allonlinenovel Chapter 230 Shen Jingyi Sets Off to Northern Frontier
Chapter 230 Shen Jingyi Sets Off to Northern Frontier
After Zhong Xueying returned to the Prince's Mansion, she went straight into her own courtyard and told the servants not to disturb her.
Then she locked the door, took out a pen and paper and started writing a letter.
Zhong Xueying wrote the letter very quickly and seemed very perfunctory.
When she finished writing the letter, she blew on it with satisfaction, put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and gave it to her trusted maid.
"Send this letter to the old place in the south of the city and tell them to hurry."
"It's the master."
After sending the maid away, Zhong Xueying finally breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly lifted the floor tiles and took out the iron box.
Then she took out a wolf fang from the secret compartment of her makeup box. If Song Qingwan was there, she would recognize it at a glance, because this wolf fang was exactly the same as the one in her hand in both shape and color.
Zhong Xueying put the wolf tooth into the special lock and pressed it quietly, and the lock opened. Then she casually took out the letter paper inside and spread it out on the table.
Although these pieces of letter paper were preserved so carefully, Zhong Xueying didn't seem to care about them. He just casually looked at two of them and put them in there, then locked the things and put them back where they were.
"Humph! If they weren't useful, why would I keep these boring things?"
Zhong Xueying's trusted maid left the palace and quickly headed towards the south of the city. Along the way, she was very cautious and looked back frequently. Only after making sure that no one was following her did she boldly knock on the door of a seemingly ordinary family.
The door opened quickly, and a tall and burly but young-looking boy walked out. He looked behind the maid warily, took the letter and was about to close the door and go back.
The maid called him and whispered something in his ear. The man nodded respectfully and turned back, quickly closing the door.
When the maid saw that the letter had been delivered, she returned to the palace with peace of mind.
All of this was seen carefully by Shen Jingyi who was hiding in a high place. He climbed down from the roof, carefully wrote down the address, and then got up and returned to the villa.
Song Qingwan was a little curious about why Shen Jingyi came back so quickly.
"Did Lord Shen run out of energy halfway through the journey?"
"Qing Wan, you are wrong. I have already found out the information you want."
"Oh?"
Shen Jingyi didn't say anything. He walked to a stone bench and sat down, cleared his throat, then glanced at Song Qingwan's proud face.
Song Qingwan shook her head helplessly, walked into the house, brought out tea and poured a cup for Shen Jingyi, then sat down and waited for Shen Jingyi to speak.
"Tell me, what did Lord Shen find out?"
Shen Jingyi poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. He no longer kept the secret and told Song Qingwan everything he had seen today.
Finally, Shen Jingyi expressed his guess, which made Song Qingwan a little unbelievable.
"Are you saying that the man who received the letter is from Dongyue?"
"It's absolutely true! Don't forget that I used to be the Dali Temple Minister. I have seen many tall people, but such deep facial features and slightly curly hair are definitely not from the Central Plains. Moreover, this man has loose hair and braids, which is definitely not the dress of a Central Plains person."
After listening to Shen Jingyi's words, Song Qingwan fell into deep thought.
She could guess that Zhong Xueying had a messenger, but she didn't expect that the people of Dongyue would live in the Great Sage's capital openly.
Now the Pang Family Army led by Zhao Huaijin is inseparable from the Dongyue Kingdom in the northern border. Logically, the Dongyue Kingdom should not have the energy to cause trouble in the capital. Could it be that...
Song Qingwan was suddenly startled. She stood up solemnly and bowed deeply to Shen Jingyi. Shen Jingyi was a little confused. He quickly helped Song Qingwan up.
"Qing Wan, why are you like this?"
"Qing Wan wants to ask for help. If my guess is correct, A Jin must have encountered difficulties in the Northern Frontier. Lord Shen, please go and help."
Many people don’t know that Shen Jingyi is actually an all-rounder who is proficient in both civil and military affairs. He was not only the top scholar in the imperial examination but also a very skilled martial artist.
Due to his status, the emperor kept him in the capital to serve as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and was unwilling to let Shen Jingyi develop in the military, because the emperor did not want the Shen family to make a comeback.
Because after the Shen family helped the emperor ascend the throne, they encountered a sudden change and almost all the family members died, leaving only the young Shen Jingyi.
After Shen Jingyi grew up and secured his position as emperor, he naturally did not want the Shen family to rise again.
The strength of the Shen family represents the strength of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother’s great power will naturally affect the Emperor.
But Shen Jingyi himself is ambitious, and he certainly wants to show his skills in the army that he longs for, so it is more accurate to say that Song Qingwan is giving Shen Jingyi a chance to show his talents rather than begging him.
But Shen Jingyi was still a little worried. If he left, Song Qingwan would really have to fight alone. What if she got into danger then?
"Given the current situation, how can they still have the energy to deal with me? Just go ahead and don't worry."
Shen Jingyi thought about it and felt that what Song Qingwan said made sense.
Once Zhong Xueying's letter is delivered, her reinforcements will come, and with the assistance of Luo Qingqing, the Zhong family and the prince will naturally fight. How can they care about Song Qingwan?
In the end, Shen Jingyi agreed and set off for the northern border that day.
Song Qingwan knew that once Shen Jingyi joined the army, Zhao Huaijin would be even more powerful.
In this way, she won't have to worry about anything and can focus on dealing with these people in the capital.
As Song Qingwan expected, as soon as Shen Jingyi arrived at the Northern Frontier Army, he learned that Zhao Huaijin's army had suffered an ambush and suffered countless casualties in a battle.
The Pang family army suffered a heavy blow, and even Zhao Huaijin himself was injured, but fortunately the injury was not very serious and he is currently recovering.
Seeing Shen Jingyi suddenly appear, Zhao Huaijin was naturally very surprised.
After a conversation with Shen Jingyi, Zhao Huaijin realized that this was actually arranged by Song Qingwan, and he couldn't help but feel more guilty towards his wife.
"I wonder how Awan is doing in Beijing?"
"She is fine now. It will be difficult for those people to defeat her. But which one of the Dongyue Kingdom is the one you are fighting against now, Your Majesty?"
"The third prince of Dongyue State, Yelu Qi."
Shen Jingyi nodded. He had heard of the third prince of Dongyue.
It is said that the third prince is not only brave and good at fighting, but also quite scheming and good at playing dirty tricks.
A man like Zhao Huaijin who is upright and has great martial arts skills may not be able to outwit him, but with Shen Jingyi around, that is not necessarily the case.
So Shen Jingyi discussed the military situation with Zhao Huaijin that day and worked out countermeasures.
Zhao Huaijin also understood Shen Jingyi's abilities, so he immediately appointed him as the military advisor of the Pang family army.
When Shangguan Li and others heard that Lord Shen, the Minister of the Dali Temple, would become their military advisor and help them deal with the Kingdom of Dongyue, they naturally welcomed it with open arms.
The morale of the entire army was greatly boosted. Who didn't know the reputation of Lord Shen? He was a big hit with the Emperor, the Marquis of the Shen family!