Chapter 222
At this moment, a guard in black climbed over the wall and presented a food box in his hand: "Master, this is the roast duck and beggar's chicken that you ordered to be bought. I just received a letter from Prince Ye from the capital."
Song Xuan nodded slightly. The guard placed the food box on the table, took out a letter from his pocket, handed it over with both hands, and then withdrew.
Song Xuan unfolded the letter, and his expression, which had softened somewhat, turned grim again after reading its contents.
Seeing this, Shen Qingnian silently turned her head back to look at the two little ones.
The next moment, Song Xuan handed the letter to her, his tone icy: "Look at this, your brother really has some tricks up his sleeve."
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Qingnian calmly accepted the letter and began to read it. She was currently behaving herself; she would accept any punishment the man wanted to give her, and she would do whatever he asked her to do.
She looked down at the letter in her hand, and the more she read, the more alarmed she became.
A moment later, she looked at Song Xuan, her expression a mixture of astonishment and gravity: "The border general was so easily ambushed, and killed so coincidentally..."
Based on what the man just said, this matter must be related to Shen Zheng.
The letter clearly states that Shen Zheng is the current deputy general. After the border general was ambushed, Shen Zheng led reinforcements to the scene and not only brought back the general's body, but also captured the enemy country's third prince as a hostage.
Such meritorious service will likely lead to him succeeding the general who died in battle upon returning to the capital.
Seeing her astonishment, Song Xuan continued, "In the past three years, Shen Zheng has risen from an ordinary soldier to a deputy general. Although he encountered some obstacles at the beginning, after becoming a colonel, he rose rapidly and became a deputy general in less than a year."
The general held Shen Zheng in high regard during his lifetime, and in every letter sent back to the capital, he praised him highly.
“Your Majesty, when Shen Zheng coerced me back then, it seemed like he wanted to protect the Shen family, but in reality, he had boundless ambitions. He must have started planning this many years ago,” Shen Qingnian couldn’t help but say.
She wanted to remind the man that Shen Zheng harbored rebellious intentions...
Song Xuan nodded slightly and said frankly, "Shen Zheng has committed many evils. If we want to remove this cancer, we still need to pay attention to Deputy General Shen."
Shen Qingnian nodded, her expression solemn.
The man just mentioned that Shen Zheng rose rapidly through the ranks after becoming a colonel, which likely implies that Shen Zheng was involved in this process. Combined with the man's recent investigation of the granary, it's highly probable that there's a problem at the border...
Seeing the worry on Shen Qingnian's face, Song Xuan couldn't help but say, "You're going back to the palace to atone for your sins, so just follow me. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Shen Qingnian: "......"
Song Xuan only stayed at the Shen residence for a short while before leaving in a hurry. During that time, he also went to check on Jin Yi, who was recuperating inside the house.
After the man left, Shen Qingnian looked at the food box he hadn't taken with him. A moment later, she pushed open the door and entered Jin Yi's room.
Jin Yi lay in bed for several days, and his originally pale complexion became much rosier, and his face became rounder. Liu Yurou cooked soup and meat for him in different ways every day, and the effect was very obvious, but he looked somewhat listless.
Every time he changed his dressing, Xiaoju would come over and make a few sarcastic remarks, which made him unhappy. The two of them were like oil and water, neither willing to give in, like sworn enemies.
Upon seeing Shen Qingnian enter, Jin immediately sat up, cupped her hands respectfully, and said, "Master Shen, is there anything I can help you with?"
Since the bandit incident, Jin Yi's attitude towards Shen Qingnian has become exceptionally respectful. If he weren't injured, he would have loved to get up and perform a grand salute.
As the Empress, who had also saved His Majesty, he naturally held her in the highest esteem.
Shen Qingnian stepped forward and asked, "Young Master Jin, has His Majesty been seriously injured in the past three years?"
I'm heading back to Beijing soon...
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