"We have plenty of cows and horses at home. There's no need to trouble the generals." Ren Yingying pursed her lips and smiled. "The generals are talented and are destined to be famous figures on the battlefield. If we really asked you to be our cows and horses, wouldn't we be blind?"
She smiled and made a joke, which didn't annoy Hua Yue and the others. Instead, it brought them closer.
After talking with the three of them, Song QingShu gradually understood the changes in the imperial court. After Han Chuan Zhou was killed, the Han faction's forces were like a group of dragons without a leader, and they were severely suppressed.
Jing Tan, who was a minister, had always been Han Xingzhou's ally. After Han Xingzhou's death, Jia Shidao found an excuse to impeach him and demoted him to another place.
Another minister, Wu Qian, was even worse. When the news of Wu Xi's treason came, the entire Wu family was confiscated. If it weren't for many people who vouched for him, his entire family would have been killed. It turned out that Wu Xi hadn't betrayed the Han faction, and the court restored the Wu family. However, the Wu family had already been destroyed by Jia Shidao. The entire Wu family was either killed or exiled. In the end, the rebellion was symbolically restored, and it was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.
Speaking of this, Hua Yue and the others were filled with righteous indignation. As soldiers, they were full of sympathy and anger for the Wu family, which had been wronged for generations. This was another important reason why they had tried to assassinate Jia Shidao.
Qian Xiangzu and Xue Ji were now in charge of the Executive Office, and the two of them had always been close to Jia Shidao. In the Privy Council, Zhao Kui, the Privy Council member, Qiu Ming, and Zhao Rushu were also Jia Shidao's people. In the Third Bureau, Chen Ziqiang was originally pro-Han, but now he was replaced by Lin Ruhai, Jia Shidao's relative by marriage. In addition, Jia Shidao had been promoted to be the Minister of State of the Pingzhang Army, so it could be said that he had military, political, and financial power.
Pingzhang Military Minister, Pingzhang Military Minister. People who didn't know better would think the latter sounded more prestigious, but there was a huge difference in their power. The latter could only intervene in the important affairs of the country, while the former could manage all the affairs of the country. Therefore, Jia Shidao was even more powerful than Han Xingzhou at his peak.
Song QingShu's expression was a bit solemn. Jia Shidao's development was a bit like that of a big boss. Zhao Gou was a person who valued power, so how could he allow someone to be so powerful?
Unknowingly, the carriage had already arrived at the ferry. The group of people alighted from the carriage and boarded the prepared boat. Ren Yingying stopped at the shore and said, "I will not accompany you all, I still need to return to the Lin An bureau to take charge and make a corresponding response to the court's reaction."
Song Qingshu nodded and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I have to say, I'm going back to see you.
A faint blush appeared on Ren Yingying's white, jade-like cheeks. "I'm still looking at you. Don't hold me back. Business is more important."
Song Qingshu knew she was shy. "Okay, I'll come back as soon as I can."
Ren Yingying waved her hand and said, "You don't have to come back as soon as possible. Stay with Sister Bijun in Shanyin for a while. I'm sure she wants to spend more time with her deceased parents."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but say, "What more can I ask for with a wife like this?"
Ren Yingying couldn't stand his enthusiasm anymore. She was worried that he would do something too intimate in front of so many people, so she quickly pulled her hand back and left.
Song Qingshu knew that the Heavenly Prison must have noticed something was wrong. He didn't dare to delay, so he jumped on the boat and started the journey south.
Because speed was the priority this time, Ren Yingying didn't prepare a big boat. Instead, she prepared a fast boat. They arrived near Shanyin in about one night. Later, the court issued a wanted order, and all the states and counties started to investigate passers-by. They didn't know that they had already left the encirclement.
When they arrived at Shanyin, Ren Yingying had already arranged for people to meet them. Song Qingshu sent the three of them to the boat. They would go out to sea from the east and then go north by sea. He told them to go to the Golden Snake Battalion's territory to recover first and wait for him to summon them in the future. He still needed them to fulfill their ambitions.
Hua Yue and the other two were already disappointed with the court after the previous incident. Plus, Song Qingshu and Jia Shidao were enemies, so they naturally agreed.
After Hua Yue and the other two left, Song Qingshu took Shen Bijun to the Shen Garden.
Ever since the murder that night, the once lively Shen Garden had been abandoned. It was overgrown with weeds, and there was a sense of ruin everywhere.
Along the way, Shen Bijun told Song Qingshu what every place used to look like and the beautiful memories she had when she was a child. When they arrived in front of a dozen graves in the backyard, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. She knelt in front of her parents' graves and cried sadly.
Shen Yan was, after all, a high-ranking official of the imperial court. Although the imperial court had not been able to find out who the murderer was, they did not slack off in collecting the corpses of the Shen family. They even built graves for them and buried the entire Shen family properly.
Song Qingshu knew that any kind of comfort would be useless at this time, so he just stood there quietly and accompanied her.
Shen Bijun cried until she finally fainted. Song Qingshu secretly sighed and held her in his arms. He didn't try to wake her up. Fainting was the body's mechanism to protect itself. It was better to let her have a good sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Bijun finally woke up. Seeing that she was in her lover's arms, her cold heart finally had a trace of warmth. "Brother Song, I want to stay here for a while longer to properly observe the mourning for my parents. I can't even see them one last time. Just thinking about it makes me feel unfilial."
Before Song Qingshu could reply, Shen Bijun continued, "Brother Song, it's fine for me to stay here alone. You don't need to stay with me. I know you have many things on your hands right now, so don't delay them because of me."
Song Qingshu's brows furrowed, "How can I do that? How can I be at ease leaving you here alone?" Not to mention that Shen Bijun was a beauty that could cause the downfall of a city, she was just a normal girl. It was not safe for her to stay in this desolate and uninhabited Shen Garden. Especially since the murderer of the Shen Garden had not been found yet. Who knew if the murderer would come to the Shen Garden again to take a look? What would happen if he saw Shen Bijun then?
Shen Bijun said, "Brother Song, didn't you teach me martial arts? I'm not as weak as before."
Song Qingshu shook his head and said, "The time you've spent learning martial arts is too short. Right now, you're just a bit stronger than a normal person. Not to mention the experts of the Jianghu, even if you met a second or third class person, you wouldn't be able to handle them."
Shen Bijun's brows were filled with worry. She bit her lips and had a tearful appearance, "But I really want to stay here with my parents."
Seeing her delicate and pitiful appearance, Song Qingshu secretly sighed at this demoness. It was likely that no man in this world would have the heart to refuse a woman like this. He was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed, "Be quiet, someone has come to the Shen Garden."
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