Linglong placed the ginseng soup she had prepared in front of Mu Chenshuang and whispered a reminder.
Mu Chenshuang nodded, drank the ginseng soup clean, and then lay down on the bed to rest.
The baby in her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she can't wait much longer.
As the weather gets warmer, it will soon be clear to anyone with eyes to see that, until then, all Mu Chenshuang can do is pave the way for everything that will follow.
Thinking about all the things that might happen in the future, Mu Chenshuang closed her eyes and pondered how to deal with them.
Unbeknownst to her, Mu Chenshuang slowly drifted off to sleep.
At this moment, Shen Nanzhi was staring blankly at the oil lamp in front of him.
"General, things have come to this point, do you really not want to think of any other solutions?"
To Shen Nanzhi's left stood a young man of about twenty.
The man was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a straight posture, a high nose bridge, sword-like eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes.
This man, named Sanyue, was Shen Nanzhi's capable assistant and also his deputy.
She has always been by Shen Nanzhi's side.
Upon hearing March's question, Shen Nanzhi slowly turned his head, a resolute glint in his eyes.
“In March, I have nowhere to go now. The Emperor’s intention is very clear: he wants to make the Shen family a scapegoat. Who doesn’t know who the real mastermind behind the case of the Prince of Libei was back then?”
"It was clearly Your Majesty's willful actions that led to the massacre of the Prince of Libei's clan. Now, all the ministers are demanding that Your Majesty thoroughly investigate the case from back then, so Your Majesty naturally needs to find a way to save face."
"But I never expected that the Emperor would target the Shen family. It's truly tragic that our Shen family, a generation of loyal and virtuous people, would end up following the same path as the Prince of Libei."
At this point, a hint of sadness flashed in Shen Nanzhi's eyes.
After hearing this, March's right hand immediately went to the sword at his waist, and even his face showed annoyance.
"General, since His Majesty has decided on this marriage, then I will accompany you back to the capital to ask His Majesty for clarification and to get a clear answer from him. This matter concerns my innocence and cannot be taken lightly!"
“You don’t need to follow me. This matter has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to risk your future. Everyone knows the truth. Asking is pointless.”
Shen Nanzhi had seen through all of this, but he was still unwilling to accept it.
The Shen family was loyal to the country, and whether they pursued literary or military careers, they were always wholeheartedly devoted to the royal family.
However, in order to save his so-called face, the emperor actually made the Shen family a scapegoat, which was chilling.
Everyone makes mistakes, not even a king.
Since it was wrong, it was wrong. There's nothing wrong with admitting it in public. A real man should be brave enough to take responsibility for his actions. That's what heroes do. But the emperor followed this path.
He was clearly acting out of his own selfish motives, yet he shifted all the blame onto others. That's how the case of the Prince of Libei came about back then, and now he's using the same methods to deal with the Shen family.
Does this mean that all the meritorious officials in the world must be eliminated by him in the same way?
Shen Nanzhi shook his head.
Why should we serve such a ruler? They risked their lives on the frontier to protect their homes and country, but is such a ruler really worth protecting?
Shen Nanzhi's mind was in turmoil, and the image of Prime Minister Shen had been flashing through his mind recently.
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