Chapter 440 Two Years Later (2)
Luo Tan curled her lips: "I can't wear this color, I can only envy it." She looked at Shen Miao and sighed: "No wonder the young masters in Xiaochun City are always asking Brother Ling and the others about you. My little cousin, you are really getting more and more beautiful."
It was the seventy-first year of Ming Qi. Two years had passed, and in those two years, Shen Miao had slowly grown. Her slightly childish face gradually took on a delicate outline, and her lovely features became more refined. But her gentle temperament remained unchanged, even becoming more gentle. And the more this changed, the deeper her all-embracing grandeur deepened. Her aura as she walked attracted people's attention. No wonder Luo Ling and Luo Sa's usual buddies were secretly inquiring about whether Shen Miao was married.
After all, although there are beauties in Xiaochun City, there is no one with such a unique and outstanding temperament.
"Of course, it doesn't matter whose little cousin she is." Luo Qian walked forward proudly, one hand resting on the desk in front of Shen Miao, and said, "Little cousin, do you know that His Majesty has sent money again?"
"Got a reward?" Shen Miao said as she put the book on the table away. Luo Qian's sharp eyes saw the name of the book and asked curiously, "Chronicles of the Qin State? Why is my little cousin interested in something from the Qin State?"
“Just taking a look.” Shen Miao replied indifferently.
Luo Sa's eyes flickered slightly, and Luo Ling stared at Shen Miao and said softly, "In the past year, there have been countless rewards, and they have been too frequent recently. What do you think is the reason, little cousin?"
He approached Shen Miao with complete naturalness, seemingly unashamed of asking advice from a girl so much younger than himself. Of course, the four younger generations in the room wouldn't laugh at her. Just how capable Shen Miao really was was a question worth exploring. However, the four of them tacitly kept Shen Miao's secrets from the Luo family elders, as if they firmly believed that even if Shen Miao had any secrets, they would definitely not harm the Luo family.
"If something is out of the ordinary, it must be something fishy." Shen Miao said, "The emperor is always suspicious. The Luo family army is rising rapidly, so he will only suppress it silently. However, the frequent rewards seem to be promoting their reputation. That means he has something to ask for." She pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty has something to ask of the Luo family army, or he is deliberately elevating the Luo family army's status. As for what he wants, what is it? The tribute to Ming Qi is about to begin."
Everyone was stunned. Luo Tan touched his chin and said, "It seems so."
"When Ming Qi pays tribute, Qin and Daliang will also send troops. Qin and Ming Qi are evenly matched, and Daliang is far superior to Ming Qi. Your Majesty will also be afraid." Shen Miao said calmly: "The Shen family army is absent, the Xie family army is seriously injured, and Ming Qi has no military generals to defend the country. How can this be possible?"
"So Your Majesty wants to promote the Luo family to intimidate the Qin State and the Liang Dynasty!" Luo Tan answered quickly.
Shen Miao nodded.
"I see..." Luo Qian said, glancing at Shen Miao with admiration. They were clearly the same age, but Luo Qian always had the feeling that Shen Miao was much older, even more mature and stable than Luo Ling. Shen Miao never shied away from analyzing the power of the imperial court. Compared to the euphemistic and entangled expressions of her elders, Shen Miao was much more ruthless and direct. For example, the elders would never say something like "the emperor is suspicious." The younger members of the Luo family loved playing with Shen Miao and sincerely accepted her. Naturally, it was because Shen Miao herself had something extremely attractive. Perhaps the people of Dingjing City were simply more knowledgeable than those of Xiaochun City; Shen Miao always knew things they didn't.
"This isn't necessarily a good thing." Luo Sa frowned. "The higher you praise someone, the harder they'll fall."
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