Chapter 326
After Shen Zheng rode away, she lowered the curtains. Liu Yurou, who was gently patting the backs of Xiao Shenxi and Xiao Yanqing, asked with some concern, "Is it General Shen?"
She brought herself and the two little ones with her on this autumn hunt, worried that if Shen Zheng and his son noticed something was wrong, something might happen to the two little ones.
Shen Qingnian nodded: "It's him."
“Shen Zheng is the prime minister, and with General Shen on top of that, the Shen family is incredibly powerful in the capital. Qing Nian, this hunt is unlikely to be peaceful,” Liu Yurou sighed softly.
She had noticed the cold, sinister look that Shen Zheng had given her just now; it was extremely malicious.
Shen Qingnian comforted her, "Mother, you just need to protect Xiaoxi. There's no need to worry about anything else. Since His Majesty can take Xiaoxi with him, he can protect her."
Liu Yurou nodded: "You're right, Mother is just worrying too much."
For her, Shen Zheng was unshakeable, but for His Majesty, Shen Zheng posed no threat; she was worrying too much.
She is so happy now that she becomes extremely vigilant at the slightest sign of trouble, fearing that this happiness will be unexpectedly shattered.
Shen Qingnian noticed Liu Yurou's nervousness, so she took her hand and said, "Mother's worries are good, and it's good to be vigilant."
As she spoke, she instructed Xiaoju beside her, "Go and call Zhulan in."
After Xiaoju agreed, she lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down from the carriage.
The carriage wasn't very fast, so jumping off wouldn't cause any injury. If the master in the carriage had any requests, the servants would simply jump off.
Soon Xiaoju brought Zhulan in.
"Where did General Shen go just now?" Shen Qingnian asked Zhu Lan.
After bowing, Zhu Lan replied, "Your Majesty, General Shen was inspecting the troops just now, but in my opinion, General Shen's horse seemed to stop in front of Consort Shen's carriage, and then General Shen seemed to throw something into the carriage."
Because Shen Qingnian had specifically instructed the palace servants attending to her to pay close attention to Shen Zheng, Zhu Lan and the others kept an eye on him whenever he appeared.
The pause in Shen Zheng's carriage was only for a moment; if one hadn't been paying close attention, one would have missed it.
"What did you lose? How big was it?!" Liu Yurou frowned, her face showing tension.
Zhu Lan stretched out her palm and drew a circle in her hand: "About the size of a palm."
Liu Yurou looked at Shen Qingnian: "Qingnian, should we send someone to inquire? If it's something normal, then General Shen wouldn't deliberately try to cover it up like this."
Shen Qingnian shook her head: "There's no need to alert them. Just keep an eye on them. Consort Shen's rank isn't high, and she's restricted in the harem. Plus, she was seriously ill a while ago. The Shen family father and son must be getting impatient."
The purpose of bringing Shen Man along on the autumn hunt was to lure Shen Zheng and his son into revealing their true colors.
Zhu Lan withdrew.
Not long after, the two little ones woke up. Being so young, they felt hungry and took out the food box that the Empress Dowager had specially prepared.
Just as Xiaoju took out the pastries and sweet soup from the food box, the sound of horses' hooves rang out outside the carriage.
Soon, Song Xuan, dressed in black, boarded the carriage, carrying a food box in his hand.
[Nian Nian is going horseback hunting with Xiao Xuan Zi!]
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