Chapter 582 Huang Yu sets off to suppress the bandits!
The next day, Shen Lanxi received a secret report from Tianjin.
There's news about Seventh Brother.
She had originally planned to send Ban Sicao over, or make special arrangements if necessary, but she never expected that the seventh brother would resolve the crisis on his own and escape from a desperate situation.
Since Seventh Brother is not in immediate danger, there's no need for her to rush things on this side.
He picked up his pen and wrote a secret letter to Che Mingyuan. Without delay, he immediately sent it to Tianjin by a messenger.
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Huang Yu's current identity is somewhat conspicuous, so after she returned, she quietly went to the backyard.
"Princess, Shen Lanxi has sent me to quell the bandits."
Then she recounted how Shen Lanxi had refused to give her a single soldier, and explained the background and consequences.
Zhou Xinrou was a little worried: "Could it be that she knows something?"
Huang Yu denied it outright.
"Since I came to the capital, apart from exchanging a few words with you at the Shen family's residence, I haven't contacted anyone else."
"I suspect that Shen Lanxi is too cautious in her actions and does not want to give the court officials any leverage against her."
"After all, she is a woman. If she were a man, there would certainly be fewer taboos."
That makes sense, and Zhou Xinrou agrees with that explanation.
After all, she never dreamed that Shen Lanxi would rise to such a high position.
“The bandits are extremely vicious; you can’t go alone!” Zhou Xinrou said worriedly.
Huang Yu retorted, "If Shen Lanxi can do it, so can I!"
Seeing her defiant expression, Zhou Xinrou became even more worried.
"You haven't seen Shen Lanxi kill without blinking an eye, you don't know how formidable she is!"
These words further provoked Huang Yu.
"Princess, in your heart, am I not as good as Shen Lanxi?"
Huang Yu's sudden sharp tone made Zhou Xinrou feel uneasy.
"No, when we went to Dongchuan, it was like burning our boats in the eyes of outsiders. If she wanted to help the Shen family escape, she was naturally willing to risk her life."
Huang Yu said unhappily, "The princess still looks down on me, thinking that I am spoiled and cannot compare to Shen Lanxi."
Zhou Xinrou's tone softened: "Why do you always compare yourself to her?"
Huang Yu kept a cold face and remained silent, fuming.
"Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore. It's definitely not feasible for you to go to Pan Yunshan alone. I have some other people on my side, so take them with you!"
Huang Yu frowned: "The guards you lent to Shen Lanxi last time were mostly dead or wounded, and very few of them came back. Now that you've given them all back to me, what are you going to do?"
Zhou Xinrou raised the corners of her mouth: "Don't worry, I will definitely leave a few people behind. Besides, I am now the birth mother of the current emperor, who would dare to do anything to me?"
This reason convinced Huang Yu.
“Alright, Shen Lanxi said that this is a secret operation. The more people who know, the more dangerous it will be for me. She told me not to tell anyone and to leave the city quietly.”
"I plan to leave as soon as the city gates open tomorrow morning!"
Zhou Xinrou also needs to make some arrangements, but time is tight, so she can't say much more to Huang Yu.
"Go and make the arrangements first. Tomorrow I'll have those people wait for you at the dilapidated temple on Shili Slope!"
"good!"
When Huang Yu arrived, she saw Shen Yuantang. She didn't want to linger, so she got up just as Shen Yuantang entered the room.
"Are they leaving?"
"Why should I leave as soon as I arrive? What were you saying to Mother that I can't listen to?"
Zhou Xinrou's face turned cold.
"Yuantang, Huang Yu has come to say goodbye to her mother. Don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Yuantang smiled broadly, seemingly fearless.
"Mother, I didn't say anything! I just greeted her."
“We just passed each other at the door, but she acted as if she didn’t see me and just walked past. She didn’t respect me, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, at all.”
She preferred the title of Miss Shen to the mere title of county princess.
Although Huang Yu hated Shen Yuantang so much that she wanted her dead, she dared not make a sound at this time.
“Sister Yuantang, please don’t misunderstand. His Majesty was in a hurry to send me out, and I was also anxious to get back to the manor to pack and say goodbye to the princess. I was probably in too much of a hurry on the way, which is why I didn’t see you.”
Shen Yuantang: "Really? Well, you see it now."
Huang Yu froze, a look of humiliation flashing in his eyes.
"Princess of the County".
Shen Yuantang raised his chin and said arrogantly, "I heard you, go ahead and get busy!"
Huang Yu took a few steps, then turned back to look at Shen Yuantang, her eyes filled with hatred.
"Mother, I've come to tell you that Yuanhao is sick, and my third aunt asked me to call the imperial physician over."
Zhou Xinrou disliked Shen Yuantang, and she didn't try to hide it on her face.
She's different from Huang Yu. As a mother, how could she possibly give face to her daughter?
"This is my Fuyu Hall, not your waterside pavilion. If you want to show off your power next time, do it in your waterside pavilion, not in my place!"
Shen Yuantang's expression changed, and he replied coldly, "I understand, Mother."
"I've conveyed the message from the third wife. I'll go see Yuanhao's child now and won't stay at Mother's Fuyu Hall any longer."
"I suppose the mother doesn't like her daughter either!"
After Shen Yuantang finished speaking, he turned and left.
Zhou Xinrou was so angry that her palms were about to swell up.
She will have to clean up these wicked creatures sooner or later.
...
Shen Lanxi in the palace also received news that Yuan Hao's child was sick.
"She's only a month old, how could she be sick already?"
If she gets sick, it's because she was born prematurely.
"Your Majesty, the child was always sick when he was young."
Your Majesty has never had children, so naturally you wouldn't know.
What they didn't know was that Shen Lanxi happened to know all the basics of childcare.
Babies under six or seven months old generally don't get sick unless they are infected by someone else or it's intentional.
It's summer this season.
The person taking care of the child knows how much she values the child, and would certainly not allow someone who is sick to take care of the child.
"Tell the people who take care of the children: if they take good care of them, they will be rewarded; if they don't, their entire family will be executed!"
"yes!"
Soon, feedback came from the Shen family that Shen Yuantang was taking care of the child tirelessly, without taking off her clothes.
The third wife has agreed to let Shen Yuantang take care of the child, and the child's health has improved.
...
Huang Yu quietly left the city gate and met up with the people outside.
How many people came in total?
"Reporting to the young master, there are a total of two thousand people."
Huang Yu frowned: "There are too many. If we all go together, we'll be too conspicuous."
If Shen Lanxi suspects her, she will definitely send someone to follow her.
With so many people, there's nowhere to hide.
"You will be divided into ten groups, consisting of merchants, bodyguards, and itinerant craftsmen, and will go to Pan Yunshan from different directions."
"Two hundred men will follow me. The rest, we'll meet up at Pan Yunshan!"
"yes!"
Shen Lanxi listened quietly to the report. As soon as the guard finished speaking, she had already made her judgment.
“Pan Yunshan is a dangerous place, and the bandits are rampant and cruel. They kill without blinking an eye, so there will definitely be huge casualties!”
The guard understood.
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