Chapter 8 Kneel
As soon as Jiang Lianzhi got off the carriage, he saw Chen Yu in front of the palace gate.
I heard that she was sick yesterday, and I sent some medicinal herbs to her home, but they were all returned. I didn't expect to see her here.
"Ms. Shen."
Chen Yu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Lianzhi, wearing an official uniform with a peacock patch, getting off the carriage and walking towards her.
"Master Jiang."
Jiang Lianzhi looked at her face and it seemed that she was indeed very ill. Her little face was so pale that it reminded him of her lying on the sickbed in the past.
"Miss Shen, what are you doing here?" he asked.
Shen Yu said nothing.
Jiang Lianzhi figured it out after a little thought and asked, "Has General Shen entered the palace?"
In response to the urgent report received last night, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue calculated the military expenses and food and supplies overnight. He also stayed up all night and returned home at dawn to replace the officials in the court.
In the border war, in the previous life, Shen Zhongan and Shen Zhao died in battle at the border. Yesterday, he heard that the two were seriously ill. He had suspected that the two had got the news from somewhere and claimed illness to avoid fighting, but now it seems that is not the case.
Shen Yu nodded, but still didn't speak.
Seeing her serious expression, Jiang Lianzhi thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, General Shen will be back soon."
Yes, he would be back in a moment, but after returning home he had to rush to the border without stopping, and when he came back he was already a corpse.
Shen Yu seemed to have seen the old events repeat themselves.
It was already late before court session. Jiang Lianzhi glanced at the palace gate and then at her expression, feeling a little reluctant for a moment.
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
Chen Yu's mind changed for a second. It seemed that fate was hard to defy, so she could only try her best.
It’s just that some things are not convenient to be said to outsiders, as once they are said, others may use them to hold you accountable.
Chen Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Please tell Lord Jiang that I am no longer able to do it."
Given Shen Zhongan's love for her, this reason could at least hold him back.
Jiang Lianzhi looked her up and down, his eyes full of confusion.
"Master Jiang, just pass on the message like this." Chen Yu said.
"Why?"
"Because I can't let my father go to Yanliang Pass at this time."
Jiang Lianzhi's heart suddenly trembled, "Why?"
Chen Yu shook her head, "No reason, just tell me, Lord Jiang."
Jiang Lianzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and the tightly clenched fists under his sleeves gradually loosened. He smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely pass on the message."
The sky was completely bright, and the sun moved an inch closer to the sky.
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The heavy palace gate slowly opened with a muffled sound, and court officials walked out one after another.
Shen Zhongan was in poor health and walked slowly at the back. Besides several colleagues, Jiang Lianzhi also followed him.
Chen Yu looked over and saw Jiang Lianzhi looking at her, shaking his head slightly at her.
She had expected this result.
On the way back to the general's mansion, the father and daughter rode in the same car. Shen Zhongan didn't say a word from beginning to end. As soon as he entered the mansion, he took Shen Yu into the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was filled with incense and had dozens of tablets.
Shen Zhongan glanced at them one by one and asked in a deep voice, "Did you give me the medicine?"
He had originally thought that this matter was odd, and after hearing what Hongqiao had conveyed this morning, he had some doubts.
Chen Yu moved her lips and said "hmm" softly.
"Why?"
"I don't want you and your brother to go to war."
"Kneel down!" Shen Zhongan suddenly shouted.
When Shen Zhao arrived at the ancestral hall, he saw Shen Yu kneeling on the ground with a pale face. Her knees hit the ground with a "thump" sound, which was painful to hear.
"father."
As soon as Shen Zhao opened his mouth, Shen Zhongan raised his hand to stop him and said to Shen Yu: "Look at the tablets of our ancestors and say it again."
Chen Yu gritted her teeth, raised her head and said seriously: "I don't want you and my brother to go to war, so I put drugs in your food."
"Ayu," Chen Zhao looked at her in shock, "No, Dad, there might be a misunderstanding here. The urgent report was only passed in last night. Ayu couldn't have foreseen it and given the drug in advance."
Shen Zhongan: "Let her speak for herself."
"I was afraid that my father and brother wouldn't be able to come back from this battle, so I put drugs in the food in advance."
Her face was pale, but her eyes were red, with bloodshot veins around her pupils.
Shen Zhongan asked again: "Then why didn't you even let yourself go?"
Chen Yu said: "If only two of you fell ill, I'm afraid someone would suspect that you were using illness as an excuse to avoid fighting. It would be different if there were more than one of you."
Shen Zhongan snorted coldly, "You have thought it through and even invited several doctors from Huichuntang with great fanfare, just because of a dream of yours..."
"That's not just a dream!" Chen Yu turned around while kneeling, looking up at Shen Zhongan, "Dad, can you please not go? A Yu has never begged you before, but this time I beg you not to go, please don't leave me alone."
"Okay," Shen Zhongan asked, "Then tell me what the people at the border should do?"
Chen Yu said: "If Dad doesn't go, there will naturally be other generals to take his place."
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There was no time to slow down and wait for her to come up with a solution, and she had no other choice now.
Shen Zhongan smiled and shook his head, looking at her with a little disappointment in his eyes, "The Shen family has never produced anyone who is afraid of death. Don't other generals have wives and children? Besides, tell me who can take over?"
He continued, "The Xiao family army is guarding Chihe. The border of Chongzhou is often harassed by people from Mobei. The generals along the Yuannan Prefecture have not returned home for three years. Tell me, who will take over? Who will stop the Juexi people outside Yanliang Pass? Do you really think that everywhere is as prosperous as Shengjing? That is earned by the blood and iron of the soldiers!"
It’s not that he’s not afraid of death, but that he can’t let go of his people.
As a soldier, his bones and blood have long been integrated with the land of Da Zhou.
So what if I have to walk on swords and drink blood?
So what if I die on the battlefield?
Before going out to battle, every general had already prepared himself to never return.
Chen Yu had tears in her eyes. Because she knew what her father was thinking, she couldn't say it out loud. Even if she did, he would still rush to the frontline without hesitation.
Her father and brother died on the battlefield, but ended up in disgrace. Just thinking about it made her heart ache so much that she could hardly control herself.
Shen Zhongan looked down at her.
This was his proud daughter, a natural talent for martial arts, whose physique was even stronger than Shen Zhao's. It was a pity that she was a girl.
If it was a boy, the Shen family would definitely have another general, a general who would be even better than him. It was a pity that the Great Zhou had never had a precedent of a female general.
He sighed, raised his hand and stroked her head, "Ayu, even if what you said is true, Dad can't retreat. You have been to the battlefield with me, and you are stronger than many men in Shengjing. You have seen the cruelty of war. Those words just now should not have come out of your mouth."
Shen Yu burst into tears immediately.
If it were in her previous life, she would never have said such words, but she had experienced the pain of losing her loved ones, and she didn't ask for anything else. She just wanted them to live well, even if it meant sacrificing her own life.
Shen Zhongan was still ill, and after standing for a while he felt a little tired, but he did not fall down and looked at the tablets.
"Kneel down here and think carefully. Don't get up without my order."
Shen Zhao stayed where he was, and waited until Shen Zhongan's back disappeared at the door before he squatted down in front of Shen Yu and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
"Are you still crying?"
Shen Yu hung her head, "Dad must be very disappointed in me."
"Girl, look at me."
Chen Yu raised her head and listened to him solemnly say: "He will never be disappointed in you. You are his pride and my pride."
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