“What do you mean?” Shen Miao asked.
Xie Jing Xing would not say such words for no reason, there must be other meanings in saying these words.
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Shen Yuan is from King Ding."
Shen Miao was slightly startled and did not speak.
"Before Shen Yuan's accident, he had a conversation with Ding Wang Mi." Xie Jing Xing said, "The Shen family is now in conflict, what else is there to do other than to deal with your father?"
“Impossible!” Shen Miao cried out in a voiceless voice.
Xie Jing Xing stared at her exploratively, as if to see through Shen Miao and asked, "Why?"
Shen Miao's palms were slightly wet and there was a moment of confusion in her heart. It wasn't in the past two years that the Shen family really started to go wrong. The royal family started to deal with the Shen family, and it would be delayed for a while, because now the teacher is unknown. Shen Yuan was doing things for King Ding, and both of them were extremely stable people, and they would not take action if they were not completely sure. For example, at the end of her previous life, she didn't know that the second and third rooms were also involved, and Shen Yuan must have come to the end to show evidence of the rebellion.
But what time is it now, it is still too early for the royal family to deal with Shen Xin, how could Shen Yuan take action at this time? The evidence at this time should also be incomplete. Fu Xiu Yi chose to do it now
How could it be like this
With such an uncertain expression, she raised her head to meet Xie Jing Xing's thoughtful gaze, Shen Miao felt agitated in her heart, Xie Jing Xing's mind was agile, and she was afraid that she could also figure out something from her expression. Thinking of this, she concealed her smile and said, "Shen Yuan is my second brother, why do you want to harm my father?"
Hearing this, Xie Jing Xing laughed instead, his smile was quite meaningful and said, "Shen Miao, do you think I am a fool?"
“Since Young Master Xie told me this,” Shen Miao said sternly, “But how does His Royal Highness Prince Ding deal with my father?”
Xie Jing Xing shook his head.
Shen Miao did not hold out much hope, even if Xie Jing Xing knew it, he definitely did not tell her the truth. The Xie family themselves were wading a lot in Ming Qi's situation, and they helped out indiscriminately, fearing that they would get into trouble. Even if she changed her position in Xie Jing Xing today, she would not even remind her if she wanted to.
It’s just… Shen Miao looked at Xie Jing Xing’s official uniform and asked doubtfully, “What are you doing in the palace?”
She asked casually, but she did not know that her self-righteous appearance made Xie Jing Xing pause. But in just a short moment, Xie Jing Xing said lazily, "Please enter the palace to be handsome."
“Please be handsome?” Shen Miao was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously, “Who is the handsome for?”
Xie Jing Xing smiled but did not say a word, Shen Miao looked at him suddenly, “You… ask yourself to be handsome? Northern Xinjiang… The Huns?”
This time Xie Jing Xing was surprised and said, "How do you know?" The matter of the Xiongnu in the Northern Xinjiang is a secret, this matter is a secret, Shen Xin may not know about it before the edict is issued, let alone Shen Miao. Xie Jing Xing had always been curious about where Shen Miao’s ears and eyes came from, since he even knew about the affairs in the palace, he was even more surprised.
Shen Miao looked at him blankly, but her heart was surging like a stormy sea.
In the land of northern Xinjiang, the Xiongnu has not retreated. However, the terrain of northern Xinjiang is complicated, and the people of northern Xinjiang are fierce and brave. In the past few years, Emperor Wenhui had been making small troubles and was unwilling to confront him head-on. Xie Ding set off for the expedition, and the Xie family army came forward bravely, but the entire army was annihilated on the battlefield. At the end of the same year, Xie Dingma leather wrapped his body, and the whole country mourned. In the spring of the second year, Xie Jing Xing set out on the expedition on behalf of his father, and the army was defeated like a mountain. He was shot through the heart by thousands of arrows, peeled off the skin and dried and hanged in the tower.
Xie Jing Xing died when he was twenty-two years old, and counting it now, he would only be nineteen.
There was a momentary suffocation in Shen Miao's heart, the emperor could not deal with the Xiongnu at this time, Xie Jing Xing asked himself to be handsome. Xie Ding should not know about the matter at this time, but looking at Xie Jing Xing's appearance, he should have received the order.
It's changed again! It's changed again!
Obviously there are still a few years to go, but it is ahead of schedule. Xie Jing Xing set off on the expedition at this time, could it be the same as the ending of the previous life
As for the Xie family, Shen Miao originally wanted to keep it for the future to become a rope against the imperial power, but even if she changed, would the fate of some people still follow the old trajectory? In front of him, the rebellious young man with red lips and white teeth, with beautiful eyebrows and charming eyes, is finally going to take the worst step
Xie Jing Xing saw Shen Miao's expression was different and did not feel strange, his eyes flashed slightly and said, "You seem to be very worried?"
With such slightly teasing words, Shen Miao had no intention to analyze the inconsistencies in it at the moment, she was a little confused and looked at him and said, "You... lead the Xie Family Army?"
“Pay more attention to the Xie family’s army and the people around you,” Shen Miao said one word at a time, her words were a little dry at first, but later her expression became more serious: “The northern border is windy and sandy, and the soldiers’ armors are heavy, no matter what. Also, don’t take off the goggles.” Xie Jing Xing was pierced by Wan arrows in his previous life, maybe it would be better if he put on the goggles. More importantly, Shen Miao felt that Xie Jing Xing's death was too strange, how could a major general with outstanding tactical and fighting spirit be defeated so miserably. Later, Jia gradually understood the pattern, and knew that the royal family had attacked the hairpin Ying family more, so it was not necessarily that there were no royal family members in the Xie family army. And the tragedy of Xie's father and son is not necessarily without conspiracy.
Shen Miao was wholeheartedly thinking about the overall situation, but she did not know that with the current friendship between her and Xie Jing Xing, it was not enough to become a friend, so these words that were full of concern seemed a little subtle.
Xie Jing Xing was also surprised by her, he suddenly raised his lips and smiled, approached Shen Miao and bowed his head slightly, he was so close to Shen Miao, his peach blossom eyes had a smile and he teased, "You care about me so much?"
Shen Miao was obsessed with her own thoughts and did not realize that he had approached so close, she suddenly realized that she had not recovered from her guesses and was a little dazed for a while. Her eyes are clear, and whenever she is dazed, she is as pitiful as a child.
Xie Jing Xing paused for a while, a feeling of helplessness arose in his heart. He was inherently ruthless, and for the Shen family, he was just a pawn in the chess game. Knowing that Shen Miao has deep thoughts and mysterious methods, she is definitely not as harmless as a boudoir girl on the surface. But sometimes, I feel that she is a little girl who doesn't understand anything at all. Bullying a little girl always feels a little embarrassing.
This was quickly forgotten by him, Xie Jing Xing stepped back a little and said, "The Shen family army is too powerful, it is not a good thing."
Shen Miao replied, “It is my mother who entered the palace today, and it was Concubine Xu Xian and Concubine Dong Shu who called her into the palace.” When she said that Concubine Xu Xian and Concubine Dong Shu showed no respect, as if they were talking about two ordinary people. Xie Jing Xing was also used to it.
He said, "Go back."
“Retire?” Shen Miao asked.
Xie Jing Xing stopped talking. He finally gave Shen Miao a hint. If Shen Miao was smart, she would be able to understand what he meant.
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Thank you."
Xie Jing Xing waved his hand lazily, not knowing what he was thinking. Shen Miao asked again, "Please commander... When will you leave?"
"Ten days later."
“So fast?” Shen Miao exclaimed in surprise.
“What?” Xie Jing Xing looked at her sideways and said with a half-smile, “Reluctant?”
“No….” Shen Miao said with an expressionless face, “So… I wish the little Marquis a victory and a triumphant return.”
“Going back and getting a reward,” Xie Jing Xing said indifferently, “When the time comes, I will give you a gadget, it will be counted as a lucky draw.”
Shen Miao was about to speak when she saw Xie Jing Xing holding her waist and said, "Someone is coming." Then she smiled at Shen Miao, "There will be a period later, Shen... Jiaojiao." She turned and flew away from the window of the livable room.
This person walking through the window was like walking through the door of his own house, Shen Miao was still stunned when the door was pushed open and Tong Yao walked in. Seeing Shen Miao standing in the middle of the room, she asked strangely, "Why doesn't Miss Shen sit down?"
Shen Miao returned to her senses, smiled, got up and walked to the side to sit down. In his heart, he was still thinking of what Xie Jing Xing said just now.
Xie Jing Xing's order to invite the commander was to set off in ten days, ten days later... wouldn't it be exactly the same as three years later? It was also at this time three years later that Xie Jing Xing set off on an expedition, and then the father and son of the Xie family ended forever in Ming Qi's history books.
The Xie family has already headed towards an inevitable ending just like the previous life... . What about the Shen family? How will the Shen family be? Xie Jing Xing gave her a hint before leaving, but that was not the ending she wanted to see. Retreat like this, of course, can save lives, but it is only life-saving. Without the maintenance of power, peaceful days become a luxury. The way of the previous life made Shen Miao clearly understand that only by standing in a higher position than the enemy can she truly control her destiny.
However, Xie Jing Xing's method was more than enough to stick to, but not enough to attack.
What method should be used to break it
For the next few hours, Shen Miao kept thinking about this issue. The dim sum on the table didn't move, and the tea didn't even take a sip, and the words book didn't even bother to read. This provoked Tong Yao's female official to look at her frequently, not knowing why Shen Miao, a little girl, could sit still for an afternoon in an old-fashioned manner, even the slow-tempered concubines in the palace did not have such patience.
I don't know how long I waited until a little eunuch came to invite someone. The female officer Tong Yao took Shen Miao out and Luo Xueyan was waiting for her at the door. After seeing Shen Miao, she forced a smile and dragged Shen Miao out of the palace to return to the mansion.
Although Luo Xue Yan tried her best to appear as if nothing had happened, but who was Shen Miao, in the harem, she had already learned to observe words and expressions, so she could see Luo Xue Yan's worry. He said, "Mother, what did they say to you?"
Luo Xueyan smiled and said, "It's nothing, just some things about living in Xiaochun City. I probably haven't been to the Northwest, and I want to see it."
Shen Miao asked, "Is this really the case? But if it is like this, it would be too strange to call my mother into the palace for so long."
Luo Xueyan patted Shen Miao's head: "What's strange about this. The ladies in the palace are not able to move around, maybe the days are a little boring, and they will be happier by talking to them about things from a distance to relieve their boredom. "Even so, Luo Xueyan was still a little worried. Although she does not participate in the affairs of the DPRK, it does not mean that she is ignorant of the dangers in the DPRK. Today, she is also careful to deal with it, but it is precisely because the conversation with the two concubines is about daily life that she is even more puzzled.
There are no fools in the palace, everyone is a human being. But today's conversation did not involve military affairs at all, not even the Shen family army. Instead, he just talked about the people of Xiaochun City, which made Luo Xueyan puzzled.
Those who fight have an instinct for danger. Luo Xueyan felt a little annoyed when she clearly felt that the danger was approaching, but she didn't know what went wrong.
But she was afraid of scaring Shen Miao, so she did not plan to tell Shen Miao these things. Shen Miao did not ask her any more, and when she returned to the mansion, it was almost evening. Shen Qiu and Shen Xin had been waiting at the gate of the mansion, and they were relieved to see the two of them coming back.
After the meal, Luo Xueyan ordered Shen Miao to rest early and dragged Shen Qiu and Shen Xin back to the house as it was to discuss the matter of entering the palace today. Shen Miao did not follow, she had already learned many things from Luo Xueyan's mouth, what she couldn't understand now was what Shen Yuan gave to Fu Xiu Yi.
The oil lamp shining brightly into her eyes, Shen Miao sat at the table and pondered, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu carefully did not dare to disturb. A light rain started to fall outside the window. This was the first light rain since the end of the year, which heralded the arrival of spring.
Spring will be born, all things will recover, and it is clearly a new hope. However, how can we walk out a path of darkness and lightness amid the heavy snow and ice
Shen Miao closed her eyes.
This night, there were also people in brocade clothes walking at night.
When Xie Jingxing was passing by the courtyard, he happened to meet Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao. When they saw him, they stopped immediately, bowed respectfully with him, and shouted, "Big Brother."
Xie Jing Xing had always turned a blind eye to these two people, and it was the same today, when he was about to leave, he was stopped by Xie Changchao, Xie Changchao said proudly, "I haven't seen Big Brother for a long time, I don't know what Big Brother is busy with. I wanted to go with my eldest brother on the day hunting, but my father asked us to go with us to the official banquet of Lord Liu, so I regret not going with him."
Xie Ding has been taking Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao to the banquet of his colleagues these days, but it is because everyone knows that Xie Ding will bring his two sons into the official career.
Speaking of which, Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao were concubines and their aptitudes were not as good as Xie Jingxing's. If Xie Jingxing was not cynical and unwilling to enter the office, no one would know that it would not be their turn. But Xie Jing Xing had been at odds with Princess Yuqing and Xie Ding for many years, and the relationship between father and son was frozen, how could it be repaired
Xie Changwu was a little more modest than Xie Changchao, but even so, he couldn't hide his complacency, and he said, "When will the elder brother go with him, as the elder brother is both civil and military, he will surely win the eyes of all the adults, Jieshi wants to enter. It is also much easier.”
Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu had figured out Xie Jingxing's temperament and knew that Xie Jingxing was arrogant by nature, the more they said that, the more impossible it would be for him to enter office. In terms of gaining Xie Ding's favor, they were destined to be no match for Xie Jing Xing, and their martial arts and even their appearance were much worse than Xie Jing Xing. Now, it was so easy to have one thing that could overwhelm Xie Jing Xing, so naturally they wished their tails would go up to the sky.
When Xie Jing Xing heard the words, he just glanced at them with a half-smile, and suddenly asked, "Very proud?"
Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu were stunned, but Xie Jing Xing had already walked away. The contempt in the corners of his eyes really fell into the eyes of the two of them.
Seeing the figure of Xie Jing Xing leaving, Xie Chang Chao said bitterly, "What the hell, who do you think he is!"
Xie Changwu looked sinister: "One day, I will trample him under my feet!"
When Xie Jing Xing returned to the room, there were already two people waiting in the room. One was middle-aged with a full beard, and the other was young with straight eyebrows.
The bearded middle-aged man asked, "Master, do you really want to..."
Xie Jing Xing sat down at the table and waved his hand.
"Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu..." The younger one said, "Would you like to..." At the end of the sentence, he showed a bit of murderous aura.
“No need. Do it now, it’s going to be extravagant.” Xie Jing Xing interrupted him, “Without me, Xie Chang Wu and Xie Chang Chao would not have done anything to Xie Ding. As for Mr. Fang…” He sneered, “Keep it.”
The two bowed their heads in yes. Xie Jing Xing took out a booklet from his sleeve, which was a copy of the commanding order presented today.
In the end, he still has to take this step.
…
The first ray of sunlight shone on the table through the carved window and Shen Miao sat at the table without moving.
Jing Zhe came in with a silver basin, and was startled as soon as he came in, and said, "Why did you get up so early today, girl?"
Shen Miao did not speak when Jing Zhe came over, the oil lamp at the table had already been burned out, Shen Miao's pale face was light blue and black in the bottom of her eyes. Jing Zhe was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed, "The girl didn't sleep all night, did she?"
Shen Miao shook her head and pressed her forehead a little tiredly.
She is here, sitting for one night.
Xie Jing Xing's suggestion made her puzzled and even more confused as she did not know what Shen Yuan gave Fu Xiu Yi, but only knew that it was definitely bad news for the Shen family. And the word "retreat" was something she didn't want the Shen family to play. How should we solve the predicament
Jing Zhe said with some distress: "No matter how worried the girl is, don't toss your body like this. The master and the madam are so distressed when they see it, the girl should eat something before taking a rest. The expression on her face is really bad. If it falls first, what should I do?"
Shen Miao also felt a little hungry in her stomach about this matter, and after thinking about it all night, her head felt a little dizzy and she said, "Come on the porridge, I will sleep for a while after eating, do not mention this to others."
Jing Zhe said "Hey", turned around and trotted out, as if he was going to the kitchen to serve Shen Miao breakfast. Shen Miao stood up and wanted to clean her face with hot water, only halfway through the wash when she heard footsteps outside the door, Jing Zhe ran back again.
"Why so fast?" Shen Miao was a little surprised. There is still some distance from the small kitchen to here, even if Jing Zhe trotted over, he would have to wait for a while.
"Miss, it's not good." Jing Zhe said in a panic, "Someone has come from the palace, summon the old lady and the eldest young master to enter the palace immediately!"
The handkerchief in Shen Miao's hand fell into the water basin with a clatter. She stabilized her mind and said, "I'll go take a look."
In the courtyard, the eunuch from the palace received an order from Emperor Wenhui and was talking to Shen Xin. When these people meet the mighty generals on weekdays, they always have to be polite. Today, the attitude is not very clear. Sometimes the attitude of the master can be seen from the attitude of the messenger. Obviously, entering the palace this time is not necessarily a good thing.
When Shen Miao came out, not only Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan but also Shen Qiu were in the courtyard, people from several other rooms came out. Even the old lady Shen brought Shen Yuanbai out. Just looking at this appearance, the old lady Shen not only did not care, but looked at it coldly, and even looked a little afraid of getting burned and avoided.
It was Shen Wan who said with the eunuch, "Dare to ask Your Majesty why he summoned the eldest brother into the palace?"
But the eunuch looked up at the sky: "The Zajia is only acting according to His Majesty's orders, and the Zajia does not know what Your Majesty means. Your lord, let's hurry up and follow the Zajia into the palace." He urged Shen Xin to leave quickly.
Seeing Shen Miao approaching, Shen Qiu was a little nervous and quickly took Shen Miao's hand and said, "Sister, why are you here?" Seeing Shen Miao looking this way, he quickly comforted her, "Sister don't worry, your majesty is just Call us into the palace to talk about some military affairs, and come back soon. When you come back, eldest brother will take you to eat candied haws."
He was afraid to scare Shen Miao, but he did not know that it fell into Shen Miao's eyes, this appearance was even more suspicious. Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan, and Shen Qiu were summoned to the palace together. Although they didn't bring her with them, after thinking about it carefully, the people they brought were the leading figures of the Shen family army, and this matter must have something to do with the Shen family army. Now the military power of the Shen family is a hot potato. Once military power is involved, everything has to be careful.
At this time, Shen Miao showed fear again, not only would it not be of any help, but it would make Luo Xue Yan and the others more burdened. Therefore, Shen Miao smiled and said, "Really? Big Brother has to keep his word."
Seeing Shen Miao like this, Shen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Qiu knew that Shen Miao was smart, but did not want Shen Miao to be involved in the affairs of the court. Moreover, the affairs of the court were never worth one person's worth, they were often killed or injured, and involved countless, so it was so easy to explain clearly.
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin also comforted Shen Miao, "Jiaojiao will stay in the mansion and do not go anywhere. When her parents come back, let's go together to make Jiaojiao's new clothes for the spring."
Shen Miao then agreed. He watched helplessly as the eunuch took Shen Xin and his party out of the mansion.
Chen Rouqiu took Shen Wan's hand and said worriedly, "Why did you suddenly let the eldest brother and sister-in-law enter the palace, did something happen?"
Shen Wan shook his head, and Shen Gui said, "Big Brother is already in the limelight, and he doesn't know how to be a man in the court. I'm afraid that something really happened, and there is no one to speak to." This sentence has some meaning, Shen Gui's meaning Yes, if something really happened to Shen Xin, the two brothers Shen Gui and Shen Wan would not give help in the snow anyway.
Shen Miao sneered in her heart. He only heard Shen Yue timidly say: "Then if the uncle has an accident, it should be a big deal. Taking them all away, will it affect us?"
"How can you implicate Yue'er?" Shen Gui said with a smile: "If Yue'er is implicated, Xiao Wu should be the first to bear the brunt."
Shen Gui's words were vicious. After losing his sons one after another, Shen Gui's career was not going well. He was jealous that Shen Xin was bigger than him, and his prestige was higher than him. The support was annihilated, and it was good that there were no more rungs in front of him.
There was gloating in Shen Yue's eyes and she looked at Shen Miao sympathetically, "Isn't the fifth sister very pitiful?"
Shen Miao smiled instead of being angry, and said lightly, "The servants in the palace still don't know His Majesty's intention, so it turns out that the two uncles have already understood His Majesty's intention." She looked at Shen Gui, "Since the second uncle is so predictable, it is like a god. I want this matter to be heard by Your Majesty, His Majesty will also appreciate Second Uncle's understanding and understanding, there must be such a courtier with similar hearts, but it is rare, and it is comparable to Lord Wei of the previous dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, both Shen Wan and Shen Gui changed color slightly. What is the most taboo thing for the emperor, and the most taboo thing for the ministers to guess randomly. Isn't Shen Miao's remarks in a different way to say that Shen Gui and Shen Wan understood Emperor Wen Hui's mind clearly, what kind of idea is this? She even used Lord Wei of the previous dynasty to insinuate that Lord Wei of the previous dynasty was the emperor's confidant, and often the emperor knew what the emperor was going to do with just one look. The minister sent, but in the end, when the emperor was in power, he gave Lord Wei a death order.
No monarch likes a courtier who knows his mind clearly. If you touch it too clearly, there will be no reverence, no reverence, and maybe one day you will put the knife on your neck.
This is the imperial family, the most suspicious. One word can be life-and-death.
Shen Miao's words made Shen Gui and Shen Wan change their color, but they did not dare to refute, as they were afraid that if the words were spread out and heard by Emperor Wen Hui, they did not know how much trouble it would bring to them. But the two of them were secretly frightened, not knowing where Shen Miao had learned her skills, to put such a big hat on a person in one sentence.
In the past, it was said that Mrs. Mei used to use it. At this moment, Shen Miao was also forced by Shen Gui's open mouth, not really wanting to fight with them here, the most urgent thing was to think about how to resolve this matter.
Madam Shen had seen enough of the show, but she didn't want her son to be left behind, so she snorted coldly, "It will only cause trouble for the Shen family!" She was still thinking about Shen Xin's desire to split up the family, but as soon as this happened, The separation will be postponed. Old Shen Furen even thought that if something happened to Shen Xin, if they were not only affected by the big house, wouldn't the property of the big house be put into her pocket? Thinking of this, his eyes showed greed.
Shen Miao was extremely disgusted in her heart, the people in this room fully performed what is called "falling into the hole", the despicable people in the world, the Shen family must be named.
Wan Yiniang took Shen Dongling's hand to hide behind, she would not dare to say anything on such an occasion. Although Ren Wanyun woke up, she did not leave Caiyun Garden, so she did not appear today. Shen Dongling whispered: "But what will happen to the uncle, the uncle is not in the Ding capital all the year round, is it because he won the battle before, will there be other rewards?" When Yueyue said these words, Old Shen Furen also showed dissatisfaction, but Shen Miao was slightly stunned.
Not in Dingjing all year round
That's right, the Shen Xin couple and Shen Qiu have been fighting in the bitter cold in the northwest all year round, and just returned to Dingjing, it is impossible to say that they were in Dingjing as an excuse for the crime. And yesterday, Concubine Xu Xian and Concubine Dong Shu were both asking about Xiaochuncheng's day. For no reason, he asked Xiaochuncheng what he did in his days. Shen Miao did not believe it, the delicate women in the palace were really interested in the remote northwest.
There must be a connection. If you are not in the Ding capital, what is the crime