Chapter 232 I'm Sorry for You in This Life
Just as Pei Xingju had guessed, the court quickly discussed the candidate to lead the army. With the strong recommendation of General Gu, almost no one objected to Pei Xingju taking the lead of the Pei family army.
After the matter was settled, the news quickly reached Pei Xingju. However, in addition to the news of his appointment, there was also news that Li Jinyu had decided to send troops to attack the State of Lu a month later. The reason for the expedition was already known: the Prince of Lu, Wen Le, had colluded with the traitor Liang Jinxian.
"Prince Wenle has now lost more than he gained. What a fool!" Xue Gang shook his head. "Lu could have enjoyed a few more years of peace, but he ruined it all."
"That's not entirely the reason," Pei Xingju said. "The Emperor has long had plans for Lu, intending to contain the Dan Kingdom to the north. Now that Liang Jinxian is causing chaos in the southwest, the Dan Kingdom is also beginning to stir. If we don't seize Lu now, the Dan cavalry will take the opportunity to march south."
After pondering for a moment, Xue Gang understood and said, "So, the reason why the Emperor issued a secret order for you to fight quickly and decisively is because he wants to deal with the Dan Kingdom?"
Pei Xingju nodded. "Da Zhao and Dan have lived in peace for many years. They have both been gathering strength for a long time. Sooner or later, a war is bound to come. Since this is the case, it is better to seize the initiative."
"Are you sure?" Xue Gang asked.
"Shuzhou isn't something to be feared; the one we should be fearing is Dan. Liang Jinxian saw the right opportunity and dared to restore his country at this time, hoping to borrow the power of Dan for a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately..." Pei Xingju frowned, "His wishful thinking is about to fail."
He said, "Once Lu is destroyed, Dan's cavalry will not dare to act rashly. Liang Jinxian's troops are like fish on the chopping block."
"If we attack the State of Lu, who will supervise the army?" Xue Gang asked.
Pei Xingju was silent for a long time, then uttered a name: "Chen Yi."
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Capital city.
At the hour of You, Chen Yi came out of the palace with a heavy heart.
"It's been repaired," General Gu walked over, patted his shoulder, and said comfortingly, "A man's ambition is to serve in the government. Romance is nothing more than the embellishment of youth. Think about the long term. The emperor is making this move to use you, but don't ruin your future for love."
Li Jinyu's plot against the State of Lu was clearly seen by some in the court, and even more so by General Gu. However, no one expected that when this day came, it would be Shen Yi who would be the military supervisor.
But Princess Wujing was Shen Yi's wife, and they had been married for nearly a year, so they had some affection for each other. And now the Emperor was sending troops to attack the State of Lu, but he had ordered Shen Yi to supervise the army.
"This is indeed a difficult matter for you," said General Gu. "But you shouldn't be impulsive. The Emperor's orders cannot be disobeyed. No one can stop the Emperor from destroying Lu. You can't, and neither can I. This matter concerns the fate of Dazhao and the people of Dazhao."
"Aren't the lives of the people of Lu lives?" Shen Yi suddenly roared.
"It's been fixed!" General Gu immediately turned his head to look at the palace gate and warned in a stern voice: "Be careful with your words!"
"Do you know that just because of that statement, you'll lose your head!" He said, "I know you're impulsive, but as a scholar, you should understand better than me what's appropriate and what's inappropriate."
"If you resist, you're not just disobeying the emperor's orders. If someone uses your relationship with Princess Wu Jing to impeach you for treason, you'll be guilty of a serious crime, with your entire family exterminated." General Gu advised earnestly, "Do you intend to bring ruin to the Shen family because of you?"
"But...why am I the military supervisor?" Shen Yi's eyes turned slightly red.
"Why? Don't you know? Because you married Princess Wu Jing." General Gu patted his shoulder again and said, "With the interests of the country at the forefront, a man should make a wise choice. I have said all I can, please think carefully."
"Besides..." He said slowly, "You already knew that the emperor was going to attack Lu, didn't you?"
Shen Yi said nothing, just stood there in a daze.
General Gu was right. He had known about this all along, and he had kept Wu Jing in the dark about it. Now, what was there to be so hypocritical about? After all, he was the mastermind behind this, so what right did he have to be so hypocritical?
"Sir," the servant asked, "Are we going back to the Princess's mansion?"
Shen Yi's steps seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
After a long while, he said, "No, let's go to the wine shop."
He didn't want to go back to the princess's mansion, and he didn't dare to see her.
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Princess Mansion.
Wu Jing lay on the table holding the conversation notebook. After reading the conversation notebook, she suddenly laughed.
Haisha, the maid who was packing things nearby, saw this and shook her head helplessly.
No one knew what had happened between the princess and her husband, but they had been getting along very harmoniously in recent days. Princess Wu Jing seemed to be in a much better mood, and sometimes she would even laugh for no apparent reason.
For example, now, you don’t have to guess to know that she is thinking about the interesting things between her and her brother-in-law again.
Wu Jing did think about what happened between her and Chen Yi. She remembered how clumsily Chen Yi climbed in through the window that day, and how embarrassed he looked when he had been busy catching fireflies by the field for two hours.
Whenever I think of this scene, I can't help but laugh.
She smiled to herself for a while, then turned to Haisha and asked, "Is the water chestnut cake ready? I'm hungry."
"Princess, are you hungry again?" Haisha was surprised. "I just had breakfast an hour ago."
"I don't know why, but I've had a really good appetite lately." Wu Jing touched her stomach and said, "No matter how much I eat, it never seems to be enough."
Haisha put down the things and said, "I'll go and see if it's done."
After a while, Haisha came in with a plate of steaming water chestnut cakes and asked again, "I've noticed that the box in the side hall has been sitting there for a long time. It's not a good idea to keep it like this. Besides, the princess has many clothes packed in it, and it's very inconvenient to have to go out when she needs them."
"Princess," she asked, "are we going to take the trunk away?"
Wu Jing ate the water chestnut cake and pondered.
"I haven't thought about it yet," she lowered her head: "My brother hasn't replied yet, I..."
"Princess, are you still thinking about going back?" Haisha sighed, "Forget it, let's just leave it like this until you've made up your mind."
At this time, a little maid came over with something and asked in a low voice, "Sister Haisha, these are out of season. Do you want to get new ones?"
Haisha took a look and saw it was a menstrual belt. Nowadays, menstrual belts are filled with either cotton or wood ash. The princess sometimes liked to use the wood ash ones, but she had to prepare a new one every month before her period.
These items on the plate were prepared last month, so they cannot be used this month.
"Of course we need new ones," Haisha said. "You can't be careless with the things that the princess uses."
"Give it to me, I'll put it aside for now." Haisha took it.
She was carrying things and walking towards the inner room, but she stopped after taking a few steps and turned her head sharply to look at Princess Wu Jing.
Wu Jing was reading a storybook and eating water chestnut cake with relish. She noticed Haisha's gaze out of the corner of her eye and looked up from the storybook.
"What's wrong?"
Haisha's expression was a little strange: "Princess, I remember that you didn't have your period last month."
"Yeah," Wu Jing said unconcernedly, "There certainly wasn't one last month."
"But the princess' menstruation comes on time every month."
Wu Jing blinked: "So what?"
"Oh..." Haisha suddenly became worried and hurried to the door and ordered: "Go and get a doctor."
"Why should I call a doctor for no reason?"
"Princess," Haisha guessed, "You haven't had your period yet, and your appetite has increased. You might be pregnant."
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Just as Haisha guessed, Wu Jing was pregnant. After taking her pulse, the doctor said she was one month pregnant.
After hearing the news, she was stunned for a long time.
Haisha said happily, "I noticed you've gained weight recently. It turns out you're pregnant. Princess, we must write a letter as soon as possible to tell the imperial concubine the good news. Oh, and my son-in-law, too."
"I will send someone to tell my son-in-law," she said.
"Haisha," Wu Jing hurriedly called out to her, "Don't...don't say anything yet. Let me think about it."
The arrival of the child made her confused and she didn't know what to do for a moment.
She lowered her head and looked at her stomach in disbelief. Thinking back to the last time they were drunk, her ears flushed and her heart began to beat fast.
And some... joy.
After a moment, a smile gradually appeared on Wu Jing's lips: "You don't have to tell me, I will tell him myself."
She has a child!
Perhaps this was God's will, letting her stay in the capital, and stay with Shen Yi.
Shen Yi would probably be happy to know that she was pregnant, right?
But what Wu Jing didn't expect was that Shen Yi had disappeared for several days without a trace of any reason. She sent someone to the government office to inquire, but Shen Yi sent someone back to say that the office was busy and he would return home in a few days.
Wu Jing nodded. She had always been simple-minded. Maybe Chen Yi really was too busy when he said he was too busy.
"Then let's wait a few more days, there's no rush," she said.
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It was five days later when Shen Yi returned to the princess's residence.
He stood drunk outside the gate, staring at the high stone threshold of the princess's mansion. His legs seemed to be tied and he did not move for a long time.
Just as he was hesitating, a voice came from inside.
"Princess, please run slower and be careful."
The next moment, Princess Wu Jing flew to the door like a butterfly.
"Chen Yi, are you back?"
She had a smile on her face, but when she saw his disheveled and sloppy appearance, her smile froze.
"Chen Yi, what's wrong with you?" She asked cautiously, "Did something happen?"
Chen Yi hadn't returned home in the past few days. Every day after leaving his office, he would go to the wine shop, and when he got drunk, he would rest in the inn. He did this every day, even the stubble on his chin had not been trimmed, and he looked very haggard and downcast.
Wu Jing had never seen him like this before. She slowly walked out the door and asked softly again, "What happened? Why did you become like this?"
Shen Yi didn't dare to look into her eyes and just shook his head silently.
"Are you really okay?"
"Yeah." He turned his face away: "The Ministry of Justice has a lot of cases. I'm just too busy."
"real?"
"Of course." Not wanting to continue this topic, Shen Yi asked, "Princess, do you have something to talk to me about?"
In the past few days, Wu Jing sent people to the government office almost every day to inquire about his situation. In fact, he also wanted to come back, but he didn't dare.
I don't know how to face her.
I haven’t figured out...how to tell her about the State of Lu.
"Yes, there is something." Wu Jing took his hand and said, "Come in and wash up first."
Wu Jing laughed again, and happily ordered the maid to bring water for Chen Yi to wash up, and then diligently prepared dinner.
After some tidying up, Chen Yi returned to his original state and changed into new clothes. When he came to the main courtyard again, he accidentally noticed that the box in the side hall was gone.
His gaze paused.
The maid Haisha saw this and explained with a smile: "Sir, the princess said she would not return to Lu State, so she asked us to remove the box."
He felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest and muttered, "Okay."
When he arrived at the main house, he stood outside the door, quietly watching Wu Jing happily setting the table, his heart growing heavier.
"Wu Jing?" he called her.
Wu Jing turned around and said, "Have you finished washing up? Come in, I'll have someone make you your favorite sweet and sour fish."
Shen Yi was led into the room by her and sat down at the table.
He asked, "You...are not going back to Lu?"
"Yes," Wu Jing said, "I've made up my mind. I might as well stay in the capital. There's nothing wrong with the capital. Besides, I already..."
"Already what?"
"Have dinner first," Wu Jing happily pulled him in, "I'll tell you later."
Seeing that he looked strange, Wu Jing slowly stopped and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy that I'm staying in the capital?"
"No," Shen Yi shook his head: "Stay here and never go back."
Wu Jing felt that he was acting strangely today, and his words were also strange. She asked again to confirm, "What's wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood."
She pursed her lips and said, "You were the one who told me not to go back. Now that I'm not going back, you don't laugh at me."
Shen Yi let out a laugh.
"I'm happy." He said, "I'll stay in Dazhao from now on, and then..."
His throat moved: "Someone will take care of you in the future."
Wu Jing frowned and looked at him: "Chen Yi, why are you acting so strange? What do you mean someone will take care of me in the future? What about you?"
"Wu Jing..." After a moment of silence, Chen Yi said, "How about I send someone to take you to Anzhou? That's where I grew up, with beautiful scenery and a wealth of delicacies. Don't you like shopping? Anzhou has a prosperous business and a wide variety of goods. You can even go to the theater to listen to opera when you have free time."
When he came here, Shen Yi had made up his mind. Wu Jing couldn't know about the affairs of Lu State. It would be best if she never knew about it in her lifetime. Sending her away from the capital was the best solution. When he returned from Lu State, he would resign from his official position and accompany her.
If...she was willing to spend her whole life with him.
"Why are you sending me to Anzhou?" Wu Jing's smile froze: "Didn't you tell me to stay in the capital?"
"I..." Chen Yi's throat was dry and he said with difficulty: "I want to leave the capital for a while."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going on errands to a faraway place."
"That's fine, just go ahead, I'll wait for you in the capital."
Shen Yi remained silent.
The atmosphere was quiet for a moment, and Wu Jing said, "Chen Yi, look at me."
Shen Yi slowly raised his head and met her eyes.
Wu Jing asked: "Are you hiding something from me?"
"Wu Jing..." Chen Yi said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, I'll be away for a long time. If you want a divorce then, then let's do it. I'm sorry for you in this life."
After saying that, Shen Yi no longer dared to look at her, and turned his head away in silence.
"I'm sorry." After a while, he stood up and walked away.
Inside the house, Wu Jing's figure was lonely in the dim night. After a long time, she began to sob.
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