Chapter 387
"Your Majesty's words are as sweet as honey," Shen Qingnian said with a smile.
At this moment, a servant came from outside the palace to report: "Your Majesty, the Commander is outside requesting an audience."
Seeing this, Shen Qingnian suppressed her smile and looked at the man: "The commander must have come with important business. I was just thinking of taking a stroll in the garden, so I won't disturb Your Majesty any longer."
After saying that, she tried to leave, but Song Xuan grabbed her hand.
Song Xuan instructed his attendants, "Have the commander summon him in."
After the servant left, he said to Shen Qingnian, "We are husband and wife, there is no need to care about these formalities."
Seeing this, Shen Qingnian stayed and sat down on the stool next to him.
Soon, Jin Yi, dressed in a flying fish robe, entered. He knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this is a secret letter from the border."
Secret messages from the border were either passed on to secret guards or to other people.
"Bring it here," Song Xuan said calmly.
Jin stood up and presented the secret letter with both hands.
After Song Xuan unfolded the secret letter, he handed it to Shen Qingnian, and the two of them examined it together. Jin Yi's expression remained unchanged.
He had accompanied His Majesty to Jiangnan and had witnessed His Majesty's illness caused by the Imperial Concubine. Now, with only a secret letter, he was not surprised at all.
As for the rule that the empress dowager must not interfere in politics, as long as it is not made public, then it is not true.
After reading the secret letter, Song Xuan looked at Jin Yi and said, "The Crown Prince Chongmeng has colluded with Shen Zheng's men and has begun to plant Chongmeng spies as soldiers in the army."
Jin Yi was startled and blurted out, "That Shen Zheng is so audacious! He really colluded with Chong Meng to harm my Great Xuan!"
He only knew that the Shen family father and son were very ambitious, but he never expected that they were really so vicious, colluding with foreign enemies in order to seize power and profit.
"Shen Zheng and his son Shen Zheng deserve to die. They have no respect for His Majesty, nor for the millions of people of Da Xuan. They are so treacherous and vicious, they must be wiped out!" Shen Qingnian said through gritted teeth.
Infiltrating enemy troops into their own army could lead to the loss of their country if left unchecked. The First Prince Chongmeng is inherently ambitious and treacherous; it's unimaginable what the consequences would be if he were to infiltrate their ranks. Fortunately, they have Xia Qianjun and Meng Yun on their side...
Song Xuan's face was cold. He said to Jin Yi, "Do not alert the enemy. Have Zhou Shiyu and Chen Nu compile a list of suspicious people. We will await my instructions."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Jin Yi bowed and withdrew.
Outside the hall, Xiaoju and Zhulan stood guard at the door. When they saw Jinyi come out, they both bowed their heads in greeting.
"Ahem, Miss Xiaoju, please come with me for a moment. Her Majesty asked me to convey a message to you," Jin Yi said, looking at Xiaoju with her head down, a faint blush rising to her ears.
Xiaoju looked suspicious, but still followed Jin Yi to a deserted place.
"What do you want to say?" She looked at Jin Yi with some wariness.
She had already refused him last time, but clearly he was still persistent.
Jin Yi scratched his head: "Miss Xiao Ju, I know your concerns. My family background and elders can't approve of you, but I have a younger brother. As long as we work hard, my elders will definitely give in."
Xiaoju told him last time that the two of them were not suitable and that their elders would not approve.
Xiaoju felt a bit confused. She was speechless. How could this person be so sure that she wanted to fight for it?
“Commander, our positions are different. You are not me, and there are some things you would not understand. I don’t want to think too much right now. I just want to serve the Imperial Concubine well.”
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