On the day Shen Xin left the palace and returned to the palace, Shen Miao personally went to pick it up at the city wall outside the palace gate.
The rest of the Shen family were naturally dissatisfied with this ending, especially Old Madam Shen, who thought that Shen Xin would be unlucky now, but never thought that she would spare Shen Xin's life after all. However, after hearing what Shen Gui said to him about confiscating military power, the old lady Shen was happy again.
Shen Xin, who had his military power confiscated, was no longer comparable to Shen Gui and Shen Wan, at least in terms of power in his career. Mrs. Shen was short-sighted, but she didn't want the Shen family to be one body now. When she looked at the Shen family outside, she naturally looked at Shen Xin's name. Shen Xin's reputation was defeated, how could the Shen family be as majestic as before.
But Old Shen Furen probably didn't care. In her heart, the two Shen Gui and Shen Wan that she gave birth to are many times stronger than Shen Xin. If it weren't for the old general's partiality back then, how would Shen Xin have the fruits he is today. Since Shen Gui was already on the verge of despair, it would not be bad to take this opportunity to expel Shen Xin's family from the Shen family.
Just how to divide this family is also a clever method.
Old Shen Furen in the Shen residence was thinking of splitting up the family and Shen Miao did not take it to heart at all. When things got to this point, she finally had to go the way she had thought before. It is one thing for the emperor to take back the military power. The Shen family without military power is indeed nothing to be afraid of. If they continue to stay here, there will be many enemies of the Shen family, and they will eventually drive the Shen Xin family into a desperate situation.
Still have to… retreat.
For no reason, Shen Miao remembered Xie Jing Xing's warning to her that day. The word "retreat" was indeed the only way out for the Shen family, but he could see the point at a glance.
The carriage was parked in the corner of the palace wall so as not to be seen. After falling into the trap, Shen Xin's colleagues who disagreed with politics, and some people who were watching the fun might not be able to guard the palace gate. Shen Miao knew better than anyone about the virtues of the Fu family. She had to be broad-minded, but secretly she decided to make the other party suffer. Shen Xin is famous, and now he has been deprived of the tiger talisman and left the palace gate. Many people must be happy to see this poor appearance.
Shen Miao suffered a lot of losses in her previous life and she had no face in Ming Qi, she could endure the humiliation herself, but she could not endure the family members being treated like this. The only option is to park the carriage here and wait for Shen Xin to come out and pick them up.
Just thinking about it, she heard a low voice from Mo Qing from outside, "Stop!" A strong wind rushed in, Shen Miao's eyes blinked and the curtain of the carriage was opened, and there was an extra one in the spacious carriage. people.
Gu Yu was so frightened that she exclaimed "Ah", and Jing Zhe covered her mouth. Mo Qing's somewhat flustered voice sounded: "Miss!"
Shen Miao looked at the person opposite.
On top of the carriage collapsed, the young man was dressed in a dark red official uniform, peach blossom eyes were romantic, and his thin lips were slightly upturned. He was originally a serious and upright court dress, but he was stunned by the beauty and delicacy he was wearing, which made people unable to take their eyes off.
“Mo Qing step back.” Shen Miao reprimanded.
“But…” Mo Qing’s voice tightened across the carriage curtain, that person’s movements were too fast, he could not stop him in time, and putting a stranger and Shen Miao in the same carriage was absolutely impossible.
“You can’t beat him.” Shen Miao said calmly to the outside world and looked at Jing Zhe and Gu Yu: “You guys also go out. Stay by the carriage.”
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu had met Xie Jing Xing and knew that Xie Jing Xing and Shen Miao had some friendship, but they were confused as to the extent of the friendship. Said to be intimate, the two of them would fight tit for tat occasionally, saying they were enemies, how could Shen Miao be so lenient to the enemy.
However, having had several experiences, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu also expected that Xie Jing Xing would not hurt Shen Miao, and Shen Miao had let Xie Jing Xing stay in the carriage so much, they should have confirmed this. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu didn't say anything, and got off the carriage according to Yan.
Xie Jing Xing and Shen Miao were left in the carriage in an instant.
“I heard that the Marquis of Lin’an offered help in the court yesterday, thank you little Marquis.” Shen Miao said.
Xie Ding helped Su Yu to impeach Shen Xin together. On the surface, it was impeachment, but in fact, it gave Shen Xin a way out. It’s enough that others can’t see it, Shen Miao believes that it is impossible for an old fox like Xie Jing Xing to not see it.
Sure enough, as soon as her half-truths came out, Xie Jing Xing raised his lips and smiled, leaned back lazily, his arms were slightly loose, and said, "The idea of the Marquis of Lin'an has nothing to do with me."
“Oh,” Shen Miao looked at him with a smile, “That little Marquis came to my carriage uninvited, didn’t he just want to thank me?” She deliberately emphasized the words “my carriage”, which was obviously true Xie Jing Xing was very annoyed whenever he did such unsolicited things.
Xie Jing Xing stared at her and said, "Are you planning to let Shen Xin retreat to the northwest? Luo Family?"
Shen Miao's heart skipped a beat and saw that Xie Jing Xing did not speak.
She thought so, Xie Jing Xing pointed her to a "retreat" way, but she didn't want to withdraw passively. In Ming Qi's game of chess, she hasn't played to the end yet, so how could she have lost the opportunity now. Her ambition, her revenge has not yet begun, it will be suppressed, that is naturally impossible.
It doesn't matter if their military power is confiscated. The most important thing for Shen Xin's family is not the tiger talisman that the Fu family thought, but their ability to lead troops to fight. If you can bring out one Shen family army, you may not be able to bring out another Shen family army. Among the military power that was confiscated at the moment, the people in the Shen family's army who had already mixed in with Shen Yuan were also Fu Xiu Yi's people. With such an army, it would be too tiring to be on guard against someone shooting arrows in the back at any time.
Unless lead another clean army. Starting over, the Shen family's military power was gone, but Luo Xueyan's mother's family still had the Luo family. It's just that the combat effectiveness of the Luo family's army is not as good as the Shen family's, and the fact that they stick to the frontier defense and their tactics are not good, and it has not attracted the attention of others.
What Shen Miao played was the idea of the Luo family, he wanted to turn the Luo family into another army of the Shen family as a trump card that no one knew. Wasn't the Fu family worried all day long or Shen Xin rebelled against his own strength? She would show it to the Fu family!
It's just... this kind of secret thoughts, there is no way to hide in Xie Jing Xing's sharp eyes. The momentary panic when the mind was torn apart made Shen Miao's face flash with a look of embarrassment.
What would Xie Jing Xing do if Xie Jing Xing knew her thoughts... This person, the tragic hero who left a deep impression on Ming Qi's history books? Blackmail her? inform her? Or... kill her
However, there is probably no such opportunity. Who is Shen Miao who came here no matter how difficult it was in her previous life, even if she was shocked for a short time, she would quickly suppress the emotions in her heart. She thought that Xie Jing Xing was about to set off on the Northern Frontier, this time, if he followed the route of the previous life, Xie Jing Xing would die. Will get the ending of ten thousand arrows piercing the heart. The ten-day period is approaching, the hand of fate is turning the clouds over the rain, Xie Jing Xing's hands and eyes are open to the sky, and his mind is treacherous, after all, he will not be able to escape that ending.
Shen Miao raised her eyes to look at Xie Jing Xing.
Xie Jing Xing was really good looking, Shen Miao lived in the Sixth Palace in her previous life, she had seen many talented young people, and even the Fu Xiu Yi who she was thinking of at the beginning did not have such a graceful appearance. The tall and long eyebrows flying diagonally into the temples, the bridge of the nose is tall and straight, the lips are thin and slightly raised, but very rosy, and the smile always looks a bit evil. With a pair of dark and bright peach blossom eyes, when he looks at people, he is affectionate and ruthless, and he has the illusion of gentleness.
It's just that under his cynical and reckless appearance, what kind of black heart he has, only the individual himself knows.
Xie Jing Xing is still a young man now, he has the handsome and heroic spirit of a young man, but wearing a dark red court dress today makes him look more mature. When Fu Ming read a history of the Xie family in Ming Qi, he sighed: "Young talents, people of ancient times, who died young, the sorrow of Ming Qi!" It can be seen that the evaluation of Xie Jing Xing is very high.
When Shen Miao really noticed Xie Jing Xing, it was too late and she only saw it from a distance at the palace banquet, she vaguely felt that he was a very good-looking young man, but Fu Xiu Yi was not very warm towards him. Now... Xie Jing Xing is still a miserable green youth, who would have thought that this smiling and beautiful youth would be killed in battle soon
There was a hint of pity in Shen Miao's eyes. She is not a kind-hearted person, but someone who has been praised by both Fu Ming and Wan Yu, still has a little more appreciation.
She was so uncertain, sometimes vigilant and sometimes sympathetic eyes made Xie Jing Xing somewhat inexplicable, he suddenly thought that the first time he saw Shen Miao at the entrance of Guang Wen Tang, Shen Miao had also looked at him with such a pitying expression, if Xie Jing Xing had something Thinkingly asked: "You pity me?"
This person is more observant than she is! Shen Miao thought to herself, but a smile appeared on her face: "How can I have the right to pity others?"
Xie Jing Xing calmly said "um", and seemed to think that what she said was reasonable. But suddenly he reached out his hand and pulled open the carriage curtain.
This is a remote place where no one will come. Lifting the corner of the carriage curtain, you can just see the high palace wall.
Shen Miao's gaze couldn't help being a little far-reaching.
She has lived in this deep palace for so many years and lived again, but she still can't get rid of this fate. But she has no regrets, what is the purpose of living? The dead are no longer able to live, and living is naturally for revenge.
Shen Miao looked at it carefully and seemed to want to engrave every piece of the palace wall in her eyes. Seeing this, Xie Jing Xing raised his lips and said, "Do you want to live in?"
Shen Miao was slightly startled.
“If you want to live in, I can help you.” Xie Jing Xing said with a somewhat inexplicable tone, but his smile seemed to hide something deeper: “When the time comes, how will you thank me?”
“If Young Marquis can set fire to this palace, perhaps I will be grateful to you.” Shen Miao replied.
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "I thought you wanted to be... noble."
“I want to be a noble person,” Shen Miao turned her head and looked at him with a sarcastic smile, “However, it is not the type of noble person you mentioned. It is a noble person even more noble than noble people.”
"You want to be queen?"
Queen? Shen Miao's eyes were slightly dazed, she had also been dressed in court clothes, her hair was full of phoenix hairpins, and at the coronation ceremony of the emperor and empress, the scenery was infinite, the ministers knelt down, the people cheered, and the mother honored the world.
Back then, she thought she had everything she wanted.
But now I see, the higher you climb, the more painful it is to fall, Queen? It's just a fake name.
“Being a queen is easy,” Xie Jing Xing said indifferently, “It is difficult for an emperor.”
In the Ming Qi situation, the nine princes have their own merits, and even the prince's position is not very secure. Who knows which hand the Fang Yuxi will fall into in the future. When a wealthy family married their daughter to a prince, it was not a big gamble and a future.
Wealth and risk seek, greed is human instinct. Once the success of the battle will be ten thousand bones, the king will be defeated, and the woman will choose the wrong person, so naturally she will follow.
Xie Jing Xing said casually, "Who did you choose?"
This is asking her, who is the prince she is optimistic about, who is it that she wants to marry, and which one is she supporting
“Who does Little Marquis think has a better future?” Shen Miao asked rhetorically.
“Looking at his face, no one has a future.” Xie Jing Xing was horrified to hear what he said, “What should you do?”
"Then find someone with a future."
“Then what do you think of me?” Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows and asked, he was probably teasing Shen Miao by the way and he was not serious.
“Little Marquis also has no future.” Shen Miao looked at him seriously.
“…” Xie Jing Xing choked on Shen Miao’s words, although he was not angry, he was somewhat displeased. He thought that all the women he had met admired him and all the men he had met were afraid of him, but Shen Miao neither loved him nor feared him, and was always brushing the hair on the tiger’s head, did he treat Shen Miao too kindly? So make Shen Miao feel that he is a good tempered person
“Little Marquis wants to say something, please leave quickly after speaking.” Shen Miao has already ordered to evict guests rudely, “It is not good to be misunderstood by others.”
“Misunderstanding?” There was a smile in Xie Jing Xing’s eyes, and he deliberately said softly, “What is the misunderstanding?”
"Deng Shizi is a frivolous girl from a good family." Shen Miao answered swiftly without blinking her eyelids. She could see that Xie Jing Xing was shameless when it came to flouting the rules of etiquette.
Rao was that Xie Jing Xing had seen all kinds of Yingying and Yanyan, and he was a little dazed by Shen Miao's sturdy words. He coughed twice, sat up straight and stopped teasing Shen Miao, only said, "Retreat to the northwest, the sooner the better. The longer it drags on, it will be detrimental to Shen Xin."
Shen Miao raised her eyes and glanced at him, but she did not expect Xie Jing Xing to remind her such a sentence. After all, she didn't want to meet someone like Xie Jing Xing, Xie Jing Xing didn't have any hostility towards her, then it was already good.
"Thank you."
Xie Jingxing said, "It would be best if Shen Xin could leave Dingjing before I set off."
Shen Miao was a little helpless: "It has to be done." Not everyone has Xie Jing Xing's ability, Shen Miao always felt that the background that Xie Jing Xing relied on did not seem to be entirely the Marquis of Lin'an, and even if it was superior to Lin'an Above the Marquis Mansion, but within the Ming Qi, there is a higher power than the Marquis Mansion of Lin'an, apart from the royal family, what else? The royal family and Xie Jing Xing were now opposed to each other.
Shen Miao could not guess.
Xie Jing Xing paused for a while, then suddenly lifted the curtain of the car and swept out, he came and went quickly, before Shen Miao could react, she heard someone calling from outside, "Madam, Master, Eldest Young Master!"
Shen Miao lifted the curtain of the car and only then saw the Shen Xin couple and Shen Qiu walking from the corner of the city gate, she was stunned to see Jing Zhe and Gu Yu here. Shen Miao looked around again and did not find any trace of Xie Jing Xing, Xindao this person was very alert, with good skills, such a surreptitious person could be the originator of a gentleman on Liangshang.
Seeing Jing Zhe, Luo Xue Yan walked over quickly and happened to see Shen Miao jumping off the carriage.
After not seeing for a few days, the Shen Xin couple and Shen Qiu were both haggard and the royal hand Shen Miao had seen before. Sometimes when people have not yet decided what to do with them, house arrest can even kill people's will. The Shen Xin family were all generals and warriors with firm will, but leaving one Shen Miao in the manor inevitably made people think a lot.
Luo Xueyan took a few steps forward and grabbed Shen Miao’s hand to look at it, “Jiaojiao, has anyone made trouble with you these few days?”
Shen Miao shook her head.
Only then did Luo Xueyan breathe a sigh of relief, and Shen Qiu asked, "Why didn't my sister stay in the mansion and come here?"
“I heard that my parents are going back to the manor today, so I feared that there was no carriage, so they came to pick them up.” Shen Miao smiled.
Shen Xin moved his lips and wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it. He knew that there were many people watching the lively event, Shen Miao's actions were to avoid people's eyes and ears, and it was really considerate. It's just that he promised to protect his wife and children, but now someone has taken away the tiger talisman, and it's not that he is not depressed.
He got into the carriage in silence, Luo Xueyan did not want Shen Miao to worry and also pulled Shen Miao into the carriage. Jing Zhe and the others sat in the carriage behind, and in the carriage in front, there was only Shen Miao's family.
“Mother, what did Your Majesty say?” Shen Miao asked.
Luo Xueyan hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "It's nothing. It's just a misunderstanding."
Shen Miao said, "They have all been deprived of the Tiger Talisman, how could it be a misunderstanding?"
Shen Qiu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Shen Xin subconsciously. He was deprived of the Tiger Talisman, and the one who was most annoyed should be Shen Xin now. He also doesn't know what went wrong. The only possibility is that there is a problem in the Shen family army. Otherwise, who would know about the slaughter of the city against the order
“Actually, it’s nothing to lose the tiger talisman,” Luo Xueyan tried to comfort Shen Miao, she was afraid that Shen Miao would feel uneasy. Said: "Without the tiger talisman, you can still fight. Your father is still a general, and we are the same as before."
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, Shen Xin and Shen Qiu looked at her worriedly. In the past, Shen Miao was a little arrogant, and that was because of the support of the mighty general. Once there was no support, it was common for this golden and noble young lady to be unable to accept it for a while.
"Is it still fighting?" Shen Miao said softly, "Bring the people from the front to fight and bring the cooking soldiers to fight?"
Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu were stunned for a moment, these days they were used to Shen Miao's gentle and submissive appearance, and they were a little unbelievable when they heard such a sharp question suddenly.
Shen Xin's face turned ashen. The pride of the general cannot be trampled on by anyone. Emperor Wen Hui spared his life, but gave him a deep shame, which made him more uncomfortable than killing Shen Xin.
"Of course you can still fight without the tiger talisman, but your Majesty can send lieutenants, subordinate generals, military officers, and guards. It depends on the person's face when issuing orders, and the three armies also have to fake other people's tiger talismans. The name of the general is also an empty shell, isn't it? ?"
Shen Miao raised her head, her eyes were extremely clear, as if she was speaking the most common family words.
But who has seen such an aggressive Shen Miao? Shen Qiu may have seen it, but Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan decided not to. Moreover, it is directly talking about things in the courtroom.
Shen Xin clenched his fists tightly, but still comforted: "Jiaojiao, my father will justify his name, and Shen Jiajun will eventually return to his father's hands. Jiaojiao, your identity will not change in any way."
Shen Xin spoke on the basis of military merit all his life. He believed that in the Ming Qi, except for Xie Ding, no one could compare to him. The treasured sword is not afraid to hide deep, and he will always come out of its sheath one day.
"But how long will it take? At that time, will the Shen family army, who has become the imperial army, still be loyal to father. Now that he is still under the command of father, there are spies. In the future... Who will guarantee that there will be no more?"
As soon as these words came out, Luo Xueyan's expression became solemn, and she asked, "Jiaojiao, who told you these words?"
Shen Miao could know that Shen Xin was deprived of the Tiger Talisman, and she could also know that the Shen family army was charged into the Imperial Forest Army because these were all things that everyone knew, but there was a traitor in the Shen family army, but it was absolutely impossible to hear it from outside. The person who can say this to Shen Miao, at least has a lot of research on the matter of the court. Luo Xue Yan was afraid that Shen Miao would be used by others.
Shen Miao shook her head, "I am not a fool, I may not really know what others don't tell me."
Shen Qiu said, "Sister is very smart." Regarding the matter of Prince Yu, Shen Qiu could see Shen Miao's ability. Knowing that Shen Miao's vision is not like that of a boudoir girl, she is surprisingly ruthless, but she sees clearly.
It was rare for Shen Qiu to say the same thing. Shen Xin frowned and asked, "Jiaojiao, what are you trying to say?"
"Since the Shen family army is no longer ours, then we don't want the Shen family army. How about giving up?" Shen Miao said astonishingly.
"Jiaojiao!" Luo Xueyan stopped her, and suddenly felt that her tone was too harsh, and she softened after rushing: "The Shen family army was brought out by your father, and there are countless brothers and sisters at the center. How easy is it to say that they gave up? They are all on the battlefield. The friendship of the same robes, this is... impossible."
“Then how is Dad going to prepare?” Shen Miao asked back, “To endure it like this? Maybe it will be a good opportunity to endure it, but if someone takes advantage of the victory to suppress it, in the end there will be nothing left.”
Shen Xin stared at Shen Miao, as if he had never known her own daughter, with a thoughtful look on his face, he asked, "What does Jiaojiao think?"
“The east is not bright and the west is bright.” Shen Miao’s bright eyes were astonishingly bright: “Dad can lead the Shen family army, why can’t he lead other troops?”
Shen Xinxian was stunned for a moment, then laughed and stroked Shen Miao's head, as if Shen Miao's words made him feel a lot. He said: "It's really a little girl who hasn't grown up. In this world, where in the world are there so many soldiers to bring people?" At the end, there was a hint of sadness in the words.
Shen Jiajun is like a child raised by Shen Xin, how can he express the pain of taking his child now in words
Shen Miao smiled lightly, "Then, what about the Luo family?"
Shen Xin’s smile came suddenly, Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu thought of something at the same time, and their eyes suddenly fell on Shen Miao.
Shen Miao said slowly, "Isn't the grandfather's hand still a skirmisher, although it is not as good as the previous Shen family army, but the number is quite large, if it is gradually cultivated, it may not be the next Shen family army?"
Luo Xueyan's mother's family, the Luo family, was a general, but it was also a general that was declining day by day. There were soldiers under his command. However, Shen Xin was stationed in the northwest. , but did not do anything with food and salaries, and for so many years, he was no different from ordinary people.
“How can this be done?” Lord Shen Jiazhong has been patriotic for so many years and it is instinctive to serve the monarch, Shen Miao’s words could even be regarded as outrageous. Raising his own soldiers in a place unknown to the emperor... . Luo Xueyan said, "Jiaojiao, this is not a joke." She did not know how to explain to Shen Miao how the royal family was taboo towards generals who were armed with self-respect. Shen Miao, a little girl, how could she understand
But it was Shen Qiu who spoke very little and said, "My sister wants to replace the Shen family army with the Luo family army?"
“It’s not really a substitute,” Shen Miao smiled lightly, “It’s just that Dad is also a general, so he can’t have no one beside him. Followers are naturally needed, if that’s the case, what is the difference between the Shen family army and the Luo family army? , With Luo Jiajun, an extra bargaining chip for self-protection, isn't it good?"
She described some rebellious words as self-protection, which at least sounded less scary. Luo Xue Yan felt that Shen Miao's words today were really a bit bizarre, but when she raised her head, she saw Shen Xin frowning tightly, as if she was thinking about Shen Miao's words, and felt even more headache.
Shen Xin looked at Shen Miao and deliberately guided Shen Miao's words, "Jiaojiao sounds very good, but the Luo family's army is far away in Xiaochun City, how can we get there?"
“Then it depends on father’s decision.” Shen Miao looked at him with a smile, “Maybe father can give it a try and explain to His Majesty, retreat to the northwest, voluntarily go to Xiaochun City to be stationed and set off today.”
The three of Shen Xin were stunned again.
Xiaochun City is a small town on the northwest frontier. It is far away from the Ding capital. If Shen Xin really made this request, everyone would think that it was because he was deprived of the tiger talisman, and this mighty general was only guarding the frontier when he was disheartened. small land. As for the prestige of the mighty general, it will be slowly drowned by history.
Shen Xin's eyes widened: "This is retreat, no way!"
There are talented people in the country, and it’s good to keep a low profile, but Shen Xin is no longer a young man now, he is already old, and if he doesn’t use it and doesn’t have a suitable opportunity to come back, he has trained the Luo family. Or just stay at the border guard. Unfulfilled ambitions and tragic heroes are probably the most tragic things in the world.
There are talented people in the country, and it’s good to keep a low profile, but Shen Xin is no longer a young man now, he is already old, and if he doesn’t use it and doesn’t have a suitable opportunity to come back, he has trained the Luo family. Or just stay at the border guard. Unfulfilled ambitions and tragic heroes are probably the most tragic things in the world.
“Advance is to retreat, the art of war is still cloudy, what is father afraid of?” Shen Miao did not give in, her eyes that had always been indifferent to them, for the first time appeared provocative eyes: “I am afraid that I will fall down, I am afraid After retreating again and again, there is no way to retreat, or are you afraid that time will pass quickly and it will be difficult to get ahead?"
A few questions made Shen Xin's heart tighten. Not only Shen Xin, but Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu were also stunned. Shen Xin stared at Shen Miao, he suddenly realized that this delicate looking daughter seemed to have inherited the tenacity and arrogance in his bones after all.
“Let’s talk about it,” Shen Miao chuckled lightly, “Within two years, His Majesty will definitely call his father back to the capital. The day he enters the capital will be the time of Tengda.”