General Shen was having a meal when he first heard about Shen Qingwan's situation. The chopsticks in his hand suddenly lost their strength and fell on the table. "Hurry, prepare the sedan chair." He hurriedly asked people to prepare the horses and enter the palace, fearing any delay.
Logically speaking, he knew his own daughter well, she would never do such a thing, otherwise he would not have sent her to the palace. Now that something happened, he was panicked for a while.
When Sun Ning saw him coming, he knew what he was doing, but he still smiled and greeted him in a familiar manner, "General Shen, why are you entering the palace so late at night?"
"Eunuch, please inform them that I have something urgent to discuss with you." He didn't care about anything else at this moment, and there was panic in his eyes.
"Hey, General Shen, you see, aren't you making things difficult for me, this old servant?" Sun Ning had already put on a good face in the palace, and the speed at which his expression changed was astonishing. His previous flattery immediately turned into embarrassment, and his shrill voice made people feel uncomfortable.
"It's a small gift, please accept it, Eunuch Sun." General Shen pulled out a silver note from his sleeve and stuffed it into his hand with a flattering smile on his face.
Sun Ning smiled knowingly and said, "Look what you are doing, General Shen. Well, I'll inform you, but I don't know whether the emperor will see him or not." He stuffed the banknotes in his pocket with a grin and walked in slowly.
"Your Majesty, General Shen requests to see you!" Sun Ning walked up to Fu Yuheng with a smile on his face.
"Oh? You came pretty quickly." Fu Yuheng knew it in his heart, but did not say it out loud, "But why did you say it?" He asked the question even though he knew the answer, but his face was calm.
"I don't know, but seeing that General Shen is uneasy, I am very anxious." Sun Ning did not make any further guesses. You know, the emperor hates guessing the most.
He didn't make things difficult for him, but just nodded and motioned for him to come in.
Until General Shen walked into the study, he didn't even raise his head to glance at him.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant is here to pay his respects." General Shen knelt in front of him, his voice as loud as a bell, but with a bit of anxiety and worry.
"Oh? It's General Shen!" Fu Yuheng slowly raised his head with a surprised expression and sneered in his heart. Sure enough, this old fox knew everything about the palace. He had just thrown Shen Qingwan into jail, and he came to beg for mercy right after. Was he putting pressure on her
"General Shen, what brings you here?" She put down the pen in her hand and looked up at him.
"Your Majesty, I have watched the virtuous concubine grow up under my care. I know that she has been kind-hearted since she was a child. She would not even dare to crush an ant, let alone something as serious as killing someone. I beg Your Majesty to be wise and spare my daughter's life." General Shen looked at the smile on Fu Yuheng's face and lowered his head silently. He knew that he was always ruthless in his actions, and even he, who had been fighting for many years, felt a little timid in front of him.
"General Shen, your daughter has now married into the harem as a concubine, so there is no need for you to worry about her. I believe you have been tired all day, so go back and rest. I will not give you any tea."
Although Fu Yuheng appeared gentle on the surface, his words hinted that he had crossed the line. After he finished speaking, he directly opened the memorial on the table and read it as if no one was there.
"Your Majesty..." General Shen was left aside by him, at a loss for a moment, but still wanted to plead for Shen Qingwan in his heart.
"General Shen, I am free to make the final decision now. You don't need to say anything more. I understand that you are worried about my daughter. Just stop staring at my concubines' every move. Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable, and Concubine Xian will definitely not have an easy time either." He picked up the brush and wrote a few words on the memorial. His voice was very flat, but it could not be ignored.
Fu Yuheng also wanted to use this incident to give General Shen some advice so that he would not do anything that he would regret.
"But, Your Majesty..." She was only thinking about her daughter's safety, but she didn't notice the displeasure in Fu Yuheng's words. When she tried to plead for mercy, she was interrupted by him.
"General Shen, there is no need to say more. I have my own judgment. It's getting late. Someone, send General Shen out of the palace." His face was already gloomy at this time. He did not expect that General Shen would be so ignorant of the situation and did not know what was good for him.
After being sent out of the palace, he exchanged a few polite words with Sun Ning on the way, then returned home with a heavy heart. He thought about Shen Qingwan all night long, and there were many more white hairs on his head, and he looked much older.
On Fu Yuheng's side, not long after General Shen left, Concubine Qi Li Ruotong came to the study with a bowl of porridge in her hand. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the porridge that Shen Qingwan often made for her.
"What are you doing here!"
He narrowed his eyes and examined Li Ruotong's purpose. Why would she come to bring him porridge? She always avoided him!
"I heard that the emperor had been reviewing memorials all night, and I was a little worried, so I brought him a bowl of porridge." She and Shen Qingwan were very good friends, and when she heard that something had happened to her, she became uneasy. Thinking of what she had said when they were joking before, she hurriedly ordered a bowl of porridge and went to the imperial study, hoping that the emperor would forgive her for the sake of their past friendship.
"Just say whatever you want to say. I don't have time to play guessing games with you here." Fu Yuheng got straight to the point and sent General Shen away. He was no longer in the mood to deal with anyone.
"I heard that the emperor has imprisoned my sister, Concubine Xian. I don't know what mistake she made. I hope the emperor can forgive her for the sake of our past friendship." Li Ruotong knelt in front of Fu Yuheng, pondering every word in her mind before speaking, for fear of saying something wrong.
"Princess Qi, I hope you can behave yourself and don't forget your position. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Otherwise, not only you, but also the person you care about will be in danger. Do you understand?"
Fu Yuheng felt inexplicably upset when he heard about Shen Qingwan. In less than a day, two people came to plead for her. He was very curious about what kind of abilities she had!
“Your Majesty…” Li Ruotong was unwilling and wanted to say something.
"Princess Qi, I can tolerate you being pregnant with Ye Feng's child, and I can accept your love, but you should not challenge my bottom line again and again, do you understand?"
Fu Yuheng's tone made Li Ruotong pale. She could disregard her own life, but Ye Feng...
"I'll take my leave."
Watching Li Ruotong walk out, Fu Yuheng turned around and looked at the porridge on the table, but sighed and picked it up as if possessed.
I remember the last time Shen Qingwan brought me porridge and asked me to appoint her as a female official. That was the first time I saw her take the initiative to complain to me. She looked like a good little woman.
Fu Yuheng blew on the porridge on the spoon and brought it to his mouth.
"It doesn't seem to have that taste!" He shook his head, feeling a little surprised at his own thoughts. He must be tired of reading memorials, which is why he had such thoughts.