Chapter 855 Secret (2)
Shen Xin was startled and looked at Shen Miao without saying anything.
Since the words had already been spoken, Shen Miao simply spoke them all out. She said, "Now that I have married into Daliang, the Emperor will definitely have some estrangement towards the Shen family. Although my parents are still military commanders, the Emperor may not necessarily use you in the future. The monarch's mind is always difficult to guess. If the Emperor has other thoughts... it would be better for you to go to Daliang with me now because you are worried about me. If you don't want the military power, then don't give it up. After all, if I stay in Mingqi, the military power may be taken back one day."
She spoke tactfully. If it had been before, after hearing Shen Miao's words, Shen Xin would certainly have been a little confused. But after Xie Jingxing spoke to him for a long time that day, and after hearing Shen Miao's hints, Shen Xin immediately understood. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. So, his daughter had reminded him so many times, both openly and secretly, why hadn't he taken it to heart once? Was it because of the Shen family motto of loyalty to the country? Or had he never truly trusted that Shen Miao's words were true?
Shen Xin said: "The royal family wants to suppress the Shen family. They are afraid of the military power in my hands and will definitely not let the Shen family leave Mingqi easily. What's more, they want to use the Shen family to contain you."
Shen Miao was stunned. She had always been concerned about Shen Xin and hadn't dared to speak too clearly about the Mingqi royal family's coldness and ruthlessness. It wasn't that she thought Shen Xin was blindly loyal, but Shen Xin had been taught by General Shen since childhood to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Getting someone to overturn something they had revered for decades was a long process, and some people couldn't do it in their entire lives. But now, Shen Xin's words seemed to show that he saw through everything.
Shen Xin said: “Dad knows Jiaojiao’s concerns, but Dad still can’t leave.”
“If Dad is determined, he can always get away even if he has to use some tricks.” Shen Miao said, “The Heavenly Family wants to use the Shen Family to contain me, or use me to contain the Shen Family. It’s a good plan, and they are not afraid of losing both the wife and the army.” At the end, there was a hint of hostility between his brows, and his words became sharp.
Chen Xin laughed heartily: "I originally thought Jiaojiao was too gentle, not like a girl from my family of military commanders. Now seeing you like this, you are exactly like your father, and you have a bit of the demeanor of a heroine. You are not afraid of the powerful, and you have a broad mind. Very good!" He took a sip of tea and said: "Jiaojiao is so smart, it won't be difficult to find a way, but what about the future?"
"In the future?" Shen Miao was puzzled: "What in the future?"
"Jiaojiao," Chen Xin suddenly said, "The Tian family sees the Shen family as a thorn in their side. Even if Mingqi becomes powerful one day, the Shen family will eventually become a prey on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others." Chen Xin sighed, "We Shen family members are upright and fear no shadow, even if we die. However, we do not want your mother, your eldest brother, and you to be implicated. Even more so, we do not want the Shen family's integrity and the reputation of loyalty and virtue passed down from generation to generation by your grandfather to be insulted."
Shen Miao's heart started beating "bang bang bang". She guessed what Shen Xin was going to say, but she couldn't believe it.
The next moment, Shen Xin's voice rang out: "I, Shen Xin, will no longer be a loyal servant of the Heavenly Family."
Shen Miao suddenly looked up and said, "Dad..."
"Jiaojiao, there's no need to persuade me." Chen Xin smiled brightly. "Although your father is loyal, he won't be loyal to a heartless person. And certainly not at the cost of his entire family's lives. As Li Suo has seen, if everyone in the Shen family goes to Daliang with you now, and Daliang attacks Mingqi one day, the people of the world will call us traitors and traitors, and you will be accused of aiding and abetting the evil. We will not bear such an inexplicable stigma."
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