No matter what tricks these elders are up to, the most important thing for them right now is to get back to the city before Xijing closes the city gate, so as not to attract the attention of others. But Prince Ning's body was really too weak, and the carriage couldn't go very fast, so it could only save time to rest.
Their original plan was to take a short rest in Wangxin Town when they came back, but they didn't have the time now. In desperation, they could only inform Chai Ling to prepare some dry food and water for them in advance to ensure that they would have something before returning to Xijing. Pad your belly.
Chai Ling didn't expect this to be the case. He also planned to talk to the Duke and the Grand Commander about the situation in Wangxin Town. They were in a hurry when they came before and didn't have a good chat. He originally thought that they could go back. Staying for a while, I didn't expect it to turn out like this.
Chai Ling has been here for more than half a month, and he has figured out the situation. The Niu family brothers are quite amazing. They manage the people here obediently. In their hearts, as long as the Niu family brothers are here, Wang Xin will be happy. The town is safe and sound. Once the Niu family brothers are gone, there is no guarantee of safety. Even in the perception of the people of Wangxin Town, the Shen Family Army and the Forbidden Army are useless and vulnerable.
Therefore, after the Niu brothers were escorted to Beijing and the Forbidden Army took over, no matter what orders were issued, the people ignored them. They also knew that the Imperial Guards were close ministers of the Emperor and represented His Majesty's face, but they were unwilling to cooperate. Therefore, they adopted a passive attitude toward any order, which put Chai Ling in a dilemma.
Originally, he planned to wait for Song Jue and the others to rest here, discuss countermeasures with Shen Haolin and Bai Meng, and see if the acting prince could take office early, but the plan could not keep up with the change. Without this opportunity, he could only write it in a hurry. A note, together with the prepared food, please ask Shadow to forward it to His Majesty the Emperor.
In fact, Song Jue also thought that he could take a look and stroll around Wangxin Town on his return trip, but who would have thought that Uncle Ning's condition had become so serious that they were delayed in the imperial mausoleum for too long.
After reading Chai Ling's statement, Song Jue chuckled lightly and invited Shen Haolin and Shen Cha into his carriage.
"Let's take a look!" Passing the fold in his hand to Shen Haolin, Song Jue handed Shen Cha a plate of snacks, "Brother Niu is interesting, I really think Wangxin Town is his own business!"
"Chai Ling is too preoccupied. In fact, these are not problems when it comes to Uncle Wang." Shen Haolin quickly browsed through it. "Chai Ling's prestige is not enough to convince the people. At this time, the royal majesty must be demonstrated."
"That's true. Uncle Wang is very experienced in this area." Song Jue nodded, "When Uncle Wang comes, Chai Ling's burden will be much lighter. By the way, when does Deputy Commander Lei plan to meet with the Jia family? Is the eldest lady getting married?"
"It's set for the tenth day of next month, there are only a few days left." Shen Cha looked at the snacks on the plate, took a piece and handed it to Shen Haolin's mouth.
Shen Haolin took a bite of the snack handed over by Shen Cha, drank the tea, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, raised his eyebrows at Song Jue, and said with a smile, "Where do you plan to place that person? I'm afraid Prince Ning's Mansion can't There is someone else living there, so I’m afraid it would be inappropriate to bring him into the palace. Although we haven’t got married yet, and we don’t have a concubine, we still need to avoid suspicion when Her Royal Highness is here.”
"What do you think..." Song Jue glanced at the meat buns in the food box with disgust, "How about placing him in Prince Dai's Mansion? They haven't seen each other for so many years, so they must have a lot to talk about, right? He bared his teeth at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Let the Thirteen people keep a closer eye, and we can still get some news, right?"
"I have a very strange feeling, we..." Shen Cha pointed at Song Jue, then at himself and Shen Haolin, "From the time we were born, our fate was doomed. No matter how bad the Xuanyuan family is, it has been passed down for hundreds of years. In this aristocratic family, no matter how dandy or ridiculous the children are, they will not be kicked out easily, and he... is the first one."
"The first one?" Song Jue and Shen Haolin looked at each other in surprise, "The first one? This..."
"Isn't it strange? Ever since I met Old General Xuanyuan, I have always had a question: Why did the first Xuanyuan family member who was expelled from the house, a playboy who had been pampered since he was a child and didn't know how to do anything, do he? Why did you go thousands of miles to settle down in Jiaping Pass, which was the most dangerous place at the time and where you could lose your life at any time? Why did you not like children, but you had to give birth to Xiaojiu?"
"Why did Xiaocha suddenly show up in Liao Kingdom and Linhuang Mansion after he became the general of the Shen Family Army?" Song Jue slammed the table, "Their performance in Linhuang Mansion's casino and in Linhuang Mansion's prison is beyond compare. The timing is very clever.”
"That's right!" Shen Haolin added, "On the day when my father and mother rescued Cha'er and Xiaojiu, they had no plan to leave the city. I don't know why, but they suddenly insisted on going out. When they came back, they They brought them back. But the only thing that couldn't be explained was Cha'er's injuries. If the couple had any difficulties or something to hide, there was no need to use such a method to make Cha'er hate them, right? Yes? It would be too much to inflict such cruelty on one's own flesh and blood."
"But only in this way can Xiao Cha hate them deeply. Even if he knows the truth, he can't forgive what they did." Song Jue looked at Shen Cha who was silent and said, "Xiao Cha, let me ask, like One day, if you know that they were treated this way out of necessity, will you forgive them for their past actions?"
"No, I will not forgive them because of their hardships. Maybe when I suffered and when I experienced life and death, they were also in pain, but..." Shen Cha shrugged, "But this is the path they chose. , they decided to use their daughters and sons to fight and get rid of the so-called fate, and they had to bear all the consequences of this decision. Since everyone is a member of this unknown network, then everyone should do it according to their own abilities. Let's see who can really tear a hole in this big net!" She looked at Song Jue, then at Shen Haolin, and stretched out her hand, "Are the two brothers willing to work together? Do you have such confidence?"
"certainly!"
Song Jue and Shen Haolin put their hands on Shen Cha's, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled.
Prince Ning, who was in the carriage behind, woke up at some point and smiled softly when he heard the little chatter coming from the front.
"Young children, work hard, but don't let us down!"
