Chapter 133
When Shen Xuan received the letter, he was struggling in his heart. Even the people he had just gathered tried to dissuade him. However, the person who delivered the letter was a close confidant of Shen Xi and Prince Rui, and the letter was indeed written by Prince Rui and Princess Rui, so Shen Xuan decided to follow that person back and temporarily leave the matters here to Shen Xi.
Shen Xi looked at Shen Xuan with complicated feelings. He was called down from the battlefield. At that time, he had just led his troops to clear out a barbarian tribe of more than 500 people. His body was still covered in blood and wounds. But even so, Shen Xi was full of heroism. He felt that his previous days in Beijing were a waste of time. But he was called back to deal with the mess his brother had made. If Shen Xuan was not his biological brother, Shen Xi would not have been willing to make this trip. But even if he thought so, he did not show it on his face. After all, Shen Xi had grown up.
Shen Xuan was relieved because the person who took over was his brother. When they were the only brothers left at night, Shen Xuan pulled Shen Xi to explain many things. Shen Xi was sweating all over and his face was ugly. Fortunately, they found out early. Chu Xiuyuan and his friends were also sentimental, so they told his mother in advance and asked him to come. Thinking of his mother's words before leaving, Shen Xi lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Brother, do you really think father can take that position?"
"Why not?" Shen Xuan lowered his voice and asked, "Besides my father, who else is qualified?"
Shen Xi asked, "Brother, do you think my brother-in-law will help us?"
"Could it be that he wants to rebel?" Shen Xuan said in a deep voice, "This world belongs to my Shen family. Only members of the Shen family can rule the country with legitimacy."
Shen Xi frowned and didn't say anything about what he wanted to persuade. However, he wrote a letter in the evening and asked the guard to give it secretly to his mother. Shen Xuan packed up his things, handed over the power in his hands to Shen Xi, and then left with him. As soon as Shen Xuan left, Shen Xi beat to death in front of everyone the military advisors around Shen Xuan and the people who had come to rely on the Prince of England, and those who had seduced Shen Xuan to do such a thing. In addition, no one on the list provided by Xi Yunjing was left out.
Moreover, they found out when they arrived that Shen Xuan actually bought a house outside and kept a mistress. Shen Xi was also a ruthless person. When fighting with the barbarians, in order to wipe out the roots, they generally did not leave any prisoners, just like the barbarians would massacre the whole city whenever they broke through any place of Apocalypse. Shen Xi directly called a doctor to check the pulses of those mistresses and the women kept by Shen Xuan, and actually found that two of them were pregnant. Shen Xi did not ask anyone to notify Shen Xuan, but followed the instructions of Princess Rui and gave them all abortion pills. He then asked the doctors to carefully treat them. Those who were not in trouble were given silver and let go, and the spies planted by others were all beaten to death.
Shen Xi's method was clean and efficient, although a bit bloody, it also cleared up all the troubles left by Shen Xuan. In fact, Shen Xi hated these people. His brother was a good person, but he had no opinion and lacked some experience. After arriving in Minzhong, he was the biggest person in Minzhong on the surface, and he was also the prince of Rui. Everyone flattered him and followed him, and gradually his heart was nurtured. In addition, the remnants of the prince of Ying constantly bewitched Shen Xuan for their own little thoughts. Shen Xuan also felt that he was qualified to compete for that position. Shen Xuan was not a bad person, he just didn't see himself and the situation clearly.
Moreover, Shen Xi knew his mother's methods, and thought that there would be no problem if he handed Shen Xuan over to his mother, so after dealing with these things, Shen Xi really threw all the power to Xi Yunjing, and he went to the military camp to train soldiers. The military camp here was naturally managed by people arranged by Chu Xiuming. After Shen Xi entered, he had no intention of fighting for power. He just trained with others, and then took the initiative to ask for orders to take people to cause trouble to the remnants of the Prince of England.
Without Shen Xuan who was holding him back, Xi Yunjing was more at ease. He asked Shen Xi to point the finger at Cheng'en Mansion and mentioned the deaths of the late emperor and the late crown prince. This made the atmosphere in the capital even more tense, especially among the Queen and the people in Cheng'en Mansion.
The New Year has passed, but the streets are still not busy. Everyone has to mourn for a year after Emperor Cheng's death. This place is close to the capital, so people are extra careful. Therefore, there are no bright colors on the streets. Places like brothels and Chuguan dare not open their doors openly anymore. Not to mention others, even Shen Jin's clothes are mostly plain. Shen Jin is more than seven months pregnant now, but she looks like she is about to give birth. Every day when she goes for a walk in the yard, An Yi and An Ning have to support her and pay special attention. However, Shen Jin starts to sweat after walking a few steps. She is very tired, but Aunt Qian does not urge her. Instead, she lets Shen Jin sit down and rest, and then get up and walk again when she has rested enough.
Shen Jin's life was very leisurely. She was not the kind of person who liked to wear gold and silver. She only wore a wooden bracelet given by Chu Xiuming on her wrist and a wooden hairpin in her hair. That was nothing else. She just ate a lot of food. Although she didn't have meat and fish for every meal, she couldn't do without these things. It was a little difficult to buy them in the town nowadays, so Jiayi and Jiasi took turns to buy them from the farther villages. There was no pork and the like, and most of what they bought were chickens, ducks, fish and the like. A few days ago, they also bought a few loaches. Although these things were a little ugly, they were very nutritious. Aunt Qian and the others prepared them in the kitchen and didn't tell Shen Jin what they were. They just coaxed Shen Jin to eat them.
In fact, Aunt Qian's worries were unnecessary. They had eaten things like loaches in the border town a long time ago. When they went to the market, they saw even more strange things.
After knowing that Chu Xiuming would accompany her during the delivery, Shen Jin was still worried about the baby, but she felt a lot more relieved. Aunt Qian and the others had always thought that the labor would come earlier, and estimated that she would give birth in 2 months. However, who knew that the two children in her belly were so patient and not in a hurry at all.
Chu Xiuming rushed back the day before the Flower Festival. Thanks to the help of his opponent Shen Zhi, things went more smoothly than Chu Xiuming had expected. He arranged everything, sent a letter to Chu Xiuyuan, and then came to accompany Shen Jin.
With Chu Xiuming around, Shen Jin's smile became much brighter, and An Yi and An Ning were also much more relaxed. Chu Xiuming took care of Shen Jin's affairs. Leaning in Chu Xiuming's arms, Shen Jin pulled his beard. Chu Xiuming felt that the gloom and fatigue in the capital had disappeared completely when he was with his wife. Chu Xiuming lowered his head and rubbed Shen Jin's fair face with his beard, making Shen Jin hold her stomach and shrink her neck while hiding and laughing. Chu Xiuming also knew his limits and did not make a fuss too much. He took the cup and fed Shen Jin a few sips of jujube tea and asked, "But what do you want to ask?"
"Nothing I want to ask." Shen Jin moved her toes. Her belly was so big that she couldn't see her feet when she leaned against it.
Chu Xiuming said, "Don't worry."
"When will you return to the border town?" Shen Jin suddenly asked.
Chu Xiuming's eyes flickered, and he said with some guilt, "I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you through the confinement period."
Shen Jin bit her lip. She was not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason. Chu Xiuming had already sent Yue Wen back. Even if Chu Xiuming didn't say it, Shen Jin knew the tension in the current situation. She was already satisfied that Chu Xiuming could stay with her until she gave birth to the baby.
Chu Xiuming wanted to say something, but there was a knock on the door. He helped Shen Jin sit down and went to open the door. Outside were An Yi holding a basin and An Ning holding a copper kettle. An Ning said respectfully, "General, someone is looking for you in the study."
"Yes." Chu Xiuming responded, and asked An Yi and An Ning to bring the food in, and then said, "An Yi can prepare some food and send it over. I'll be there soon."
"Yes." An Yi didn't ask any more questions. She bowed and stepped back.
An Ning wanted to help Shen Jin with a foot bath with mugwort, but was stopped by Chu Xiuming, "Go out first, and come back to accompany the Madam later."
"Yes." Ever since Chu Xiuming came, it was Chu Xiuming who helped Shen Jin to heat and massage her feet, while An Ning stood guard outside.
Shen Jin said, "Just let An Ning come. Isn't there someone looking for you?"
Chu Xiuming rolled up his sleeves, sat on a small round stool, and mixed the water. In the copper pot was the prepared mugwort decoction. When he felt it was slightly hot, Chu Xiuming personally took off Shen Jin's shoes and socks and asked her to put her feet in the water. The water was a little hot, but not unbearable. Shen Jin moved her toes and looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming bent down to wash Shen Jin's feet and said, "It's okay. It should be Zhao Duan. You go to sleep first. I'll be back after discussing with him."
"Yeah." Shen Jin's feet were actually very beautiful, white, tender, and a little plump, which felt comfortable to the touch. But now they didn't look so beautiful because they were swollen. Chu Xiuming didn't dislike it at all. He added some hot water from time to time. After soaking her feet for the time prescribed by Doctor Qian, he put her feet on his legs, wiped them dry with a cloth, and changed them into new socks. After doing everything, he helped Shen Jin lie down on the bed.
Chu Xiuming called An Ning in to clean up, and washed his hands in a copper basin beside him. He looked at Shen Jin and said, "Don't read for too long. I'll ask An Ning to bring you a bowl of rice porridge later. Drink it before going to sleep, okay?"
Shen Jin wrinkled his nose and said, "I know."
Chu Xiuming waited for An Ning to come back, said a few words to An Ning, and then left.
An Ning smiled as she took the unfinished needlework and sat on the round stool beside Shen Jin's bed, saying, "The general is also worried that Madam will hurt her eyes by reading too much at night."
Shen Jin knew it naturally. She held her belly and moved to a more comfortable position. Then she took the book beside her pillow and flipped to a random place to read. "I have already told my husband about you and Yue Wen. My husband said that he will help you settle the matter in a year at most."
An Ning blushed immediately and said, "Even if I get married, I will still serve Madam."
Ever since Chu Xiuming came, An Ning, Anyi and the others no longer called Shen Jin by his disguised identity, and Shen Jin did not force it. After all, these two people were hired by Chu Xiuming, and they were still afraid of Chu Xiuming in their hearts, which was not a bad thing.
Shen Jin pursed her lips and smiled, "That won't do. By then, An Ning will be the wife of an official. How can she still serve me?"
This is true. After Chu Xiuyuan succeeds, those who have followed him from the beginning will naturally not be treated unfairly, and Chu Xiuming will not let these people suffer any loss.
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