Deputy General Li Chang and General Shen divided their troops into two groups to chase the enemy. He led a pair of people through the mountains and forests, but did not see a single figure for a long time. He felt something was wrong.
Li Chang looked up at the sky. The sun was blazing high in the sky and he had no idea what time it was. He had been separated from the general for a long time and had not seen any trace of him. Could it be that he had encountered some accident
Shocked by his own thoughts, Li Chang looked at his brothers who were still searching behind him and gathered them together.
"Brothers, we have been searching here for a long time, but we have not seen any enemy troops. We have no news about the general. I am afraid that something has happened to the general. I know you are all tired, but please cheer up and follow me to find the general."
"Deputy General, I am willing to accompany you."
"Deputy General, I am willing to do the same."
"Deputy General, I am willing to join you as well."
Everyone responded to Li Chang in a flurry, and every word moved him. He looked at these soldiers who had risked their lives and bowed deeply. No words could express the gratitude in Li Chang's heart.
Just as Li Chang was preparing to continue boosting morale and looking for General Shen, suddenly a soldier ran to Li Chang from a long distance.
"Report, General, General Shen has returned to the barracks, but..."
The man stammered and looked panic-stricken, which made him flustered and he started cursing.
"Why don't you just say something? You're always dithering like a woman and it only makes people anxious."
The soldier didn't dare to hesitate any longer. He avoided looking directly into the eyes of Lieutenant General Li Chang, lowered his head subconsciously, and spoke in a very low voice.
"It's just that General Shen only brought back three people, and they were all seriously injured and in a very bad state. When they returned to the barracks, General Shen fell into a coma. Before he fell into a coma, he asked his subordinates to come and find you."
When Li Chang heard that General Shen was unconscious, he was immediately anxious and wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly back to the barracks immediately. But he still had a group of soldiers pointing at him, so he calmed down and led them back the same way. Along the way, the soldiers were immersed in General Shen's coma and were dejected.
After returning to the military camp and rushing straight into the general's tent, Li Chang looked at the unconscious General Shen and was so anxious that he couldn't speak. He just held the military doctor's hand and trembled all over.
"Military... Military doctor, General Shen, how is General Shen? Is he in danger? When will he wake up?"
Li Chang was anxious, and seeing the slowness of the military doctor, he became even more anxious. He walked back and forth beside the military doctor, making the doctor dizzy and almost vomiting on the spot.
"Oh, Vice General Li, please don't leave. I'm dizzy if you leave."
Li Chang sighed, stopped walking, and had to rub his hands continuously to relieve his anxiety.
This battle depends entirely on the command of General Shen. Li Chang knows in his heart that he is just a rough man and has no idea how to deploy troops. If General Shen falls at this time, the battle will be in chaos. How can he not be anxious
The military doctor breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had finally calmed down, then stood up and looked at Li Chang with a smile on his face.
"It's all good. General Shen is not in danger of death. Vice General Li can rest assured."
And this news soon spread to the harem.
"Mother...Mother!" The maid Xiaoman ran in in a panic, tripped over the threshold and almost fell to the ground.
Shen Qingwan looked at her panting with displeasure. This maid had just arrived a few days ago, but she was usually steady and had never seen her so flustered. She frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"
"General... Huh..." Xiao Man ran too fast, and when she arrived in front of Shen Qingwan, she was anxious to report the news she heard. She was so anxious that she choked herself and was a little breathless for a while.
Lianyun, as a personal maid, had always been serving Shen Qingwan. Coupled with the previous incident with the Second Princess, she had become somewhat indifferent. Seeing Xiaoman acting like this, her expression did not change at all. She just poured the tea on hand and handed it to Shen Qingwan, then walked up to Xiaoman slowly and patted her on the back to calm her down, "Calm down, tell me what's wrong, don't delay the Empress's business."
"My lady," Xiao Man calmed down, pinched her uncomfortable throat, and said in a hoarse voice, "News came from the border that General Shen was seriously injured over there and has been unconscious ever since."
Shen Qingwan was just lowering her head to taste the fine tea that the emperor had gifted her, when the news came as a bolt from the blue. Her hand slipped and the teacup fell from her hand. The water, which was not cold, spilled on her hand, but she didn't feel it was hot.
She asked in disbelief, "What did you say?!"
"Empress..." Xiao Man was frightened and didn't dare to repeat it again with a timid expression.
Shen Qingwan did not ask again. It was not that she did not understand, but that she did not want to understand. She closed her eyes and forced herself to calmly accept the news. Her father had fallen down and was still waiting for her. She could not fall down too.
She slowly stood up. Although her face was not as calm as usual, she had stopped shaking. She asked in a calm voice, "Did the messenger give any details?"
"Your Majesty, the person who delivered the message was General Shen's confidant. He said that there was a spy in the army, who tricked General Shen into falling into a trap. Then he was shot by an arrow on the way. The arrow was poisoned, and General Shen has been in a coma ever since." Xiao Man did not dare to delay any longer, and quickly picked out the key points and told them to Shen Qingwan.
"No, how can I feel at ease when my father is unconscious? Lianyun, prepare clothes." Shen Qingwan didn't care to be sad anymore. She was worried about her father's injuries and had to do something for him as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, General Shen's confidants will definitely report this to the Emperor, and he will handle it himself. If you rush over like this, I'm afraid the Emperor will be displeased." Lianyun said worriedly.
"But how can I feel at ease knowing my father is like this now? Lianyun, you don't have to persuade me anymore." Shen Qingwan's eyes were full of sadness. She knew that her going would make Fu Yuheng unhappy, but that was her father. How could she just ignore him
"I understand. I'll prepare the clothes right away." Lianyun said no more and helped Shen Qingwan pack up quickly.
Arriving at the door of the imperial study, Shen Qingwan was filled with anxiety. Seeing Sun Ning hurriedly saying that she wanted to see the emperor, the anxiety in her eyes made Sun Ning stunned. When had he ever seen her so ignorant of propriety? Even when it came to the matter of the second princess, she was just indifferent, but the emperor said that he would not see anyone... This...
As he was thinking, he saw Shen Qingwan kneeling down, standing straight, which made people feel distressed. Sun Ning waited for an hour, and seeing that she really didn't listen to his advice, he finally compromised and went to the imperial study to pass on the message.
Fu Yuheng was sitting in the study at this time, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he felt a little more worried about the current incident.