Chapter 109

"Doctor Lin, how is she?"

The Emperor watched Imperial Physician Lin take Shen Yuan's pulse for a long time with a frown on his face, and he became a little worried. He was afraid that something might happen to Shen Yuan, and he would not be able to explain to his nephew.

"Your Majesty, the girl is fine. She just fainted because she exerted too much energy all of a sudden. She will recover naturally when she wakes up."

(Doctor Lin: Falling asleep from exhaustion is almost the same as fainting from exhaustion. I am not deceiving you, am I?)

"Doctor Lin, is my daughter really okay?... Your Majesty, please forgive my impoliteness." Shen Yun first asked the doctor anxiously, and then, as if he suddenly realized something, he apologized to the emperor.

The emperor waved his hands and said, "You and I are both fathers, and you are also worried about your child. If there is anything rude, it's not a problem."

"Don't worry, Master Shen. Your daughter will recover after a good sleep. But don't force her to wake up. She needs to get enough sleep first."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to take my daughter home to take care of her."

"That's fine. Lord Shen, you don't have to go back to the Dali Temple today. Deqing, send a carriage to take Lord Shen and Miss Shen back, and Doctor Lin, you can go with them."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When the carriage left the palace gate, Shen Yun called her daughter softly, "Manman, wake up."

Shen Yuan: zZZ

"Doctor Lin, what happened to my daughter? Why isn't she awake? Did something happen?!"

"Don't worry, Lord Shen. Your daughter is really fine. She just fell asleep."

"Asleep?"

"Yes, she fell asleep. And judging from her pulse, your body is much healthier than that of ordinary girls."

"I see. Thank you, Doctor Lin."

In the palace, after the Shen father and daughter left, the emperor couldn't wait to ask Xie Hui about the result of this interrogation.

Xie Hui took out the paper with Shen Yuan's records from his arms and handed it to the emperor.

"Fanyin?! It's them. Two years ago, when their fifth prince ascended the throne, they specially sent envoys to Dazhao to deliver the annual tribute that had been interrupted for many years. They looked so humble, but it turned out that they were all pretending. They also wanted to instigate Dazhao and the marmoset so that they could reap the benefits. It's simply wishful thinking!"

After reading the "confession", the emperor was so angry that he slammed the table.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to persuade the marmosets not to fall into Fanyin's divisive scheme. At the same time, the army on the southern border must also begin preparations to resist foreign enemies. The Tuhun Kingdom is small and weak, but it has always been eyeing the southern border. They will definitely wait and see before deciding whether to take action."

"You are right. I will send an envoy to the Marmoset to negotiate with them. Also, is Fanyin the only one who has done this? I will have General Fan send spies to infiltrate the Fanyin camp and the capital."

General Fan is the garrison commander of Yangzhou, which borders Fanyin in the south. There are many remote villages in Yangzhou, which are still coexisting with some villages in Fanyin, so it is relatively easy for spies to infiltrate.

The Dazhao envoys soon set out to negotiate with the marmosets. The marmosets have been nomadic for generations, and the country is bitter and cold, so they naturally don't want to go to war.

The two spies previously attempted to assassinate their prince in the street, but although they had failed, it was enough to make people angry.

So after they found letters written in the Dazhao language and clothes worn by Dazhao people in their residence, the marmosets were so angry that they took the people to the Dazhao garrison and chopped them off.

In fact, later on, they gradually came to their senses. The main reason was that Da Zhao wanted to provoke a war, so there was no need to send spies to sneak into the Marmoset capital and then assassinate a useless prince in the street.

After seeing the letter and the wolf fang representing marmosets taken out by the Dazhao envoy, they finally came to their senses and realized that someone might be behind this.

Among the marmosets there was a general named Hueryan, who was a simple-minded but very brave man. After hearing what the envoy said, he started to curse.

The gist of it is, "Damn it! Who the hell is Fan Yin? I'll chop him up and feed him to the wolves!"

After the envoys' negotiations, Quan Zhizhi decided to wait and see. After some time, General Fan brought news.

Nothing unusual was found in the capital of Fanyin, but the military camp was training day and night, and it looked like they were about to take action.

Hearing that Dazhao and the marmosets had already started a war in the north, Fanyin could not wait and began to advance towards Yangzhou Prefecture late at night.

However, they did not expect that they had fallen into a trap.

The war between the marmosets and Dazhao was naturally a show for Fanyin to see, but by the time they realized they had been deceived, it was too late.

General Fan led his troops to counterattack all the way to the capital of Fanyin. Fearing the destruction of their country, the people of Fanyin immediately established a new king, submitted a letter of surrender to Da Zhao, and ceded two border cities.

When the news reached the capital, it was almost Chinese New Year. Shen Yuan accompanied his sister-in-law for a walk at home and took the opportunity to see the servants cleaning and decorating the house for the New Year.

Originally they were going to go back to Nanjing to celebrate the New Year, but my sister-in-law was pregnant and couldn't rush. My grandmother knew she was going to have a great-grandson or great-granddaughter, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to do, so she told them not to go back this year.

They went to the capital from Nanjing to celebrate the New Year, and after the New Year they simply did not go back, and waited until after the spring examination in March before returning to Nanjing.

After Shen Yun attended the last grand court meeting of the year, he returned home and told his daughter the good news.

He also received a very generous reward from the emperor.

It took the four eunuchs several trips to move all the rewards.

The father and daughter looked in the study for a long time. Shen Yuan was almost blinded by the boxes of things. He once again sighed at the generosity of the emperor.

"Master! Young lady - the old lady is here, and the eldest master, eldest lady, and eldest young lady are all here, all together!"

The housekeeper came in with a happy face, followed by the voice of Shen Yun's brother Shen Si.

"Brother! Second brother! Big brother is here!"

Shen Yuan ran out with a happy face, his uncle's voice was still as loud as ever.

"Great uncle!"

"Oh my, so full! I miss my great uncle so much. He has grown so big. He is almost as tall as your father."

"Brother, could you please stop lying with your eyes open?"

Seeing that her uncle was talking to her father, Shen Yuan ran out to greet her grandmother, aunt and elder sister.

The family was extremely happy to see each other.

When Old Lady Shen saw her granddaughter-in-law, she was even happier. She looked at her granddaughter-in-law's belly and said "good" repeatedly.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan deliberately said, "Grandma, now that you have a great-grandson, you have forgotten about me, your granddaughter."

"What nonsense are you talking about! You little devil, you can forget anyone but you are this stubborn little donkey."

"Grandma, Auntie, Xixi, you must be tired after the journey. Come and take a rest first."

The eldest aunt waved her hands generously, "Well, we are not tired. But you, Yingniang, are ill, so go and rest quickly, don't worry about us."

"This child is very well behaved. I'm not tired. The doctor also said that he should move around more."

"That's good, that's good. You are lucky. You will suffer less."

While her mother and grandmother were asking her sister-in-law questions, Shen Xi pulled Shen Yuan aside.

"Tell me quickly, how are you and Mr. Xie doing now?"