Chapter 273
A moment later, Shen Qingnian stood behind Song Xuan with the embroidery hoop in her hand.
She spoke softly, "I didn't expect His Majesty to be studying double-sided embroidery in his spare time?"
Upon hearing this, Song Xuan, who was eating braised beef with his head down, felt his hair stand on end. He turned around and saw that the embroidery hoop that he had just put in the drawer was now being held by Shen Qingnian.
“Well, I had nothing better to do, so I decided to do some research,” Song Xuan said curtly.
Shen Qingnian smiled faintly: "Oh? I've heard that His Majesty has been very busy lately, yet you still have time to study double-sided embroidery?"
As she spoke, her gaze swept over the decorations in the imperial study. Her paintings hung on the walls, and even the folding fan she had previously given her was placed on the table. But one thing was missing...
Song Xuan nodded: "Embroidery can relax the mind."
"I have been back in the palace for some time now, so why haven't I seen the double-sided embroidery that I gave to His Majesty before?" Shen Qingnian asked, her tone full of doubt.
Song Xuan's expression became somewhat unnatural.
A moment later, the palace servants brought up the embroidered painting with a hole in it, and Shen Qingnian stared at the hole in deep thought.
Song Xuan stood beside her, looking nervous and uneasy.
He was afraid Qing Nian would be angry. This double-sided embroidery was as big as a screen, and it must have taken a lot of effort to embroider it, but he ruined it.
The atmosphere in the study suddenly became somewhat oppressive.
After a few breaths, Shen Qingnian finally looked away from the hole. She turned to the man beside her and asked, "Did you kick this hole after you found out the truth?"
Mentioning the truth, Song Xuan's eyes dimmed slightly. He recalled the scene and nodded: "I was too angry at the time, thinking it was all your fault, which is why I acted like this..."
After returning from Jiangnan, I wanted to repair it, but the double-sided embroidery technique was too complicated, and there were no embroiderers in the palace to mend it, so I had to study it myself, but even after so long, it was still very rough…”
The man looked regretful and guilty, like a dejected big dog.
Shen Qingnian felt a slight warmth in her heart, and she took the other person's hand and said, "I am very happy that you have such a kind intention."
If it were her, she might have even ordered the double-sided embroidery to be burned.
Seeing that Shen Qingnian wasn't angry, Song Xuan's dark eyes lit up, and he assured her, "Qingnian, this is the embroidery you gave me. I will repair it."
He was secretly very happy that Qing Nian wasn't angry with him.
“Then you should repair it so that it’s exactly the same as before,” Shen Qingnian said with a smile.
At this moment, Xia Zi walked in and presented the letter in his hand: "Your Majesty, this is a letter from the secret guards just now."
Song Xuan took the letter and opened it in front of Shen Qingnian.
After a moment, he spoke in a deep voice: "It was the secret guards sent to find Xu Qing. They said they found him in Huzhou next door, but he was already a corpse. It seems that Shen Zheng beat them to it."
“Shen Zheng always does things by eliminating the root of the problem,” Shen Qingnian said coldly.
He would even hunt down his own daughter, let alone Xu Qing from back then.
Song Xuan nodded: "Currently, Shen Zheng's greatest reliance is the military power in Shen Zheng's hands. Zhou Shiyu sent word earlier that he is now a military captain. I will ask Shen Zheng to stay in the capital for a while longer and give Zhou Shiyu some time."
Besides Zhou Shiyu, there were other upright and loyal people in the army who would do their best to promote him.
Shen Qingnian was somewhat puzzled: "Now that everyone in the army is in favor of Shen Zheng, no matter how powerful Zhou Shiyu is, it will be difficult for him to surpass Shen Zheng."
Nowadays, the entire Great Xuan Kingdom regards Shen Zheng as the God of War who protects the country, and everyone is proud to have Shen Zheng as their great general.
Song Xuan pulled her into his arms, a sarcastic smile playing on his thin lips: "Qing Nian, do you know why Shen Zheng was able to bring out the General's body as if by divine intervention, and even capture Meng Yun?"
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