"Two hundred thousand." He repeated Shen Qingwan's words, and he looked much older. Two hundred thousand! That's nearly half of the troops! How could he bear to let him give it to someone else like this!
But what if he was unwilling to give it up? Waiting for the emperor to come and ask for it? Would his family still have a chance to survive
"You go back first, let me think about it." He waved his hand to let Shen Qingwan go back first, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
Shen Qingwan was silent for a moment, then looked up at her father who was obviously a little absent-minded. After a lot of thoughts, she decided to remind him again, "Father, please think more about this and don't forget about this great Shen family."
"Are you threatening my father?" General Shen stood up suddenly, his eyes red, as if he was going to pounce on him in the next second.
"My daughter doesn't dare." She pursed her lips and held the handkerchief in her palm. She knew that her father would not be able to get over it for a while. "Although two hundred thousand is a lot, father has left two hundred thousand in his hands. I believe the emperor will not implicate the family."
There was no point in saying more, and she didn't intend to convince him all at once. Unlike Liu Churong, she had already asked Fu Yuheng for permission to stay at the Shen family tonight. Although it was a bit against etiquette, he naturally agreed for the sake of military power.
General Shen collapsed to the ground as if he had lost his spine. "Forget it! Haha!" Shen Qingwan had already gone out and did not try to persuade him any further.
He was left alone, sitting on the chair, as if abandoned by the world, with waves of pain in his heart, "cough cough..." Perhaps he was too depressed, hurt his heart, and coughed up blood. It's not that he is so selfish, but that is his life's hard work!
Back in the room, Shen Qingwan sat on the bed. The green gauze curtain, the flower and bird screen, and the finest sandalwood were all things she was most familiar with, but now they seemed a little strange.
The palace has changed so many of her concepts. Now, even her own father has become so strange. The words of the emperor that day echoed in her ears again. He said that her father forced her. What did he mean? She thought about it, but she couldn't question her father because of this sentence. For a moment, she had a headache.
That night, the atmosphere in the palace seemed a little uneasy. In the darkness, behind the rockery, a conversation could be faintly heard, seemingly the voices of a man and a woman.
"Are you sure Shen Qingwan will return to the palace at noon tomorrow?" A sharp female voice sounded, giving people goose bumps.
"Yes, I'm sure. The emperor has granted her leave and she won't be back tonight. I also heard the Shen residence's housekeeper asking people to buy and prepare tomorrow's lunch. That means she will definitely return to the palace at noon." The man's low voice seemed to come from his throat, so hoarse that it was a little scary.
"Okay! In that case, you will bring people to help me eliminate this little demon tomorrow! Make sure she never appears in the harem again!" The woman gritted her teeth and ordered until a low cry was heard. "Ugh! What are you doing!"
In order not to be noticed by the guards outside, she had to lower her voice, but she didn't want this to make the man even more excited.
"Since you asked me to do the job, you should at least give me some benefits." The man's breathing was obviously unstable and he seemed a little anxious.
"Don't mess around. This is in the palace. If someone finds out, we'll both be in trouble!" The woman said coquettishly, "I don't want to lose this wealth and splendor."
The man laughed quietly. After a while, a figure came out. It looked like a woman, but because it was dark, his appearance could not be seen.
Above the palace, without anyone noticing, a black shadow passed through the air and eventually landed outside the palace.
"Come with me to do some work tomorrow." After giving the order, he looked in the direction of the imperial palace and smacked his lips, as if he was still a little unsatisfied.
Fu Yuheng leaned on the bed, and he couldn't fall asleep when he thought of that calm person. Since he asked her to go back, if she couldn't bring back a satisfactory answer, he would definitely not let her go.
But perhaps because he felt lonely, Fu Yuheng put on his coat again and walked outside. Only when he reached Shen Qingwan's courtyard did he smile as if he had realized something belatedly, thinking that he might have been too tired these days, and then he turned around and went back.
The night was a little chilly, and the crescent moon high in the sky seemed lonely and desolate, rather imperfect.
Gradually, as time passed, until the sound of roosters crowed, the sky in the east began to turn pale, continuing the beginning of the day.
"Forget it, I'll listen to you!" General Shen's face was tired, his eyes were a little empty, and the purple bruises on his eyelids indicated that his master had not slept all night.
"I'm glad that father understands." Shen Qingwan's well-educated and sensible appearance made him have no place to get angry. After all, it was indeed for the good of the Shen family. It was his vision that seemed a little narrow.
He asked the butler to prepare the sedan chair early and waited to leave after lunch, which gave someone with ulterior motives the opportunity to guess what was going on.
"Then I will not keep the Concubine Xian any longer." Father and daughter can be more relaxed when they are alone, but they still have to follow the proper etiquette when they are outside the palace gate. "I respectfully send the Concubine Xian off!"
When he looked up again, he could only see the corner of Shen Qingwan's clothes, and she had already entered the sedan chair.
"Let's go!" The servant beside him shouted and never looked back.
On the sedan chair, where no one could see, Shen Qingwan's eyes were already filled with tears. How could she not understand her father's feelings? But if she didn't do this, how could she protect him
She shed tears silently, she hated Fu Yuheng a little, hated his ruthlessness and also hated his helplessness.
If he wasn't the emperor, he wouldn't be like this, but if, just if...
The road was very flat along the way, making Shen Qingwan feel a little drowsy.
But when we reached the small road, the sedan chair began to shake.
This is the only path that one has to take to get back to the Shen Mansion from the palace. It is only about two kilometers long, but it is unusually quiet at this time, with only the rustling sound of leaves and the occasional chirping of birds.
I don’t know if she is too sensitive, but she feels more and more uneasy at this moment.
"Lianyun, how long will it take to get out of this path?" Shen Qingwan lifted the curtain and asked Lianyun who was outside.
"In reply to Your Majesty, it will be over in at most half an hour, so please be patient." Lianyun turned around and answered with a smile.
But Shen Qingwan felt more and more uneasy in her heart. Even after hearing Lianyun's answer, she still felt that something was about to happen!
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”