The prince and princess have been alarmed. If I don't speak up, this kick will be in vain.

Haitang ran away with a red face when Chen Yu opened her mouth.

Seeing her run out, Shen Wan was still watching the fun, "Why are you leaving? You haven't said whether you are willing to marry or not?"

It would have been better if you didn't say anything. Once you said it, Haitang ran even faster.

Yin Shuang and Chen Feng, Hai Tang and Chen Yu, and Shen Wan all saw it.

Now that Xie Jingyan is proposing marriage for them, how could Shen Wan not agree? She has already thought about picking an auspicious date to hold a wedding banquet for the four of them together, making the palace lively.

After Yin Shuang had applied medicine on her foot injury, she learned that Shen Wan had promised her to Chen Feng. She was so ashamed that she ignored the pain in her leg and went to find Shen Wan to protest. She said she wanted to serve the princess for the rest of her life and she didn't want to get married. However, she couldn't get to Shen Wan and was carried back by Chen Feng halfway.

No one knew how Chen Feng convinced Yin Shuang. After Yin Shuang's leg healed, the four of them thanked Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan sincerely for helping them achieve their goal.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Doctor Tao to marry his daughter.

Miss Tao seldom went into the inner courtyard, but she was on good terms with many maids in the outer courtyard. In addition, Doctor Tao was the palace physician, so if the servants in the palace had any headache or fever, they just had to go to Doctor Tao and he would treat them.

When Miss Tao got married, many maids in the mansion went to give her some dowry and to the courtyard of the Tao mansion to see her off.

Not only did the stewards of all ranks in the palace send gifts, but the stewards of the well-informed ministers also sent gifts. Doctor Tao was Prince Ling's savior, and Prince Ling was the crown prince and future emperor. How could Prince Ling's savior not give him face?

Besides, Doctor Tao is a highly skilled doctor, better than any other doctor in the Imperial Hospital. People who eat all kinds of grains will get sick, so they have to burn incense on normal days and pray for help at the last minute. It's a big deal for someone to marry off their daughter, so sending a gift is also a gesture of kindness. In case Doctor Tao comes to them for help with any headache or fever in the future, it will be difficult for him to refuse.

One should not be too shortsighted. If Prince Ling takes that position one day, Doctor Tao, who is used to it, will definitely go to the Imperial Medical Bureau. Even if he does not bypass Dean Zhao, a deputy dean will not be able to escape.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships, you can’t go wrong by following Zhao Yuanzheng.

The Tao family courtyard was just behind the palace. Doctor Tao had saved Xie Jingyan's life, so the Tao family was holding a wedding banquet. Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan had to attend the wedding banquet. However, plans could not keep up with changes. The two of them left Mo Yuxuan and were going to the Tao family. They had only walked a few steps out of the courtyard when a servant came running over and said anxiously, "Your Highness, there is an urgent message from the border that has been sent for 800 miles. Xiliang is attacking our Great Chu!"

"The Emperor urgently summons you to the palace for a discussion."

Ever since the Prince of Xiliang met with trouble in Da Chu, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan had a premonition that this day would come.

Now that I really hear it, I'm not that surprised.

Shen Wan was thankful that the Meizhou earthquake, the Xizhou Dam, and the smallpox and snowstorm that broke out in Kyoto did not add too much burden to the national treasury. Coupled with the iron cavalry formed by her father, Da Chu would never be defeated by Xiliang.

The war at the border was a big deal, so Xie Jingyan had no time to go to the Tao Mansion for the wedding banquet and went to the palace to discuss matters. Shen Wan took Yinshuang and Haitang to the Tao Mansion.

Shen Wan went to the Tao family to attend the wedding. Old Madam Tao, Doctor Tao, and Madam Tao were all very happy. The Tao family was very sorry that Xie Jingyan could not go, but the border war was the top priority of the court. Compared with such a major event of the court, the Tao family's daughter's marriage was not even as important. The fact that Princess Ling could come to the Tao family was already giving the Tao family enough face.

The Tao family held a wedding banquet with twenty or thirty tables, which was a festive and lively occasion. What was even more enviable was that their daughter married into the family next door, so even if she shouted in her own yard, people next door could hear her. Old Lady Tao and Madam Tao were extremely satisfied with this marriage.

Shen Wan returned home after attending the wedding banquet at Tao's house. Xie Jingyan had not come back yet. When he came back, it was already evening and the sunset glow in the sky was gorgeous.

Seeing Xie Jingyan enter the room, Shen Wan went up to him and asked, "You haven't had dinner yet?"

Xie Jingyan shook his head, "Not yet."

Shen Wan glanced at Haitang, and Haitang hurried downstairs to ask the kitchen to bring in the food.

Shen Wan asked Xie Jingyan, "How is the battle going at the border?"

Xie Jingyan's face was solemn. "It's not optimistic. There should be a king among the border guards. In the past half month, three generals died suddenly at the border for no reason. Two of them were my father-in-law's capable generals. Xiliang sent troops in a hurry and has occupied two cities of my Great Chu..."

Become a king!

He is truly a black sheep!

It is not enough that he has harmed Concubine Chen, the Emperor and Xie Jingyan, he also wants to harm the entire Chu!

The Queen Mother was biased against such a scourge. She was blind, but God finally opened her eyes.

Shen Wan hated war since she was a child, because once a war broke out on the border, her father Shen Jing would have to go there. Swords and guns were brutal on the battlefield, and many people would never come back. She, her mother Yun, and her eldest brother stayed in Kyoto, feeling anxious all day long, and had to deal with the old lady and the second and third wives' nitpicking.

Before the conspiracy was exposed, Prince Cheng had always been the emperor's most trusted brother, so it was very easy for him to place people at the border.

Three generals died in just half a month. They were all loyal to the court. War requires soldiers, and even more so generals.

If one soldier is incompetent, the generals will be incompetent as well. If the general is incompetent, the whole army will be exhausted.

Shen Wan was even more afraid that those dirty tricks would be used on her father. She asked worriedly, "Has my father already reached the border?"

"It should be here soon," Xie Jingyan said.

All the urgent materials from the border which are 800 miles away were sent to Beijing. The place where Shen Jing and his cavalry were stationed was only two days' journey from the border, so they should have arrived at the border two days ago.

Shen Wan was a little scared, "Is father okay?"

She was not afraid that her father would be injured on the battlefield. Her father was a martial arts expert and it would not be easy for the enemy to hurt him.

But she was afraid that Cheng Wang's men would do something behind her back, which was hard to guard against.

Xie Jingyan picked up some food for Shen Wan, "You have to trust your father-in-law."

Shen Wan nodded slightly.

But she, who usually had a good appetite, had no appetite at all.

Thinking of Xie Jingyan spending two hours every day reading military books, Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "Are you going to the border too?"

Xie Jingyan said, "Don't think too much. If I'm not needed, I won't go."

But what if it is necessary?

The words were already in Shen Wan's throat, but they didn't come out.

If necessary, how could Xie Jingyan not go? He has been reading military books and studying the art of war for so many years, hoping that one day he can go to the battlefield himself to defend his country.

How could she stop it? She couldn't stop it.

But since they got married, they have never been separated except for the few days when they kept vigil for Concubine Chen.

Shen Wan felt reluctant at the thought of Xie Jingyan going to the border. It was obvious that his going to the border had not been decided yet. Perhaps her father could take back the city taken away by Xiliang, and defeat Xiliang, forcing it to surrender and seek peace. Then there would be no need for Xie Jingyan to go to the border at all?

But no matter how much I tried to comfort myself, my eyes still became red.

Xie Jingyan stroked her face with his fingertips, "Why are you crying?"

Shen Wan knew it was impossible, but still asked, "If you go to the border, can you take me with you?"

Xie Jingyan laughed, "I want to take you to the border, but my father-in-law and your elder brother will have to beat me back to Kyoto."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like