Chu Tian walked over and saw several princes and princesses washing away the dust of the road and showing different postures. He felt as if he was among thousands of flowers.
Several princes and concubines exuded different fragrances, each of which was enough to intoxicate a large number of men.
Chu Tian was among such people, so he quickly calmed down, curled his lips and said with a smile, "It takes a little effort."
Seeing that there were a lot of clothes left, Chu Tian took them into the space and said, "Let's set up a tent right now so that everyone can have a place to rest."
Lin Feng had already regarded Chu Tian's words as an imperial edict and followed Chu Tian.
………………
Lin Hui returned to Kyoto with the imperial army and went to the palace with Jiang Gan's head in hand.
The palace door was closed. Lin Hui hung the human head on the door and turned around to go to the residence of Shen Zizhuo, the great master of Chu.
Shen Zizhen was the grandfather of the fourth prince, Shen Luoyan. He said he was ill at home these days and did not go to the court to cheer for Huo Dou.
When Lin Hui arrived, Shen's mansion was closed. Lin Hui climbed up the steps and reached out to pat the door.
The boy in the concierge glanced through the crack in the door. After seeing Lin Hui clearly through the residual light of the lantern outside, he quickly ran to report it.
Shen Zizhen was sitting on the bed at this time, holding a bowl of medicinal soup in his hand.
Mrs. Shen beside her, with tears in her eyes, advised, "Master, what can you do without taking medicine? People from Huodu have come here five times. If you don't go to court, our Shen Mansion, with more than a hundred mouths, will I’m afraid something will happen!”
Shen Zizhen didn't say a word. He placed the medicine bowl on the bedside and closed his eyes.
He was loyal to Da Chu, but now that Huo Du had rebelled and became emperor, he should follow the emperor.
But he missed his granddaughter in the palace and his son who was an official outside. After hesitation, he managed to survive until now.
It didn't matter that he didn't follow the late emperor, but he was still expected to serve Huo Dou?
But if he doesn't go, the Shen family will surely suffer.
At this time, the housekeeper Shen Fu stood outside the window, "Sir, General Lin Huilin is knocking on the door of the mansion!"
Lin Hui?
That dog thief who took refuge in Huo Dou?
I've been here five times, but he didn't choke to death when he was rejected!
"No!" Shen Zizhao refused without even thinking.
"Yes!..." The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, then responded, "Yes!"
Mrs. Shen said from the side, "Shen Fu, wait a minute!"
Mrs. Shen sat in front of the bed and said slowly, "Master, it's so late and Lin Hui comes to the door. Maybe there is something important. Why don't we let Lin Hui in and see what his purpose is? If he comes to give If Huo Du is a lobbyist, it won’t be too late for us to drive him away.”
"The thief who defected to the rebels! The shameless thief! He wasted the grace shown to him by the Emperor! He's gone!"
"Master!..." Mrs. Shen stood up and said, "Nine out of ten officials in Kyoto will go to court. Master, do you think they are all shameless thieves? Maybe everyone has other hopes. .Didn’t His Highness Seventh Prince escape with Yan’er and the others? Maybe there is still time for our great Chu to recover?”
"Your Majesty Seventh?..."
Shen Zizhen thought of the sick Seventh Prince and shook his head.
Even if His Highness Seventh Prince escapes Huo Dou's clutches, it will be difficult to make a comeback!
Thinking of his granddaughter, who didn't know where she was living at this time, Shen Zizhen's heart felt like a knife.
"Yes!" Seeing Shen Zizhao speak, Mrs. Shen quickly said, "Didn't the news we heard say that His Highness Seventh Prince was with Yan'er and the others? Maybe Lin Hui has news about His Highness Seventh Prince? Lin Hui is the eldest prince. Concubine Lin Fengwan’s father.”
Shen Zizhuo opened his eyes and looked out the window.
Seeing that Shen Zizhen was a little more active, Mrs. Shen quickly ordered Shen Fu, "Shen Fu, go and ask General Lin to come in!"
Outside the window, Shen Fu responded, "Yes!"
When Lin Hui came in, Shen Zizhao was already leaning on the bedside and looked over.
As soon as Lin Hui came in, he bowed his hands and saluted, "Master Shen, uncle, my nephew is so polite."
He did not forget to salute Mrs. Shen and said, "My nephew has met my aunt."
"You're welcome!..."
As soon as Mrs. Shen spoke, Shen Ziwen coughed twice on the bed.
"Ahem!..."
Mrs. Shen quickly stopped greeting Lin Hui.
Shen Zizhen didn't even raise his eyelids and said slowly, "General Lin's visit to my humble home will make my Shen family shine!"
"Now that General Lin is a popular figure around Huo Du, I, Shen, cannot be called the uncle of General Lin. Please, General Lin, please don't undermine me, Shen!"
The polite words sounded like a steel needle pricking my ears.
Lin Hui knew that Shen Zizhu was mocking him for defecting to Huo Dou. He didn't care at all about Shen Zizhu's ridicule and said directly, "Shibo, don't you want to know the news about Yan'er's niece?"
Hearing the word Yan'er, Shen Zizhuo opened his eyes suddenly.
Then, he closed his eyes again.
How could he believe the words of a traitor who had taken refuge in a rebellious minister?
Lin Hui continued, "A few days ago, all three thousand of Huo Du's subordinates were massacred at the Zhanjiang Pier. Even Huo Du's general Hu Yandan was killed."
"Huo Du sent General Jiang Gan with three thousand troops to intercept His Highness the Seventh Prince and the six princes and concubines on their way."
At this point, Lin Hui saw Shen Zizhao straighten up and open his eyes wide, waiting to hear the next sentence, but Lin Hui stopped talking.
Shen Zizhen didn't care about the life or death of Huo Du's subordinate Hu Yandan. He only cared about the comfort of His Majesty the Seventh Highness and the six princes and concubines.
Shen Zizhen leaned forward, stared at Lin Hui fiercely, and shouted, "General Lin! Even if you don't care about the life and death of His Highness the Seventh Prince! Do you want the eldest prince's concubine to fall into the hands of Huo Dou? You are now Huo Dou The famous people in the capital, why don’t you lead troops to rescue His Highness the Seventh Prince and the Princess and the others?”
Lin Hui saw that Shen Zizhen still knew the seriousness of the matter, so he said, "Uncle Shi, please relax, I just came from Jiang Gan."
Shen Zizhen stared at Lin Hui fiercely without blinking.
Lin Hui also stared at Shen Ziming and said, "Chiang Gan's three thousand soldiers were all killed. I also brought Jiang Gan's head back, and now it is hanging outside the palace gate!"
"What did you say? Say it again?" Shen Zizhao lifted up the quilt, got off the bed, and stood in front of Lin Hui.
Lin Hui came close to Shen Zizhen's ear and whispered, "I say, His Majesty Seventh Prince and the others killed Jiang Gan and killed Jiang Gan's three thousand subordinates!"
The sound was not loud, Shen Zizhuo and Mrs. Shen could hear it clearly.
Shen Zizhen never thought that Lin Hui came here in the middle of the night to lie to him, but he still asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Lin Hui nodded fiercely and said, "Maybe His Seventh Prince and the others killed those people at Ganjiang Wharf!"
"Your Majesty, Seventh Prince, they killed Huodu's people?..." Shen Zizhao sat back on the bed, "How is this possible?..."
