Hearing this, Shen Wantang stood up.

Today's wedding banquet will definitely be very busy.

When the day dawned, the kitchen was already busy.

But with the housekeeper taking care of things, everything is still in good order.

At dusk, the sedan chair circled the city twice before finally stopping in front of the governor's mansion.

Jiangzhou City hasn't seen such a wedding in decades.

There was even a lot of gold foil scattered from the carriage. If you picked it up and asked a blacksmith to melt it, you could make a lot of gold beans.

At this wedding, even the cats and dogs that had been wandering around in Jiangzhou City for a long time had the rare opportunity to eat pork belly.

Shen Wantang helped out with the arrangements. Although it was tiring, she was really happy that this happy event was over.

Finally having some free time, Shen Wantang let out a long sigh and went to the corridor not far away to rest.

In the quiet corridor, there was a rustling sound of sobbing. When I walked closer, I found that it was Chen'er curled up in the corner crying alone.

"Chen'er!?"

Shen Wantang squatted down, frowned and asked, "Why are you crying alone?"

Then he turned around and looked around.

Chen Er quickly wiped away her tears, trying to stay strong and calm, but she couldn't hide her sobs: "Don't worry, auntie, it's just that the meal today was so delicious that I feel a little full."

A child who grew up in the governor's mansion, what kind of banquets had he not eaten? How could he be so full that he cried at a wedding banquet?

Shen Wantang's brows were tightly knitted together, and his eyes were like those of a judge, staring at Chen'er so hard that he lowered his head repeatedly.

"If you don't tell the truth, I will go find your grandmother." Shen Wantang's voice was stern and he spoke in a low voice.

After he finished speaking, he prepared to get up and leave.

Chen Er grabbed her arm tightly and kept saying, "Auntie, don't do that! I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

"The governor of Jiangzhou has a daughter who is crazy and married a spy. She gave birth to a child who looks like a donkey and will definitely not survive in the future!"

In the quiet garden, a few naughty children held hands and sang some unpleasant nursery rhymes.

It is said that children's laughter can heal people's hearts, but this laughter is really irritating.

A footstep slowly approached, and by the time the group of children noticed it, it was already unable to move.

I saw a strong hand tightly grasping the collar of one of the children and lifting him up effortlessly. In the dark night, the eyes looked like the King of Hell.

"How about playing the song you sang and singing it with me again?"

The man's voice was low and sounded like a demon's, like a death warrant for this naughty child.

As soon as the words fell, the child fainted from fright, and the rest fled in all directions.

Not far away, Shen Wantang pulled Chen'er forward and saw Cen Xiao slowly walking out of the darkness.

He held the child who had just fainted from fright in his arms, and lowered his eyes to look at Chen'er beside Shen Wantang.

"Don't worry, these naughty people won't dare to say a bad word about you again." Cen Xiao softened his angry voice, his brows full of heartache for the child.

Only after returning the unconscious child to the family servant did Cen Xiao heave a sigh of relief.

"The imperial court has issued an order. I will return to the capital tomorrow to report on my duties."

On the corridor, Cen Xiao frowned slightly and spoke slowly.

Until this day came, I didn't expect it to come so soon.

He looked at Shen Wantang expectantly, but before he could open his mouth, Shen Wantang gave him the answer he wanted -

"I will go back to Beijing with you."

A glimmer of light flashed in Cen Xiao's eyes, but it was only for a moment.

"I heard that my father was also called back to Beijing to report on his work." Cen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since I found out about this, I've always felt a little flustered from time to time.

There was a chill in Shen Wantang's eyes, and he became even more alert.

"The weather is cooler now. Fighting in the fall and winter has a different feel."

She raised her head and felt the coolness of autumn.

Cen Xiao's eyes never left Shen Wantang. He raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the first time I fight alongside you."

The next morning, seeing that Shen Wantang had not gotten up for a long time, Wang Fengming sent a maid to call for her. However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw that no one was in the room, and only a letter was left.

"How could this child just leave without saying a word!" Wang Fengming frowned and slammed the letter on the table. "I was thinking of keeping her by my side to celebrate the New Year."

The governor took the letter and took a look at it.

"There are many things prepared for her in the storehouse, including cloth, beautiful jade, and several camphorwood boxes inlaid with gold and jade! My sister passed away early, so I have to prepare the dowry for this child in advance!"

Wang Fengming kept muttering to himself, and although he was just complaining, tears were already falling.

But at this moment, his eyes were heavy. As he looked at the letter in front of him, a trace of disappointment flashed through his mind. His intuition told him that something was going to happen in the capital.

It only took about ten days to get from Jiangzhou City to the capital.

Shen Wantang hurried back to the Shen family, but all he saw was fallen leaves all over the yard, and no one was sweeping them.

This yard doesn't look like a general's residence at all, but rather like the house of a criminal.

"Daddy!" Shen Wantang walked a few steps into the room and called out loudly twice.

An old man with unsteady gait came from a distance. When he got closer, he turned out to be General Shen's attendant.

"Miss!"

Shen Wantang hurried forward, but what he saw were the servant's two empty bird's nests and He's already lame and rotten leg.

"You..." Shen Wantang's face turned pale, and his hands that were supporting the servant couldn't stop shaking.

"Miss, go and save the master! The master has been thrown into prison!"

The attendant's voice trembled.

imprison!?

Shen Wantang's heart suddenly felt empty, her legs went limp, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

She had only been to Jiangzhou once, and before leaving she had warned General Shen to be careful. However, in just a few months, such earth-shaking changes had taken place.

"The Second Miss has already entered the palace and become a queen. Even the Second Miss cannot save the master. Miss, now only you have a solution!"

The attendant's voice was hoarse.

Shen Ying entered the palace and became a concubine! ?

Shen Wantang took a breath of cold air, and his vision seemed to be blocked by a mass of darkness.

Things still happened!

She calmed herself down, then turned and walked out.

But as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a carriage parked in front of the Shen Mansion.

There was a big word "Lu" written on the lantern in front of the carriage.

Seeing Shen Wantang leaving, the groom hurried forward with a sinister smile on his face: "Miss Shen, you are finally back. Our Prime Minister has been waiting for you for a long time."

As he spoke, the coachman turned sideways and was about to lead Shen Wantang to the carriage.

Shen Wantang stood still and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "I have nothing to say to the Prime Minister."

The groom smiled calmly, raised his eyebrows and said, "Miss Shen, you are wrong. General Shen is in such a predicament now that only our Prime Minister can save him. Otherwise, he will be executed next spring, and Miss Shen will have no choice but to cry at his grave."

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