As soon as Jiang Lianzhi got off the carriage, he saw Shen Yu in front of the palace gate.
I heard that she was sick yesterday, and I sent several herbs to my door but they were all returned. I didn't expect to see her here.
"Miss Shen."
Shen Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jiang Lianzhi, dressed in a peacock patchwork official uniform, getting off the carriage and walking towards her.
"Master Jiang."
Jiang Lianzhi looked at her face, and it seemed that she was indeed seriously ill. Her little face was so pale that it reminded him of the way she used to linger on the sickbed.
"What is Miss Shen doing here?" he asked.
Shen Yu said nothing.
Jiang Lianzhi thought clearly and asked, "General Shen has entered the palace?"
The urgent report came last night, and the officials of the Ministry of Revenue spent the night planning military expenses and food and supplies. He also stayed up all night and returned to the government at dawn to change officials and go to court.
In the border war, Shen Zhongan and Shen Zhao died in the border battle in their previous life. Yesterday, he heard that the two were seriously ill. He also suspected that the two got the news from somewhere that they were sick and avoided the war. Now it seems that this is not the case.
Shen Yu nodded, but still didn't speak.
Seeing her solemn expression, Jiang Lianzhi thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, General Shen will be back in a moment."
Yes, I'll be back in a moment, but when I get home, I have to rush to the border again, and when I come back, I'm already a corpse.
Shen Yu seemed to have seen the past happening again.
It was already late before going to court, Jiang Lianzhi glanced at the palace gate, and then looked at her expression, feeling a little unbearable for a moment.
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
Shen Yu's mind changed. Now it seemed that destiny was inevitable and she could only act like a dead horse.
It's just that some words are inconvenient for outsiders to say, and they may be manipulated by others if they are spoken.
Shen Yu gritted her teeth and said, "I'd like to ask Mr. Jiang to tell me something, just say that I can't survive anymore."
According to Shen Zhongan's love for her, this reason can hold him back to some extent.
Jiang Lian looked her up and down, his eyes full of doubts.
"This is how Master Jiang spreads his message," Shen Yu said.
"Why?"
"Because I can't let my father go to Yanliang Pass at this time."
Jiang Lianzhi's heart suddenly shook, "Why?"
Shen Yu shook her head, "No reason, this is what Master Jiang is telling you."
Jiang Lianzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually loosened the clenched fists under his sleeves. He smiled slightly at her and said, "Don't worry, I will tell you."
The sky was completely bright, and the sun moved another inch higher into the sky.
The heavy palace door gradually opened with a deep sound, and court officials walked out one after another.
Shen Zhongan was in poor health and walked slowly behind. In addition to a few colleagues, Jiang Lianzhi was also following him.
Shen Yu looked over, and Jiang Lianzhi happened to look towards her, shaking his head slightly at her.
She had expected this outcome.
On the way back to the General's Mansion, the father and daughter took a car together. Shen Zhongan didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. As soon as he entered the mansion, he took Shen Yu into the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was filled with incense and dozens of tablets were placed.
Shen Zhongan's eyes glanced over one by one, and he asked in a deep voice: "Did you administer that medicine?"
Originally, he thought this matter was strange. After hearing what Hongqiao conveyed this morning, he was somewhat suspicious.
Shen Yu moved her lips and softly said "hmm".
"Why?"
"I don't want you and your brother to go on an expedition."
"Kneel down!" Shen Zhongan suddenly shouted sharply.
When Shen Zhao came to the ancestral hall, what he saw was Shen Yu's face turned pale and she knelt down on the ground. Her knee hit the ground with a "plop" sound, which was painful to hear.
"father."
As soon as Shen Zhao opened his mouth, Shen Zhongan raised his hand to stop him and said to Shen Yu: "Look at the tablets of your ancestors and say it again."
Shen Yu gritted her teeth, raised her head and said seriously: "I didn't want you and your brother to go on an expedition, so I put medicine in your meals."
"Auntie," Shen Zhao looked at her in shock, "No, Dad, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding here. The emergency report came in last night. It is impossible for Auntie to have given the medicine in advance."
Shen Zhongan: "Let her speak for herself."
"I was afraid that my father and brother would not come back from this battle, so I put medicine in the food in advance."
Her face was pale, but her eyes were red, with bloodshot eyes around her pupils.
Shen Zhongan asked again: "Then why didn't you let yourself go?"
Shen Yu said: "If only the two of you fall ill, I'm afraid someone will suspect you of claiming to be sick and avoiding fighting. It will be different if there are more than one person."
Shen Zhongan snorted coldly, "You are very thoughtful and even invited several doctors from the Huichun Hall with great fanfare, just because of a dream of yours..."
"That's not just a dream!" Shen Yu turned around on her knees and looked up at Shen Zhongan, "Dad, can you please just don't go? I've never begged you. This time I beg you not to go. Don't leave me alone." Myself."
"Okay," Shen Zhongan asked, "then tell me what the people at the border should do?"
Shen Yu said: "If dad doesn't go, other generals will naturally take his place."
Time didn't slow down at all for her to come up with a solution, and she had no other choice now.
Shen Zhongan smiled and shook his head, looking at her with a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "The Shen family has never produced anyone who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Don't other generals have wives and children? Besides, tell me who can take the lead? "
He continued: "The Xiao family's army is guarding Chihe. There are often disturbances from Mobei people on the Chongzhou border. The generals along the Yuannan Prefecture have not returned home for three years. Tell me who will take the lead? The Jue outside Yanliang Pass Who is going to stop the Westerners? Do you really think that singing and dancing are like Shengjing everywhere? That is the result of the blood and iron of the soldiers!"
It’s not that you’re not afraid of death, it’s that you can’t let go of the people.
As a soldier, his bones and blood have long been integrated with the land of Great Zhou.
So what if Dan Feng drinks blood?
So what if it's a corpse wrapped in horse leather?
Before every general goes out on an expedition, he is already prepared to never return.
Shen Yu had tears in her eyes. It was precisely because she knew what her father was thinking that she couldn't say it out loud. Even if she did, he would rush to the front line without hesitation.
Her father and brother died in the battle, but ended up with a ruined reputation. Just thinking about it made her heart hurt so much that she couldn't control herself.
Shen Zhongan looked down at her.
This was the daughter he was proud of. She was born to practice martial arts. She was a bit stronger than Shen Zhao, but it was a pity that she was a girl.
If it were a boy, the Shen family would definitely be able to produce another general, a general even better than him, but it was a pity that there was no precedent for a female general in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
He sighed and raised his hand to touch the top of her head, "Auntie, even if what he said is true, dad can't retreat. You have been on the battlefield with me. You are stronger than many men in Shengjing. You have seen war." Tragic, those words just now should not have come out of your mouth."
Shen Yu burst into tears immediately.
If she had been in her previous life, she would never have said that, but she had experienced the pain of losing her loved ones. She didn't ask for anything else. She just wanted them to live well, even if it cost her own life.
Shen Zhongan was still ill and felt a little strenuous after standing for a while, but he did not fall down and looked at the memorial tablets.
"Kneel down here and think carefully. You are not allowed to get up without my order."
Shen Zhao stayed where he was, waiting for Shen Zhongan's back to disappear from the door, then he knelt down in front of Shen Yu, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
"Are you still crying?"
Shen Yu lowered her head, "Dad must be very disappointed in me."
"Girl, look at me."
Shen Yu raised her head and listened to him solemnly say: "He will never be disappointed in you. You are his pride and mine."
