Chapter 185 The Emperor Asks the General to Go to the Border, Farewell
Suddenly he guessed what these two people were going to do tonight, and his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
He really wanted to detain Xiao Lingzhao in the palace. He wanted to ruin the relationship between the two...
He couldn't imagine the two of them sleeping in the same bed, because he once owned that woman. Now, when he thought that Xiao Lingzhao was going to possess Shen Yuanwei tonight just like he once possessed Shen Yuanwei, he couldn't tolerate it...
He picked up the wine glass, tilted his head back and poured the spicy wine into his mouth, then put the glass hard on the table.
On the side, the Queen noticed Xie Junlin's bad mood and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Junlin felt extremely uncomfortable but couldn't say it out loud.
Shen Yuanwei has become Mrs. Xiao again, and it is normal for her to sleep in the same bed with Xiao Lingzhao. What reason does he have to interfere and stop her?
No matter how reluctant he was, he had no legitimate reason to separate the two people.
Besides, even if he managed to stop these two people tonight, what about tomorrow night, the night after tomorrow, and the countless days and nights in the future?
He couldn't keep an eye on these two people every day.
As an emperor, it is impossible for him to ignore state affairs and spend the whole day like a voyeur to see whether a couple sleeps in the same bed.
The queen looked at the silent Xie Junlin, then looked towards the Xiao family.
She guessed that Xie Junlin was probably jealous and sad.
She was afraid that if Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei continued to stay in the capital, the emperor would become perverted out of jealousy and come up with a shady trick to snatch his wife away, so she said loudly -
"General Xiao."
As soon as the Queen opened her mouth, the stringed instruments and music stopped instantly, and the ministers who were chatting and drinking also instantly quieted down.
Xiao Lingzhao put down the teacup, stood up and bowed.
"I am here."
Queen Wei looked at him with a smile.
"The general's illness has been cured, and the Taihu Water Fort has been successfully recovered. Next, should the general go to guard the border?"
"For more than a year, without you, the great general, at the border, the generals had a hard time defending, and the people at the border lived in fear all day long."
"I heard that the enemy attacked at the end of the year. Although those generals relied on the battle formation map left by the general to defend the city and defeated the enemy, many of our soldiers were killed and wounded. They said in their memorial that if you were here, you could have saved at least 20,000 casualties."
"General, you are born brave and are the god of war of the Yong Dynasty. Now that you have recovered from your illness, you will have to guard the most dangerous pass of the Yong Dynasty."
After saying that, Queen Wei turned around and looked at Xie Junlin with a smile.
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Xie Junlin was slightly stunned when he heard this.
The next moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes, he can send Xiao Lingzhao away!
The general is on guard duty outside and can only come back once every three to five years. Wouldn't this separate Shen Yuanwei and Xiao Lingzhao?
He just didn't believe that Shen Yuanwei was willing to follow Xiao Lingzhao to suffer in the bitter and cold border.
Among the women in the capital, few are willing to follow the army to the border.
It was dusty and windy there, and it was desolate and scarce. There were no delicious dishes like those in the capital, and no beautiful clothes to wear. Many sons of powerful people could not stand going to the border and had to come back, let alone a delicate woman like Shen Yuanwei.
She absolutely could not share Xiao Lingzhao's suffering.
Xie Junlin said to Xiao Lingzhao, "My dear Xiao, the border does need you. Are you willing to continue guarding it?"
Xiao Lingzhao had no objection.
The Xiao family has always taken defending the country as their responsibility. Since he has the ability to do so, why should he escape?
As everyone said, his going to the border can reduce casualties among the soldiers.
Those soldiers who defended the country with their lives are all respectable people. Those are precious lives, and it would be great if even one death could be avoided, let alone thousands of people?
He immediately stepped out and kowtowed.
"As long as the emperor gives the order, I can set off at any time."
Xie Junlin really wanted to say, then you should leave now and don’t stay in the general’s mansion and sleep in the same bed with Shen Yuanwei tonight.
But he couldn't say that.
There was no emergency at the border, so he had no reason to force the troops to march quickly without even giving them a night to rest.
He told himself that it didn't matter. Xiao Lingzhao would be gone for several years and wouldn't be back. So what if he let Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei sleep together tonight?
He smiled, "Okay, Xiao Aiqing's loyalty is a model for all the civil and military officials in the court. In that case, Xiao Aiqing should make some preparations tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow. By then, I will bring all the officials to see you off."
Xiao Lingzhao was a little surprised.
So fast?
He looked up at Xie Junlin and kowtowed to express his gratitude, "I accept your command and thank you."
Xie Junlin felt better and motioned Xiao Lingzhao to return to his seat.
After Xiao Lingzhao returned and sat down, Shen Yuanwei leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Did the emperor do this on purpose? Does he want to break us up?"
Xiao Lingzhao nodded implicitly, "I'm afraid that's the case."
He held Shen Yuanwei's fingers and wanted to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
He lowered his eyes and drank his tea quietly.
It was his responsibility to guard the border, but it was not Yuan Wei's obligation to live a hard life at the border. How could he ask Yuan Wei to leave the prosperous and bustling capital and go to that desolate place with him for the sake of his own career?
He can't be so selfish.
He didn't say anything, and Shen Yuanwei didn't say anything either.
She hasn't decided yet whether to give up her pampered life and go to the border with a man to suffer.
Nowadays, many girls are unwilling to marry and settle down in their husband’s city. What’s more, the city she is going to is not a quiet city, but a desolate border town where war and bloody fighting may happen at any time?
That was like giving up being a good lady, giving up her rich and leisurely life, and following her husband to settle in war-torn Syria...
It's quite difficult.
The seat of honor.
When Xie Junlin saw that the young couple suddenly became unhappy, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He dared to bet that Shen Yuanwei would definitely stay in the capital.
If this couple hasn't seen each other for three to five years, how much affection will remain between them?
If in the next three to five years, he often found excuses to let Shen Yuanwei into the palace to visit the two children, would the soft and adorable children be able to win over Shen Yuanwei? Would Shen Yuanwei choose the three of them?
…
After the banquet, all officials knelt down to bid farewell to the emperor, left the palace and returned to their respective residences.
As soon as the Xiao family entered the door, the doorman said that the Queen Mother had come earlier and had been accompanying Prince Rui, and had just left not long ago.
Upon hearing this, the three members of the Xiao family looked at Shen Yuanwei in unison.
Xiao Lingzhao whispered, "She doesn't want to see you, so she won't come when you're in the mansion. When you go to the palace, she won't even attend the palace banquet and comes to see her son without you."
Shen Yuanwei hummed, "This is better. She doesn't want to see me, and I don't want to see her. There's no way we can resolve our feud."
The two elders of the Xiao family could understand their daughter-in-law's resentment towards the empress dowager.
Fortunately, they are not such evil in-laws.
After entering the mansion, the family of four walked towards their respective courtyards.
The moonlight was dancing as Shen Yuanwei and Xiao Lingzhao walked hand in hand on the shadows on the ground, both feeling a little heavy.
Shen Yuanwei suddenly asked, "Why didn't you ask me to go to the border with you?"
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