Chapter 380: Requesting the Commander's Order (3)
Shen Miao was about to speak when she saw Xie Jingxing holding his waist and said, "Someone is coming." He then smiled at Shen Miao and said, "See you later, Shen... Jiaojiao." He turned around and flew away from the window of the livable room.
This person walked through the window as if he were walking through his own front door. Shen Miao was still in a daze when the door was pushed open and Tong Yao walked in. Seeing Shen Miao standing in the middle of the room, she asked in surprise, "Why isn't Miss Shen sitting down?"
Shen Miao came back to her senses, smiled, stood up and walked to the side to sit down. However, her mind was still thinking about what Xie Jingxing had just said.
Xie Jingxing's request for a general was to march in ten days. Ten days later... wouldn't that be exactly the same as three years later? Three years later, at this time, Xie Jingxing would march, and the Xie family, father and son, would forever cease to exist in Ming Qi's history books.
The Xie family was heading towards its inevitable end, just like in her previous life... What about the Shen family? What would become of them? Xie Jingxing had given her a hint before leaving, but it wasn't the outcome she wanted to see. Retreating like this might save her life, but it was only a means to an end. Without the protection of power, a peaceful life would become a luxury. The path of her previous life had made Shen Miao clearly understand one thing: only by standing higher than her enemies could she truly control her destiny.
However, Xie Jingxing's method was more defensive than offensive.
What method should be used to crack it?
For the next few hours, Shen Miao pondered this question. She didn't touch the snacks on the table, didn't take a sip of tea, and had no interest in reading the storybooks. This caused the female official Tong Yao to look at her frequently, wondering how a little girl like Shen Miao could sit in such a dignified manner for an entire afternoon. Even the concubines with slow tempers in the palace didn't have such patience.
I don’t know how long I waited until a young eunuch came to call for someone. Tong Yao, the court lady, took Shen Miao out. Luo Xueyan was waiting for her at the door. When she saw Shen Miao, she forced a smile and pulled her out of the palace and back to her home.
Although Luo Xueyan tried her best to act as if nothing had happened, Shen Miao was a person who had long since learned to read people's expressions in the harem. She could see that Luo Xueyan was worried. She asked, "Mother, what did they say to you?"
Luo Xueyan smiled and said, "Nothing much, just some things about life in Xiaochun City. Maybe I've never been to the northwest and want to see it."
Shen Miao asked, "Is that really the case? But if that's the case, why did he specifically call Mother into the palace and talk to her for so long? That's too strange."
Luo Xueyan patted Shen Miao's head. "What's so strange about this? The ladies in the palace can't move around, so they must be feeling a bit bored. Mother, if you can talk to them about distant things to cheer them up, they'll be happy." Despite this, Luo Xueyan was still a little worried. Although she didn't participate in court affairs, it didn't mean she was completely unaware of the dangers within. She had been handling things with great caution today, but it was precisely because she had been discussing daily life with the two concubines that she was even more puzzled.
There were no fools in the palace; everyone was a shrewd person. However, today's conversation hadn't touched on military affairs at all, not even the Shen family army. Instead, it was all about the people of Xiaochun City, which left Luo Xueyan puzzled.
Those who have fought in combat have an intuition about danger. Luo Xueyan felt a little frustrated because she could clearly sense the danger approaching but didn't know what was wrong.
But she was afraid of scaring Shen Miao, so she didn't plan to tell her about these things. Shen Miao didn't ask her any more questions. When they returned to the mansion, it was almost evening. Shen Qiu and Shen Xin had been waiting at the mansion gate. Seeing them return, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
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