Chapter 1609 IF Scenario: What if Shen Tang woke up earlier (Twenty-Three)
Shen Tang did not answer immediately.
He just looked at Wei Lou with suspicion.
"Why does Your Excellency ask this question?"
Wei Lou said, "Your Majesty has been in low spirits lately."
Wei Lou couldn't think of anything that could make her so unhappy. The Gongxi clan provided a continuous stream of rich resources, along with nearly two thousand blindly obedient elites. Her own strength allowed her to roam freely in this place. None of the prisoners of war she captured were not afraid of her, and the common people under her rule lived and managed their lives in accordance with her wishes.
What's bothering her?
Shen Tang pointed to herself and asked, "In a bad mood? Me?"
Wei Lou's eyes said it all.
If it weren't for Shen Tang, why would he ask such a pointless question?
Shen Tang: "...I haven't been in a bad mood lately."
Wei Lou chuckled: "Is that so?"
Shen Tang: "..."
She avoided the other person's gaze, waved her hand, and said, "Okay, okay, I admit it's a little bad, but isn't that normal? Nobody is a yellow sponge full of enthusiasm for life, how can we be smiling all the time? Isn't it normal to have some mood swings?"
Shen Tang did not delve too deeply into her own emotions.
An adult woman's mood is affected by her body every month, the only difference being the degree. Just as the moon has its phases, so too does the body experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness; fluctuations are normal. Her answer did not convince Wei Lou: "The wise ruler's bad mood stems from loneliness."
He didn't understand what that yellow sponge was.
But I can understand about 30% of the general meaning.
Shen Tang glanced at him sideways: "Lonely?"
"The loneliness that no one knows, no one understands, and no one keeps me company."
The entire Gongxi clan revered her as a deity, always looking up to her and unconditionally serving her. While this certainly granted Shen Tang great privileges and capital in the secular world, it also created a problem—it was unlikely that the two sides could have a genuine connection.
Believers kneeling before the shrine cannot see the face of the deity.
They naturally didn't know whether God's face was sad or happy, sorrowful or melancholic. Even when they looked up, they only saw the God in their hearts.
Even Ji Mo Cong did not notice Shen Tang's unusual emotions. It is possible that she had noticed it long ago, but she held fast to her position as a believer and dared not and could not leave this position to ask Shen Tang.
Wei Lou, however, had no such concerns.
Shen Tang: "Are you trying to sell me male beauty?"
She admitted that being seen as heretical made her uncomfortable, leading to the lament that it's lonely at the top, but that she was emotionally cold, not physically cold. Old Deng, true to form, seems to have a penchant for setting up blind dates for both men and women: "I'm not interested."
Wei Lou: "..."
Shen Tang looked at Wei Lou, who had inexplicably turned and left, and was completely confused: "Wait, isn't it this old man who has his period?"
She knew that men also have periods similar to menstruation and that their hormone levels fluctuate, but this sudden change of heart was too much.
Shen Tang inquired about the situation from Wei Cheng.
How could Weicheng know this?
"My uncle has been quite normal lately and hasn't said anything to me, only occasionally remarking on the talent of that queen named Lingde."
Shen Tang frowned: "You didn't mention me?"
Wei Cheng said, "I didn't mention it. My uncle doesn't like to gossip about others in private, let alone about Shen Jun, whom he has always respected and admired."
Shen Tang: "That's puzzling."
wrong--
You said he respects and admires me?
Shen Tang's eyes widened instantly, as if he were illiterate and didn't recognize those four characters.
This old man seems so reserved, awkward, and twisted... Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and a truly chilling guess popped into her head: "Do you think it's possible... that your uncle has someone else in his heart?"
Wei Cheng: "???"
"He has blossomed like an old tree, and he has spread his tail feathers like a peacock."
Wei Cheng: "!!!"
For the first time, Shen Tang understood what panic meant from Wei Cheng's pale, bony face; the flames in his eyes were practically burning.
"...Has my uncle found someone he loves?"
Wei Cheng's usually deep voice became sharp.
It's common knowledge that martial artists possess astonishingly sharp hearing; they can hear the flapping of a dragonfly's wings from a hundred feet away, let alone Wei Cheng, who had lost control this time. In less than a day, just one morning, Wei Lou had garnered a circle of subtly meaningful glances. When he approached to inquire, the other party would reveal a knowing, lewd expression, making Wei Lou even more serious.
After making inquiries, he discovered that the source of the rumor was his nephew.
Wei Lou: "..."
This is a case of a traitor within the family.
Wei Cheng awkwardly rubbed his thigh bone: "Uncle, then..."
Wei Lou remained calm: "How did you know?"
Wei Cheng: "..."
He was so shocked he felt like his bones were about to fall apart, his upper and lower rows of bare teeth clashing together: "So what Shen Jun said is true?"
Wei Lou: "..."
He thought his nephew had suddenly gained emotional intelligence, but little did he know that it was the wise ruler who had seen through him. He lowered his eyes and chose to remain silent. Wei Cheng stepped forward and sat down next to his uncle, adopting a posture of wanting to have a heart-to-heart talk with his uncle and encouraging him to boldly pursue his love.
Although they, uncle and nephew, are both from the old era, they will become guides for the new era. The nightmare of that time should not have trapped them, especially the uncle. Wei Cheng's eyes were filled with sincere flames: "I am happiest that my uncle has found someone he likes."
Wei Lou: "Yu Cheng..."
Wei Chengyong was brave enough to hug his uncle tightly.
"Be brave, Uncle!"
result--
Shen Tang hadn't seen Wei Lou for seven or eight days.
"...Although it's just a labor dispatch job and I can't control him, isn't it a bit much that he's been absent from work for so long?" Shen Tang looked down at Gong Xifeng, who had been following her around for the past few days. "Is he sick?"
Gong Xifeng shook his head: "I don't know."
However, she could keenly sense that Wei Jun was in a bad mood.
There was also a dubious rumor that Wei Lou had broken up with his girlfriend, been rejected, and had also had a falling out with his nephew, Wei Cheng. Shen Tang exclaimed that this news was outrageous: "This is too much! With Lord Junhou's gloomy, ghostly personality..."
If the woman really rejected him, Shen Tang was worried about the lives of her entire family, especially since the authorities hadn't received any reports of massacres recently. Besides, why would a breakup cause a rift with his nephew? Could this be some kind of melodramatic love triangle?
Could these two be involved in a love triangle?
Do you believe she became Qin Shi Huang, or do you believe this fabricated story?
However, now is not the time to worry about such things. The weather has just warmed up, and the common people under her rule have begun spring plowing, which is the most important activity, as it relates to this year's harvest and the food supply for the whole family. Shen Tang originally wanted to share the joy with the people, but just as she took Gong Xifeng to the fields to teach her how to cultivate the land, a firework suddenly exploded in the sky. She straightened up and looked in the direction from which the warning had come.
"Who is it that's so blind?"
Did they specifically come to cause trouble during the spring planting season?
"Tsk, Lingde, come with me."
Shen Tang stepped onto the ridge with a cold face.
"I'll teach you how to kill!"
Gong Xifeng felt a surge of courage amidst his fear.
Her gaze as she looked up at Shen Tang was filled with affection and trust. Even though she was about to face something bloody, she felt no fear, only excitement for the unknown.
only--
Why are there so many people?
Tens of thousands of Allied troops besieged their tiny territory.
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Wei Lou: Who spread rumors that I was too ashamed to face anyone after being rejected? —From a labor dispatch worker who never missed a day of work.
P.S.: I should be able to finish updating the side stories by now this month, which theoretically allows me to use 9 leave slips (how many days did I take leave this month?).
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