Shen Xu stood up, took out the bundle sent by Xuan Jingsi, and found the relic of Song Lin's mother - a whistle made of obsidian.
She examined it carefully for a moment, but found nothing unusual. She raised her hand and hung the whistle around Song Lin's neck.
"Because we have to search the palace, we have temporarily stored these things in the Xuanjing Division. Fortunately, no one has rummaged through our things. These are the relics your mother left you, so you must keep them well."
"Yeah." Song Lin touched the whistle, hung it in his clothes, and lovingly pulled Shen Xu's hand to let her sit on his lap.
Chen Xu lifted up the dragon and phoenix gold bracelet given to her by Captain Song and examined it carefully against the light. She saw that on the inner wall of one of the bracelets, there was a word "Wei" engraved in the traditional Chinese characters of Yanyang Country, while on the inner wall of the other bracelet, there was a deep scratch.
"Wei." Shen Xu pronounced the word.
"What?" Song Lin reached out to take the bracelet, then looked at it carefully, but he couldn't understand the words on it.
"There's a word 'Wei' engraved on it," Shen Xu explained. "It's the traditional Chinese characters of Yanyang Country."
Song Lin became puzzled and replied, "I've never seen my uncle take out this pair of bracelets. Since he said they were heirlooms, they must have been left by my grandmother. Could it be that I'm originally from Yanyang?"
Shen Xu guessed: "Could this Wei be your uncle's sweetheart?"
Song Lin shook his head and said, "I've never heard that my uncle has a sweetheart. He rarely talks about the past. Maybe his family died when he was fleeing. We never dared to bring it up for fear of touching upon his sorrow."
Shen Xu uttered an "oh" and continued, "Indeed, I don't think I've ever heard him mention your father. He only mentioned your mother and your aunt."
"Aunt? When did he ever mention that I have an aunt?" Song Lin was stunned. From childhood to adulthood, he only knew about his life experience that his parents died early, and his uncle took him to Qingzhou Prefecture to escape when he was sixteen years old. He never married and raised him to adulthood.
"He said that when he was young, he followed his elder sister into battle and killed the enemy, so I guess you must have an aunt." Shen Xu looked as if he had suddenly realized something and said, "Could this Wei be your aunt?"
"How do you know everything?"
"He said that when he was drunk on the day we got married."
Song Lin looked at her with great admiration, "I don't even remember my uncle mentioning this."
"Then why is there a scratch on this bracelet? Whose name was erased?" Shen Xu looked at the bracelet in confusion.
Song Lin reached out and put the bracelet on her, then raised his head and pecked her cheek, saying softly, "Why are we talking about our uncle again? Okay, go to bed quickly."
He grabbed the person with his big hand and put him on the bed. He said in a low and slightly threatening voice: "Close your eyes quickly, or the big bad wolf will come and eat you."
"Hey, husband, you are so childish." Shen Xu clenched his fist and punched his strong chest, then closed his eyes obediently.
The two of them lay on the bed facing each other, sleeping in each other's arms.
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Shen Xu was really exhausted and slept until the afternoon of the next day before waking up.
During this period, Song Lin followed her instructions and prepared the things they would take to the northern defense line with Pei Zhiyuan. He also summoned several ministers with relevant functions in the court to discuss what would happen after the death of His Majesty.
Captain Song went to the outer city early in the morning and welcomed the little prince Xiao Mingcheng into the palace.
The ministers, having seen His Majesty's passing, were terrified that the empire would be in chaos. Now, seeing the little prince, they felt as if they had found a lifeline. They gathered around him, discussing their plans one after another.
An official suggested, "I propose that Madam Song be appointed as the female prime minister, with Lord Pei as one civil official and one military official, to govern the court. The government will then be handed back to the Thirteenth Prince when he comes of age."
Another person immediately agreed, "Yes, Madam Song is absolutely capable of doing this. The strategy she proposed last night to delay the war, control the disaster, and appease the public anger is a good strategy for stabilizing the country. Whether you accept it or not, I do."
The others also agreed: "Madam Song's killing of the Imperial Preceptor and the evil concubine alone is enough to make her name known in history. She is definitely capable of assisting the new emperor in ruling the court."
When Shen Xu got up, everyone was discussing the matter in the hall. When they saw her enter the meeting hall, they all put forward a motion to nominate her as the minister of auxiliary state, and received the support of most people.
Since most of the prominent families had been slaughtered, those who supported Shen Xu were officials who had little connection with the royal family and nobles. They looked at the problem more objectively and did not care about weight, status and power.
In addition, another wave of people were wiped out while searching for the remnants of the imperial teacher. Those who jumped up to oppose had already been knocked down by a crossbow. The few royal relatives and nobles who survived dared not say much at this time.
In their eyes, whoever controls the army now has the final say, and no one can stop whoever wants to become emperor. They acted like, "You guys can do whatever you want, just don't betray me when you're beheaded."
Shen Xu naturally wouldn't shirk his responsibility. If he wanted to govern the country, he had to take power first. With the current heat surrounding the assassination of the Imperial Master still high, he naturally had to seize the opportunity to rise to power.
Only when you stand at the pinnacle of power will people listen to what you say.
She recommended Pei Zhiyuan as the chief general and awarded him the gold seal and purple ribbon.
Pei Zhiyuan originally wanted to decline by saying that he was too inexperienced to handle such an important task and that he was afraid of bringing trouble to the country and the court.
The Grand Marshal was the highest-ranking military officer in the Haoyue Kingdom, and his adoptive father, General Yu, had previously held this position.
Later, he was murdered by the Imperial Master and Concubine Yu, and the power of the commander-in-chief of the three battalions of the Imperial City Guard and the commander-in-chief of the army was divided among Cao Jing and Su Yi.
When the Imperial Master came to power, this position was temporarily taken over by the Imperial Master, but the Imperial Master had no idea about what was going on here and just occupied the position without doing any real work.
Chen Xu picked up the medal and walked up to Pei Zhiyuan, his eyes firm and scorching. "Master Pei, I will help you take it all back, just as we agreed in Qingzhou Prefecture."
Pei Zhiyuan frowned slightly and asked, "Is this the great wealth and honor that the young lady gave to me?"
"Master Pei, the son follows in his father's footsteps."
She picked up the ribbon medal and hung it on the cloak buckle on his shoulder. The corners of her lips raised slightly as she spoke, "Don't run away. There's nothing to run away from."
A myriad of complex emotions flashed across Pei Zhiyuan's hawk-like eyes.
The adoptive father who was forced to kill himself, the wife who died in his arms, the paranoid and sick little emperor, the crazy and hideous aunt...
These were all people who were extremely close to him, and one by one they left him. Everything he experienced during this period was thrilling and unreal.
The young woman in front of him pulled him out of the predicament step by step, and let him see hope and light again and again from the abyss.
Now, he firmly believes that she will be the beacon that leads Haoyue Kingdom out of darkness, and he only wants to follow her footsteps and fight alongside her.
Pei Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, then said with relief: "I really can't do anything about you, thank you for saving me, Miss Shen."
"It's honor and responsibility, Master Pei."
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