On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

A trace of vigilance flashed through Shen Wantang's mind.

Although Shen Wantang already had a plan in mind, if he said it out loud like this, he would lose the leverage in his hand.

"Your Majesty, disaster relief can only be finalized after seeing the extent of the disaster."

Ji Xunchuan lowered his eyes and raised a thoughtful smile at the corner of his mouth.

The hall was silent for a long time, and Shen Wantang did not say anything else.

Ji Xunchuan slowly came down and stood in front of Shen Wantang, looking down at her for a moment, then leaned over and helped Shen Wantang up.

"Wantang, it's not that I don't want you to go, but Nanzhou is really dangerous. It is said that there are many bandits. Going there this time will definitely be dangerous."

Ji Xunchuan spoke tentatively.

Shen Wantang was a little frightened, and dodged Ji Xunchuan's hand by slightly turning sideways.

"Wantang will die with no regrets as I am able to share your majesty's worries."

Seeing Shen Wantang like this, Cen Xiao said quietly: "Why haven't I seen any movement between you and Cen Xiao these days?"

Shen Wantang was startled for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, Cen Xiao has been imprisoned these days, so I..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xunchuan's eyes turned cold, and the gentleness just now disappeared in an instant.

"Tang'er, you didn't think about how to do the task I gave you, but instead came to me and talked about irrelevant things." Ji Xunchuan lowered his eyes, and there was indeed endless indifference in his eyes at that time.

"I heard that weapons were stolen in General Shen's camp."

"General Shen really disappoints me." Ji Xunchuan pretended to be helpless and shook his head, "Someone come."

The eunuch beside him came forward quietly.

"I hereby declare that General Shen is not strict in commanding his subordinates, which has led to frequent losses in the army. I hereby sentence General Shen to twenty military sticks."

Twenty military sticks!

Shen Wantang widened her eyes and tears welled up in an instant. She knelt forward and grabbed Ji Xunchuan's sleeve.

"No, Your Majesty. My father is old. If he gets 20 blows from the military stick, he will definitely be ill for a long time."

Ji Xunchuan's eyes seemed to be full of teasing. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Why? Others can be punished for their mistakes, but General Shen can't be punished for his mistakes?"

Shen Wantang raised her head and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take the punishment for my father."

After he finished speaking, Ji Xunchuan put on a distressed look, leaned down, pinched Shen Wantang's chin and slowly lifted her face up, frowned slightly, and said in a tut-tut voice: "Tang'er, how can I bear to punish you."

"You know what I want."

As he spoke, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

Shen Wantang's tears flowed down her cheeks.

Even if she wanted to refuse, there was no room for maneuver.

She gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger, then slowly said, "Your Highness understands..."

Seeing that Shen Wantang finally gave in, Ji Xunchuan stood up and waved his sleeves: "Pass on my order, the twenty military sticks will be waived, and ten military sticks will be enough as a token of my appreciation."

The eunuch responded with a pinched voice: "Yes~"

When coming out of the palace, Shen Wantang had lost seven spirits and his steps were a little unsteady.

If a palace maid beside her had not seen her dazed look and came forward to support her, she would probably not have been able to see the stairs in front of her.

If I fall down, my legs will probably be broken.

Shen Wantang then regained his composure, hurried out of the palace, and headed straight for the military camp.

"Sir! News came from the palace that the emperor punished General Shen with ten military sticks!"

Pei Qing hurried over to report.

Cen Xiao frowned, turned around and walked out without thinking.

Pei Qing had long expected his young master to do this, so he prepared a fast horse early in the morning.

"Is there any humanity left? Now the Shen family, who serve as the emperor's guardian, are being treated like this by that person in the palace. Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the court officials?"

On the way, Pei Qing couldn't figure it out and complained a few words.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Cen Xiao's stern eyes fell on him: "Shut up! Do you want to cause the Cen family to get into trouble?"

Pei Qing then realized that he had made a mistake.

But what he said makes sense.

If old ministers are treated so harshly, everyone in the court will be in danger.

When Cen Xiao arrived at the military camp, the eunuchs in the palace were already preparing to leave.

It looks like the execution has already been carried out.

"General Cen."

Seeing Cen Xiao rushing over, the eunuch raised his head and bowed, then glanced at Cen Xiao.

But Cen Xiao ignored the eunuch's salute and walked straight into the military camp. Pei Qing behind him glared at the eunuch.

"This, this! You are going to rebel!"

The eunuch gnashed his teeth in hatred, pinched his throat, pointed at Cen Xiao's back with his index finger and cursed.

"Miss, General Cen is here." The man outside reported.

Shen Wantang frowned and glanced at his father lying on the couch.

General Shen forced a smile and said calmly: "It is inconvenient for your father to entertain guests now. Tang'er will go and check on your father."

"But your wound..." Shen Wantang choked up.

"It's okay, my men are here, they are all dedicated, don't worry." General Shen's face was pale, but he still forced a smile.

Cen Xiao, who was wandering outside the door, felt a little uneasy.

When Shen Wantang came out, he rushed forward in one step.

"Is General Shen okay?"

Even though Shen Wantang had wiped away all her tears, her red and swollen eyes and tear marks could not deceive anyone.

Cen Xiao felt really uncomfortable seeing this.

Pei Qing hurried forward and handed over the medicine box in his hand: "This is the army's golden wound medicine, it is the best, the young master specially ordered me to bring it."

Shen Wantang lowered her eyes and responded, "Thank you for your concern, General Cen."

"What exactly is going on? Why did he suddenly punish General Shen?"

Cen Xiao was puzzled.

"It's inconvenient to talk here, General, please follow me."

Shen Wantang looked around and led Cen Xiao to the side.

"Your Majesty knows about the theft in the armory." Shen Wantang spoke slowly.

Cen Xiao frowned, clenched his fist and punched the table: "This Captain Zhou is really cunning. He committed a crime himself, but he wants to throw dirty water on General Shen!"

Seeing Cen Xiao so indignant, Shen Wantang was deeply moved.

Captain Zhou is Ji Xunchuan's man. How could he dare to do such a thing without Ji Xunchuan's instruction?

Now that the truth has been revealed, it just happened to coincide with Xia Huai'en's reform to cut redundant officials. In order to establish his prestige, Ji Xunchuan couldn't cover it up. Since this chess piece was going to be lost, it would be more valuable if he didn't have it.

It's also possible to give the Shen family a warning.

"Have you been implicated?" Cen Xiao frowned and looked at Shen Wantang.

This was the first time he saw her so depressed.

Shen Wantang shook her head slightly.

"What measures are you going to take?"

Cen Xiao continued to ask.

Shen Wantang remained silent, as if thinking about something.

Now, she was in a state of confusion, so Cen Xiao did not continue asking.

"If there's anything I can help you with, just ask."