"Okay, you have all seen my physical condition, let's discuss this matter later." After a long time, General Shen finally sighed and changed the subject.
Seeing that General Shen didn't want to discuss the matter anymore, Mu Chang didn't continue talking. He just chatted with General Shen about family matters and then said goodbye and left.
Fu Huaiyu stayed in Jiangnan for three days, getting a general idea of the skills of more than twenty secret guards. He also went to the place where 100,000 elite soldiers were trained for a brief inspection. It must be said that Jiang Li was indeed a genius in leading troops, and he led so many soldiers very well.
"Your Highness, it's been such a long time since they came here. Now that they are here for inspection, are you going to use them?" Jiang Li asked as he accompanied Fu Huaiyu around the training ground.
"That's not the case. I just came here to confirm the actual strength so that I can have a better idea." Fu Huaiyu just smiled, "By the way, Jiang Li, I have seen enough of the training grounds this time. In the next period of time, I will still live here and take care of some things. You can make arrangements. During my stay, no one should come to disturb me in the yard unless necessary."
"Yes, Your Highness." Jiang Li nodded and arranged for his subordinates to prepare for related matters.
"Well... there is one more thing," Fu Huaiyu walked into the meeting room at the side, "Bring paper and pen."
On the other side, the guard waiting in the meeting room was discerning and immediately handed the paper and pen in the room to Fu Huaiyu.
Fu Huaiyu took the paper and pen and started writing. After a pause, he decided not to write the letter in a long-winded and straightforward manner: "I have arrived in Jiangnan. What do you think of the matter we discussed last time?"
After writing, he folded the paper and handed it to Jiang Li, saying, "Send this letter to the virtuous concubine in the palace. You find someone in person and make sure it doesn't pass through other people's hands."
"yes."
Three days later, in Shen Qingwan's palace.
"My queen, the weather is nice today. Do you want to go for a walk outside?" Lianyun looked at the clear sky outside the window and asked Shen Qingwan happily.
"Okay..." Shen Qingwan was about to agree, but she saw an inconspicuous little note on the table. She saw what was written on it and changed the subject, "Wait a minute. I'm a little tired now. Let's go for a walk later."
"Oh... Then I'll go out first. Your Majesty, please have a good rest." Although Lianyun felt it was a pity to waste such good weather, she still felt that her majesty's rest was more important.
"Yeah." Shen Qingwan smiled at her gently, "Don't let anyone disturb you for now."
"Yes." Lianyun turned around and walked out the door neatly, closing the door considerately.
After the people had left for a while, Shen Qingwan picked up the small note with two fingers and looked at it carefully. It really said "The prince has something to tell you, and no one else should be present."
"Come out. Everyone has left." Shen Qingwan said lightly to the air.
The next moment, a man wrapped in black appeared in front of Shen Qingwan. He was so fast that she couldn't even see which direction he came from.
The man in black handed a letter to Shen Qingwan and said, "The prince has ordered me to be careful and to hand it to the queen in person. I hope the queen will not mind my poor decision."
"It's okay. Besides this letter, does the prince have any other instructions?" Shen Qingwan asked.
"This is just one letter," the man in black handed Shen Qingwan a flute, "The prince asked you to think carefully and not rush to answer. I will be around here for the next few days. If you have thought about how to reply or not reply, just choose a time when no one is around and blow this special flute."
"I understand. You go first."
The man in black bowed slightly and disappeared into the room in the next moment.
Shen Qingwan was silent for a while, then opened the sealed letter.
There were only two lines in total, and Shen Qingwan finished reading it quickly. She couldn't tell what kind of mood she was in. Long before she was framed for killing the second princess and couldn't move an inch in the palace, Fu Yuhuai asked her if she wanted to leave this place of trouble with him.
At that time, she hesitated, but she didn't choose to leave. Later, he saved her from dire straits several times, and each time he came in time, which was a great favor to her. She was really grateful to him, but on the other hand, the border affairs had always been related to Fu Huaiyu, and she really couldn't help but be suspicious of his intentions.
Thinking about the border, Shen Qingwan didn't choose to reply to the letter after all. But she didn't immediately call the man in black to take the message back. Since Fu Huaiyu asked someone to stay and give her a few days to think about it, she was not in a hurry to respond.
She really needed to think about it and prepare some escape routes for herself. Now the Queen was already intent on killing her. After the first attack, there would be no less than the second and third attacks. With this unstable factor, she felt very uneasy. The Emperor was ambiguous about the Queen's actions. She didn't know what he was thinking. She really didn't want to rely on the Emperor to fight against the Queen.
Although the letter did not mention the sender or the recipient, it was difficult to explain if someone saw it. Shen Qingwan took an iron basin and a candle, burned the letter into ashes, and then mixed the ashes with water and poured it out.
After she had done all this and had hidden the flute given to her by the man in black, she heard the eunuch's shrill voice coming from outside: "The Emperor has arrived—"
Shen Qingwan panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down. After the emperor came in, she saluted him calmly.
"Please stand up, my beloved." Fu Yuheng gave Shen Qingwan a light support, and she stood up straight without any pretense.
"Why are you staying in the house alone, my beloved? And the doors and windows are closed so tightly?" Fu Yuheng looked around and felt that something was wrong in the house.
"Your Majesty, I have been feeling unwell since the last incident. I catch a cold whenever there is a breeze. I just closed the window and was about to change clothes and rest for a while when Your Majesty came over." Shen Qingwan said.
"Oh? That's my fault. It was indeed my fault for coming here during lunch break. Did you ask the imperial physician to see you if you were not feeling well?" Fu Yuheng shook his head in annoyance, not knowing whether he was sincere or just acting.
"I've asked the imperial physician to check it out. It's just that he was frightened. He just needs to rest for a few days and he'll be fine." Shen Qingwan secretly thanked Lianyun in her heart for insisting on asking the imperial physician to come and check her body a few days ago. Otherwise, she would have a hard time keeping her lie today.
Fu Yuheng wanted to say something else, but suddenly realized that something was wrong in the room and there was a smell of burning, so he asked, "My beloved, was there something burning in the room just now?"
"Oh, no, someone was using fire to process something outside, and the smell drifted into the house. Later, I closed the doors and windows, so the smell probably didn't dissipate for a while." Shen Qingwan reacted quickly and made up a decent lie.
Fu Yuheng nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but the seeds of doubt were planted in his heart.