Shen Youying walked to the door and was about to call out to the guard to go in and announce her arrival when she heard the guard respectfully say, "His Highness has instructed that if the Princess Consort comes, she may go in directly."
Shen Youying was slightly taken aback, then smiled gently and slowly stepped into the study.
Xue Shen was positioned so that she could see the doorway. When she saw Shen Youying come in, she raised her hand to signal the scout who was reporting to stop, and beckoned to Shen Youying to sit down next to her: "Zhao Zhao has come at the right time. There is news about Prince Chen and Shen Muyu."
Shen Youying looked slightly surprised and sat down beside him. Xue Shen then gestured for the spy to continue.
The scout bowed and lowered his head, not daring to look at his two masters any longer. He reported in a steady voice, "After Prince Chen left the capital, he fled all the way to Jinzhou. Now he is a guest of honor of the rebels in Jinzhou, with Lady Yu serving him."
Rebellions frequently occur throughout the Great Wei, but most of them are insignificant.
To avoid war, the imperial court has always adopted a policy of appeasement towards local rebels, offering them substantial rewards and incentives.
This winter, Jinzhou suffered a snow disaster. Although the imperial court sent officials to provide disaster relief, many people were still displaced. This small rebel group was formed by bandits and displaced people from the mountains. They were not many in number, nor were they desperate. Under the guise of rebellion, they actually hoped that the imperial court would send someone to offer them amnesty, so they could take the opportunity to find a job or demand a sum of money as compensation.
The court did not take the insignificant rebellion of the Jinzhou rebels seriously, and with various matters piling up at the end of the year, it did not have time to deal with this rebel force.
Unexpectedly, Prince Chen secretly contacted the rebels.
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