Chapter 413 Returning Home
Xuanyuan Ling didn't want to go to Chen Qing when he was in a bad mood, but after all, he had demoted Chen Zhizhuo, and he really didn't have the energy to deal with government affairs at the moment, so he simply went to find Chen Qing.
Chen Qing was also waiting for news from the front. When Xuanyuan Ling arrived, the servants all retreated, but looking at Xuanyuan Ling's expression, he did not hide it, and it was obvious that he was unhappy.
"What's wrong?" Shen Qing asked first.
Xuanyuan Ling saw Shen Qing's look and came close to her: "I demoted Shen Zhizhuo to Jinzhou to be a judge."
Shen Qing was a little surprised: "Right now?"
He just came back from Jinzhou, where he blew up a dam. Now he is sent back to rebuild Jinzhou, which is in ruins. Although he was demoted, many of Jinzhou's officials are newly appointed. Once Jinzhou is rebuilt, he will be rewarded. It is obvious that he deserves the reward. Moreover, although he is only a Tongpan, he has real power in the local area and has people under his command.
Shen Qing had talked to Xuanyuan Ling about this before, and she didn't believe that Xuanyuan Ling would take such good care of Shen Zhizhuo because of her. He used the prince's seal privately to transfer elite soldiers stationed there. Even if he blew up the dam and it was actually beneficial to the subsequent disaster relief, the punishment shouldn't be so light, right?
That is, King Huai did not do a good job in this matter, and Xuanyuan Ling used the incident of Shen Zhizhuo to criticize him. After all, King Huai did not write a good job of describing Shen Zhizhuo in this memorial.
Shen Qing was right. Xuanyuan Ling had to be punished to the core anyway. Shen Zhizhuo was lawless. No matter what his purpose was, he couldn't let people think that he could get away with it easily if he didn't obey the law. There was nothing he could do about it. Even if he was demoted, he had to be demoted to the core at least. He had to suffer for two years to temper his temper.
At least Shen Zhizhuo should know that when he wants to do something and his superiors disagree, he has more than one way to go his own way. Even if Shen Zhizhuo acts in this way for the people, it is too easy for people to find fault with him, which is not good for his reputation and that of Shen Qing.
But after knowing what King Huai had done, he felt bad. If King Huai had known how to use people properly, things wouldn't have turned out like this. The key point was that he didn't tell the truth and downplayed the part about not listening to advice. He just said that he disagreed, and Shen Zhizhuo disobeyed his orders. To put it bluntly, King Huai was stubborn, self-willed, and reckless.
Compared to the courageous Shen Zhizhuo, King Huai disliked Xuanyuan Ling, who was not very courageous but still wanted to take credit.
Xuanyuan Ling sighed: "I didn't teach Prince Huai well."
"I can't say anything good about King Huai right now." Logically, she should have comforted Xuanyuan Ling, but Chen Qing didn't say at this time that King Huai was still young and would get better in the future. She really couldn't say it, so she told Xuanyuan Ling honestly.
You can't go against your conscience, the one who was demoted was Shen Zhizhuo, although the demotion was not particularly severe.
Xuanyuan Ling was not angry when she heard her words. It would be strange if she could say anything good about King Huai at this moment. Shen Qing looked like nothing happened, but she cared a lot about the Shen family. When she first realized that the Qin family was going to attack the father and son of the Shen family, didn't she dare to say anything?
"I know, I don't want to hear anything nice. When Prince Huai went out, I found that his personality was not what I thought. Let's see what happens in the future. After all, this is my first time doing this job. I made a mistake in praising him. Now that the reward has been issued, it is not easy to take it back. I will give him a warning in a few days. I can't let him think that he will be more comfortable doing such things in the future after this matter is over."
Chen Qing said: "I think Prince Huai will understand the emperor's intention when he sees the emperor banish Zhizhuo to Jinzhou."
This is quite obvious.
Xuanyuan Ling hoped that he could see that he was unhappy, but he had thought about it, and now Shen Qing was in front of him and passed by: “I will go boating on the lake with you?”
I mentioned going boating on the lake at the beginning, but I have been busy these days and have not been in the mood to do it. Now that I have finished my work and am not in a good mood, I might as well go boating on the lake.
The topic changed too quickly, Shen Qing was dissatisfied: "Is the emperor in a bad mood and using me as a diversion?"
Xuanyuan Ling was really convinced, and stretched out his hand to scratch her nose, really not satisfied at all: "How can I treat you as a pastime? I'll pick lotus pods for you, don't you want to eat them?"
Shen Zhizhuo was punished and returned home. As soon as he entered the house, Shen's mother and others were waiting for him. At this time, Shen's father had not returned yet. Shen's mother and Xu already knew that Shen Zhizhuo was brought back. They were worried in their hearts, so when they saw him come back, they rushed over to see if he was injured.
Shen Zhizhuo hurriedly comforted Shen's mother and gave Xu a look. Xu knew what he meant. Shen's mother was in poor health and had been carefully taken care of over the years. Such emotional fluctuations were not good for her health. Now she could talk to her and ask her to be at ease. She didn't believe what Shen Zhizhuo said, and always felt that her son was being stubborn, but she felt much better with Xu's help to persuade her.
Mother Shen asked the couple Shen Zhizhuo and Xu to coax her, and she finally felt much better. Shen Zhizhuo then went back to the room with Xu, and Xu's eyes were red at this time: "You have lost weight."
Shen Zhizhuo was already thinking about her, thinking that she was about to cry, and now seeing her eyes red, he felt distressed, and pulled her hand: "It's okay."
"Are you hurt?" She didn't dare say this in front of Shen's mother.
Shen Zhizhuo did not hide the truth from her: "I just ate a few bad meals and lost a little weight due to the long journey, but I didn't suffer any other injuries."
Xu was worried and insisted that he take off his clothes for her to see.
Chen Zhizhuo thought that he might as well take it off, so that she could see it and feel at ease.
Xu felt distressed when she saw how thin he was, but luckily, he could regain some weight. However, she soon discovered that he had scars on his hands, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.
Shen Zhizhuo really had no way to deal with her. He was not good at coaxing people. He was just thinking about what to say or do to make her happy, when he heard Xu Shi say sadly: "It took a lot of effort to make your hand look so beautiful. How long will it take to get it back to normal?"
Shen Zhizhuo: “…”
He paused, and seeing her distressed expression, he found it funny. She particularly liked his hands and had always loved pinching them. He could think of something to coax her: "You have that ointment, rub it on me, and it will heal soon."
"Wash your hands before eating, and I'll wipe them for you later." Hands are important, but the body is more important.
Shen Zhizhuo smiled and said, "I'm not hungry. Please help me wash my hands."
Xu liked his hands and always wanted to play with them. He didn't know how to coax her, but if he saw that she liked it, he would let her play with them.
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