Su Qingyu's words were just a joke, and Zhenzhu's face turned even redder, but at least she came back to her senses.
He said, "Didn't Madam punish the princess by making her kneel until morning yesterday? The eldest young master went to pick her up early in the morning."
"I heard that he wanted to help the princess to get up, but she just flicked her sleeve and pushed him away."
"The princess also said that it is really useless."
"The young master immediately turned his face away and walked away in anger."
Su Qingyu raised the corners of her lips when she heard that, and her red lips were shining with moisture.
"The princess is right."
Isn't Chen Zhao useless? In her previous life, she relied on her and the Lin family to compete with the second wife for the family property and get the business outside. In this life, she relies on Li Chaoyun and the Li family to pursue a career in the government.
Li Chaoyun is such a strong-willed person, he must have thought he was useless a long time ago.
Su Qingyu thought the Chen family would come back to ask Mr. Zhou for help, or ask Shen Zhixiu to intercede for them. But nothing happened. Elder Chen acted as if nothing had happened.
A few days passed, but still no news of Li Yunzhou was reported back to Beijing.
However, Su Qingyu still knew some news about Li Yunzhou through Shen Zhixiu. It was said that he was safe and sound, and was working on an important matter with Song Hongshen.
Su Qingyu thought about her past life and could roughly guess some of it, but she pretended to know nothing.
That morning, before the court session, Wenzhu came to the west courtyard and knocked on the door, waking Shen Zhixiu up from bed.
Shen Zhixiu put on his clothes and went out. Not long after, he came back with a happy look on his face.
At this time, Su Qingyu was confused and asked him what was wrong.
Shen Zhixiu didn't elaborate, but kissed her on the cheek and said, "There's good news. Go to sleep first, and you'll know when you wake up."
Afterwards, Su Qingyu turned over and fell asleep. Shen Zhixiu put on his clothes and went to court.
The green velvet and brocade curtained sedan chair that Shen Zhixiu rode to court today was now illuminated by the first light of day, and the glazed tiles on the distant hall were shining.
After he got off the sedan chair, he walked towards the main hall of Ganyang Palace.
Although he had the same expressionless face and was serious as usual, if you looked closely you would find that the smugness in his eyes could hardly be concealed.
Song Zan, who had gotten out of the sedan after him, took two quick steps. The morning air was chilly, and he subconsciously rubbed his hands twice.
"Zhi Xiu, you also got the news, right?"
Song Zan was not as cunning as Shen Zhixiu. The corners of his lips curved up, and his beard even curled up.
Shen Zhixiu hummed, and then said, "My Lord, please suppress your laughter. We both know about this before the Emperor even hears about it. If it gets to the palace, it will offend the Emperor."
Song Zan hummed with a smile: "I slept comfortably with my concubine last night. Isn't it happy?"
Shen Zhixiu's expression froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter. "My Lord, you are still strong and healthy at your age. I admire you."
Song Zan immediately puffed his beard and glared, "Who are you calling old? I think you are just jealous that I have a concubine. Who is like you? After finally getting married, you are still afraid of your wife."
Shen Zhixiu shook his head and strode towards the main hall. "You don't understand. Choosing one person and being loyal to them for a lifetime is because that person is worth it."
If it were someone else, he wouldn't necessarily be able to do the same. Because that person was Su Qingyu, and he didn't want her to suffer any injustice. So, taking a concubine was something he had never considered. Not now, and never in the future.
Song Zan stood there, looking at Shen Zhixiu's back, muttering, "What do you mean?"
In the Ganyang Hall, Emperor Xuande entered the hall. After everyone knelt and saluted, the first person to present a memorial was Prince Shan Li Jingchuan.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. Now that Li Yunzhou is missing, the 100,000-strong Northern Frontier army is without a commander. I suggest that Li Yunhuai temporarily take over as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Frontier Army."
Shen Zhixiu looked at Li Jingchuan with an inexplicable expression, and also with a bit of sympathy.
Emperor Xuande looked at Shen Zhixiu and Yang Wenshi, "What do you think, Mr. Shen and Mr. Yang Aiqing?"
Shen Zhixiu was the Minister of Personnel, holding the power to promote and appoint personnel, while Yang Wenshi was the Minister of War. In this matter, the two of them had the most say.
Yang Wenshi looked at Shen Zhixiu, wondering what he meant.
Shen Zhixiu walked to the center of the hall and said, "Your Majesty, I disagree."
"General Li Yunzhou has not been found yet. We don't know whether he is alive or dead. It's better to wait a little longer."
But Li Jingchuan had come to the palace today with Princess Yongjia's instructions, so how could he give up so easily? Furthermore, he secretly hoped that Li Yunhuai could take over the 100,000-man army in the Northern Frontier. After all, Li Yunhuai was now his and Princess Yongjia's only son, and this burden had to be passed on to him.
As for Li Yunzhou, he never thought of making use of him.
So after Shen Zhixiu's rebuttal, Li Jingchuan continued, "Your Majesty, I have my reasons for saying this. Li Yunzhou has suffered a series of defeats before, and now his whereabouts are unknown. I believe that for the sake of stabilizing the morale of the Northern Frontier army, the commander should be replaced."
"Yun Huai is well-versed in military strategy and history books, and I personally teach him. I believe he will live up to everyone's expectations."
"As for Yunzhou, he has been spoiled beyond belief by the princess. I'm really worried that he won't be able to take on any important role."
Shen Zhixiu snorted coldly, wishing he could go up and kick Li Jingchuan.
"Just because you're familiar with military history books, you can lead troops on the battlefield? Then there's no need for Li Yunhuai. Anyone in this hall can go."
"Your Highness knows that a talented general needs to be able to plan and strategize, and win battles thousands of miles away. He also needs to be able to draw his bow and punish the wicked and oppress the oppressed. Can Li Yunhuai do all of this?"
"When General Li Yunsi died, it was this man, the one the prince mentioned as useless, who stabilized the morale of the Northern Frontier army. It was also he who won the battles one after another."
"General, don't you know? Victory and defeat are common in the military. On the contrary, frequent changes of commanders are detrimental to military morale."
Li Jingchuan was speechless after hearing what Shen Zhixiu said, and could only say dryly, "Your Majesty, please think twice."
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