, I think when this matter reaches His Majesty, His Majesty will also appreciate Second Uncle's understanding. There must be such a sympathetic minister, and they are rare. They can be compared to Lord Wei of the previous dynasty."

When these words came out, Shen Wan and Shen Gui's faces changed slightly. What was the emperor most taboo about? The most taboo was for his ministers to randomly guess his intentions. Shen Miao's words were just a way of saying that Shen Gui and Shen Wan had read Emperor Wenhui's mind perfectly. What was their plan? She even used the previous emperor's Lord Wei as an allusion. Lord Wei was the emperor's confidant, often knowing what the emperor was going to do with just a glance. When the emperor's position was unstable, he had joined forces with Lord Wei to control many of the opposing ministers. But in the end, when the emperor was in power, he issued a death order for Lord Wei.

No monarch would like a minister who knows his thoughts too well. If he knows too well, he will lose his respect, and without respect, he may one day put a knife to his neck.

This is the imperial family, the most suspicious. A single word can determine life or death.

Shen Gui and Shen Wan paled at Shen Miao's words, yet they dared not utter a word in rebuttal, fearing that if these words got out and were heard by Emperor Wen Hui, they wouldn't know how much trouble they would be in. They were secretly horrified, wondering where Shen Miao had learned the skill to pin such a huge accusation on someone with just one sentence.

To put it bluntly, this was Madam Mei's usual tactic. At this moment, Shen Miao was also driven to panic by Shen Gui's outspokenness. It wasn't that she really wanted to engage in a verbal battle with them here, but the most urgent matter was to think about how to resolve this matter.

Old Madam Shen had seen enough of the drama, and didn't want her son to be put at a disadvantage. She snorted coldly: "It will only cause trouble for the Shen family!" She was still thinking about Shen Xin's desire to split the family, but once this happened, the division of the family would be postponed. Old Madam Shen even thought that if something happened to Shen Xin, it would not affect them but only the eldest wife. Wouldn't all the eldest wife's property go into her pocket? Thinking of this, her eyes showed greed.

Shen Miao was extremely disgusted. The people in this room fully demonstrated what it meant to "kick someone when he's down". Among the despicable people in the world, the Shen family must be the most despicable.

Aunt Wan took Shen Dongling's hand and hid in the back, not daring to say anything in such an occasion. Although Ren Wanyun had regained consciousness, she had not left Caiyun Garden, and therefore had not appeared today. Shen Dongling whispered, "But what could have happened to my uncle? He's not in Dingjing City all year round. Could it be that he won a victory before, and will there be some other reward?" Shen Dongling said this to ease the atmosphere. Shen Yue was somewhat displeased with her words, and Old Madam Shen also looked displeased. Only Shen Miao was slightly taken aback.

Not in Dingjing all year round?

That's right. Shen Xin and his wife, along with Shen Qiu, had been fighting in the bitter cold of the northwest all year long. They had just returned to Dingjing. Using their time in Dingjing as an excuse for their crimes was out of the question. And yesterday, Concubine Xu Xian and Concubine Dong Shu both asked about the weather in Xiaochuncheng. Why would they ask about the weather in Xiaochuncheng for no reason? Shen Miao simply didn't believe that the delicate women in the palace were truly interested in the remote northwest.

There must be a connection. What crime could he be charged with for not being in Dingjing?