With that said, Shen Zhixi picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Song Lianzhou suddenly stretched out his hand to pull her arm and turned her around. She was caught off guard and almost wet her clothes with the tea in the cup. Fortunately, the water was not hot.
"What are you doing?" She frowned unhappy.
songs Am I together? In that case, can you not hide anything from me? "
"I hid it from you, didn't you hide it from me?"
Shen Zhixi did not shake her away, but frowned and continued talking with a look of embarrassment.
"As soon as you enter the door, ask me where Qi Yuan is. Ask him carefully what he is doing. Do you already know about him and the princess?"
"Yes." Song Lianzhou did not deny it, and added: "After entering the palace that day, you frequently asked about Concubine Yu and her daughter. I am not a fool. I can also see that you are absent-minded and preoccupied. I will call someone when you turn around. I went to check it out, and after getting the portrait of Princess Zhaoheng, I naturally understood everything. When Qi Yuan entered the palace, I also knew that I had ordered the people placed in the palace to help him secretly, otherwise he would not have gone so smoothly. "
Hearing this, Shen Zhixi's eyebrows furrowed even more.
She just said that no matter how many times Qi Yuan entered the palace alone, there was no abnormality. In addition to his own excellent skills, it turned out that Song Lianzhou was also behind it.
"Then, let me thank you on behalf of Qi Yuan."
"No need, I'm not helping him, I'm doing it for you."
Song Lianzhou rejected her intention. Seeing his expression, Shen Zhixi immediately recalled the childish scene where he and Qi Yuan were competing.
She pouted, withdrew her hand and frowned.
"The princess hides a royal secret, just wait and see, it will be our turn soon."
Whether it is the emperor or the Xie family, they must be ready to take action.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Hong shouted from outside, "Sir, the general's office has come to report that the palace has come to deliver the order."
Song Lianzhou immediately stood up and went out, as did Shen Zhixi.
"Sir, it's an urgent military situation. There's another war at the border. The emperor has ordered the general to lead an army of 300,000 people to go into battle. The troops will be sent out early tomorrow morning."
"An army of three hundred thousand?" Song Lianzhou's eyebrows tightened.
He and his father each hold 150,000 troops. The emperor wants to send out all his and his father's armies. In this way, only the 100,000 city guard troops and 20,000 forbidden troops in the hands of the emperor's confidant General Han Nianhan are left in Yuejing City. The guards, these are all the emperor's people, and the emperor will then be able to control the entire city.
"Yes, young master, the emperor wants the young master to hand over the military talisman immediately so that the general can lead the troops out of the camp tomorrow."
Shen Zhixi stood in the corridor, looking at Song Lianzhou's back below, and his heart beat fast.
She knew something was coming, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Asking General Song to lead troops to go on an expedition was probably just a pretense, and the purpose was to transfer people away. Once the 300,000 troops left, the emperor would no longer be a threat, and the entire Yuejing City would be in the palm of his hand. What's more, the emperor didn't just have the idea of transferring people away. During the expedition, General Song might...
Song Lianzhou must also understand this.
But neither General Song nor he could resist the decree. If he didn't obey, it would be treason. The emperor could force the father and son to hand over the military talisman for the crime of treason. If he rebelled against the imperial edict, all states and regions could lead troops to capture the Song family father and son. The current situation is probably even more unfavorable.
Therefore, Song Lianzhou's father had to leave.
After a long while, Song Lianzhou came back to look at her.
He stood in the courtyard, with indescribable emotion in his eyes, which made Shen Zhixi feel distressed.
The night wind blew the hair behind him flying, as if his heartstrings were being swayed by a strong pluck.
He turned around, walked up the steps step by step, stretched out his hand and hugged Shen Zhixi into his arms.
The lantern in the corridor was also swayed by the wind. Shen Zhixi turned his head slightly and looked over. The swing of the lantern was like the beating of Song Lianzhou's heart.
"Don't worry, I will take care of it."
At this time, Song Lianzhou was still comforting her.
"Don't be afraid. My father and I are not unprepared. We have already thought of this situation." He added.
"That's good." Shen Zhixi didn't know what to say, so he kept repeating these three words, "That's good, that's good."
Song Lianzhou sighed, and even the hug was full of affection.
Shen Zhixi did not hug him but held his clothes tightly. Under the current situation, the emperor could have transferred Song Lianzhou and his father out together, but the emperor kept Song Lianzhou in Yuejing City, which showed that the emperor had other plans for him. , when all these things come over, even the strongest person can't help but feel trembling.
"You just need to deal with your side of the matter. Everything will be fine on my side. Qi Yuan has really left Yuejing City."
She looked back and retracted her gaze from the lantern.
"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of businessmen is always low. No matter how rich they are, they are looked down upon, especially those powerful people who never take businessmen seriously. They have suffered so much oppression. If you want to make your business big and stable, you must not only The method is to provide money and effort to those powerful people so that they can show their favor. For example, the most famous Jingsheng Restaurant in Yuejing City has spent a lot of money to achieve this level. I am afraid that they will be imprisoned for any reason if they are unhappy. If you own a shop, you have to face pressure from other restaurants opened by powerful people at any time. You look at the scenery every day, but in reality you are in danger."
"For example, pawnshops in the city are also a good place for some powerful people to make money. They can pawn off a bracelet worth dozens of taels, but ask the pawnshop to give them hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver. Reporting to the official is useless. , These high-ranking officials are the ones who protect each other. Not only will they not make decisions for us, they may even bite us back. Not only will the money be lost, the store will not be able to open. "
Shen Zhixi closed his eyes and clung to Song Lianzhou's arms.
"So, the business community has secretly established a 'Chaoyun Society' to unite businessmen from all walks of life to deal with the outside world. If we cannot get fair protection, then we can protect ourselves. Those who join the Chaoyun Society must join the organization with their lives. If there is any betrayal, Those who join the association will be exterminated and die. Those who join the association will have a 'Chaoyun Token' in their hands. If the person who holds the order asks me for help in the future, I will definitely help generously."
Song Lianzhou slowly let go of his hand, stepped back half a step and looked down at her.
After she said so much, he understood.
"So don't worry, everything is fine with me. I have explored it early in the morning. There are many secret passages in the city leading to the outside of the city. Don't worry about me. Just go and solve your own affairs. Your father, your sister... I will be fine, I will not let myself die."
"Tang Zhou." She ran into Song Lianzhou's arms again, but this time she hugged him very tightly.
"I promise you, I will marry you when everything is over."
